Engineer
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Engineer,
Sorry I don't know any telnet/ssh, so want to make sure before I do anything
1) On step 2, do i type in one command after another?
cat /dev/mtd0 > /tmp/sda/pen/original_cfe.bin
(change the path to your path information that you used above)
dd if=/dev/mtd0 of=/tmp/sda/pen/original_cfe.bin
(change the path to your path information that you used above)
2) Version 2.1.2.1 cfe is a rar file Am I suppose to unzip first before using it?
3) MTD-WRITE also in rar, do I unzip and extract some kind of exe to usb drive before using either ARM: mtd-write new_cfe.bin boot (v1)
OR mtd-write -i new_cfe.bin -d boot (v2) to write new cfe?
4) Step 8, before reboot, will telent show that cfe is complete or done? Am I doing a hard reboot by pressing on and off button on router after? Or must be done by some sort of command?
5) Did someone from SD use 1.0.2.0 (US) cfe (instead of 2.1.2.1 cfe) and make AC68U out of TM-1900?
Thank you so much.
1. From my understanding, either of the commands will work. I think they both do the same thing (I'm sure somebody will smack me if I'm wrong). Once you execute one of them, you should have the file cfe_original.bin on your flash drive attached to the router.
2. Yes. You can download 7-zip or Peazip (I'm sure there are others) to unzip the file.
3. Yes, you'll need to extract it. I'm not sure of the format (not exe I would guess). You'll need to place it on your router (either by downloading it directly or via USB stick).
4. Since I've not done this yet, I hate to just speculate. I would assume the MTD-Write would finish and then come back to the CFE prompt (Maybe someone else can chime in on this one). I would think once it's complete (you can give it time if you wish - 5 to 10 minutes won't hurt), simply unplug the router, wait a few moments and plug it back in.
5. Yes. Someone flashed the TMobile TM-AC1900 with the RT-AC68U CFE (latest) and now the router shows as a RT-AC68U. I'm 'assuming' since the firmware and CFE are now RT-AC68U, there is nothing else in the router, software wise, to identify it as a TM-AC1900.
Good luck!