Unlocking BT Home Hub V1 *Upgrade at your own risk*

hello can you help me when trying to flash the router with 6.1.6.9 firmware it asks for password I tried the normal stuff like admin/admin and admin/password but both did not help can you please tell me password to get to the firmware many thanks lisa

[Wheel_nut]

Lisa290,

After you flash the HH with the ST7G firmware, the Logon ID is Administrator and just leave the Password field blank. Note that it is Administrator , not administrator.

Thata the problem I can't seem to download the firmware to my computer it just keeps asking for username password do you know what these are thanks

Lisa290,

After you flash the HH with the ST7G firmware, the Logon ID is Administrator and just leave the Password field blank. Note that it is Administrator , not administrator.

Originally Posted by Wheel_nut

I went to that website thing

http://rapidshare.com/files/55511295...lock..zip.html

but it just keeps giving me yourtimed out do you know why this is? thanks lisa

[Wheel_nut]

What procedure are you using and what stage are you failing at?

Have you got the firmware etc from Rapidshare?

Which updater program are you using?

[Wheel_nut]

Lisa.

1) Click on the link to the Rapidshare website
2) Scroll down and click on the "FREE" Button
3) Scroll down half a page and watch the timer count dowm for 1 minute
4) Select any one of the download site radio buttons
5) Enter the displayed Security code in the box and click the "Download via xxx" button
6) You will now get a Run/ Save panel. Select Save and enter your destination Save location.

The file should now save to your Hard Disk.

Double-click on the saved file and follow the instructions in the Readme file,

been looking through all 57 pages of this thread and have found one or two posts about wireless problems, but cant seem to find any answers to my wi-fi problems.

It goes like this :-
got a hub, loaded 6.1.9.6 firmware following the posts on here - great, am now on the ISP of my choice !
However, can't connect to this thing with my wireless client however I configure the HH or (WinXP)P.C. , WEP enabled or not, Open access etc etc. I seem to get a really flaky connection, or none at all which is completely useless ! Only thing I can think of is that its a fairly old 802.11b net card, but hey this should be compatible - shouldn't it ?

Anyone any ideas or similar experience - any help would be greatly appreciated !

[Wheel_nut]

McMarshon,

Unless you have upgraded the firmware on a very old 802.11b card, it is unlikely to work reliably with any modern wireless base station. I have ditched quite a few and replaced them with 802.11g cards which support WPA encryption. One other caveat; the MAC address registration on many Speedtouch Routers is a bit flaky and you should try it initially with the router open to new devices.

Merry Christmas

[Austin_KW]

McMarshon,

Unless you have upgraded the firmware on a very old 802.11b card, it is unlikely to work reliably with any modern wireless base station. I have ditched quite a few and replaced them with 802.11g cards which support WPA encryption. One other caveat; the MAC address registration on many Speedtouch Routers is a bit flaky and you should try it initially with the router open to new devices.

Merry Christmas

Originally Posted by Wheel_nut

Also try manually choosing the wireless channel, try channels 1,6,11 and 13 to see if you can get a stable connection.

Is it possible to setup two SIP settings on BT home hub at the same time?

I can add two diffrent settings under Configure tab of telephony, but unable to add diffrent server settings under expert configure. On the Hub with speedtouch firmware, there is option to do this..so I just wondered any experts here may be able to help!

[blueled]

hello who someone knows how configure wireless of home bt 7g with kubuntu 7.10?
i use pppA with wep 64, sip
for the cousins of this router
i see on www : "dongle USB Wifi de la livebox Inventel"

[Austin_KW]

hello who someone knows how configure wireless of home bt 7g with kubuntu 7.10?
i use pppA with wep 64, sip
for the cousins of this router
i see on www : "dongle USB Wifi de la livebox Inventel"

Originally Posted by blueled

KNetwork manager should configure it. It should find all networks and list them. Then just ckick on your network and you will be prompted for a wep password.

If Knetwork manager is not started it should under internet on the K menu.

