I am doing my homework on rollback before making my first foray into OpenWRT and came across this video. It's truly amazing. Thank you very much for sharing your experience. Really well explained. Cheers - Simon / Adelaide / Australia
Excellent.. I was able to de-brick my Archer C6 V2 router, which got bricked after attempting to switch from OpenWRT to stock firmware.. Wireshark really helped in identifying the network issue..
This is an awesome video... Accidentally I flash the wrong firmware in AC 1750. I follow this video it's perfectly working and I am able to bring it alive ....that bro keeps it.
Bro thankyou very much, you pulled me from the deepest chambers of hell. I felt really fucked up when I bricked my system. Trying to immediately flash to openwrt also did not work for me. Just going straight to TP-Link (so not first openwrt) and flash openwrt firmware from the TP-Link web interface was the solution for me. Fr thankyou so much. People like you are what makes this place a great world.
Double check you guys downloading the correct firmware (“Archer A7” in my case). On the label of the router should say if it’s c7 or A7,… V5, V4… etc. And holding rest before turning on router. The firmware name on the TFTP-Root for mine was still “ArcherC7v5_tp_recovery.bin” even though my firmware is A7.
I following the instructions exactly as described, but regardless of how many times I change the computer's Ethernet IP address to the one specified, Solarwinds doesn't identify the address, and instead defaults to 0.0/24. If I try adding another one, it will change the values to 0.0/whichever port I declared. It refuses to altogether bind into 0.66, no matter what I do :c is there something I'm doing wrong? I only have the default Realtek controller that was provided with the laptop, so the computer lists the bluetooth controller, the ethernet one, and the wifi, with only the ethernet enabled but still not working
any solution for c50 v4 ? nothing worked for me, I am officially frustrated, the stock fw flashed with tftp but the router won't boot properly, the power LED is the only thing that is working by now :(
For those who get the black ICMP "Destination unrechable (Port unreachable)" message: I tried using a different tftp program called tftpd. Selected the destination of my firmware file, selected the network and turned on my router while holding the reset button. Then it started the transfer. All for the C7 AC1750 V5
Hello, My router is a Tp-Link M7350 mobile router and doesn't have an ethernet outlet. It starts and stucks at showing the Tplink logo and doesn't boot. Is it a chance to flash it back? The reset button didn't worked. Thanks for a tip.
hello, I think I have bricked my archer c6 v2 when I tried to flash the stock firmware directly from the openwrt firmware and I followed everything you did in the video but I cannot get it to do anything. Only the power light comes on and nothing else. I really need this router running as I can not buy a new one as of now. I tried openwrt because my router takes too long to log into my pppoe account. please help me.
will this work on archer ax10? i have a cfw on it from my isp and have some nasty limitations. Its not bricked. The "upgrade fw" from menu is disabled. Thanks
@@TheTechnologyZone This did not work for my TP-Link AX3000. I've literally tried everything. Did you figure out how to get it into recovery mode. Supposedly there is a way with AX3000 routers, but tp-link won't tell us.
Will this work even if my tplink c8 archer is bricked to the point where my computer won’t even recognize (network unidentifiable) or connect to its network?
Hello, my router is TL-WR850N , My router power button is blinking a lot and internet connection is not able to connect. I'm not getting any firmware upgrade file in the official website, what can i do.
@@TheTechnologyZone and sir there is not a model version like 4.27 on official website to download a exact version of my router i tried tftp method 20 times after firmware flash all lights are blinking router is rebooting again and again
I have a TP-link Archer ac3200, while I was updating the router the power supply disconnected, causing brick. I tried your method over and over, router won`t communicate with Tftpd64. Any advice?, BTW I am subscribing
I have a TP Link range extender RE220. After a firmware update it restarted but now only the power light is on. Nothing else happens. It does not even reset using the reset button. Can you help me?
