TP-Link A6 AC1200 Bricked lights wont come on

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TP-Link A6 AC1200 Bricked lights wont come on
TP-Link A6 AC1200 Bricked lights wont come on
2022-06-07 16:21:44
Tags: #Firmware Update #Bricked
Model: Archer A6  
Hardware Version: V2
Firmware Version: ??

Hello there

I have a TP-Link A6 AC1200 (Ver: 2.1) router a friend gave me and it was bricked when I got it. I plug it in and turn it on, and nothing happens. No lights turn on. Nothing. I have tried some of the debrick/unbrick techniques... And I have gotten some action through Wireshark... So I know it's alive in there... But I don't know what to do from here. I don't know if I am wasting my time on this router or, if it can ever be brought back to life.

I have the log from Wireshark... Can anyone give me a hand recovering this router? Or shall I send it to router heaven???

 

Thank you ever so!

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Re:TP-Link A6 AC1200 Bricked lights wont come on
2022-06-07 19:27:28

  @punkrawkgeek 

 

Hi,

 

I think it depends on how the router got bricked.

 

If the router got bricked while your friend was attempting to flash a firmware (i.e. upgrade, downgrade or 3rd-party firmware), then there might still be a chance to recover it.

 

However, if the router went bad on its own out of the blue, without anyone messing around with it, then it's more likely that some hardware component died.

 

Have you already opened the housing of the router and had a look inside? In some cases it's actually possible to see traces of a hardware failure with the naked eye.

 

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Re:TP-Link A6 AC1200 Bricked lights wont come on
2022-06-07 19:59:31

  @woozle I think he may have been trying to upgrade the firmware or some form of flashing. The insides look fine. I have opened it up and taken a look around. Thank goodness for my background in electronics! Nothing looks bad, and there is no smell of a fried component. 

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Re:TP-Link A6 AC1200 Bricked lights wont come on
2022-06-07 23:00:52

  @punkrawkgeek 

 

As far as I am aware there are only two recovery methods for TP-Link routers (follow the link). If none of them works, then I guess there is nothing more you could do.

 

https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/stories/detail/582

 

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Re:TP-Link A6 AC1200 Bricked lights wont come on
2022-07-03 18:06:19
Yeah. I have tried both those methods... And neither of them worked. That's too bad. Thank you.
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