First of you will need to download and install the latest setup of easy flasher. So why is flashing done every time a device is in repair service. The fonera fon2100a is based on an atheros systemonachip soc. Reflashing the software is a way to ensure that the device is in a known good state when it leaves the service company.
Lafonera software flashing in conclusion, what i was exicted about the most was the fact that using arduino and a couple other jumper wires i replaced two whole circuits with over 6 components each. Reflashing the fon wifi pineapples mark i, ii, iii hak5. I was trying to do something really cool, and set it up as a transparent ethernet bridge. The following is a guide to flashing the fonera access point, into a minirouter albeit with only one ethernet jack running the excellent, opensource ddwrt firmware. Though you can flash your own supported equipment with the openmesh firmware, youll probably want to buy their branded gear right from their site. I was looking for streaming solutions the other day. There are a couple suggested in the autoap fonera thread.
And there is only a 2 second time slot during the fon2200 boot process where ap51 can do that. Dec 06, 2008 if you were like me and the ap51 screwed up during the flash, i found a handy guide on how to flash the fon back to its original or close to it at. Hardware, for wired or wireless equipment that does not work with fon hardware, software. I have successfully flashed fonera 2200 and 2201 with fon flash, however i got 3 fonera s 2100 with 0. From the following webpage autopsy of a fonera, you can read. Click upgrade and wait around 8 minutes before doing anything else. Requires usb ports, p2k driver, windows xp and higher. Free wireless internet is one feature of the fonera, but there are many more that can be unlocked.
What you do is 1 start fon flash use run as administrator in vistawin7 2 choose the firmware to flash 3 unplug the fon 4 start the fon flash program 5 plug in the fon fon flash should autocatch the redboot and start flashing the firmware. Theres plenty of information out in the net, and heres a small compilation of links. He used a 75ls05 to adapt the io levels, and some bit banging in the software to pull it off. Fon also made it impossible to flash a new firmware, since the. We pioneered residential wifi sharing over a decade ago and, together with leading telcos, weve built the worlds largest wifi community of. The goal was to create a global wireless network where other fonera users could roam between access points for free.
A fake dns server at that ip applies the hack to your router for you, and you can now connect via ssh until the next reboot. If rhis is your first time flashing and you want autoap to run right, get a presp2 build dated december 2008 or newer. These can be used to reflash another fonera to become an identical copy. However, i read a post on the forums and it said that the new latest firmware increase signal quality. This opens up the program that is going to flash the unit. They jointly created the btfon community by flashing fons software on all bt total broadband wifi routers in the uk. Flashing the fonera fon2200 the easy way took a bit of work, but i was able to flash a fon2200 ap with ddwrt via a regular cat5e cable. Mine took about 15, but it can vary on different pcs. When communicating with various micro processors one needs to convert the rs232 levels down to lower levels, typically 3. A great feature of this app over ap51 flash, is that it can flash several different types of firmware. This allowed bt total broadband customers to participate in the fon community without buying a fonera router and in some cases without sharing their own wifi. You cannot turn power on before you click go in ap51, as the flash process needs to interrupt the boot process to work correctly.
Debricking fonera using a serial cable alone khalbali. Then download the latest flash files of your mobile and put those flash files in one specific folder in c. Ethernet cable plug in a lan port 1 to 4 on your fonera 2. Fons firmware for the fonera is a derivative of openwrt proper, so expect no difficulties in running openwrt on your device. Fon flashing takes a while, leave it alone for about 30 minutes. If you were like me and the ap51 screwed up during the flash, i found a handy guide on how to flash the fon back to its original or close to it at. In that case i would suggest you to download and install a software which allows xmodem and ymodem protocols. If youre not careful, itll patch all of its security holes before you get a chance. This allowed bt total broadband customers to participate in the fon community without buying a fonera router and in some.
The fon company seems to live to give their routers away for free sometimes. You must have an ethernet connection by cables between fonera 2. Nothing really existed, or it did at one point, but doesnt seem to any more. No need to download html hacks and manual edi files. I turned on mac filtering, and now i cant ssh or telnet my fonera. One such software is securecrt by vandyke software. Latest updates on everything detect chipset software related. This causes the fonera to pick another wifi station as ap.
Gargoyle project includes a flash fon utility that works similarly as easyflash. Do not lose your patience and powercycle your fon, or youll have to start steps 4 and 5 over again. Two memory ics are available on the fonera, the first is an st m25p64 serial flash, with a 50mhz spi bus and 64mbit capacity 8mb, in 300mil so16 format. Fon is the global wifi network with millions of hotspots fon. The shared drive can be a usb flash disk or a usb hard drive i plugged. Turn a fonera router into a link station dl8rds wiki. Flashing requirements you must have an ethernet connection by cables between your computer and your fonera 2. It is based on openwrt, but is locked down to prevent tampering with its software. How to flash a cloudtrax enabled wifi router with open mesh. Wifi pineapple flashing guide building or unbricking. Software lafonera as a kismetdrone this needs to be converted and tested software lafonera universal repeating without wds commandline method software lafonera. Stepbystep unlocking install guide with pictures wifi.
Most instructions which ive seen on the web assume that you have telnet over ethernet access to redboot, which is a chicken and egg problem. Each word must consist of at least 3 characters and must not contain. After playing around with my lafonera and ddwrt i decided to go back to the original lafonera firmware. Ap51 flash program i used the gui version for winxp, which was easy enough root. Compatibility with this firmware downloader software may vary, but will generally run fine under microsoft windows 10, windows 8, windows 8. Prepare your ethernet card connect the fonera by cable to your pc. Openvpn is a fullfeatured open source vpn virtual private network. The following words in your search query were ignored because they are too common words.
Easy flasher android mobile flashing softwareflash tool. I liked ddwrt for its featurerichness, but as my requirements changed i dont need the router to sit inside the lafonera and thought it would be good to rejoin the fon community. Type theses command in your redboot console fis init load r b. Reflash lafonera with original firmware wolfgang reutzs blog.
As of 30042016, the installation steps below for flashing openwrt were tested successfully for flashing fonera 2. This provides many useful features, such as turning the router into a wireless repeater, or even an ethernet to wireless bridge. Mobile flashing was once deemed to be a complicated affair involving a lot of expertise and detailed knowledge on the latest os and syncing software. I was looking in the faq and found a link about unlock the 0. But now, thanks to the mobile flashing software free download for all. The main reason for doing this is ensuring a good quality of service, and that you wont have to send your device in for repair again soon after. Therefore, the local ip address would be entered as. As of late i havent bothered to update the firmware because it was stable. Low level usb flashing downloader utility for huawei e3372 and other modems baesd on balong v7. Reflashing the fon wifi pineapples mark i, ii, iii. Click the browse button to select the required fonerafirmware. No support documentation is available, so if you wish to configure yours, you should follow similar guidelines, such as the ones provided for fonera 2. Binaries and sources are now available in the download section.