I have seen a post or two about Aruba IAP 215 APs. I have a serial log below. The short version is it has a Broadcom bcm43460. From other post that is not a supportable chipset.
I am posting this for reference.
APBoot 1.5.3.9 (build 43867)
Built: 2014-05-21 at 19:31:10
Model: AP-21x
CPU: P1010E, Version: 1.0, (0x80f90010)
Core: E500, Version: 5.1, (0x80212151)
Clock:
CPU0: 800 MHz
CCB: 400 MHz
DDR: 400 MHz (800 MT/s data rate) (Asynchronous)
LBC: unknown (LCRR[CLKDIV] = 0x00)
L1: D-cache 32KB enabled
I-cache 32KB enabled
I2C: ready
DRAM: Configuring DDR for 800 MT/s data rate
DDR: 256 MB (DDR3, 32-bit, CL=6, ECC off)
POST1: memory passed
Flash: 32 MB
L2: 256 KB enabled
Power: 802.3af POE+
PCIe1: RC, link up, x1
dev fn venID devID class rev MBAR0 MBAR1 MBAR2 MBAR3
00 00 14e4 4360 00002 03 80000004 00000000 00000000 00000000
PCIe2: RC, link up, x1
dev fn venID devID class rev MBAR0 MBAR1 MBAR2 MBAR3
00 00 14e4 4360 00002 03 a0000004 00000000 00000000 00000000
Net: eth0
Radio: bcm43460#0, bcm43460#1
Hit <Enter> to stop autoboot:
apboot> ?
? - alias for 'help'
boot - boot the OS image
clear - clear the OS image or other information
dhcp - invoke DHCP client to obtain IP/boot params
dir - list files in a directory (default /)
factory_reset - reset to factory defaults
help - print online help
mfginfo - show manufacturing info
osinfo - show the OS image version(s)
ping - send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network host
printenv - print environment variables
purgeenv - restore default environment variables
reset - Perform RESET of the CPU
saveenv - save environment variables to persistent storage
setenv - set environment variables
tftpboot - boot image via network using TFTP protocol
upgrade - upgrade the APBoot or OS image
version - display version
apboot> version
APBoot 1.5.3.9 (build 43867)
Built: 2014-05-21 at 19:31:10
apboot> mfginfo
Inventory:
Card 0: System
Date Code : 112615
Serial : CK0333333
Wired MAC : f0:5c:19:cc:bb:aa
Wired MAC Count : 2
Country : CCODE-US-629e5008ebfcc3ecb63943f5b66219af5ed5395a
Card 1: CPU
Major Rev : 02
Minor Rev/Variant : 00
Assembly : 2010211D
Serial : CF3333ACA
Card 2: Antenna
Minor Rev/Variant : 01
apboot> osinfo
Partition 0:
image type: 0
machine type: 25
size: 14507896
version: 8.6.0.16-8.6.0.16
build string: ArubaOS version 8.6.0.16-8.6.0.16 for Centaurus (p4build@pr-hpn-build05) (gcc version 4.5.1) #83052 SMP Mon Jan 31 16:50:22 UTC 2022
flags: Instant preserve 0020
Image is signed; verifying checksum... passed
Signer Cert OK
Policy Cert OK
RSA signature verified.
Partition 1:
image type: 0
machine type: 25
size: 14519584
version: 8.6.0.19-8.6.0.19
build string: ArubaOS version 8.6.0.19-8.6.0.19 for Centaurus (p4build@pr-hpn-build09) (gcc version 4.5.1) #85031 SMP Mon Sep 5 08:22:51 UTC 2022
flags: Instant preserve 0020
Image is signed; verifying checksum... passed
Signer Cert OK
Policy Cert OK
RSA signature verified.
apboot> printenv
bootdelay=2
baudrate=9600
autoload=n
boardname=Tomatin
servername=aruba-master
bootcmd=boot ap
autostart=yes
bootfile=e500.ari
ethaddr=f0:5c:19:cc:bb:aa
os_partition=1
stdin=serial
stdout=serial
stderr=serial
ethact=eth0
Environment size: 221/131068 bytes
apboot> boot
Booting OS partition 1
Checking image @ 0xeee00000
Copying image from 0xeee00000
Image is signed; verifying checksum... passed
Signer Cert OK
Policy Cert OK
RSA signature verified.
