ASUS WL500W Wireless Router Instructions
Journalling_Flash_File_System
• JFFS must be Enabled for certain /jffs-dependent applications.
Enable JFFS: Create /jffs
Prerequisites
To enable JFFS you will need a router with at least 4MB flash, a build that supports JFFS such as the Mini
build which is the smallest build to support JFFS thus leaving the most space for the JFFS partition, and your
build must leave at least 324KB of flash free for the JFFS file system structure which will not be usable space.
v24 pre-SP2 Standard builds no longer leave enough space for JFFS on 4MB devices so use the Mini build or
one of Eko's specialty builds.
Very old versions of some Linksys routers (no longer manufactured for many years) contained 8MB of Flash
and 32MB of RAM, many DD-WRT-capable devices today contain 4MB of Flash memory; a few models from
certain manufacturers contain more flash (La Fonera, ASUS WL-500GP), some contain less (2MB). See
Supported Devices.
Note that DD-WRT v24sp1 VPN builds have the JFFS feature removed, presumably due to conflicts that
Brainslayer found between JFFS and bandwidth monitoring. See this thread for more information. Users
interested in v24sp2 can opt:
1. Use a build other than VPN, both MINI and MEGA still have JFFS
2. Use an older build of DD-WRT
3. Use a custom build, either homemade or dd-wrt.v24-10086_NEWD_openvpn_jffs_small.bin, which
is described here as missing "snmp, all languages, some GUI styles and more.".
NOTE FOR ASUS WL500W
As of October 7th, 2009, consider the following or you may BRICK your WL500W router:
• Brainslayers mega flash size - 7.33MB
• Eko's Big Flash size - 5.9MB
Now, the error only occurs when JFFS2 is enabled and the router reboots, so you are safe if you DONT enable
JFFS2.
Total available JFFS2 size for BS's build is 640KB which overwhelms the kernel and causes a panic. Even
using a storage device with the command mount -o bind /mnt/jffs /jffs will still cause a kernel panic.
Eko's JFFS2 partition size is 1640KB+, allowing much more room.
I tested this on BS's 12996,12874 and 12533 builds and partially bricked my router several times. (A simple
power disconnect for 30 secs will allow it to recover)
Enable JFFS: Create /jffs
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| General | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | ASUS WL500W Wireless Router Instructions |
| Make | Asus |
| Language | English |
| Filetype | PDF (Download) |
| File size | 0.07 MB |
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