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Step-By-Step Checklist To Flash DD-WRT Onto A Router: Linksys-To-Ddwrt-Firmware - Bin Wrt160nl-Firmware - Bin

This document provides step-by-step instructions for flashing DD-WRT firmware onto a Linksys WRT160NL router. It involves downloading the correct firmware files from DD-WRT.com, verifying the downloads, logging into the router's web interface, selecting the firmware files and flashing them to install DD-WRT in two steps. Troubleshooting tips are provided for issues like the router not booting properly or upload failures.

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Step-By-Step Checklist To Flash DD-WRT Onto A Router: Linksys-To-Ddwrt-Firmware - Bin Wrt160nl-Firmware - Bin

This document provides step-by-step instructions for flashing DD-WRT firmware onto a Linksys WRT160NL router. It involves downloading the correct firmware files from DD-WRT.com, verifying the downloads, logging into the router's web interface, selecting the firmware files and flashing them to install DD-WRT in two steps. Troubleshooting tips are provided for issues like the router not booting properly or upload failures.

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Step-by-step Checklist to Flash DD-WRT onto a Router

Pepe Fundora
Santiago Hässig
Chris Holmes
May 26, 2010
Last Revised: June 4, 2010 15:22

1. Downloading DD-WRT Firmware


a. Open folder and name it “Firmware”
b. Go to http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database and type
“WRT160NL” in the search field
i. Download “linksys-to-ddwrt-firmware.bin” and save under folder
ii. Download “wrt160nl-firmware.bin” and save under folder
2. (Optional) Confirm a good download by comparing the MD5 hash fingerprint of the firmware
we downloaded with the published checksum
a. If using Linux,
i. Open Terminal and type:
/usr/bin/openssl md5 /path/to/firmware.bin
ii. Look at the MD5 hash value and compare it to the one shown in http://www.dd-
wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Hashes_%26_Checksums
iii. DO NOT flash the firmware until you can verify that the hash is correct!
b. Using Windows
i. We can download HashTab (http://beeblebrox.org/hashtab/)
ii. Once downloaded, right-click on the downloaded firmware file,
go to Properties > File Hashes tab.
c. Look at the MD5 hash value and compare it to the one shown in http://www.dd-
wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Hashes_%26_Checksums
3. Flashing “Killer” with Web GUI
a. Log into the GUI
i. To use the Web interface, you will need to have Javascript enabled with any
security restrictions disabled. Use Internet Explorer, preferably.
ii. Type in the IP address of the router (typically, the default is 192.168.1.1,
especially with Linksys) into the address bar of your browser.
iii. You will be prompted for username and password (If your router already has a
DD-WRT versions starting with 2006-Feb-28, the default username is root. Prior
versions have a blank username by default. For Linksys firmware, the default
username can be left blank or set to anything. For both DD-WRT and Linksys
firmware, the default password is admin. Search online for other defaults on
other routers).

b. Upload the “Killer” Firmware


i. Do a hard reset aka 30/30/30.
ii. Go to Web GUI.
30/30/30 Reset - The following procedure will clear out the NVRAM and set dd-wrt back to
default values:
• With the unit powered on, press and hold the reset button on back of unit for 30 seconds
• Without releasing the reset button, unplug the unit and hold reset for another 30 seconds
• Plug the unit back in STILL holding the reset button a final 30 seconds (please note that
this step can put Asus devices into recovery mode...see note below!)
This procedure should be done BEFORE and AFTER every firmware upgrade/downgrade.  
 
iii. Click the “Administration” tab.

 
iv. Click the "Firmware Upgrade" sub-tab.
v. Click the "Browse" button and select the “linksys-to-ddwrt-firmware.bin” file
you downloaded and confirmed.

 
vi. Click the "Upgrade" button.
vii. The router will take a few minutes to upload the file and flash the firmware.
During this time, the power light will flash.
viii. A new page will open confirming that the upload was successful
(Installation#Possible errors if not). Now wait about 5 minutes before clicking
"Continue".

