Bootloader and license problem

RouterOS General
1

Yesterday we had some hardware crash after hardware replacement I found that MikroTik (pre-installed on IDE-Flash with SW/L5 license) doesn’t boot, only prints

L 02 02 02 02 02...

looks like lilo bootloader problem I put this IDE-Flash in my linux workstation and was able to boot mikrotik from grub bootloader installed on my hdd, after what mikrotik works just fine.

$ cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
default         0
timeout         5

title           Debian GNU/Linux 3.1
root            (hd1,0)
kernel          /boot/kernel-2.4.32-wh1 root=/dev/hdc1 ro idebus=66 vga=0x317 acpi=force
savedefault
boot

title OpenBSD 3.9
root (hd1,3)
makeactive
chainloader +1

title           MikroTik RouterOS 2.8
root            (hd0,0)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda1 ro
savedefault
boot

after I installed grub bootloader on IDE-Flash mikrotik boot’s ok but now it says that it is demo version and only will work for 24h =(

So i have two qestions:

  1. Is there posibility to again activate the license?

  2. I have another IDE-Flash with SW/L5 with same bootloader problem, and is there posibility to repair it without loosing license?

2

Reinstall same version, enter same key. Do NOT (!!!) format or reimage. Use CD install of SAME version

3

I’m afraid I don’t have install CD of these versions I need (and i don’t remember if I ever had, as MikroTik was bought on pre-installed IDE-Flash), one is 2.8.11 and other 2.8.15.

And another question, can I get license key from RouterOS? I just remember that when we bought MT IDE-Flash’s they were working just “out of the box” without entering any keys.

4

I’m afraid I don’t have install CD of these versions I need

maybe you can find them on the web somewhere, but mikrotik doesn’t provide them

And another question, can I get license key from RouterOS?

you mean extract key from a working RouterOS system? usually when you buy a preinstalled system, the key is put on your account anyway. if you will tell us your SoftID, I will be able to find the key and the owner. contact support@mikrotik.com for more info


a nice solution for your problem would be a clean reinstall to 2.9.28 and purchase of a new license, which now includes free upgrades up to RouterOS v3. But if you don’t need the new version, you can still try to find the old CD install.

5

Same old problem I had once in the past :smiley:

6

it only can happen on old versions. 2.9 doesn’t have this problem