US Robotics 9108
Supported Versions
| Version | CFE Board Id | Supported | Model Specific Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 96348GW-A | yes | - |
| B | 96348GW-B | no | - |
Version A and version B are identical, the only one difference is the Board Id.
Hardware Highlights
Installation
Flash Layout
Please check out the article flash.layout. It contains an example and a couple of explanations.
OEM easy installation
Get the firmware openwrt-USR9108-squashfs-cfe.bin
- Unplug the power cord
- Press the reset button, don't release it yet!
- Plug the power cord
- Wait 10 seconds
- Release the reset button
- Browse to http://192.168.1.1
- Upload .bin file to router
- Upgrade the image
- Wait for it to reboot
- Telnet to 192.168.1.1 and set a root password, or browse to http://192.168.1.1 if LuCI is installed.
OEM installation using the TFTP method
If you want to upgrade using TFTP you follow these steps (as an alternative to the above install process.
Upgrading OpenWrt
If you have already installed OpenWrt and like to reflash for e.g. upgrading to a new OpenWrt version you can upgrade using the mtd command line tool. It is important that you put the firmware image into the ramdisk (/tmp) before you start flashing.
LuCI Web Upgrade Process
- Browse to http://192.168.1.1/cgi-bin/luci/mini/system/upgrade/ LuCI Upgrade URL
- Upload image file for sysupgrade to LuCI
- Wait for reboot
Terminal Upgrade Process
- Login as root via SSH on 192.168.1.1
- Use the following commands to upgrade.
cd /tmp/ wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/XXX/xxx.abc sysupgrade /tmp/xxx.abc
- If sysupgrade does not support this router, use the following commands.
cd /tmp/ wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/XXX/xxx.abc mtd write /tmp/xxx.abc linux && reboot
OpenWrt bootlog
CFE version 1.0.37-4.3 for BCM96348 (32bit,SP,BE) Build Date: Tue Jan 17 07:46:56 CST 2006 (root@new-host-2) Copyright (C) 2000-2005 Broadcom Corporation. Boot Address 0xbfc00000 Initializing Arena. Initializing Devices. Parallel flash device: name M29W320ET, id 0x2256, size 4096KB CPU type 0x29107: 256MHz, Bus: 128MHz, Ref: 32MHz Total memory: 16777216 bytes (16MB) Total memory used by CFE: 0x80401000 - 0x805252C0 (1196736) Initialized Data: 0x8041C590 - 0x8041EA50 (9408) BSS Area: 0x8041EA50 - 0x804232C0 (18544) Local Heap: 0x804232C0 - 0x805232C0 (1048576) Stack Area: 0x805232C0 - 0x805252C0 (8192) Text (code) segment: 0x80401000 - 0x8041C590 (112016) Boot area (physical): 0x00526000 - 0x00566000 Relocation Factor: I:00000000 - D:00000000 Board IP address : 192.168.1.1 Host IP address : 192.168.1.100 Gateway IP address : Run from flash/host (f/h) : f Default host run file name : vmlinux Default host flash file name : bcm963xx_fs_kernel Boot delay (0-9 seconds) : 1 Board Id Name : 96348GW-A Psi size in KB : 24 Number of MAC Addresses (1-32) : 11 Base MAC Address : 00:14:c1:xx:xx:xx Ethernet PHY Type : External Switch Using Reverse MII Memory size in MB : 16 Country code : FR *** Press any key to stop auto run (1 seconds) *** Auto run second count down: 0 Code Address: 0x80010000, Entry Address: 0x80010000 Decompression OK! Entry at 0x80010000 Closing network. Starting program at 0x80010000 Linux version 2.6.27.13 (user@debian) (gcc version 4.1.2) #13 Sun Feb 8 10:53:18 CET 2009 Detected Broadcom 0x6348 CPU revision b0 CPU frequency is 256000000 Hz 16MB of RAM installed board_bcm963xx: CFE version: 1.0.37-4.3 console [early0] enabled CPU revision is: 00029107 (Broadcom BCM6348) board_bcm963xx: board name: 96348GW-A Determined physical RAM map: memory: 01000000 @ 00000000 (usable) Initrd not found or empty - disabling initrd Zone PFN ranges: Normal 0x00000000 -> 0x00001000 Movable zone start PFN for each node early_node_map[1] active PFN ranges 0: 0x00000000 -> 0x00001000 Built 1 zonelists in Zone order, mobility grouping off. Total pages: 4064 Kernel command line: