Jaxgol

'Took me forever to find this update on the internet. Linksys no longer has it listed on their support site. I have the WRT54G2 V1 router and this download worked to update my router to version 1.0.04'. Default Password, Login and IP for your Linksys WRT54G2 v1.5 router. User Manuals and How to Factory Reset your Linksys WRT54G2 v1.5 router.

See 'WikiDevi' @ the Internet Archive (MW XML, Files, Images)
upgraded MW to 1.30 - maybe things are slightly less broken

Manuf/OEM/ODMCyberTAN

FCC approval date: 23 January 2008
Country of manuf.: China
Serial Num Prefix: CSV0

Type: wireless router

FCC ID:Q87-WRT54G2V1
Industry Canada ID:3839A-WRT54G2V1
PCB ID: 3763-14143002R

CPU1:Broadcom BCM5354(240 MHz)
FLA1:2 MiB (Eon EN29LV160AB-70TCP)
RAM1:16 MiB (Hynix HY57V281620FTP-H)

Expansion IFs: none specified
JTAG: yes, 12-pin header, unpopulated
Serial: yes, 5-pin header, unpopulated, (115200,8,N,1)

WI1 chip1:Broadcom BCM5354
WI1 802dot11 protocols: bg
WI1 antenna connector: none

ETH chip1:Broadcom BCM5354
Switch:Broadcom BCM5354
LAN speed: 100M
LAN ports: 4
WAN speed: 100M
WAN ports: 1

Stock bootloader: BSP

Third party firmware supported:DD-WRT • (List)

Default SSID: linksys (50 addl. devices)
Default IP address: 192.168.1.1
the IP 192.168.1.1 is used by 1173 additional devices
of which 146 are Linksys devices
Default login user:blank
Default login password: admin
blank:admin credentials used by 279 additional devices
of which 141 are Linksys devices

802dot11 OUI:00:1E:E5(11 E, 21 W, 2007), 00:21:29(9 E, 16 W, 2007), 00:22:6B(8 E, 11 W, 2007), 00:23:69(12 E, 19 W, 2008), 00:25:9C(8 E, 15 W, 2009)
Ethernet OUI:00:1E:E5(11 E, 21 W, 2007), 00:21:29(9 E, 16 W, 2007), 00:22:6B(8 E, 11 W, 2007), 00:23:69(12 E, 19 W, 2008), 00:25:9C(8 E, 15 W, 2009)

CPU1 brand	WI1 chip1 brand	WI1 chip2 brand
Linksys WRT54G2 v1.0	Broadcom	Broadcom
Linksys WRT54G2 v1.1	Atheros	Atheros
Linksys WRT54G2 v1.3	Broadcom	Broadcom
Linksys WRT54G2 v1.5	Atheros	Atheros

For a list of all currently documented Broadcom chipsets with specifications, see Broadcom.

Wireless-G Broadband Router

• Support page

Links of Interest[edit]

Flashing[edit]

NOTE:During configuration or flashing a device, the only things that should be hooked to the device is the computer and power.

Flashing DD-WRT[edit]

WARNING: Requires Micro for DD-WRT, Do not flash anything else!

WARNING: Requires K2.4 for DD-WRT, Do not flash anything else!

These are instructions for the WRT54G2 V.1 ONLY

1. Download ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/WRT54G2V1%20Flashing/VxWorksKiller-G2V1-new.bin
2. Download ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/WRT54G2V1%20Flashing/dd-wrt.v24-10709_NEWD_micro.bin
3. Download ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/WRT54G2V1%20Flashing/tftp.exe
4. Reset the router to defaults on the Linksys Admin page, and let it reboot or manually reboot it after its finished. Read the peacock announcement http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=51486 and take special note of number 11, (how to tftp).
5. Set your computer to a static IP address of 192.168.1.8 and 255.255.255.0 for a mask and plug ethernet cable into LAN port of the G2v1 unit.
6. Log in admin page (username is blank, password = admin) and navigate to firmware upgrade page. Browse to the VxWorksKiller-G2V1-new.bin file, press Upgrade and wait 120 seconds for it to reboot on its own, if it does not, then powercycle the router manually. Wait another 12 0seconds and reboot it again. Router should now be listening for tftp transfer of dd-wrt firmware.
7. Tftp the DD-WRT firmware to the router, use 'dd-wrt.v24-10709_NEWD_micro.bin' that you downloaded in step 2; after sucessful tftp, wait 3 min for the router to finish writing new nvram deafults, etc... It should reboot on its own at least two times, so give it 3 min and then go to http://192.168.1.1 (If it not reboot on its own, wait another 1 min, and then power cycle it)
8. When if finishes booting up...do a hard reset on the unit...let it boot again, and configure.
9. Upgrade the NEWD_Micro.bin build 12548 after you have dd-wrt running, following the steps in note 1 of the peacock announcement
10. Don't forget to set your computer back to automatically obtaining DHCP and DNS.
11. Check for recommended builds here.

