fonosfera

Hi all,

If you’re using the fonera downloader addon from wan and Firefox show this error message:

we have a solution for you.

Log into the fonera via it’s WAN IP address using https. In this example I’ll use 172.16.44.229 as the fonera WAN IP Address, so log into:

https://172.16.44.229/luci

Then an error should appear saying that the site has a self-signed certificate and should ask you if you understand the risks and add an exception:

This next window will show, click on Confirm security exception and double check that the option Permanently store this exception is checked.

Once you’ve added the exception the error should no longer occur.

In case you want to check the certificate go to Firefox’s preferences, select the Advanced tab, go to encryption and click on view certificates.

You will see the certificate manager, go to the server’s tab and you can see the fonera’s certificate.

This issue has already been reported in our support forums.

Hope this helps,

Javier

Yes, now it works.

Anyone who had problems installing it or after upgrading from flipper:

1) Remove the FoneraApps from the disk where transmission was installed (the one plugged to the fonera ;D)
2) Reinstall
3) download and enjoy!!

yes, john is fast ;)

Hi

After one day on display… we already have a lot of feedback from you guys about the 2.3.0.1RC1 of the fonera 2.0g.

There is one big bug: Transmission will NOT install!!!!
OH MY!!!!! This is a huge problem (no kidding). And we apologize. We will fix it as soon as possible and let you know when it’s ready.

We also received a few more bugs, like the disks to unmount (or seem to unmount) unnecessarily… that we already know the cause of. So we will fix that soon too. It’s a problem with the kernel version, tricky stuff for our master developer, blogic ;)

Hey, but we also got veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery (a long ‘very’) possitive feedback and that makes us happy. Let’s see if we keep up!

thanks

Hi all,

This time we’ve done things very fast! huh?

We got a lot possitive feedback and some bugs that we considered worth fixing soon. So here you go. We released RC5 for your delight.

Enjoy it! Here’s the Changelog:

• DHCP issues fixed: some users had no DNS on DHCP mode.
• WAN access control on the firewall is fixed.
• FONSpot always enabled by default.
• Transmission is now accessible from WAN.
• Samba on Windows accepts all filesizes and allows you to create folders properly (thanks for the hint deco!)

Additionally we updated the webcam plugin: now it allows WAN access!!! ;)

Web upgrade - enduser: 20090713_FON2202_2.2.6.0_rc5_USER

Web upgrade - developer: 20090713_FON2202_2.2.6.0_rc5_DEV

Hi all

There’s been a loooooong inactivity in the blog. We’ve been working on very cool fixes and improvements for the fonera that you will soon be able to test. I just wanted to send you this message so you get ready for the news ;)

Sooner than later we will make another release candidate and this time it will be the good one. We expect 2.2.6.0 to be a very stable and improved firmware!

Please stay tuned ;)
PS: there’s no bridge functionality yet…

Let us introduce you to Platero, fon-ng version 2.2.4.0. This will be the firmware our users will get when they buy a Fonera 2.0.

Platero is a donkey. It has taken long time to come, but it finally arrived and his side-bags are full of new features. First of all, and before anyone starts asking about it: TORRENT DOWNLOAD IS HERE. Yes, yes! and this is not all… This is the nice list:

• Installation wizard. Some questions will be asked the first time you connect to the fonera 2.0 and type “fonera” on your browser.
• Youtube Uploader. Take a pen drive, put all your videos in a folder named “youtube” and plug it to the fonera. Your videos will be automatically uploaded to your YouTube account! This is a real 2.0 router.
• Torrent downloader. Get some torrent files, upload them to the fonera and this will download them for you. You can turn your computer off and go to bed. Platero will do the work :)
• MegaUpload and RapidShare downloads. Yes, we never announced this. How does it sound? Configure your RS or MU account, copy a big lot of MU or RS links from the Internet and paste them on the fonera interface. The fonera will download the. But wait… you don’t want to download stuff while you surf? no worries, tell Platero to download things at a certain time frame, while you sleep for instance!
• 3G provider list. Have a 3G USB dongle and don’t know your configuration settings? No worries, tell the fonera your country and your 3G provider… Platero knows the rest (except for your PIN, of course :P)
• Need help? check our videos. Every page in the fonera GUI now has a help button. It will take you to a video where our lovely colleague Martina will tell you how to use that page. Ain’t it sweet? More videos and improvements are coming!
• More to come… we’re already developing new features (improved interface), new applications (VPN, advanced networking, Picasa uploader, iStremer for iTunes…), fixing bugs, etc.

