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I ended up getting one via Amazon.com. They shipped to Canada. So far, the battery seems legitimate, though I haven't tested it.

I'd be grateful if Rich was still willing to do this. Rich: you probably have my email address from previous emails we've exchahnged.

jonaasmith: I'm not sure if you read the entire thread, but the modem does transfer data now, it's just that the status page doesn't show any numbers changing. It ...

Anyone? Surely some company in Canada must sell these.

Yes, thanks, I know. I've used eBay many times.

However, if I buy through them, I have no way of knowing if the battery is genuine (and therefore safe) or in what year it was made.

By the way: Does anyone know if the date code is on the battery, and how to interpret it, if so?

Yes but the one I have is dead board and needs to be reloaded from 0 so far could only find 9008 mode which cannot work
because we have no loader for it yet.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding you, but just so people are clear, "dead" usually means the hardware is fried and/or won't power on. That ...

Hi all:

I need a new battery for my MR1100. Does anyone know a source in Canada for genuine W-10a batteries? Netgear USA doesn't ship these to Canada, and if I were to use a reshipping service, the final price would climb very high.

Anyone?

Hey Rich:

Have you attempted to connect to that MR2100 via a serial interface yet?

Rich Hathaway wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 7:13 pm
Someone from here sent me one of these devices

mr2100_rootfile_system.zip

That would be me.

Will it be possible for you to at least get some vague idea what is causing the unit not to finish booting?

any recommanded of compatible uart jtag tool
from aliexpress exemple...

It's not just the JTAG interface that's needed, but the proper loaders specific to each device.
Simply having a hammer, you can built a house without all the constructions materials. heh

I'm not too knowledgeable ...

If you had a connector soldered in and the 10 pin out of your interface matched it's a straight connection.
Otherwise you need to tack on single wires to the pads.
Usually a 10 pin JTAG connector is 2 x 5 in either 100 mil or 50 mil pitch.

I don't know anything about this subject. So, do I just ...

Thanks Renate....I love the count.

To that I reply....BRRRRRRING. Phone? Phone. Yup yup yup yup yup.

But you forget what a newbie I am. So, if I try to perform a JTAG at some point, do I connect to those 10 solder joints, or the 8 copper pads?

Oops! Yes, thanks Bill, it is indeed 8 pins.

While prying off the cans, I accidentally removed one of these brass tab things.

Can anyone tell me what is its purpose by looking at the PCB photos?

I'm used to soldering larger through-hole components. If I wanted to resolder it, how would I do so ...

Counting the ones that are closely together, I count only 9 pads. Am I missing something? Does it matter?

Here are some more photos of the PCBs, underneath the cans.

I wasn't able to remove the can to the left on the top (label) side of the PCB.
Is there somewhere that looks like it might be a serial interface (since I was previously unable to get any data using the four large copper pads.

Thank you ...

Thanks, I don't need it. I was just curious because of this that someone did with their mr1100:

Initial Wireguard modules in mr1100
https://github.com/sgulls/MR1100-Kernel/releases

Rich:

I too would like a copy of this, if you can find a spare moment.

Thanks.

I don't understand...is the wnc-fw-upgrade something you're suggesting I could use to restore my hotspot that doesn't finish booting?

AKosterin (who posted original ROMs @ https://4pda.to/forum/index.php?showtopic=778715&st=1720#entry126851144) says .53 is "research[]" only, and "not a stable build". Q to AKosterin - what makes this .53 unstable?

.53 is not stable firmware. It is firmware for Netgear testers with RA func ...

That is because these factory packed firms (spk/cwe) do not write all parts, especially the parts you need it to.
and some of them it only writes generic or non specific values, such as parts of the efs, userrw, cust and hdata.
you can see my screenshot to compare the devices partitions and the ...

Is there any chance we could get AT&T images for the MR1100-2A1NAS?

Xerxes wrote: Sun Feb 11, 2024 6:49 pm
hkm2030 wrote: Sun Feb 11, 2024 6:09 pm It is available in the files in the previous link. All you have to do is search
It's not, actually. The Telus model is there (1TLAUS), but not 1A1NAS. And there is no search on that folder.

TLAUS is Telstra (Australia), NOT Telus.

Ah, that did it! Thanks for that.

And a big thank you to HKM2030.

I tried a few times to download some of the firmware, but the only option I could see on that site to download was "Download Everything".
Every time I tried that, all I got was "Download failed. Try later". Apparently you must download and install Yandex's downloader, and you must register a Yandex ...

If you're running them off AC power, have you tried removing the batteries in them? Some of the MR series overheat when the batteries are left in, but less so when they're removed. I don't know if that applies to the 6500 series, but it would be an easy thing to test.

Did you see the file posted in the large thread about photos of the MR2100?