If knetwork manager will not work then post back the output of the terminal command lsusb

[blueled]

now when i write i use adsl connection usb with thomson 330 under linux, i not use knetworkmanager i remove it because i have big problem with it under other wlan, i remove full it.


sudo iwlist wlan0 scanning
wlan0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:14:7F:92:55:BE
ESSID:"LittleHome"
Mode:Master
Channel:1
Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
Quality=87/100 Signal level=-46 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:on
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=0000004bf7b90962

sudo iwconfig wlan0 ap 00:14:7F:92:55:BE essid LittleHome key AAAAAAAAAA

sudo dhclient wlan0

wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801
wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801
Listening on LPF/wlan0/00:13:e8:85:76:63
Sending on LPF/wlan0/00:13:e8:85:76:63
Sending on Socket/fallback
DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 6
DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 11
DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 14
No DHCPOFFERS received.
No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.

route -n
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
151.6.165.72 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 ppp0
169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 wlan0
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 ppp0
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 U 1000 0 0 wlan0


iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

wmaster0 no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"LittleHome"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: 00:14:7F:92:55:BE
Bit Rate=48 Mb/s
Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2346 B
Link Quality=82/100 Signal level=-49 dBm Noise level=-84 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

ppp0 no wireless extensions.

I am really stuck
Would you be able to talk me through the steps of getting my recently purchased "any isp" bt homehub to work with my tesco broadband.I cant for the life of me figure out what i need to do ??
Any help would be greatfully appreciated !
Many thanks

[pepsi_max2k]

>> Is it possible to setup two SIP settings on BT home hub at the same time?

not natively, at least not with sip from two different providers (2 different betamax companies should work, for example voipcheap and voipbuster).

but you can use a website like pbxes.org to do two seperate ones, and just register the HH with pbxes and router everything through them.


>> "any isp" bt homehub to work with my tesco broadband.

what have you done so far? how was your tesco account previously setup? you probably just need to connect the cables, then use a PPPoE connection and add in your tesco bb username and password.

[dazed]

Thanks for this info managed to unlock my HH no probs and using Plus net gaming pro!

Will keep you posted on updates.

I used mikeys dl link and used telenet to bypass the admin side np at all =)

[Austin_KW]

now when i write i use adsl connection usb with thomson 330 under linux, i not use knetworkmanager i remove it because i have big problem with it under other wlan, i remove full it.
......

wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"LittleHome"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: 00:14:7F:92:55:BE
Bit Rate=48 Mb/s
Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2346 B
Link Quality=82/100 Signal level=-49 dBm Noise level=-84 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

ppp0 no wireless extensions.

Originally Posted by blueled

You appear to have associated with the network but dhcp is not working

What is the output of the 2 commands
lsusb
lshw -C net

[reinvol111]

WOOHOO!
I followed the instructions from 2-3 posts and finally got it working!
[Full thanks to Iron Duke for the info about editting the firmware file in a hex editor]

I ran into problems with the updates and so to avoid problems for other people, here is my step-by-step HOWTO for flashing a BT Homehub (HH) to 6.1.9.6

• You need to download a couple of files before you start since you need to do the flash update while offline (right click each link > Save As)
  Speedtouch Update Wizard 4.4.2.1
  6.1.6.9 firmware file
  Hexedit
  
• Unzip the Speedtouch Update Wizard to somewhere on your hard drive.
  
• Run the HexEdit.exe file. It will ask for a file to open, so tell it to open the ZZMYAA6.196.bli file.
  
• You'll have a black window with white text. Using your arrow keys, move along the first line until you're highlighting the 5 of the second 51

  42 4c 49 32 32 33 51 51 30
  
  Change it to 52 by typing over it.
  
  42 4c 49 32 32 33 51 52 30

  Now go down the page to where it says BANT-7 on the right (line 130)

  9c f3 ab f8 08 06 42 41 4e 54 2d 37 
  
  Change it to 5a by typing over it.
  
  9c f3 ab f8 08 06 42 41 4e 54 2d 5a

  Click on "File" and choose "Save As". Save the file somewhere on your hard drive, but change the .bli on the end to .bin
  
• Go to Start > Control Panel > Network Connections > Local Area Connection -(rightclick)- Properties
• Click on "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" to highlight it, then click on the "Properties" button.
• Click on the "Use the following IP address" option and enter the following in the boxes.

