There doesn't seem to be much info about this router and since i'm not using mine for anything other than a second AP i've decided to try and run OpenWRT on it. The Netgear DG834GT is the same CPU and an Atheros wifi card too, so this should also run on it.

Boot output (Ignore the wireless errors, i've got the card out atm):

CFE version 1.0.37-5.11 for BCM96348 (32bit,SP,BE)
Build Date: Mon Sep  5 12:42:13 CST 2005 (root@Run-P4)
Copyright (C) 2000,2001,2002,2003 Broadcom Corporation.

Initializing Arena.
Initializing Devices.
internal_open
bcm6348enet: init_emac
CPU type 0x29107: 240MHz, Bus: 133MHz, Ref: 26MHz

Total memory used by CFE:  0x80401000 - 0x8051C910 (1161488)
Initialized Data:          0x80418630 - 0x804192D0 (3232)
BSS Area:                  0x804192D0 - 0x8041A910 (5696)
Local Heap:                0x8041A910 - 0x8051A910 (1048576)
Stack Area:                0x8051A910 - 0x8051C910 (8192)
Text (code) segment:       0x80401000 - 0x80418624 (95780)
Boot area (physical):      0x0051D000 - 0x0055D000
Relocation Factor:         I:00000000 - D:00000000

Board IP address                : 10.0.0.10:ffffff00
Host IP address                 : 10.0.0.3
Gateway IP address              :
Run from flash/host (f/h)       : f
Default host run file name      : vmlinux
Default host flash file name    : bcm963xx_fs_kernel
Boot delay (0-9 seconds)        : 2
Board Id Name                   : 96348GW-10
Psi size in KB                  : 16
Number of MAC Addresses (1-32)  : 2
Base MAC Address                : 00:18:4d:0d:ef:fe
Ethernet PHY Type               : Internal
Memory size in MB               : 16

