RouterTech Firmware v2.6 Discussion

[iro]

I'd like to flash this new shiny version on my d-link g604t (using separate images with ciclamab)

are this mtd settings from v2.5 still valid (given by thechief here)

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mtd0 0x900d0000,0x903f0000
mtd1 0x90010000,0x900d0000
mtd2 0x90000000,0x90010000
mtd3 0x903f0000,0x90400000
mtd4 0x90010000,0x903f0000

I reply to myself: yes it works!

An awesome release!

[yanis]

Two short notes, if I may.

1 - this release works well on an Open Networks 625w (Aussie clone of the sar605ew by the looks) - only needs the correct LED config loaded and all is green.

2 - can a new time-zone be added please (for Australian folks)?

(GMT+9:30) Adelaide, Darwin

Other than that, this thing is a dream and blows the stock open networks (http://www.opennw.com/) firmware out of the water. Well done on another great release.

[hushkamala]

would like to try the darkstat feature...
but dsp73a just won't work in my line.

[mstombs]

Two short notes, if I may.

1 - this release works well on an Open Networks 625w (Aussie clone of the sar605ew by the looks) - only needs the correct LED config loaded and all is green.

Thanks for the report

2 - can a new time-zone be added please (for Australian folks)?

(GMT+9:30) Adelaide, Darwin

This has been asked before

viewtopic.php?t=1711&start=0&postdays=0 ... t=timezone

but I'm afraid it seems we don't know how to!

Other than that, this thing is a dream and blows the stock open networks (http://www.opennw.com/) firmware out of the water. Well done on another great release.

Does their firmware have the correct timezone? Is there any GPL sourcecode available?

[mstombs]

would like to try the darkstat feature...
but dsp73a just won't work in my line.

Presumably you have an 8MB ram non wireless router were DSP73A is now the default and only?

Can you post the output from the diagnostic screen from a version that works (obscure the MAC addresses & ISP account details if visible). Then we can see if there's anything obvious in the config that might affect DSP73A.

[thechief]

dsp73a just won't work in my line.

That's a new one. If you are on an annexA connection, I don't know of any reason why any modern dsp driver would not work. Perhaps you might want to post the system diagnostics (after removing all personal/sensitive data of course).

[hushkamala]

Yes i have an non wirelees 8mb ram router.
Version 2.5 works (dsp62a), v2.6 won't sync (dsp73a) tried various modulations.

[manu69x]

I have a DLINK G604T with Routertech 2.5
I tryed to change the DNS address provided from ISP to the OPEN DNS ip
all works fine but when I save and reboot the DNS retourns to the ISP IP
Today i flashed from 2.5 to 2.6 but the problem persist.

Can you help me ?

Thanks in advance.

[mstombs]

I have a DLINK G604T with Routertech 2.5
I tryed to change the DNS address provided from ISP to the OPEN DNS ip
all works fine but when I save and reboot the DNS retourns to the ISP IP
Today i flashed from 2.5 to 2.6 but the problem persist.

Can you help me ?

Thanks in advance.

:Welcome:


On your connection setup untick the box labelled "usepeerdns", this should stop your dns servers being over-ridden when reconnecting.

[yanis]

2 - can a new time-zone be added please (for Australian folks)?

(GMT+9:30) Adelaide, Darwin

This has been asked before

viewtopic.php?t=1711&start=0&postdays=0 ... t=timezone

but I'm afraid it seems we don't know how to! Does their firmware have the correct timezone? Is there any GPL sourcecode available?

Open Networks do not provide the source to their routers. I don't doubt that they are using some GPL sources as well.

As for the timezone, the original firmware did have it - perhaps an NVRAM variable? I'm wishing I had dumped out all the NVRAM content prior to flashing to have that handy.

Oh well.

[manu69x]

I tryed to change the DNS address provided from ISP to the OPEN DNS ip
all works fine but when I save and reboot the DNS retourns to the ISP IP
Today i flashed from 2.5 to 2.6 but the problem persist.

