Reviving a dead Buffalo WHR-G125 router

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-Anish-

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Hey people.. me again :D

I would want to try reviving my dead buffalo (WHR-G125). Think its bricked, but whats the harmtrying ;).

I got it loaded with DD-WRT generic mega v24. Now, i can actually ping it(192.168.1.1) and work on the console, but no network connectivity. Restored the settings to default, tried resetting the device million times. Also tried different ways to revive i.e: pressing the reset button for 30 seconds and pulling out the power cord with the reset button still pressed. Re-plugged the power cord and then after 20 seconds relieved the reset button.

It just doesnt show the router light. The only lights i can see are the wireless and power. I have tried many more things which i cant think of right now.
Do let me know if there are any other ways to make it ...... Mooo :)
Regards,
BTE a.k.a Anish
 
BackToExistence said:
Hey people.. me again :D

I would want to try reviving my dead buffalo (WHR-G125). Think its bricked, but whats the harmtrying ;).

I got it loaded with DD-WRT generic mega v24. Now, i can actually ping it(192.168.1.1) and work on the console, but no network connectivity. Restored the settings to default, tried resetting the device million times. Also tried different ways to revive i.e: pressing the reset button for 30 seconds and pulling out the power cord with the reset button still pressed. Re-plugged the power cord and then after 20 seconds relieved the reset button.

It just doesnt show the router light. The only lights i can see are the wireless and power. I have tried many more things which i cant think of right now.
Do let me know if there are any other ways to make it ...... Mooo :)
Regards,
BTE a.k.a Anish
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Thanks For starting This ,

Please Take a Screwdriver And Open This Thing ,Then Click Photos of the entire PCB And Post Here In The thread Together We Will Beat the Technology .
 
Are you in Pune, would you allow me to play with it?

~LT

PS: Have revived a dead WGR614 before, hence would like to try out on Buffalo as well.
 
yup i dont mind .. go ahead and play with it my friend..i am in mumbai, u want me to ship it ???.. no problems :).. Ive anyways got a new Linksys G2 router for my purpose.. If this buffalo starts working somehow.. will i be able to use this as an access point ?.. i mean to enhance my signal strength.. ?
 
BackToExistence said:
yup i dont mind .. go ahead and play with it my friend..i am in mumbai, u want me to ship it ???.. no problems :).. Ive anyways got a new Linksys G2 router for my purpose.. If this buffalo starts working somehow.. will i be able to use this as an access point ?.. i mean to enhance my signal strength.. ?
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Else pass it on to me, i will try my best to de-brick it whenever im free i.e. :ohyeah:. I stay in mumbai btw ;).
 
linuxtechie said:
Are you in Pune, would you allow me to play with it?

~LT
PS: Have revived a dead WGR614 before, hence would like to try out on Buffalo as well.
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LT :Lets Make Him Do This Himself ,Lets Try Man

BackToExistence said:
yup i dont mind .. go ahead and play with it my friend..i am in mumbai, u want me to ship it ???.. no problems :).. Ive anyways got a new Linksys G2 router for my purpose.. If this buffalo starts working somehow.. will i be able to use this as an access point ?.. i mean to enhance my signal strength.. ?
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No You Try It Yourself ....

rushabht said:
Else pass it on to me, i will try my best to de-brick it whenever im free i.e. :ohyeah:. I stay in mumbai btw ;).
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Great So You Know the Jtagging Secret :clap:
 
BackToExistence said:
yup i dont mind .. go ahead and play with it my friend..i am in mumbai, u want me to ship it ???.. no problems :).. Ive anyways got a new Linksys G2 router for my purpose.. If this buffalo starts working somehow.. will i be able to use this as an access point ?.. i mean to enhance my signal strength.. ?
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Yes there are lots of more 'undiscovered' features which will be unlocked when you put tomato on it, but dont expect things like getting better signal strength and all. But you can surely use it in WDS mode.
 
Ok, router going to rushabh as he stays in mumbai.. would be best for me to hand it over to him.. will let you people know what the out come is... thanks for all the interest guys :)
 
BackToExistence said:
Ok, router going to rushabh as he stays in mumbai.. would be best for me to hand it over to him.. will let you people know what the out come is... thanks for all the interest guys :)
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Ok ,
So Let Him Take Over The Thread ,Boss Can You Send Some PCB Photographs of this router ,
 
Amarbir[Chandigarh] said:
Ok ,
So Let Him Take Over The Thread ,Boss Can You Send Some PCB Photographs of this router ,
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Hmm i dont think im gonna open the router unless i have to jtag, because it will void the warranty. And as anish said that it is pingable so the tftp should mostly work, so i will give it a shot when i get free time and then see what the outcome is.

BackToExistence said:
i somehow cant open as i dont see any screws on this.. i can force it open but i dont really want to break anything :(
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No need to do all that jazz. BTW amarbir the PCB should be very similar to the linksys WRT54GL's because it is based on the same broadcom chipset right ? And there are lots of pics available for the PCB of the linksys router..
 
rushabht said:
No need to do all that jazz. BTW amarbir the PCB should be very similar to the linksys WRT54GL's because it is based on the same broadcom chipset right ? And there are lots of pics available for the PCB of the linksys router..
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Boss ,
You Are Rigt About Tftp ,Also Yup You Are right But Lets See If We Can Find The Pics ,I Am Currently Writing a Tutorial on HDD in The tutorial Section n Will come Back Here again To Cross Check
 
rushabht said:
Hmm i dont think im gonna open the router unless i have to jtag, because it will void the warranty. And as anish said that it is pingable so the tftp should mostly work, so i will give it a shot when i get free time and then see what the outcome is.

No need to do all that jazz. BTW amarbir the PCB should be very similar to the linksys WRT54GL's because it is based on the same broadcom chipset right ? And there are lots of pics available for the PCB of the linksys router..
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Agreed, my modus operandi as well. If its pingable its alive, all that is needed is a nice flash, it will come back to life.

~LT
 
yeah.. first ever buffalo with wireless dynamics .. India TV .. are you listening .. or have y'all gone behind another cat copulation coverage ?
 
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