@@TheTechnologyZone i just tried. But holding the reset button and then powering on, nothing happens after 5 seconds in the log. I changed the id address to 192.168.0.66. Am i missing something?
@@TheTechnologyZone i mentioned in my first comment that it is a range extender. I was wondering if this channel can help me. I think the ip adress has to be different. Not sure though.
I did it for wr941 hp and it worked. After making the port settings, when the modem is turned off, hold down the reset button and press the power button, the modem goes into flash mode. Change the name of the bin file you downloaded. like "TLWR941HPv2_tp_recovery.bin"
Make sure that your LAN is configured to run at 10 or 100 mbps, I had the same issue. LAN on my Motherboard is setup to 1 GBPS so I didn't get any reading on TFTP, after I changed the speed to 10 Mbps, it worked for me.
After following these steps, my Archer C50 V4 is stuck on only power light. I've tried tftp procedure mutiple times but result is same every time. Kindly help!
After flashing the original firmware, and getting the last block, my router goes back to a state where The LEDS stay on for 1 second, then they go off for 2-3 seconds. I followed all steps you mentioned, I even tried loading dd-wrt firmware as someone said they tried that and worked for them... nothing seems to be restoring my router, what is your guess about this please??
Same with me… in wireshark not detecting tftp protocol I tried allowing tftp port 69 on windowsill firewall I tried turning off windows defender & antivirus & firewall services Installation tftp client still same problem
Hi , i have a archer c20 v5 i follow the steps in the video , the file tp_recovery (in this case) gets tranfered into the router but nothing else happens
@@lalospidey can you share the solution? I got the C20 V5 and brick it.... use TFTP to refresh latest OEM firmware and latest openwrt, none of them working. Thanks
man i have the same problem , how did u solve it? is the file name tp_recovery.bin wrong? or something else? plz reply bro :( or which file should i use?
my tp link C7 AC 1750 version 2 sun light stack (stay on sun llight) and 5ghz light on but there is no wifi name list showing how to fix this proble anyone help me please
Bro meri router tplink tl wa 701nd hai woh bricked hai main osay lan kay sath computer kay sath connect karta ho unplugged show hota hai device ki lights on and off hoti hai main kya karo unbricked nhi horahai help main sand me social instagram account
Bro my archer c64 has been bricked aftar farmware update and its indigators are blinking...and not getting connection and not working reset button...now how can i unbrick it?
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I am doing my homework on rollback before making my first foray into OpenWRT and came across this video. It's truly amazing. Thank you very much for sharing your experience. Really well explained. Cheers - Simon / Adelaide / Australia
Hello, seriously you have done a wonderful job, my AP was bricked and with your help, i bring it alive again. Wonderful job
Great to hear!
Sir you are a lifesaver, I got a Archer A7 from eBay and updated FW via the webportal which went wrong. Now it's alive again.
Excellent.. I was able to de-brick my Archer C6 V2 router, which got bricked after attempting to switch from OpenWRT to stock firmware.. Wireshark really helped in identifying the network issue..
Glad it helped
can you please let me know how you fixed the network issue? I can't get it to show on the tftp.
Can you share the filename please
Same problem. But my case not showing tftp in wireshark any one help me
@@kaushal616tftp also is not showing in Wireshark for me also. Did you find a fix? Please help.
This is an awesome video... Accidentally I flash the wrong firmware in AC 1750. I follow this video it's perfectly working and I am able to bring it alive ....that bro keeps it.
Glad it helped
Had a hell of a time getting my TFTP server to actually serve the files, but once that was done it was easy. Thanks for your tutorial.
You're welcome!
you really helped me with my old wr841nd when I tried to go with open source, you saved me a couple of bucks men, this video should have more views!
