Can you switch boot partitions e.g. from command line interface:
ubootenv list
Then look for "boot_part"
If boot_part is 1 set to two and the ohter way around with:
ubootenv set boot_part X
check again with ubootenv list if you have switched.
then reboot
I tried changing the boot partition (went from 1 to 2) with no improvement. Reboot took much longer than normal and after it finally came back up, the boot_part variable had reverted to what it was prior (1).
Is it possible the flashing/firmware update code in build 51040 12/17/22 is to blame?
Joined: 16 Mar 2019 Posts: 353 Location: Szczecin, Poland EU
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 13:12 Post subject: New Build - 12/31/2022 - r51140
Router/Version: TP-Link TL-WDR3600 v1.5
Kernel: Linux 3.10.108-d11 #122950 Sat Dec 31 05:30:54 +06 2022 mips
Reset: No
Mode: Internet gateway, WIFI 5GHz AP, dnsmasq, firewall
Issues: some yellow marked events in logs. That's nothing significant
Status: Working
Uptime: more than 72 h
Device working rather good. For fix possible issues I'm attach logs.
Router/Version: R7800
File/Kernel: DD-WRT v3.0-r51140 std (12/31/22)
Kernel Version: Linux 4.9.336 #1463 SMP Sat Dec 31 03:34:48 +07 2022 armv7l
Previous/Reset: r51032 Router Swap Backup / CLI Update-> nvram erase-> reboot-> Maunal Re-configure
Mode/Status: GW / Working Well
Issues/Errors: On Reboot Startup Scripts didn't start, on 2nd Reboot All Good / none
Services Used: DHCP WAN,IPv6-6to4,NTP,WG Client,VLANx,BRx,SSH,Syslog,Cron,USB Storage,Entware DNSCrypt v2.1.1
Services Disabled: 2.4 & 5Ghz Radios,QoS,ttraff,SFE,Telnet,NAS,Samba,YAMon3.4.6
Running for over 89 hours.
Home Main AP Router
Router/Version: R7800
File/Kernel: DD-WRT v3.0-r51140 std (12/31/22)
Kernel Version: Linux 4.9.336 #1463 SMP Sat Dec 31 03:34:48 +07 2022 armv7l
Previous/Reset: r51032 Router Swap Backup / CLI Update-> nvram erase-> reboot-> Maunal Re-configure
Mode/Status: GW(double-nat) & AP / Working Well
Issues/Errors: 5Ghz LED is OFF / none
Services Used: 2.4 & 5Ghz Radios,Static WAN,IPv6-6to4,WiFi DD-WRT,NTP,2xWG Clients,VAPx,VLANx,BRx,SSH,Syslog,Cron,USB Storage,Entware DNSCrypt v2.1.1
Services Disabled: SPI,QoS,ttraff,SFE,Telnet,NAS,Samba
Notes: Swiched WiFi Firmware from Vanilla to DD-WRT and working well. Didn't notice much differance between the two and kept DD-WRT for both Radios.
Issues: 5Ghz LED is OFF but 5Ghz Radio is working fine.
Running for over 60 hours.
Thank-you & Happy New Year BrianSlyer for your Great Work and everyone else who makes DD-WRT Great on the Forum! _________________ Home Network on Telus 1Gb PureFibre - 10GbE Copper Backbone
2x R7800 - Gateway & WiFi & 3xWireGuard - DDWRT r53562 Std k4.9
Off Site 1
R7000 - Gateway & WiFi & WireGuard - DDWRT r54517 Std
E3000 - Station Bridge - DDWRT r49626 Mega K4.4
Off Site 2
R7000 - Gateway & WiFi - DDWRT r54517 Std
E2000 - Wired ISP IPTV PVR Blocker - DDWRT r35531
As you see in this build thread there are a lot of people upgrading from recent builds without a reset.
For the routers I administer (friends/family) which are upgraded 2-3 times a year, I reset maybe once every two year (and build from scratch, restoring from a backup is pointless, garbage out, garbage in)
My own test bed is upgraded very often and is reset every couple of months or sooner if I have been tinkering a lot
I had a similar question.
Was curious what, if any, prompts Gurus to manually re-config their settings i.e. reset.
Is there any particular event that causes it or just 'tinkering' or 'feel like it' like you mentioned?
Thanks,
I'm not egc but one reason some of us reset is to make sure all GUI functions still work in the newer builds.
AND
If you have problems that shouldn't be then a reset should be done
Over the past several months, i've made many changes to settings, most of them based on the advice I got here on the forums.