Please, all our niceand beloved Betatesters… Install Platero and let us know how you like it. It’s a lovely sweet donkey.

Poor Platero is not perfect though. We noticed some NDS games don’t work properly with it. Well… we will fix it, don’t worry gamers!

And finally, the big question… When will we sell Foneras 2.0 for everybody? Hmmm I won’t give you a date, just in case the Foneras are stolen (once, in the very begging, a boat with our linksyses was burned in the far ocean…), but let’s say it will be in the beginning of April :P

So, you all that have been watching this creature evolve and grow… go tell your friends to stay tuned to buy it!

I know I always thank a lot of people. I don’t want this to sound repetitive but this is a special release. The Fonera 2.0 has come to life after long discussions, arguments, fights, work, decisions, changes… Thanks to all that helped at FON:

• Martin and Alex for believing in the project and let us work our way
• Martina, Inouk, Luis, Javi, Pablo, Cyrus, Rico, Iban etc for their key work on certain fields.
• John Crispin… he is the real guy behind the fon-ng firmware. No need to explain anything else.

I want to finish the post with a nice sentence by John… “Thanks for letting me build the best firmware in the market” - Now, it’s on your hands, enjoy it!

iurgi

P.S.: The firmwares :P

• Developers WEB image. Use it with Tantor, OktoPussy or Caterpillar.
• Developers command line image. md5sum c31e190820581d3102501aca4da9ee8b
• Enduser WEB image (no SSH). Use it with Tantor, OktoPussy or Caterpillar.
• Enduser command line image (no SSH). md5sum a735bed86ee931d98aafbf6ae0df649b

Hi all,

This post is only to publish the failsafe image for your foneras 2.0. The failsafe image you have now (identified as image2) is broken. We recommend to replace it just in case you need it in the future.

These are the steps to flash it using ssh

• Connect to the Fonera using ssh.
• root@Fonera:/# cd /tmp
• root@Fonera:/# wget http://download.fonosfera.org/failsafe/20090206_FON2202_failsafe.image
• mtd -r write 20090206_FON2202_failsafe.image image2

The process might show some errors while flashing but they are probably not critical. Just MAKE SURE you don’t make any activity during this process.

The file is located here, if you want to download it and use a different method. The md5sum of the file is: d29e07bdcb6df04209cafafce8f3bc5f

Hello all!

Here it comes, it’s the Beta2 firmware for the fonera2.0. Yes, yes, it’s a beta, I know… the neverending story again… but no, this time it’s a realistic roadmap. We promised to have this beta for today and it’s ready, only that we want to do some more testing till monday, plus we want to be in the office to get your feedback.

So, whats new in the beta2?

• Improved stability
• New web interface: new design (much cooler :P) and new usage concept (forget about the “router management page” look… this is something cool
• New web technology: Based on LuCI that will make it easier to add custom pages for plugins or edit the existing ones.
• Improved event detection system. The fonera will automatically detect and display the connection of new known device types to the fonera
• 3G support! Finally, it’s here! We couldn’t test it with many devices, but they will be added with your help. For now, we know it works with Huawei H200 and some Sierra modems.
• Lots and lots of rework in the background… You will just feel it, no need to explain ;)

Is this not enough? OK, then wait and see the next firmware: Fonera2.0 Stable Release. It will rock!

Now, we will get the development environment up. Expect to see it running in a few days, we’ve been testing different alternatives but unfortunatelly none of the new convinced us so trac+svn will be the final option.

Ok, here you have a small goody to forecast what’s coming up on monday…

“In this video John Crispin from Fon shows how a Fonera can obtain WiFi from a 3G modem.”

via in Martins blog