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Second Alternative for Flashing F5D7230-4
If you're having difficulty with either of the above methods (or just don't feel like going through all the hoops
required) there is a much simpler method that may work.
1. Reset the router to factory defaults.
2. Set your computer's IP address to 192.168.2.2 as described above.
3. Plug your computer into the router and power the router on.
4. In a command prompt (what you get by going to Run in the start menu) type out the tftp command
line but do not hit enter yet.
5. Press and release the reset button on the back of the router.
6. Almost immediately hit enter in the command prompt to run the tftp command you typed out.
7. If tftp tells you the file was sent successfully wait a few seconds, unplug the router, then plug it back
in. If it says the connection timed out or the transfer failed, prepare the tftp command line again
(hitting the up arrow key should do it) and repeat the previous two steps.
8. Connect to 192.168.1.1 to configure (and enjoy) your vastly improved router.
After trying the first two methods a few times (the first method several times in particular) I managed to get
my v1444 flashed in one try (!) using this method. As such I am unsure of the exact delay between resetting
the router and starting TFTP, but it was definitely less than a second. At the very least this method is much
more enjoyable than unplugging and re-plugging your router over and over again.
Linux Instructions for Flashing F5D7230-4
• Set the IP address of your ethernet interface to be 192.168.2.2, netmask of 255.255.255.0
sudo ifconfig eth0 inet 192.168.2.2 netmask 255.255.255.0
• Make sure you have "tftp" installed.
• Start up tftp with the router switched off:
# tftp 192.168.2.1
tftp> verbose
Verbose mode on.
tftp> trace
Packet tracing on.
tftp> rexmt 1
tftp> binary
mode set to octet
tftp> status
Connected to 192.168.2.1.
Mode: octet Verbose: on Tracing: on
Rexmt-interval: 1 seconds, Max-timeout: 25 seconds
tftp> timeout 60
• Turn on the router after typing the following command:
tftp> put dd-wrt.v24_micro_generic.bin
putting dd-wrt.v24_micro_generic.bin to 192.168.2.1:dd-wrt.v24_micro_generic.bin [octet]
Sent 1746029 bytes in 14.8 seconds [943799 bits/sec]
tftp>
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