[ 0.000000] Flash variant: variant0
[ 0.000000]
[ 0.000000] Aruba Networks
[ 0.000000] ArubaOS Version 8.6.0.19-8.6.0.19 (build 85031 / label #85031)
[ 0.000000] Built by p4build@pr-hpn-build09 on 2022-09-05 at 08:22:51 UTC (gcc version 4.5.1)
[ 0.000000]
[ 0.000000] P1010 RDB board from Freescale Semiconductor
[ 0.000000] Memory: 242144k/262144k available (16328k kernel code, 20000k reserved, 816k data, 474k bss, 12700k init)
[ 85.900864] Brought up 1 CPUs
[ 85.977480] PCI: Probing PCI hardware
[ 86.020580] pci 0000:00:00.0: PCI bridge to [bus 01-ff]
[ 86.083471] pci 0001:02:00.0: PCI bridge to [bus 03-ff]
[ 86.145724] pci 0000:00:00.0: not setting up bridge for bus 0000:01
[ 86.220225] pci 0001:02:00.0: not setting up bridge for bus 0001:03
[ 94.951844] fsl-ifc ffe1e000.ifc: Freescale Integrated Flash Controller
[ 95.180197] ee000000.nor: Found 1 x16 devices at 0x0 in 16-bit bank
[ 95.255285] Amd/Fujitsu Extended Query Table at 0x0040
[ 95.316778] number of CFI chips: 1
[ 95.361800] fsl-gianfar ethernet.2: enabled errata workarounds, flags: 0x4
[ 95.444177] gfar_probe: Renaming interface to bond0
[ 95.502990] /proc/gfar_bond0_stats created
[ 95.565964] Enabling watchdog on CPU 0
[ 95.612798] caam ffe30000.crypto: device ID = 0x0a14010000000000
[ 95.684743] caam ffe30000.crypto: job queues = 4
[ 95.740078] caam ffe30000.crypto: authenc-hmac-sha1-cbc-aes-caam
[ 95.812070] caam ffe30000.crypto: authenc-hmac-sha256-cbc-aes-caam
[ 95.886137] caam ffe30000.crypto: authenc-hmac-sha1-cbc-des3_ede-caam
[ 95.963327] caam ffe30000.crypto: authenc-hmac-sha256-cbc-des3_ede-caam
[ 96.042597] caam ffe30000.crypto: authenc-hmac-sha1-cbc-des-caam
[ 96.114577] caam ffe30000.crypto: authenc-hmac-sha256-cbc-des-caam
[ 96.193494] caam ffe30000.crypto: ccm-aes-caam
[ 96.246797] ramzswap: num_devices not specified. Using default: 1
[ 96.319747] ramzswap: Creating 1 devices ...
[ 96.372921] 802.1Q VLAN Support v1.8 Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
[ 96.454251] All bugs added by David S. Miller <davem@redhat.com>
[ 96.569352]
[ 96.569355] Starting Kernel SHA1 KAT ...Completed Kernel SHA1 KAT
[ 96.661097] Starting Kernel HMAC-SHA1 KAT ...Completed Kernel HMAC-SHA1 KAT
[ 96.753357] Starting Kernel DES KAT ...Completed Kernel DES KAT
[ 96.825314] Starting Kernel AES KAT ...Completed Kernel AES KAT
[ 96.869110]
[ 96.914978] Starting Kernel HMAC SHA1 FIPS KAT ...Completed Kernel HMAC SHA1 FIPS KAT
[ 97.010274] Starting Kernel HMAC SHA256 FIPS KAT ...Completed Kernel HMAC SHA256 FIPS KAT
[ 97.113750] Starting Kernel HMAC SHA384 FIPS KAT ...Completed Kernel HMAC SHA384 FIPS KAT
[ 97.218187] Starting Kernel HMAC SHA512 FIPS KAT ...Completed Kernel HMAC SHA512 FIPS KAT
[ 97.322609] Starting Kernel AES-CBC FIPS KAT ...Completed Kernel AES-CBC FIPS KAT
[ 97.420518] Starting Kernel AES-CCM FIPS KAT ...Completed Kernel AES-CCM FIPS KAT
[ 97.520828] Starting Kernel 3DES-CBC FIPS KAT ...Completed Kernel 3DES-CBC FIPS KAT
grep: /tmp/ap-info: No such file or directory
Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 PST 1970
Populate AP type info
Domain Name: SetMeUp.arubanetworks.com
Current OEM Name : Aruba Networks
Disabling ipv6 for devices by default
[ 98.317309] ramzswap: Disk size set to 193536 kB
[ 98.373369] ramzswap: Device already initialized!
[ 98.431916] Adding 193532k swap on /dev/ramzswap0. Priority:-1 extents:1 across:193532k SS
IPv6 capability is supported for devices
No panic info available
ardmore: Start hotplug
Backup ENV.
Enter non-FIPS mode
Cfg len is 2898
factory default SSID detected...
factory_ssid_present 1
The AP is in factory default status
Mesh disabled
Starting watchdog process...
Aruba watchdog daemon started [1 thread(s)]
dual_uplink_default is 0
Loading configuration file of length 2898...
wifi uplink not present...
extended ssid config detected...
Terminal access enabled...
factory default SSID detected...
No valid ssid was found...
extended ssid activate due to no valid ssid ...
touching file /tmp/ip_mode_0
[ 110.058152] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): bond0: link is not ready
do ethtool autoneg on for bond0
eth1 admin down
SIOCGIFFLAGS: No such device
init usb modem ...
