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2010-08-02T20:54:07Z

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[http://www.qwest.com/internethelp/modems/q1000/firmware/ Qwest Download Link]
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=== Custom Firmware ===
HOW TO BUILD A FIRMWARE FOR THE BROADCOM BCM963XX DSL ROUTER<br />
[http://opensource.actiontec.com/#q Actiontec Firmware Site]<br />
[http://opensource.actiontec.com/v1kh_src/bcm963xx_4.02L.03_consumer_release.tar.gz Direct Download]<br />
THESE INSTRUCTIONS EXPLAIN:

* How to install the BCM963xx GPL source code onto the Linux workstation
* How to build the image file that can be loaded on to a Actiontec Q1000
* How to upgrade the Q1000 with the new firmware image file.

IMPORTANT: When entering the file name at the command prompt be sure to replace the question marks "?.??" with the release number.

1. INSTALL THE BCM963XX ?.??L.01 CONSUMER RELEASE.

$ su
(open a console window and login as "su")

# mkdir /tmp/consumer
(create a temp directory to install the source to)

# cp bcm963xx_?.??L.01_consumer_release.tar.gz /tmp/consumer
(copy source code to temp directory)

# cd /tmp/consumer
(make /tmp/consumer the working directory)

# tar xvfz bcm963xx_?.??L.01_consumer_release.tar.gz
(decompress and extract the files so they can be installed)

# ./consumer_install
(install the source code and software tools)

2. BUILD THE DESIRED IMAGE.

# cd /opt/bcm963xx_router
(make /opt/bcm963xx_router the working directory)

# Modify the build configuration file
# cd /opt/bcm963xx_router/targets/96368GW
(nano 96368GW)
#find "# BUILD_SNMP is not set"
(add "BUILD_SNMP=y")
#edit /opt/bcm963xx_router/userspace/public/apps# nano -B Makefile
APP_DIRS = dhcpv6 ppp sshd ipsec-tools ledctl net-snmp
ifneq ($(strip $(BUILD_SNMP)),)
net-snmp: sanity_check
(tar zxvf net-snmp.tar.gz 2> /dev/null || true)
$(MAKE) -C net-snmp
else
net-snmp: sanity_check
@echo "skipping net-snmp (not configured)"
endif

# make PROFILE=96368GW
(running this "make" command will build the firmware image)

YOU CAN UPLOAD THE IMAGE TO THE ROUTER BY ONE OF THESE THREE METHODS

(They are in order of difficulty, with the simplest first.)

STANDARD WEB INTERFACE UPGRADE METHOD

1. Use a Web browser to access the Q1000 DSL Router at 192.168.0.1

2. Select "Utilities", then the "Firmware Upgrade" page

3. Use the Browse button to locate the (new) image file
(It will be in the /opt/bcm963xx_router/images directory)

4. Click on the “Upgrade Firmware” button

5. The Q1000 DSL router will reboot using the new firmware image

6. To access the upgraded firmware use the (new) IP address, 192.168.1.1
(You may need to renew the IP address of the workstation, to reach 192.168.1.1)

BOOTLOADER METHOD

1. Enter Bootload mode by pressing the Reset button, and holding it until the Power light LED turns Red. Do not release the Reset button until Power light LED has been Red for two or three seconds.

2. Set a static IP address on the workstation of 192.168.1.2, with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0

3. Use a Web browser to access the Q1000 at the new IP address, 192.168.1.1

4. In the “Software File Name:” box, select the (new) firmware image
(Look for it in the "images" directory at: /opt/bcm963xx_router/images )

5. Click the “Update Software” button.

TFTP METHOD

1.Enable LAN side telnet support using the router's current web interface.

2.Telnet to the router

3.Login. (default username and password are both, admin)

4.tftp get serverip:serverfile localfile
(serverfile is the name of the file that resides on the server)
(localfile is the name of the file that resides on the router)

=== Specs ===
[[image:q1000_specs.gif|link=]]
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<pre>
# cat /proc/cpuinfo
system type : VB784WG
processor : 0
cpu model : BCM6368 V3.1
BogoMIPS : 398.95
wait instruction : no
microsecond timers : yes
tlb_entries : 32
extra interrupt vector : no
hardware watchpoint : no
ASEs implemented :
VCED exceptions : not available
VCEI exceptions : not available

# cat var/wl0
vendorid 0x14e4
deviceid 0x432c
radiorev 0x32056000
chipnum 0x4322
chiprev 0x1
corerev 0x10
boardid 0x4bc
boardvendor 0x14e4
boardrev P202
driverrev 0x4ae4013
ucoderev 0x1de0068
bus 0x1
phytype 0x4
phyrev 0x4
anarev 0x8

# cat /proc/meminfo
MemTotal: 61428 kB
MemFree: 33008 kB
Buffers: 3480 kB
Cached: 10412 kB
SwapCached: 0 kB
Active: 10648 kB
Inactive: 6872 kB
SwapTotal: 0 kB
SwapFree: 0 kB
Dirty: 0 kB
Writeback: 0 kB
AnonPages: 3640 kB
Mapped: 4104 kB
Slab: 8692 kB
SReclaimable: 560 kB
SUnreclaim: 8132 kB
PageTables: 356 kB
NFS_Unstable: 0 kB
Bounce: 0 kB
CommitLimit: 30712 kB
Committed_AS: 7696 kB
VmallocTotal: 1032148 kB
VmallocUsed: 1724 kB
VmallocChunk: 1029524 kB

CPU:
BCM6368
WLAN:
BCM4322_D11N2G_ID (BCM5787M)

root@Hurley:/opt/bcm963xx_router/kernel/linux# make PROFILE=96368GW
gcc: 0: No such file or directory
gcc: unrecognized option '-G'
cc1: error: unrecognized command line option "-mabi=32"
cc1: error: unrecognized command line option "-mno-abicalls"
cc1: error: unrecognized command line option "-mips32"
Makefile:773: target `/built-in.o' given more than once in the same rule.
Makefile:1495: warning: overriding commands for target `/'
Makefile:783: warning: ignoring old commands for target `/'
scripts/kconfig/conf -s arch/mips/Kconfig
gcc: 0: No such file or directory
gcc: unrecognized option '-G'
cc1: error: unrecognized command line option "-mabi=32"
cc1: error: unrecognized command line option "-mno-abicalls"
cc1: error: unrecognized command line option "-mips32"
Makefile:773: target `/built-in.o' given more than once in the same rule.
Makefile:1495: warning: overriding commands for target `/'
Makefile:783: warning: ignoring old commands for target `/'
make: *** symlinks: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [preparebrcmdriver] Error 2
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