Huawei B593 u-12 firmware spreadsheet

Tuesday, July 15. 2014

Since there has been no updates for Mr. Bjørn Grønli's spreadsheet, I chose to continue his work.

The link is https://docs.google.com/a/hqcodeshop.fi/spreadsheets/d/1ZJsy0q-8tmR8m32d1bCHkSv1neGVtA5v5TU4qVczH0Q

I did try out a number of SP104 and SP105 T-mobile (German Telecom) firmwares and found that they are really poor. 3 Italy was a pretty poor firmware, as I had problems logging in! Polkomtel's SP103 was a solid performer, but after a round trip, I went back to Telia's SP102.

Please drop me a comment if something is wrong or new columns should be added, or if I'm missing a firmware in the list. My idea is to try to keep this up to date with firmware information and I will appreciate any help from you.

by Jari Turkia in Huawei B593 at 17:35 | Comments (56) | Share in LinkedIn

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nos_com71 on :

hi Jari,
after trial of many upgrades ,I did settle on a combination of modem.bin file of 103 with software of 102. thanks
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Jari Turkia on :

Hey, that's a nice idea! Why didn't I think of that. :-)

Taking the latest modem-file and using older but better equipped router firmware. Nice! Thanks for sharing.
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Mikael on :

So I just open the se_telia_r-m-h-s.tar.bz2 and replace it's modem.bin with one from Polkomtel_r+m+h+s.tar.bz2 ?
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Jari Turkia on :

That's the theory. I've never done anything like that, but in my mind it should be that simple.
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Valtteri on :

I took out the modem.bin from
I opened the se_telia_r-m-h-s.tar.bz2 and replace it's modem.bin with one from Polkomtel_r+m+h+s.tar.bz2 .

This is the software version from AT. Can someone check if it is the same as in Telia SP102?

At commadn test program, Enter quit will exit loop!
>AT+CGMR
AT+CGMR

11.433.61.00.000
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Jari Turkia on :

I'm running the Telia SP102 (V100R001C07SP102 to be precise).

Here is the version info from command prompt:
# lteat
AT>AT+CGMR

AT+CGMR

11.433.61.00.07

OK
AT>
#
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John on :

Im using the newst released July

104 from T-Mobile At

Working pretty well
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Jari Turkia on :

Yes, I had no other issues with it, except that it is really low on features.
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Mikael on :

Does anyone happen to know if there's a firmware which will fix scrambled non-latin letters in filenames of a shared drive connected straight to the router?
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Jari Turkia on :

The issue of charset is much more complex in real world. I'm assuming your drive has a FAT32 filesystem in it. Having filenames with non CP437 characters in filenames can be interpreted in multiple ways. Then add the fact that for example FTP does not have a concept of charset at all. This leads to situation that the characters don't translate properly.
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John do on :

Hey =)

German Telco "Telekom" released the Sp106 Firmware for the B593U-12 (V100R001C748SP106)

download it here --> http://hilfe.telekom.de/dlp/eki/downloads/Speedport/Speedport%20LTE%20II/Firmware_Speedport_LTE_II_B593u-12_V100R001C748SP106.zip

there is also a New firmware for the B593"S"-12

download here -->
http://hilfe.telekom.de/dlp/eki/downloads/Speedport/Speedport%20LTE%20II/Firmware_Speedport_LTE_II_B593s-12_V200R001B180D35SP01C748.zip

bot are Marked as "security Updates"

I can't test those anymore since I don't have a B593 anymore since my telcom managed to deliver an DSL line here finally and I now have a Fritz.Box =)
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Jari Turkia on :

Thanks for the info. Spreadsheet updated with the rough specs.

