MC8775 Firmware update to support 7.2MB - does it exist ?

[cordroosen]

hey,
i did upgrade the firmware to MC8775_H2.0.8.19.cwe

and the driver to Sierra Wireless Generic+Lenovo v2.1.6.0

i am in the philippines right now - connected to smart - buddy - and bro simcards.

however - the connection seems to hang after some minutes - i allways have to reconnect -

wireless watcher would say connected but i would not be able to recieve data anymore.

the data counter would only show outgoing traffic - the number for incoming data is frozen -



what can i do ?

is there another firmware - older one - i could try?

or another driver?

are there settings in windows i could optimize?


thanks for the help!


cord

x300 6477 1tg - lenovo original mc8775

[EOMtp]

Check the PM (Private Message) that I sent you.

[cordroosen]

hello,

thanks for the link.

however i cant flash the firmware to the older version -

is there a trick to do it?

see those screengrabs :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27503781@N ... 6074/show/

[Peak2Peak]

however i cant flash the firmware to the older version -

As per forum member: cyn quoted in a previous posting, it would seem that after upgrading your MC8775 with firmware 2_0_8_19 - Downgrade NOT Supported CAUTION:

Try using the new Sierra Wireless Watcher software - R3.1.0.14.2062 which may have an updated driver to see if things improve.

[cordroosen]

hey,

i installed the windows 7 beta on my x300 -
after registering it will run until march 2010 !

its great! i hated vista - had a slipstream xp on this x300 - but win7 rules - fast stable no nonsense popups!

i only installed the system interface driver and the fn F5 hotkey drivers - all other drivers worked fine out of the box win 7 !

there are also updated drivers for the mc8775

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... -BETA#hotf

with the new wireless watcher my problem is solved.

and i got the fastest sys i ever had !


thanks

Bye

[Peak2Peak]

Good to hear your issue has been resolved! - Happy surfing

[ckraus]

Hi,

I've got the same problem with Telstra (850Mhz) with the latest firmware (the cisco one).

When you do an AT!BANK=? the 850mhz band isn't listed.

Does anyone know (or have) a copy of the latest firmware that works with 850mhz?

Thanks
Chris.

[shapesh1ft]

Hi,
I can't upgrade my fimware:

firmware H1_1_9_22MCAP
bootloader H1_1_9_0MCBT

to

firmware MC8775_H2.0.8.19
bootloader MC8775QCOM_H2.0.8.0

with binupdater 1.5.0.2

It shows this exact dialogue when I try load MC8775_H2.0.8.19.cwe with binupdater: http://www.flickr.com/photos/27503781@N ... 6074/show/

Am I doing something wrong? Do I lose some functionalities when updating the firmware? I'm just asking if it's not reversible. MC8775 is working well enough with the current firmware..

[fitzcarraldo]

Hi shapesh1ft!

I also had the same problem like you. I tried hours and hours to flash firmware version H2_0_7_1BMCAP to my HP-branded MC8775 (designated Hs2300 by HP) and I always got the same error message: "Download failed - Bootloader not compatible with target".

The solution was very simple: I just had to use the binupdater, which cyn linked earlier in this thread (http://ifile.it/23bpl07) and the H2_0_8_19BMCAP firmware also linked by him (http://ifile.it/ex3rl8t). Now my card suppots 7.2 MBit/s (allthough I will likely never see this speed due to insufficient capacity on the serving NodeB).

Note that you always need to update the boot sector (which is the smaller file amount to ~200 KB) first and afterwards the larger file containing the firmware.

regards,

fitzcarraldo

[iteration]

Hey Guys.

For those who are having issues with UTMS850, the following firmware is for Telstra equipment might work better for you. Using this, nextg appears in network search (Telstra Mobile, 50501) but I don't have a nextg sim to test with.

Apart from that it works well with Vodafone.

