Comments on: The world’s worst embedded Linux device http://www.jonmasters.org/blog/2006/09/02/the-worlds-worst-embedded-linux-device/ World Organi[sz]ation Of Broken Dreams Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:35:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Mark Honeychurch http://www.jonmasters.org/blog/2006/09/02/the-worlds-worst-embedded-linux-device/comment-page-1/#comment-27265 Mark Honeychurch Tue, 12 Sep 2006 10:43:08 +0000 http://www.jonmasters.org/blog/?p=453#comment-27265 I had exactly the same problem, and have managed to resurrect my router. If you go to http://www.dlink.com.au/tech/ and choose your product (the DSL G604T), then on the left menu go to "Troubleshooting, Router has stopped responding", there are instructions which seem to work - at least partially. I used the new NZ firmware, as I'm currently in NZ - but looking at it, it'd probably be okay for the UK, etc. For me, when following the instructions I found that using the Corrupted Image Mode allowed the firmware updater to connect to the router (even though I couldn't connect via IP) and after a few seconds the Status light on the router lit up. The firmware flashing failed, but by closing the updater, setting the NIC to DHCP and then re-running the updater in normal mode with the default IP (in my case, 192.168.0.1, but I guess just do an ipconfig and plug in the gateway address) and password (admin), the firmware update worked and after this the box was fine. Good luck with this!! I for one am fervently waiting for the OpenWRT AR7 port to work fully on the G604T, so am glad to hear of your intent to get it running. I had exactly the same problem, and have managed to resurrect my router. If you go to http://www.dlink.com.au/tech/ and choose your product (the DSL G604T), then on the left menu go to “Troubleshooting, Router has stopped responding”, there are instructions which seem to work – at least partially. I used the new NZ firmware, as I’m currently in NZ – but looking at it, it’d probably be okay for the UK, etc.

For me, when following the instructions I found that using the Corrupted Image Mode allowed the firmware updater to connect to the router (even though I couldn’t connect via IP) and after a few seconds the Status light on the router lit up. The firmware flashing failed, but by closing the updater, setting the NIC to DHCP and then re-running the updater in normal mode with the default IP (in my case, 192.168.0.1, but I guess just do an ipconfig and plug in the gateway address) and password (admin), the firmware update worked and after this the box was fine.

Good luck with this!! I for one am fervently waiting for the OpenWRT AR7 port to work fully on the G604T, so am glad to hear of your intent to get it running.

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