Reset gargoyle router to default

Question

I have a Linksys WRT54GL router with gargoyle installed.

Unfortunately, I've forgotten my password so now I'm trying to reset it. I've already tried the 30/30/30 hard reset method, but it didn't work as expected.

After booting the router up the LED's power on in this order: the first one, then DMZ, and then the Wifi. After these three LED's are on, I can ping my router; the first reply has a latency of >1 ms and then the latency stays at =1ms.

I'm pinging it using the ping -t command on Windows via LAN card with the LAN LED light on.

When I Ctrl+C the ping process and then restart it, I get same result as before: first reply always >1ms and then = 1ms for all the rest.

I can't access gargoyle web interface, even though this router replies my ping. After waiting for at least 30 minutes, DMZ LED turns off by itself and I'm finally able to access the gargoyle web interface. Then I try hard reset 30/30/30 method but again, it resulted in nothing.

What I expect to be the solution is either a way to reset the password or to reflash firmware with another one.

Solution 1

I got a reference from behappy on the Gargoyle Forum.

When you power up the WRT54GL N, the power LED starts blinking. You have to press the SES button many times so you can boot to the fail safe mode (Power and DMZ LEDs are blinking, web interface disabled).

telnet to it without password and execute

mtd -r erase rootfs_data 

Finally, the WRT54GL will reset.

Solution 2

As for 2018, this method changed.

Now you have to proceed with the same:

Quoting @iroel

When you power up the WRT54GL N, the power LED starts blinking. You have to press the SES button many times so you can boot to the fail safe mode (Power and DMZ LEDs are blinking, web interface disabled).

But now, ssh to 192.168.1.1, the user is root and the password is: password

If you are on Linux or macOS:

ssh -l root 192.168.1.1

then type: firstboot

Just remember, you have to set you network to 192.168.1.0/24 network if you set to another one before. Keep in mind that in this mode, the router no longer have DHCP Server.

Comments

[Shekhar]

30/30/30 should work , hope you are doing it the right way compnetworking.about.com/b/2009/03/11/… Or refer to the manual if it suggests another way to reset the device

[iroel]

@shark I've tried this method but it didn't work as expected. The chronology I told above explain when I did 30/30/30 method. Btw, I appreciate for your answer. I'm glad to ask something in the right place.

[sh1]

Tried this a while back and it worked, but I think I've upgraded since then and today I had to use ssh [email protected] with password password, instead of telnet with no password.