I read somewhere else that HW_Key is used for the secured com with zwave - so without it no lock ? HW_Key and HW_Key2 may be for vera2 with builtin + external zwaves ?
on my flashed unit no HW_key or HW_Key2 files and nvram was never provisioned so it’s empty too (no vera related values in nvram, only asus variables, plenty of them!).
Also I was parsing /tmp/log.Provision, the output log of the startup script /etc/init.d/provision_vera.sh
It shows how my new unit needs to be provisioned. Didn’t find info in files, nor in nvram and fails to retrieve from remote MCV servers.
There is also an harsel ( cgi ) provisioning script that actually updates the nvram and u-boot partition: /www/cgi-bin/cmh/provision.sh
But it needs u-boot executables fw_printenv and fw_setenv which are not in the .trx image. It can generate fw_enc.config which specifies the flash address space
echo -e “/dev/mtd1\t0x000000\t0x040000\t0x040000” ) > /etc/fw_env.config
but that doesn’t give me any info as to why zwave dongle will not work with latest firmware when it works with 1062
but that doesn't give me any info as to why zwave dongle will not work with latest firmware when it works with 1062
MCV was probably informed that potential customers could be lost to a $29 Asus WL500 router and the use of their own flash utility, then made changes to the FW to prevent it.
JOD,
Fair enough they’re running a business not a charity. If you can still find this router it’s probably more in the $60 price range (paid mine a little more than that at the time) then add the dongle and you get over $120. So at $240 for Vera2 their price is OK I think. I suppose they meant to make money on the monthly service fee if you want remote access (how much is it anyway ?) but you don’t have to pay if you don’t need it.
This being said what with open source ? I understand that they have some licensed binary but it seems that they have changed their mind on how to approach 3rd party developer: http://wiki.micasaverde.com/index.php/Source_Code
Futzle,
For me HW_Key and HW_Key2 don’t exist. 32 bit hex ? that could be the 128bit key for the AES encryption I suppose.
There are no monthly service fees and free firmware upgrades. At $240 Vera is a very good deal. IMO its hardly worth the effort trying to hack a Asus router although it will be interesting to see what MCV does to prevent this from happening.
Yes I know this topic is VERY old.
Yes, I will probably buy a ‘real’ Vera soon.
But I’ve done several projects with the WL500g and openWRT like a fishtank-computer and a 3G-router for a summerhouse so I have a few of these laying around ;D
My next project will be domotica and I stumbled on this topic. I already have the images downloaded and was going to try this soon.
But if Vince is still around I would realy like to hear how it all ended.
If the Mios software was for sale separate of the hardware I would probably go that route because I like to tinker with electronics. I have a WL500g with four extra USB-ports, a serial port and a 1-wire interface. The LAN-ports function double as 1-wire ports and the box has a color graphics LCD.
[quote=“garrettwp, post:26, topic:168843”]My two cents, I would not bother. Save your time and spend the money on an actual unit.
Garrett[/quote]
You are right and I did buy a VeraLite in the mean time because with the price of a Z-Wave dongle I would already have spend 3/4 of the money of a new Vera. To start with I bought a few second-hand Everspring swiches with powermetering. Also integrated an IP-based thermostat and linked dataMine to them. Nice stuff, now planning for a few dimmers, smart energie meter connection and possibly a few Danfoss thermostat valves for heating.