Once you have installed Openwrt on one partition, leave the second partition on Factory firmware.Tthis way you can dual boot into Openwrt or Factory. You can force a partial boot by turning off router 10 seconds after booting. The router switches between one or the other after three consecutive partial boots. NOTE: This router has two copies of firmware. Nvram set bootpartition=0 & nvram set partialboots=0 & nvram commit Where 192.168.1.10 is where your tftp server is running.įlash -noheader 192.168.1.10:/x xĪlso you may want to reset partial boots and boot partition using Disassembly instructions here 890įrom CFE prompt execute following. On boot, interrupt the boot by Ctrl+C and enter CFE prompt. They are latest in the Linksys line of premium products, with each antenna delivering 4dBi in the 2.4GHz band and 7dBi in the 5 GHz band - for up to 2x antenna gain over stock antennas. So, this router requires a serial cable connected to the router. Linksys dual-band, omni-directional high-gain antennas increase the range of your wireless router, providing enhanced coverage in a horizontal plane. Linksys secure-signs the firmware for this router, hence it is not possible to install using Factory UI.