  IP address:      192.168.1.1
  Subnet Mask:     255.255.255.0
  Default Gateway: 192.168.1.254

  Click "OK" then "OK".
• Connect the HH to your desktop PC with the yellow ended CAT5 cable.
• Plug in the power of the HH.
• Go to the folder you unzipped the Speedtouch Update Wizard to.
• Doubleclick on upgradeST.exe
• Click on "Next"
• Let the wizard detect your HH. When you click on "Next" you will be asked for the login of the router.
  Login: admin
  Pass: admin
• Click on the "Have Disk" button, and find the ZZMYAA6.196.bin file that you created earlier. That's the .bin file, NOT the .bli file.
  You'll know if you editted it correctly earlier because it will say 6.1.6.9 for the version, and 2.0.0 for the config. If it doesn't say those figures, you need to go back and re-edit the file in HexEdit as you've got something slightly wrong somewhere.
• Click "Next".
• This is your final chance to chicken out before you start the update. If you're ready, click "Next" and let the update run.
• If all goes well, you will see the firmware being uploaded to the router and then being installed on the router.
• Ignore the error message at the end because the wizard is lying to you.
• Close the wizard.
• Go to Start > Run ... and type telnet 192.168.1.254 then click "OK".
• Login using the same login details as before...
  Login: admin
  Pass: admin
• Look at the text, and if you see 'Speedtouch 7G' and 6.1.6.9 in the top right corner then you have SUCCESSFULLY updated the firmware of your HH and can now proudly call it a 7G.
• Type exit to leave telnet.
• Start > Control Panel > Network Connections > Local Area Connection -(rightclick)- Properties
• Click on "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" to highlight it, then click on the "Properties" button.
• Click on the "Obtain an IP address automatically" option and then click "OK" and "OK" again.
• Plug in the phone line into the 'broadband' socket of the router.
• Open your browser and type in http://192.168.1.254
  Login: admin
  Pass: admin
• Click on Speedtouch on the blue menu on the left.
• Click on the "Set Up" link under 'Pick a task...'
• Click the "Next" button on the popup window
• Select Routed PPP then click "Next"
• Select 0.38 from the list for VPI/VCI
• Select PPP over ATM (PPPoA) for 'Connection Type'
• Enter the username and password for your ISP broadband login. Click "Next"

I think it is self-explanatory from that point on. That basically means that you've got Internet capability.

Have a look around the menus. You've got far more options available to you.
Oh yeah, I got my wifi working on WPA-PSK without the slightest problem.
I don't have a hub phone so I can't comment about that side of things.

Have fun boys and girls!

Originally Posted by Zenith

Hi, I am having some trouble with the installation of the new firmware (through the Speedtouch Upgrade program). The error message I get is "Authentication Failed" and it asks me to enter my username and password after restarting the program.

The thing is that I did enter them initially and was able to continue...

Can someone pleeease help me to get the new firmware installed! I am desparate at the moment.

Thanks

R

[Wheel_nut]

Reinvol111,

If the "upgrade" to the ST7G Firmware has completed, you will need to log in with UserID: Administrator (not administrator or admin) and leave the Password field blank. This should then display the Speedtouch 7G panel.

[reinvol111]

The problem is that the upgrade will not install, since it stops at 16% and gives me an error message saying that the authentication has failed and that I should restart the upgrade program.

Restarting the upgrade program and subsequently re-entering the username and pssw does not resolve the problem.

[Wheel_nut]

What is the current level of the BT HH Firmware? If it is higher than V6.2.2.6 then you need to downgrade it to V 6.2.2.6 and then do the conversion to ST7G V6.1.9.6.

Also, are you sure that you have patched the firmware file correctly? See my post on page 35 of this thread which will give you a complete kit to do the Flash.

[Austin_KW]

What is the current level of the BT HH Firmware? If it is higher than V6.2.2.6 then you need to downgrade it to V 6.2.2.6 and then do the conversion to ST7G V6.1.9.6.

Also, are you sure that you have patched the firmware file correctly? See my post on page 35 of this thread which will give you a complete kit to do the Flash.

Originally Posted by Wheel_nut

As well as downgrading to 6.2.2.6, I had to turn off my security (FW and AV) to get the flash'ing to complete.