Firmware (H2.0-Release4-MC8775-H2_0_8_1BT_H2_0_8_19AP)
http://ifile.it/n62cspa

Latest version of Sierra Watcher (build 2258)
http://ifile.it/ti3rs7o

Hope this helps

[bill bolton]

Latest version of Sierra Watcher (build 2258)

Here's the link to downloading it direct from Sierra, rather than a site that behaves strangely ....

http://www.sierrawireless.com/support/s ... d=20,9,1,1

Cheers,

Bill

[iteration]

Well I am posting this from out bush and using nextG (3g @ 850mhz) and it's working a treat using the 2.0.8 firmware I posted.

[morsch]

Hi,

i've allready read that the Lenovo branding won't vanish (subsystem id remains untouched), but will the card work with Access connections instead of sierra watcher?

I would like to use the sierra tool only for flashing and connect via Access Connections.

kind regards
morsch

[Whoopie]

Hi,

whatever I do, I can't upgrade the firmware.

Could someone post a detailed step-by-step howto? Is the generic Sierra driver mandatory? If yes, which version is the prefered one?

EDIT: After a lot of tries (really 60-80 times), the update was successful.

Thanks a lot in advance,
Whoopie

[dileks]

Hi,

I am searching for an HSUPA firmware upgrade for my Sierra MC8775 WWAN device [0] in a HP nc6400 notebook.

Unfortunately, after registration I cannot download approriate firmware for Germany from Cisco website [1]:

[CISCO]
To download this software, you must:

Have a valid Technical Support Services Agreement

* Contact your Cisco Account team if you have a Direct Purchase Agreement.
* Contact a Cisco Partner or Reseller to purchase a service agreement.
* Use the Profile Manager to update your Cisco.com profile and request association to service agreement.
* Learn more about Technical Services Agreements and Software Downloads
[/CISCO]

The file I am interested in is (direct link see [2]) (Provider: T-Mobile, Country: Germany):

[FILE]
8775_h2_0_8_19.tar
Release Date: 16/Jan/2009
Firmware release H2_0_8_19 for HWIC-3G-GSM. NOT valid in N America and Japan. For HSDPA Network with UL 384 Kbps and DL 7.2 Mbps. Firmware Downgrade NOT Supported. CAUTION: Check with carrier for HSDPA support before upgarding.
Size: 13320.00 KB (13639680 bytes)
[/FILE]

Here is the ATI (AT command) output of my WWAN device:
ATI
Manufacturer: Sierra Wireless, Inc.
Model: MC8775
Revision: H1_0_0_7MCAP G:/WS/FW/H1_0_0_7MCAP/MSM6280/SRC 2006/10/26 17:31:03
IMEI: topsecret
IMEI SV: 3
FSN: topsecret
3GPP Release 5
+GCAP: +CGSM,+DS,+ES
OK

I hope I can upgrade to above mentionned firmware.

Can someone please upload "8775_h2_0_8_19.tar" or send me via PM?
Any hints for a firmware-upgrade-tool is appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

Kind Regards,
dileks

[0] http://www.sierrawireless.com/product/mc8775.aspx
[1] http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/routers ... tml#europe
[2] http://tools.cisco.com/support/download ... imst=&lr=Y

[Peak2Peak]

Can someone please upload "8775_h2_0_8_19.tar"

A warm welcome to the forum -
Check out forum member: iteration post (18 Sep, 2009) - There is a link to download this firmware - I have just confirmed it still exists - The firmware download also contains the BinUpdater.exe binary file which will install the two main firmware files: MC8775QCOMH2.0.8.1.cwe (Bootloader) & MC8775H2.0.8.19.cwe (Firmware).

[dileks]

A warm welcome to the forum -
Check out forum member: iteration post (18 Sep, 2009) - There is a link to download this firmware - I have just confirmed it still exists - The firmware download also contains the BinUpdater.exe binary file which will install the two main firmware files: MC8775QCOMH2.0.8.1.cwe (Bootloader) & MC8775H2.0.8.19.cwe (Firmware).

