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Author Topic: Hacking the ECI model B-FOCuS V-2FUb/I Rev.B  (Read 218744 times)

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Re: Hacking the ECI model B-FOCuS V-2FUb/I Rev.B
« Reply #60 on: February 15, 2012, 09:01:34 PM »

I have a saved eBay search that specifies this particular ECI B-FOCuS modem. It's obviously a case of "wait and see" . . .  :-\
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Re: Hacking the ECI model B-FOCuS V-2FUb/I Rev.B
« Reply #61 on: March 01, 2012, 03:41:53 AM »

flamey, a FTTC subscriber from Colchester, has posted some useful exterior pictures of the ECI to the Sky User forum  As flamey points out, it is very difficult to distinguish the ECI from the Huawei.  The LEDs and the sockets are spaced slightly differently on the ECI, but on purely physical appearance, they are otherwise virtually identical devices.

http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/router-stats/47260-hacking-bt-openreach-modem-hg612.html#post358530

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@uklad:  did you find time to try the 'mount' hack?
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Re: Hacking the ECI model B-FOCuS V-2FUb/I Rev.B
« Reply #62 on: March 01, 2012, 04:07:53 AM »

Attached to this post is a "screen-scrape" from a BT Slide Presentation. It shows the Huawei and ECI modems side-by-side.

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Re: Hacking the ECI model B-FOCuS V-2FUb/I Rev.B
« Reply #63 on: March 01, 2012, 04:03:53 PM »

Attached to this post is a "screen-scrape" from a BT Slide Presentation. It shows the Huawei and ECI modems side-by-side.

I did think i had seen that before..

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Re: Hacking the ECI model B-FOCuS V-2FUb/I Rev.B
« Reply #64 on: March 01, 2012, 04:05:16 PM »

flamey, a FTTC subscriber from Colchester, has posted some useful exterior pictures of the ECI to the Sky User forum  As flamey points out, it is very difficult to distinguish the ECI from the Huawei.  The LEDs and the sockets are spaced slightly differently on the ECI, but on purely physical appearance, they are otherwise virtually identical devices.

http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/router-stats/47260-hacking-bt-openreach-modem-hg612.html#post358530

cheers, a

EDIT: 

@uklad:  did you find time to try the 'mount' hack?

Quick answer is No, unfortunatly training away for a week and being mad busy when i got back does not help, i should have some time tomorrow to play once the kids are in bed..
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Re: Hacking the ECI model B-FOCuS V-2FUb/I Rev.B
« Reply #65 on: March 02, 2012, 08:40:38 PM »

Hi uklad!

Did you get a chance to have another look?
cheers, a
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Re: Hacking the ECI model B-FOCuS V-2FUb/I Rev.B
« Reply #66 on: March 02, 2012, 09:00:29 PM »

Hi uklad!

Did you get a chance to have another look?
cheers, a

I did and to be frank im out of my depth i dont know Linux well enough to get any conectivity out of it...

where are you located asbokid ?
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Re: Hacking the ECI model B-FOCuS V-2FUb/I Rev.B
« Reply #67 on: March 04, 2012, 02:59:31 AM »

Aww! Don't give up!  ??? you've already done all the hard work!

Attached is a silly bit of C code for the PC.  It converts any file into an octal dump.  The dump can be used in the Telnet Upload Trick.

The Trick allows any executable to be downloaded to a router or a modem using the -e escape character option of the echo command in the BusyBox ash shell. [1]

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// The Telnet Upload Trick - asbokid 2012 <ballymunboy@gmail.com>
//
// How to download an arbitrary binary to an embedded device
//
// 1) convert the binary into an octal dump using the code below
// 2) paste the dump into a telnet shell or a serial console
// 3) chmod +x the dumped file (myscript.sh) and run it
// 4) the octal dump will be echoed into a binary file (mybinary)
// 5) chmod +x that new binary and run it

#include <stdio.h>

void main(int argc, char **argv) {
    FILE *fp;
    unsigned int c, d = 0;

    if(!(fp = fopen(argv[1], "rb"))) {
        fprintf(stderr, "can't open file %s\n", argv[1]);
        return;
    }
    while(1) {
        if((c = fgetc(fp)) == EOF)
            break;
        if(!(d++ % 0x10))
            fprintf(stdout, "echo -n -e ");
        fprintf(stdout, "\\\\%04o", c);
        if(!(d % 0x10))
            fprintf(stdout, " >> mybinary\n");
    }
    if (d % 0x10)
        fprintf(stdout, " >> mybinary\n");
    fclose(fp);
}

We can use the Trick to download any code we want to the ECI:  a telnet daemon, a tool to dump the decompressed forms of those tweaked files, or anything else..

