Convert Webinterface from German to English

part 1: Brand to AVM

1. connect your PC to the FBF via ethernet and change the IP settings of your PC to 192.168.178.XXX / 255.255.255.0
2. unbrand the FBF by downloading and flashing http://www.ip-phone-forum.de/attachment.php?attachmentid=3609&d=1106342228 There will be a warning. Don´t care.

part 2: install a telnet image

1. download anf flash file telnet-ar7login-reset-debug.tar
2. reboot box

part 3: install the international firmware

1. establish a telnet connection (factory default IP of the FBF is 192.168.178.254): telnet 192.168.178.254
2. type in the following command: echo firmware_version avme > /proc/avalanche/env
3. copy recover.exe from the FBF CD (:\software\x_misc\) and the firmware files into the same directory
4. open a DOS box
5. type in but do not execute the following command in that DOS box: recover -f 64.bin (wereas 64.bin is the renamed "FritzBox_Fon_ata avme de 11.03.64" (Austria Switzerland Edition)
6. reboot the box by unplugging the power cable
7. after 2 sec. execute the command
8. if this fails repeat 7. immediately
9. wait for the update being finished (could take up to 5 min.)
10. reboot the box by unplugging the power cable
11. flash fritz.box_fon_ata.en.11.03.98.image via the webinterface

1. download a GUI recovery tool with image bundled: ftp://ftp.avm.de/fritz.box/fritzbox.fon_ata/x_misc/english
2. enable telnet by dialing #96*7* a phone connected to „Fon 2“
3. your network cable should be connected to „LAN“ port now
4. establish a telnet connection (factory default IP of the FBF is 192.168.178.254): telnet 192.168.178.254
5. type in the following command: echo firmware_version avme > /proc/avalanche/env
6. run the program downloaded in the first step
7. fallow the instructions provided by the program

Just to mention - in my case (Windows XP SP2) the command line recovery tool returned an error. After several attempts I got to this approach.