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Fractal
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Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 0:46 Post subject:

cbigg wrote:

I just got my E4200V2 today and it has a complete Marvell chipset.

I can confirm with 100% certainty that the E4200 V2 N900 router is MARVEL 88W8063 a/b/g/n -- chipset
I would post pictures but this is under patent security from the fcc until 1/23/12
So this means get your V 1. before the stores switch it if you want to run dd-wrt
I doubt marvel will ever be supported by dd-wrt, a sad day for me.
-Fractal

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Fractal
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Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 6:06 Post subject:
yep its on its way back...... 200$ paper weight... I am looking at that router too its the black night -Fractal

neldridge
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Joined: 09 Dec 2011
Posts: 1

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 0:36 Post subject:
Well, crap. I wish I would've read this thread before I ordered mine.. Ordered directly from cisco, I guess I'll be refusing delivery tomorrow. Thanks for the infos!

romarius
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Joined: 03 Sep 2010
Posts: 3

Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:35 Post subject:
Can someone upload v2 firmware? I think it is possible to sniff traffic during auto-update to get http download link from official site or just firmware code. I'm interested in extracting the firmware and modifying it.

koaschten
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Joined: 31 Oct 2006
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 6:00 Post subject:
Indeed, Marvell based. http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-reviews/31651-cisco-linksys-e4200v2-dual-band-n900-router-reviewed

daveM
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Joined: 02 May 2011
Posts: 41

Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2011 12:14 Post subject:
The Marvell wireless in my Airport Extreme is the fastest I've ever tested, trumps even the best DD-WRT devices. Of course that thing sucks as a router though, I wish I could get the best of both worlds in one device, too bad.

tamathumper
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Joined: 23 Mar 2007
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 18:03 Post subject:
I sure wish this was reflected in the router database. I just purchased an E4200 on the basis of other threads in the forums, and after several hours of reading. Only now do I find that it's not even remotely supported...

Dutchman01
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Joined: 12 Jul 2009
Posts: 33
Location: Netherlands

Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 22:36 Post subject:

I also did get a E4200 v2
This sucks no DDWRT on it
Anny chance this can change in the future?
It seems also a EA4500 is coming out with marvell cpu.
For now it seems we have to avoid Cisco/linksys roures, they have great specs but not able to flash with custom firmware.
I really miss a lot on those routers that ddwrt got on it.
Last edited by Dutchman01 on Sun Jun 17, 2012 16:33; edited 3 times in total

MrFidget
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Joined: 15 Jul 2010
Posts: 378

Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 0:44 Post subject:

E4200v2, EA3500 and EA4500 are all Marvell Chipsets.
Now, I know its only academic, but why can't we get something to compile for a Marvell chipset ? I have had a flick through the Wiki and the forums, but could not really find a good explaination ?
I did find this: http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/remark,26788330
I did not show up anything on a casual google of 88W8063 in terms of datasheets and such. Is it a case of the chip manufactuerer simply not releasing any data without an NDA or only releasing a dodgy 'BLOB' of kernel code ?
Any explainiation from the Gurus would be appreciated as a 1.2GHz / 128 / 128 / N900 / Gigabit / USB2 seems like a nice platform.
Cheers
Chris

Dutchman01
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Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 17:04 Post subject:

today i found this:
http://bramp.net/blog/2012/01/obtaining-the-firmware-for-linksys-e4200v2/
To download the firmware v2.0.36 (Build 126507) go:
http://download.linksys.com/updates/to0037258865.pdx/FW_E4200_2.0.36.126507.SSA
or
v2.0.37 (Build 131047)
http://download.linksys.com/updates/to0040829450.pdx/FW_E4200_2.0.37.131047.SSA
regards,
What todo now, i don't know but at least i got a backup just in case todo a manual flash!
Last edited by Dutchman01 on Mon Jun 18, 2012 1:04; edited 1 time in total

MrFidget
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Joined: 15 Jul 2010
Posts: 378

Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 21:03 Post subject:
You'll also need a JTAG cable, the toolchains to cross compile for that particular ARM instruction set, DD-WRT sources and a heap more knowledge than I have Have a play and learn, but it will end in tears and maybe an addiction ! /C

neubsi
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Joined: 11 Jul 2012
Posts: 1

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 19:01 Post subject:

so, got the firmware, the crosscompiler and extracted the jffs2 filesystem
I created a new jffs2 image, but now i don´t know how to reintegrate the image to the firmware, i tried catíng the bootloader, kernel and jffs2 image into one file, but that doesn´t seem to work.
i can flash it to the router, but it stops at 95% and reboots...
anyone knows hot to go on from here? do i need some sort of certificate for the firmware?
ths a lot
neubsi

dark_slayer
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Joined: 20 Nov 2012
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 23:42 Post subject:

Fractal wrote:

cbigg wrote:

I just got my E4200V2 today and it has a complete Marvell chipset.

I doubt marvel will ever be supported by dd-wrt, a sad day for me.
-Fractal

I keep seeing 'Marvell is not supported and likely never will be,' but I keep wondering why? It seems like there is a good reason, but why can't anybody just explain it in the wiki with a little more substance than just, 'Marvell is not supported'
I can't offer any help, and I'm really just a leech from the great minds here. As for progress that's been made by other more knowledgeable people, here is some good info in chronological order (I think)
Andrew Brampton obtained the 4200v2 firmware http://bramp.net/blog/2012/01/hacking-linksys-e4200v2-firmware/
Dan Walters showed how to hack 4200v2 for ssh access http://blog.danwalters.net/blog/2012/06/19/hacking-linksys-ea3500-firmware-for-ssh-access/
Randy Will found a couple of ways to introduce additional custom packages using a USB port root exploit http://techhappens.blog.com/2012/11/04/cisco-linksys-e4200v2-part-2/
Unfortunately, Randy Will's blog is down at the moment. It was actually one of his comments that sent me back here asking the question . . .

Quote:

Did Marvell pee in the collective open source communities Cheerios, and that's why they are completely unsupported?

Seems Marvell is a fruitful endeavor since Linksys is going this route for their high end router SOCs (along with Apple)

Yurannich
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Joined: 09 Jul 2011
Posts: 8

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 4:41 Post subject:
Mirwifi starts make own firmwares for EA4500 http://mirwifi.org/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=7&func=view&id=7325&catid=41&limit=10&limitstart=0

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Linksys E4200 User Manual, 92 pages

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- How to put your new router behind an existing router
Improving Security
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- How to set up your router
- How to connect devices to your network
Setting Up: Advanced
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- How to set up the DHCP server on your router
- How to put your new router behind an existing router
Improving Security
- How to set up wireless security using Wi‑Fi Protected Setup
- How to control access to your wireless network
Using an External Drive
- How to configure storage
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Maintaining and Monitoring
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