firmware upgrade broke box?

Fri Sep 25, 2015 9:18 pm

I tried to upgrade on the DC 8-port switch from 1.3.2 -> 1.3.3, but somehow it hung while writing something and rebooted. Now I get a 404 on the GUI. I logged in via ssh and attempted to do a tftp upgrade like:

Code: Select all: # cmdline admin@GK_netonix:/www# tftp 10.1.10.7 -g -r wispswitch-1.3.3.bin -l /tmp/wispswitch-1.3.3.bin admin@GK_netonix:/www# ls /tmp TZ fstab lock resolv.conf run sfpstatus wispswitch-1.3.3.bin config lacpportstatus.json log resolv.conf.auto running-config.json state admin@GK_netonix:/# firmware_upgrade /tmp/wispswitch-1.3.3.bin tar: removing leading '/' from member names Unpacking firmware ... Running preflash script ... Unlocking /dev/mtd8 ... Writing from redboot_recovery_config to /dev/mtd8 ... Could not open mtd device: linux Can't open device for writing! Error flashing kernel

ruh-roh, no? Sounds bad. Here's how my filesystem is mounted.

Code: Select all: admin@GK_netonix:/# mount rootfs on / type rootfs (rw) /dev/root on /rom type squashfs (ro) proc on /proc type proc (rw) sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw) tmpfs on /tmp type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev) tmpfs on /dev type tmpfs (rw) devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,mode=600) /dev/mtdblock6 on /jffs type jffs2 (rw) mini_fo:/jffs on / type mini_fo (rw) admin@GK_netonix:/#

Tried a reboot. Same issue. How screwed am I? How would I mount/recover that flash partition? Here's what I have:

Code: Select all: admin@GK_netonix:/www# cat /proc/mtd dev: size erasesize name mtd0: 00040000 00040000 "RedBoot" mtd1: 00040000 00040000 "config" mtd2: 00140000 00040000 "linux_recovery" mtd3: 00200000 00040000 "rootfs_recovery" mtd4: 00140000 00040000 "linux" mtd5: 00600000 00040000 "rootfs" mtd6: 00440000 00040000 "rootfs_data" mtd7: 00040000 00040000 "FIS directory" mtd8: 00001000 00001000 "RedBoot config" mtd9: 00040000 00040000 "Redundant FIS"

Fri Sep 25, 2015 9:38 pm

This should be recoverable.

tftp the upgrade file as you did before, then issue these commands:

cd /tmp
tar -xjf wispswitch*.bin
mtd -p write kernel.img /dev/mtd4
mtd -q write fisdir /dev/mtd7
mtd -q write redundant_fisdir /dev/mtd9
mtd -p write rootfs.img /dev/mtd5
mtd -q write redboot_config /dev/mtd8
reboot

Then you should be back up and running.

Sun Sep 27, 2015 12:54 am

The weird thing is I logged back in and there doesn't seem to be much mounted space, so:

Code: Select all: admin@GK_netonix:/www# df -h Filesystem Size Used Available Use% Mounted on rootfs 1.2M 1.2M 0 100% / /dev/root 1.2M 1.2M 0 100% /rom /dev/mtdblock6 4.3M 796.0k 3.5M 18% /jffs mini_fo:/jffs 1.2M 1.2M 0 100% /

So I get write errors now when trying to write to /tmp now. Tried reboot and same mount df -h scenario. Is there some way I can mount some filesystem to use temporarily while I restore stuff and/or create a blank part of the filesystem on the flash somewhere?

Sun Sep 27, 2015 9:24 am

/tmp is, well, temporary, and should be cleared after each reboot, so you should have plenty of space. /tmp doesn't show up in df, its limited by the amount of RAM.

Mon Sep 28, 2015 3:07 am

Right, well when I tried tftp to the /tmp folder, it just timed out, will re-attempt. Edit: it looks like I was having routing issues to my tftp server, so it didn't write the file to /tmp because it didn't get it off the server.

In case anyone else is trying this, here's what it looks like. Some of the steps take a few minutes to complete, hence the progress percentage:

