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| ===== Experiences ===== | ===== Experiences ===== |
| ==== Router by Zen (UK) ==== | ==== Router by Zen (UK) ==== |
| The bootloader's FTP is not immediately available. As per above instructions, I ran the AVM tool first until it reached the 'The device contains basic settings adapted ...' state and left it like that. Then FTP was available. | The following steps worked for FRITZ!Box 7530 from Zen. |
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| Instructions by [[https://en.avm.de/service/knowledge-base/dok/FRITZ-Box-7590/160_Restoring-the-FRITZ-OS-of-your-FRITZ-Box/|AVM themselves]] say that one error can be prevented by using only 10 Mbit/s half-duplex mode on the ethernet port. This supposedly avoids the "Could not determine the version!". I also skipped the `quote SETENV firmware_version avm` command. One of these two alternations to the procedure helped me get past the "Could not determine the version!" error. | |
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| - Set PC IP address to 192.168.178.x/24 gateway 192.168.178.1 | - Set PC IP address to 192.168.178.x/24 gateway 192.168.178.1 |
| - Run the AVM recovery tool again, but do not power cycle the Fritz!Box in between. | - Run the AVM recovery tool again, but do not power cycle the Fritz!Box in between. |
| - See the tool deleting the flash area, restoring the flash, then say "... recovered successfully!" | - See the tool deleting the flash area, restoring the flash, then say "... recovered successfully!" |
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| | Afterwards, remember to clear the settings on your ethernet port. |
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| | === Notes === |
| | The bootloader's FTP is not immediately available. As per above instructions, I ran the AVM tool first until it reached the 'The device contains basic settings adapted ...' state and left it like that. Then FTP was available. |
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| | Instructions by [[https://en.avm.de/service/knowledge-base/dok/FRITZ-Box-7590/160_Restoring-the-FRITZ-OS-of-your-FRITZ-Box/|AVM themselves]] say that one error can be prevented by using only 10 Mbit/s half-duplex mode on the ethernet port. This supposedly avoids the "Could not determine the version!". I also skipped the `quote SETENV firmware_version avm` command. One of these two alternations to the procedure helped me get past the "Could not determine the version!" error. |
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