StormWatch for firmware update

[drewmerc]

very different, bit files http://www.haxorware.com/forums/attachment.php?aid=13

[ashiekh@coloradomesa.edu]

Thank you for the enlightenment and patience with a neophyte; then perhaps I should consider the JTAG route, if it is true that my provider will not then 'upgrade' an owned modem. One theory for the problems I am seeing (the modem shuts itself down and reboots once or twice a day) is that it might be due to a failed attempt by the provider to update the firmware.

I have no interest in any modified firmware, just a legitimate update; no offense intended to anyone.

[ABMJR]

your re boot is anything BUT a firmware issue. Signal problem or bad modem for timing issues..

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Do a service call

[ashiekh@coloradomesa.edu]

My very thoughts; two technicians from Charter/Optimum have visited in the last few days and the signal strengths are just fine, and I approach this forum only after having reprovisoned a second modem and am still seeing the same problem.

The first modem was a SB5101, the second a SB5101U, both on rather old firmware.

I very much appreciate your thoughts, as I am somewhat at a loss.

I could call in a third visit, but as Einstein noted
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

I attach a typical log in the hope that it might shed some light

At first I thought I had found the problem as the first modem had one of the ethernet pins missed by the wave soldering, but when the problem returned on the second modem, I knew I was wrong.

[southernyankey1970]

The technicians did not think tlv 11 unrecognized oid was an issue?

Are you using the wrong dump on the modem? a 5101U or E will not work on a 5101 because the CMTS will send the wrong firmware..


were these modded before you got them,since you obviously do not have a way to mod them....

[ABMJR]

Show me the signal page.

Your ISP will update the firmware if it is needed by them.

I would lease a modem for 1 month, show the issue exists, then escalTE THE CALL/PROBLEM TO A sUPERVISOR

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sorry 4 the caps at the end..hit the shift/caps lock button

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Southern,

TLV-11 Oid is a normal response for asking and not getting something. Maybe the CMTS is looking for a D3 response and he doesnt offer the right value..no biggie

the DCC-ACK is though..

he cant change channels and then ack then cmts. Still think he has a signal issue

[ashiekh@coloradomesa.edu]

They did not seem very interested in the log, just testing the cabling and signal strength. They are both untouched modems running the original firmware.

http://www.speedguide.net/faq_in_q.php?qid=392
seems to suggest the TLV-11 message may not be of concern

Signal page attached, and thanks for all the help; this problem is getting the better of me.

[ABMJR]

your upstream is too high, your modem is at the edge. the 5101 can go to + 53, but I have seen + 49 at the edge and when you have hot dats and cool nights, the line amp/NODES have an issue with temp correction

[ashiekh@coloradomesa.edu]

Interesting, the techie said 45 - 51 dBmV was the upstream range (.177 - .355 V), and if I understand correctly, attenuators come in steps of 3 dB, in which case the reported 47.2 dBmV is right around the mark.

The following document
http://www.secable.com/files/sb5101.pdf
suggests (Page 8) that up to 54 dBmV (sometimes more) upstream is permissible.

Both modems are seeing the same problem.

That said, I really appreciate the suggestion.

[ashiekh@coloradomesa.edu]

For those that might be interested, the problem seems to have gone away (since Aug 10th), as I haven't seen an error in the log for 4 days now. i.e. I believe the problem was at their end, not mine.