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Approximate Upgrade Time: 90 seconds
Known Issues: wireless driver (manufacturer's original) sometimes crashes or has madwifi “stuck
beacon” on boot – physical power-cycle (i.e., physically unplugging the power supply and then
plugging it back in) always resolves the issue.
README_fw2.00.08 from the Wireless Upgrade Package for Linksys WRT300N v2 fw 2.00.08:
Linksys WRT300N v2 firmware 2.00.08 Wireless Upgrade Documentation
INTRODUCTION:
This document discusses the procedures for performing a wireless upgrade
of a Linksys WRT300N v2 running firmware version 2.00.08.
ONE-TIME SETUP:
The following setup steps need only be performed once:
1. Boot a Windows XP Laptop with a 802.11 wireless card (any standards
conforming 802.11 b/g card should work).
2. Install full cygwin distribution on the laptop:
a. go to http://www.cygwin.com/
b. click the "Install or update now" icon.
c. A dialog will popup -- click "Run".
d. Another dialog will popup. Click "Next" until you reach the
"Select Packages" dialog. Note you may have to select a different
mirror site on the "Choose Download Site" dialog.
e. On the "Select Packages" dialog, on the lines that starts with
"All" (top line), click the circular arrow icon until the line shows
"All () Install".
h. Click "Next" and follow the instructions for the rest of the install,
which can take a long time (~1 hour).
i. Verify that you can open a cygwin command window.
Verify that you have the program "make" by entering:
cygcheck -cd | grep make
Verify that you have the program "gcc" by entering:
cygcheck -cd | grep gcc
Verify that you have the program "perl" by entering:
cygcheck -cd | grep perl
3. Install the {XYZ}_PACKAGE on the laptop, where {XYZ} is the name of
the package (typically TEST_XXX or REAL_XXX, where TEST packages are to
be used during the TEST phase, and the REAL packages are to be used during
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