Meraki MR33 stuck on Uploading Image

[onthflow]

@frtz

disconnect it from the MR33, connect the RxD and TxD wires: this should echo the keyboard to the terminal session.

I'll try that and post what happens.

Thanks for your support

[onthflow]

@frtz

Once the boot process has finished (after approx. 35 sec.): do you get a new line with a prompt in the terminal session, when you hit Enter ?

I did it in GTKterm when i hit enter nothing happens.

@frtz

if not, check the TxD connection. if you have a doubt about your USB TTL adapter: disconnect it from the MR33, connect the RxD and TxD wires: this should echo the keyboard to the terminal session.

I put a Jumper over RxD and Txd (See Pictures)

Stick whith Jumper Top
Stick whith Jumper Bottom
Stick acting LED

Then opend 2 Terminals

#1

root@ubuntu:~# echo "hello world" > /dev/ttyUSB0 

#2

root@ubuntu:~# cat /dev/ttyUSB0 > /media/ubuntu/casper-rw/ttyusb0_loopback.txt

Here content of the ttyusb0_loopback.txt

Don't know what i'm doing wrong

Thanks for your Support.

[frtz]

with RxD et TxD shorted, just open 1 terminal session (GTKTerm ?). any key you hit should now echo on the screen (it does not, if you remove the connection between RxD and TxD. also check that you removed any flow control in the terminal settings. once this is ok, back to the MR33. its pins are quite short, make sure that you get electrical contact for all 3 wires.

[onthflow]

@frtz

GTKTerm ?

Das GTKTerm ist ein kleines schnelles Terminal wie z.B. XTerm oder das Gnome-Terminal (I think you will unterstand german )

@frtz

just open 1 terminal session (GTKTerm ?). any key you hit should now echo on the screen (it does not, if you remove the connection between RxD and TxD

I'm not shure which terminal? When I start the Terminal Emulation under Xubuntu there will be nothing echoed. It just said

root@ubuntu:~#

I'm more the no need to open the devicce Flash guy Which terminal are u using or how to use the Terminal Emulation to see the echo.

@frtz

its pins are quite short, make sure that you get electrical contact for all 3 wires.

I double check that by switching RxD and Txd cause reading works apparently

Thank you again for your help

[frtz]

by "terminal" I mean a GTKTerm session which is connected to the USB serial adapter (ttyUSB0 according to your first message). you won't get any prompt there. after shorting RxD and TxD you should get echo of the characters you type. this validates that your USB serial adapter sends data on TxD.

[onthflow]

@frtz

. you won't get any prompt there. after shorting RxD and TxD you should get echo of the characters you type. this validates that your USB serial adapter sends data on TxD.

I switched to Minicom cause its better pasteable:

Here the Settings:

Welcome to minicom 2.7.1                                                  
                                                                          
OPTI+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
Comp| A -    Serial Device      : /dev/ttyUSB0                              |
Port| B - Lockfile Location     : /var/lock                                 |
    | C -   Callin Program      :                                           |
Pres| D -  Callout Program      :                                           |
    | E -    Bps/Par/Bits       : 115200 8N1                                |
    | F - Hardware Flow Control : No                                        |
    | G - Software Flow Control : No                                        |
    |                                                                       |
    |    Change which setting?                                              |
    +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
            | Screen and keyboard      |                                  
            | Save setup as dfl        |                                  
            | Save setup as..          |                                  
            | Exit                     |                                  
            +--------------------------+                                  

Loopback test Echo Off:

Welcome to minicom 2.7.1

OPTIONS: I18n 
Compiled on Aug 13 2017, 15:25:34.
Port /dev/ttyUSB0, 12:05:11

Press CTRL-A Z for help on special keys

Test

CTRL-A Z for help | 115200 8N1 | NOR | Minicom 2.7.1 | VT102 | Offline | tyUSB0

Loopback test Echo On:

Welcome to minicom 2.7.1                                                  
                                                                          
OPTIONS: I18n                                                             
Compiled on Aug 13 2017, 15:25:34.                                        
Port /dev/ttyUSB0, 12:04:16                                               
                                                                          
Press CTRL-A Z for help on special keys                                   
                                                                          
TTeesstt                                                                  
                                                                          
CTRL-A Z for help | 115200 8N1 | NOR | Minicom 2.7.1 | VT102 | Offline | tyUSB0

@frtz

make sure that you get electrical contact for all 3 wires

I switched Rxd and Txd to proof connection working. Still can Read Data from MR33 so i think electical contact is OK

Hope you're not out of ideas Would love to use that device with OpenWRT

Thanks for your help

[mk24]

With all power off, test continuity through the TXD wire from the end of the MR33 pin on the underside of the board all the way through to the underside of the pin on the adapter.

[onthflow]

I did a continuity test form the adapter to the top side of the board evertyhing fine ... to the underside i had to disassemble the whole device. I'm sure i will break the antenna connectors. I don't think its a soldering thing.