*** Press any key to stop auto run (2 seconds) ***
Auto run second count down: 0
Code Address: 0x80010000, Entry Address: 0x80227018
Decompression OK!
Entry at 0x80227018
Closing network.
Starting program at 0x80227018
Linux version 2.6.8.1 (root@Build_Server) (gcc version 3.4.2) #12 Mon Aug 6 14:09:51 CST 2007
Total Flash size: 4096K with 71 sectors
Scratch pad is not used for this flash part.
96348GW-10 prom init
CPU revision is: 00029107
mpi: No Card is in the PCMCIA slot
Determined physical RAM map:
 memory: 00fa0000 @ 00000000 (usable)
On node 0 totalpages: 4000
  DMA zone: 4000 pages, LIFO batch:1
  Normal zone: 0 pages, LIFO batch:1
  HighMem zone: 0 pages, LIFO batch:1
Built 1 zonelists
Kernel command line: root=31:0 ro noinitrd
brcm mips: enabling icache and dcache...
Primary instruction cache 16kB, physically tagged, 2-way, linesize 16 bytes.
Primary data cache 8kB 2-way, linesize 16 bytes.
PID hash table entries: 64 (order 6: 512 bytes)
Using 120.000 MHz high precision timer.
Dentry cache hash table entries: 4096 (order: 2, 16384 bytes)
Inode-cache hash table entries: 2048 (order: 1, 8192 bytes)
Memory: 13236k/16000k available (1899k kernel code, 2744k reserved, 236k data, 96k init, 0k highmem)
Calibrating delay loop... 239.20 BogoMIPS
Mount-cache hash table entries: 512 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
Checking for 'wait' instruction...  unavailable.
NET: Registered protocol family 16
Can't analyze prologue code at 801e93ec
devfs: 2004-01-31 Richard Gooch (rgooch@atnf.csiro.au)
devfs: boot_options: 0x1
Initializing Cryptographic API
PPP generic driver version 2.4.2
NET: Registered protocol family 24
Using noop io scheduler
Physically mapped flash: Found 1 x16 devices at 0x0 in 16-bit bank
 Amd/Fujitsu Extended Query Table at 0x0040
number of CFI chips: 1
cfi_cmdset_0002: Disabling erase-suspend-program due to code brokenness.
Creating 5 MTD partitions on "Physically mapped flash":
0x00010100-0x00324100 : "fs"
mtd: partition "fs" doesn't start on an erase block boundary -- force read-only
0x00010000-0x003f0000 : "tag+fs+kernel"
0x00000000-0x00010000 : "bootloader"
0x003f0000-0x00400000 : "nvram"
0x00000000-0x00010000 : "bootloader"
brcmboard: brcm_board_init entry
bcm963xx_serial driver v2.0
blaadd: blaa_detect entry
adsl: adsl_init entry
Broadcom BCM6348B0 Ethernet Network Device v0.3 Aug  3 2007 17:35:35
Config Ethernet Switch Through SPI Slave Select 1
eth0: MAC Address: 00:18:4D:0D:EF:FE
NET: Registered protocol family 2
IP: routing cache hash table of 512 buckets, 4Kbytes
TCP: Hash tables configured (established 512 bind 1024)
IPv4 over IPv4 tunneling driver
ip_conntrack version 2.1 (125 buckets, 1000 max) - 376 bytes per conntrack
ip_conntrack_h323: init
ip_nat_h323: initialize the module!
ip_tables: (C) 2000-2002 Netfilter core team
NET: Registered protocol family 1
NET: Registered protocol family 17
NET: Registered protocol family 8
NET: Registered protocol family 20
802.1Q VLAN Support v1.8 Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
All bugs added by David S. Miller <davem@redhat.com>
VFS: Mounted root (squashfs filesystem) readonly.
