[WLANware] WRT54GL v.1.1 + Freifunk Firmware 1.2.5

[Sven-Ola Tuecke]

Pete,

well, it's a bit difficult to cope with daily Linksys product changes :-/ 
The Freifunk-does-not-run-on WRT54GL-v.1.1 has nothing to do with the 
Samsung flash chip directly AFAIK. But obviously theres a changed strategy 
to detect the flash memory layout in the whiterussian kernel since RC5 (only 
versions since 18-july, search for bcm947xx_parts, which also fixes 
accidently? the issue for WRT54GLv1.1):

https://dev.openwrt.org/log/branches/whiterussian/openwrt/target/linux/linux-2.4/patches/brcm/001-bcm47xx.patch

More critical than the installed "Firmware" (this is the version of Kernel + 
Filesystem the vendor has flashed) is:

- Hardware version (exact chipset, RAM, Flashchip etc) changed?
- CFE version (the Bootloader which loads the Firmware) changed?
- NVRAM variables (may reflect changed hardware components) changed?

You may need a serial cable to have a look at the boot messages for the 
bricked WRTs.

HTH Sven-Ola

""P C"" <pconover at ipro.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
news:200608081034.AA201850998 at ipro.net...
>What could be the difference between the Leipziger firmware and the 
>standard Freifunk software?

I just received an order of 15 Linksys WRT54GL units.
Half of them flashed ok, the other half bricked.
I can confirm that Freifunk works up to
S/N: CL7B1F616309  Firmware: 4.30.2
Another hint: If your unit has Firmware version 4.30.7 it Will brick.

I also tried "LEIPZIG" but it bricks just like Freifunk.
Are Freifunk developers working on this?
If not, has anyone created an openwrt with olsr that is compatable with 
Freifunk?  Or, are there easy instructions for installing openwrt and 
installing modules to make it very usable with a freifunk olsr network?  If 
left with no other option, what is the second best hardware choice (with two 
antenna ports) to use with Freifunk?
Thank you, -Pete





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