# Bricked AR300M, how to restore? **URL:** \ **Category:** Router\ **Created:** [September 26, 2016, 2:51am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/bricked-ar300m-how-to-restore/1659 "2016-09-26T02:51:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![nopro404](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/nopro404/32/513_2.png) [@nopro404](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/nopro404)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 10:13am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/bricked-ar300m-how-to-restore/1659/21 "2019-04-23T10:13:24Z")
Just want to add for others. If its in a non booting state sometimes uboot on the AR300M will reboot and try to TFTP an image. If you do not have a serial connection, fire up Wireshark and look at the network traffic of the device. You may see it requesting an image file. You can unbrick it by setting up a TFTP server and serving the image file it is requesting. It will flash it and reboot and you’ll be back in business. This is only if you do not have the WebUI of Uboot or a netconsole or any other nicer method. ---
**Author:** ![sfx2000](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/sfx2000/32/2196_2.png) [@sfx2000](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/sfx2000)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/bricked-ar300m-how-to-restore/1659/22 "2019-04-24T02:15:24Z")
> [@is9aes1o](#): > > I’ve managed to brick the AR300M by flashing the newly built openwrt image from openwrt-cc repo using sysupgrade (nand one). The moment I’ve executed sysupgrade it disconnected me from SSH and stopped working. You probably should not have done this… The AR’s are almost unbrickable unless one has messed around with uBoot and the mappings there. Might need a serial cable and a soldering iron… ---
**Author:** ![rootKR](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@rootKR](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/rootKR)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 8:21am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/bricked-ar300m-how-to-restore/1659/23 "2019-09-24T08:21:47Z")
Oh, probably that’s my way! I would be greatful, if someone provide me those TFTP an image ---
**Author:** ![rootKR](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@rootKR](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/rootKR)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 9:03am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/bricked-ar300m-how-to-restore/1659/24 "2019-09-24T09:03:50Z")
![eth](https://forum-static.gl-inet.com/original/2X/0/09db4cbb50bf0055dac9c92a9cc5e2a668f5fb11.png) This is like what I see. No way, it looks like is it in loop ! I can’t enter in anyway… ---
**Author:** ![rootKR](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@rootKR](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/rootKR)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/bricked-ar300m-how-to-restore/1659/25 "2019-09-24T09:29:20Z")
Hi Guyz, Hoping someone help me to fix that prob. I’m going to share my led situation , it looks like in loopmode Here link : [GL.iNetAR300M-9bd](https://streamable.com/wl1i2) Please replay me 😉 ps @Entropy512 ---
**Author:** ![jichef](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e99b99/32.png) [@jichef](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/jichef)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/bricked-ar300m-how-to-restore/1659/26 "2019-09-24T10:10:32Z")
Have you tried uart? ---
**Author:** ![rootKR](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@rootKR](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/rootKR)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 11:26am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/bricked-ar300m-how-to-restore/1659/27 "2019-09-24T11:26:50Z")
I restart the procedure… 1- safeboot - both led are in stop mode (green & red) on ![fix led copy.jpg](https://forum-static.gl-inet.com/original/2X/f/ff478a30f092661c6b57e96ebc7aa377952dbea7.jpeg) 2 Set your computer’s IP address to **192.168.1.2** 1. no IP doesn’t appare 2. I’m LOOCKED ---
**Author:** ![alzhao](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@alzhao](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/alzhao)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/bricked-ar300m-how-to-restore/1659/28 "2019-09-24T12:54:41Z")
Checked your video, seems your uboot has problems. Can you pls check your flash model and give back the md5 of uboot binary you flashed? Seems it will be difficult to repair if you don’t have experience. ---
**Author:** ![rootKR](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@rootKR](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/rootKR)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/bricked-ar300m-how-to-restore/1659/29 "2019-09-24T14:35:07Z")
> [@alzhao](#): > > Seems it will be difficult to repair if you don’t have experience. Sorry but I haven’t experience ! So basically I have to throw away ? ---
**Author:** ![alzhao](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@alzhao](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/alzhao)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 1:29am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/bricked-ar300m-how-to-restore/1659/30 "2019-09-26T01:29:47Z")
you can contact customer service to get an exchange. It is much easier. ---
**Author:** ![rootKR](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@rootKR](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/rootKR)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/bricked-ar300m-how-to-restore/1659/31 "2020-04-25T15:38:48Z")
you are the best ever geek I **knew** kissis 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bruce](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/bruce/32/35649_2.png) [@bruce](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/bruce)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 4:10am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/bricked-ar300m-how-to-restore/1659/32 "2025-10-29T04:10:27Z")
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