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Flashing DD-WRT
These instructions are for the WRT54gS version v.5 and v.6. NOTE THE S.

IN SPITE OF SOME OTHER INSTRUCTIONS ELSEWHERE, YOU REALLY NEED TO CREATE A CUSTOM VX Image for your router. If you don’t you will get a generic mac address on your router and a generic mac address will mean most ISP won’t let you connect to the internet. Here is how to do it properly

There is good information at the scorpiontek site: http://www.scorpiontek.org/portal/content/view/27/36

Download the zipped files in GV5Flash.zip

Or you can download the same file from me here: Gv5Flash.zip


 * 1) Read the peacock announcement found here: http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=51486
 * 2) Do a Hard reset or 30/30/30 on the router according to note 1 of the peacock announcement (30/30/30)
 * 3) Set a static IP on your computer to 192.168.1.7
 * 4) Connect the lan cable from your computer to a LAN port of your router. Make sure your router is plugged in.
 * 5) Unzip the file you downloaded and place it in a location you can easily find on your computer
 * 6) Unzip the VXImgToolGui.zip file to the same folder as where you placed the other files you downloaded
 * 7) Delete the vxworks_prep_v03.bin file
 * 8) Go to this location and download the vxworks_prep_GS_v03.bin file: vxworks_prep_gs_v03.zip
 * 9) Click on the VXImgToolGui.exe program
 * 10) * Make sure the top button is on the right for WRT54GS, not the left for WRT54G.
 * 11) * Put the mac address from the bottom of your router in the box that says "Desired Mac Address"
 * 12) * Click on the three dots next to "output image" and save the file as My54gsImage.bin in the same folder as everything else is located.
 * 13) Power cycle the router (uplug the power from the router for 30 seconds and then plug it back in)
 * 14) Open your browser to 192.168.1.1 but putting that in the browser address window of your browser. You should open the linksys webgui and NOT a page that says Management Mode. If you see management mode, power cycle the router again.
 * 15) Enter "root" as the username and "admin" as the password
 * 16) Go to administration and firmware upgrade
 * 17) Navigate to the folder that you are using, and select vxworks_prep_GS_v03.bin
 * 18) Hit upgrade.
 * 19) Wait for FIVE FULL MINUTES. Go for a walk. Don't you TOUCH that router for FIVE MINUTES.
 * 20) When five full earth minutes have passed, power cycle the router
 * 21) Refresh your browser window. If you get a blank window, clear your browser cache. NOW you should be in the MANAGEMENT MODE window.
 * 22) Select the My54gImage.bin file that you created. Hit upgrade.
 * 23) Wait for the "Upgrade Success" message, and then WAIT FIVE FULL MINUTES again. Don't TOUCH your router.
 * 24) Start tftp.exe
 * 25) * Enter 192.168.1.1 as the address in the top box of tftp.exe
 * 26) * Leave the password blank
 * 27) * Select the 12548 Newd_Micro.bin firmware
 * 28) * Set retries to 99.
 * 29) * Power cycle the router
 * 30) * Count to 2
 * 31) * Hit upgrade
 * 32) When you get a success, wait FIVE FULL minutes.
 * 33) When you can access the dd-wrt webgui using a browser at 192.168.1.1, power cycle the router.
 * 34) When you can again access the dd-wrt webgui using a browser at 192.168.1.1, do another Hard reset or 30/30/30 on the router.
 * 35) Reset your computer ethernet connection to auto IP and auto DNS
 * 36) Check for recommended builds here.