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BL4K3Y · 13-04-09, 02:51 PM

After messing with Console Unlocker and SoftJTag all morning, I finally got the P option back. I flashed the modem with Haxorware using a tutorial I found in the Downloads, everything went fine and after flashing, Hyper Terminal took me back to the main menu (where you select a letter), I unplugged the modem as stated at the end of the tutorial and now my modem is bricked.

Does anybody know why this is happening?

Thanks.

toolzkit · 13-04-09, 03:18 PM

which guide did you use? and did you flash just haxorware or a 2mb backup flash.

mowax · 13-04-09, 04:29 PM

did you flash to sector 0 or 1 and have you tried changing your nic to 192.168.100.10 and then accessing the haxor page?

how many lights you got on the modem

BL4K3Y · 13-04-09, 09:12 PM

Flashed Haxorware, I selected flash sector 0 which is what I read from the tutorial. I have the power light and a slow flashing ethernet light.

cockneysean · 13-04-09, 09:15 PM

If you flashed to 0 it's bricked.

Bootloader gone.

BL4K3Y · 13-04-09, 09:23 PM

So I need to select flash sector 1 at the end instead?

cockneysean · 13-04-09, 09:27 PM

Yes. Sector 1 is where the firmware image is stored.

mowax · 13-04-09, 09:30 PM

if you want it unbricked pm - check me sig

BL4K3Y · 13-04-09, 09:30 PM

Ahh right, I will remember that next time. Thanks.

fitz · 14-04-09, 12:51 AM

Seems to be a bit of confusion here. If you 'download and save to flash' a valid and correctly sized FW image (1.18mb I think), it won't ask you what sector to store at.
It should ask you the location instead and give a multiple choice...0 for BL, 1 for Image1 etc.

If you flash it with a 2mb dump THEN it asks what sector to store at, there will be no choices displayed. For a 2mb dump this should always be 0. If you put 1 here you'd end up with 1 byte of old bootloader followed by the 1st byte of the new BL and it'll all be a fked up mess....and not work.

I agree blakey_8 prob accidentally flashed a 1mb HAX image over the BL, just trying to clear it up a bit so no-one tries to flash a 2mb dump starting at sec 1.

Blakey, if you'd have used a 2mb dump rather than just the FW file, your method would have worked fine mate.

cheers, fitz

13-04-09, 02:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
BL4K3Y Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colne, Lancashire Posts: 7,004 Thanks: 247 Thanked 1,319 Times in 1,211 Posts	Ambit 250/255 Bricked After Successful Flash After messing with Console Unlocker and SoftJTag all morning, I finally got the P option back. I flashed the modem with Haxorware using a tutorial I found in the Downloads, everything went fine and after flashing, Hyper Terminal took me back to the main menu (where you select a letter), I unplugged the modem as stated at the end of the tutorial and now my modem is bricked. Does anybody know why this is happening? Thanks.

13-04-09, 03:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
toolzkit Night owl twit twoo :P Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 570 Thanks: 90 Thanked 65 Times in 46 Posts	Re: Ambit 250/255 Bricked After Successful Flash which guide did you use? and did you flash just haxorware or a 2mb backup flash. __________________ TM6800 HD Super, 1m Gibertini, TM2600 Motor & Megasat twin LNB 0.1dB 39.0E- 45.0W

13-04-09, 04:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
mowax Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 550 Thanks: 35 Thanked 61 Times in 54 Posts	Re: Ambit 250/255 Bricked After Successful Flash did you flash to sector 0 or 1 and have you tried changing your nic to 192.168.100.10 and then accessing the haxor page? how many lights you got on the modem

13-04-09, 09:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
BL4K3Y Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colne, Lancashire Posts: 7,004 Thanks: 247 Thanked 1,319 Times in 1,211 Posts	Re: Ambit 250/255 Bricked After Successful Flash Flashed Haxorware, I selected flash sector 0 which is what I read from the tutorial. I have the power light and a slow flashing ethernet light.

13-04-09, 09:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
cockneysean Technology Forums Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,331 Thanks: 78 Thanked 332 Times in 183 Posts	Re: Ambit 250/255 Bricked After Successful Flash If you flashed to 0 it's bricked. Bootloader gone.

13-04-09, 09:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
BL4K3Y Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colne, Lancashire Posts: 7,004 Thanks: 247 Thanked 1,319 Times in 1,211 Posts	Re: Ambit 250/255 Bricked After Successful Flash So I need to select flash sector 1 at the end instead?

13-04-09, 09:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
cockneysean Technology Forums Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,331 Thanks: 78 Thanked 332 Times in 183 Posts	Re: Ambit 250/255 Bricked After Successful Flash Yes. Sector 1 is where the firmware image is stored.

13-04-09, 09:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
mowax Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 550 Thanks: 35 Thanked 61 Times in 54 Posts	Re: Ambit 250/255 Bricked After Successful Flash if you want it unbricked pm - check me sig

13-04-09, 09:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
BL4K3Y Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colne, Lancashire Posts: 7,004 Thanks: 247 Thanked 1,319 Times in 1,211 Posts	Re: Ambit 250/255 Bricked After Successful Flash Ahh right, I will remember that next time. Thanks.

14-04-09, 12:51 AM	#10 (permalink)
fitz Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 587 Thanks: 28 Thanked 119 Times in 95 Posts	Re: Ambit 250/255 Bricked After Successful Flash Seems to be a bit of confusion here. If you 'download and save to flash' a valid and correctly sized FW image (1.18mb I think), it won't ask you what sector to store at. It should ask you the location instead and give a multiple choice...0 for BL, 1 for Image1 etc. If you flash it with a 2mb dump THEN it asks what sector to store at, there will be no choices displayed. For a 2mb dump this should always be 0. If you put 1 here you'd end up with 1 byte of old bootloader followed by the 1st byte of the new BL and it'll all be a fked up mess....and not work. I agree blakey_8 prob accidentally flashed a 1mb HAX image over the BL, just trying to clear it up a bit so no-one tries to flash a 2mb dump starting at sec 1. Blakey, if you'd have used a 2mb dump rather than just the FW file, your method would have worked fine mate. cheers, fitz Last edited by fitz; 14-04-09 at 12:54 AM.

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