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how to reset a ServeRAID 8k-l adapter?
I screwed up a firmware update on my Adaptec IBM ServeRAID 8k-l adapter. And I've read somewhere that I can reset/ restore the original firmware by having a jumper on some pins on boot time - but I ...
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How to wirelessly connect TP-LINK TL-WR841N with a THOMSON router from the ISP?
How can I wirelessly connect a TP-LINK TL-WR841N with a THOMSON router from my ISP? The THOMSON is connected to Internet and I want to connect to it TP-LINK.
I tried do that using WDS and I managed, ...
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Unable to update a strange HDD firmware
I'm not able to update the firmware on a Seagate ST3500620AS hard drive, neither with the Windows update tool nor the bootable CD (available on this page : ...
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How can I link some device (given by its device ID) with an specific firmware in linux?
Imagine I have a new device which it's not working on Linux. I get its device ID with lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 003: ID1164:7efdYUAN High-Tech Development Co., Ltd
Imagine I know that this device will ...
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Updating Airport Express Firmware
I may be missing something painfully obvious, but how do I upgrade the firmware on an Airport Express? When I visit the firmware page, I don't see a download link, but when I follow the attached ...
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Can you find firmware for my Best TW-520 Wireless Access Point?
I bought an access point, one month later I reset it and I can't change the default settings.
If reset the same settings stay. I tried searching for firmware but I couldn't find any.
It's name is: ...
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Can I fix corrupted firmware on a HP Color laserjet CM1312 mfp?
During a firmware update which was interupted I now get the message:-"firmware corrupted ready 2 download" on HP Color laserjet CM1312 mfp, I`ve tried to re-install the firmware but it only gets as ...
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Is it possible that a firmware update made startup slow?
I have a 2011 MBP w/ 8 gigs of RAM and a 128 gig solid state drive. I was just notified that updates were available. I briefly glanced at the details of the update and remember seeing updates for ...
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How do I set up a proxy server for home with bandwidth control, download limit options?
3 room mates share a single 2 Mbps connection. Have a 40GB per month download limit beyond which speed drops to 256Kbps which is annoying.
One of the roommates abuses the connection by downloading ...
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How to add bandwith limiter to Linksys WRT54G (for Free)
I need a way to limit the bandwith for certain IPs, or just limit the total bandwidth served through the wireless.
Is there a way to add this feature to this router? I have the following firmware:
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Third party firmware for WPN824?
My router recently developed some sort of DHCP malfunction so I decided to flash the firmware. And being the geek that I am I figured, while I'm flashing it, why not upgrade it? However, finding a ...
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Problems detecting SSD when updating firmware
I've been trying to update my SSD for the longest time, but it's not working properly. I've been following this guide by OCZ. I followed all instructions and everything goes fine until the screen ...
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Could installing DD-WRT speed up my Internet?
I believe that my router's firmware is causing me to get much lower Internet speeds than I should be getting. This is true for general browsing, downloading large files and uploading files. Would ...
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Apps for multi-device firmware updating of my PC
According to this question, are there some free (freeware) applications that can help me easily update whole PC's hardware's firmware? App that can find and install new versions of firmware for every ...
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Is there an alternative firmware for the D-Link DIR-600 C1 wireless router? [closed]
I just bought a D-Link DIR-600 Wireless Router and was hoping to setup a VPN Server/Client using dd-wrt firmware.
But unfortunately my hardware version of DIR-600, known as C1, is not supported by ...
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Fix SD card that's reporting too large a size?
I have a 4GB MiniSD card that is reporting it has 6GB of space as opposed to the 4GB it's supposed to have. Is there any way to flash the card so it will report the proper size?
I've tried diskutil ...
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How to change a modem's factory default settings
I have linksys modem (WAG354G) and I will put this modem to far away from home to another house. But I want to use this modem running all the time. In the place where modem will run in, there are ...
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TRX header not found?
I want to extract firmware images and make some minor changes to it and remount is to my router via the FirmWare Modification Kit. Below you can see the errors that I get.
# sudo ...
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Linux distribution for my home theater [closed]
I bought mini-pc and I plan to install linux on it. My first choice would be the Ubuntu distribution. I plan to use it for playing videos, ssh access, network/wifi (router) and running flash (not ...
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how to unlock Thomson tg 585 v7 router?
I have a Thomson tg 585 v7 router provided by Plusnet. So that the configuration page has the logo of Plusnet. I am on Ubuntu OS and need to use the router to connect for another ADSL provider. The ...
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SSD Firmware update = loss of data?
I recently got a new SSD (OCZ Vertex Plus) and after reading the helpful answers for my post Disk Corruption = Failing Drive/Bad sectors? I would like to try updating the firmware but the OCZ Firmware ...
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Change the subsystem ID on Intel Advanced-N WiFi card [closed]
I have an HP laptop and an Intel WiFi card (Advanced-N 6200). The whitelist in the HP Insyde BIOS allows the same model card from HP, but not a Dell. How can I change the 2 bytes that are the ...
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Kingston SSD firmware update via USB?
I have a system with a Kingston SSD that needs to be updated to the latest firmware. The system does not have an optical drive. Is there a way to install the firware update via USB, or am I going to ...
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How do I upgrade Intel SSD firmware from USB? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I place a bootable ISO on a USB drive?
Ok, here's the thing. I have one of those Intel 320 SSD drives that is prone to suddenly shrink to 8 MB in size. Two days ...
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Is there a way to run Windows without installing it?
Is there a way to run Windows without installing it?
Something like a Linux Live-Boot CD would very useful. I need it to run a command line tool which upgrades the firmware on my Blu-Ray burner.
I ...
