TP-Link 3020 bricked out?

Hi guys,
I followed every step with no problems to report until the moment I had to power off the router to connect to it via Wi-Fi.
When I connected the laptop to the router, it didn't redirect me to pirate.lan, so I decided to start from scratch, but when I tried to ssh into it didn't work. So I'm stuck with the IP bricked out, since I don't know how to connect into it and change anything.
FYI used the following settings to route out from the router:

config interface 'lan'
option ifname 'eth0'
option type 'bridge'
option proto 'static'
option ipaddr '10.10.10.123'
option netmask '255.255.255.0'
option gateway '10.10.10.254'
list dns '10.10.10.254'
list dns '8.8.8.8'

Thanks in advance

Did you try to access with failsave mode? How to recover in Failsafe mode

Matthias Wrote:
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> Did you try to access with failsave mode? How to
> recover in Failsafe mode

Yep, but it doesn't work for me: the input is "ping: sendmsg: Network is unreachable"

Ok I managed to get into the router changing the IP address AFTER powering it on.
Any suggestion on what to do now?

Depends on what your problem was

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If your got your network connection ready (check ping google.de), then you can do the following steps on your machine to get a "clean" and fresh install:

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cd /tmp
  wget http://piratebox.aod-rpg.de/openwrt-ar71xx-generic-tl-mr3020-v1-squashfs-factory.bin
  mtd write openwrt-ar71xx-generic-tl-mr3020-v1-squashfs-factory.bin firmware

Matthias Wrote:
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> Depends on what your problem was
>
>
>
>
> If your got your network connection ready (check
> ping google.de), then you can do the following
> steps on your machine to get a "clean" and fresh
> install:
>
> cd /tmp
> wget
> [piratebox.aod-rpg.de]
> -tl-mr3020-v1-squashfs-factory.bin
> mtd write
> openwrt-ar71xx-generic-tl-mr3020-v1-squashfs-facto
> ry.bin firmware
>

Thanks for your replies, but I think I managed to sort it out.
Luckily, I found out the problem was the first USB key I used didn't install the files correctly, so I just had to vi through the config files and plug in another one and start from there
Since we're here, another question: if I ever had to replace the USB stick, I'll just have to wget the package and start from there?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/11/2012 11:49PM by Lux Æterna.

If you are able to copy over your stuff to the other usb device, your can easily exchange them.

best regards
Matthias

Hello Lux Æterna

I have gone through this thread and have a few questions before I can help you. Which firmware are you running on the TL-MR3020?. If you have any question you can directly email me on steve.crow@tp-link.com and we can follow up and solve the problem.
Thank you

Best regards,
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TP-Link USA Corporation
Tel: +1 866-225-8139
Website: www.tp-link.com/en/support/index.asp

Thanks for coming to the forum Steve. Awesome to have a TP-Link representative. Something tells me that your sales of the MR3020 and the other ones we use have jumped exponentially lol

> TerrorByte
> TP-LINK_SupportForce

Cheers

edit: True or Fake? ^^ Link on signature is not working



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/13/2012 05:31AM by Matthias.

Hello,

I am trying to install the pirate box into my tp-link 3020 and somehow I got stuck and lost in the way. Now this just doesnt work, i can´t make a clean install of the openwrt, nor can I keep on configuring the piratebox settings.

Any way to hard reset this thing?

Thank you very much in advance.

Try to start in Failsafe mode: [github.com]
If you can get this working with accessing from your client to the MR3020 via telnet, you are able to reflash the router via "mtd"

here is what i did

DONE IN UBUNTU:

to restore your unreachable router. (mr3020)

1. Download mr30020 firmware.
1.1 prepare .bin file for router:
dd if=entry.bin of=output.bin skip=257 bs=512
1.2 move output.bin to usb root
1.3 put usb into turned off mr3020

2. change homecomputerIP to ='192.168.1.2'
2.1 reboot/reinitialize networking (toget staticIP)
2.2ping 192.168.1.1 (leave terminal open;ctrl+n for new terminalwindow)
2.3connect ethernet-cable into turned off router
2.4turn on router (as soon as WPSbutton starts to blink PUSH IT-itshouldblinkfastnow)
(2.5 you should see now a response comming from your ping requests!)

3. telnet 192.168.1.1
3.1cp /mnt/usb/output.bin /tmp (make shure the files are there, with the 'ls' command)
3.2mtd write /tmp/output.bin firmware
3.3reboot your device with: reboot -f

4. change back to dhcp commenting out static configuration in /etc/network/interfaces or similar.
4.1reboot/reinitialize networking (toget dynIP)
4.2connect to your router like your used to: webbrowser << 192.168.0.245
et voila..
Login with admin admin

#i hope this helps; thanks to the community which made it possible

Thanks you very much humus!!!!!!!!!!!

My mr3020 was bricked buy I repair with your instructions.

Hi PirateBOX friends!. I bought a TP-Link 3020 last month and when I tried to change original firmware I think my router was bricked out. I have Khazad same problem .
I have telnet access. But I only have one minute access, then I have General error Ping. XD.

I follow Humus instruccions:

1. Download mr30020 firmware.
1.1 prepare .bin file for router:
dd if=entry.bin of=output.bin skip=257 bs=512
1.2 move output.bin to usb root
1.3 put usb into turned off mr3020

2. change homecomputerIP to ='192.168.1.2'
2.1 reboot/reinitialize networking (toget staticIP)
2.2ping 192.168.1.1 (leave terminal open;ctrl+n for new terminalwindow)
2.3connect ethernet-cable into turned off router
2.4turn on router (as soon as WPSbutton starts to blink PUSH IT-itshouldblinkfastnow)
(2.5 you should see now a response comming from your ping requests!)

Here I have the problem:

3.1cp /mnt/usb/output.bin /tmp (make shure the files are there, with the 'ls' command)

- When I list mnt directory, this is empty

I need your help. Thanks.
I´m sorry my bad english.

if you have telnet access => device is not bricked.

Make sure, that you toggle off your wifi and stay connected via wire while working on the piratebox. This reduce the most common problems.

Tp link mr3020 got bricked during firmware upgrade, actually it was taking a lot of time about one and a half hour so i unplugged my router. After that i was not able to access my router so i tried failsafe mode.
[mail.google.com]
I flashed the firmware to the router then i installed piratebox folder to the pen drive and connected it to the router.
According to the instructions it should take only 10 minutes to open piratebox hompage and flashing of lights from the router should be stopped, but it is taking so much time and the router is still blinking. i have a telnet access and i was also able to ping 192.168.1.1 as you can see in the screenshot. Where did i go wrong and what should i try next?
Thanks in advance.