I personally lost interest with German Telecom firmwares, as they lack a lot of functionality.
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John do on :

Yes they all firmwares lack of functionality because they want the firmware to be as easy for the customers as possible that also goes for their DSL router series but in the end they are useless for tech-savy people since you can't set some deeper system stuff like firewall settings etc.. this is why I use now a Frit.box they have very much functionality and you can tweak them if you wish =)
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Jari Turkia on :

The S-12 is a goof, see http://blog.hqcodeshop.fi/archives/198-B593-firmware-version-numbers.html. Making that obviously a S-22 firmware.
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John do on :

that is likely I noticed this too the firmware is labeled as for the B593S-12 but as you said it's likely a B593S-22 they are both marketed as Speedport LTE II in Germany!
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Lasse M on :

Old thread, but I would like to add to it as couldn't find any information relating to updating B593s-12 firmware.

I have a B593s-12 (Speedport LTE II) and I managed to load B593s-22 firmware to it. So far it seems to be working just fine.

The firmware is V200R001B270D10SP03C182 and I got it from here: https://www.dna.fi/tuki-dna-kotimokkula-4g-wlan-b593s

I needed to use hex editor to change the C182 to the one on the old Telekom firmware, but after that I could run the upgrade from the modem's web interface.
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Jari Turkia on :

Your firmware version reveals, that is is for B593 s-22, not u-12.
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Patrik Dahlström on :

Hi!
I bought a B593u-91 from ebay (Saudi Arabia) a few months ago. I tried a few different firmwares and now I have V100R001C00SP053. I think I got it from http://support.huawei.com/ecommunity/bbs/10175323.html.

SP level: SP053
Telco:
Filename: u91_r+m+h+s.tar.bz2
Version: V100R001C00SP053
Size: 26462
Date:
GUI language: English
Branding:
Wizard: Yes
Ext ant: Haven't tried; no menu
VoIP: Yes
DDNS: No
Mode selector: Auto, LTE only, WCDMA only, GSM only
SMS: Yes
DLNA: No
Exploits: Haven't tested.
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Jari Turkia on :

Thanks for the info.
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Markus on :

I don't know how new this is, but Sonera released their own "new" firmware.

http://www5.sonera.fi/ohjeet/Tiedostot/matkapuhelin/B593teliaph2_r+m+h+s.tar.bz2

It's still named Telia but it's a different size than the one from the Swedish site.

Just wanted to inform.
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Jari Turkia on :

Thanks for the info. I need to try this out.
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Jari Turkia on :

I don't know if you have the correct link, but that is a SP061 firmware. A really old one.
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Markus on :

I think it's the right one, got the same GUI as the Telia one. But it reseted my password and I can't acess the web GUI anymore...
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Jari Turkia on :

Please see http://blog.hqcodeshop.fi/archives/227-u-12-pre-SP100-exploits-in-a-single-tool.html, also my new curcfg_tool will be useful while cracking into your box.

Firmware downgrades from SP100+ firmware back to pre-SP100 are dangerous. Password encryption scheme has changed. A factory reset may be needed.
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C_Golf on :

Hello Jari,

first of all -> Thanks for your work with the B593 and your website.

Second:
Maybe you can give the following firmware ar try and share your opinion

http://www.vodafone.de/downloadarea/V100R001C35SP104.tar.zip

B2000 LTE-Router - Firmware
Firmware
Huawei V100R001C35SP104 27.08.2014

Last but not least, i couldnt find a word about the following tool at your page.
Maybe i missed it, if so -> sorry, if not please check it out.

Huawei b593 Upgrade Tool

http://www43.zippyshare.com/v/73613131/file.html


My router was bricked because i did some very stupid things (yeah i know, first read ->then understand -> then flash :-) )

I could revive it with this tool

You can find different versions with google

https://www.google.com/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=h6A3VLuIHIeI8QeImYH4Ag#q=Huawei+b593+Upgrade+Tool


I checked only this one above with virustotal.com .

Have a good day and keep rockin
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Valtteri on :

Hi!
As we have the ssh access to our routers is there a possibility to install OpenWRT for example?
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Jari Turkia on :

That would be a yes and no.

