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madman · 28-05-08, 10:16 PM

hi i think i may have bricked my sb5100 after flashing it when i connect power cable i get most of the green lights on and both orange ones and i cant do anything with it.can i repair it and how?getting really frustrated now with it

Boltar · 28-05-08, 10:47 PM

im not really a sb person, have you flashed these before?

Can you connect with configurator?

Does it use sigma or Infinite.

try going to http://192.168.100.1:1337 for sigma.

internet explorer only.

madman · 28-05-08, 10:51 PM

no it says error blackcat cable not connected and no flash detected even when i connect cable to serial

Boltar · 28-05-08, 10:53 PM

Maybe a bad flash then, cant you reflash it?

and sorry its http://192.168.100.1/

madman · 28-05-08, 11:08 PM

no mate it aint letting me

Boltar · 29-05-08, 08:24 AM

Have a read of the Haynes manual, im at work atm but if you dont have it PM me and ill send it over.

jimduf22 · 12-06-08, 03:39 PM

Im having the same problem, what was the solution?

fitz · 12-06-08, 04:07 PM

Hi. to repair a bad flash you'd need to JTAG the modem using a blackcat cable AKA poor man's jtag.

This allows the modems software to be re-written without the need for the serial interface, which is implemented in software and therefore doesn't work after a bad flash.

This is described in the haynes guide.

cheers, fitz.

true_devil · 12-06-08, 04:44 PM

hi all..sorry to butt in but just wanted to know if its possible to flash a 5100i with the infinet firmware..or will that just brick it?

tnks

28-05-08, 10:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
madman Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	sb5100 repair hi i think i may have bricked my sb5100 after flashing it when i connect power cable i get most of the green lights on and both orange ones and i cant do anything with it.can i repair it and how?getting really frustrated now with it

28-05-08, 10:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
Boltar Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 29 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: sb5100 repair im not really a sb person, have you flashed these before? Can you connect with configurator? Does it use sigma or Infinite. try going to http://192.168.100.1:1337 for sigma. internet explorer only. __________________ AKA Overburnit - Cable King.

28-05-08, 10:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
madman Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: sb5100 repair no it says error blackcat cable not connected and no flash detected even when i connect cable to serial

28-05-08, 10:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
Boltar Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 29 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: sb5100 repair Maybe a bad flash then, cant you reflash it? and sorry its http://192.168.100.1/ __________________ AKA Overburnit - Cable King.

28-05-08, 11:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
madman Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: sb5100 repair no mate it aint letting me

29-05-08, 08:24 AM	#6 (permalink)
Boltar Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 29 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: sb5100 repair Have a read of the Haynes manual, im at work atm but if you dont have it PM me and ill send it over. __________________ AKA Overburnit - Cable King.

12-06-08, 03:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
jimduf22 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: sb5100 repair Im having the same problem, what was the solution?

12-06-08, 04:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
fitz Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 587 Thanks: 28 Thanked 119 Times in 95 Posts	Re: sb5100 repair Hi. to repair a bad flash you'd need to JTAG the modem using a blackcat cable AKA poor man's jtag. This allows the modems software to be re-written without the need for the serial interface, which is implemented in software and therefore doesn't work after a bad flash. This is described in the haynes guide. cheers, fitz.

12-06-08, 04:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
true_devil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 204 Thanks: 4 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Re: sb5100 repair hi all..sorry to butt in but just wanted to know if its possible to flash a 5100i with the infinet firmware..or will that just brick it? tnks

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