I'm trying to install openwrt on WR9500N. There are some blogs online that claim to have done so (namely this one and this one), but their instructions aren't comprehensive. Since I had no luck using the OEM gui to load the factory.bin, I decided to use TFTP.
I followed this official tutorial, and got tftp working on my laptop port 69, but there are no further instructions. I decided to take a look at an example using other router (tp-link), and added verbose option to /etc/default/tftpd-hpa and see the log using grep tftp /var/log/syslog to figure out if, and which file the router is requesting, but to no result.
I have also opened up the chassis to look for a UART port, but couldn't find what looks like to be. What options do I have?
There is no official support for NEC Aterm WR9500N, the support is my personal work. And, there is no plan to send patch to the official repository in the future.
To install OpenWrt, there is no factory image to flash from OEM webgui and you need to use tftp client instead of server. And, the official bootloader need to be replaced to the modified u-boot_mod for booting OpenWrt from the flash.
Bad news, After soldering those three pins to wires, I accidentally twisted the RX wire and the copper substrate came out, and it will not solder back on. Even without this, when I connect TX and GND to my serial usb converter, nothing comes up on the serial monitor. I tried the same setup with other routers too, so I'm sure the problem is not on the converter.
The OEM web-gui is working fine though.
(Just to be sure, I've just been assuming TX is router->PC, and RX is PC->router. am I correct?)
First of all I would like to thank you for the work you have done on the integration of OpenWrt on many routers in Japan. This give me the opportunity to learn more about it.
I recently bought a NEC Aterm WR9500N at a very low price on a second hand shop and decided to flash it with OpenWrt.
The password of the original bootloader is provided as for WR8175N on the old OpenWrt's thread on 5ch.net.
Search "wr8175n skyu-hp site:5ch.net" by Google or anything.
I've made a small progress since this morning but I have another issue, for some reason it seems the service "start tftp" is not available in my boot console.
IPL:HARD-RESET
memory test ... ok
flinstall OK
boot version: 1.0.0
PKG "ISNER"
CPU "Atheros/AR9344"
Revision 212.1 CLOCK 560.0 MHz
HEAP MEMORY 262144 bytes
Boot:InitFilesystem
welcome to boot console
Password:
Password:
boot> tftpd
phy0.1: "Atheros/AR8327(SW)"
phy0.0: "Atheros/AR8327(phy)"
active ch:0
tftpd start 192.168.0.1
boot> start tftp load openwrt-ath79-generic-nec_wr9500n-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
start: Command not found.
boot> help
support commands ...
load load module
boot boot loaded module
tftpd start tftpd [tftpd [IP] [bfn]]
dlmode set tftpd download mode [bfn]
reboot reboot system
help help command
macaddr macaddr read/write
configid configid read/write
randomkey randomkey read/write
serial serial number read/write
pkg_info show package information
presetid preset id read/write
version show boot version
mhx mhx utility
tp test program
errorlog errorlog command
additional additional command
rf-serial rf-serial command
time Time command
debug debug command
? help command
boot>
Do you have any idea?
Also, just to make sure, I've got 3 images for the WR9500N:
First I should use openwrt-ath79-generic-nec_wr9500n-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
Once it reboot to OpenWrt I should use openwrt-ath79-generic-nec_wr9500n-initramfs-necimg.bin and openwrt-ath79-generic-nec_wr9500n-initramfs-kernel.bin.