After lots of looking around and seeing posts with no answer i decided to give this a go myself.
I did this by using the serial pins inside the router and TFTP.
I bought a USB2.0 to RS232 TTL Converter Module PL2303 on ebay (first one didnt work but 2nd did http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260769090948 was the one that worked).
Once connected up i used the OEM TFTP Install instructions on this page http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/linksys/wrt160nl. The pin connections are also on that page.
The code.bin that i flashed was the original linksys one but then i installed DD-WRT afterwards as you normally would.
Everything is now working as it should on this router.
Not bad for a free bit of kit!
I hope this helps some of you that have been wanting to do the same. The main point of this post was to show that it is possible.
Enjoy converting your routers 🙂
Disclaimer: I am not responsible for what you do to your routers. By reading this and following these instructions you do so on your own accord. Doing this does break the terms and conditions of the Sam Knows agreement.
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