Hello TP-Link Community,

I own an Archer VR600 v2.1 EU that unfortunately is now in a hard-bricked state after a series of recovery attempts.

I would like to share the situation and ask for guidance:

• Initially, my device was running on the old firmware (0.2.0 0.9.1 v0074.0 Build 170504 Rel.68210n). With this version, I had an issue where I could not enable or disable the WiFi connection.

• I also frequently received the error message: “Error code: 9805 – Corresponding case not found.”

• To resolve this, I attempted to update to the following firmware:
  Archer_VR600V2_0.3.0_0.9.1_up_boot(200226)_2020-02-27_08.58.18.bin

• Unfortunately, the update failed and left the device in a soft-bricked state.

• I then tried to recover the router using UART/RTTL serial port recovery with TFTP, which allowed me to flash the firmware image (200226), but afterward the device became completely unresponsive (hard-bricked). Even the power LED no longer lights up, and the serial console no longer shows the bootloader.

At this stage, I understand that the only way forward may be to reflash the router using an SPI programmer (e.g., CH341A with SOIC clip, or TL866). For this, I will need the full flash image dump (including the bootloader / CFE).

My question 

Is there an official source for a complete flash dump for the Archer VR600 v2.1 EU?

I would appreciate any assistance to bring it back to life.

Thank you for your help.