1. Unplug the power cable from router
2. Hold on the reset key while plug in the power cable, hold the reset key for 20 secs then release
3. The router will boot the emergency upgrade page

Stuck at "boot the emergency upgrade page"

I held the reset key for 20 secs.
Then I release it.
Then nothing happened. The network shows "unidentified network".

What did I miss?


P/S
How to tell I'm in boot emergency upgrade page?

This post has been edited by ALeUNe: Jul 18 2016, 07:23 PM


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Is this ""boot the emergency upgrade page"?


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This?

Loaded the bin file.

Upload completed. System is going to reboot.
Please wait a few moments

The Internet LED on router is blinking, but there is no reboot.

p/s
I click continue. It showed me the CFE miniweb server.
Then I chose the the firmware and click upload.
Then the browser went offline.
Waited few minuted, it went online again and sent me to the CFE miniweb server again.
The "Internet" LED on router is still blinking intermittently.

How to tell the flashing is completed?

This post has been edited by ALeUNe: Jul 18 2016, 08:53 PM

ok, many thanks for your help.
Yes, after few uploads, it showed upload completed.

And the router reboot and sent me to asuswrt page.

I guess it's successfully flashed.
Many thanks for your assistance.

Ok, tested the router, it's working fine.


Few hiccups in the process.

There are few steps that need to finetune.
(I just modified the instructions shared by kiding & shawty)

Prerequisites
1. CFEEdit tool Download
2. WS880 CFE Download
3. Use CFEEdit to edit the WS880_Trans.Bin extract from WS880 CFE file
4. Modify the following, you may brick your device if you don't modify it correctly
et0macaddr = <Mac address stated at the back of the router> i.e. C4404219EE88 -> C4:40:42:19:EE:88
secret_code = <WLAN KEY stated at the back of the router > i.e. 12345678
lan_ipaddr = 192.168.1.1 -> leave it as 192.168.1.1 (default value)
5. IE is recommended to access router management page


Unlock and Flash Procedure
1. Disable anti-virus software (it stopped me from going to "emergency upgrade page")
2. Use wired LAN. Manually set the IP address/subnet mask/gateway, 192.168.1.4/255.255.255.0/192.168.1.1
3. Switch off the router
4. Press & hold on to the reset key before you switch on the router, hold the reset key for 20 secs then release the reset button.
5. CTRL+R > CMD > ping 192.168.1.1 -t (once you detect the ping result), open IE and key in address 192.168.1.1
6. With address 192.168.1.1, the IE browser will lead you to "emergency upgrade page"
7. Browse "WS880_Trans.Bin" file that you modified, click upload
8. Wait for "complete message". Then, click "continue"
9. The router will lead you to "CFE miniWeb Server page"
10. Once it is booted to CFE miniWeb Server page, you may flash your favorite firmware. XWRT-VORTEX ver.380.58
11. Wait for the "complete". If you don't see the word "complete", keep trying for few times until you get "complete"
12. Reboot router. Done.


Q&A
1) My smartphone could detect 5GHz at full signal strength. But my Asus Z170i Pro Gaming mobo had poor detection of 5GHz band signal.
Update the wireless card driver solved the issue.

This post has been edited by ALeUNe: Jul 18 2016, 10:34 PM

Yes, mine is in the same temperature range.


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Fan noise?

Do you guys have problem with the telephone?
I can't use my telephone with the Huawei router.

I connect to my LAN port 1.

Sorry, I mean my telephone on TEL 1 port is not working after using the Huawei router.