Glad to hear that
Bro thankyou very much, you pulled me from the deepest chambers of hell. I felt really fucked up when I bricked my system. Trying to immediately flash to openwrt also did not work for me. Just going straight to TP-Link (so not first openwrt) and flash openwrt firmware from the TP-Link web interface was the solution for me. Fr thankyou so much. People like you are what makes this place a great world.
watched different ones on this topic, but yours is the best one. Thanks a lot. You saved me days of torture. Cheers! :)
Double check you guys downloading the correct firmware (“Archer A7” in my case). On the label of the router should say if it’s c7 or A7,… V5, V4… etc. And holding rest before turning on router. The firmware name on the TFTP-Root for mine was still “ArcherC7v5_tp_recovery.bin” even though my firmware is A7.
second, third, forth check will not do any harm
Thank-you! I saved my router after a bad flash. Your video is great.
Glad it helped
I following the instructions exactly as described, but regardless of how many times I change the computer's Ethernet IP address to the one specified, Solarwinds doesn't identify the address, and instead defaults to 0.0/24. If I try adding another one, it will change the values to 0.0/whichever port I declared. It refuses to altogether bind into 0.66, no matter what I do :c is there something I'm doing wrong? I only have the default Realtek controller that was provided with the laptop, so the computer lists the bluetooth controller, the ethernet one, and the wifi, with only the ethernet enabled but still not working
perfect. Finaly a setup to debrick my Archer C58. it works ! Thank you
any solution for c50 v4 ? nothing worked for me, I am officially frustrated, the stock fw flashed with tftp but the router won't boot properly, the power LED is the only thing that is working by now :(
For those who get the black ICMP "Destination unrechable (Port unreachable)" message:
I tried using a different tftp program called tftpd. Selected the destination of my firmware file, selected the network and turned on my router while holding the reset button. Then it started the transfer.
All for the C7 AC1750 V5
Thank you bro, you saved my ass :)). While installing flash, the modem got stuck and the flash was deleted. Thanks to you, I saved my modem again.
Thank you so much, there was something wrong with tftpd and this worked. But it only worked with Bind to all addresses and send/receive enabled
good
Im trying to flash OpenWRT to Archer C2 (AC750) but always got error like "TIMEOUT waiting for Ack block" in tftp64. Any idea what im doing wrong?
Great brother. Followed what you said. Now just waiting for the router to bootup... Thanks in advance
Unfortunately lights are not booting. Only glowing when pressing reset.
Also in protocol it's just showing tftp not udp like yours.
Hello,
My router is a Tp-Link M7350 mobile router and doesn't have an ethernet outlet.
It starts and stucks at showing the Tplink logo and doesn't boot.
Is it a chance to flash it back?
The reset button didn't worked.
Thanks for a tip.
hello, I think I have bricked my archer c6 v2 when I tried to flash the stock firmware directly from the openwrt firmware and I followed everything you did in the video but I cannot get it to do anything. Only the power light comes on and nothing else. I really need this router running as I can not buy a new one as of now. I tried openwrt because my router takes too long to log into my pppoe account. please help me.
Thank you!
Turning off firewall was necessary to get through for my Archer A7 v5
Great job explaining this process but my tftp does not go till last packet and tftp server drops what to do???
HELP! Did you find a solution?
@@LEE-ty8vq no had to send my router service centre (got covered in warranty)
@@shivambaldha I thought booting OpenWrt to it voids the warranty?
@@LEE-ty8vq i was not changing the firmware, just upgraded it while power went out in the process
you saved my router thank you
This only works if your device is still able to turn on am I right?
What if your device couldn't completely turn on?
It says port unreachable even after i disabled firewall, any ideas?
Excellent work, helped me to upgrade my TP Link Box. Thanks👍
will this work on archer ax10? i have a cfw on it from my isp and have some nasty limitations. Its not bricked. The "upgrade fw" from menu is disabled. Thanks
Did it work?
nope@@akashteotia1363
thank you much you saved my router ..
Glad I could help
amazing tutorial, thanks buddy
This worked great! thank you!
You're welcome!