Upgrading[edit]

Updating DD-WRT

If dd-wrt is already on the router follow these instructions. If stock firmware is on the router follow the flashing instructions.

1. Check for recommended builds here first.
2. Set your computer to a static IP of 192.168.1.7. (or to whatever subnet the router is on) Disable all firewalls and security. Disable wireless on your computer and only have the router connected to the flashing computer by the ethernet cable between the two.
3. Hard reset or 30/30/30 (If the router supports it, if not, reset to defults in the GUI) prior to flashing. Wait. Check for password page on re-login and change password.
4. Flash firmware. You can use the webgui except if you have a belkin router. (For belkin use tftp.exe to flash)
5. Wait...at least three minutes. Lights should return to normal. See important2, below. Failing to wait is how most people brick their routers.
6. Do a power cycle of the router. (Unplug the cord, count to 30 and plug it back in.)
7. Wait for the lights to return to normal usually about 2 minutes.
8. Hard reset or 30/30/30 again (If the router supports it, if not, reset to defults in the GUI). Wait. Check for the password page and re-login to change the password. Then you can reconfigure your settings manually.
9. Once configured set your computer back to autoIP and autoDNS.
   

Important1: This Hard reset or 30/30/30 works fine for Asus router, but you do have to power cycle after the reset.

Important2: After you flash the firmware, and before you do the hard reset, the router will be building some nvram settings. YOU MUST WAIT FOR THIS TO FINISH PRIOR TO DOING ANYTHING WITH THE ROUTER INCLUDING A HARD RESET. Usually, you can tell when this process is completed by the WAN light coming on, but it does take several minutes. Go have a beer. There are starting to be more and more people who BRICK their routers by not waiting until the nvram is rebuilt, PRIOR to doing a hard reset. YOU NEED TO WAIT!

Reverting[edit]

Reverting to OEM Firmware from DD-WRT[edit]

Warning - There is only one way to revert at this time. Through JTAG and it has a generic mac address that can be fixed with mac clone.

OK...anyone willing to try it with JTAG...here is a 'generic' original Linksys wholeflash for the WRT54G2V1.

It has an embedded MAC address of 00:21:29:00:00:01

This MUST be loaded back to the unit with JTAG...no exceptions.

This is an altered/edited wholeflash.bin file from my virgin unit...before dd-wrt was loaded.

[EDIT] - reported to be working.

redhawk

• generic-WHOLEFLASH.BIN - This is vworks, not linux

ridley Reverting WRT54G2 to vxworks WITHOUT JTAG

JTAG-Serial Info[edit]

JTAG[edit]

JTAG Pinouts[edit]

Using Universal JTAG Adapter

• /noreset switch required

DD-WRT JTAG Recovery[edit]

1. Backup CFE x2 (Compare the files, they must match exactly or there is something wrong with your JTAG setup)
2. Erase Wholeflash x2
3. Flash CFE
4. Unplug Power
5. Unplug JTAG Cable

TFTP:

1. Set Rig ip static 192.168.1.10
2. Plug network cable from rig to port 1
3. Get TFTP ready, server ip - 192.168.1.1, Password - blank, file - dd-wrt.v24_micro_generic.bin
4. Plug in power
5. As soon as windows says 'connected' hit upgrade. May have to use a network hub to make sure windows is always connected.
6. Hard Reset 303030

Serial[edit]

Serial Pinouts[edit]

Hyper terminal Setup in Windows XP

Putty Setup in Windows XP

DD-WRT Serial Recovery[edit]

Modified Redhawk0 instructions

1. Connect Serial cable
2. Start one of the programs from above
3. Get TFTP ready with file selected
4. Use dd-wrt.v24_micro_generic.bin
5. Connect power to the router
6. start a rapid fire Cntl-C as you plug the router to power
7. type 'nvram erase' w/o quotes, hit enter
8. type 'flash -noheader : flash1.trx' w/o quotes, this starts the tftp daemon, hit enter
9. but have tftp.exe ready
10. Click go or start on TFTP
11. give it 5 minutes after it finishes
12. then power cycle....hard reset...then config
13. when it stops spitting out txt in the serial consol....hit the enter key...you should get a login prompt...at that point, power cycle it, Hard reset or 30/30/30...then config
14. you'll see it boot up

USB Info[edit]

No USB

vlan Info[edit]

DD-WRT vlan Info[edit]

Confirmed the WRT54G2 v1.0 supports port-based vlans via the GUI with build 14929.

Confirmed the WRT54Gs v1.0 supports port-based vlans via nvram with build 14848 micro-plus-ssh

WRT54G2 v1.0's ports are mapped like this:

Defaults[edit]

Cisco Wrt54g2 V1 Firmware

Commands[edit]

nvram[edit]

Pictures[edit]

DarkShadow's Unit

• Top

• Bottom

• Board Top

• Board Top2

• JTAG MOD

• Serial Hooked Up

• Serial closeup

• JTAG & Serial Closup

etthtech's Unit

Linksys Router Wrt54g 2 V1 Setup

FCCID Q87-WRT54G2V1

Linksys Router