Running a DD-WRT VM in Virtualbox
48#DD-WRT #VirtualMachine #VirtualBox
*** Updated 06/21/2023
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0001.html
01. Download Oracle Virtualbox https://www.virtualbox.org/
02. Download DD-WRT x86 Image ftp://ftp.dd-wrt.com/
03. Install Oracle Virtualbox
04. Convert DD-WRT x86 Image to VDI
# change directory to virtualbox installation
cd "%programfiles%\Oracle\Virtualbox"
# run vboxmanage to convert the raw image to .vdi
vboxmanage.exe convertdd "%userprofile%\downloads\dd-wrt_public_vga.image" "%userprofile%\downloads\dd-wrt.vdi"
05. Resize the VDI File
# resize the vdi to 256MB
vboxmanage.exe modifyhd --resize 256 "%userprofile%\downloads\dd-wrt.vdi"
06. Launch Virtualbox
07. Create a New VM by selecting Machine ≫ New
Name: DD-WRT
Machine Folder: C:\VMs
Type: Linux
Version: Other Linux (32-bit)
Memory Size: 256 MB
Hard disk: Do not add a virtual hard disk
08. Click Create
09. Copy the dd-wrt.vdi file from downloads into C:\VMs\DD-WRT
10. Select the VM and Click Settings
11. Select Storage
12. Click Add Storage Attachment ≫ Add Hard Disk ≫ Choose existing disk
13. Click Add and browse to C:\VMs\DD-WRT\dd-wrt.vdi
14. Click OK
15. Select Network
16. Set Attached to: Bridge Adapter
17. Make sure the DD-WRT VM is selected and click Start ≫ Normal
18. Wait for the text to stop scrolling and press Enter
19. Login with root/admin
20. Set the IP address to something in your current subnet so you can reach it
ifconfig br0 192.168.0.227
21. Launch your web browser of choice and access the DD-WRT web UI with the IP address in the previous step
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