Tp-Link Archer c6 v3 not booting after install and LAN ports not working for TFTP recovery

[dsouza]

TFTP will not work in this situation. UBOOT detects a valid kernel and is trying to load it. Since the kernel is valid it will not activate the web recovery.

Therefore a UART connection is required to manually activate the web recovery via serial console.

I successfully unbricked an Archer C6 v3.x this way (using UART console to activate the web recovery). More details below and let's continue the unbricking discussion there:

Unbricking Archer C6/A6 v3.x

Continuing the discussion from here. You will need a UART 3.3V USB adapter, open the device and connect the UART to a PC and to it. The UART pinout and some more instructions you can find here. I was able to make a successful connection using a three pin connector without soldering. After that, you will need to run a serial terminal on the PC (Putty for example) connected to the UART serial port @115200 bps. Turn on your device, while it is booting in the serial console press "x". This will…