[ 110.396664] PPP generic driver version 2.4.2
[ 110.735164] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
[ 110.874605] usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
[ 110.958120] usbcore: registered new device driver usb
[ 111.090976] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial
[ 111.234711] USB Serial support registered for generic
[ 111.295470] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial_generic
[ 111.373651] usbserial: USB Serial Driver core
[ 111.569373] SCSI subsystem initialized
[ 111.973416] Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
[ 112.072011] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
[ 112.143953] USB Mass Storage support registered.
[ 112.242967] ehci_hcd: USB 2.0 'Enhanced' Host Controller (EHCI) Driver
[ 112.321202] fsl-ehci fsl-ehci.0: Freescale On-Chip EHCI Host Controller
[ 112.400448] fsl-ehci fsl-ehci.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
[ 112.518336] fsl-ehci fsl-ehci.0: irq 28, io base 0xffe22000
[ 112.592276] fsl-ehci fsl-ehci.0: USB 2.0 started, EHCI 1.00
[ 112.659023] usb usb1: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002
[ 112.740310] usb usb1: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 112.826790] usb usb1: Product: Freescale On-Chip EHCI Host Controller
[ 112.903893] usb usb1: Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.35 ehci_hcd
[ 112.968497] usb usb1: SerialNumber: fsl-ehci.0
[ 113.042423] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 113.087281] hub 1-0:1.0: 1 port detected
insmod: cannot insert `/lib/ehci-hcd.ko': File exists (-1): File exists
[ 116.066750] PHY: bond0 (mdio@ffe24000:00) - Link is Up - 1000/Full
[ 116.140853] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): bond0: link becomes ready
No USB Plugged i[ 133.437916] usbcore: deregistering interface driver usb-storage
n
[ 133.589929] Uniform CD-ROM driver unloaded
[ 133.789135] usbcore: deregistering interface driver usbserial_generic
[ 133.981220] USB Serial deregistering driver generic
[ 134.039860] usbcore: deregistering interface driver usbserial
Checking country code.
skip backup uplink detect, as preferred uplink is UP
set eth0 as select uplink
Ethernet uplink active. Becoming Mesh Portal
Mesh is DISABLED on this device.
[ 139.088394] UOL ctf init done
extended ssid is[ 139.125943] uol_init_driver:409 HW offload not applicable, AP will use cutting through path!
activated on th[ 139.243638] init_uol_mod: offload cap: 0x40, mesh mode none, strapless_enabled 0, uplink_vlan 0
e platform ...
copying bootuplog ...
[ 139.762403] AP xml model 84, num_radios 2 (jiffies 26760)
[ 139.827024] apType 84 hw_opmode 0
[ 139.866629] radio 0: band 1 ant 0 max_ssid 16
[ 139.918732] radio 1: band 0 ant 0 max_ssid 16
[ 139.970840] init_asap_mod: installation:0
[ 140.018799] election init: rand=13 HZ=500
[ 140.066745] IAP client match init
allow PAPI
set device anul0 mtu to 2000
notify asap_mod 3g no present...
apdot1x authentication is not enabled
Starting DHCP
Getting an IP address...
Jan 1 00:00:43 udhcpc[4022]: udhcpc (v0.9.9-pre) started
Jan 1 00:00:43 udhcpc[4022]: send_discover: pkt num 0, secs 0
Jan 1 00:00:43 udhcpc[4022]: Sending discover...
Jan 1 00:00:43 udhcpc[4022]: send_selecting: pkt num 0, secs 0
Jan 1 00:00:43 udhcpc[4022]: Sending select for 10.1.1.101...
Jan 1 00:00:43 udhcpc[4022]: Lease of 10.1.1.101 obtained, lease time 691200
[ 145.074295] ip_time_handler: Got ip and packets on bond0 Started master election 8-0, rand 21
10.1.1.101 255.255.255.0 10.1.1.1
Compressing all files in the /etc/httpd directory...
Done.
Starting Webserver
bind: Transport endpoint is not connected
bind: Transport endpoint is not connected
bind: Transport endpoint is not connected
Put ntpdate to the nannylist.
[ 173.853198] wifi0: AP type AP-215, radio 0, max_bssids 16
[ 174.149622] wifi1: AP type AP-215, radio 1, max_bssids 16
[ 174.733715] usbcore: registered new interface driver cdc_eem
AP rebooted Mon Apr 3 21:48:05 UTC 2023; CLI cmd at uptime 0D 0H 10M 23S: reload
shutting down watchdog process (nanny will restart it)...
<<<<< Welcome to the Access Point >>>>>
Power supply mode is POE-AF:, USB Modem is not present.
Completed SW FIPS KAT test
User: [ 184.801504] aruba_usb_power_control:1312 en:1 status:0
[ 184.863133] aruba_enable_usb_block:742 Enabled USB
[ 184.920471] aruba_usb_power_control:1317 Enable USB power control for 214/215
[ 185.005976] tomatin_usb_power_control:1151 enable the USB