Re: [Soekris] net6501 error led / no console / doesn't boot

[Andrew Atrens]

Thanks Lon - I'll try umanager first, and failing that will rma the board.


--Original Message--
From: Lon Willett
To: soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com
Cc: and...@atrens.ca
Subject: Re: [Soekris] net6501 error led / no console / doesn't boot
Sent: Dec 27, 2014 7:58 AM


Hi,

Soekris just replaced  a 2+ year old net6501 of mine that had similar 
symptoms.  And there have been several similar cases mentioned on this list.

Following is a copy of the description that I sent to Soekris.  They 
just replaced the board; they never said what was wrong.  Anyone from 
Soekris want to tell us what this problem is?

/Lon



Brief description of problem:

Machine doesn’t (usually) even make it to POST.  The Power and Error 
LEDs go on, and then it hangs.  uManager is accessible, but the “reset”, 
“power cycle”, etc commands do not (usually) manage to clear the problem.


Detailed description of problem:

The problem first showed up some weeks ago, when rebooting for a 
software update. Initially, using the “reset” command in uManager worked 
to clear up the problem. But after a few reboots, it stopped having any 
effect.  I even tried reflashing the BIOS.  This completed without 
error, but did not have any effect on the problem.

After leaving the machine unplugged for several days, it did manage to 
boot once.  However, the problem returned almost immediately.

I have tried using a different power supply, with no effect.  I tried 
disconnecting all hardware (other than the console cable), also with no 
effect.

The machine has been running behind a UPS, connected to network switches 
that are also behind the UPS.  I have not noticed any power surges that 
might have damaged the machine.  The failure just came “out of the blue”.

This appears to be the same problem reported on the mailing list a few 
times, e.g.:
http://lists.soekris.com/pipermail/soekris-tech/2013-September/019077.html
http://lists.soekris.com/pipermail/soekris-tech/2013-November/019110.html

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Re: [Soekris] Can't get net4501 to boot from CF

[David J Taylor]

From: Mike

I would put a vote in for trying OpenBSD on that box (what I run). Lots of 
Linux distributions are dropping support for i486 cpus so you have to do 
some research on that.
The last time I tried Freebsd (netboot not image writing) it didn't manage 
to work correctly and I couldn't get it installed.
How were you managing to get USB booting on the 4501 as afaik it doesn't 
have built in ports?

=

Mike,

I'm currently using NanoBSD booting from a CF card with an image which was 
kindly supplied by someone.  I could not get USB booting to work, as I 
thought I had originally written.


Cheers,
David
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