Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 6:21 Post subject: Re: Stuck
davidswelt wrote:
So, I installed the r21808 version's .chk as per readme, as obtained from the desipro.de server, on my new R6300. Previous version installed was the latest OEM firmware.
Two minutes after the upload had finished, the router hadn't come back up, so I performed a 30-30-30 reset. (And then, another one, and so on.)
Looks like the device is stuck booting (or what else would a solid amber power LED mean?). (Other blue LEDs flash briefly, on occasion.)
I will get my Ethernet adapter and try with this and a static IP (laptop comes w/o old school ethernet). At this time, the router does not publish a Wifi network.
Any suggestions on how to revert to OEM, or (better) install a working DD-WRT?
These units need a long time until they boot, this is because they do a CRC check, which takes very long.
Every build I upload is flashed on my unit and does not brick the router unless it is not correctly uploaded.
Common errors are:
-Browser cache not cleared
-Flashed via wireless
-Powered off too early
If the cfe detects, that the writing of the flash was incomplete there is a chance, that it stops at the cfe prompt waiting in order to receive a new chk via tftp. _________________ KONG PB's: http://www.desipro.de/ddwrt/
KONG Info: http://tips.desipro.de/
Power LED is steady amber. The three blue LEDs next to it flash briefly every 25 seconds. When they do, the ethernet connection goes away and comes back after about three seconds. After one second, I get one ping back from 192.168.1.1, and then it times out, until the cycle repeats.
The second of ping response seems to depend on me resetting the router, and if I try to upload via tftp just then, all I get it "Transfer timed out".
I'm going to try this with a serial connection once I get my hands on the right TTL board, unless you have a better suggestion!
My mistake may have been to flash from wireless (don't see how that's a problem, given a perfect connection). I waited only about 2 minutes afterwards before rebooting the router - perhaps that wasn't good enough.
Back to report a issue.
When I install some optware such as lighttpd
Code:
ipkg-opt install lighttpd
the install can't be finished, and the log in /var/log/messages will show this message
Code:
kern.info kernel: FPU emulator disabled, make sure your toolchainwas compiled with software floating point support (soft-float)
Ipkg install does not trigger the fpu emulator message, this message only comes up if you start an application that was build without soft-float. So all apps that comes with the build will not cause this message.
From r21807 on ipkg.conf points to the openwrt location that should contain apps that are compiled with soft-float. I have tested a few of those and did not see this message. _________________ KONG PB's: http://www.desipro.de/ddwrt/
KONG Info: http://tips.desipro.de/
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2013 21:18 Post subject: Re: Latency & Jitter
<javamarket> wrote:
FWIW all firmware post v0.33 from Netgear has had similar Jitter and latency.
Sorry if I wasn't clear. Netgear's latency and jitter still exists even with their most recent release. I've tried each image post v.0.33 and they all have this issue.
I continue to roll back to .33 after testing.
Please forgive me if I'm missing something but should I be able to put the OEM .chk image back thru DD-WRT admin page? ... so far no luck.
Luckily I'm testing with my repeater unit which I've not needed since moving to the AC draft adapters albeit USB2 bandwidth limitations.
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2013 22:25 Post subject: Re: Latency & Jitter
javamarket wrote:
<javamarket> wrote:
FWIW all firmware post v0.33 from Netgear has had similar Jitter and latency.
Sorry if I wasn't clear. Netgear's latency and jitter still exists even with their most recent release. I've tried each image post v.0.33 and they all have this issue.
I continue to roll back to .33 after testing.
Please forgive me if I'm missing something but should I be able to put the OEM .chk image back thru DD-WRT admin page? ... so far no luck.
It is possible, that the update routine in the webif is not yet updated in order to accept flash files for these new Netgear routers. _________________ KONG PB's: http://www.desipro.de/ddwrt/
KONG Info: http://tips.desipro.de/
Back to report a issue.
When I install some optware such as lighttpd
Code:
ipkg-opt install lighttpd
the install can't be finished, and the log in /var/log/messages will show this message
Code:
kern.info kernel: FPU emulator disabled, make sure your toolchainwas compiled with software floating point support (soft-float)
Ipkg install does not trigger the fpu emulator message, this message only comes up if you start an application that was build without soft-float. So all apps that comes with the build will not cause this message.
From r21807 on ipkg.conf points to the openwrt location that should contain apps that are compiled with soft-float. I have tested a few of those and did not see this message.
could you test lighttpd or samba,and you will see the message.
I heard there will be a revision 2 of the hardware but are still in beta testing. Do you devs know anything about this and will it maybe be supported in the future?
I also re-produced the issue, simply by uploading dd-wrt.v24-K3_R6300.chk (7,594,042 bytes) via hardwired connection, after "nvram reset", "nvram commit" on the CFE prompt. The router restarts on its own after installing this firmware.
CRC check passes. The boot process ends with "No filesystem could mount root, tried: squashfs Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs" (or something similar).
dd-wrt.v24-K3_NetgearAC.bin cannot be installed directly with tftp. Is there a "-noheader" option for tftp?
I also re-produced the issue, simply by uploading dd-wrt.v24-K3_R6300.chk (7,594,042 bytes) via hardwired connection, after "nvram reset", "nvram commit" on the CFE prompt. The router restarts on its own after installing this firmware.
CRC check passes. The boot process ends with "No filesystem could mount root, tried: squashfs Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs" (or something similar).
dd-wrt.v24-K3_NetgearAC.bin cannot be installed directly with tftp. Is there a "-noheader" option for tftp?