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BIOS image unpacker or extractor
I want to see unpacked PC BIOS image code. First way which I see is to download BIOS Flash update from vendor, but it is packed. How can I unpack it? Vendors interested are Gigabyte, ASUS, Supermicro, ...
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OpenWrt vs DDWrt
I have a TP-Link Wr1043ND router and I want to install one of these two firmwares:
OpenWRT
DD-WRT
I read that I can install custom packages and do much more than I can with the original firmware.
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Comparing BIOS firmware dumps to check for tampering
I don't know much about this subject, but I imagine that I could compare the BIOS contents against official firmware to check whether it has been tampered. Is there any tool that can help me with ...
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Hard Drive Start / Stop count & Firmware Update
I've got a 500GB Seagate Momentus XT hybrid drive that has done a great job since I bought it.
I've noticed that there's a lot of people on the internet complaining that their Momentus XT has tons of ...
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What Steps To Take To Reduce Chances Of BIOS Update Failure With Laptop?
I need to update BIOS but i am affraid of failure which will render laptop useless and only sending motherboard to manufacturer for BIOS replacement chip can solve the problem.
Should i run laptop ...
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Belkin router firmware update
We have a Belkin router (N150) and the updater keeps on telling me that the firmware needs to be updated to the latest version. Yet when I connect to the router through "http://router/", it says that ...
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How to install USB-N13 on Linux Mint
How do you install Asus USB-N13 wireless adapter. 802.11b/g/n
I have mint 11 64bit CD version.
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HP Jetdirect J3113A prints firmware uploaded over FTP rather than upgrading itself
I'm following the instructions here HP Jetdirect and Embedded Jetdirect Inside Print Servers - Upgrading HP Jetdirect Firmware Using File Transfer Protocol to upgrade my HP4050 with a Jetdirect J3113A ...
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How to fix bricked UTStarcom F3000 WiFi VOIP phone? [closed]
I have a UTStarcom F3000 WiFi VOIP phone which I tried to perform a firmware upgrade to and it failed with the result being a bricked phone.
I started the upgrade with too little battery left and it ...
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Difference and relation between firmware and device driver
How are firmware and device driver
different and related? I think both
control devices?
Is firmware always self-booting,
while driver must be run/booted by OS?
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What differences are between firmware and software/OS?
I was wondering what differences are
between firmware and software?
What differences are
between firmware and OS?
Are boot-loaders firmware? Bios is.
How about GNU grub? Is grub software or firmware?
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Firmware flash on Linksys WRT54G v8 unsucessful, but not bricked, I don't think
I wanted to use my Linksys router as a wireless bridge/repeater so I decided I would change the firmware to DD-WRT. The first thing I did was downloaded vxworkskillerGv8-v3 and the DD-WRT firmware ...
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Flash Linksys Router with TomatoVPN
Can anyone point me, or help me in the update of Linksys with TomatoVPN?
I'm running Tomato firmware; however, when I visit http://tomatoVPN.keithmoyer.com/ I don't see where I can download the ...
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New firmware for WRT Belkin F5D7632-4?
I have an older spare ADSL-modem/router/AP/switch from Belkin (F5D7632-4).
I spent some time seeking an open source firmware ala OpenWRT or DD-WRT.
My problem is that the chipsets do not seem to be ...
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Running a LinkSys WRT400N router with 3rd party firmware
Does anyone have any experience with the LinkSys WRT400N router and installing 3rd party firmware on it? Is there a more stable choice between DD-WRT and Tomato? Any benefits one way or the other? ...
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How to monitor the network traffic on a router?
Here's my current network set-up: we have 3 users connecting to a Thomson Gateway router (TG585 v8) provided by my ISP. We are connecting over an ADSL line.
The problem is that we have a limited data ...
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iOS firmware update proxy / cache (for enterprises)
On a day where Apple releases a new version of iOS our whole company tries to download this new release simultaneously, there it is: a bandwidth shortage.
For desktop macs, there is a software update ...
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How can I upgrade my Cisco DPC2325's firmware?
I've been having some trouble with my Cisco DPC2325 Residential Gateway, and I'd like to update the firmware to the latest. How can I do this? I can't find any firmware downloads after extensive ...
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Could two brands share the same DSL modem firmware?
Tried to update DSL modem (Telewell TW-EA501) firmware, but received "Server Error A file system error was detected on the RomPager server. Return to last page" - message. Did Googling on the string ...
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Can't access my router's web interace
I recently tried to update the firmware of the linksys wrt54g2 v1.5 router and haven't been able to access the web interface of the router since. I can still access the internet and was able to change ...
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Convert Belkin Wireless Ethernet Bridge to Access Point
I'm sure this is completely impossible but I thought I'd ask anyway.
I have a Belkin F5D7330 Wireless Ethernet Bridge.
Is there any hack / firmware or anything that would convert it into an Access ...
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A D-Link DI-624 and a Netgear RP614 v3: Is there a 3rd party firmware available?
I have a D-Link DI-624 which I use as WLAN access point, and a Netgear RP614 v3 which I use as regular switch. Both have horrible firmwares.
Is there any 3rd party firmware, that I could replace the ...
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Custom firmware for Asus WL-520g [closed]
What custom firmware works with Asus WL-520g? (Note this is not 520gU, 520gC, etc.)
I failed to flash it with Tomato (Tomato_1_28_ND.zip) - the admin UI does not accept the file, and when trying to ...
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Can my home router firmware be compromised by malware?
For a while now I've been almost certain this is the case. Definitely, at some point, malware on my stepkid's laptop gained access to the home network and managed to change some settings.
Router is ...
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Does D-Link DIR-600 support Tomato?
I saw D-Link DIR-600 supported DD-WRT firmware, but I can't find if it supports the Tomato firmware. Anyone know?
