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*You'll get the above Venom>> command prompt after pressing enter when the MMC: mv_sdh: 0 line is displayed (or a second or two afterwards) | |||
*Get the proper firmware file; | *Get the proper firmware file; | ||
**Start Here: https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/ | **Start Here: https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/ | ||
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*Set the IP Address of the Router: setenv ipaddr 192.168.1.1 (the IP Address is just an example, and is also the default) | *Set the IP Address of the Router: setenv ipaddr 192.168.1.1 (the IP Address is just an example, and is also the default) | ||
*Set the IP Address of the TFTP Server: setenv serveip 192.168.1.254 (the IP Address is just an example, and is also the default) | *Set the IP Address of the TFTP Server: setenv serveip 192.168.1.254 (the IP Address is just an example, and is also the default) | ||
*Set the name of the firmware image file: setenv venom.img (it can be any name, including the default one from OpenWRT) | *Set the name of the firmware image file: setenv venom.img (it can be any name, including the default one from OpenWRT, but it's easier to rename the original file) | ||
*Run the "installation script": run update_both_images (The update_both_images "script" is actually an environmental variable set by LinkSys in the U-Boot partition stored on the router's "disk drive" (AKA NAND memory)) | *Run the "installation script": run update_both_images (The update_both_images "script" is actually an environmental variable set by LinkSys in the U-Boot partition stored on the router's "disk drive" (AKA NAND memory), with all of the $ items being other variables that are set elsewhere, type: printenv for a full list of the environment variables) | ||
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update_both_images=tftpboot $defaultLoadAddr $firmwareName && nand erase $priKernAddr $priFwSize && nand erase $altKernAddr $altFwSize && nand write $defaultLoadAddr $priKernAddr $filesize && nand write $defaultLoadAddr $altKernAddr $filesize | |||
If everything was typed correctly, then | </syntaxhighlight>If everything was typed correctly, then messages are displayed: loading of image, ...erase, ...write, etc. | ||
* When the "script" is done and the Venom>> command prompt is available, type: reset (equivalent to "reboot") | *When the "script" is done and the Venom>> command prompt is available, type: reset (equivalent to "reboot") | ||
At this point, it should reboot and start the OpenWRT firmware (which will be available on both partitions) | At this point, it should reboot and start the OpenWRT firmware (which will be available on both partitions) | ||