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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) | ||
*Probably no need to set subnet mask as the default is 255.255.255.0, common to most private IP Address ranges (subnet is the name of the variable to set, if needed) | *Probably no need to set subnet mask as the default is 255.255.255.0, common to most private IP Address ranges (subnet is the name of the variable to set, if needed) | ||
*Set the IP Address of the TFTP Server: setenv | *Set the IP Address of the TFTP Server: setenv serverip 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 firmwareName venom.img (...the CAPITAL N is not a mistake, the name can be any name, including the default one from OpenWRT, but it's easier to rename the original file) | *Set the name of the firmware image file: setenv firmwareName venom.img (...the CAPITAL N is not a mistake, the name 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), with all of the $ items being other variables that are set elsewhere, type: printenv for a full list of the environment variables) | *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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It cannot be an coincidence that the WRT32X, black in color with a code name of "Venom" and a SoC from Marvell, isn't somehow named after the 2018 Marvel movie, Venom. | It cannot be an coincidence that the WRT32X, black in color with a code name of "Venom" and a SoC from Marvell, isn't somehow named after the 2018 Marvel movie, Venom. | ||
=== Other Thoughts === | ===Other Thoughts=== | ||
Even considering the small amount of time it takes to unscrew the front cover of an AC Series router and hook up a Serial / TTL connector (assuming one doesn't already have one added to the router), this is the fastest way to put a virgin copy of OpenWRT firmware on ''both'' partitions of a router. | Even considering the small amount of time it takes to unscrew the front cover of an AC Series router and hook up a Serial / TTL connector (assuming one doesn't already have one added to the router), this is the fastest way to put a virgin copy of OpenWRT firmware on ''both'' partitions of a router. | ||