Can't flash initial DD-WRT. Bad blocks?

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Can't flash initial DD-WRT. Bad blocks?

Hello!

I have R6300v2CH version (a version for Charter ISP,  it have Board_ID=U12H240T70).

Trying to flash this Kong`s initial:  http://www.desipro.de/ddwrt-ren/K3-AC-Arm/Initial/dd-wrt.K3_R6300V2CH.chk

After it have a brick rebooting every 15-20 seconds.

Logs are here:  http://pastebin.com/zABVTsA1

I can flash a Netgear software through a serial cable and it works, but can`t flash any DD-WRT.

I see in logs a strings with "Bad erase block at 0x000.....". 

Can it be a cause of these problems?

Or I need to replace a CFE with non-charter one?

Please, help me, I`m really stuck...

Thanks!

 

Simba7
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I've had the exact same

I've had the exact same issues, except I had 3 bad blocks. So, I'm stuck with stock until it gets figured out.

moh1t
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Any update on this one? Stuck

Any update on this one? Stuck on stock firmware on ac1450

cweemin
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I'm in the same boat,

I'm in the same boat, attached is a log of good boot (from factory firmware) vs bad boot (from KONG build April 2016 release)

Bad: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=B8855975FA89A95B!1353&authkey=!AIF...

Good: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=B8855975FA89A95B!1352&authkey=!AE_...

One thing I noticed in the good boot, the ecc bytes are location are printed out.

 

WM

 

joepel
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I am using this firmware

I am using this firmware without problems.

Before i flashed with ddwrt from kong , i first flashed my router netgear R6300V2 with factory-to-dd-wrt.chk

after that i flashed all firmwares from kong for this router without having problems.(Also i didnot have to do a 30/30/30 reset)

kmeck518
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Has anyone come up with a

Has anyone come up with a solution to this? I noticed the bad blocks as well when the initial file bricked my router, but when i flashed the original firmware back to the router i see the bad blocks during the boot process as well.

kmeck518
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just wanted to let you guys

just wanted to let you guys know that i found a way to get the regular r6300v2 rather than being stuck with the charter firmware. Following the instructions on this website i changed the board ID to the retail version and was able flash the firmware for that through a serial connection. make sure to download the updated version of telnetenable.exe from this site to enable telnet then when you telnet into the router use the "burnboardid U12H240T00_NETGEAR" command to change the board id to the retail version. Although even after doing this i was still bricking the router when i uploaded the DD-WRT firmware (for the regular R6300v2 version this time). but the main thing here i think is that you wont have to find the charter version of other firmware to install.

Dsm-tech
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I'll have to try this. Sucks

I'll have to try this. Sucks nobody can find a work around so dd-wrt can be installed, but this is the next best thing. Thanks