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Broadband Related => Broadband Hardware => Topic started by: can2002 on January 11, 2014, 04:26:49 PM
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Hi there,
I've just been upgraded to FTTC and received an ECI modem.
I bought a Huawei HG612 from eBay and the flashed the unlocked SP10 firmware as per instructions. When I connect the unlocked HG612 to the phone line (removing the DSL, LAN and power cables from the ECI), it powers up and then the DSL light flashes rapidly for a short period then goes out - this then repeats continually.
Is there any configuration required after flashing the modem?
Regards,
Chris
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The previous owner may have changed details if they also unlocked it at some stage. With modem powered up press the reset button for 10 secs. It should reboot and revert to the defaults. hope that works.
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Thanks for that. I had tried resetting through the web GUI before, but I'll try the reset button approach you suggested and report back.
UPDATE
Completed the reset using the button (power LED flashed shortly after to confirm it completed) and the same problem. Each time I put the ECI back it connects fine.
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My only suggestion is to:
- Power down the modem.
- Disconnect it from the line.
- Power up the modem and allow it to initialise.
- Press and hold the Reset button for a good 10 seconds.
- Allow the modem to initialise and then power it off, once again.
- Now repeat the entire unlocking procedure, taking care not to rush any stage.
- Once again, power-cycle the modem.
- Perform another 10 second, long reset.
- Finally, once the modem has initialised, reconnect it to the line.
If, after following the above, the HG612 still fails to synchronise with the cabinet MSAN then my only conclusion is that you have been sold a defective modem. :(
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Many thanks for the feedback.
I found one further and slightly odd thing. Before reading your message I tried another change. I'm not exactly sure what led me to it, but I removed the ptm1.301 WAN connection and then changed the ptm1.101 connection from bridge to router mode as per the article at http://nprDOTmeDOTuk/hg612.html.
I then reconnected the HG612 and it actually established a connection - I'd left it for approximately half an hour and am not sure whether it was the configuration change or just leaving it to sync was the answer.
I've just reset the modem again and will try it this time without removing the ptm1.301 to see if this makes a difference.
Regards,
Chris
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:hmm: Hmm . . . I've just reviewed that link (http://npr.me.uk/hg612.html) and what it shows is not relevant to usage of the HG612 with a FTTC service.
Seriously, I would recommend that you enter the GUI (via 192.168.1.1), take Maintenance ---> Device, left-click on the Restore Default Settings button and then leave the device configuration alone. With the unlocked firmware installed, you have the ability to monitor the line's performance. No configuration changes are necessary.
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Hiya,
Thanks again. I understand your point and I don't want to use the HG612 as a router but I was trying it to see if it made a difference.
I did a few more checks and with the modem converted to operate as a router (whether or not I remove the pmt1.301 wan connection) it eventually synchronises after approximately 30 minutes.
Once the configuration is reverted (either via the long-reset method or via the web GUI) it fails to sync (the last time I tried I left it for just over an hour).
A work colleague has a HG612 so I shall ask him to test the modem on his line in case it's something to do with my line.
Chris
UPDATE
I e-mailed the eBay seller to ask (amongst other things) when the modem was last used and in the process it transpired that it was being used with Sky. Knowing how that company likes to fiddle with settings I wondered if this might be part of my problem??
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It doesn't matter whether the settings had been changed before, you have reset the modem to factory and then installed the unlocked firmware (which will change the settings so it will work with any FTTC connection).
I would do as BKAT has said in his post but before installing the new firmware again try it with the default and see if it syncs straight away. If it doesn't it's faulty and I would ask for a refund.
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Hiya,
Up until this morning I'd been using the B028SP10 firmware (I'd tried both the original and unlocked variants) with no success.
I realised this morning that I had not tried the B030SP06 version, so tried initially flashing the locked version and the modem synchronised straight away. I then tried the unlocked version and again, the modem syncronised as quickly as the ECI modem openreach supplied me.
To be sure I then re-flashed B028SP10 on the HG612 and sure enough it failed to synchronise. With B030SP06 back on, it synchronised straight away.
I assume the problem might be something to do with my telephone line or maybe the equipment in my cabinet, but either way the B030SP06 firmware seems to be working.
Thanks again for the feedback!
Cheers,
Chris
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Something weird is definitely occurring! (And it troubles me that I cannot "put my paw" on it.) :-\
In total, there are five different firmware images for the HG612. I know them as --
- bcm96368MVWG_fs_kernel_HG612V100R001C01B028SP10_Asbo_Unlocked
- bcm96368MVWG_fs_kernel_HG612V100R001C01B028SP10_Asbo_Unlocked_Updated_BLOB
- bcm96368MVWG_fs_kernel_HG612V100R001C01B030SP06_Wolfy_Unlocked
- bcm96368MVWG_fs_kernel_HG612V100R001C01B030SP06_Wolfy_Unlocked_GUI
- bcm96368MVWG_fs_kernel_HG612V100R001C01B030SP06_Wolfy_Unlocked_GUI_No_BTAgent
Out of those five (all of which are perfectly viable), I would recommend using number 4.
There is the possibility that one of the firmware images was corrupted during the download. Did you verify the image, once downloaded? (I.e. check the md5sum or sha*sum hash?)