Mounted devfs on /dev
Freeing unused kernel memory: 96k freed
init started:  BusyBox v1.00 (2008.08.28-07:33+0000) multi-call binary
init started:  BusyBox v1.00 (2008.08.28-07:33+0000) multi-call binary
Starting pid 39, console /dev/tts/0: '/usr/etc/rcS'
ipt_string: module license 'unspecified' taints kernel.
netfilter PSD loaded - (c) astaro AG
ipt_random match loaded
insmod: cannot insert `/lib/modules/ipt_mark.ko': Success (22): Success
BcmAdsl_Initialize=0x80126BD8, g_pFnNotifyCallback=0x8021D364
AnnexCParam=0x7FFF7E78 AnnexAParam=0x00003987 adsl2=0x00000003
pSdramPHY=0xA0FFFFF8, 0x1DD3F 0xDEADBEEF
AdslCoreHwReset: AdslOemDataAddr = 0xA0FFA4D4
AnnexCParam=0x7FFF7E78 AnnexAParam=0x00003987 adsl2=0x00000003
dgasp: kerSysRegisterDyingGaspHandler: dsl0 registered
device eth0 entered promiscuous mode
ap_name=(null) action=start
br0: port 1(eth0) entering learning state
br0: topology change detected, propagating
br0: port 1(eth0) entering forwarding state
/bin/echo GMT+0 > /etc/TZ
No CoutryCode Matched.
insmod /lib/modules/ath_hal.ko ath_mac_addr=00:18:4D:0D:EF:FE
wlanconfig: ioctl: No such device
Error for wireless request "Set ESSID" (8B1A) :
    SET failed on device ath0 ; No such device.
Error for wireless request "Set Frequency" (8B04) :
    SET failed on device ath0 ; No such device.
ath0      no private ioctls.

ath0      no private ioctls.

SIOCGIFFLAGS: No such device
interface ath0 does not exist!
ath0      no private ioctls.

ap_name=v54led action=start
killall: upnpd: no process killed
killall: upnpd: no process killed
Notice: caching turned off
Warning: Using /etc/hosts will be removed in a future version. Please use only the /etc/dnrd/master file or use -m off.
dnrd -a 192.168.0.1 -m hosts -c off --timeout=0 -b
route: SIOC[ADD|DEL]RT: File exists

Please press Enter to activate this console.

CPU/RAM info:

Starting pid 192, console /dev/tts/0: '/bin/sh'


BusyBox v1.00 (2008.08.28-07:33+0000) Built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

# cat /proc/cpuinfo
system type             : 96348GW-10
processor               : 0
cpu model               : BCM6348 V0.7
BogoMIPS                : 239.20
wait instruction        : no
microsecond timers      : yes
tlb_entries             : 32
extra interrupt vector  : yes
hardware watchpoint     : no
VCED exceptions         : not available
VCEI exceptions         : not available
# cat /proc/meminfo
MemTotal:        13352 kB
MemFree:          2500 kB
Buffers:           968 kB
Cached:           5568 kB
SwapCached:          0 kB
Active:           2876 kB
Inactive:         4604 kB
HighTotal:           0 kB
HighFree:            0 kB
LowTotal:        13352 kB
LowFree:          2500 kB
SwapTotal:           0 kB
SwapFree:            0 kB
Dirty:               0 kB
Writeback:           0 kB
Mapped:           1752 kB
Slab:             2268 kB
Committed_AS:     1276 kB
PageTables:        272 kB
VmallocTotal:  1048560 kB
VmallocUsed:       636 kB
VmallocChunk:  1047776 kB

serial port is J503 (bottom-left of the CPU). Settings are: 115200, 8, N, 1. Pins are:
[ ] GND
(x) Rx
(x) VCC (3.3V)
(x) Tx

I'll update this topic when i make some progress.

