Builds for NETGEAR WNR1000V2, WNR1000V2-VC, WNR612v2, WPN824N, WNR2000v3, EX2700

dorogoy · 2021-11-19T13:09:55.371Z

Hi. Where did you get the 16mb bootloader? I also modified the 612v2 router. 64mb of RAM. 16mb ROM. I can not find a bootloader for 8 and 16mb. I am planning a USB modification.

niknintendo · 2021-11-19T18:47:40.106Z

I installed breed english version. I'm planing also usb modification. I partialy solved the problem installing a tplink openwrt version made for 16mb flash, buti it will be nice if someone makes the 16mb version of netgear.

dorogoy · 2021-11-19T19:12:09.332Z

Hello. You can give an image 19.07 for a 612v2 router. With modification 64/8. Do you need to use a different bootloader or the standard one can see 8mb flash?

jlpapple · 2021-11-28T18:56:40.840Z

I changed the file hosting service to ufile.io, as the previous links were broken. Fresh download links are available in the first post.

I'm finally working on a build for 19.07.8 and will post it here once it is ready for testing.

jlpapple · 2021-11-29T20:02:05.392Z

I've completed builds for 19.07.8 - available in the link in the first post. I've tested the build on a WNR1000v2-VC and it is stable so far.

LuckySpecialist · 2021-11-30T13:07:24.538Z

Thanks.
Today I'll put it on one of the routers for the test.
Are you planning to make builds based on OpenWrt 21.02 in the future?

LuckySpecialist · 2021-11-30T22:24:40.256Z

Installed a new build on WNR1000v2.
Is it normal that I see such errors on login page?

Install_OpenWRT_19.07.8_WNR1000v2981×661 39.9 KB

 GET http://192.168.1.1/ubus/?1638311654835 404 (Not Found) luci.js?v=git-21.189.23240-7b931da:66 
(anonymous)	@	luci.js?v=git-21.189.23240-7b931da:66
request	@	luci.js?v=git-21.189.23240-7b931da:47
get	@	luci.js?v=git-21.189.23240-7b931da:71
probeRPCBaseURL	@	luci.js?v=git-21.189.23240-7b931da:184
__init__	@	luci.js?v=git-21.189.23240-7b931da:150
ClassConstructor	@	luci.js?v=git-21.189.23240-7b931da:11
(anonymous)	@	(index):42

jlpapple · 2021-12-01T23:48:56.969Z

Unsure, as I've never looked for errors in the browser console. See if the errors disappear once you establish a password on the router and reboot.

LuckySpecialist · 2021-12-02T00:19:41.403Z

Ok, i will try.
I'll also check this errors on the previous build.
Btw, I have already encountered a similar problem before.

yen · 2021-12-14T12:36:00.314Z

Sorry, missed the notification.
19.07.7 build you can find here:https://disk.yandex.ru/d/U3MY0xi529I1Dw
There is no need to change the bootloader or make a special image for 64 MB RAM suppport. All you need is to prepare SPI Flash - an ART partition need to be placed to a new address, 0x7F0000 instead of 0x3F0000, you need a programmer for that.

sittingduck · 2022-01-08T22:15:55.657Z

I can't for the life of me succeed flashing this on my WNR1000V2. I'm using Tftpd64 using Win 10 and every time it errors out after a minute or two with the error "timeout while waiting ack block xxx" Replace the xxx'es with 147 or 155 or another number thereabouts. Any advice?

Or maybe just tell me exactly how to flash it on linux. I can install ubuntu, but don't know how to flash from it (which software works, should I configure ip addresses?) Thanks.

LuckySpecialist · 2022-01-11T22:16:54.354Z

I've been using a router with new firmware for about two weeks and everything is working stable for me. The load was average; a bit of surfing the Internet, watching videos and downloading via torrent.
Thanks for the build!

There are a couple of questions:

Is it possible to enable the L2TP protocol to connect to the Internet or will there not be enough memory?
When is it planned (and is it planned at all) to make build based on OpenWRT 21.02?

yen · 2022-01-18T09:46:50.214Z

Will work L2TP? Why not? But don't overload the device: OpenWrt on 4/32 devices
No, not planed. But you can try to build it yourself.
https://openwrt.org/ru/doc/howto/build

LuckySpecialist · 2022-01-18T10:37:56.580Z

I know about the small memory size, so I asked if there was enough space to add an L2TP packet?

In general, I asked the author of the topic (@jlpapple) about this.
I asked this question already in post #145, but I didn't get an answer then.
But thanks for your answer)

Add:
It looks like I was wrong, it turns out the question was in post #83 and the answer is in the next one .

yen · 2022-01-19T08:09:57.986Z

I've made a build of 21.02.1 version for 612v2 with L2TP support. With Luci and IPv6 excluded it is 4,35 MB size. To make it work normally you need to exclude something that occupies as much as 600 kbytes. I have no idea what it could be, because in this case you have only kernel and basic stuff.
If you want newer versions on THIS device, you should consider hardware upgrade (replace SPI flash to 64 or 128 Mbit size)

LuckySpecialist · 2022-01-20T08:05:54.219Z

Were optimizations from these posts (post #9 and post #12) used when creating the build, or was the default configuration used?

yen · 2022-01-20T19:46:38.590Z

No optimization, default config.

LuckySpecialist · 2022-01-20T22:11:02.001Z

Maybe if you apply them, then at least the PPP package will fit into the memory size?
By the way, I have no personal experience of building OpenWRT.

jlpapple · 2022-01-20T23:38:29.779Z

I'm working on builds for 21.02 right now, stay tuned. I'm very doubtful I'll be able to continue to include PPP support due to size limitations. This also likely means that L2TP support is also not possible.

I'm trying to retain IPV6 and LuCi support in the 21.02 builds.

By the way, this webpage lists all of the space-saving optimizations and configuration settings that I use to create these builds:

OpenWrt Wiki – 8 Sep 18

Saving firmware space and RAM

Saving firmware space and RAM Excluding packages Flash space is scarce on devices with only 4MB flash. You can save some space while compiling your own image (e.g. with the imagebuilder) by removing packages that are not needed for your usecase. In...

The settings are also viewable in the "config.buildinfo" file included in each firmware folder.

jlpapple · 2022-01-20T23:43:31.567Z

It can be tricky. Are you flashing from the original NETGEAR firmware - or a current version of OpenWrt?

If you are flashing from the original Netgear firmware, try downgrading it to an older Netgear firmware version - perhaps the initial release - and then try flashing. I've had difficulty flashing when the device has a newer Netgear firmware version installed.

Additionally, double-check all of your TFTP and IP settings on the computer you are using to flash. Also, ensure you follow the proper boot sequence on the router so it is clearly in failsafe mode. (Step #4 above).