12-20-2016, 08:42 AM | #1 |
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Older versions of the firmware
Seems that Amazon recently has blocked downloading firmwares older than 5.8.5.
You can get 5.8.5, say for PW3, at https://s3.amazonaws.com/firmwaredow...hite_5.8.5.bin but cannot get 5.8.2 at https://s3.amazonaws.com/firmwaredow...hite_5.8.2.bin and older. |
12-20-2016, 08:59 AM | #2 | |
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You just discovered the point where Amazon changed storage URL patterns. Just capture the actual download URL you are forwarded to in the Step #7 spoiler list. Those are still working. Change the version string in the old pattern if changing the version string in the new pattern does not work. My re-direction there is done for three reasons: To change the visible name - To let the re-director count the number of downloads by visible name pattern - Filter out specific abuse patterns. Amazon has not published why they changed the visible name / URL pattern. = = = = Thanks for the report. I do want to hear about it if any of the Step #7 links stop working. (Which means I will then have to modify my pattern generator in my .htaccess file.) Last edited by knc1; 12-20-2016 at 09:09 AM. |
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12-20-2016, 09:04 AM | #3 |
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Thank you, clear.
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12-20-2016, 09:15 AM | #4 |
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I only went back to the most recent 5.7 -
Does that list need to go back to the most recent 5.6 (or older)? Also - All step #7 links end up in the Amazon cloud. If required, I could mirror those packages on the leased cloud servers. (The ones I am paying for that host the factory image files.) Last edited by knc1; 12-20-2016 at 09:18 AM. |
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