Linksys E2500 v1

Wikidevi Notes
The serial number appears to start with 10A10.


 * Chip marking data is per the images (specifically, tylerwatt12s images) hosted on TechInfoDepot'...

Reviewed on SmallNetBuilder

"3763-30000302R" or "3763-30000303R" is silkscreened on the board.

On the DD-WRT forums
 * C0:C1:C0 OUI and 300MHz CPU in the boot log

The E2500v1 would appear to be experimentally supported by Shibbys Tomato' RT-N builds.

The E2500v1 is supported. Victek RAF versions.

Links of Interest

 * revert to stock firmware on Linksys E2500
 * Linksys/Cisco E2500 Update: DD-WRT Semi Working -Unofficial
 * Linksys/Cisco E2500 for DD-WRT
 * New Linksys Router (E1200; E1500; E2500; E3200)
 * Reviewed on SmallNetBuilder

Flashing DD-WRT

 * 1) Read the Peacock Announcement carefully.
 * 2) Disconnect all cables and wireless clients.
 * 3) Do a 30/30/30 reset on router
 * 4) Connect 1 Lan cable to pc doing the flash.
 * 5) Log into Linkysys Web Interface Firmware Upgrade page at 192.168.1.1 and flash the firmware E2500 Trailed Initial Flash Build
 * 6) Wait 5 minutes to assure flash integrity.
 * 7) Power cycle by unplugging E2500 for 10 seconds.
 * 8) Plug E2500 back in and wait about 3 minutes until it finishes booting.
 * 9) Do a 30/30/30 reset on router.
 * 10) Wait 3 minutes and log into web interface.
 * 11) You are done.


 * After the initial flash - should you want to flash to a build with more features you can use a k2.6 nv60k BIG or mega build or any of the other build flavors that are of your liking for features.

ftp://ftp.dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/2012/06-08-12-r19342/broadcom_K26/dd-wrt.v24-19342_NEWD-2_K2.6_big-nv60k.bin

Build information
'''As noted in bold at the beginning of the flashing instructions, only use builds with nv60k in the name for upgrading - otherwise follow the initial flash instructions above if you are going from stock to dd-wrt, any other builds for upgrading an exsisting dd-wrt install without nv60k in the name will brick your router! This unit was supported with build 18946 or greater, this means you cannot use a build with a number lesser than 18946, also avoid the test builds within the E2500 forum thread and the builds linked in the dd-wrt router database as they are known to cause a reboot loop. For the safest results, use builds that are linked within this wiki.'''

To find the latest builds, you can browse the DD-WRT file server and look for the broadcom_K26 folder, in there is the appropriate for your unit. Be aware that these are beta test builds and should be used with caution!

ftp://ftp.dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2

Serial Pinouts
vcc, tx, rx, n/c, gnd

Pictures
Cisco's Images