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Follow the guide at http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=291230

=32k nvram bug=
The default bootloader on the Linksys EA6900 has a bug when more than 32k of nvram is in use. Either update the bootloader, or don't use over 32k. To prevent using too much nvram: turn off unnecessary services, don't use ssh key-based authentication.

Add following script to the startup section to remove unset variables:
<source lang="sh">
for line in `nvram show | grep =$ `; do var=${line%*=}; nvram unset $var; done
</source>

=Flashing=
First flash a small image:
ftp://ftp.dd-wrt.com/betas/2013/12-22-2013-r23194/linksys-ea6900/
Afterwards an up-to-date image can be loaded. Just browse ftp://ftp.dd-wrt.com/betas .
It might be prudent to take an image that's a week old. When bugs are found, a new revision is often uploaded on the next day, otherwise releases are weekly.

In this case I used:
ftp://ftp.dd-wrt.com/betas/2016/06-06-2016-r29837/linksys-ea6900/

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