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badcrc0
join:2002-03-22
Bremerton, WA
1 edit | reply to civ
Re: New firmware - USR8000-02 / SMC Barricade 7004BR Maybe you could use the same method I used for my SMC. That is, locate an older USR firmware and hex edit the bin file at the nearest address to what I mentioned in my post and change USR002 to Winnie, then use the method I described to upgrade from there.
It sounds like you're doing the same thing I did originally, which is a mistake. Trying various firmwares and methods doesn't work until you get Winnie in the R-Data. Find an old firmware that works, hex edit Winnie into it, upgrade, and everything will work. Just make sure you hex edit the right USR002, it most likely appears in several places in the file, I risked trashing my router and found the correct address. | | |
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| Hello:
Thanks for taking the time to write back.
Much appreciated. =-)
said by badcrc0:... the same method I used for my SMC. ... an older USR firmware and hex edit the bin file ... I neglected to especifically mention that I did try your method. First with the edited 1.93P SMC bin file and then using a modified v2.5 and v2.7 USR *.bin files.
said by badcrc0:... various firmwares and methods doesn't work until you get Winnie in the R-Data. Quite so. Even the oldest USR FW I have seen (v1.25, for the USR8000, not the 8000-02/03) has R-Data inside it. In this particular case it says USR001 instead of USR002.
Versions 2.5 and 2.7 seem to be 1.96x modified versions of the original Amit deal.
The /sysinfo.htm page in the 2.7 version I'm using now has this version string:
573D.4B35.56DD/10D9+378C+0007@Pingu 196j9 $301
The 2.5 version says 1.96c.
I'll try to see what I can do but I have not heard of any USR8000-02 users getting this done, only USR8000 who probably had v1.0 FW.
Some (all?) of the *.exe files used to upgrade have (without going into crash mode) a PW field: I wonder if there's a PW inside them to allow by-passing the R-Data in the installed FW.
I say this because when in crash mode the PW field is not there.
I'll have a go at it again, hopefully I will not trash my USR.
Once again, thanks for writing.
Best regards,
CIV | |
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