WR54G SVEASOFT to LINKSYS

I like many in the early days of the wireless G spec, wanted to boost my coverage area, so I invested in bigger antenna and the famed SVEASOFT firmware (which for the record does a excellent job), Recently though I needed to flash my WRT54G v1.0 back to the original Linksys firmware.. Simple right, anybody with a TFTP client and a cable can do it. Well it ain't so. Seems that going to SVEASOFT is easy, but back isn't, and requires a harrowing (and warranty voiding) adventure. Once you've gone away from the stock Linksys firmware your required to manually put the device in standby mode in order to flash it with a different type of firmware. Not too hard one would think, but it involves shorting out a couple of pins on the ROM that holds the firmware (not something for the squimish). The detailed directions are in the links blelow and I must commend the authors for being so detailed. Even I was able to follow it enough to make it work. I'm happy to report that my WRT54G 1.0 is back in the Linksys saddle again and it was really a sinch.



http://voidmain.is-a-geek.net/redhat/wrt54g_revival.html

http://nino.net/blogs/nino/archive/2005/06/09/744.aspx

What version WRT54G do I have?

I will add some detail to the information found in those links that is specific to v1.0 of the WRT54G.

1) The rom chip your looking for sits underneath the card that is in the slot inside the unit (tricky to find when 90% of it's covered up).

2) The markings that the postings elude to aren't on my version, so use the exposed side and count up from the triangle symbol you see in the picture to pins 15 & 16.

3) You must have your patch cord plugged into the WAN or INTERNET port. (duh for some but just thought I'd mention that)

Enjoy!!

-Z

Fix IE7 ToolBar location

After 10+ years of using IE, Microsoft has decided to move the Menu Bar down below the address bar. For old-timers (like me) this is just too much of a switch. So in the beta there was the ability to change the location by adding a key to the registry.

Keep in mind that there is no warranty on any of this information. This may damage your system. The information is provided "as is" with a implied hold harmless agreement to ZuCom and all related parties (now that we've got that out of the way)


Here's what worked for me..

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser]

"ITBar7Position"=dword:00000001



Or below is a link to that registry key
MOVE_IE7_TOOLBAR

-Z

SnowBall - One foot in front of the other

One foot in front of the other


If you want to change the reflection
you see in the mirror each morn
it's just your election 
to vote for a chance to be reformed

-WW

The Grain

"To avoid a confrontation, it's sometimes necessary to go along. Other times it's necessary to stick out and just play by your own rules."

William H. Moses