Another week of Arlan at HackNight. We’ve got some 900Mhz antennas, jumpers, and enough power supplies to actually test things out. A few bricks aside, the transition from 630 access point to 640 bridge firmware works well enough. Copies of all needed firmware and instructions are now mirrored here, rescued from archive.org and other sources.
Our first field test is a shot from Bryan (NodeAwfulShark) to Ken at 2608. It’s a fairly short distance, with some trees and houses obstructing.
What were the results of you testing?
Hi
I attempted your arlan 630 to 640 bridge conversion.
Started out with the down grade from 4.2a (which my 630 came with} using 630v232a.img using console.
The img appeared to load ok, then I got a “decompressing the code” and reboot that is in a loop like you guys mentioned in your article.
Then your article mentions “we tried upgrading and successfully brought it up to the latest firmware”
I cannot get my arlan 630 out of the reboot loop.
Either this is the “at your own risk” disclaimer or you guys know how to (using some kind of command that I do not know of) to get the 630 to take the next firmware (arlan239.img) in the upgrade sequence mentioned in the article.
Am I out of luck?
A response would be appreciated.
sincerely jack clayton/jcbogg@aol.com
Jack,
Sadly, the bricks we have are also in endless “Decompressing the code” loops.
It is very important that you downgrade (and upgrade) one revision at a time.
Starting with 42c, your next step is 33s, then 33, then v239. reset to defaults, and you should see the text in the left(?) corner go from 630 to 640. Then, upgrade, a revision at a time.
If I ever find out how to de-brick an arlan, I’ll put the info up, but as far as I know at this time, there is no way to do it. It’s a good thing they’re cheap.
I got a pair bridging! I’m a happy camper… now to do all the firmware on the rest!