You can replace the Linux, you can get it to boot and function as an operating system. However, for example bot the WLAN and 3G/4G drivers are proprietary and your box wouldn't be of much use.
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Valtteri on :

That's a shame. I see great potential in these devices, but it feels like they were "crippled" by the operators firmwares... :-P
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Jari Turkia on :

I totally feel you. Number of people have taken a swing at it. See for example: http://blog.asiantuntijakaveri.fi/2014/08/well-that-was-easy.html

That Asiantuntijakaveri guy is really good! If he says, that it doesn't work, I'll take his word for it. :-)
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nginmu on :

Jari do you have any information on a firmware V200R001B180D15SP00C00 / May 14 2013 / 12:02:44 ? This is a B593s-22 Hardware version: Ver.B that I bought off ebay a while ago. It does not display any telco branding. If not & you want a copy of the firmware how would I extract it from the unit?
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Jari Turkia on :

I don't know much of s-22 units. Also I haven't heard of a way to extract the firmware out of the unit.
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Vitinh@ on :

I found this firmware from my telco (Vodafone Portugal):
http://downloads.vodafone.pt/Detalhe.htm?DocumentId=149
And it looks quite good, you can find and configure Wizard, Ext ant, VoIP, SMS and DLNA, the version is V100R001C35SP100
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Geert on :

What is the very latest firmware version available for the B593U-12 and where can it be downloaded?
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Jari Turkia on :

I don't think Huawei supports U-12 anymore. There are a number of newer models available with much improved electronics and RF-parts than the best 593 has. I don't have any facts about this, just my hunch.
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Geert P. on :

Does anyone tested the newest firmware from Telekom (Germany) date 03/2015 version SP107 ?

http://hilfe.telekom.de/hsp/cms/content/HSP/de/3388/FAQ/theme-481523839/Speedport-LTE-II

The file name is: Firmware_Speedport_LTE_II_B593u-12_V100R001C748SP107.zip
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robm on :

Great Info throughout your site!
Why did you go back to the Telia SP102 from the Polkomtel SP103?
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Jari Turkia on :

Whoa! That was couple years back. :-)

If memory serves me correctly, I had no special reason, I just was running that for a long time and didn't see any benefit or running something else. Feature-wise they are almost same.
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robm on :

yes someone gave me the modem when they were leaving this country and I was arriving (tanzania) - and probably they get old kit here anyway.

BTW with the Polkomtel SP103 you can do the ../.. ftp hack as you note, but then you can't get /var/sshusers.cfg as you probably know. But you can 'more' the file through ftp which is just as good :-).

For others reading, ignore the ':0' at the end of the admin password. Connecting through ssh gets to the ATP> prompt, from there type 'shell' to get busybox running.
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Blanket on :

Hi Guys

I installed some new firmware now, but now it does not connect to the 4G/LTE network at all. The signal strength is fine, it just refuses to connect. I have tried several firmwares now. I can connect to the 3G network without issues though. The sim is 4G enabled and the apn should be fine.
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alisseo on :

Hi
I need a mirror for b593u-12 Telekom (german) version, all the official links are dead.
can someone help me
tank
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BLM on :

Hi Alisseo, I've uploaded it here.
https://archive.org/details/V100R001C748SP0103.tar.bz22.7z
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KinEl on :

Hi,

Late to the party and a newcomer both to 4G and the Huewai B593u-12 (finally had it with 2mb ADSL !)

I picked up a cheap unlocked device with V100R001C748SP108 but with a view to completely ditching my landline and ADSL I'd like to try out VoIP which means flashing different firmware, probably Vodafone according to the spreadsheet.

Oddly this particular B593 does not expose any phone sockets on the rear however inside the board appears identical to that depicted below so I'm guessing the current lack of a VoIP section in the menu is no more than a flashing of the correct firmware away.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wmuMFwz1RV4/U-8DXxNZ2AI/AAAAAAAAACY/zA_w2CVhwPg/s1600/IMG_0415.JPG

My question then is very simple yet one I've not seen a plain YES or NO answer to and it's this:

Can I flash any variant of B593u-12 firmware to it at will ?
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Jari Turkia on :

The answer is: Yes

If you read any of my blog post or other people's comments, you should have gotten the hint of that. The initial spreadsheet wasn't my work, but I completed it by installing and testing multiple firmwares.
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AltruisticGenie on :

If anybody knows for sure, please comment even if time has passed.