ix. Lastly, do another hard reset on the unit.


x. If flashed successfully you will now be able to access the DD-WRT web
interface at 192.168.1.1
xi. You will be prompted to change the username and password. For simplicity sake
we used root as the username and password.

c. NOTE: Hard reset


i. Hard reset ONLY after you have confirmed that the firmware upgrade is
working. At this point you may have temporary problems using Web Interface, so
just ping your router.
ii. Many Web Interface problems can be solved by a hard reset and by clearing your
browser cache.
nd
4. Flashing 2 set Firmware with Web GUI
a. You do not have to do a hard reset because you just did one.
b. Go to the GUI of the router.
c. Click the "Administration" tab.

 
d. Click the "Firmware Upgrade" sub-tab.
e. Choose the option to Reset to Defaults after flashing.

 
f. Click the "Browse" button and select the “wrt160nl-firmware.bin” file you downloaded
and confirmed.

g. Click the "Upgrade" button.


h. The router will take a few minutes to upload the file and flash the firmware. During this
time, the power light will flash.

 
i. A new page will open confirming that the upload was successful (Installation#Possible
errors if not). Now wait about 5 minutes before clicking "Continue".
j. Lastly, do another hard reset on the unit.
k. If flashed successfully you will now be able to access the DD-WRT web interface at
192.168.1.1
l. You will again be prompted to change the username and password. Have the username
be estadium and password e$tad465.

 
5. Troubleshooting steps: Possible Errors with Uploading Firmware
a. [Comment added 2007/03/27 by staylor] Or, you won't be at the DD-WRT web
interface I have a WRT54g v1.1 (also with WRT54gl v1.1), flashing with DD-WRT v23
sp2. I waited the requisite number of minutes, and my "Wireless-G" badge lit up (a good
sign), but when I clicked "Continue" after the upload was successful, I did not get to the
DD-WRT web interface. Nor was the device ping-able.
b. [Comment added 1/04/08 by jwebste1] I can confirm Staylor's comment above for a
brand new store bought WRT350N (had to soft reset the router to get the mini install to
become accessible on 192.168.1.1. Holding down the reset button for 30 seconds
(leaving the power cable connected) re-booted the router, and all was fine thereafter. If
the above doesn't result in a successful load of the DD-WRT web interface, try a
"ipconfig -renew" in a command prompt window.
c. [Comment added 12/22/09 by clock] After initially attempting the install of the "kill" file
for my router (as described in my router's Hardware-specific section) my browser kept
providing an error message. Finally, I thought the router had been bricked. A quick look
at the peacock thread showed that pinging the router and receiving a TTL of 100
meant that, while the router appeared broken, it was ready for the installation of the
dd-wrt .bin file for my router. Using the tftp.exe discussed at the peacock and at [[11]],
I was able to install the dd-wrt firmware without much more fuss.
d. Again, the best method is to look first at your Hardware-specific guidelines and refer to
those instructions, keeping in mind the #Precautions outlined above.
e. During the firmware upload process, if your router says something similar to, "Upload
Failed," you may be using the wrong version of DD-WRT. This may occur through the
web GUI if you use a *wrt54g.bin version when you should have selected the generic
version instead. It may also be that your router requires the mini version to be flashed
before the full version. Be sure to double check to make sure you have the right version
(as described in the first section of this page - clock). If you are certain that your router is
supported and that you have the correct firmware, you may simply need to use a different
web browser (e.g. from Firefox to Internet Explorer).
f. After clicking Upgrade when upgrading firmware from one DD-WRT version to another,
if you are using Firefox there may be a problem with the upload. In this instance the
screen fades to white with a countdown timer and is followed by a Connection Reset
message shortly after. After this you cannot access the Web GUI again, and a router
reboot will result in a flashing power light (WRT54GL is the case in point). You can
recover from this and use a different browser (e.g. Internet Explorer) to upload the
firmware.
g. If logging in fails with the default username/password, you can reset the password with a
Reset And Reboot.

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