Did you read through the relevant parts of that thread? There's a firmware file now, albeit without the system files.

Do any of these Netgear hotspot routers already include Wireguard?

Thanks for that. I'm not too technical when it comes to these things, so...would the filename be something a bit cryptic or something more intuitive-sounding?

If it's something that's intuitive, here's some text grabbed from a screenshot of SOMEONE ELSE'S TLAUS version of the router. (Since mine ...

Thanks for clarifying that, Rich.

I didn't copy and paste it properly here, but it was properly done when trying to execute FDT. Corrected in above post. Maybe FDT requires some other parameters I don't know about.

fdt2.exe -i MR2100-100EUS_23114195_NTGX24_10.19.03.00_00_Generic_06.00_00-field.010_Enc.cwe

FDT version: 1.0.1902.1
No images to download, exiting FDT2.
Firmware download failed - invalid arguments.

FDT usage:

fdt -usbhub [hubnumber] -usbport [portnumber] -json [file name]

-json [file name ...

how it would help is to know the exact command you wrote since it is giving you a command error this would be needed to know.

It may load fine on a working device but not recover yours because it is missing a partition that happens to be borked on your device.

I showed above what I typed. And ...

I'm not sure how that would help. That's all that's displayed, there is nothing else.

Has anyone else managed to flash their MR2100 with this firmware?

Any idea what my "invalid argument" is?

Ugh. Then it's probably of no use to me.
I tried it anyways, just in case.
I tried:
fdt2.exe -i <filename>
then:
fdt2.exe -f <filename>
(separately of course).

and both times got:

FDT version: 1.0.1902.1
No images to download, exiting FDT2.
Firmware download failed - invalid arguments.

Could ...

Just as we'd expected. So, any idea why fdt throws the error?

And while I'm asking questions, what exactly does Factory Download Mode expect to be able to download firmware? Does it expect a flash drive with the firmware file connected to the USB port?

It looks like I spoke too soon. I have no idea when these entries appeared, but...

I tried a few different timings in terms of the reset switch/replugging power combo. All I can seem to get is the same thing I mentioned above.

I had USBView running the whole time, and it displayed nothing at all. I tried unplugging and replugging some other USB devices, and it didn't show ...

How will the VID and PID (IF I can see them) tell me that?

Okay. How will knowing that information help?

Well, who knows what mode I had it in. Rich said I had to hold down power for Factory Boot Mode.

All I found that worked was to hold down reset button during and before replugging power for about 10 seconds until I got alternating red and blue flashing LED. Screen displayed: "Downloading software ...

Really? No one has any further ideas?

Unfortunately, No. What I posted is all it displayed.

I do have a copy of QPst, but I have no idea how to use it.

It took me a bit to figure out what you meant by "drag the firmware file to FDT", since FDT wasn't a gui-based program. I did not know MS had implemented some Drag and Drop features to ...

FDT version: 4.6.2.0
Checking modem mode ...

Firmware download failed.
Primary error code: 82 - Failed in checking modem mode.
Secondary error code: 68 - Received incorrect response.
Total time elapsed: 2562 ms.
Press Enter to continue ...

Rich Hathaway wrote: Mon Jan 01, 2024 9:10 am ok good then you can run your file on it
You never found fastboot?

And by "Run my file", you mean...

Can you please spell it out for me?

Rich Hathaway wrote: Mon Jan 01, 2024 9:00 am Is it
NETGEAR QDLoader Port
or just
QDLoader Port
and what is the PID of it?

It's Netgear QDLoader Port (COM8)

WAIT...I got the QDLoader port entry in Device Manager! I had to hold down the reset button longer.

Now what?

And BTW, I have to hold down Reset and then apply power and then wait about 10 seconds to get this state, and in spite of what you said, it still/also reads "Downloading software update ...

Rich:

Your exact words upthread were:

Just need a working device, then will have to see if you can enable the ports or maybe find fastboot mode, this is generally on sierra devices found by holding the reset button while you plug in the usb cable and keep holding reset until your pc dings which ...

I'm still quite confused.

I put the device into a state where it reads "Downloading software update" on its LCD screen. Is that EDL mode?
I then tried running fdt <relevantfilename>
I got:
Firmware download failed.
Primary error code: 82 - Failed in checking modem mode.
Secondary error code: 68 ...

I'm confused. You mean flashing the firmware above won't fix my freezing during boot issue?

What do you mean I "won't need to run any command"? If so, how do I flash this firmware? Am I supposed to put it onto USB storage connected to the USB port, or ?? A few more hints would be helfpul. You're ...

Wait, I thought FDT was only designed to use .secc.spk files. However, the above zip files contain .cwe files. Are you sure FDT can safely upload them?
I don't want to ruin my hardware.

