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Introduction: How to Install Linux / DD-WRT Firmware on Your Router

DD-WRT is a type of software called firmware. This kind of program is permanently integrated with a piece of hardware, such as a router. Firmware typically affects how a device interacts with other devices. DD-WRT firmware replaces the existing firmware on a standard router – this process is often called “flashing.”. Don’t flash firmware based on youtube or instructions on another non dd-wrt website. Often youtube or other internet instructions are out of date/incorrect! Read and follow the instructions here in the dd-wrt wiki. One thing you REALLY need to look at is the procedure for installing to your router. The only problem that the old routers are getting discontinued pretty quickly. If you want up to date Firmware for your old Routers, better use DD-WRT Custom Firmware, that is more updated also for the old hardware. Flashing your Firmware voids manufacturer’s warranty and can BRICK your router! How to download OpenWRT for your particular.

The stock firmware on routers is designed to minimize support calls, and as a result often is very simplistic. Recently I used a Linksys router that wouldn't even allow me to see the MAC address of devices, or to setup port forwarding to 'poke holes' in the firewall to allow my VPN and Desktop Sharing to work through it.

To get around these limitations the OpenSource community has built several Linux based firmware solutions for routers. The most popular of those is DD-WRT.

DD-WRT is a Linux based alternative OpenSource firmware suitable for a great variety of WLAN routers and embedded systems. The main emphasis lies on providing the easiest possible handling while at the same time supporting a great number of functionalities within the framework of the respective hardware platform used.

The graphical user interface is logically structured, and it is operated via a standard Web browser, so even non-technicians can configure the system in only a few simple steps. Apart from the simple handling, speed and stability are also in the focus of our development work. Compared to the software preinstalled on many WLAN routers, DD-WRT allows a reliable operation with a clearly larger functionality that also fulfills the demands of professional deployment. The huge user community gives support to DD-WRT developers and the users themselves in various ways. Thanks to this, potential flaws in the system can be detected very quickly and can thus be corrected without delay. DD-WRT users can find help and suggestions from other users in the user forums, and the Wiki containing further information and how-to guides is being expanded and maintained by the DD-WRT community as well. For devices mainly used for private purposes, DD-WRT is freely available. Platforms used for commercial purposes require a paid license. Compared to the freely available version, the professional version also allows for configuration of the WLAN parameters, thus opening up the opportunity of creating e.g. reliable and powerful network infrastructures. Special demands can be fulfilled by specifically tailored versions of DD-WRT.

Step 1: Hook Up Your Router

Hook up your router, and test that it works. (Try not to change too many things at once).
Then use a wired ethernet port rather than wireless to connect, so that you won't have to change your wireless settings as you update the settings on the router.

Step 2: Download the Firmware for Your Router

By going to http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database you can search for the right firmware to download for your router. In this example we are using the TEW-811DRU

After you find your model, click on it and there will be a selection of firmware that is identified as 'Supported by'.

Lg g4 sim unlock code free. Download the supported firmware which will typically be a name that includes the manufacturer a dash a model, and '.bin'.

Step 3: Get Your Router's IP Address

One of the easiest ways to get your router's IP address is to launch the command line (in Windows this can by done by pressing Windows Key + R and when the run dialog comes up type 'CMD' and press enter. Then Type 'ipconfig' and press enter)
The 'Default Gateway' is the IP Address of your router.

Step 4: Open Your Router's Interface

Using the IP Address from the previous step in your browser go to http:// + the IP address. In this example it is http://192.168.10.1/

Step 5: Login

When I get a router I make sure to put the default password sticker on the router. You can change the password in the interface, but if you reset it, it will go back to this password, so you want to keep it around.

Step 6: Upload the Firmware

On most routers there will be an 'administration' or 'admin' or 'administrator' section. Choose that and then upload the firmware file you downloaded for your router.

Step 7: Wait for the Firmware to Prompt You to Reboot

The firmware will tell you to reboot, or may just reboot on its own.
If it prompts a reboot, unplug the router from power, wait 30 seconds and then plug it back in.
If it reboots on its own, wait 5 minutes. then unplug the router, wait 30 seconds and plug it back in.
This will make sure everything that was supposed to clear has.

Step 8: Log in Again

In some cases the Router will have changed IP Addresses. Most of the time the new IP will be 192.168.1.1 and you will have to login to that.
You may be prompted to set a username and password for the router. If you are, enter something you will remember.

Step 9: Configure Wireless

Configure your wireless setting by clicking on 'Wireless'
Set the SSID for each of the Interfaces,
Click 'Save'
Then Click 'Wireless Security' and set a password for each.
Click 'Apply Settings'
Your router is now up and running. You can connect to the wireless. There are lots of things you can do with the DD-WRT firmware so explore a bit and when you have learned a cool trick make sure to make an Instructable about how to do it so others can learn from your experience.

Step 10: Surf!

You are now up and running. Enjoy the control DD-WRT firmware gives you.