A warm hiho back from frozen asscold Wild Wild South-West Germany

Thanks for the detailed explanations - hope WinXP will not again overwrite my grub2 boot-manager in MBR.
Interested in a mini-Howto for Linux and setup UMTS connection?
Where to post?

- dileks -

[Peak2Peak]

Interested in a mini-Howto for Linux and setup UMTS connection?
Where to post?

Maybe worth posting in the "Linux Questions" section of this forum.

[dileks]

Check out forum member: iteration post (18 Sep, 2009) - There is a link to download this firmware - I have just confirmed it still exists - The firmware download also contains the BinUpdater.exe binary file which will install the two main firmware files: MC8775QCOMH2.0.8.1.cwe (Bootloader) & MC8775H2.0.8.19.cwe (Firmware).

Files do not exist:

$ ls
2130617_Supported_AT_Command_Reference-v2.4.pdf 2130893_AirCard_800_Series_Installation_Guide_1.3.pdf AC88XC_F1_2_3_15BT_F1_2_3_22AP.exe Watcher_Generic.msi
2130848_AC875_AC88x_AC88xE_QSG_r1.0(web).pdf AC88XC_F1_2_3_15BT_F1_2_3_22AP forum_reply.txt

$ ls AC88XC_F1_2_3_15BT_F1_2_3_22AP
AC88XC_DLEX_F1.2.3.15.cwe BinUpdater.exe mfc80u.dll Microsoft.VC80.CRT.manifest msvcm80.dll msvcr80.dll Strings SwiApiMux.exe SwiSkinUI.dll
AC88XC_F1.2.3.22.cwe Devices.xml mfcm80u.dll Microsoft.VC80.MFC.manifest msvcp80.dll Skins SwiApiInterface.dll SwiCardDetect.dll SwiStrRes.dll

- dileks -

[dileks]

Wrong file
Correct: Firmware (H2.0-Release4-MC8775-H2_0_8_1BT_H2_0_8_19AP)

GREAT - worked [1].

ATI
Manufacturer: Sierra Wireless, Inc.
Model: MC8775
Revision: H2_0_8_19MCAP G:/WS/FW/H2_0_8_19MCAP/MSM6280/SRC 2008/08/29 18:28:52
IMEI: topsecret
IMEI SV: 13
FSN: topsecret
3GPP Release 5
+GCAP: +CGSM,+FCLASS,+DS
OK

- dileks -

[1] http://img.flashtux.org/img132915727632xd9b8e53.jpg

[dileks]

The firmware download also contains the BinUpdater.exe binary file which will install the two main firmware files: MC8775QCOMH2.0.8.1.cwe (Bootloader) & MC8775H2.0.8.19.cwe (Firmware).

Did I only upgrade the firmware and not the bootloader (see UDDL section)?
UDDL could be ^HVER?

[gtkterm]
AT^HVER
^HVER: "1.0"

OK

AT!BCINF
OSBL
Addr: 01FFF200
Ver: H2_0_8_1MCBT G:/WS/FW/H2_0_8_1MCBT/MSM6280/SRC 2008/12/11 16:20:28
Date: 12/11/08
Size: 0003004A

AMSS
Addr: 01FFF000
Ver: H2_0_8_19MCAP G:/WS/FW/H2_0_8_19MCAP/MSM6280/SRC 2008/08/29 18:28:52
Date: 08/29/08
Size: 00CC5700

NVBF
Addr: EFS
Ver:
Date: 01/06/80
Size: 00007072

NVBO
Addr: EFS
Ver:
Date: 01/06/80
Size: 00000A3C

NVBU
Addr: EFS
Ver:
Date: 01/06/80
Size: 00000C72

UDDL
Addr: 01FFF400
Ver: H1_0MCUD G:/WORKSPACES/FIRMWARE/H1_0MCUD/MSM6280/SRC 2006/06/02 10:19:33
Date: 06/02/06
Size: 00000160

OK
[/gtkterm]

- dileks -

[Peak2Peak]

Did I only upgrade the firmware and not the bootloader (see UDDL section)?

