NETGEAR WNDR4500

• OpenWrt Forum: Netgear WNDR4500

The WNDR4500 v3 uses a Qualcomm Atheros SoC which is supported by OpenWrt. NETGEAR WNDR4500 v3

→ port.serial general information about the serial port, serial port cable, etc.

How to connect to the Serial Port of this specific device:
Insert photo of PCB with markings for serial port

→ port.jtag general information about the JTAG port, JTAG cable, etc.

How to connect to the JTAG Port of this specific device:
Insert photo of PCB with markings for JTAG port

Here is some info from the console:

#version

Release version : Netgear Wireless Router WNDR4500
U12H189T00/V1.0.0.58/1.0.13
Time : Aug 26 2011 14:06:57
CFE version : v1.0.3

#cat /proc/version
Linux version 2.6.22 (bob@localhost.localdomain) (gcc version 4.2.3) #196 Fri Aug 26 14:05:41 CST 2011

#cat /proc/cpuinfo
system type : Broadcom BCM5300 chip rev 1
processor : 0
cpu model : MIPS 74K V4.9
BogoMIPS : 299.82
wait instruction : no
microsecond timers : yes
tlb_entries : 64
extra interrupt vector : no
hardware watchpoint : yes
ASEs implemented : mips16 dsp
VCED exceptions : not available
VCEI exceptions : not available

# routerinfo

Release version : Netgear Wireless Router WNDR4500
U12H189T00/V1.0.0.58/1.0.13
Time : Aug 26 2011 14:06:57
CFE version : v1.0.3

Board ID - U12H189T00_NETGEAR
<REMOVED MAC AND SERIAL INFO>
region_num - 0x0002
sku_name - WW
language - English
wl_region - 5
timezone - 0

# ps

PID Uid VSZ Stat Command
1 0 2624 S /sbin/preinit
2 0 SW< [kthreadd]
3 0 SWN [ksoftirqd/0]
4 0 SW< [events/0]
5 0 SW< [khelper]
16 0 SW< [kblockd/0]
47 0 SW [pdflush]
48 0 SW [pdflush]
49 0 SW< [kswapd0]
50 0 SW< [aio/0]
600 0 SW< [mtdblockd]
1964 0 SW< [ksuspend_usbd]
1967 0 SW< [khubd]
2081 0 1520 S /bin/eapd
2084 0 2028 S nas
2088 0 3000 S /bin/wps_monitor
2135 0 1752 S swresetd
2137 0 1576 S dnsRedirectReplyd
2139 0 1872 S dlnad
2144 0 828 S dnsmasq -h -n -c 0 -N -i br0 -r /tmp/resolv.conf -u root
2147 0 844 S udhcpd /tmp/udhcpd.conf
2150 0 1576 S ddnsd &
2162 0 2196 S heartbeat
2166 0 1504 S wlanconfigd
2169 0 1572 S pot run
2175 0 7884 S httpd -S -E /usr/sbin/ca.pem /usr/sbin/httpsd.pem
2179 0 1580 S scheact
2182 0 2556 S upnpd
2185 0 1940 S /usr/sbin/email
2202 0 1644 S lld2d br0
2204 0 2228 S /usr/sbin/acl_logd
2215 0 1956 S check_fw
2292 0 9876 S < minidlna.exe -a 192.168.1.1 -f /tmp/minidlna.conf -d
2302 0 SW [checkSBusTimeou]
2304 0 DW [NU INITSOCK]
2305 0 SW [NU UDP]
2306 0 SW [NU TCP]
2324 0 9876 S < minidlna.exe -a 192.168.1.1 -f /tmp/minidlna.conf -d
2329 0 9876 S N minidlna.exe -a 192.168.1.1 -f /tmp/minidlna.conf -d
2340 0 1572 S /usr/sbin/timesync /sbin/ntpclient
2345 0 876 S zebra -d -f /tmp/zebra.conf
2348 0 904 S ripd -d -f /tmp/ripd.conf
2350 0 820 S udhcpc -i eth0 -p /var/run/udhcpc0.pid -s /tmp/udhcpc -H WNDR4500
2392 0 1568 S wpsd
2399 0 1108 S telnetd
2402 0 1104 S /bin/sh
2458 0 1104 R ps

1. OEM source code and toolchain: Netgear KB Article 2649 - Netgear Open Source Code for Programmers - GPL