Hello everybody!
I have upgrade the firmware for TL-WR1043nd v4 router and now I m wondering how to come back to factory firmware ?
If I go in Backup / Flash firmware menu and I select Flash new firmware image will be ok?
Thanks for help!
Hello everybody!
I have upgrade the firmware for TL-WR1043nd v4 router and now I m wondering how to come back to factory firmware ?
If I go in Backup / Flash firmware menu and I select Flash new firmware image will be ok?
Thanks for help!
Hmmm... https://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wr1043nd#back_to_original_firmware isn't really specific regarding v4.
If you find the solution, please consider updating the wiki accordingly.
To complement the advice linked by tmomas: look at the flash layout of the 1043 router to understand the possible need for cutting the first 128 kB away from the OEM firmware image:
https://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wr1043nd#flash_layout
LEDE (and Openwrt) flash only the "firmware" = "kernel"+"rootfs" section of the flash. If you have an OEM firmware image that additionally contains the u-boot boot loader (for mtd0), it needs to be cut away from the image before flashing.
You may need to check the contents of the image with a hex editor/viewer to see it there is u-boot in the beginning if the image. (maybe compare it to the contents of /dev/mtd0)
You can use tplink recovery mode....here is some link to read..it is easy i have done it many times in my wr1043nd v3....the same procedure for v4.
http://forum.tp-link.com/showthread.php?81462-How-to-recovery-the-router-when-you-bricked-it
Thank you guys!
I will try the Knomax solution when I will have some time.
thanks again for help.
I will come back with an response.
Why you need a factory firmware ?
Tell us if you have done the "job".
I have successfully flashed a WR1043nd v4 from lede to the stock firmware.
Use this howto https://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wr1043nd section "Flashing / Recovery using tftp only (without serial console)"
rename stock firmware vom "wr1043ndv4_eu-up-ver3-16-9-P1[20160607-rel58297].bin" to "wr1043ndv4_tp_recovery.bin".
you can check the upload with a running wireshark.
and don't forget to disable your desktop firewall
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