Edit; and use a static address while flashing.

hi guys
I'm from Poland

Me English is not very well

unlock ST7G - good job

please post when u find out how to get the Bt phone 1010 working

thx

[blueled]

root@vaio:~# lsusb
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 05ca:183b Ricoh Co., Ltd
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 045e:00a4 Microsoft Corp.
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 06b9:4061 Alcatel Telecom SpeedTouch ISDN or ADSL Modem (modem USB)
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 006 Device 004: ID 044e:3013 Alps Electric Co., Ltd
Bus 006 Device 005: ID 044e:3012 Alps Electric Co., Ltd
Bus 006 Device 003: ID 044e:3010 Alps Electric Co., Ltd
Bus 006 Device 002: ID 044e:3011 Alps Electric Co., Ltd
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
root@vaio:~# lshw -C net
*-network
description: Wireless interface
product: PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN Network Connection
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:06:00.0
logical name: wmaster0
version: 61
serial: 00:13:e8:85:76:63
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list logical ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=iwl4965 latency=0 module=iwl4965 multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11g
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: 88E8036 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller
vendor: Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:08:00.0
logical name: eth0
version: 16
serial: 00:1a:80:17:41:0b
capacity: 100MB/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm vpd msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=sky2 driverversion=1.18 firmware=N/A latency=0 link=no module=sky2 multicast=yes port=twisted pair

[a5hl3y2k6]

Hi, guys. i got a homehub yesturday, and tryied your methods, it seemed to get stuck at 16% percent when loading the update, so i started to take matters into my own hands, eventually i used the BT Hubehub fireware restore from BT openworld website, but i renamed wheel nut's firmware. to the same filename as the BT one that came in the restorer. and restored. and it loaded the speedtouch firmware fine.. so ive got it all on!... now trying to get my ISP set up.. im on 02 broadband. and the VPI/VCI is 0/101, there is no option to select this from the Speedtouch menu it just has a dropdown menu... and it lists all common settings. also i dont know whever my O2 Broadband uses PPPoA or PPPoE... any pointers would be great. thanks... if anyone is having trouble getting the firmware on. try doing what i just said. works a treat.

[blueled]

i solve, i install wicd, insert gateway and dns, key wep,however i not understand what is it : "74% connection" 78% ....
but function.

Hi Thank you so much for your help so far with it all I have tried to do it and it keeps getting stuck on around 16-18% I keep trying but it just keeps geting stuck any advice thanks lisa

Lisa.

1) Click on the link to the Rapidshare website
2) Scroll down and click on the "FREE" Button
3) Scroll down half a page and watch the timer count dowm for 1 minute
4) Select any one of the download site radio buttons
5) Enter the displayed Security code in the box and click the "Download via xxx" button
6) You will now get a Run/ Save panel. Select Save and enter your destination Save location.

The file should now save to your Hard Disk.

Double-click on the saved file and follow the instructions in the Readme file,

Originally Posted by Wheel_nut

[Schorly]

Hi, I am trying to follow your instruction, but fail already to download the files from your links you have provided. Exlporer says the page could not be found. Any ideas.

I know PPPoE = over ethernet cable and at a guess tho I am not sure I would say PPPoA would = over adapter but not sure about that, hope that helps in some kind of way thanks lisa

Hi, guys. i got a homehub yesturday, and tryied your methods, it seemed to get stuck at 16% percent when loading the update, so i started to take matters into my own hands, eventually i used the BT Hubehub fireware restore from BT openworld website, but i renamed wheel nut's firmware. to the same filename as the BT one that came in the restorer. and restored. and it loaded the speedtouch firmware fine.. so ive got it all on!... now trying to get my ISP set up.. im on 02 broadband. and the VPI/VCI is 0/101, there is no option to select this from the Speedtouch menu it just has a dropdown menu... and it lists all common settings. also i dont know whever my O2 Broadband uses PPPoA or PPPoE... any pointers would be great. thanks... if anyone is having trouble getting the firmware on. try doing what i just said. works a treat.

Originally Posted by a5hl3y2k6

Hi, guys. i got a homehub yesturday, and tryied your methods, it seemed to get stuck at 16% percent when loading the update, so i started to take matters into my own hands, eventually i used the BT Hubehub fireware restore from BT openworld website, but i renamed wheel nut's firmware. to the same filename as the BT one that came in the restorer. and restored. and it loaded the speedtouch firmware fine.. so ive got it all on!... now trying to get my ISP set up.. im on 02 broadband. and the VPI/VCI is 0/101, there is no option to select this from the Speedtouch menu it just has a dropdown menu... and it lists all common settings. also i dont know whever my O2 Broadband uses PPPoA or PPPoE... any pointers would be great. thanks... if anyone is having trouble getting the firmware on. try doing what i just said. works a treat.

Originally Posted by a5hl3y2k6

I seem to be having the same problem as you with it getting stuck could you help me please what do I need to download and how do I change the files name? thanks lisa