XFTA New Firmware thanks to goofather and poroto40

**mechanicman** · 06-11-2013, 08:49 PM

sometimes you just need to reset with back button and start over.. hold back button in for like 40 seconds and release and come back in 5 minutes..if it does not reset you can hold 40 seconds....then unplug power.. keep holding in button and after 40 seconds plug in power keep holding and finally release after 40 seconds.....or you can also try to get in by tftp program which worked a few times and saved my butt..

**Sam Crow** · 06-11-2013, 09:14 PM

tftp has saved me a looooot of times lol thanks

**freeatlast28** · 06-12-2013, 12:59 AM

hello, i noticed you said you cant load xx-client-920-Techno-Cyber.zip , you need to unzip that and the file you should be flashing is X-fta-xx-client-920-Techno-Cyber.trx after its done flashing try removing the internet plug from your computer and plug it back in, then once it connects try typing in 192.168.0.2 , if you cant get anything to load you might have to goto control pannel network adapters then right click your network adapter and right click properties and then type in a ip of something like 192.168.0.5 and subnet of 255.255.255.0 then a gateway of 192.168.0.2 click apply wait a few minutes then replug the internet wire back in
good luck

**tito2020** · 06-23-2013, 11:57 PM

Finally got my xfta dongle to work with poroto40 firmware works great so far using it on viewsat max hd.

**fastback321** · 07-07-2013, 07:29 PM

Originally Posted by pansatdishman

Thanks very much to Goofathers and poroto40 for working on this.

I got things to work on my X-FTA box with my ViewSat 9000HD in 2 ways.

Method A - Gargoyle firmware
Using the files from xx-client_v2.4.180.926-openwrt-broadcom.zip. Installed per the instructions.

Inserted the following in /etc/init.d
Code:

/usr/sbin/serial_console off

before this line:

$XX_CLIENT > /dev/null 2>&1 &

Modify the server and client files accordingly. Reboot and everything worked.

Method B - Openwrt firmware
I flashed the X-FTA router with

Code:

http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfir...4-squashfs.trx

Using the files from xx-client_v2.4.180.926-openwrt-broadcom.zip. Installed per the instructions.

As pangga indicated you have to comment these lines in /etc/inittab to disable console you do thus by putting a # in front of the comment

Code:

#tts/0::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
#ttyS0::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
#tty1::askfirst:/bin/ash --login

Modify the server and client files accordingly. Reboot and everything worked.
Good luck running on my 9000 and ultra the method a works better

Files : http://www.satfix.net/showthread.php?134964

I'm trying Method A but get the following message when running install.sh.

root@poroto40:/tmp# ./install.sh
Downloading

Code:

http://satserv.doesntexist.org/openwrt809-sat/packages/mipsel/Packages.gz

wget: bad address 'satserv.doesntexist.org'
Collected errors:
* opkg_download: ERROR: Command failed with return value 1: `wget --passive-ftp -P /tmp/opkg-lgimV0

Code:

http://satserv.doesntexist.org/openwrt809-sat/packages/mipsel/Packages.gz'

Package libpthread (0.9.29-14.3) installed in root is up to date.
Package libstdcpp (3.4.6-14.3) installed in root is up to date.
chmod: /www/cgi-bin/xx-client-config: Not a directory
Done! - Now edit servers.ini and xx-client.ini in /root.

I can ping doesntexist.org but not satserv.doesntexist.org.
Is there another server that I can point the install.sh script to??

Also I don't have a /etc/init.d file. Maybe that's because the install script didn't fully work.

Any ideas on how to get around this would be appreciated.

Thanks

**goofather** · 07-08-2013, 02:19 PM

Sounds like you didn't install the firmware with xx-client in it. You are trying those commands on a XFTA still running the original gargoyle firmware.

**fastback321** · 07-08-2013, 11:53 PM

I first installed Gargoyle version xx-client-poroto40 which worked properly. When I run the install script in xx-client_v2.4.180.926-openwrt-broadcom.zip is when I get those errors.

**goofather** · 07-09-2013, 04:44 AM

Nevermind...if you saw my previous response...

I think I know what is happening. To get a list of packages you have to run opkg update. I am betting the packages for that firmware you are using no longer exist. But if the libraries are already installed, you can ignore that error.

Also....

Code:

chmod: /www/cgi-bin/xx-client-config: Not a directory
Done! - Now edit servers.ini and xx-client.ini in /root.

My Install script is meant for OpenWRT, not gargoyle. In OpenWRT there is a web interface to configure xx-client but this only works on OpenWRT. On OpenWRT the web interface is installed to /www/cgi-bin/xx-client-config, which does not exist in Gargoyle.

Hence the filename, xx-client_v2.4.180.926-openwrt-broadcom.zip.........

You are running an install script on a router firmware that it wasn't made for. There are bound to be problems.

**Strych9** · 08-03-2013, 08:26 PM

Thanks very much to Goofather and poroto40.

Confirmed working on an ASUS WL-520GU router (wireless client bridge) using "dd-wr-goo3.v24_micro_generic.bin". (Nfusion HD).

Awesome!!!!!

**mtechmb** · 08-04-2013, 04:24 PM

When I login to the WInscp using SCH I fet an error when drag and drop the xx client files.

What am I doing wrong and is there a guide to follow.

THanks
JB

**xodus0871** · 08-09-2013, 02:09 AM

Originally Posted by mtechmb

When I login to the WInscp using SCH I fet an error when drag and drop the xx client files.

What am I doing wrong and is there a guide to follow.

THanks
JB

Try this below as mentioned by Goofather in another forum, I was getting error messages too and after doing this no errors at all, everything worked fine.

.........
For working around with this problem check these WinSCP settings.
a) Open the WinSCP login interface
b) Make sure that Advanced Options checkbox is checked (bottom left at login screen)
c) In the left box click on Session
d) Then in the right side select File Protocol: SCP
e) In the left box click on SCP/Shell option (under Enviroment topic)
* If you cannot see the SCP/Shell option return to step b. This option only shows up if Advanced Options is checked.
f) Then in the right side unselect the option "Try to Get Full Timestamp" under Directory Listing box.
* if the checkbox is inaccessible return to step d, you only can change this for SCP protocol.
g) also unselect the option "Lookup User Groups" under Other Options box
h) save your new settings

............Hope this helps.

**rockisdead** · 09-02-2013, 03:56 AM

I used method A to setup x-fta,will test with viewsat HD tomorrow and report back.Hope it works.

**rockisdead** · 09-03-2013, 02:31 AM

It works,thanks guys.

**redrocker** · 09-04-2013, 12:34 AM

thnx for info

**mechanicman** · 09-04-2013, 12:26 PM

Has anyone got a viewsat extreme working with the poroto40 file.. it works fine for the ultra and ultra lite for me but when i change receiver protocol to 3 and receiver serial speed to 115200 i can not get it going..
any one know any tricks for this or is a new file needed.

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