unlocking st 585v6

[elliot]

I recently bought a router off ebay but it seems to be locked to tiscali

Ive tried a factory reset but still need a username and password to access the router

any ideas how I can unlock this router

[centaur]

This might help :-

http://www.the-scream.co.uk/forums/t27102.html?

[elliot]

hi centaur

ive tried the link but its just installation instuctions for a different speedtouch

the router I have seems to be locked to tiscali

using administrator for username and blank for password doesnt help i'm afraid

or have i missed something?

[Austin_KW]

Speedtouch are usually
Administrator and 'blank' i.e. nothing for the pwd. Note the capital "A" in the username

[elliot]

yup, ive managed to sort it out thanx as you say capital A

just have to learn now how to downgrade the firmware from 6.2 to 6.1 so I can use the dmt tool

anyone have any ideas

[Austin_KW]

Thompson should have a recovery tool and firmware available for download.

[elliot]

they have an upgrade wizard that spits the dummy out when you try to downgrade firmware

but persistent attempts( 8 in my case) with factory resets in between and it eventualy downgraded the firmware though there was no confimation from the wizard

persistence is needed

[Austin_KW]

You probably got yourself into recover mode, holding reset for 15-30 seconds at startup allows you to install firmware to a bricked router.