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 Subject :WRT54GS with TOMATO firmware.. 2013-12-07- 07:24:04 
sp2ong
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Hi,

I have WRT54GS v1.0 with fiirmware TOMATO. Which version broadband hamnet firmware I must use to upgrade my WRT54GS with TOMATO? version bbhn-1.0.0-wrt54gs.bin   bbhn-1.0.0-brcm.trx ???


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 Subject :Re:WRT54GS with TOMATO firmware.. 2013-12-09- 07:05:59 
KF5JIM
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Take a look at the Firmware Installation Instructions.

From the page, it states that "if you are upgrading from a previous mesh firmware release then you can use the .trx file (regardless of the router model)."

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 Subject :Re:WRT54GS with TOMATO firmware.. 2013-12-09- 17:31:08 
sp2ong
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Yes I know this instruction but firmware TOMATO is not "previous mesh firmware". But If this means that if I have wrt54 with not stock firmware but have installed any other firmware like OpenWRT, TOMATO, DD-WRT we sholud use file *.trx broadband hsmm-mesh firmware (???). It is not clear in instruction for beginner users.


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 Subject :Re:WRT54GS with TOMATO firmware.. 2013-12-09- 17:59:07 
KF5JIM
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Stock Linksys firmware will reject *.trx files and so *.bin files are supplied for that purpose. You can use either.

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 Subject :Re:WRT54GS with TOMATO firmware.. 2013-12-09- 18:13:16 
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OK but TOMATO, DD-WRT etc it is not stock Liknsys firmware and I am asking for help to get answer which file firmware I must use when we have in WRT54 firmware like DD-WRT, TOMATO, OpenWRT. I do not want to have brick WRT-54 :-). I try to find original Linksys firmware for my WRT54GS v1 but I am not found for to restore firmware and after this it will be clear which file I can use to install hsmm-mesh firmware
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 Subject :Re:WRT54GS with TOMATO firmware.. 2013-12-09- 18:47:11 
KF5JIM
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I understood what you were saying since the beginning. I thought my answers were clear, but I guess not. You can go directly from Tomato to BBHN and you do not need to add an extra step to Linksys before upgrading. You can use either firmware file, but since I suspect you want a direct answer, use the trx file.

From Tomato's FAQ:
Installing another firmware or restoring the original firmware:
Important: Make sure the firmware you are going to use is the correct type for your router. Tomato will accept WRT54G/GL, WRT54GS, WRT54GSv4, WRTSL54GS, WR850G and TRX types of files, but it cannot check if the firmware actually supports your router.

Open Tomato's GUI in your browser, go to Administration/Upgrade, select the file and click the Upgrade button.

From the above in the FAQ, I will say that you have selected the "WRT54GS" file (the bbhn-1.0.0-wrt54gs.bin) and the TRX file (bbhn-1.0.0-brcm.trx) and now you can use either one.

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 Subject :Re:WRT54GS with TOMATO firmware.. 2013-12-09- 20:24:22 
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Ok thank you very much for clarification and it maybe will be nice add this to Instruction for others users. I will be use *.trx file. 73 Waldek
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