Fritzbox 7140 to 7170

[boki99]

Hi to everybody !
I'm new here and searching for days (using Google translate) tutorial how to modificate my router fritzbox 7140 anex A Firmware version 39.04.67 into firmware official 7170.
Because I want to use this advanced firmware of model 7170.

Can somebody help me with quick tutorial in English. Please! Love you all!

[Miodrag]

I can create you English version Annex-A image for 7140 based on 7170. Full conversion to 7170 I dont believe its possible.

[boki99]

I can create you English version Annex-A image for 7140 based on 7170. Full conversion to 7170 I dont believe its possible.

Yes please , crreate for me and send me quick tutorial how to menage it! Bye!
Hvala !

[Massinge]

It's possible to use the 7170's firmware on to 7140.
You must login in ftp on your fritz and send the kernel.image ( procedure exist on the forum.. you must only translate-it) and add this line by ftp:

Codice:

quote SETENV firmware_info 58.04.80

bye,

massinge

Edit: you can use google translate for the english forum translation:
http://translate.google.com/translate?client=tmpg&hl=it&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fritzbox-forum.com%2F&langpair=it|en

[Miodrag]

@Massinge Just for mine information:

When you do that total conversion from 7140 to 7170 V1 do you get S0 bus working as it seems that only difference between those models are that 7140 has 2 FON connections and luck of S0 bus?

Update #1

Boki has upgraded his 7140 box with 7170 based firmware from our respiratory. Just writing to say that topic has been resolved.

[boki99]

It's possible to use the 7170's firmware on to 7140.
You must login in ftp on your fritz and send the kernel.image ( procedure exist on the forum.. you must only translate-it) and add this line by ftp:

Codice:

quote SETENV firmware_info 58.04.80

bye,

massinge

Edit: you can use google translate for the english forum translation:
http://translate.google.com/translate?client=tmpg&hl=it&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fritzbox-forum.com%2F&langpair=it|en

I already flashed my 7140 with firmware "7140_7170_04.82freetz-devel.en_20100827-223738" , but I'm not satisfated with it. I will be happier with original 7170 firmware. How can I now go back?

Dear Massinge , I read your tutorial several times but I'm not sure witch kernel.image to use. Can you point me where to find particular file that I need?


Best wish and thank you!

[Miodrag]

Boki that procedure is risky and only thing you will gain [or not] is S0 bus which is connection for ISDN phones. Considering that you are already running Annex A this option will not be in use even if it would be unlocked.

[Massinge]

No risk in this procedure!
It's a ftp recover firmware!
It's tested thousand of times.. You can extract the kernel.image (by using winrar) from the firmware that you want to load in your fritz, anda follow exactly the procedure.
If anything goes wrong you can reflash the original 7140 firmware by using the original 7140 recovery.
Bye,
Massinge

P.s.: no problem with S0 bus and fon3.. it appear on web interface but doesn't function.

[Miodrag]

Ok here's the "tutorial" for 7140 to 7170 total conversion in English language.

7140 is the direct 7170 Alien Box without one FON connection and S0 bus. Since 7170 firmware is somewhat better patched of bugfixes it makes nice solution for people annoyed with bugs still present in latest 7140 firmware.

Ok, before you start you will need an FTP application, WinRAR and kernel.image from 7170 58.04.80 firmware.

Free GNU FTP application can be found here. Extract it on main partition - example C:\.

Since I don't like commercial software I would recommend - free archive manager IzArc.

To extract kernel.image you just need to open firmware file with IzArc. Place kernel.image on root of yours main partition - example C:\.

[[Both FTP software and kernel.image must be in root or at least in same directory]]


Ok lets get started:
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Important note: To gain access to Fritz!BOX via FTP you will need to execute FTP login command within 5 seconds of router power on!

There's one more trick here which I prefer more. You can force FTP access simply by starting recovery exe of different, incompatible, Fritz!BOX. When recovery program reports that you have invalid hardware just click CANCEL and FTP access will now be available all the time until next restart of the router.

Note 2: Yours 7140 must run an unmodified AVM firmware so prior the start do recovery with proper exe image.

Note 3: In order to enhance the chances of successful recovery you must disable media sensing in Windows. Procedure for XP can be found here and for Win7 users here.
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1. Run ftp.exe <-- Which you have extracted from archive.
2. open 192.168.178.1 [login adam2 pass adam2]
3. bin
4. debug
5. quote PASV
6. quote MEDIA FLSH
7. put kernel.image mtd1
[optional] If you want to use German 7170 firmware on yours 7140 box or vice verse use one of following commands.
8. quote SETENV firmware_version avm <-- if you attend to use German firmware or
8'. quote SETENV firmware_version avme <-- if you attend to use English firmware
9. quote SETENV firmware_info 58.04.80
10. quit
11. Start recovery exe of corresponding 7170 Fritz!Box.

This procedure is originally posted by Massinge at this topic of our forum.

[Massinge]

This point isn't required:

[..]