root=/dev/mtdblock2 rootfstype=squashfs,jffs2 init=/etc/preinit noinitrd console=ttyS0,115200 Primary instruction cache 16kB, VIPT, 2-way, linesize 16 bytes. Primary data cache 8kB, 2-way, VIPT, no aliases, linesize 16 bytes PID hash table entries: 64 (order: 6, 256 bytes) Dentry cache hash table entries: 2048 (order: 1, 8192 bytes) Inode-cache hash table entries: 1024 (order: 0, 4096 bytes) Memory: 13720k/16384k available (1866k kernel code, 2664k reserved, 323k data, 120k init, 0k highmem) Calibrating delay loop... 254.97 BogoMIPS (lpj=509952) Mount-cache hash table entries: 512 net_namespace: 592 bytes NET: Registered protocol family 16 registering 37 GPIOs registering PCI controller with io_map_base unset bus: 00 index 0 io port: [8000000, 800ffff] bus: 00 index 1 mmio: [30000000, 37ffffff] NET: Registered protocol family 2 IP route cache hash table entries: 1024 (order: 0, 4096 bytes) TCP established hash table entries: 512 (order: 0, 4096 bytes) TCP bind hash table entries: 512 (order: -1, 2048 bytes) TCP: Hash tables configured (established 512 bind 512) TCP reno registered NET: Registered protocol family 1 audit: initializing netlink socket (disabled) type=2000 audit(0.276:1): initialized squashfs: version 3.0 (2006/03/15) Phillip Lougher Registering mini_fo version $Id$ JFFS2 version 2.2. (NAND) (SUMMARY) © 2001-2006 Red Hat, Inc. msgmni has been set to 26 io scheduler noop registered io scheduler cfq registered (default) bcm63xx_uart.0: ttyS0 at MMIO 0xfffe0300 (irq = 10) is a bcm63xx_uart console handover: boot [early0] -> real [ttyS0] bcm63xx_enet MII bus: probed bcm963xx_flash: 0x00400000 at 0x1fc00000 bcm963xx: Found 1 x16 devices at 0x0 in 16-bit bank Amd/Fujitsu Extended Query Table at 0x0040 bcm963xx: Swapping erase regions for broken CFI table. number of CFI chips: 1 cfi_cmdset_0002: Disabling erase-suspend-program due to code brokenness. bcm963xx_flash: Read Signature value of CFE1CFE1 bcm963xx_flash: CFE bootloader detected bcm963xx_flash: CFE boot tag found with version 6 and board type 96348GW-A. bcm963xx_flash: Partition 0 is CFE offset 0 and length 10000 bcm963xx_flash: Partition 1 is kernel offset 10100 and length bb46b bcm963xx_flash: Partition 2 is rootfs offset d0000 and length 320000 bcm963xx_flash: Partition 3 is nvram offset 3f0000 and length 10000 Creating 4 MTD partitions on "bcm963xx": 0x00000000-0x00010000 : "CFE" 0x00010100-0x000cb56b : "kernel" mtd: partition "kernel" doesn't start on an erase block boundary -- force read-only 0x000d0000-0x003f0000 : "rootfs" mtd: partition "rootfs" set to be root filesystem mtd: partition "rootfs_data" created automatically, ofs=280000, len=170000 0x00280000-0x003f0000 : "rootfs_data" 0x003f0000-0x00400000 : "nvram" TCP bic registered NET: Registered protocol family 17 VFS: Mounted root (squashfs filesystem) readonly. Freeing unused kernel memory: 120k freed Please be patient, while OpenWrt loads ... Algorithmics/MIPS FPU Emulator v1.5 - preinit - Press CTRL-C for failsafe switching to jffs2 mini_fo: using base directory: / mini_fo: using storage directory: /jffs - init - Please press Enter to activate this console. bcm63xx_enet bcm63xx_enet.0: attached PHY at address 1 [Broadcom BCM63XX (1)] bcm63xx_enet bcm63xx_enet.0: attached PHY at address 1 [Broadcom BCM63XX (1)] eth1: link forced UP - 100/full - flow control off/off device eth1 entered promiscuous mode br-lan: topology change detected, propagating br-lan: port 1(eth1) entering forwarding state br-lan: port 1(eth1) entering disabled state br-lan: topology change detected, propagating br-lan: port 1(eth1) entering forwarding state ieee80211: 802.11 data/management/control stack, git-1.1.13 ieee80211: Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Intel Corporation cfg80211: Using static regulatory domain info cfg80211: Regulatory domain: US (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp) (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 