unlocking bt voyager 210 adsl router

pedropete · Post by **pedropete** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:05 am

i need help unlocking a bt voyager 210 adsl router i have left bt and as i payed £25 for it i want 2 use it on my new internet but bt has blocked it so it can only be use for bt is there a way of unlocking it plz let me no

markybrooknow · Post by **markybrooknow** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 1:33 pm

According to this you can't unblock that particular model.
http://www.the-scream.co.uk/forums/t20802.html
Although similar BT models like the 2091 can apparently be unlocked by using other (non-BT) firmware.

Post by **Kieran** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 3:13 pm

The only way to "unlock" these routers is to flash the firmware to an unlocked version. The problem is of course finding a compatable firmware and a way to flash it; the locked firmware will of course check the new one you are trying to upgrade to so the web upgrade form in the interface wouldn't allow you to update to a non-bt firmware even if you found a compatable one.

csh · Post by **csh** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 4:48 pm

if there is a flash upgrade available then maybe you could change the details in it with a hex editor before you upload it - it may be too dumb to have checksums

gfanini · Post by **gfanini** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 5:10 pm

voyager 210 unlocked firmware

Edited by Martyn to provide a single zip file as multi-zip file was causing some users problems.

Post by **Martyn** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 6:32 pm

gfanini,

Can you tell us the source of this firmware please?

gfanini · Post by **gfanini** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 6:43 pm

http://www.voyager.bt.com/firmware_upgr ... -fw-update

Post by **Kieran** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 6:51 pm

Given that is an official BT site, how is this firmware going to be any more unlocked than what is already on the Voyagers?

gfanini · Post by **gfanini** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 6:59 pm

........

Post by **Martyn** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 7:08 pm

The roi-v301z version that you posted is different to the version on the voyager site. That is the reason that I asked for it's source.

Post by **thechief** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 12:31 am

Are we allowed to host this firmware here?

Post by **Kieran** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 3:21 am

It's difficult to tell really, gfanini, what is the license associated with this firmware?

Post by **biro** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 3:57 am

According to this http://www.voyager.bt.com/gpl_code/gpl_index.htm
the voyager210 uses GPL code.

Post by **Kieran** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 10:33 am

Well thats pretty cool if its under the GPL

Post by **SyBorg** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 8:42 pm

I believe I may have over-moderated on a post and removed both halfs of a duplicate.
greengf, I believe you were asking if anyone had any news on the firmware posted by gfanini?