Hello,

i try to get open wrt in this router, need it for a project.

First i had in gui on webbrowser uploaded in firware upload the openwrt image, from than the roure will nog start, no ip, not to access over ip.

i connected on board a serial so i can see what the processor is saying on console and see ther was a kernel panic.

I had build tftp server to get new image in tplink, seems to do the job, but when is reboot it says the same kernel panic.

i downloades the firmware from tp-link website and try with tftp to upload, seems also to go well.

but after restart ther is no image:

Resetting...ÿ

U-Boot 1.1.4 (Mar 31 2012 - 10:40:21)

AP83 (ar9100) U-boot 0.0.11
DRAM:
sri
32 MB
id read 0x100000ff
flash size 8MB, sector count = 128
Flash:  8 MB
Using default environment

In:    serial
Out:   serial
Err:   serial
Net:   ag7100_enet_initialize...
No valid address in Flash. Using fixed address
: cfg1 0xf cfg2 0x7114
eth0: 00:03:7f:09:0b:ad
eth0 up
eth0
Autobooting in 1 seconds## Booting image at bf020000 ...
   Uncompressing Kernel Image ... Error: Bad gzipped data
GUNZIP ERROR - must RESET board to recover

Resetting...ÿ

U-Boot 1.1.4 (Mar 31 2012 - 10:40:21)

AP83 (ar9100) U-boot 0.0.11
DRAM:
sri
32 MB
id read 0x100000ff
flash size 8MB, sector count = 128
Flash:  8 MB
Using default environment

In:    serial
Out:   serial
Err:   serial
Net:   ag7100_enet_initialize...
No valid address in Flash. Using fixed address
: cfg1 0xf cfg2 0x7114
eth0: 00:03:7f:09:0b:ad
eth0 up
eth0
Autobooting in 1 seconds## Booting image at bf020000 ...
   Uncompressing Kernel Image ... Error: Bad gzipped data
GUNZIP ERROR - must RESET board to recover

Resetting...ÿ

U-Boot 1.1.4 (Mar 31 2012 - 10:40:21)

AP83 (ar9100) U-boot 0.0.11
DRAM:
sri
32 MB
id read 0x100000ff
flash size 8MB, sector count = 128
Flash:  8 MB
Using default environment

In:    serial
Out:   serial
Err:   serial
Net:   ag7100_enet_initialize...
No valid address in Flash. Using fixed address
: cfg1 0xf cfg2 0x7114
eth0: 00:03:7f:09:0b:ad
eth0 up
eth0
Autobooting in 1 seconds## Booting image at bf020000 ...
   Uncompressing Kernel Image ... Error: Bad gzipped data
GUNZIP ERROR - must RESET board to recover

Resetting...ÿ

U-Boot 1.1.4 (Mar 31 2012 - 10:40:21)

AP83 (ar9100) U-boot 0.0.11
DRAM:
sri
32 MB
id read 0x100000ff
flash size 8MB, sector count = 128
Flash:  8 MB
Using default environment

In:    serial
Out:   serial
Err:   serial
Net:   ag7100_enet_initialize...
No valid address in Flash. Using fixed address
: cfg1 0xf cfg2 0x7114
eth0: 00:03:7f:09:0b:ad
eth0 up
eth0
Autobooting in 1 seconds## Booting image at bf020000 ...
   Uncompressing Kernel Image ... Error: Bad gzipped data
GUNZIP ERROR - must RESET board to recover

Resetting...ÿ

U-Boot 1.1.4 (Mar 31 2012 - 10:40:21)

AP83 (ar9100) U-boot 0.0.11
DRAM:
sri
32 MB

and is in a endless loop.

Can someone help me out i am fighting now 2 days, i will win from this device and want to learn open wrt.

I haven my computer ans tft server teamviewer accassable.

i am in germany time zone.

thanks ahead, mfg marcel

ok, original firmware in the device, first over serial console upload version:TL-WR1043ND_V1_100820

then device started en can access over webinterface again, afther that i can upgrade to latest version.

Access is again to the device, problem to install openwrt to this device still resists, can some one help me out.

thanks.

ok, start over to get openwrt in device.

haven serial console connection, try this commands:

erase 0xbf020000 +7c0000

tftpboot 0x81000000 code.bin

cp.b 0x81000000 0xbf020000 0x7c0000

bootm 0xbf020000

Before doing the tftp i had download the followinf file and placed in tftp file root and rename to code.bin:openwrt-ar71xx-tl-wr1043nd-v1-squashfs-factory.bin

next info apperars on my console :

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U-Boot 1.1.4 (Mar 31 2012 - 10:40:21)

AP83 (ar9100) U-boot 0.0.11
DRAM:
sri
32 MB
id read 0x100000ff
flash size 8MB, sector count = 128
Flash:  8 MB
Using default environment

In:    serial
Out:   serial
Err:   serial
Net:   ag7100_enet_initialize...
No valid address in Flash. Using fixed address
: cfg1 0xf cfg2 0x7114
eth0: 00:03:7f:09:0b:ad
eth0 up
eth0
Autobooting in 1 seconds## Booting image at bf020000 ...
   Uncompressing Kernel Image ... Error: inflate() returned -3
GUNZIP ERROR - must RESET board to recover

Resetting...ÿ

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what is going wrong, i had to be near the sollution to start the device with open wrt.

hope some can help me out.

Did you see this:
http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wr1043nd

thats where te rs232 and tftp options are described,

above ist written: obtain.firmware You should download a stable image with factory and SquashFS in the Name (from the ar71xx platform) and the link to the images, i download the above descibed version from that list. and the device is rebooting after install that firmware

i have version 1.2 (de) on the serial number, but on the mainboard is rev 1.1

als try firmware :openwrt-ar71xx-tl-wr941nd-v4-squashfs-factory.bin    same problem, kernel panic

How many times did you download the firmware? The reason I ask is that you have the same gzip error every time: this could be due to a failed download.

i downloaded every time a new one from : http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03.1/ar71xx/

and also tryed from : http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03/ar71xx/

backfire is ancient (and might even be corrupt).
Try:
http://downloads.openwrt.org/attitude_a … actory.bin

this firmware is up andrunning, webinterface works. seems to work fine, thanks for help.

best reguards, marcel