2700 mBm) (5170000 KHz - 5190000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 2300 mBm) (5190000 KHz - 5210000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 2300 mBm) (5210000 KHz - 5230000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 2300 mBm) (5230000 KHz - 5330000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 2300 mBm) (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 3000 mBm) cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: US SCSI subsystem initialized usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs usbcore: registered new interface driver hub usbcore: registered new device driver usb PCI: Enabling device 0000:00:01.0 (0000 -> 0002) b43-phy0: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found (core revision 9) Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [ Features: PL, Firmware-ID: FW13 ] ip_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team Driver 'sd' needs updating - please use bus_type methods nf_conntrack version 0.5.0 (1024 buckets, 4096 max) CONFIG_NF_CT_ACCT is deprecated and will be removed soon. Plase use nf_conntrack.acct=1 kernel paramater, acct=1 nf_conntrack module option or sysctl net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_acct=1 to enable it. bcm63xx_ohci bcm63xx_ohci.0: BCM63XX integrated OHCI controller bcm63xx_ohci bcm63xx_ohci.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1 bcm63xx_ohci bcm63xx_ohci.0: irq 20, io mem 0xfffe1b00 usb usb1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found hub 1-0:1.0: 2 ports detected Initializing USB Mass Storage driver... usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage USB Mass Storage support registered. BusyBox v1.11.3 (2009-02-03 18:31:56 CET) built-in shell (ash) Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands. _______ ________ __ | |.-----.-----.-----.| | | |.----.| |_ | - | _ | -__| | | | | _| _| |_ ^ |_____|__| ^ ^ | |____| |__| W I R E L E S S F R E E D O M KAMIKAZE (bleeding edge, r14432) ------------------- * 10 oz Vodka Shake well with ice and strain * 10 oz Triple sec mixture into 10 shot glasses. * 10 oz lime juice Salute! --------------------------------------------------- root@OpenWrt:/#
Basic configuration
→ Basic configuration After flashing, proceed with this.
Set up your Internet connection, configure wireless, configure USB port, etc.
Specific Configuration
Interfaces
The default network configuration is:
| Interface Name | Description | Default configuration |
|---|---|---|
| br-lan | LAN & WiFi | 192.168.1.1/24 |
| eth0 | LAN ports (1 to 4) | None |
| wlan0 | WiFi | Disabled |
Switch Ports (for VLANs)
Numbers 0-3 are Ports 1-4 as labeled on the unit, number 4 is the Internet (WAN) on the unit, 5 is the internal connection to the router itself. Don't be fooled: Port 1 on the unit is number 3 when configuring VLANs. vlan0 = eth0.0, vlan1 = eth0.1 and so on.
| Port | Switch port |
|---|---|
| Internet (WAN) | 4 |
| LAN 1 | 3 |
| LAN 2 | 2 |
| LAN 3 | 1 |
| LAN 4 | 0 |
Failsafe mode
Buttons
→ hardware.button on howto use and configure the hardware button(s).
The usr9108 has one reset button.
| BUTTON | Event |
|---|---|
| Reset | reset |
Hardware
Info
| Architecture: | MIPS |
| Vendor: | Broadcom |
| bootloader: | cfe |
| System-On-Chip: | BCM6348 |
| CPU/Speed | BMIPS3300 V0.7 / 256 MHz |
| Flash-Chip: |  |
| Flash size: | 4 MiB |
| RAM: | 16 MiB |
| Wireless: | Broadcom 4318 rev. 9, 802.11b/g (mini-pci) |
| Ethernet: | Broadcom BCM5325 w/ vlan support swconfig |
| Internet: | ADSL2+ |
| USB: | yes |
| Serial: | Yes |
| JTAG: | ? |
Photos
Model Number
Front:
Photo of front of the casing
Back:
Photo of back of the casing
Opening the case
Serial
→ port.serial general information about the serial port, serial port cable, etc.
How to connect to the Serial Port of this specific device:
JTAG
→ port.jtag general information about the JTAG port, JTAG cable, etc.
