I have noted that there are some routers that have in addition to the usual internal uart that can be connected with a TTL converter, they also have an external usb connection.
A usb connection is just a special serial connection at a special voltage. Why could not the failsafe mode of these routers use the externally connected usb port for its serial console. Then it would be possible to unbrick these routers, when the net connnection does not work, without ever opening the router to connect to the uart. Instead a data cable between the external usb connection and the fixing computer could be used. What would be required to implement this idea? Could it be done with a tailored version of openwrt? Or would in be needed to hack u-boot? Thank You for thinking about this question. -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 [email protected] PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpatchpanel.com/pme/ Austin TX 78758-3117
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