I tried to flash my R7500v2 to DD-WRT from stock firmware by using 'R7500v2-factory-to-ddwrt.img' but failed. My router just couldn't boot up and it was bricked. I have to use TFPT to restore my router to stock firmware. Then, I have tried couple old version of 'factory-to-ddwrt.img' and even tried TFTP directly to the router, but my router just wouldn't boot up. Then I tried to flash OpenWRT and it works but unstable.
I really want to run DD-WRT with my router.
Can someone help me with this? Is there a way to find out what causing the problem? It looks like I am the only one has problem flashing DD-WRT firmware, :(
If you are flashing from stock and this is your first time, there is a link in the download to grab the latest IMG file from Kong's site for the R7500v2. You will need to flash that file FIRST, then update to the BIN file which contains the complete, latest build.
For future updates (from DD-WRT to DD-WRT) you can simply update with the BIN file :)
The R7500v2 is a bit different; most Kong builds don't need this and simply use a .CHK file to upgrade from stock.
Click the Browse button and navigate to where you downloaded R7500v2-factory-to-ddwrt.img and select OK (or whatever your browser uses for selection). Click Upload. After this completes after 2-3 minutes, your R7500v2 will reboot and you will be on an initial version of dd-wrt.Tutorial is here： https://docsbay.net/dd-wrt-tutorial