Can I backup firmware before upgrading (D-link 604)

Can I backup firmware before upgrading (D-link 604)

am 21.03.2005 15:55:22 von Hal

I would like to upgrade the firmware on my D-link 604 router to
the latest revision.

But in case I have a problem with the new firmware, can I protect my
self by backing up the present version before upgrade, to install back
if necessary.

Or if I have to, is there a way to reset back to the present version
after installing the new revision..

The present firmware in 3.38 and the newest is 3.51

Your assistance would be very much appreciated

Re: Can I backup firmware before upgrading (D-link 604)

am 21.03.2005 18:20:18 von Duane Arnold

Hal wrote in news:3tmt31h0ace9kq625g7np96kff38kdvvi7@
4ax.com:

> But in case I have a problem with the new firmware, can I protect my
> self by backing up the present version before upgrade, to install back
> if necessary.

No, all you can do is get the old version from the site and flash the
router back to the old version of the firmware.

Duane :)

Re: Can I backup firmware before upgrading (D-link 604)

am 22.03.2005 16:32:36 von Darko Gavrilovic

Duane Arnold wrote:

> Hal wrote in news:3tmt31h0ace9kq625g7np96kff38kdvvi7@
> 4ax.com:
>
>> But in case I have a problem with the new firmware, can I protect my
>> self by backing up the present version before upgrade, to install back
>> if necessary.
>
> No, all you can do is get the old version from the site and flash the
> router back to the old version of the firmware.
>
> Duane :)

You should be able to also backup your config to file.

In case of probs, after you flash to old fireware version, just restore the
config. I think that would achive what you originally posted.

--
"Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?", Robin Williams

Re: Can I backup firmware before upgrading (D-link 604)

am 23.03.2005 05:09:56 von Hal

On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 15:32:36 GMT, Darko Gavrilovic
wrote:

>You should be able to also backup your config to file.
>In case of probs, after you flash to old fireware version, just restore the
>config. I think that would achive what you originally posted.

It's not the config settings I am concerned about. I want to backup
the present firmware before installing the new revision in case it is
necessary to reinstall it.

If I go to Tools/System on the DI-604 setup, I find System Settings,
which enables saving the settings to a config file, or restoring the
settings from that file or from the factory defaults.

If I choose factory default, it will restore whatever the defaults are
for the revision that is installed at that time, but it will not
reinstall the factory installed firmware if I flash a new firmware
over it.

I can not find anywhere on the setup to backup the old firmware before
installing the new revision.

Perhaps there is a software tool somewhere on the internet that could
read the firmware on the router and save it to a .bin file so I could
reinstall it if necessary.

Does anyone know of such a tool?

Re: Can I backup firmware before upgrading (D-link 604)

am 23.03.2005 05:36:39 von Duane Arnold

Hal wrote in
news:bep1419o3i1l3iutik429qetoc5kgcg1pj@4ax.com:

> On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 15:32:36 GMT, Darko Gavrilovic
> wrote:
>
>>You should be able to also backup your config to file.
>>In case of probs, after you flash to old fireware version, just
>>restore the config. I think that would achive what you originally
>>posted.
>
> It's not the config settings I am concerned about. I want to backup
> the present firmware before installing the new revision in case it is
> necessary to reinstall it.

You download the old version and save it on the HDD or anywhere like a
floppy disk prior to doing the upgrade flash so you can flash back if you
have to. It doesn't take a rocket scientist on this one.
>
> Perhaps there is a software tool somewhere on the internet that could
> read the firmware on the router and save it to a .bin file so I could
> reinstall it if necessary.
>
> Does anyone know of such a tool?

Good luck I doubt it. It does seem much to do about nothing.

Duane :)

Re: Can I backup firmware before upgrading (D-link 604)

am 23.03.2005 12:18:16 von Darko Gavrilovic

Hal wrote in
news:bep1419o3i1l3iutik429qetoc5kgcg1pj@4ax.com:

> On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 15:32:36 GMT, Darko Gavrilovic
> wrote:
>
>>You should be able to also backup your config to file.
>>In case of probs, after you flash to old fireware version, just
>>restore the config. I think that would achive what you originally
>>posted.
>
> It's not the config settings I am concerned about. I want to backup
> the present firmware before installing the new revision in case it is
> necessary to reinstall it.
>
> If I go to Tools/System on the DI-604 setup, I find System Settings,
> which enables saving the settings to a config file, or restoring the
> settings from that file or from the factory defaults.
>
> If I choose factory default, it will restore whatever the defaults are
> for the revision that is installed at that time, but it will not
> reinstall the factory installed firmware if I flash a new firmware
> over it.
>
> I can not find anywhere on the setup to backup the old firmware before
> installing the new revision.
>
> Perhaps there is a software tool somewhere on the internet that could
> read the firmware on the router and save it to a .bin file so I could
> reinstall it if necessary.
>
> Does anyone know of such a tool?
>
>

Hi. I don't know. As was posted earlier. Write down the current firmware
version and download it from the DLink site. They still offer ver. 3.36 and
3.51 for rev E and ver 2.20 2.18 for revs A,B,C.

To be honest, I don't understand why you are concerned about keeping the
old firmware. From by experience, firmware upgrades have always resulted in
increased stability and performance of device.

--
"Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?", Robin Williams