civ
join:2009-03-31
| reply to badcrc0
Re: New firmware - USR8000-02 / SMC Barricade 7004BR
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 |