Will this work for TP-Link WiFi 6 AX3000 Smart WiFi (Archer AX50). My router with this model is bricked
try it out with correct firmware version
@@TheTechnologyZone This did not work for my TP-Link AX3000. I've literally tried everything. Did you figure out how to get it into recovery mode. Supposedly there is a way with AX3000 routers, but tp-link won't tell us.
hi i have a tp link m7200 pocket router .can i debrick in this same method?
Thanks. Your firewall disable did the trick.
Good job done. I used Tftpd.
Glad to hear
I did this but all of its lights are just blinking now
Awesome video, thanks!
Glad it helped!
Will this work even if my tplink c8 archer is bricked to the point where my computer won’t even recognize (network unidentifiable) or connect to its network?
Hello, my router is TL-WR850N , My router power button is blinking a lot and internet connection is not able to connect. I'm not getting any firmware upgrade file in the official website, what can i do.
Man thanks so much for this!!
My bro, you rock!
Sir still my router blinking lights plz help me sir i dont have money to buy a new router plz please all lights except power model tl wr 740n v4
I don't have that model. You can give a try with the corresponding firmware model.
@@TheTechnologyZone sir my router version is 4.27 how i download the correct version sir please help me
@@TheTechnologyZone and sir there is not a model version like 4.27 on official website to download a exact version of my router i tried tftp method 20 times after firmware flash all lights are blinking router is rebooting again and again
I can't figure out how to get my tp-link AX3000 into recovery mode and tp-link refuses to tell me.
I have a TP-link Archer ac3200, while I was updating the router the power supply disconnected, causing brick. I tried your method over and over, router won`t communicate with Tftpd64. Any advice?, BTW I am subscribing
My ques is should i hold the reset button all the time? Or just hold the reset button atart the router and release it?
My router is flashed with recovery firmware. But it is not, restarting. The power led is just constantly light up
I have a TP Link range extender RE220. After a firmware update it restarted but now only the power light is on. Nothing else happens. It does not even reset using the reset button. Can you help me?
You can follow the same method mentioned in this video. Possibly it has bricked
@@TheTechnologyZone i just tried. But holding the reset button and then powering on, nothing happens after 5 seconds in the log. I changed the id address to 192.168.0.66. Am i missing something?
@@jishan17186 TP-LINK RE220 is a wireless extender not router
@@TheTechnologyZone i mentioned in my first comment that it is a range extender. I was wondering if this channel can help me. I think the ip adress has to be different. Not sure though.
@@jishan17186 You mentioned sorry. This video will not help in that case. Extender and router are working in different ways.
Is this applicable for archer c20 v5 which got dead bricked(no led too) after installing openwrt?
I did it for wr941 hp and it worked. After making the port settings, when the modem is turned off, hold down the reset button and press the power button, the modem goes into flash mode. Change the name of the bin file you downloaded. like "TLWR941HPv2_tp_recovery.bin"
bro what if when the lan is plugged in nothing even shows up, i'm using tl-wr840N
my archer c6 v3.20, does not turn on can not find TFTP WIRESHARK ? DO I NEED 16MB BIOS FILE? PLYSSSSSS
I bricked archer c60 v2 by uploading zip instead of bin file. Tried all methods no response on tftp watch, please help
When i use wireshark and i add the TFTP filter nothing shows up..
May be it has not reset
Make sure that your LAN is configured to run at 10 or 100 mbps, I had the same issue. LAN on my Motherboard is setup to 1 GBPS so I didn't get any reading on TFTP, after I changed the speed to 10 Mbps, it worked for me.
Bro same here did you find any solution
@@nikunjsharma460 nope. if you find a fix let me know
@@natturious I changed the speed to 10mbps, still it didn't worked!😭😭😭
Hi, I'm getting error on tftp 'dropped because peer didn't respond' can you help
After following these steps, my Archer C50 V4 is stuck on only power light. I've tried tftp procedure mutiple times but result is same every time. Kindly help!
thanks man u tha saviour. much appreciated.