(Last edited by HellFire on 10 May 2009, 00:27)

Got it running now.

My .config is here. The right image to flash it with is openwrt-96348GW-10-squashfs-cfe.bin.
Patch for ZNC is here.

My image (includes nano and LuCI):
for flashing with CFE
for flashing with netgear's web interface (untested)

http://213.251.184.91/openwrt/dg834pn/packages/

(Last edited by HellFire on 5 May 2009, 21:07)

Anyone tried the web image(*.img)?
Any risk one will need a serial cable to recover if it won't boot?

I had a DG834PN stored somewhere, so when I saw this topic, I dusted it and put the web image Hellfire posted here. I have it as a secondary AP and so far so good. So yeah, we can say the web image has been tested already.

Thanks, Hellfire.

Geat!

I have never tried OpenWRT so I am a bit curious what I will get. Currently I am using
DGTeam, http://dgteam.ilbello.com/ and it offers some advantages over the
original FW.

For one I can adjust the ADSL parametesr in different ways:
Advanced ADSL settings

Modulation mode     MultiMode
G.DMT
G.Lite
T1.413
ADSL2 (G.992.3)
ADSL2+ (G.992.5)
Reach Ext. ADSL (Annex L)
Double Upstream (Annex M)
SNR Percentage     %
Loop parity check     Inner Outter
Bitswap     On Off
Seamless Rate Adaptation     On Off
Trellis Code    
Sesdrop    
Extend R.T.C. frequency (Annex M)    

and view the ADSL link status:

Status: ShowtimeRetrain Reason:    0
Channel: FAST, Upstream rate = 942 Kbps, Downstream rate = 8127 Kbps
Link Power State: L0
Mode:            ADSL2+
Channel:        Fast
Trellis:        U:ON /D:ON
Line Status:        No Defect
Training Status:    Showtime
        Down        Up
SNR (dB):    10.3        6.0
Attn(dB):    44.5        20.2
Pwr(dBm):    1.5        12.6
Max(Kbps):    11376        1044
Rate (Kbps):    8127        942
            G.dmt framing
K:        239(0)        29
R:        16        16
S:        1        8
D:        64        8
            ADSL2 framing
MSGc:        63        68
B:        238        28
M:        1        8
T:        1        1
R:        16        16
S:        0.9370        7.6015
L:        2177        261
D:        64        8
            Counters
SF:        602191        572534
SFErr:        37        1
RS:        41551242        824635
RSCorr:        14442        7684
RSUnCorr:    751        0

HEC:        34        0
OCD:        0        0
LCD:        0        0
Total Cells:    186592484        21648458
Data Cells:    409189        148641
Drop Cells:    0
Bit Errors:    0        0

ES:        45630        1
SES:        19549        1
UAS:        49        0
AS:        9734

INP:        1.88        1.96
PER:        16.16        17.57
delay:        14.99        15.20
OR:        34.14        33.67

Bitswap:    1        240

Total time = 1 days 12 hours 22 min 17 sec
SF  = 18800492
CRC = 1104689
LOS = 0
LOF = 0
ES  = 45630
Latest 1 day time = 12 hours 22 min 17 sec
SF  = 2754930
CRC = 625167
LOS = 0
LOF = 0
ES  = 20194
Latest 15 minutes time = 7 min 17 sec
SF  = 27053
CRC = 0
LOS = 0
LOF = 0
ES  = 0
Previous 15 minutes time = 15 min 0 sec
SF  = 55659
CRC = 7
LOS = 0
LOF = 0
ES  = 3
Previous 1 day time = 24 hours 0 sec
SF  = 5349308
CRC = 412088
LOS = 0
LOF = 0
ES  = 21859
15 minutes interval [-30 min to -15 min] time = 15 min 0 sec
SF  = 55721
CRC = 3
LOS = 0
LOF = 0
ES  = 2
15 minutes interval [-45 min to -30 min] time = 15 min 0 sec
SF  = 55658
CRC = 10
LOS = 0
LOF = 0
ES  = 2
15 minutes interval [-60 min to -45 min] time = 15 min 0 sec
SF  = 55659
CRC = 3
LOS = 0
LOF = 0
ES  = 1
Showtime Drop Reason:    0
Last Retrain Reason:    0

Is there similar functions in openWRT?

