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MorriSoft · 07-03-09, 10:02 AM

Ok guys,

Question for ya'll. I want to try moddin a modem.

Which would be easier for me to start with, given i have not done this before. Ambit 200, 250, 255 or 256?

Thanks

mowax · 07-03-09, 10:41 AM

200's (surfboard mod) stay away for now
250's and 255's ( easy as pie using haxor and a rs232 lead)
256's need chip lifting - stay away

lee-ds · 07-03-09, 12:46 PM

I believe it's the 250/255's, as Mowax says.

abaaba · 07-03-09, 12:51 PM

yup i agree 250/255. Start withe these lot.

Bad_Ad84 · 07-03-09, 12:54 PM

250/255 can be bricked and need to mess with console unlocker.

easiest are webstar epc2100r2 as bootloader has p option by default and you have jtag and serial connections.

mowax · 07-03-09, 12:57 PM

good call man, never thought of that!

abaaba · 07-03-09, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bad_Ad84

250/255 can be bricked and need to mess with console unlocker.

easiest are webstar epc2100r2 as bootloader has p option by default and you have jtag and serial connections.

I wouldn't try that lol coz it took me 4 days to get 1 up and running. Mind you it was bricked.

Bad_Ad84 · 07-03-09, 01:03 PM

process is identical to the ambit 250/255, minus console unlocker and softjtag.

and as you said, you recovered a brick, you wont do that with an ambit without a tsop lift.

as per my tutorial from the top, the flashing is the same on all modems, its no harder to use hyperterm on a webstar than it is on a ambit, the only things that make things more difficult is needing to use console unlocker and softjtag.

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mowax Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 550 Thanks: 35 Thanked 61 Times in 54 Posts	Re: New to modems.. 200's (surfboard mod) stay away for now 250's and 255's ( easy as pie using haxor and a rs232 lead) 256's need chip lifting - stay away

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abaaba Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: out of this world Posts: 1,366 Thanks: 223 Thanked 170 Times in 157 Posts	Re: New to modems.. yup i agree 250/255. Start withe these lot. __________________ All info s 4educational purposes only! La liga, UCL, Kings Cup, Club World Cup, Spanish Super Cup & European Super Cup champions.

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Bad_Ad84 Technology Forums Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: sbhacker.net Posts: 974 Thanks: 2 Thanked 251 Times in 173 Posts	Re: New to modems.. 250/255 can be bricked and need to mess with console unlocker. easiest are webstar epc2100r2 as bootloader has p option by default and you have jtag and serial connections. Last edited by Bad_Ad84; 07-03-09 at 12:58 PM.

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mowax Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 550 Thanks: 35 Thanked 61 Times in 54 Posts	Re: New to modems.. good call man, never thought of that!

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Bad_Ad84 Technology Forums Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: sbhacker.net Posts: 974 Thanks: 2 Thanked 251 Times in 173 Posts	Re: New to modems.. process is identical to the ambit 250/255, minus console unlocker and softjtag. and as you said, you recovered a brick, you wont do that with an ambit without a tsop lift. as per my tutorial from the top, the flashing is the same on all modems, its no harder to use hyperterm on a webstar than it is on a ambit, the only things that make things more difficult is needing to use console unlocker and softjtag.

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