No worries!
@@TheTechnologyZone bro can u help me
I have archer c7 v4
@@balkan77forum66 What help u need?
Can you show how to firmware upgrade tplink archer c7 v2 to 2020 ?
What a video great. Thank you
Nothing shows up in wireshark pls help
After flashing the original firmware, and getting the last block, my router goes back to a state where The LEDS stay on for 1 second, then they go off for 2-3 seconds. I followed all steps you mentioned, I even tried loading dd-wrt firmware as someone said they tried that and worked for them... nothing seems to be restoring my router, what is your guess about this please??
I also dont see that in Wireshark that the router is being flashed
@@nefissakhedher1380 Im having this same issue... im using a tplink mr3220 v2
@@manbash05 heyy, I fixed the issue by unbricking it via serial interfaces. ua-cam.com/video/V-ltOlzC0Hw/v-deo.html&ab_channel=TechRodent
@@manbash05Hi did you find the solution to this? Please help
My Pc dont have tftp columm in fitlrewall settings
Is it for any model tp link?
yes
brother will it work in tp link wr740n
Hello, Thanks for uploading this. Is there any way to contact you regarding a problem I am facing with my router firmware? Thanks.
Can I use this system on my tp link 841n?
Please make it clear. The procedure is same if you have bricked the device.
I did it 😁
does it work on ec320-g01 tp link?
It didn't worked on tp-link Archer mr200...😥😥😥
Same with me… in wireshark not detecting tftp protocol
I tried allowing tftp port 69 on windowsill firewall
I tried turning off windows defender & antivirus & firewall services
Installation tftp client still same problem
You find solution? my archer mr200 have a 169.254.x.x Ip and only one light of LAN port is on. Have the firmware for an v1?
@@Linatros I got a replacement due to a warranty.
Hi , i have a archer c20 v5 i follow the steps in the video , the file tp_recovery (in this case) gets tranfered into the router but nothing else happens
what is showing in wireshark?
@@TheTechnologyZone i just fixed it needed to use another firmware image , thanks
@@lalospidey can you share the solution? I got the C20 V5 and brick it.... use TFTP to refresh latest OEM firmware and latest openwrt, none of them working. Thanks
(TPLinkArcherC20V5.zip )
man i have the same problem , how did u solve it? is the file name tp_recovery.bin wrong? or something else? plz reply bro :( or which file should i use?
my tp link C7 AC 1750 version 2 sun light stack (stay on sun llight) and 5ghz light on but there is no wifi name list showing how to fix this proble anyone help me please
Holy shit, you saved my sorry ass!
Thank you!
i have same archer c7 v5, i'm following your step (reset and power) and nothing happen on wireshark on tftp protocol, please help me 🙏🙏
disable all other network interface and do the packet capture. Put IP in the same range
@@TheTechnologyZone Same problem, not sure what you mean with "do the packet capture"
Thanks you!👌
destination unreachable length 113 :(
Please do tha same for tenda f3 router 😭😭🙏🏼🙏🏼
Unfortunately I dont have that router
Is it solved
its load a blank page
something wrong with your procedure
does it work for lb-link
please reply anyone??
TP Link
Ok I’m just gonna buy a new one
My god
Script it first and learn bloody facing english
I decide how should I record. Get the hell out of here.
If you can't appreciate the effort being put in whatever ways, fcuk off. You are not paying him anyways
simple process you just made complex.......
Ok. You can upload a video to make it simplified.
Bro meri router tplink tl wa 701nd hai woh bricked hai main osay lan kay sath computer kay sath connect karta ho unplugged show hota hai device ki lights on and off hoti hai main kya karo unbricked nhi horahai help main sand me social instagram account
Bro my archer c64 has been bricked aftar farmware update and its indigators are blinking...and not getting connection and not working reset button...now how can i unbrick it?
I have TP-LINK ARCHER m600 v2. Does anyone know how to unlock it. Mine is network locked