I know I will not be very useful with this post... Anyhow, openWRT is completely different than the Netgear firmware (or its DGteam variant). It works with packages that you can install or not. In the case of Hellfire's build, he did not build all the packages, so I cannot tell you if the statistics and the ADSL configuration page looks similar.
Apart from that, openWRT gives you more options. With stock firmware or DGTeam firmware, I was unable to set the router as an access point. As I moved location, ADSL was not an option for me anymore. So the router was left forgotten in a shady place. openWRT lets me use the router as an access point, something that I welcomed.
I know I have not been very useful. I will try to get another device with openWRT and try to get screenshots of what you should expect.
Regards.

That would be great. I am not sure ADSL works in OpenWRT, does it?

From looking at other posts, it looks like people have it working. The problem I have is that I do not have an internet connection over ADSL anymore, so I cannot tell.

Hi

Flashed my netgear DG834PN today via netgears web interface on FireFox 3.5 but i have got a few issues with the wireless. See screenshots below.

Status, But wheres the wireless?

No wireless networks?

More then happy to help as this is a spare modem i have.

Heres my Kernel Log:

Linux version 2.6.27.22 (torrentialstorm@torrentialstorm1) (gcc version 4.1.2) #11 Tue May 5 18:38:06 BST 2009
Detected Broadcom 0x6348 CPU revision b0
CPU frequency is 240000000 Hz
16MB of RAM installed
board_bcm963xx: CFE version: unknown
console [early0] enabled
CPU revision is: 00029107 (Broadcom BCM6348)
board_bcm963xx: board name: 96348GW-10
Determined physical RAM map:
memory: 01000000 @ 00000000 (usable)
Initrd not found or empty - disabling initrd
Zone PFN ranges:
  Normal   0x00000000 -> 0x00001000
Movable zone start PFN for each node
early_node_map[1] active PFN ranges
    0: 0x00000000 -> 0x00001000
On node 0 totalpages: 4096
free_area_init_node: node 0, pgdat 8023e1f0, node_mem_map 80282000
  Normal zone: 4064 pages, LIFO batch:0
Built 1 zonelists in Zone order, mobility grouping off.  Total pages: 4064
Kernel command line: root=/dev/mtdblock2 rootfstype=squashfs,jffs2 init=/etc/preinit noinitrd console=ttyS0,115200
Primary instruction cache 16kB, VIPT, 2-way, linesize 16 bytes.
Primary data cache 8kB, 2-way, VIPT, no aliases, linesize 16 bytes
PID hash table entries: 64 (order: 6, 256 bytes)
Dentry cache hash table entries: 2048 (order: 1, 8192 bytes)
Inode-cache hash table entries: 1024 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
Memory: 13672k/16384k available (1913k kernel code, 2712k reserved, 324k data, 120k init, 0k highmem)
Calibrating delay loop... 239.61 BogoMIPS (lpj=479232)
Mount-cache hash table entries: 512
net_namespace: 592 bytes
NET: Registered protocol family 16
registering 37 GPIOs
board_bcm963xx: not enough mac address
registering PCI controller with io_map_base unset
bus: 00 index 0 io port: [8000000, 800ffff]
bus: 00 index 1 mmio: [30000000, 37ffffff]
Switched to high resolution mode on CPU 0
NET: Registered protocol family 2
IP route cache hash table entries: 1024 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
TCP established hash table entries: 512 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
TCP bind hash table entries: 512 (order: -1, 2048 bytes)
TCP: Hash tables configured (established 512 bind 512)
TCP reno registered
NET: Registered protocol family 1
audit: initializing netlink socket (disabled)
type=2000 audit(0.269:1): initialized
squashfs: version 3.0 (2006/03/15) Phillip Lougher
Registering mini_fo version $Id$
JFFS2 version 2.2. (NAND) (SUMMARY)  © 2001-2006 Red Hat, Inc.
msgmni has been set to 26
io scheduler noop registered
io scheduler cfq registered (default)
gpiodev: gpio device registered with major 254
gpiodev: gpio platform device registered with access mask FFFFFFFF
bcm63xx_uart.0: ttyS0 at MMIO 0xfffe0300 (irq = 10) is a bcm63xx_uart
console handover: boot [early0] -> real [ttyS0]
bcm63xx_enet MII bus: probed
bcm963xx_flash: 0x00400000 at 0x1fc00000
bcm963xx: Found 1 x16 devices at 0x0 in 16-bit bank
Amd/Fujitsu Extended Query Table at 0x0040
number of CFI chips: 1
cfi_cmdset_0002: Disabling erase-suspend-program due to code brokenness.
bcm963xx_flash: Read Signature value of CFE1CFE1
bcm963xx_flash: CFE bootloader detected
bcm963xx_flash: CFE boot tag found with version 6 and board type 96348GW-10.
bcm963xx_flash: Partition 0 is CFE offset 0 and length 10000
bcm963xx_flash: Partition 1 is kernel offset 10100 and length bfdae
bcm963xx_flash: Partition 2 is rootfs offset d0000 and length 320000
bcm963xx_flash: Partition 3 is nvram offset 3f0000 and length 10000
Creating 4 MTD partitions on "bcm963xx":
0x00000000-0x00010000 : "CFE"
0x00010100-0x000cfeae : "kernel"
mtd: partition "kernel" doesn't start on an erase block boundary -- force read-only
0x000d0000-0x003f0000 : "rootfs"
mtd: partition "rootfs" set to be root filesystem
mtd: partition "rootfs_data" created automatically, ofs=360000, len=90000
0x00360000-0x003f0000 : "rootfs_data"
0x003f0000-0x00400000 : "nvram"
TCP bic registered
NET: Registered protocol family 17
802.1Q VLAN Support v1.8 Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
All bugs added by David S. Miller <davem@redhat.com>
VFS: Mounted root (squashfs filesystem) readonly.
Freeing unused kernel memory: 120k freed
Please be patient, while OpenWrt loads ...
Algorithmics/MIPS FPU Emulator v1.5
mini_fo: using base directory: /
mini_fo: using storage directory: /jffs
bcm63xx_enet bcm63xx_enet.0: attached PHY at address 1 [Broadcom BCM63XX (1)]
bcm63xx_enet bcm63xx_enet.0: attached PHY at address 1 [Broadcom BCM63XX (1)]
eth1: link forced UP - 100/full - flow control off/off
device eth1 entered promiscuous mode
br-lan: topology change detected, propagating
br-lan: port 1(eth1) entering forwarding state
roboswitch: Probing device eth0: Failed to enable switch
roboswitch: Probing device eth1: found!
br-lan: port 1(eth1) entering disabled state
br-lan: topology change detected, propagating
br-lan: port 1(eth1) entering forwarding state
PPP generic driver version 2.4.2
ip_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team
nf_conntrack version 0.5.0 (1024 buckets, 4096 max)
CONFIG_NF_CT_ACCT is deprecated and will be removed soon. Plase use
nf_conntrack.acct=1 kernel paramater, acct=1 nf_conntrack module option or
sysctl net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_acct=1 to enable it.
IMQ driver loaded successfully.
    Hooking IMQ before NAT on PREROUTING.
    Hooking IMQ after NAT on POSTROUTING.
wlan: trunk
ath_hal: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel.
ath_hal: 2008-10

