Newer DD-WRT firmware builds (after 20171101) can boot up, but without WiFi I got a $400 switch.
I can get the 2.4GHz WiFi working if I use the 2nd oldest stock firmware, that’s the best outcome thus far.
#Netgear r8500 upgrade
Upgrade to latest DD-WRT build Firmware: DD-WRT v3.0-r40559 (08/06/19) through WebGUI, still no WiFi, radio off. Wl0 doesn’t show proper band (5GHz/802.11AC) as expectedįollow puremind’s steps to replace current CFE with the downloaded one, erase nvram and reboot, after power cycle and hard reset, radio still off Still no wireless, radio off, Only wl0, no wl1 or wl2. Switching to Kong build based on some post: Result: same as above, no WiFi signal, radio OFFĭowngrade to DD-WRT factory-to-dd-wrt(07-20-2016-r30260).chk, boot loop starts Upgrade to latest DD-WRT r40559 through WebGUI Wl0 doesn’t show proper band (5GHz/802.11AC) as expected Only wl0 in wireless menu, no wl1 or wl2. Result: LAN working, no WiFi signal, radio OFF. one 5G band has signal but cannot make connection, other 5G band no signal Here are the various builds I have tried so far. I replaced the CFE following puremind’s suggestion. Based on a few trials, it seems my router can boot on Kong dd-wrt.K3_R8500_20171101.chk, but fails on earlier build dd-wrt.K3_R8500_20170514.chk. I followed the suggestion but unfortunately the build 30260 didn’t work for me.
#Netgear r8500 install
Searched the forum, came across JHF1420's post which led to buffalo0207’s post which led to puremind’s post, the recommendation is to install the oldest build that can work and replace the CFE with a clean one and then update to latest firmware. I looked everywhere in the web UI, couldn’t find a place to switch the radio on.
#Netgear r8500 driver
However wl0 doesn’t show correct band (5GHz/802.11AC), which seems to indicate the wireless chip was not recognized properly?Īnd from other people’s screenshot below I can see they have extra settings between “Wireless SSID Broadcast” and “Explicit Beamforming” like “NitroQAM (QAM1024) support”, I don’t have those, another sign of wireless driver problem.
In Wireless menu I can only see wl0, but not the wl1 and wl2 I also expected. I was able to install the last Kong build (DD-WRT v3.0-r39960M 06/08/19) as recommended by MyOpenRouter using NMRPFlash, everything looks good except WiFi is not working. I did a lot of online research before switching to the DD-WRT firmware. So I started looking 3rd party solutions. After trying all the stock firmware builds, only the oldest two could boot up, but have a lot of issues (2.4G works, but 5G not working for example). Long story short, my R8500 got in boot loop after a stock firmware upgrade (from 1.0.2.86 to 1.0.2.134).
#Netgear r8500 windows
I am a long-time Windows user, not familiar with Linux so this is quite a learning experience for me.
Now I use my old Linksys N router while working on the R8500. My ISP is Comcast, I use Netgear CM1150V cable modem, Netgear R8500 router before it stopped working. Being new in the firmware tinkering area, I followed the peacock instructions religiously. I have read the peacock thread and all stickies on this board. Hello DD-WRT, I need some help to get my Netgear R8500 working again. Posted: Mon 4:08 Post subject: Help - Netgear R8500 No WiFi in DD-WRT
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