As the bootloader version shown under the AT!BCINF section of your script is H2_0_8_1MCBT (which is correct for the firmware application: H2_0_8_19MCAP) I would say YES the bootloader has been updated/upgraded -

[dileks]

As the bootloader version shown under the AT!BCINF section of your script is H2_0_8_1MCBT (which is correct for the firmware application: H2_0_8_19MCAP) I would say YES the bootloader has been updated/upgraded -

BIG thank you for your patience, competent and fast replies.

AT!GVER?
!GVER: H2_0_8_19MCAP G:/WS/FW/H2_0_8_19MCAP/MSM6280/SRC 2008/08/29 18:28:52
OK

One question:
Unfortunately, I can't test UMTS (3G) w/o SIMcard, but switching fron WinXP to Linux, lets the external WLAN/WWAN-LED on my notebook blink.
Seems to me it is only blinking when there is Internet traffic on WLAN.
Is this due to firmware-upgrade (new feature)?
Any ideas?

- dileks -

P.S.: AT command reference:
<http://www.sierrawireless.com/resources ... e-v2.4.pdf>

[Rodrigo_V_U]

Hi, I need some help.

I own a X61 and yesterday arrived my MC8775 (hs2300 HP branded) from eBay.

After a while looking for drivers I got it working, stock firmware 1.1.9.22 and watcher 3.1.0.34 release 2258.

My carrier in Brazil is CLARO and its 3G frequency is 2100MHz.

But just like a child with new toys after Xmas eve, I decided to update it from 3.6Mbps to 7.2Mbs...

I Installed firm 2.0.8.19.... since then, just troubles....

The card doesn't find my carrier anymore. It keepd searching... I tryed another SIM card from another carrier (TIM) that works on 850MHZ .... perfect, full signal.

Checking in watcher options, network, are available only 850/1900MHz for 3G .... Where is the 2100 option? I hadn't check if the option was there before, but it was working!!!!

any idea to make it run on 2100MHz again??

Rgds,

Rodrigo

[Rodrigo_V_U]

Updating ...
'
I've tryed with another SIM Card from other carrier that works on 2100MHz also.

the same problem .... It does not connect.

In the image below... Isn't it supposed to be available 2100MHz network?

Rgds

Rodrigo

[Rodrigo_V_U]

I really don't understand.... the card fixed itself.

Yestarday during the hole day it didn't find any 2100MHz network.

yesterday night, it simply found the network and connected....

but then it wasn't browsing....

Ping, Tracert and telnet (all in CMD) were working perfctly .... windows recognized as been connected to the internet.... but IE, FF, Mail, MSN.... nothing ... no connection.

I reinstaled, checked proxy, everything was OK, but no browsing.

today morning, I tryed again and everything was simply fine .... I'm browsing throug it now.

I hope it doesn't take track back, hehehehehe
ahh.. it's ok on 7.2Mbps!!
rgds

Rodrigo

[rkan]

Has anyone had similiar problems? I'm using Sonera here in Finland with my MC8755 WWAN -card. It only seems to get 10Kt/s at best. Sometimes even 1kt/s (1000b/s). I tested the modem with a Elisa card, which worked fine on the limit that the Elisa card has, which is 384Kbps or 45kt/s.

I also tested Sonera with Bluetooth tethering. And seemed to get the max from my EDGE phone, which would be about 22kt/s. But with Sonera and MC8755 I won't be able to reach even the 22kt/s. No changing to EDGE on the WWAN has worked. And yes, the card has been unlocked recently.

[rkan]

Testing with Speedtest.net takes forever, but let the results speak for themself.

[connaisseur]

I'd like to use a MC8775 with an updated Firmware in a X60.

Used the search function and read this entire thread to find out, that I might also need a modified BIOS. Would some kind soul please send me a link the modded BIOS?

TIA.

CU,
--connaisseur

[Peak2Peak]

...Would some kind soul please send me a link the modded BIOS?

Take a look here: ThinkPad BIOS whitelist (error 1802/1804) *READ 1st MSG*