And the system log

May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt syslog.info syslogd started: BusyBox v1.11.3
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.notice kernel: klogd started: BusyBox v1.11.3 (2009-05-05 07:59:53 BST)
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.notice kernel: Linux version 2.6.27.22 (torrentialstorm@torrentialstorm1) (gcc version 4.1.2) #11 Tue May 5 18:38:06 BST 2009
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: Detected Broadcom 0x6348 CPU revision b0
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: CPU frequency is 240000000 Hz
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: 16MB of RAM installed
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: board_bcm963xx: CFE version: unknown
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: console [early0] enabled
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: CPU revision is: 00029107 (Broadcom BCM6348)
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: board_bcm963xx: board name: 96348GW-10
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: Determined physical RAM map:
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel:  memory: 01000000 @ 00000000 (usable)
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: Initrd not found or empty - disabling initrd
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.warn kernel: Zone PFN ranges:
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.warn kernel:   Normal   0x00000000 -> 0x00001000
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.warn kernel: Movable zone start PFN for each node
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.warn kernel: early_node_map[1] active PFN ranges
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.warn kernel:     0: 0x00000000 -> 0x00001000
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.debug kernel: On node 0 totalpages: 4096
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.debug kernel: free_area_init_node: node 0, pgdat 8023e1f0, node_mem_map 80282000
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.debug kernel:   Normal zone: 4064 pages, LIFO batch:0
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.warn kernel: Built 1 zonelists in Zone order, mobility grouping off.  Total pages: 4064
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.notice kernel: Kernel command line: root=/dev/mtdblock2 rootfstype=squashfs,jffs2 init=/etc/preinit noinitrd console=ttyS0,115200
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.warn kernel: Primary instruction cache 16kB, VIPT, 2-way, linesize 16 bytes.
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.warn kernel: Primary data cache 8kB, 2-way, VIPT, no aliases, linesize 16 bytes
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.warn kernel: PID hash table entries: 64 (order: 6, 256 bytes)
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: Dentry cache hash table entries: 2048 (order: 1, 8192 bytes)
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: Inode-cache hash table entries: 1024 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: Memory: 13672k/16384k available (1913k kernel code, 2712k reserved, 324k data, 120k init, 0k highmem)
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: Calibrating delay loop... 239.61 BogoMIPS (lpj=479232)
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.warn kernel: Mount-cache hash table entries: 512
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: net_namespace: 592 bytes
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: NET: Registered protocol family 16
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: registering 37 GPIOs
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.err kernel: board_bcm963xx: not enough mac address
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.warn kernel: registering PCI controller with io_map_base unset
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: bus: 00 index 0 io port: [8000000, 800ffff]
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: bus: 00 index 1 mmio: [30000000, 37ffffff]
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.debug kernel: Switched to high resolution mode on CPU 0
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: NET: Registered protocol family 2
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: IP route cache hash table entries: 1024 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: TCP established hash table entries: 512 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: TCP bind hash table entries: 512 (order: -1, 2048 bytes)
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: TCP: Hash tables configured (established 512 bind 512)
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: TCP reno registered
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: NET: Registered protocol family 1
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: audit: initializing netlink socket (disabled)
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.notice kernel: type=2000 audit(0.269:1): initialized
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: squashfs: version 3.0 (2006/03/15) Phillip Lougher
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.warn kernel: Registering mini_fo version $Id$
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: JFFS2 version 2.2. (NAND) (SUMMARY)  © 2001-2006 Red Hat, Inc.
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: msgmni has been set to 26
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: io scheduler noop registered
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: io scheduler cfq registered (default)
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: gpiodev: gpio device registered with major 254
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: gpiodev: gpio platform device registered with access mask FFFFFFFF
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: bcm63xx_uart.0: ttyS0 at MMIO 0xfffe0300 (irq = 10) is a bcm63xx_uart
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: console handover: boot [early0] -> real [ttyS0]
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: bcm63xx_enet MII bus: probed
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: bcm963xx_flash: 0x00400000 at 0x1fc00000
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: bcm963xx: Found 1 x16 devices at 0x0 in 16-bit bank
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.warn kernel:  Amd/Fujitsu Extended Query Table at 0x0040
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.notice kernel: number of CFI chips: 1
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.notice kernel: cfi_cmdset_0002: Disabling erase-suspend-program due to code brokenness.
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: bcm963xx_flash: Read Signature value of CFE1CFE1
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: bcm963xx_flash: CFE bootloader detected
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: bcm963xx_flash: CFE boot tag found with version 6 and board type 96348GW-10.
