7113: Latest supported firmware should be 60.04.68, not 90.04.86.

[dreirund]

Ahoj,

after I managed to successfully build Freetz-NG for Fritz!Box 7113, I noticed that the finished image is based on AVM firmare version 90.04.86:

make output:

[...]
STEP 3: PACK/SIGN
[...]
source firmware: 7113-AnnexA_de-es-fr-it 90.04.86 rev27557 {INT} (19.02.2014 15:08:23) 

That image does not work, it puts the box into a boot loop.

I already tried that official image from the AVM download server, and both AVMs image as well as the one build by Freetz-NG put the box into a boot loop.

According to router-faq.de, the latest supported firmware version is 60.04.68, and flashing that official image works. I do not know what AVM has messed up here.

But I recommend changing Freetz-NG to use [60.04.68](https://download.avm.de/archive/fritz.box/fritzbox.fon_wlan_7113/firmware/deutsch/FRITZ.Box_Fon_WLAN_7113.60.04.68.image for 7113.

Regards!

[dreirund]

OK, when I change in make menuconfig the "Target region" from "avme - international" (CONFIG_FREETZ_TYPE_LANG_EN=y) to "avm - germany" (CONFIG_FREETZ_TYPE_LANG_DE=y), firmware 60.04.68 is used. So there might be hardware differences between an "international" and a "German" version(?).

This seems to solve this issue.

Regards!

[fda77]

If you flash the wrong firmware, devices does not start anymore ;-)
See https://freetz-ng.github.io "FIRMWARES", the "60" and "90" indicates different hardware
But you could select 7170 and then "alien"

[dreirund]

But you could select 7170 and then "alien"

Would this give a newer firmware than 60.04.68 and work with 7113 (german edition)?

And what is "Alien" firmware in general? Is that using a firmware designed for another device (in that case for 7170)?

FIRMWARES.html shows me that the latest 7170 firmware is 58.04.85 for the {INT} variant, and even lower for all other variants, so it seems to be older than 60.04.68 for 7113.

[fda77]

I dont know which device you have, german or international?

should be 60.04.68, not 90.04.86

HWR 60. is german

Even the FOS version is a little smaller, it is possible the alien has more features - but i cant remember which

[dreirund]

On Tue, 10 Sep 2024 07:07:57 -0700, fda77 ***@***.***> wrote: I dont know which device you have, german or international?

It seems to be German since with the other firmware the box ended in a boot loop.

Even the FOS version is a little smaller, it is possible the alien has more features - but i cant remember which

Actually, I tried the 7170 alien for 7113, and the image easily exceeds the storage. I keep the 7113. Only feature I miss is to be used as WLAN client -- which would enable to use analogue phones as SIP-client within a WiFi with that small box.

[fda77]

its called WDS

[dreirund]

WDS

Which is a different feature than acting as a Wlan client.

Anyway, I just keep it as it is. I succeded to build an 7170 alien firmare, but it boot-loops. And I doubt that it can work in client mode either.