HOW TO BUILD A FIRMWARE FOR THE BROADCOM BCM963XX V1000 & V1000H DSL MODEM/ROUTER



These Instructions Explain:
 
 * How to install the BCM963xx GPL source code onto the Linux workstation 
 * How to build the image file for the Actiontec V1000 & V1000H 
 * How to upgrade the device using the new firmware image file. 



IMPORTANT: When entering the file name at the command prompt be sure to replace the question marks "4.02.L.03" with the release number.



1. INSTALL THE BCM963XX 4.02.L.03 CONSUMER RELEASE V1000H.

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

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

# cp bcm963xx_4.02.L.03_consumer_release_V1000H.tar.gz /tmp/consumer  
                    (copy source code to temp directory)

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

# tar xvfz bcm963xx_4.02.L.03_consumer_release_V1000H.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)

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


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

After you load your image her is the GPL GUI account User Name and Password.
username: admin
password: admin


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



STANDARD WEB INTERFACE UPGRADE METHOD

1. Use a Web browser to access the V1000H(V1000) at it's LAN IP Address

2. Navigate to the "Firmware Upgrade" page

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

4. Click the button to upgrade the Firmware

5. The device will reboot using the new firmware image 

6. To access the new firmware interface, 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)



UPLOAD THE IMAGE TO THE ROUTER USING THE BOOTLOADER METHOD

IMPORTANT: In order to load the image onto the router, the user will need a serial debug board.

1. Enter Bootload mode, press enter at the console prompt...
   ( *** Press any key to stop auto run (1 seconds) *** )

2. Give the PC a static IP address: 192.168.1.2 & Subnet-Mask: 255.255.255.0

3. Use a Web browser to access the interface at the 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)