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wright5037 · 26-02-09, 05:16 PM

hi all i am new here so please bear with me, i bought a flashed ambit 250 about 18 months ago and everything was fine until last week, i installed a wireless modem and since then my ambit has stopped working, all i have is the power light,ethernet light and ready light on, i am not sure what it was flashed with, my tv box still works fine and just to complicate matters since losing my modem i have lost the internet totally and i am using a kind neighbours wireless conection and they are on AOL,,

any help would be apreciated as i am totally baffled as i have never flashed a modem before ....

captainspaulding · 26-02-09, 05:28 PM

It could be the change in tftp ip and config files. Depending on where you live VM have changed stuff so slot of people modems went down. Mine did last week.

wright5037 · 26-02-09, 05:33 PM

is there anyway i could find out or rectify this bearing in mind i've never done this before ?

captainspaulding · 26-02-09, 06:15 PM

It depends what area you are in. If you are in an area that VM changed the tftp ip servers then you would need to change the tftp ip and config files. Guessing you are running infinite firmware then you need to use the config tool to change these.
if you are not in an area where VM have changed the tftp then it could just be a bad mac in which case still needs config tool to change.

wright5037 · 26-02-09, 06:39 PM

where could i get the config tools ? and is there a guide ?

i'm grateful for all your help

captainspaulding · 26-02-09, 07:18 PM

Config tool will be available in the download section of the forum. Once you download it connect via Ethernet and a password and username should be in it by default if it's the wrong login the guy who flashed your modem changed it. This would mean connecting via rs232 and bypassing the login.

a$h x · 26-02-09, 10:01 PM

Rather stupidly, I have forgotten the username/password I inputted when flashing my 250. With the console exploit tool, could i bypass the login so I could put the new TFTP and config filenames?
My flashed 250 stopped working today, and hopefully I can get it up and running by the weekend.

captainspaulding · 26-02-09, 10:10 PM

Rs232 serial cable will bypass the login

a$h x · 26-02-09, 11:31 PM

Will the console exploit tool ONLY remove the username/password, as I've got a working /mac in there, i just want to put in the new TFTP and config files? Basically, will it "delete" the firmware I've flashed, or reset any settings I've entered?

captainspaulding · 26-02-09, 11:49 PM

I doubt it. Config tool is what you need, like I said bypass the login conecting via rs232

26-02-09, 05:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
wright5037 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 9 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	ambit 250 died hi all i am new here so please bear with me, i bought a flashed ambit 250 about 18 months ago and everything was fine until last week, i installed a wireless modem and since then my ambit has stopped working, all i have is the power light,ethernet light and ready light on, i am not sure what it was flashed with, my tv box still works fine and just to complicate matters since losing my modem i have lost the internet totally and i am using a kind neighbours wireless conection and they are on AOL,, any help would be apreciated as i am totally baffled as i have never flashed a modem before ....

26-02-09, 05:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
captainspaulding Pass it on, pass it down. Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 223 Thanks: 38 Thanked 26 Times in 26 Posts	Re: ambit 250 died It could be the change in tftp ip and config files. Depending on where you live VM have changed stuff so slot of people modems went down. Mine did last week.

26-02-09, 05:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
wright5037 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 9 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: ambit 250 died is there anyway i could find out or rectify this bearing in mind i've never done this before ?

26-02-09, 06:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
captainspaulding Pass it on, pass it down. Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 223 Thanks: 38 Thanked 26 Times in 26 Posts	Re: ambit 250 died It depends what area you are in. If you are in an area that VM changed the tftp ip servers then you would need to change the tftp ip and config files. Guessing you are running infinite firmware then you need to use the config tool to change these. if you are not in an area where VM have changed the tftp then it could just be a bad mac in which case still needs config tool to change.

26-02-09, 06:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
wright5037 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 9 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: ambit 250 died where could i get the config tools ? and is there a guide ? i'm grateful for all your help

26-02-09, 07:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
captainspaulding Pass it on, pass it down. Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 223 Thanks: 38 Thanked 26 Times in 26 Posts	Re: ambit 250 died Config tool will be available in the download section of the forum. Once you download it connect via Ethernet and a password and username should be in it by default if it's the wrong login the guy who flashed your modem changed it. This would mean connecting via rs232 and bypassing the login.

26-02-09, 10:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
a$h x Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: ambit 250 died Rather stupidly, I have forgotten the username/password I inputted when flashing my 250. With the console exploit tool, could i bypass the login so I could put the new TFTP and config filenames? My flashed 250 stopped working today, and hopefully I can get it up and running by the weekend.

26-02-09, 10:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
captainspaulding Pass it on, pass it down. Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 223 Thanks: 38 Thanked 26 Times in 26 Posts	Re: ambit 250 died Rs232 serial cable will bypass the login

26-02-09, 11:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
a$h x Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: ambit 250 died Will the console exploit tool ONLY remove the username/password, as I've got a working /mac in there, i just want to put in the new TFTP and config files? Basically, will it "delete" the firmware I've flashed, or reset any settings I've entered?

26-02-09, 11:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
captainspaulding Pass it on, pass it down. Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 223 Thanks: 38 Thanked 26 Times in 26 Posts	Re: ambit 250 died I doubt it. Config tool is what you need, like I said bypass the login conecting via rs232

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