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jlanza

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Registered: 2009-04-23

Posts: 6

Unable to flash proxmark3 with r216

Hi all,

I have a very old proxmark bought in 2011 which is running firmware version r216. I want to upgrade it to the newest version but I'm not able to do so in Ubuntu (neither in windows).

I have compiled the code from github following the instructions on the wiki.

dmesg reports:
[  136.296248] usb 3-2: new full-speed USB device number 2 using uhci_hcd
[  136.416191] usb 3-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[  136.640237] usb 3-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[  136.856200] usb 3-2: new full-speed USB device number 3 using uhci_hcd
[  136.976211] usb 3-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[  137.200240] usb 3-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[  137.416207] usb 3-2: new full-speed USB device number 4 using uhci_hcd
[  137.828161] usb 3-2: device not accepting address 4, error -71
[  137.884239] hub 3-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 2
[  138.528224] usb 3-2: new full-speed USB device number 6 using uhci_hcd
[  143.816809] generic-usb 0003:9AC4:4B8F.0001: hiddev0,hidraw0: USB HID v1.00 Device [J. Westhues ProxMark-3 RFID Instrument] on usb-0000:00:1d.1-2/input0

Then after compiling the flasher I run:
$ cd hid-flasher
$ sudo ./flasher -b ../../bootrom/obj/bootrom.elf
(and it was correctly flashed)

Then I run:
$ sudo ./flasher ../../armsrc/obj/fullimage.elf
(and file not found) --> Don't know why it is not appearing after succesfull compilation.

Then I release the PM3_button I downloaded the elf file from the windows firmware and run
$ sudo ./flasher ../../armsrc/obj/fullimage.elf
But no answer. I have tried pressing the PM3_button and not pressing it, pluging, unpluging, etc.

The problem is that currently the proxmark has the red and orange/yellow led always on, and after 5/10 secs it seems to reboot, the red led that is alone i switched on and the off and back to the same state with the two leds.

Any help is more than wellcome to come back to live my proxmark. I really need it know

jlanza

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Registered: 2009-04-23

Posts: 6

Re: Unable to flash proxmark3 with r216

More information to see if it is not bricked.

When I plugged the proxmarx with the PM3_button pressed to my USB I get the follwoing in dmesg:
[  192.840215] usb 3-2: new full-speed USB device number 4 using uhci_hcd
[  193.013932] cdc_acm 3-2:1.0: This device cannot do calls on its own. It is not a modem.
[  193.013975] cdc_acm 3-2:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device

When I plugged the proxmarx with the PM3_button not pressed to my USB I get the follwoing in dmesg:
[  204.836251] hub 1-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 4

iceman

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Registered: 2013-04-25

Posts: 9,538

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Re: Unable to flash proxmark3 with r216

did you edit the blacklist?

jlanza

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Registered: 2009-04-23

Posts: 6

Re: Unable to flash proxmark3 with r216

What for should I blacklist?

I've include: "blacklist cdc_acm" in the /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf an then reboot my system. After that I've run again pressing the button when plugin:

$ sudo ./flasher ../../armsrc/obj/fullimage.elf

Nothing happens... I only see dots after the waiting for proxmark.

I have also followed what is in this link (https://code.google.com/p/proxmark3/wiki/Linux) about the udev rules, and still getting the same behaviour, dots appearing and the device is not recognized.

No idea. The two leds are ok but then nothing works. What I think is the reboot of the device is after 15 seconds.

What should I do? Should I run the flasher first, should I keep always the button pressed?

Thanks

iceman

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Registered: 2013-04-25

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Re: Unable to flash proxmark3 with r216

Normally you need  to specify the  port.

linux:  flasher.exe  /dev/ttyACM0 armsrc/obj/fullimage.elf

Regarding the blacklisting:

  you need to blacklist proxmark for modem-manager - see wiki for more details:
  http://code.google.com/p/proxmark3/wiki/Linux

jlanza

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Registered: 2009-04-23

Posts: 6

Re: Unable to flash proxmark3 with r216

According to linux flahser help there is no option to include the port.

Concerning the blacklisting, as I said on my previous replay I have already tried the info in this link.

Any other idea?

jlanza

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Registered: 2009-04-23

Posts: 6

Re: Unable to flash proxmark3 with r216

I've done it!!!! The problem was there are two flashers: the hid-flasher and the new flasher. I installed the bootroom with the old and then I was trying to update also with the old, while it has to be the new one
now I'm able to connect to proxmark console and hw info returns os: master/v2.2.0-52-g5d01f50-suspect 2015-08-27  so it seems it is the new one.

Thank you for your help.

ZaZaKodes

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Registered: 2015-10-04

Posts: 11

Re: Unable to flash proxmark3 with r216

did you ever figure out the solution to this, i have the exact problem with a newer model.

ZaZaKodes

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Registered: 2015-10-04

Posts: 11

Re: Unable to flash proxmark3 with r216

I'm having the same problem, the red and orange led just stay on, if I run the arm the dots just keep going. If you can let me know exactly what you did to solve your problem that would be greatly appreciated.

jlanza

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Registered: 2009-04-23

Posts: 6

Re: Unable to flash proxmark3 with r216

In my last post I introduced the solution, at least mine.

The problem was that I tried to use the hid-flasher to flash both the bootroom and the firmware. However, I then realized that after flashing the bootroom the proxmark is no longer behaving as before, but as a USB ACM device. Then you have to use the normal flasher (just in the directory above the hid-flasher) to flash the latest firmware (not the bootroom, the fullimage one).

This was my problem, hope it helps you. BTW do not forget to press the PM3 button and release it.