KerOS firmware v4.2.2 (March 2020)

KerOS firmware v4.2.2 (March 2020)

Changes from v4.1.6

New features

Support for Wirnet™ iFemtoCell-evolution.
Add BNM support for iStation and iFemtoCell-evolution.
Add get_logs tool to simplify troubleshooting

Evolutions

Improvement around gsmdiag (show status file by default).
Re-index eMMC device and always set it to /dev/mmcblk0 (instead xx0 for iBTS and xx1 for iFemtocell).
Disable watchdog self-refresh during kernel boot.

Restrictions

SMS Feature
- SMS manager command doesn't work on sierra_0 on Dual WAN iBTS.
- SMS is not working with dongle E3372s with some SIMs.
Update
- IPK update status is in error for all packages if only one package installation failed.
Network
- Network monitoring does not restart a service if a DNS problem occurs.
WiFi (iFemtoCell only)
- Impossible to connect with an Android system to Access Point WiFi of the gateway.
- No fallback on WiFi.
- Some instabilities with the WiFi interface.

Firmware

Compatibility

Hardware

Compatible with Wirnet™ i-series gateways (Wirnet iBTS, Wirnet iFemtoCell, Wirnet iStation and Wirnet iFemtoCell-evolution).

Details

Software

Compatible with Wirnet™ i-series gateways secured with Kerlink Production fuses or without any fuses flashed.
Regular update (keros.ipk) is incompatible with firmware older than v4.0.x → In order to keep your data, first update in v4.0.x using liveburner package, this is MANDATORY.
Liveburner 4.2.2 package is compatible with 3.x and 4.x firmware.

Due to multiple KerOS changes, direct update in v4.2.2 IS NOT COMPATIBLE from firmware v3.x, v2.x and v1.x.
In order to keep your data, it is required first to update the gateway in v4.0 with the liveburner to be able to update it after with the KerOS package v4.2.2.
For the update in v4.0, please refer to the Upgrade from KerOS version 3.x to 4.0 with custom liveburner page.

Delivery

The firmware is released in two formats: KerOS and Liveburner.

KerOS : Update the Firmware
To update the firmware from v4.0 or 4.1 to v4.2.2, the regular update procedure can be used. See system upgrade page.

Liveburner : Reset the Firmware of the product

Update stock restore version with FW 4.2.2.
Reset the default password on your gateway.
Erase the whole partition to reinstall the firmware.

Download

KerOS IPK: keros_4.2.2_klkgw-signed.ipk md5: e018e5f821c86892b6555c9ed4cf2691
Liveburner IPK: liveburner_4.2.2_klkgw-signed.ipk md5: cf8110d7567afb441bbac6d535da1f40
64-bit toolchain: poky-glibc-x86_64-keros-toolchain-klkgw-4.2.2.sh md5: 630ad15c58877abe5f37bd79a6926418

4.2.x History

4.2.2 (March 2020):
- Fix rare deadlock on iBTS
- disable watchdog self-refresh during kernel boot
- few fixes on 'get_logs'
4.2.1 (January 2020):
- few fixes on ntpd config and bnm
- Add 'get_logs'
4.2.0 (November 2019)

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