Hi,

Have successfully restored the firmware via BT's own downloadable tool, and then attempted to run your BANT-7_R619WWsip_upgrade app (from speedtouch_flash.zip).

I had to rename the ZZN1AA6.196 file to a .BIN (from a .BLT ext or somesuch) and it ran, but always fails at 16% with an authentication error.

(I use the new default BT home hub admin password (same as per unit's serial number), rather than just admin. This appears to have been implemented as the standard admin/admin credentials were weak and known. This lets me in and displays the correct details for my NIC and hub, but then still fails later as described above.)

Any suggestions? Does your upgrade app / data file have the admin/admin credentials hard-coded in it anywhere?

Any help would be gratefully received...I've tried hard-resets and everything else I can think of but it seems to be solely an authentication problem.

Thanks very much.

Did you use the 6.2.2.6 recovery tool from this site? (http://download.josephn.net/?file=bthh_recovery)

That recovery program failed to work at first, but I think that was because I had the ethernet cable plugged in to Ethernet socket 2, rather than 1. (On BT's own pages, it says the hub is quite fussy about this for some reason.)

I used BT's own recovery program and it worked fine via the hub's Ethernet socket 1.

My first try at using the Speedtouch flashing program failed as it hadn't downloaded / unzipped properly. I redownloaded it and re-unzipped it and had all the correct files.

I tried your Speedtouch flashing program again, and it now fails at authentication. I use the login admin and the hub's serial number as password - as described on BT's web page, and this lets me in initially but then fails. Using admin/admin etc. doesn't work.

I'm going to reset and recover it, and check logging in to the hubs own control pages at the local URL http://192.168.1.254 just to make sure...

Will let you know how it goes. (And thanks for all the great info on here and your excellent responses to the forum! You're a smart and generous person!)

Cheers!

Try the 6.2.2.6 recovery tool again, as BT may have nobbled the flash process in later versions (they really don't like the BT Home Hub hacking community).

Cheers! I like to help visitors so the Forum builds up a good foundation of Q&As, which will be useful for others in the future. Let me know how it goes.

That's resolved it - it does seem later versions of the BT Recovery Tool don't do what we need.

I've tried with your version and all worked fine - Thanks so much!

Hi Joseph

I have a similar problem, it used to get stuck at 16% but after running your recovery tool it got past that point , but now I get the following messages:

The modem is rebooted in the wrong mode
Kernel mode requested by system
Invalid system software transferred


Any ideas?

Thank you for your help

Hi, try the following:

• Ensure that you have given your computer a static IP as detailed in the tutorial


• Disable all firewalls. To temporarily disable Windows Firewall until the next reboot, go to Start -> Run -> Type in 'cmd' (without quotes) and press ok. A command window should appear. Type in the following, then press enter:
  
  Code:
  net stop SharedAccess


• Reset the hub. You can do this by doing the following:
  
  Quote:
  
  # Push and hold the Wireless Association button (on the back panel) for at least 15 seconds, until all the Hub lights go out - then release the button.
  # The reset process may then take several minutes.
  # The Hub is reset and ready for use when the Broadband and Internet lights are steady green.
  
  
  Quoted from http://www.filesaveas.com/bthomehub_troubleshooting.html

If none of these ideas work, or you have already tried these, then try doing the following to force the Home Hub into the 'kernel flashing mode', and then running the BT recovery software:


Quoted from filesaveas

Let me know how it goes, hopefully it will work

Thanks for your reply.

After doing a bit of research I know now that the Hub V 1.5 can't be unlocked like the V 1.0.

Seems like I need a JTAG cable to connect.

Do you know of any other way to unlock V 1.5?

Thank you

Sorry, JTAG is the only way. You can make a JTAG cable yourself, see http://www.psidoc.com