One Question should there be TxD data when starting ubootwrite.py cause LED not doing anything when starting the Script only RxD is blinking as soon as i plug power to the MR33

Thanks for your help

[frtz]

as the install doc states, ubootwrite.py should quickly interrupt the normal MR33 boot process. from there on there should be a lot of TxD activity when the unlocked uboot is uploaded. did you check what I suggested earlier: connect the Minicom terminal to your MR33. during or after the boot process you should get some sort of reaction when you hit Enter (a new line or a prompt).

[onthflow]

@frtz

connect the Minicom terminal to your MR33. during or after the boot process you should get some sort of reaction when you hit Enter (a new line or a prompt).

No reaction .. no new line, no prompt.

here are the last Lines of the output

[   58.084633] CPU1: Booted secondary processor                                 
[   58.084692] CPU1: thread -1, cpu 1, socket 0, mpidr 80000001                 
[   58.124342] CPU2: Booted secondary processor                                 
[   58.124393] CPU2: thread -1, cpu 2, socket 0, mpidr 80000002                 
[   58.141213] CPU3: Booted secondary processor                                 
[   58.141271] CPU3: thread -1, cpu 3, socket 0, mpidr 80000003                 
[   58.444948]                                                                  
[   58.444948] !!!!! {/usr/bin/brain} forkexec failed with status 255 cmd -iwpr 
[   58.460206]                                                                  
[   58.460206] !!!!! {/usr/bin/brain} forkexec failed with status 255 cmd -iwpr 
[   58.491988]                                                                  
[   58.491988] !!!!! {/usr/bin/brain} forkexec failed with status 255 cmd -iwpr 
[   58.506855]                                                                  
[   58.506855] !!!!! {/usr/bin/brain} forkexec failed with status 255 cmd -iwpr 
[   58.566857] In write handler 'device_id' for 'wired0/cdp_source :: CDPSource:
[   58.573070]   Bad string passed to device_id                                 
[   58.578157] In write handler 'device_id' for 'wired1/cdp_source :: CDPSource:
[   58.584809]   Bad string passed to device_id  

@frtz

as the install doc states, ubootwrite.py should quickly interrupt the normal MR33 boot process. from there on there should be a lot of TxD activity when the unlocked uboot is uploaded.

After powering theres a short TxD LED then only RxD

I'm current using 3,3V (See Stick) Am I write with the jumper configuration and the wiring?

Thx you still helping

[frtz]

stay with 3.3V, don't try 5V. Having the minicom session to ttyUSB0 open, the TxD light of your USB stick should flash every time you hit the keyboard. Maybe the flash is very short. if you can't see anything, try with the TxD wire disconnected. if the RxD light bothers you, disconnect the RxD wire for a while. The purpose is to discover if your MR33 board is damaged and shorts the TxD signal.
I don't have a MR33 with original Meraki firmware at hand any more, but I am pretty sure that I got a prompt, or at least an echo in response to typing on the serial console.

[onthflow]

@frtz

Having the minicom session to ttyUSB0 open, the TxD light of your USB stick should flash every time you hit the keyboard

Yep very short flash

@frtz

Maybe the flash is very short. if you can't see anything, try with the TxD wire disconnected. if the RxD light bothers you, disconnect the RxD wire for a while.

Working with in all ways

@frtz

The purpose is to discover if your MR33 board is damaged and shorts the TxD signal

The LED is flashig too wenn MR33 board is connected

@frtz

I don't have a MR33 with original Meraki firmware at hand any more, but I am pretty sure that I got a prompt, or at least an echo in response to typing on the serial console.

No Promt no Echo, No new Line.

When the MR33 is finished booting its flashing Orange LED

[frtz]

ok, so the TxD light is alive.
the traceback in your first post shows: you interrupted the script in the getprompt function. the getprompt function sends a line feed, then checks for an echoed linefeed plus some prompt ending with > or # back from the MR33. if your MR33 does not show any reaction to keyboard input, the script won't work.
sorry, no more ideas.

[onthflow]

@frtz

sorry, no more ideas.

Thanks for your help ... i will put it on the internet and let him doing an update.
Maybe there will be an option to flash in the future.

[vov4ik_il]

Well, it all depends on how bad you want it, nothing can stand a flash programmer and a soldering station.

You need programmer, adapter, soldering station and hands

[onthflow]

@vov4ik_il

Well, it all depends on how bad you want it

i think not that bad

[aleixsr]

I had same issue, what i did was:

1. run ubootwrite.py and leave it running
2. Shutdown and Power on MR33
3. It started immediately.

[flamer]

I'm actually having the exact same issue as the OP. Interestingly I also have the exact same USB-TTL serial connector. What I noticed, when I'm not connected to the MR33, I read 3.3v across both TXD and RXD, but when it is connected to the MR33 I read 3.3v on the RXD but 1.2v on the TXD. Does that seem normal?

I am suspecting this usb adaptor is junk, I tested two mr33's with the same result. Loopback test works perfect as does terminal output. But uploading image never gets a prompt.

I have a real serial port on this pc so will try get an rs232 to TTL adaptor and try again. what a pain!

[flamer]

FYI I used another USB to TTL adaptor, and now its working fine. This is a more expensive one and its based on CP2102 chip, so I think that HW-597 is just junk.