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$ gcc -o octaldump octaldump.c

$ ./octaldump octaldump > myscript.sh

$ head myscript.sh
echo -n -e \\0177\\0105\\0114\\0106\\0002\\0001\\0001\\0000\\0000\\0000\\0000\\0000\\0000\\0000\\0000\\0000 >> mybinary
echo -n -e \\0002\\0000\\0076\\0000\\0001\\0000\\0000\\0000\\0300\\0005\\0100\\0000\\0000\\0000\\0000\\0000 >> mybinary
echo -n -e \\0100\\0000\\0000\\0000\\0000\\0000\\0000\\0000\\0130\\0015\\0000\\0000\\0000\\0000\\0000\\0000 >> mybinary
echo -n -e \\0000\\0000\\0000\\0000\\0100\\0000\\0070\\0000\\0010\\0000\\0100\\0000\\0037\\0000\\0034\\0000 >> mybinary

$ chmod +x myscript.sh

$ ./myscript.sh

$ xxd -l80 mybinary
0000000: 7f45 4c46 0201 0100 0000 0000 0000 0000  .ELF............
0000010: 0200 3e00 0100 0000 c005 4000 0000 0000  ..>.......@.....
0000020: 4000 0000 0000 0000 580d 0000 0000 0000  @.......X.......
0000030: 0000 0000 4000 3800 0800 4000 1f00 1c00  ....@.8...@.....
0000040: 0600 0000 0500 0000 4000 0000 0000 0000  ........@.......

$ $ md5sum mybinary octaldump
64f293a8272b7938ace5c805f6873402  mybinary
64f293a8272b7938ace5c805f6873402  octaldump


cheers, a



[1] http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5582778/writing-a-binary-file-in-shell-shell-awk

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Re: Hacking the ECI model B-FOCuS V-2FUb/I Rev.B
« Reply #68 on: March 05, 2012, 08:42:35 AM »

Aww! Don't give up!  ??? you've already done all the hard work!

Im not giving up, its more to do with Time Vs Ability, i have the ability just not the time, im sourcing a HG612 should be here in few days once its stable i can set the ECI in my office or even loan it to you to speed up development..

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Re: Hacking the ECI model B-FOCuS V-2FUb/I Rev.B
« Reply #69 on: March 05, 2012, 08:10:49 PM »

Sounds good! Wasn't doubting your expertise!  Lots of people will be interested to see how the ECI performs against the Huawei on the same line.  cheers, a
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Re: Hacking the ECI model B-FOCuS V-2FUb/I Rev.B
« Reply #70 on: March 09, 2012, 09:46:37 PM »

Hi uklad, if you didn't end up getting a new modem I will sell you my Huawei HG612 for £20 including P&P? it's a rev b.

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Re: Hacking the ECI model B-FOCuS V-2FUb/I Rev.B
« Reply #71 on: March 10, 2012, 09:08:04 AM »

Hi uklad, if you didn't end up getting a new modem I will sell you my Huawei HG612 for £20 including P&P? it's a rev b.

Got one thanks just installed it still seem to be getting full 40/10 at the moment will pull some stats later
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Re: Hacking the ECI model B-FOCuS V-2FUb/I Rev.B
« Reply #72 on: March 10, 2012, 05:05:37 PM »

From using both the ECI and huawei hg612, I have noticed that I get more jitter using the hg612. The eci seems to perform a little better on my connection. may be different for your connection.

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Re: Hacking the ECI model B-FOCuS V-2FUb/I Rev.B
« Reply #73 on: March 10, 2012, 06:27:18 PM »

@ All,

What a splendid reason for asking BT to allow them to be purchased on the open market.

Kind regards,
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Re: Hacking the ECI model B-FOCuS V-2FUb/I Rev.B
« Reply #74 on: March 11, 2012, 12:34:06 AM »

From using both the ECI and huawei hg612, I have noticed that I get more jitter using the hg612. The eci seems to perform a little better on my connection. may be different for your connection.

Josh -- A quick couple of questions for you. When you had your FTTC service installed, which VDSL2 modem was officially provided as the active CPE? The Huawei or the ECI? As you probably realise, Openreach supply the modem to match the DSLAM in the FTTC.

If your installation was a Huawei, I wonder from where did you obtain the ECI B-FOCuS modem? Care to share the information, please?  ;)
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