Code: Select all: admin@GK_netonix:/tmp# tar -xjf wispswitch-1.3.3.bin admin@GK_netonix:/tmp# ls TZ kernel.img postflash.sh redundant_fisdir run version.txt config lacpportstatus.json preflash.sh resolv.conf running-config.json wispswitch-1.3.3.bin fisdir lock redboot_config resolv.conf.auto sfpstatus fstab log redboot_recovery_config rootfs.img state admin@GK_netonix:/tmp# mtd -p write kernel.img /dev/mtd4 Unlocking /dev/mtd4 ... Writing from kernel.img to /dev/mtd4 ... 23% 46% 69% 93% 100% admin@GK_netonix:/tmp# mtd -q write fisdir /dev/mtd7 Unlocking /dev/mtd7 ... Writing from fisdir to /dev/mtd7 ... admin@GK_netonix:/tmp# mtd -q write redundant_fisdir /dev/mtd9 Unlocking /dev/mtd9 ... Writing from redundant_fisdir to /dev/mtd9 ... admin@GK_netonix:/tmp# mtd -p write rootfs.img /dev/mtd5 Unlocking /dev/mtd5 ... Writing from rootfs.img to /dev/mtd5 ... 4% 8% 12% 17% 21% 25% 29% 34% 38% 42% 46% 51% 55% 59% 63% 68% 72% 76% 80% 85% 89% 93% 97% 100% admin@GK_netonix:/tmp# mtd -q write redboot_config /dev/mtd8 Unlocking /dev/mtd8 ... Writing from redboot_config to /dev/mtd8 ... admin@GK_netonix:/tmp# reboot

Note: in general, it takes a couple minutes to do a full reboot, so have patience. On another note, I think this process reset my network settings, so since I'm remote, I'll have someone reset it to what I had so I can continue configuration.

Sat Oct 03, 2015 3:03 pm

After the reboot, I can't seem to login to the unit on the default 192.168.1.20 or the IP I set it to of 10.1.10.x. At this point do I need to get console? If so, do I need a standard serial cable, or a crossover? Hopefully I can get this unit working again.

Sat Oct 03, 2015 3:10 pm

silverstr8p wrote:After the reboot, I can't seem to login to the unit on the default 192.168.1.20 or the IP I set it to of 10.1.10.x. At this point do I need to get console? If so, do I need a standard serial cable, or a crossover? Hopefully I can get this unit working again.

You need a crossover serial cable.

Sat Oct 03, 2015 3:13 pm

ok, and what should I be looking for once I login? Should I just use ifconfig to try to set the IP (assuming my filesystem seems basically sane) and try to login via web, or should I try something specific?

Sat Oct 03, 2015 3:19 pm

You will be in the CLI when you console in
Just use the "?" for help

I would assume you would want to look at the running config

Here is a screen grab of a recent topic where the user could not seem to find how to change from DHCP to Static mode in the CLI so I helped with this picture of how easy it is.

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Sun Oct 25, 2015 9:47 pm

finally got my female/female 9-pin serial null modem from Amazon.

I have a Tripp-Lite Keyspan USA-19HS USB -> Serial 9-pin converter. (in case anyone else is trying this)

I connected (after installing the Windows driver for the USB -> serial converter) using PuTTY with

115200 baud
COM3

(BTW, normal Mac screen /dev/tty.USA19H141P1.1 115200 doesn't work like it works on Cisco console, in case anyone tries that)

and now I have a prompt that says:

Code: Select all: RedBoot>

'diag' passed fine. 'version' shows 1_18_Vitesse

So I tried 'reset' and it shows:

Code: Select all: RedBoot> reset +M25PXX : Init device with JEDEC ID 0x202018. Luton26 board detected (VSC7425 Rev. D). RedBoot(tm) bootstrap and debug environment [ROMRAM] Non-certified release, version 1_18-Vitesse - built 05:56:33, Jan 31 2014 Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. RedBoot is free software, covered by the eCos license, derived from the GNU General Public License. You are welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain conditions. Under the license terms, RedBoot's source code and full license terms must have been made available to you. Redboot comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. Platform: VCore-III (MIPS32 24KEc) LUTON26 RAM: 0x80000000-0x88000000 [0x80021b68-0x87fafffc available] FLASH: 0x40000000-0x40ffffff, 64 x 0x40000 blocks == Executing boot script in 1.000 seconds - enter ^C to abort RedBoot> fis load -d linux ** Warning - checksum failure. stored: 0x3b80fc8b, computed: 0x917a5131 ** Use -f to force decompress despite CRC error. decompression error: CRC failure RedBoot> go No entry point known - aborted

Should I force the decompress, or how would I get an updated image for 'fis' linux? tftp doesn't seem to be working as a command.

Here's what 'fis' thinks it has available:

Code: Select all: RedBoot> fis list Name FLASH addr Mem addr Length Entry point .FisValid 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 RedBoot 0x40000000 0x40000000 0x00040000 0x00000000 config 0x40040000 0x00000000 0x00040000 0x00000000 linux_recovery 0x40080000 0x80100000 0x00140000 0x80100000 rootfs_recovery 0x401C0000 0x00000000 0x00200000 0x80021C00 linux 0x403C0000 0x80100000 0x00140000 0x80100000 rootfs 0x40500000 0x00000000 0x00600000 0x80021C00 rootfs_data 0x40B00000 0x00000000 0x00440000 0x00000000 Redundant FIS 0x40F40000 0x40F40000 0x00040000 0x00000000 RedBoot config 0x40F80000 0x40F80000 0x00001000 0x00000000 FIS directory 0x40FC0000 0x40FC0000 0x00040000 0x00000000

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