Is there any firmware to B593u-12 that supports IPv6?

I have tried to find out and at least some adds on amazon/ebay etc says that B593u-12 has IPv6. However I have tried couple of firmwares, up to polkomtel SP103, and no luck.

Also if you have firmware yourself, please upload it to somewhere where it could be downloaded. Im feeling that lots of people are trying to find IPv6 firmwares now that ISPs finally are offering it.

Thanks =)
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Jari Turkia on :

No firmware, that I know of supports IPv6 on u-12. On b-22 there is support. The box is a Linux and Linux has IPv6-support if built into kernel and appropriate tools are included. Looks like on u-12 Huawei chose to not include those.
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Stefan on :

Hallo,
is it possible to connect an android phone to it and use the phone as 3G/4G modem via USB-tethering?
That could be an solution if don't have enough credit on the SIM in the router but on someones phone but want to have the router make the WiFi as it is stronger.
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Jari Turkia on :

In theory, yes. There is nothing in the hardware from preventing that.

In practice, no. Obviously, none of the Huawei firmware have support for external USB-modems.
I haven't seen any attempts from OpenWrt (and derivates) to support Huwei LTE-devices. They have some support for Huawei ADSL-routers. If such feat would be accomplished, you would have an own Linux capable of doing whatever you need it to do.
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Mr.A on :

Hello guys,
i found a site with some different Firmwares.
but im scared to try a new one than my.
my firmware works. But it is an old one at my Speedport LTE2 B593u-12
i have no DDNS.... so i need to try a new firmware... and witch of them works at Poland ?

anyone can help me ?


https://www.mediafire.com/folder/ll9ieqqooyhy5/Documents#2c7np0mce7qv2
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Peter on :

Hi,
The Telia firmware is gone since a while back but through the waybackmachine magic can happen again :-).
Cheers!

https://web.archive.org/web/20160328172243/https://www.telia.se/dms/mgnl-ext-dms/www-telia-se-ui/installation-files/se_telia_r-m-h-s.tar/se_telia_r-m-h-s.tar.bz2
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TCB13 on :

Does anyone have / can share the original file Firmware_Speedport_LTE_II_B593u-12_V100R001C748SP107.zip ?

Thank you.
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Jari Turkia on :

It was available at https://www.telekom.de/hilfe/downloads/firmware_speedport_lte_ii_b593u-12_v100r001c748sp107.zip, but isn't anymore.

I looked in quite a few places, but as the unit is rather outdated, those latest firmwares aren't available for download. Most users have done the obvious and moved forward to newer hardware.
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TCB13 on :

Cmon... "Most users have done the obvious and moved forward to newer hardware.". I'm just looking for someone that might still have the file in the hopes of saving perfectly working hardware for a low bandwidth / low usage case. Less electronic waste and all.
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Jari Turkia on :

I'm all for those things you mentioned. + the hacking aspect, of course.

Whatever either of us say here, the fact remains: it is an old piece of hardware and any recent firmwares are not generally available. Tools and firmware used to be, when the device was still in production. That was years ago.
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Simon on :

i was able to download v100r001c748sp107 via web.archive.org - it is stored under http://www.telekom.de/hilfe/downloads/firmware_speedport_lte_ii_b593u-12_v100r001c748sp107deakti.zip
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TCB13 on :

Thanks for point us into a working link!

Here two mirrors:
- https://mega.nz/file/fkp2jATS#dwbkj7KyldatfqmjpU-Xtm3QlZ9rqgumBwevgCYdBYs
- https://cdn.tcb13.com/2024/firmware_speedport_lte_ii_b593u-12_v100r001c748sp107deakti.zip
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Mohammed on :

Plise😞 firmwaire pour ea260-135
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