Can't write SB5100 firmware

[CatheadSkewertooth]

Okay, I'm pretty new at this, but I've done some reading and sifted through the available information, and I'm down to a few questions:

1) From what I understand I can install the SigmaX firmware and will allow me to change both my MAC address and serial(?), as well as uncap my modem. Is this correct?

2) I'm also aware there is another firmware called SB5100MoD that will provide me with similar options. Is this newer, better, or superior?

3) The process of installing a new firmware consists of: replacing the bootloader, then replacing the firmware. Do I also need to rewrite the full flash?

4) This brings me to the meat of my question/problem: when I try to write new firmware (file:sb5100.stealth.edition.b13.5.bin), it seems to go through just fine (i.e. displays all the right messages at the bottom, throws no errors, console ends with "Successfully programmed 966413 bytes", etc.). However, the firmware listed never changes to reflect this installation, and (after aslo replacing the bootloader) I am unable to access the SigmaX controls at the prescribed "192.168.100.1:1337". Everything seems to read normally in BCUSB, aside from one thing. While your screenshots (here: http://blackcatusb.net/index.php?threads/sb5100.57/) suggest that the 'Flash Memory Name' should be something along the lines of "Intel 28F160C3B", mine is listed as "ST M28W160B". Is this right?

*For clarity, I am running on a 64-bit Windows 7 machine (emulated via parallels), using firmware "FCUSB.7.05.EJTAG_32K.hex", with the sb5100 script provided here: http://blackcatusb.net/index.php?threads/sb5100-script-bcm3348-jtag.5/.

 

[D3m0n]

A lot of your questions i am unable to answer due to the fact that they could be used for illegal purposes , so i will jump to question 4.

When you wrote the image , you may have only wrote onto image 0 and the device may be booting from image 1 , or vice versa

 

[CatheadSkewertooth]

Ah, well then I understand and respect your decision not to answer. As for question 4 and the writing of image 0 and image 1, I'm unclear as to what this means, or how to remedy it. Could you provide further explanation?

Thank you for your help,
-C.S.

 

[D3m0n]

I will redo the 5100 script as it is only setup for bootloader and Image 0 , give me a day or so and i will post it here for you to try.

 

[CatheadSkewertooth]

Thank you, you're great!

-C.S.

 

[D3m0n]

Try this.

 

[CatheadSkewertooth]

Okay, I got it figured out. The main problem was: I'm stupid. Was trying to connect to the modem while still directing my browser through a proxy. Thank you for all your help D3m0n. You're the man!

-C.S.