And so I got umanager working and updated the bios using 'download' ..
am hoping that that is all that's needed ..
Anyways, df'ing through the flash it seems that the signatures look good -
# df 0
00000000 00 09 0F F0 0F F0 0F F0 0F F0 00 00 01 61 00 23 ...*.*.*.*...a.#
00000010 6E 65 74 36 35 30 31 5F 66 70 67 61 2E 6E 63 64 net6501_fpga.ncd
00000020 3B 55 73 65 72 49 44 3D 30 78 46 46 46 46 46 46 ;UserID=0xFFFFFF
00000030 46 46 00 62 00 0B 33 73 35 30 61 76 71 31 30 30 FF.b..3s50avq100
00000040 00 63 00 0B 32 30 31 31 2F 31 32 2F 30 32 00 64
.c..*2011/12/02*.d
00000050 00 09 30 30 3A 31 31 3A 33 32 00 65 00 00 D5 88 ..00:11:32.e..**
00000060 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ****************
00000070 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ****************
# df F0000
000F0000 53 4B 5F 52 C0 00 02 00 65 00 00 01 00 00 53 24 SK_R*...e.....S$
000F0010 E9 67 00 E9 9A 2F E9 90 45 00 00 00 00 00 85 0B *g.**/**E.....*.
000F0020 63 6F 6D 42 49 4F 53 20 76 65 72 2E 20 31 2E 34 *comBIOS ver. 1.4*
000F0030 31 63 20 20 32 30 31 32 31 31 31 35 20 20 00 43 *1c *
*20121115* .C
000F0040 6F 70 79 72 69 67 68 74 20 28 43 29 20 32 30 30 opyright (C) 200
000F0050 30 2D 32 30 31 31 20 53 6F 65 6B 72 69 73 20 45 0-2011 Soekris E
000F0060 6E 67 69 6E 65 65 72 69 6E 67 2E 00 00 00 00 00 ngineering......
000F0070 0D 0A 0A 50 4F 53 54 3A 20 00 FC 8C C8 8E D0 2B ...POST: .*****+
Some of the sectors are FF's but that might be normal -
# df C2100
000C2100 D5 FF 22 9A 81 1A 89 D4 07 FC D5 AC 89 42 1C 01 **"**.**.****B..
000C2110 39 34 54 90 B2 F1 D1 4F F4 00 63 C4 F2 01 03 4F 94T****O*.c**..O
000C2120 F4 00 42 1A 61 70 BC 70 47 64 03 00 20 FF FF FF *.B.ap*pGd.. ***
000C2130 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ****************
000C2140 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ****************
000C2150 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ****************
000C2160 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ****************
000C2170 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ****************
..
# df EFFA0
000EFFA0 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ****************
000EFFB0 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ****************
000EFFC0 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ****************
000EFFD0 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ****************
000EFFE0 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ****************
000EFFF0 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ****************
000F0000 53 4B 5F 52 C0 00 02 00 65 00 00 01 00 00 53 24 SK_R*...e.....S$
000F0010 E9 67 00 E9 9A 2F E9 90 45 00 00 00 00 00 85 0B *g.**/**E.....*.
No change though on the boot .. I don't see any output after power cycling.
I think that that might rule out corrupted flash .. I guess that there
could be a failure bringing up comBIOS .. I guess most likely hardware
is nackered ..
Do I need an RMA, before I can mail this beastie back to Soekris?
--Andrew
On 2014-12-27 12:03 PM, Andrew Atrens wrote:
Thanks Lon - I'll try umanager first, and failing that will rma the board.
------Original Message------
From: Lon Willett
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
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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