What is the easiest way to copy my current settings so they can be applied after I assume I telnet and run "nvram erase && reboot"?
Joined: 16 Nov 2015 Posts: 6436 Location: UK, London, just across the river..
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 22:31 Post subject:
nkaufman wrote:
Over the past several months, i've made many changes to settings, most of them based on the advice I got here on the forums.
What is the easiest way to copy my current settings so they can be applied after I assume I telnet and run "nvram erase && reboot"?
hmmm i export or save to PDF...page by page, that has settings and than open PDF copy/paste manually
otherwise you can save settings and restore but only if they match the same build number...
do not load save files from a different builds..
as well instead of save you can back up to jffs or opt..but its the same as above...not working for different builds...
nvram backup /opt/bckup/51506.bin
nvram restore /opt/bckup/51506.bin
There ware few attempts to export the nvram values of settings that you can load on any build with no harm, but no idea where it went to...I still do manual way copy paste ...probb most of us do the same...idk...
There is a copy paste for the wifi section, as well you can import export some OpenVPN settings but that's all...
as the Mandalorian ve said "manual rebuild your settings..this is the way " _________________ Atheros
TP-Link WR740Nv1 ---DD-WRT 55630 WAP
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -DD-WRT 55723 Gateway/DoT,Forced DNS,Ad-Block,Firewall,x4VLAN,VPN
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -Gargoyle OS 1.15.x AP,DNS,QoS,Quotas
Qualcomm-Atheros
Netgear XR500 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoH,Forced DNS,AP Isolation,4VLAN,Ad-Block,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R7800 --DD-WRT 55819 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,Forced DNS,AP&Net Isolation,x3VLAN,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R9000 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,AP Isolation,Firewall,Forced DNS,x2VLAN,Vanilla
Broadcom
Netgear R7000 --DD-WRT 55460 Gateway/SmartDNS/DoH,AD-Block,Firewall,Forced DNS,x3VLAN,VPN
NOT USING 5Ghz ANYWHERE
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Stubby DNS over TLS I DNSCrypt v2 by mac913
as the Mandalorian ve said "manual rebuild your settings..this is the way "
I agree. When I bit the bullet ad did this a year ago, annoying issues went away and I had a smaller memory footprint. (I had been messing with NVRAM, not my best idea.) You will be happier with the outcome, while grumbling during the rebuild. _________________ Netgear R9000
DD-WRT v3.0-r55799 std (04/16/24)
Linux 4.9.337 #721 SMP Mon Apr 8 08:07:27 +07 2024 armv7l
Gateway, AP, DNSMasq, Clock 2000MHz
VAP on wlan1 for internet devices
IPv4 & IPv6 (Prefix Delegation)
Static Leases & DHCP
CloudFlare, no SFE, SmartDNS, no QoS
2.4GHz: Vanilla, Airtime Fairness, NG-Mixed, ACK Timing 3150, WPA2 w/AES & WPA3
5GHz: Vanilla, Airtime Fairness, AC/N Mixed, ACK Timing 3150, WPA2 w/AES & WPA3
2 Netgear AX1800 WiFi Mesh Extenders
Xfinity 1.2Gbps/35Mbps
hmmm i export or save to PDF...page by page, that has settings and than open PDF copy/paste manually
otherwise you can save settings and restore but only if they match the same build number...
do not load save files from a different builds..
.....
I always thought that one can
1) make a backup of settings from GUI.
2) Telnet and erase nvram
3) Restore settings from the backup file.
All doing on the same build, for ex - I'm on r51275 and will remain on it for the above three steps.
I thought that the above steps would eliminate the need to make a pdf copy of settings or manual restore but guess there must be something that leads experienced folks to restore the settings manually or perhaps I'm mistaken about what the above three steps achieve. wouldn't be the first time, that's for sure (mistaken I mean )
Joined: 21 Aug 2019 Posts: 120 Location: Here, There And Everywhere
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 9:52 Post subject:
I do the same: print relevant pages (not all, there are far too many) to PDF and manually restore settings one by one. I noticed (half a year ago) that several long pages did not print entirely, so some settings got lost. YMMV.
Since I always forget some more or less obscure (possibly obsolete) changes I made, I also export nvram variables into human-readable text file: nvram show > /tmp/nvram.txt and then reconfigure from scratch. Nvram variables may (or may not) help you restore some settings that you forgot to print.
It is my understanding that nvram backup/restore will simply dump and restore entire nvram, So this makes sense only for verified good configurations and obviously, for the same DD-WRT version.