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[bjakke]

So I was dissatisfied with the performance of my DIR-615 H/W v. D1 router, and tried to perform a firmware upgrade from the v.4.00 software with this:
ftp://ftp.dlink.de/dir/dir-615/driver_software/DIR-615_fw_revd_411DEb15_ALL_de_20100303.zip
Either the firmware upgrade went wrong, or my roommate turned of the power during the upgrade (He won't admit it, but I heard him lurking around).
Either way the result was non-functioning router. It turns on, but the globe LED (leftmost LED) never changes from the color orange.
I have tried holding the reset button down for more than a minute, but nothing happens.

Is there anything I can do to save the little guy, or is he of to the eternal wastelands??

[Skello]

Yes, you should be able to access the emergency room interface, which is basically a white page with just the option to install firmware.

To access the Emergency Room Web interface follow these steps:

• Unplug the router's power cord and wait 20 seconds.
• Get a pin, push the RESET button and KEEP IT PRESSED.
• Connect the power cord back (while still keeping the reset button pressed)
• Keep the reset button pressed for an additional 5 seconds after connecting power cord and then release. At this point you should see the power button blinking orange.
• Connect over a WIRED connection to the router and set your network adapter IP MANUALLY to 192.168.0.2
• Open http://192.168.0.1 in a browser. You should see a white page with a Browse and Upload button.

The "set your IP manually" part is very important.

While you're at it and you are dissatisfied with the performance, maybe you want to give DD-WRT (custom firmware) a try: http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=13599.0