11. Start recovery exe of corresponding 7170 Fritz!Box.[..]

but if you want delete all setting you must use two "clean" file (created by linux) and reneme it mtd3 and mtd4,add this file in the same location of kernel.image, and the new points 10,11,12 are:

Codice:

10.put mtd3 mtd3
 11.put mtd4 mtd4
12. quit

Very Good tutorial!
Bye,
massinge
P.s :the original 7170 recovery doesn't load because the internal fritz environment is for 7140 model.

[Miodrag]

I skipped those parts because menu Windows users have very limited knowledge in Linux, but I added Windows workaround at important note 2:

Note 2: Yours 7140 must run an unmodified AVM firmware so prior the start do recovery with proper exe image.

This will also reset all settings.
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Re PS: Shouldn't we add ftp line to change HWRevision in order to enable 7170 recovery?

I am unsure about both English numbers, but I know that German Annex-B V1 box has 94.1.0.0, while same V2 box has 94.1.1.0 number.

[marcello81]

ciao
Riesumo questo post nella speranza che che qualcuno mi possa aiutare. Premessa...me la cavo coi pc ma sono un po' niubbo...

Sto tentando di trasformare il mio fritz box 7140 annex a con l'ultima versione fw disponibile in un 7170.

Ho seguito a menadito le istruzioni delle diverse wiki ma non c'è verso.
Riepilogo i passaggi:

scaricato il recovery dall'ftp di avm: FRITZ.Box_Fon_WLAN_7170.AnnexA.en.04.84.recover-image
avviata la procedura di recovery che mi chiede la disattivazione di mediasensing. In terrompo il recovery e riavvio il pc. A pc riavviato faccio ripartire una nuova recovery fino alla schermata "protocol" dove mi viene detto che il mio 7140 è incompatibile con il recovery firmware che sto eseguendo
Lascio la finestra del recovery così senza chiuderla e faccio esegui dal menù di windows ftp 192.168.178.1
Mi si apre il terminale e digito:

quote SETENV HWRevision 127
quote SETENV firmware_version avme
quote SETENV firmware_info 58.04.84
quit


La finestra del terminale si chiude
Chiudo la procedura di recovery che avevo lasciata ferma al punto in cui mi viene detta dell'incompatibilità
Faccio ripartire un nuovo recovery, arrivo in fondo ma la procedura non giunge al termine. Dopo la schermata di incompatibilità mi dice che la procedura è stata "aborted" ma non capisco perchè...

Cerco suggerimenti...

Grazie a tutti...

[Massinge]

Usa questa procedura tutta in ftp:
https://www.fritzbox-forum.com/t941-guida-7170-passare-da-firmware-2904xx-a-5804xx-e-viceversa
va bene anche sul 7140 (utilizza il "caso 1" e firmware 58.04.82 annex A inglese).
Ciao!

Edit:
per chi invece vuole qualcosa di già pronto o vuole farsi tutto con freetz, leggete questo interessante tread:
https://www.fritzbox-forum.com/t1122-7140-passare-da-originale-390467-a-580482-7170-moddato-per-7140

[marcello81]

ciao,
ho un problema. Nel repository...da cui peraltro aspetto la mail per l'iscrizione ma non arriva...non trovo il 58.04.82 per il 7170...

[Massinge]

il 58.04.84 (mi ero perso l'ultimissimo firmware) lo trovi nell'ftp di avm:

ftp://ftp.avm.de/fritz.box/fritzbox.fon_wlan_7170/firmware/english/annex_a/FRITZ.Box_Fon_WLAN_7170.AnnexA.en.58.04.84.image

fai la procedura e fai sapere come va..
ciao!

[marcello81]

necessito di aiuto...
nemmeno il caso 1 che mi hai prospettato funziona.

Non c'è verso di entrare in adam2, nemmeno disattivando il mediasensing


ftp 192.168.178.1
Connesso a 192.168.178.1
Connessione chiuda dall'host remoto


Ormai le ho provate tutte.
Recovery al 7140, disattivazione mediasensing, tempi diversi.

Ero riuscito ad entrarci una volta ma ho digitato un comando sbagliato ed allora sono uscito x rifare la procedura.
Da allora non sono più riuscito a rientrarci...

[Massinge]

Prova con altro pc e mi raccomando usa windows xp, oppure prova con l'utility di graymaliking.

Ciao!

[marcello81]

oggi vado a Lourdes...
aggiornamento
rifacendo un secondo recovery riesco ad accedere in ftp da prompt dei comandi

riesco ad arrivare con successo fino al put kernel.image mtd1

ftp>put kernel.image mtd1
---> PORT 192,168,178,20,4,94
502 Command non implemented
---> STOR mtd1
425 can't open data connection
ftp>



Per quanto riguarda l'utility che mi hai consigliato ho provato...non giunge a buon fine non riconoscendo l'installazione del firmw del 7170 su un 7140


ciao

[marcello81]

EVVIVA
riuscito con la procedura normale che utilizza il recovery del 7170.

Sbagliavo una cosa. Spegnevo il router una seconda volta dopo aver dato i comandi in ftp

Ti ringrazio per i suggerimenti!!!! Adesso vedo di fare qualche altra modifica

[Massinge]

il router si spegne una sola volta. Comunque meglio così! Felice che hai risolto. Ora ti auguro di farti un firmware personalizzato con freetz!
Ciao!

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