How to connect to the JTAG Port of this specific device:
Photo of PCB with markings
Debricking
Notes
Special thanks to Karol for the photos --- danitool 2012/03/09 11:32
Board parameters
Version A and version B have identical board parameters. Some leds and buttons weren't added to OpenWrt (a patch is needed to solve it).
From the OEM sourcecode:
static BOARD_PARAMETERS g_bcm96348gw =
{
"96348GW-A", /* szBoardId */
{{BP_ENET_NO_PHY}, /* ucPhyType */
{BP_ENET_EXTERNAL_SWITCH, /* ucPhyType */
0x00, /* ucPhyAddress */
BP_NOT_DEFINED, /* usGpioPhySpiSck */
BP_NOT_DEFINED, /* usGpioPhySpiSs */
BP_NOT_DEFINED, /* usGpioPhySpiMosi */
BP_NOT_DEFINED, /* usGpioPhySpiMiso */
BP_NOT_DEFINED, /* usGpioPhyReset */
0x04, /* numSwitchPorts */
BP_ENET_CONFIG_SPI_SSB_0, /* usConfigType */
BP_ENET_REVERSE_MII}}, /* usReverseMii */
{{BP_VOIP_NO_DSP}, /* ucDspType */
{BP_VOIP_NO_DSP}}, /* ucDspType */
BP_MEMORY_16MB_2_CHIP, /* usSdramSize */
BP_PSI_DEFAULT_SIZE, /* usPsiSize */
BP_NOT_DEFINED, /* usGpioRj11InnerPair */
BP_NOT_DEFINED, /* usGpioRj11OuterPair */
BP_GPIO_33_AL, /* usGpioPressAndHoldReset */
BP_NOT_DEFINED, /* usGpioPcmciaReset */
BP_NOT_DEFINED, /* usGpioUartRts */
BP_NOT_DEFINED, /* usGpioUartCts */
BP_NOT_DEFINED, /* usGpioLedAdsl */
BP_GPIO_2_AL, /* usGpioLedAdslFail */
BP_NOT_DEFINED, /* usGpioLedWireless */
BP_GPIO_0_AL, /* usGpioLedUsb */
BP_NOT_DEFINED, /* usGpioLedHpna */
BP_GPIO_3_AL, /* usGpioLedWanData */
BP_GPIO_3_AL, /* usGpioLedPpp */
BP_GPIO_4_AL, /* usGpioLedPppFail */
BP_GPIO_0_AL, /* usGpioLedBlPowerOn */
BP_NOT_DEFINED, /* usGpioLedBlAlarm */
BP_GPIO_3_AL, /* usGpioLedBlResetCfg */
BP_GPIO_1_AL, /* usGpioLedBlStop */
BP_NOT_DEFINED, /* usExtIntrWireless */
BP_HW_DEFINED, /* usExtIntrAdslDyingGasp */
BP_NOT_DEFINED, /* usExtIntrHpna */
BP_NOT_DEFINED, /* usCsHpna */
BP_WLAN_ANT_MAIN, /* usAntInUseWireless */
BP_GPIO_35_AH, /* usGpioSesBtnWireless */
BP_EXT_INTR_3, /* usExtIntrSesBtnWireless */
BP_NOT_DEFINED /* BP_GPIO_0_AL */ /* usGpioLedSesWireless */
};
Then the board parameters at build_dir/linux-brcm63xx/linux-3.3.8/arch/mips/bcm63xx/boards/board_bcm963xx.c should be something like this:
static struct board_info __initdata board_96348gw_a = { .name = "96348GW-A", .expected_cpu_id = 0x6348, .has_uart0 = 1, .has_enet1 = 1, .has_pci = 1, .enet1 = { .force_speed_100 = 1, .force_duplex_full = 1, }, .has_ohci0 = 1, .leds = { { .name = "96348GW-A::power", .gpio = 0, .active_low = 1, .default_trigger = "default-on", } { .name = "96348GW-A::wifi", .gpio = 1, .active_low = 1, } { .name = "96348GW-A::adsl", .gpio = 2, .active_low = 1, } { .name = "96348GW-A::internet", .gpio = 3, .active_low = 1, }, { .name = "96348GW-A::printer", .gpio = 4, .active_low = 1, }, }, .buttons = { { .desc = "reset", .gpio = 33, .active_low = 1, .type = EV_KEY, .code = KEY_RESTART, .debounce_interval = BCM963XX_KEYS_DEBOUNCE_INTERVAL, }, }, };
Check GPIOs numbers to match the name of each LED.