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[Alex Atkin UK]

I managed to follow this to resolve that issue: https://github.com/xdarklight/lantiq-xdsl-firmware-info/issues/25

I had no issues with the 7z stage, its checking out the Freetz source that fails as the path seems to be wrong.

[gjm]

also just thinking,(i may be wrong) if theres just one green cabinet at cabinet 5 location, where fibre connected, where do telephones get connected, i thought they had to be 2 boxes?

all lines used to be connected via underground pit close to our house before cabinet 5 went in, ours is still connected in the pit, is there no second box because of the pit? and if lines are connected via the pit, openreachs answer of 'adding 200m to adsl length' is false?

[RealAleMadrid]

The cabinet is almost certainly an ALL IN ONE (AIO) cab which is a combined PCP (Phone) and Fibre cabinet. These are generally used for BDUK infill applications. Google street view is not recent enough to show it but I did find Cab1 out on the main road, the PCP looks like it has fallen down a ditch into the hedge.

[gjm]

The cabinet is almost certainly an ALL IN ONE (AIO) cab which is a combined PCP (Phone) and Fibre cabinet. These are generally used for BDUK infill applications. Google street view is not recent enough to show it but I did find Cab1 out on the main road, the PCP looks like it has fallen down a ditch into the hedge.

ill get a picture of cabinet 5 later, i do find it strange that one property connected to cabinet 6 which is another part og village, yet gets 80/20, i suppose its closer than cabinet 1 but how come only one property connected?.

yep the cab 1 pcp is in a ditch lol

[gjm]

here ya go



and yep that openreach in road fixing someone elses issues

also video here of me walking route lines take to cab 5
https://sendvid.com/akqbv2do

[renluop]

here ya go

and yep that openreach in road fixing someone elses issues

also video here of me walking route lines take to cab 5
https://sendvid.com/akqbv2do

That's better. 

[Moderator edited to remove the above image from the quote.]

[j0hn]

That's all All in one cabinet.
Basically both the copper cabinet and the fibre cabinet in a single shell.

[gjm]

well had a call from upper management of openreach today, they are still looking into it, agree that we shouldn't of been left in this situation by openreach, bduk and wiltshire online as they agree that we were only getting a max of 12mbit from their tests.

they are hoping to have a idea next week, in the meantime theyre looking into costs of fibre to premises and fibre to pole so all options will be on table.

Still fingers crossed here..

[Ronski]

Well at least they agreed with you're speeds, hopefully they'll sort something out for you and your neighbour's 

[Alex Atkin UK]

Would be quite an outcome if after all this you end up on FTTP when everyone who was moved over before are stuck on FTTC.

[meritez]

I had no issues with the 7z stage, its checking out the Freetz source that fails as the path seems to be wrong.

If you want the files, I have found some kind soul has posted them on the openwrt forum: https://forum.openwrt.org/t/howto-updating-the-lantiq-xrx200-devices-with-latest-dsl-vectoring-firmware/18853/35

[Alex Atkin UK]

If you want the files, I have found some kind soul has posted them on the openwrt forum: https://forum.openwrt.org/t/howto-updating-the-lantiq-xrx200-devices-with-latest-dsl-vectoring-firmware/18853/35

Thanks, although the comment that OpenWRT are not using the newest files seems inaccurate.
I checked the list again and they seem to be the latest WITHOUT vectoring support, which I don't need.  So perhaps best I keep it as-is?

[meritez]

Thanks, although the comment that OpenWRT are not using the newest files seems inaccurate.
I checked the list again and they seem to be the latest WITHOUT vectoring support, which I don't need.  So perhaps best I keep it as-is?

Lantiq dsl firmware versions make no sense, for example Netgear currently use 5.7.B.5.0.7-5.7.5.4.0.1 for the DM200, but previously used 5.8.1.5.0.7-5.8.0.9.0.1 which was a newer firmware, both versions have vectoring support.

The latest OpenWRT use is 5.8.1.8.1.6-5.8.0.B.1.1, but has no vectoring support and is a pre-release, while both versions Netgear use are release versions.

[Alex Atkin UK]

Lantiq dsl firmware versions make no sense, for example Netgear currently use 5.7.B.5.0.7-5.7.5.4.0.1 for the DM200, but previously used 5.8.1.5.0.7-5.8.0.9.0.1 which was a newer firmware, both versions have vectoring support.

The latest OpenWRT use is 5.8.1.8.1.6-5.8.0.B.1.1, but has no vectoring support and is a pre-release, while both versions Netgear use are release versions.

Do you know where the instructions are for how to change the firmware?  I assume its not as simple as changing the lantiq-vrx200-a.bin symlink as there is also the matching lantiq-vrx200-a-to-b.bspatch which has no relation to files in the firmware archive.

What I'm trying to find is a firmware stable on G.INP so I can go back to a HH5A for both lines.

[meritez]

Do you know where the instructions are for how to change the firmware?  I assume its not as simple as changing the lantiq-vrx200-a.bin symlink as there is also the matching lantiq-vrx200-a-to-b.bspatch which has no relation to files in the firmware archive.

What I'm trying to find is a firmware stable on G.INP so I can go back to a HH5A for both lines.

On the following page: https://kb.netgear.com/2649/NETGEAR-Open-Source-Code-for-Programmers-GPL you can find https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GPL/DM200-V1.0.0.66_gpl_src.tar.bz2

If you bunzip this you will find in DM200-V1.0.0.66_gpl_src\dl:
dsl_vr9_firmware_xdsl-05.07.09.05.01.07_05.07.03.0F.00.01.tar.gz
dsl_vr9_firmware_xdsl-05.07.06.0A.00.07_05.07.01.0C.00.02.tar.gz
dsl_vr9_firmware_xdsl-05.07.0B.05.00.07_05.07.05.04.00.01.tar.gz

The first one is what Netgear use for the stock firmware on the DM200 and it includes vectoring.
Inside the tar.gz is xcpe_579517_573F01.bin which is the needed firmware.

You will now need to scp xcpe_579517_573F01.bin to /lib/firmware on your HH5A

With your web browser go to luci(by default 192.168.1.1) and configure in Network-> Interfaces the line "Firmware File". You have to enter there for example "/lib/firmware/xcpe_579517_573F01.bin". Then press on save&apply. Your dsl connection should restart and resync.

Regarding the most stable firmware, there is a 91 post thread over on OpenWRT of people comparing lantiq dsl firmware versions: https://forum.openwrt.org/t/lantiq-vrx200-xdsl-firmware-recommendation-thread/52937