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: bcm963xx_flash: Partition 0 is CFE offset 0 and length 10000
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: bcm963xx_flash: Partition 1 is kernel offset 10100 and length bfdae
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: bcm963xx_flash: Partition 2 is rootfs offset d0000 and length 320000
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: bcm963xx_flash: Partition 3 is nvram offset 3f0000 and length 10000
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.notice kernel: Creating 4 MTD partitions on "bcm963xx":
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.notice kernel: 0x00000000-0x00010000 : "CFE"
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.notice kernel: 0x00010100-0x000cfeae : "kernel"
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.warn kernel: mtd: partition "kernel" doesn't start on an erase block boundary -- force read-only
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.notice kernel: 0x000d0000-0x003f0000 : "rootfs"
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.notice kernel: mtd: partition "rootfs" set to be root filesystem
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: mtd: partition "rootfs_data" created automatically, ofs=360000, len=90000
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.notice kernel: 0x00360000-0x003f0000 : "rootfs_data"
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.notice kernel: 0x003f0000-0x00400000 : "nvram"
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: TCP bic registered
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: NET: Registered protocol family 17
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: 802.1Q VLAN Support v1.8 Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: All
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: bugs added by David S. Miller <davem@redhat.com>
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.warn kernel: VFS: Mounted root (squashfs filesystem) readonly.
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: Freeing unused kernel memory: 120k freed
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.warn kernel: Please be patient, while OpenWrt loads ...
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.warn kernel: Algorithmics/MIPS FPU Emulator v1.5
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: mini_fo: using base directory: /
May  5 17:33:00 OpenWrt user.info kernel: mini_fo: using storage directory: /jffs
May  5 17:33:02 OpenWrt user.info kernel: bcm63xx_enet bcm63xx_enet.0: attached PHY at address 1 [Broadcom BCM63XX (1)]
May  5 17:33:02 OpenWrt user.info kernel: bcm63xx_enet bcm63xx_enet.0: attached PHY at address 1 [Broadcom BCM63XX (1)]
May  5 17:33:02 OpenWrt user.info sysinit: udhcpc (v1.11.3) started
May  5 17:33:03 OpenWrt user.info kernel: eth1: link forced UP - 100/full - flow control off/off
May  5 17:33:04 OpenWrt user.info kernel: device eth1 entered promiscuous mode
May  5 17:33:04 OpenWrt user.info kernel: br-lan: topology change detected, propagating
May  5 17:33:04 OpenWrt user.info kernel: br-lan: port 1(eth1) entering forwarding state
May  5 17:33:05 OpenWrt user.info kernel: roboswitch: Probing device eth0: Failed to enable switch
May  5 17:33:05 OpenWrt user.info kernel: roboswitch: Probing device eth1: found!
May  5 17:33:06 OpenWrt user.info kernel: br-lan: port 1(eth1) entering disabled state
May  5 17:33:06 OpenWrt user.info kernel: br-lan: topology change detected, propagating
May  5 17:33:06 OpenWrt user.info kernel: br-lan: port 1(eth1) entering forwarding state
May  5 17:33:06 OpenWrt user.info kernel: PPP generic driver version 2.4.2
May  5 17:33:07 OpenWrt user.info sysinit: Sending discover...
May  5 17:33:07 OpenWrt user.info kernel: ip_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team
May  5 17:33:09 OpenWrt user.warn kernel: nf_conntrack version 0.5.0 (1024 buckets, 4096 max)
May  5 17:33:09 OpenWrt user.warn kernel: CONFIG_NF_CT_ACCT is deprecated and will be removed soon. Plase use
May  5 17:33:09 OpenWrt user.warn kernel: nf_conntrack.acct=1 kernel paramater, acct=1 nf_conntrack module option or
May  5 17:33:09 OpenWrt user.warn kernel: sysctl net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_acct=1 to enable it.
May  5 17:33:10 OpenWrt user.info sysinit: Sending discover...
May  5 17:33:11 OpenWrt user.info kernel: IMQ driver loaded successfully.
May  5 17:33:11 OpenWrt user.info kernel:     Hooking IMQ before NAT on PREROUTING.
May  5 17:33:11 OpenWrt user.info kernel:     Hooking IMQ after NAT on POSTROUTING.
May  5 17:33:13 OpenWrt user.info kernel: wlan: trunk
May  5 17:33:13 OpenWrt user.info sysinit: Sending discover...
May  5 17:33:14 OpenWrt user.warn kernel: ath_hal: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel.
May  5 17:33:14 OpenWrt user.info kernel: ath_hal: 2008-10-02 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, AR5416, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, RF5413, RF2133, RF2425, REGOPS_FUNC, DFS, XR)
May  5 17:33:14 OpenWrt user.info kernel: ath_rate_minstrel: Minstrel automatic rate control algorithm 1.2 (trunk)
May  5 17:33:14 OpenWrt user.info kernel: ath_rate_minstrel: look around rate set to 10%
May  5 17:33:14 OpenWrt user.info kernel: ath_rate_minstrel: EWMA rolloff level set to 75%
May  5 17:33:14 OpenWrt user.info kernel: ath_rate_minstrel: max segment size in the mrr set to 6000 us
May  5 17:33:14 OpenWrt user.info kernel: wlan: mac acl policy registered
May  5 17:33:15 OpenWrt user.info kernel: ath_pci: trunk
May  5 17:33:16 OpenWrt user.info sysinit: Loading defaults
May  5 17:33:16 OpenWrt user.info sysinit: Loading synflood protection
May  5 17:33:17 OpenWrt user.info sysinit: Adding custom chains
May  5 17:33:17 OpenWrt user.info sysinit: Loading zones
May  5 17:33:18 OpenWrt user.info sysinit: Loading forwarding
May  5 17:33:18 OpenWrt user.info sysinit: Loading redirects
May  5 17:33:18 OpenWrt user.info sysinit: Loading rules
May  5 17:33:18 OpenWrt user.info sysinit: Loading includes
May  5 17:33:19 OpenWrt user.notice root: adding lan (br-lan) to firewall zone lan
May  5 17:33:20 OpenWrt authpriv.info dropbear[840]: Running in background
May  5 17:33:28 OpenWrt daemon.info dnsmasq[1091]: started, version 2.47 cachesize 150
May  5 17:33:28 OpenWrt daemon.info dnsmasq[1091]: compile time options: IPv6 GNU-getopt no-DBus no-I18N TFTP
May  5 17:33:28 OpenWrt daemon.info dnsmasq[1091]: DHCP, IP range 192.168.1.100 -- 192.168.1.250, lease time 12h
May  5 17:33:28 OpenWrt daemon.info dnsmasq[1091]: using local addresses only for domain lan
May  5 17:33:28 OpenWrt daemon.warn dnsmasq[1091]: no servers found in /tmp/resolv.conf.auto, will retry
May  5 17:33:28 OpenWrt daemon.info dnsmasq[1091]: read /etc/hosts - 1 addresses
May  5 17:33:28 OpenWrt daemon.info dnsmasq[1091]: read /etc/ethers - 0 addresses
May  5 18:01:15 OpenWrt auth.info passwd: Password for root changed by root

