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jlazkano
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 12:37    Post subject: Unbrick Fonera Reply with quote
Hello everybody. I have brick my Fonera (2100).

I guided from this post: http://www.mcgrewsecurity.com/2007/04/24/openwrt-on-the-fon-fonera/

It was going well until I restart Fonera to acces to RedBoot (10 seg).

When I restart the WLAN LED doesn't swhich on, the POWER LED is on and the INTERNET ono blink sometimes.

I can't access it makin telnet, ssh, ping...

Is there a solution without open it and install a RS232 port?

Thank you very much.
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ooferomen
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 19:38    Post subject: Re: Unbrick Fonera Reply with quote
jlazkano wrote:
Hello everybody. I have brick my Fonera (2100).

I guided from this post: http://www.mcgrewsecurity.com/2007/04/24/openwrt-on-the-fon-fonera/

It was going well until I restart Fonera to acces to RedBoot (10 seg).

When I restart the WLAN LED doesn't swhich on, the POWER LED is on and the INTERNET ono blink sometimes.

I can't access it makin telnet, ssh, ping...

Is there a solution without open it and install a RS232 port?

Thank you very much.


you need to catch the fonera at 192.168.1.254 port 9000 with telnet.

config your network card to static ip and start a continuous ping to 192.168.1.254, plug in the fonera and when you see a response quickly telnet in with port 9000 and stop the fonera from booting
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jlazkano
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 21:57    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks for the response, but it doesn't connect:

Code:

lazkano@debian:~$ ping 192.168.1.254
PING 192.168.1.254 (192.168.1.254) 56(84) bytes of data.
From 192.168.1.101 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.101 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.101 icmp_seq=4 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.101 icmp_seq=6 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.101 icmp_seq=7 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.101 icmp_seq=8 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.101 icmp_seq=10 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.101 icmp_seq=11 Destination Host Unreachable
...


The POWER LED is on, and the INTERNET one starts blinking when I ping to 192.168.1.254

I need a RS232 cable?

Is there any solution?

Thanks again
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ooferomen
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 22:21    Post subject: Reply with quote
jlazkano wrote:
Thanks for the response, but it doesn't connect:

Code:

lazkano@debian:~$ ping 192.168.1.254
PING 192.168.1.254 (192.168.1.254) 56(84) bytes of data.
From 192.168.1.101 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.101 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.101 icmp_seq=4 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.101 icmp_seq=6 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.101 icmp_seq=7 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.101 icmp_seq=8 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.101 icmp_seq=10 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.101 icmp_seq=11 Destination Host Unreachable
...


The POWER LED is on, and the INTERNET one starts blinking when I ping to 192.168.1.254

I need a RS232 cable?

Is there any solution?

Thanks again


you start the ping before you plug in the fonera right? also try putting a switch between your pc and the fonera sometimes the network card doesn't realise the cable is conncted before the redboot is already passed
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jlazkano
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 11:37    Post subject: Reply with quote
I try to send the ping before and the later switc on the router.

I have connected Fonera to a router with 192.168.1.0/24 net and my laptop is connected to the router with 192.168.1.101 (DHCP).

I must connect the laptop and the router with a single cable?

Thanks again.
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ispyisail
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 21:48    Post subject: Reply with quote
I all else fails use a serial card

http://www.futurlec.com/Mini_RS232_TTL_3V.shtml

I your on a budget you can leave out the box etc

I assume you have tryed the methods from http://fonerahacks.com/ to access your red boot

You could also try to install ROBIN but i suspect Fon has locked you out

http://www.open-mesh.com/activekb/questions/8/Flashing+the+Accton+Mini-Router+with+ROBIN
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jlazkano
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 23:31    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks, I buy a serial cable.

How can I upload firmware files from serial?

Thanks again
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Goofee691
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 21:11    Post subject: Reply with quote
you would host the firmware on your computer with a tftp server and then flash using redboot, you still need to hook the fonera up through a network cable
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jlazkano
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 21:17    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks! But the problem is that the Fonera doesn't have any Ip address to connect to TFTP.

I will connect to Fonera by serial port.

How can I configure the ethernet port with RedBoot?

Thanks again.
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Goofee691
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 22:23    Post subject: Reply with quote
you have to set your computer to use a static ip of say 192.168.1.2.

you then have to use the command ip_address in redboot to set the foneras ip and the ip of the tftp server
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ispyisail
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 22:27    Post subject: Reply with quote
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/LaFonera_Software_Flashing

http://fonerahacks.com/

http://fonerahacks.com/index.php/Tutorials-and-Guides/Updated-DD-WRT-v24-Final-Flash-Guide.html
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Polykrates
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:54    Post subject: unbrick fonera 2100 Reply with quote
Hi,
I got 2 foneras which are not working as they should. The bricking was done by others.
1. all three LEDs are on.
2. no WLAN
3. no Lan, even static on 169.254.255.1 nor 192.168.1
4. no reaction on pressing reset for 15-20 secs.
5. redboot accessible via serial
6. flashing dd-wrt or openwrt possible with ap51-flash-fonera-gui.
7. redboot answer to fis list:

Code:
RedBoot> fis list
Name                FLASH addr    Mem addr        Length         Entry point
RedBoot            0xA8000000  0xA8000000  0x00030000  0x00000000
rootfs                0xA8030000  0xA8030000  0x006E0000  0x00000000
vmlinux.bin.l7    0xA8710000  0x80041000  0x000C0000  0x80041000
nvram               0xA87D0000  0xA87D0000  0x00010000  0x80041000
FIS directory      0xA87E0000  0xA87E0000  0x0000F000  0x00000000
RedBoot config   0xA87EF000  0xA87EF000  0x00001000  0x00000000
RedBoot>


Any idea for diagnosis or even cure?
Thanks for any suggestion.
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fyi2000
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 18:13    Post subject: Re: unbrick fonera 2100 Reply with quote
Polykrates wrote:
3. no Lan, even static on 169.254.255.1 nor 192.168.1

Access RedBoot and ping the host. Does it work? Use crossover ethernet cable or connect a switch.
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Polykrates
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 5:58    Post subject: Re: unbrick fonera 2100 Reply with quote
fyi2000 wrote:

Access RedBoot and ping the host. Does it work? Use crossover ethernet cable or connect a switch.


By serial access I have set the Redboot IP:
>fconfig bootp_my_ip 169.254.255.1<

So I can ping 169.254.255.1 successfully with a fixed IP within 169.254.255.x.
But I have no access to the webfrontend of the router.
Nor is it giving a WiFi signal.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:02    Post subject: Reply with quote
Run "fon_flash [Gargoyle Wiki]".
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