I was using 9600, 8, 1, None, and None (Putty) and have now tried 2400, 4800, 7200, 14400, 19200, and 115200 and get garbled text in different ways. What other causes could there be?
There is an "update driver" but it is already set to look for the specific filenames for the prolific driver files and won't accept anything else.
I had to use Hardware flow control in Hyperterminal for the thing to work. Worth a try. _________________ RT-AC66U (asuswrt-merlin 374.43 LTS V44EA)
Xiaomi AX3600 (v1.0.67)
Joined: 06 Jun 2006 Posts: 7492 Location: Dresden, Germany
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 19:52 Post subject:
i use it without hardware flow control. i know several reasons for it. and one is a broken max323 chip, which can be caused if you swapped gnd and v+3.3 anytime _________________ "So you tried to use the computer and it started smoking? Sounds like a Mac to me.." - Louis Rossmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL_5YDRWqGE&t=60s
Joined: 06 Jun 2006 Posts: 7492 Location: Dresden, Germany
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 19:53 Post subject:
darthboy wrote:
desigabri wrote:
are you sure is bricked?
do you have serial cable for redboot?
yes, it is very bricked all right :lol:
Code:
Àýÿhhhhhhhhhhà+re]initialiþ}tabase
+**Warning** FLASH configuration checksum error or invalid key
Use 'fconfig -i' to [re]initialize database
PHY ID is 0022:5521
... waiting for BOOTP information
Ethernet eth0: MAC address 00:18:84:xx:xx:xx
Can't get BOOTP info for device!
RedBoot(tm) bootstrap and debug environment [ROMRAM]
Non-certified release, version v1.3.0 - built 16:57:58, Aug 7 2006
Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Red Hat, Inc.
Board: ap51
RAM: 0x80000000-0x81000000, [0x80040450-0x80fe1000] available
FLASH: 0xa8000000 - 0xa87f0000, 128 blocks of 0x00010000 bytes each.
RedBoot> ^C
the rubbish characters at the beginning were caused by me trying to find the right pins for TX/RX/GND.
just do fconfig -i to recover your data _________________ "So you tried to use the computer and it started smoking? Sounds like a Mac to me.." - Louis Rossmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL_5YDRWqGE&t=60s
by the way, there's a cosmetic error. The RC7 build should be "mega" instead of "std" on the top right hand corner. _________________ RT-AC66U (asuswrt-merlin 374.43 LTS V44EA)
Xiaomi AX3600 (v1.0.67)
I've tried all three Flow control options with 9600 8-N-1 and all of them get me garbled text (which appears to be consistent).
Just to make sure my physical setup is correct... On the F*n, the middle pin of the row facing the RAM is connected to the middle pin of the 5 pin row of the serial connector which is a factory-made USB-to-Serial RS232 converter. The F*n's pin closest to the edge in the row facing the RAM is the GND which I connected to the 5th pin of the serial (same row as the other pin, to the right, if looking at a male connector with the 5-pin row on top). I only need these two pins connected to get the correct text to show up, right?
EDIT:
Mixed myself up there, wow. I meant that the F*n's middle pin connects to the 2nd pin of the serial connection, in other words, one to the left of the middle pin. _________________ WRT54GL 1.1 v24 preSP2 r14896 | RNX-GX4 v24 preSP2 r14929 | 2x AR430W v24 (both bricked ATM) | 2x F*n2100 Legend Pre4.5U & v24 preSP2 r13525
My router is bricked. I used a serial cable and the serial console. I followed the commands here
http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=29779 and I got the router page to come up once at 192.168.1.1. I changed the subnet of the router, did a save and apply settings and then it was non responsive with a static and dynamic ip. I reflashed again with the same instructions and no go, it won't do anything. Anyone have any ideas???
[...] I changed the subnet of the router, did a save and apply settings and then it was non responsive with a static and dynamic ip. I reflashed again with the same instructions and no go, it won't do anything. Anyone have any ideas???
Same problem here:
If you reflash the fw the nvram stays unattached. For this reason you must reset the nvram. Hold the reset button for about 15 sec. Then you will see the default configuration (192.168.1.1).
But the main problem still exists (I can confirm it):
If you change the IP (e.g. in Client mode), you can't access the fonera. Only a reset solves the problem.
Joined: 06 Jun 2006 Posts: 7492 Location: Dresden, Germany
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:05 Post subject:
my fonera is connected by a static ip (wan ip) and still responds. maybe applies only to older 1 eth based devices _________________ "So you tried to use the computer and it started smoking? Sounds like a Mac to me.." - Louis Rossmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL_5YDRWqGE&t=60s
Ok that was really stupid of me to forget about the TTL-to-Serial converter, I'd been connecting the F*n's pins directly to the RS232.. Anyway, I "made" the circuit and now am in the serial console. After fis init and fconfig -i, I still couldn't get into redboot through ethernet following the normal flashing instructions. But, I just booted with serial console and then connected the ethernet with the IP still set to 192.168.1.166blah and did
ip_address -l 192.168.1.254/24 -h 192.168.1.166
and was able to do the rest of the flash through serial while loading through TFTP through ethernet. Yay.
Now all three LEDs can and will light up meaning the boot script worked (watched it work through serial anyway) but no matter how long I wait, the router will never respond, and I dont see the default "dd-wrt" AP when I search wireless. Setting the PC to 169.254.255.2/255.255.0.0/etc wont get me a response from pinging 192.168.1.254 ever, either. Setting the PC to auto/DHCP wont get me an IP. What do I do now?
EDIT:
EDIT2: <snip> I got it working by doing "fis init -f" and then flashing. _________________ WRT54GL 1.1 v24 preSP2 r14896 | RNX-GX4 v24 preSP2 r14929 | 2x AR430W v24 (both bricked ATM) | 2x F*n2100 Legend Pre4.5U & v24 preSP2 r13525
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Why does removing and reattaching the antenna on the F*n create a 20+SNR change with both Primary and Secondary antenna choices? Shouldn't only one of them be affected? _________________ WRT54GL 1.1 v24 preSP2 r14896 | RNX-GX4 v24 preSP2 r14929 | 2x AR430W v24 (both bricked ATM) | 2x F*n2100 Legend Pre4.5U & v24 preSP2 r13525
Setting the PC to 169.254.255.2/255.255.0.0/etc wont get me a response from pinging 192.168.1.254 ever, either.
You can't ping addresses while in different subnet, only if you have a gateway in between.
With 169.254.255.2/255.255.0.0 you can only ping addresses like 169.254.*.* _________________ Running F*onera with DD-WRT RC4 + v24 Final
7 x WDS-AP <-> WDS-Station + VAP (WDS-AP)
1 x OpenWRT Kamikaze 8.09 Snapshot
http://alburiteldv.no-ip.org
I got client mode to work if I set the Fon IP first and set the WAN connection to DHCP last. I have not tried changing the IP address of Fon after I got the client to work.
Can you only change the WAN port after you setup the client since there is only one ethernet port on the back??
!!