Unbrick a Linksys WRT54G router with DD WRT and TFTP

Unbrick a Linksys WRT54G router with DD WRT and TFTP


How to reset a 'Bricked' Linksys WRT54GL running OpenWRT firmware

How to reset a 'Bricked' Linksys WRT54GL running OpenWRT firmware

In this video, I show you how to get your Linksys WRT54GL back to life if it had OpenWRT firmware installed and bombed out. This simple method puts the wireless router into "safe-mode" where it responds to ping and is accessible via telnet or ssh. Once you have response from the router, you can go ahead and reset the settings inside an ssh terminal.