On your connection setup untick the box labelled "usepeerdns", this should stop your dns servers being over-ridden when reconnecting.

YUPPPP
I can confirm that this is the solution !

For your info ... as I have read in other posts I cannot upgrade from 2.5 to 2.6 via web page, after the flash the 2.5 persists again, after some tray my solution was ciclamab with separate image mode.

[mysticalos]

I just thought I'd add that i've been using routertech since version 2.1, trust me when i say my dlink does NOT like upgrades through web UI. heh. And based on all these other posters here. I think it's reasonable to assume that it's pretty much impossible. You pretty much have to force feed these things firmware. Just hope chief gets one to test one day to see why they are so dang stuborn. I'll have to force feed 2.6 when i get home. Unfortunately do to my windows machines being vista only, pc tool and the ti tool both fail too.(but they are good for purposely bricking). So i will stil have to purposely brick it. Then use the OS X command line to force feed firmware into adam2 default ftp. :\ a good 30 min process.

Update, just got home, webui failed as usual, reported image had wrong CRC and was not usuable, oh well. (even though it was right image, and the mtd's and config were all right too.).

tried to use darkwoof tool, as usual it reported an "access violation" error and could not update firmware, set it to force, it would hang at 5-10% and brick router as expected. quite routeen at this point. Fired up back into OS X, opened unix ftp command line, and worked adam2 ftp magic, force fed firmware right in through that, reboot. all in order now. 2.6 up and running

[thechief]

I do have a G604T (bought cheaply from Ebay), and I successfully flashed RT 2.6 onto it via the webui (straight from Dlink firmware). I have flashed successive RT betas via webui. So I am not sure what the source of the problem is with other Dlinks. Perhaps a different flash? What is the output (RT v2.6 only) of

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cat /proc/flashinfo

?

[mysticalos]

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*********************************************************
*  ROUTERTECH AR7WRD ADSL ROUTER (LAN, 4-PORT/WiFi)     *
*********************************************************


BusyBox v1.11.1 (2008-07-23 00:57:26 BST) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

/var # cat /proc/flashinfo
Flash type: AMD; Manufacturer=ATMEL.
Manufacturer_ID=0x001F; Chip_ID=0x00C8; Chip_Size=0x400000; Erase_Regions=0x0002

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memsize	0x01000000
flashsize	0x00400000
modetty0	38400,n,8,1,hw
modetty1	38400,n,8,1,hw
bootserport	tty0
cpufrequency	150000000
sysfrequency	125000000
bootloaderVersion	0.22.02
ProductID	AR7WRD
HWRevision	Unknown
SerialNumber	none
my_ipaddress	192.168.1.1
maca	00:0f:3d:b0:c9:b3
usb_vid	0x0
usb_pid	0x0
usb_rndis_mac	00.0d.88.11.03.02
usb_board_mac	00.0d.88.22.03.02
usb_man	N/A
usb_prod	N/A
usb_serial	1234567890
prompt	Adam2_AR7RD
firstfreeaddress	0x9401d328
req_fullrate_freq	125000000
mtd0	0x90094000,0x903f0000
mtd1	0x90010090,0x90094000
mtd2	0x90000000,0x90010000
mtd3	0x903f0000,0x90400000
autoload	1
mac_ap	00:0f:3d:b0:c9:b4
mtd4	0x90010000,0x903f0000
autoload_timeout	5
StaticBuffer	128
vcc_encaps0	0.0
vcc_encaps1	0.0
vcc_encaps2	0.0
vcc_encaps3	0.0
vcc_encaps4	0.0
vcc_encaps5	0.0
vcc_encaps6	0.0
vcc_encaps7	0.0
connection0	0xb19

dsp_ver	dsp73A
modulation	0xff
memchk.sh	1 30
usb_enable	no
checksync.sh	2
cron_la.sh	1
User command: getenv
Command Shell v1.3 (c)2006-2007, RouterTech.Org (Command list)

Command:

[thechief]

All looks fine, so there is no obvious reason that I can see why a webui upgrade shouldn't work.