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iisak
DD-WRT Novice
Joined: 14 Dec 2007
Posts: 2

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 14:43 Post subject: From OpenWRT to DD-WRT
Hi, dudes.
OK, here is the thing. I easily installed DD-WRT to my router (Linksys WRT54GL), then I wanted to test OpenWRT and got it installed. Now the problem is, how do I install DD-WRT again to my router?
I have tried install DD-WRT firmware trough OpenWRT WWW-interface but it didn't work.
Any ideas are more than welcome.
Thanks!
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iisak
DD-WRT Novice
Joined: 14 Dec 2007
Posts: 2

Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 19:25 Post subject: Thanks
Yeah, got it work. eventually.
Weird, but I got it work when I switched from Opera to Firefox. All though, router never restarted itself. I had to restart it manually and give it 30 secs restart from back of router button.
asbesto
DD-WRT Novice
Joined: 23 Apr 2008
Posts: 12

Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 16:12 Post subject:
I confirm the same issue and the same solution: it was not working while I switched from Chrome to Iceweasel browser
thank you!
MrFidget
DD-WRT User
Joined: 15 Jul 2010
Posts: 378

Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 21:50 Post subject:
In the peacock thread, it does say that there are issues loading firmware with firefox and to use something else.
I have had consistent issues with FF 3.x, 4 and 5 and firmware updates
I have had success with Google Chrome v14.0.835.186 on XP
Cheers
Chris
GeoDave
DD-WRT Novice
Joined: 27 Nov 2011
Posts: 1

Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 19:06 Post subject:
This is an old thread but since I had so much trouble getting my WRT150N v1 back to DD-WRT from OpenWRT I thought it my duty to post. For the WRT150N v1 I have had very little success flashing non-openwrt bins when in openwrt and I have tried dozens of times. I was unable to find a 'generic' trx file as noted above on the DD-WRT site. I was able to find a trx file on the Download page of DD-WRT site which worked.
I used the following procedures to get from OpenWRT to DD-WRT on the WRT150Nv1 (every time):
1. Download a copy of PuTTY. SSH into the router suing PuTTY using the router IP address and login to OpenWRT.
2. Execute the following commands:
wget http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/v24-sp1/Consumer/Linksys/WRT150N_v1/dd-wrt.v24_mini_asus.trx -O /tmp/firmware.trx
mtd -r write /tmp/firmware.trx linux
3. Allow the router to reboot.
This downloads DD-WRT mini_asus trx file into the tmp directory. You can then flash your drive using the mtd command.
uruiamme
DD-WRT Novice
Joined: 09 Nov 2011
Posts: 25

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 3:53 Post subject: Yes
I just did this. Here is my explanation on an Atheros device with TFTP:
http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=1062327#1062327
Lx23RD
DD-WRT Novice
Joined: 25 Mar 2018
Posts: 1

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2018 14:17 Post subject: From OpenWrt to DD-WRT on the TL-WDR3600
Hello there,
I have a TP-LINK WDR3600 V.1.5 with openwrt (Barrier Breaker 14.07) installed. I would like to upgrade it with DD-WRT but i am not sure which firmware should i use from the list: https://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database.
Please let me also know which installation method is recommended in that case.
Wildlion
DD-WRT Guru
Joined: 24 May 2016
Posts: 961

Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 1:04 Post subject:
here is a link to the latest version (it works on mine):
http://download1.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/betas/2018/03-20-2018-r35452/tplink_tl-wdr3600v1/
read:
https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Installation
Quickybricks
DD-WRT Novice
Joined: 28 Aug 2018
Posts: 1

Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 15:08 Post subject:
confused_user wrote:
From OpenWrt to DD-WRT on the WRT54GL
Via OpenWrt webif GUI:
  • Goto System / Upgrade (Firmware Upgrade)
  • Download the DD-WRT dd-wrt.v24_std_generic.bin image to your PC.
  • Upload the dd-wrt.v24_std_generic.bin image and click on the Upgrade button
  • Wait 2 minutes. The router will reboot itself automatically after the upgrade is complete.
  • Do a hard reset and clear your browsers cache
  • You are done! Access the router via DD-WRT web GUI at http://192.168.1.1/ (username: root/password: admin)


I tried this method for my wrt1200ac router, running OpenWRT and I receive the following error.
'The uploaded image file does not contain a supported format. Make sure that you choose the generic image format for your platform.'
Is there another file format available for the dd-wrt generic image?
Thanks!
ShakeItUp
DD-WRT Novice
Joined: 10 Jan 2019
Posts: 2

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 17:53 Post subject: Switching From Open WRT to DD-WRT
Greetings,
I also am trying to switch from openwrt to DD-WRT.
I found this thread using the search function.
I also get the same error.
'The uploaded image file does not contain a supported format. Make sure that you choose the generic image format for your platform.'
Why does DD-WRT not have another file format so that we can switch?
Thanks
4lexO
DD-WRT Novice
Joined: 29 Mar 2019
Posts: 2

Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 12:50 Post subject:
Impossible to do it on the Linksys 3200ACM router. I had the same error when using the GUI :
Code:
'The uploaded image file does not contain a supported format. Make sure that you choose the generic image format for your platform.'

I tried with the MTD commands lines but For the last I have this error :
Code:
root@OpenWrt:/tmp# mtd write dd-wrt.v24_std_generic.trx linux
Could not open mtd device: linux
Can't open device for writing!

I tried the TFTP and have the error of :
Code:
-ash: nvram: not found

There is no package that can solve the nvram error.
CAN BE HARMFUL TO THE ROUTER.
To install DD-WRT :
I made a HARD RESET by pressing for at least 20s on the RESET button. I restarted the configuration on the OEM firmware and then installed DD-WRT.
Flash the factory-to-ddwrt.bin
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