Added Telstra Smart Modem Gen 3 (CobraXh) #262
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| When a proper [Reset to Factory Defaults (RTFD)](../Recovery/#reset-to-factory-defaults-rtfd) is done, the overlay partition is not formatted, the only relevant `/overlay/bank_*` folder is deleted instead. You can learn more on such aspects by reading the [Recovery](../Recovery/) page. | |||
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| ### Devices with U-boot bootloader | |||
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| Here is how the Homeware flash layout typically looks like on newer ARM64 boards: | |||
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Better to avoid mentioning ARM64 here, there are some devices which are ARM64 but still having traditional layout.
We should study these new firmware base image sdk and find a distinctive name for them which somehow recaps the U-Boot/UBIFS/PKGTB touple.
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Sorry - didn't know there were other ARM64 devices. I have fixed to just reference U-boot bootloader.
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| - 'Post-Root Procedures': 'Hacking/PostRoot.md' | |||
| - 'Firmware Repository': 'Repository.md' | |||
| - 'Other guides': | |||
| - 'Safe Firmware Upgrade': 'Upgrade.md' | |||
| - 'Safe RBI Firmware Upgrade': 'Upgrade.md' | |||
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Mentioning RBI in the page tilte could be confusing in case someone would flash a raw bank dump. If we really want to use RBI and PKGTB names to refer firmwares that could have been packaged in those formats but are actually flashable from unpacked dumps then we shall rename traditional bank dumps to "squashfs bank dumps", coherently with "ubifs bank dumps" you used in Upgrade-pkgtb.md page
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I have reverted the RBI change, and modified the Upgrade-pkgtb.md title to "Safe Firmware Upgrade (U-boot bootloader).
I have also added warnings into Upgrade.md and Upgrade-pkgtb.md to use the other procedure for the relevant device config/firmware file.
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I have also added another note that you can't restore a ubifs rootfs_data dump. |
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Were the changes satisfactory, or do I need to fix something else? |
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Everything looks fine, if you are done and there is nothing else to lint give me the green light to merge this. |
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If you are happy, then I am happy. Please go ahead and merge. |
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Just a reminder that you will need to merge this pull request as well, as there is a dependency: Thanks. |
* Existing VCNT-P OSCK is for Telia * Added firmware for DGA0122 VCNT-P Telia Lithuania (#233) * Change VCNT-P listed firmware to type ??? * Added Telstra Smart Modem Gen 3 (CobraXh) (#262) * Added Telstra Smart Modem Gen 3 * Changed reference to ARM64 boards * Reverted RBI change + changed PKGTB to ref U-boot * Cannot restore ubifs rootfs_data dump * Added 20.3.c.0432-MR21.1-RA for vbnt-v and vcnt-a (#266) * Add new Firmware for DGA0122 (#270) --------- Co-authored-by: LuKePicci <luca.piccirillo@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: tosiara <tosiara@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Luca Piccirillo <LuKePicci@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Stephen Stevens <41851175+seud0nym@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Lorenzo <44505255+lorenzocanalelc@users.noreply.github.com>
In addition to the Repository additions, I have added a new page on how to do a Safe Firmware Upgrade from PKGTB firmware files.
There is a dependency on hack-technicolor/tch-bank-dumps#6.
I have also added some information about the flash layout to the Resource page.