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There was also another that appeared around April last year
bcm96368MVWG_fs_kernel_HG612V100R001C01B028SP10ulk003-1364525729
I used it up until my firmware auto updated.
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Hmm . . . I suspect that was one of Wolfy's experiments, based on one of the two Asbokid images.
If that is the case, then it will be what I know as --
bcm96368MVWG_fs_kernel_HG612V100R001C01B028SP10_Wolfy_No_BTAgent
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Hiya,
I got it using the link shown in http://huaweihg612hacking.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/firmware-with-the-newest-hardware-driver-blog/ (from Google Drive).
The filename (for the unlocked version I tried yesterday) and MD5 checksum are shown below:
Filename: bcm96368MVWG_fs_kernel_HG612V100R001C01B028SP10unlocked002
MD5 Checksum: 063d193e5e579075f1d53947ff46bfa3
Cheers,
Chris
p.s. really impressed with the forum - friendly, helpful and knowledgeable responses!!
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Checking the images held at The Cattery, here are the relevant md5sum hashes --
3977c5c398932073a88cbbe1ac9558d7 bcm96368MVWG_fs_kernel_HG612V100R001C01B028SP10_BT_Original
063d193e5e579075f1d53947ff46bfa3 bcm96368MVWG_fs_kernel_HG612V100R001C01B028SP10_Asbo_Unlocked
b44ffc3a98eae8e264a7540982fb1114 bcm96368MVWG_fs_kernel_HG612V100R001C01B028SP10_Asbo_Unlocked_Updated_BLOB
63bf11106d3fc568ccbb80ad9829ac0e bcm96368MVWG_fs_kernel_HG612V100R001C01B028SP10_Wolfy_No_BTAgent
36914cf0cec31ec18937ae67adf94812 bcm96368MVWG_fs_kernel_HG612V100R001C01B030SP06_BT_Original
d8a11d7de7756bdd93a38d2bf74193c2 bcm96368MVWG_fs_kernel_HG612V100R001C01B030SP06_Wolfy_Unlocked
23415ce3a842e404e5a0544feace00f4 bcm96368MVWG_fs_kernel_HG612V100R001C01B030SP06_Wolfy_Unlocked_GUI
7e4d07f0c7e9264342a5c6b5f97b4663 bcm96368MVWG_fs_kernel_HG612V100R001C01B030SP06_Wolfy_Unlocked_GUI_No_BTAgent
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So the one I consistently had problems with corresponds to the file named:
bcm96368MVWG_fs_kernel_HG612V100R001C01B028SP10_Asbo_Unlocked
As mentioned in the earlier posts, I was never able to get this firmware to sync regardless of what combination of factory resets (before/after/both, long-press/GUI, etc.) unless I reconfigured the wan connection labelled pmt1.101 from bridged to routed and entered my PPP username/password and even then, only after a good 30-40 minutes.
The file I achieved success with corresponds with the file named:
bcm96368MVWG_fs_kernel_HG612V100R001C01B030SP06_Wolfy_Unlocked
Cheers,
Chris
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That is an interesting observation. But I can not rationalise the behaviour. :no:
So the image you currently have installed is the latest to originate from the Beattie Group, having been subsequently unlocked by Wolfy. That is the image which lacks the GUI.
If you would like to use the GUI, then the " . . . B030SP06_Wolfy_Unlocked_GUI" image would be appropriate.
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That is an interesting observation. But I can not rationalise the behaviour. :no:
I'll bet a fiver that the bcm96368MVWG_fs_kernel_HG612V100R001C01B028SP10_Asbo_Unlocked
file can2002 downloaded was somehow corrupt, that would make sense ;)
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Hiya,
I'd completely agree if the MD5 checksum didn't match, but it did. I guess it could have corrupted during the upload to the modem (during the firmware installation process), but this would imply that the B028SP10 firmware had corrupted every time I uploaded it to the modem (I must be at a count now of 10-15 times)...
Thanks for the tip regarding B030SP06_Wolfy_Unlocked_GUI burakkucat, I shall give that a try. Is there a reason not to use the one with the BT agent disabled (as opposed to just scripting a process kill)?
Cheers,
Chris
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Hiya,
I uploaded it to the modem (I must be at a count now of 10-15 times)...
In that case i've lost a fiver : :)
It's an interesting case you have raised as I have flashed the HG612 V3B with the same firmware Asbos B028SP10unlocked002 (063d193e5e579075f1d53947ff46bfa3) quite a fews times last year, makes we wonder if the older firmware is now being blocked at the FTTC cab in some areas though I very much doubt it but you never know with OpenReach ::)
At least you have it working with B030SP06 that's the main thing.
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I take bitcoin too! ;)
I'm just flashing the gui variant as I type.
One last question, does anyone know if the BT Agent does anything more than update the firmware? I'd rather control the application of firmware updates myself, but I wondered if it might also be involved in negotiating rates, etc? I'm a bit of a newbie when it comes to FTTC as you can probably tell!
Cheers,
Chris
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The action of the BTAgent is not fully understood. :(
Beattie has not released any specification or description for her busy-body's action (a.k.a. the little snitch). As of yet, it has not been fully decompiled or reverse-engineered. :no:
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Thanks - I'll stick with the version that has it and then manually kill it for the moment!