Flash WRT54GS with DD-WRT

How to Flash and Upgrade your WRT54GS Router's firmware safely and Install DD-WRT Firmware (100% Success Rate)meaning NO chance of bricking it leaving it useless. any questions or comments feel free to leave them and I'll respond
since its somewhat blurry I'll write some instructions
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How to Flash and Upgrade your WRT54GS Router's firmware safely and Install DD-WRT Firmware (100% Success Rate)

Files needed
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befsx41_Tftp
dd-wrt.v24_micro_wrt54gv8
vxworkskillerGSv7-v3
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Prep Instructons for the computer side
First open up your "control panel"

Double click "Network and Internet Connections"

Open up "Network connections".

Right click "Local Area Connection"

Under the general tab click "Internet protocol (TCIP/IP)" and then click properties.

Click the circle next to "Use the following IP address" and fill in the information below with the following:
IP address: 192.168.1.100
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: 192.168.1.1

Click Ok then Ok again on the "Local Area Connection" window.
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Flash instructions for the WRT54GS Router

Open INTERNET EXPLORER and go to 192.168.1.1

After you login Give user/password admin admin to login into Router

Click on the "Administration" tab then the "Upgrade Firmware" tab.

Click on Browse, select vxworkskillerGSv7-v3.bin and click Upgrade

After it says upgrade complete wait a minumum of three minutes before you click reset.
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DD-WRT Installation instructions

Close all windows then open the "befsx41_Tftp" program we downloaded.

Input the following information:
Write Server: 192.168.1.1
Password: admin
file dd-wrt.v24_micro_wrt54gv8.bin

When you are done click upgrade and wait three minutes again (NO LESS).

Now if WLAN light is ON ,then you can finally breathe and you didn't brick your router AKA you are successful.

Open Internet Explorer and go to 192.168.1.1 username= root & password= admin (you can change these anytime)
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Congratulations and enjoy your fully functional linux based Firmware.

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[Furikazashi]

if that was true the details that are there (not just a waste of the "see more" option) wouldn't have the EXACT instructions that you view on the screen that you seem to not be able to read. Or understand.

[Furikazashi]

the WRT54GS only came stock with 1.0 firmware, I've created this guide after ive installed with most recent and oldest, worked on both.

[twiztidsidfreak13]

This just looks like so much work! I really don't get how to do this

[BMXFREAK010]

where do you get the "befsx41_Tftp" from?

[jholli71]

seems to be pretty readable on my pc after I click "view full screen" , a touch blurry, but readable none the less

[aquateenI16]

does this work with wrt54gs version 5 router?

[paralyzedmime]

First off, Why do you mention this being a 100% safe process in the beginning, and then wrap it up by telling us we can breathe easy 'cause we didn't brick our router? Second,

I've messed up my setup..During the second step, where you flash your router, it updated, and then when I clicked continue for the reboot I instantly lost connection..Either way, I pressed on and opened the befsx41 program, entered the info, tried updating and failed. i assume it needs internet to update.care to elaborate?

[GORATPHUQ]

dude you still freakin rock

[frohawk17]

i cant see ! 2 small res

[2busy2P]

Might be nice if you could see the screens good enough to read them or if there was some audio saying what was going on.

Right now it's just a waste of time and space