(Last edited by francisuk on 12 Oct 2009, 23:28)

Did you get anywhere with this?  I'm having the same problem it seems - the wireless hardware not being detected on my DG834GT.

Hi,

Does anyone have a copy of openwrt-DG834PN.img that HellFire posted a link to?
The links no longer work.

TTFN Yafiyogi

Hi, I have a DG834PN. After a thunderstorm it does not work anymore. Yes, I know it is time to buy a new one...! However...

The four LEDs of Ethernet ports remains on. The other LEDs seem to respond as usual. But no communications on wifi or eth are possible.
Connecting a serial terminal on J503 it is possible to see the kernel booting, becoming ready after a while and it is possible to interact with it.
During boot an error is reported regarding bcm63xx ethernet port, while no ohter problems are signaled. The ADSL modem seem to work too.
The error regarding bcm63xx ethernet reports that it is not possible to use the SPI to communicate with the hardware.
At the moment I have not a console log to show it. However this error prevents the init script to complete and the router initialization is aborted too soon.
Issuing command by hands it is possible to activate wireless but I do not know how to use the wifi utility from netgear. At the moment I have not been able to do nothing more than scan SSID to list other wifi networks of my neighbours.

I am wondering to know if it is possible to flash openwrt on it as the bootloader is able to access ethernet only and the web interface is not reachable at all. Maybe by using JTAG ??? Connector J201 in the lower part of PCB could be a JTAG but... does someone know its pinout???

Has Openwrt the driver and userspace utility to control MIMO functions of Wifi of this router??? Or the wifi will work as a simple antenna AP ?

Furthermore I am wondering to know if someone has the switch chip datasheet (BCM5325EKQMG) as it reasonably is the one broken...

Thanks a lot in advance.
Mattfrat

Hi.. no one here able to answer ?

Hi all
I have got some free time on my hands and im willing to give this a go over the weekend. but heres the bad news im not on ADSL im on cable (virgin media)

How to Restore my backups, Okay first thing is to put the ethernet cable to port 2 on the netgear router DONT PUT THE CABLE MODEM ANY OTHER PORTS!

Log into 192.168.1.1

System > Backup/Restore

then look for the file you downloaded from http://www.francisprojects.co.uk/dg834pn

Reboot the router
then unplug and replug it in

Log into 192.168.1.1
Username: admin
Password: openwrt

Router's default gateway, ip, DNS
IPv4
192.168.1.1 < Netgear router
192.168.1.2-192.168.1.200 < Clients IPs
255.255.255.0 < subnet mask
DNS: 8.8.8.8 (This is googles DNS services)

You my wish to put the cable modem on port 1

- V1 - Updated software package list to the right one

(Last edited by francisuk on 19 Jan 2011, 16:17)

Unfotunately the links don't works. Is there any mirror to download theese files?

Thank you!

(Last edited by LaySoft on 18 Jul 2011, 20:11)

Bump for the DG834PN files. I'm reverting to this router since my newer one overheated.

I hope someone can repost these. Thanks!

Has anyone reflash there modem as i would love to upgrade to backfire http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/1 … fs-cfe.bin

Hi I recently built firmware for this router including the following:

Atheros support from the off, with packet injection supported
Aircrack-ng
Bully (an improved reaver clone) (you will need to setup some symlinks to the libs)
OpenVPN
No PPP support (to save space)

about 480kb of JFFS space remains.