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Topic: 7.09 on 700gE booting problems, got a nvram dump for you ;)

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I've followed the guide on: http://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=12887

I can get openwrt installed, but it will not boot after I reboot the box:

After I replace /sbin/init I reboot the router, and than I cannot telnet to it again. The ready led is blinking, and the box does not respond to pings.

If I hold ezbutton while powercycling for a second, the router boots up, and I can telnet to it, but if I do 'df' the harddrive is not there:
none                     31464        24     31440   0% /tmp
/dev/mtdblock/4            448       324       124  72% /jffs
mini_fo:/jffs              768       768         0 100% /

the box is still booting from flash, (mind you only when I hold ezbutton for a second).

I suspect it is a wrong setting in the nvram, so here's a dump:
http://pastebin.com/m457c9057

hope this can help you with my troubleshooting smile

thanks in advance,
Henrik

n00ben wrote:

I suspect it is a wrong setting in the nvram

Kamikaze does not use the NVRAM anymore.

n00ben wrote:

hope this can help you with my troubleshooting

I am afraid, you still have quite some manual work to do. Fortunately for you, "forum2006" has posted a very good howto on the topic. The post relates to a WL-700gE Encore. As far as I know, the only difference between a WL-700gE Encore and a regular WL-700gE is the size of the harddrive. So whatever your model is, you should be fine with this howto.
Have a look at this post for detailed instructions.
You reached point 2 of the howto.

xaviour wrote:

Have a look at this post for detailed instructions.
You reached point 2 of the howto.

yes, that's exactly the one I've been following. If it's not the nvram, I don't know what it is... But I'll keep trying to get tit to work!

/regards
Henrik

anyone?

If I just plugs in the power, the ready light is just blinking... Only if I hold down ezbutton for a second it will boot from ram, and therefor not save any settings because next time I boot, I will still have to hold ezbutton and therefor boot to ram.

Problems with the bootloader?

I've followed the guide, and the files are on the disc. I've also tried these patches, but the patching fails.
https://dev.openwrt.org/ticket/2516

fx:
package/kernel/modules/block.mk is not even that long, only like 20 lines..

/regards
Henrik

(Last edited by n00ben on 23 Oct 2007, 16:29)

n00ben wrote:

I've followed the guide, and the files are on the disc. I've also tried these patches, but the patching fails.
https://dev.openwrt.org/ticket/2516

This is a patch for a 2.6 kernel (no Wifi). The guide refers to a 2.4 kernel (with Wifi).
Kamikaze uses UCI for its configuration and not the NVRAM. Anyhow, if you press the reset button for 10 seconds, the content of the NVRAM will be restored to factory default.

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