To be clear, my unit never finishes booting. So will this make it boot properly (assuming it's a firmware problem ...

Would someone please clarify how this would work to do an emergency mode restore? IIRC, the router will only recognize .secc.cwe files, right? So you can't just put the router into emergency download mode and let it access this file?

What steps would need to be taken to get this firmware to work?

Ah, okay.

And I certainly appreciate the offer, but easier said than done. I don't know anyone yet with those files. I'll keep trying.

Which partition would have the contents I need?

And would we need just the contents of that partition or other partitions too?

Rich Hathaway wrote: Tue Sep 19, 2023 1:57 pm That is what you are trying to replace so if you were able to "grab" it then whatever you load it to would have the same problems,

Yes, but if someone who had a working device could get the data, it could work, right?

What is a "tf device"?

Sorry if I was not clear. What I meant was:

IIRC, the partition Rich was asking for was the OTA firmware update partition, yes?

If that was empty, there must be firmware on another partition, no? Whatever version shipped from the factory?

Bump.

Surely someone knows some possible answers these questions?

You can also do this with FreshTomato firmware, DD-WRT and some stock firmware. I believe Asus stock does it as well.

Rich/Transflux0r/Renate:

I'm guessing from its name that that partition is for storage of any over the air firmware updates?

If that's the case, is is possible to get current/previous firmware that came from the factor or isn't on that partition? If so, on which partition would it be?

Also, just ...

Rich had kindly offered to try to build a firmware file. There are at least a couple of us here who have this model that only goes into EDL mode. Netgear calls it a firmare or hardware issue, but won't say more than that. Plus, of course, learning...and you know..because it's there.

I don't know ...

Sheesh. Rich was right, Renate. Your microsoldering skills are really great.

Ouch. Okay, thanks both of you. So I guess even if I ever got this thing flashed, it would be useless unless I could get someone to replace the SIM card slot.

Would someone be kind enough to check their MR2100 to see if they have 3 or 2 contacts in the SIM card slot. See picture 8 above to see what I'm talking about. I'm wondering why mine shows 2 when all the photos on the Web show 3. I've never seen that before on a device that uses a SIM card.

The OP still hasn't answered the question of whether the unit has a flashing red light or solid light.

Yeah, that's the same boat I'm in. That why I'm hoping someone will manage to do something with the info. I posted in another thread and the partition image files that exist.

Thanks for that. For those of us less knowledgeable, what is "integration status"?

Is the power light on solid or is it flashing red? According to Netgear, if it's flashing red continuously, the modem has a firmware fault or hardware problem.

https://kb.netgear.com/24328/What-should-I-do-if-the-power-LED-on-my-Nighthawk-router-is-off-or-blinking

If and only if you have the ...

I barely knew how to use a scope that last time I used one, which was about 5 or 6 years ago.

I tried, but only got straight-line DC-type signal on the large pads near the battery connector. I tried to pry the cans off, but

1. I think they're soldered on and
2. My arms/hands are very unstable, so ...

Will a multimeter suffice (voltage) or are we talking about waveform shape changes or something that would only be detected on a scope?

WTH? I type the word "waveform" and it shows an "o" in waveform, but when I click Submit, it shows "wavefirm" with an "i". What the heck is going on with the ...

Is there a process to carrier unlock a mr5100? I have one that is carrier locked. I was able to repair the IMEI without issue but its still carrier locked. All I have found looking around is doing it via ATT (which didn't work for me - this was an ebay item) or via one of the paid unlock services ...

The device does not trigger any reaction when connected to Windows PC via USB-C. So, I guess the PC is not seeing it.

I tested the three dots in the triangle you mentioned with a multimeter. I did this this with just the meter-no resistors. They're very small, by the way. I had no way of keeping my ...

From another website:

/ # cat /proc/mtd
dev: size erasesize name
mtd0: 00280000 00040000 "sbl"
mtd1: 00280000 00040000 "mibib"
mtd2: 00b00000 00040000 "efs2"
mtd3: 001c0000 00040000 "tz"
mtd4: 00100000 00040000 "tz_devcfg"
mtd5: 00180000 00040000 "ddr"
mtd6: 00100000 00040000 "apdp"
mtd7 ...

I would love to, if I had a working router. Unfortunately, mine doesn't finish booting. It flashes the LED red, which as I understand it, is a known firmware bug, or possibly a hardware bug. Netgear's docs aren't terribly clear on this.

Ah, I think I've got it. Thanks.

Hmm...okay.

Talk to me like I"m five.

I'm not clear, you want me to connect the pads to an oscilloscope WHILE a USB-Serial adapter is connected at the same time?

And, you want me to connect this to my PC via USB? Separately? At the same time? Spell it out for me, Renate.

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