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Update 13-Mar-2009



The great skynetbbs published today a nice tool for reflashing.

  1. Working on MacOS, Linux and Windows
  2. Available for classic fonera (FON2100/2200), Fonera+ (FON2201) and Fonera2 (FON2202)
  3. Usage is very simple, no need of HTTP/TFTP server
  4. Please report your experience or issues here
  5. Based on initial work of Sven-Ola and enhanced by Eric Bishop, the nice author of gargoyle-router



Just follow instructions here: http://www.fonera.be/flash/


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New tools are now available on Linux for Fonera+ ;-)

These tools are adapted from AP51-Easyflash from Freifunk.

A big thanks to Sven-Ola for giving us access to the sources, that allow us to adapt for Fonera+.
Thanks to skynetbbs for writing the doc.

Just follow the instructions on this page : http://www.fonboard.nl/wiki/HowTo_Foneraplus_unlocking2


Quick steps

Unlock

Download 2201-unlocking linux executable.

You just need libpcap, change the public-FON SSID to FON_UNLOCK, shut down your fonera+, launch the tool (use the good ethernet interface name as parameter i.e. eth0 or eth1) , power-on your Fonera+, and let's go.
When process is done POWER and WIRELESS LEDS are blinking orange.

No reflashing for unlock, it's quick and safe.

Others commands are available for FON public SSID:
FON_REINIT : will erase JFFS and restore your Fonera+ with default factory settings
FON_DIAG_PAGE : will install diagnostic page on Advanced menu (unlocking is not needed) FON_REGISTER : will change the icon on status page after a reinit from "unregistered" to "Your fonera is successfully registered"


Unbrick - Full reflash


You can also restore a full FON-firmware using 2201-full-restore app all-in-one file (unlock is not included).

Restore firmware (flashing time is 20 minutes):

   sudo ./2201-full-restore eth1
image(size 0x00230004) + loader-image2(0x00150000) + 
config sums up to 0x003a0000 bytes

Peer MAC: 00:18:84:a0:xx:xx
Peer IP : 192.168.1.1
Your MAC: 00:ba:be:ca:ff:ee
Your IP : 192.168.1.0
Setting IP address...
Loading main 'image' partition...
Sending 'image', 4608 blocks...
Initializing partitions ...
Flashing 'image' partition ...
Loading loader + failsafe partitions...
Sending loader + failsafe, 2688 blocks...
Flashing failsafe 'image2'...
Flashing loader...
Setting boot_script_data...
Done. Restarting device...