# TP-Link RE450 bootloop

**URL:** <https://forum.openwrt.org/t/tp-link-re450-bootloop/34902>\
**Category:** Installing and Using OpenWrt\
**Created:** [April 8, 2019, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/tp-link-re450-bootloop/34902 "2019-04-08T17:04:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![finsharp](https://forum.openwrt.org/user_avatar/forum.openwrt.org/finsharp/32/11510_2.png) [@finsharp](https://forum.openwrt.org/u/finsharp)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/tp-link-re450-bootloop/34902/1 "2019-04-08T17:04:06Z")

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[Bricked](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/help-please-110-re450-bricked/7641/5)

To gain access to the terminal if u-boot is in bootloop, send

```
tpl <null terminate>

```

Enters into the shell.

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**Author:** ![lleachii](https://forum.openwrt.org/letter_avatar/lleachii/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@lleachii](https://forum.openwrt.org/u/lleachii)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/tp-link-re450-bootloop/34902/2 "2019-04-08T17:46:31Z")

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@finsharp, welcome to the community!!!

Is this just information; or do you need assistance?

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**Author:** ![finsharp](https://forum.openwrt.org/user_avatar/forum.openwrt.org/finsharp/32/11510_2.png) [@finsharp](https://forum.openwrt.org/u/finsharp)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/tp-link-re450-bootloop/34902/3 "2019-04-08T20:27:55Z")

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Just for information. I had this problem today where I couldn't figure out how to interrupt the uboot process.

Thanks for the warm welcome 🙂

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**Author:** ![finsharp](https://forum.openwrt.org/user_avatar/forum.openwrt.org/finsharp/32/11510_2.png) [@finsharp](https://forum.openwrt.org/u/finsharp)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/tp-link-re450-bootloop/34902/4 "2019-04-11T21:10:33Z")

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I used docklight to send the command as soon as the router rebooted.