He means that you should have a copy of the device-specific tftp recovery advice, like this for R7800. So that you know when to push button during the boot process, do you need a tftp client (like for R7800) or server (like for many tplink routers), does pc need a certain IP address etc.
R7800 has an easy-to-use TFTP recovery mode in the bootloader, similar as e.g. WNDR3700. @dissent1 gave me the info, which was really useful as I managed to brick the router a few minutes ago when testing thermal drivers. I recovered from a boot loop with this process. Works like a charm. Prerequisites for TFTP recovery A TFTP client for your computer. There are both command-line tools and GUI versions available. (I use currently tftpd64 GUI tool from jounin. tftp2 tool (from dd-wrt) used to…