Bricked rb532a ?

Hardware MikroTik hardware general
1

Good day…

Recently powered up one of my rb’s and here is a snippet of what I got …



Oops[#1]:es)mat nand0000000 1000fc
Cpu 0 g -
$ 0 : 00000000 1000e800 00000000 00000001 table entries: 1024 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
$ 4 : 84000000 0000790a 004e5be4 0fffffffry testing 8
TCP: Hash tables configured (e
$ 8 : 839d5690 1dcd6500 ffffffff ffffffffboot device2 : ffffffff 00000000 831
TCP
$12 : ffffffff 803e0000 00000000 ffffffff initramfs… done0000000 00000008 83
$24 : 00000000 00000000
$28 : 83726000 83727ce0 803e0000 c0287f9c
Hi : 00000140
Lo : 00000118
epc : c0288634 a5212_init+0xc14/0x1abc [a5212] Tainted: P
ra : c0287f9c a5212_init+0x57c/0x1abc [a5212]
Status: 1000e803 KERNEL EXL IE
Cause : 1080001c
PrId : 0001800a
Modules linked in: a5212_pci(P) a5212(P) ath(P) ipcomp esp4 ah4 af_key crypto_nx
Process insmod (pid: 875, threadinfo=83726000, task=812ba590)
Stack : 00000000 0000ffff 00000002 c0266004 00010000 000005df 00000000 803e0000
ffffffff 83634000 80130000 801106b8 00000080 00000080 c01d0000 0000005a
83636818 8012adb0 8112b400 83634000 80130000 c01cf2e4 00000000 00002818
00000040 00000002 8112b400 8022c520 c0260000 50000000 8112b400 c01cfa10
00000000 c01cfa44 82e40e00 803e0000 c01cfbf8 c0210000 00000016 8020fa1c
…
Call Trace:
[] a5212_init+0xc14/0x1abc [a5212]
[] 0xc01cf2e4


Code: 02601021 00002821 264409b8 <94820000> 24c60001 00c7182b 00a22826 146

Im clueless as to what can be the problem, tried formatting and everything else…


Any ideas ?

Regards

2

I am not sure, but have you tries to update the firmware.
(Not RouterOS via NetInstall, The boot code via the serial port)

Craig

3

yup, tried that also … version 2.9 via xmodem protocol … firmware was really small tho :confused:

rc32434-2.9.fwf

~33kb

4

try netinstall

5

Yup, tried that also (about 20 times to be circa). Also did a memory test about 5 times and everything checked out OK.

Im lost :confused:


Regards.

6

You should use the latest netinstall program and install the latest RouterOS version. Set the RouterBOOT to etherboot (to use netinstall) and connect it directly to your PC network card.

And xmodem can only upgrade the RouterBOOT, not RouterOS.

7

I have both the latest version of netinstall and the routeros software…

It is well understood routeros itself cannot be upgraded from serial…

I have the connection between the routerboard and pc connected through a decent enough switch but ill do a direct connection to see if that helps anybit…

Regards

8

Nope, sure enuff it didnt…

9

Do you get it to Etherboot?

10

Yup, many times over.

11

could you post the print out from your console when you boot the board up, so we could see what bios version are you using?
What happened when you specified to boot form Ethernet, could you post the printout form the console?

12

Board Info:

Board type: 532A
Serial number: 12A201D37DEE
Firmware version: 2.9
CPU frequency: 266 MHz
Memory size: 64 MB
eth1 MAC address: 00:0C:42:0E:25:59
eth2 MAC address: 00:0C:42:0E:25:5A
eth3 MAC address: 00:0C:42:0E:25:5B




your choice: b - boot chosen device
loading kernel from nand… OK
setting up elf image… OK
jumping to kernel code
Starting…
Starting services…
Oops[#1]:
Cpu 0
$ 0 : 00000000 1000fc00 00000200 00000001
$ 4 : 84000000 0000178f 00605b56 0fffffff
$ 8 : 00000001 ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff
$12 : ffffffff 00000000 83333bc9 ffffffff
$16 : 00000000 00000008 833f4000 00009880
$20 : 833f4954 00000002 80340000 c0060000
$24 : 00000000 00000000
$28 : 83332000 83333d08 50010000 83383804
Hi : 00000085
Lo : 1ebdd000
epc : 83383e30 a5212_init+0xadc/0x1998 [a5212] Tainted: P
ra : 83383804 a5212_init+0x4b0/0x1998 [a5212]
Status: 1000fc03 KERNEL EXL IE
Cause : 1080001c
PrId : 0001800a
Modules linked in: a5212_pci(P) a5212(P) ath(P) wlan(P) nf_nat_pptp nf_nat_proto
_gre nf_conntrack_pptp nf_conntrack_proto_gre nf_nat_sip nf_conntrack_sip nf_nat
_h323 nf_conntrack_h323 nf_nat_irc nf_conntrack_irc nf_nat_tftp nf_conntrack_tft
p nf_nat_ftp nf_conntrack_ftp ipt_NETMAP ipt_SAME ipt_REDIRECT ipt_MASQUERADE ip
table_nat ipt_ipv4options ipt_psd ipt_connlimit ipt_p2p(P) ipt_hsmark ipt_prmark
ipt_snif(P) ipt_ulog(P) ipt_PASSTHR(P) addrlist(P) xt_layer7(P) ipt_addrtype
t_iprange ip_tables xt_physdev xt_length xt_connbytes xt_helper xt_tcpmss xt_dsc
p xt_hashlimit xt_statistic xt_string xt_connmark xt_state xt_multiport xt_mark
xt_mac xt_limit xt_tcpudp ip6_tables x_tables ts_kmp nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_conntr
ack_netlink nf_nat nf_conntrack nfnetlink rb(P) 8021q ticker(P) btest sch_rate(P
) imq cls_linear(P) cls_fw sch_agr(P) sch_pcq(P) sch_sfq sch_red sch_htb snif(P)
ulog admwdt(P) idtwdt(P) panics(P) logring(P) flash(P) af_packet unix
Process insmod (pid: 857, threadinfo=833
Stack : 00000040 0000ffff 00000002 00000000 80347c04 c0070000 8ffb0000 c0060000
ffffffff 8012daf8 810d1800 833a0a00 00000080 00000080 833a0000 0000005a
833f6940 810d1800 833f4000 833a0288 83455be8 00002940 00000400 00000002
833a0a34 833a0a3c 810d1800 833a0a00 00000000 833a0a3c 830acfc4 00000017
c0037000 00000016 c0038224 801f9e28 83c32798 802edf40 8343a000 00000000
…
Call Trace:
[<83383e30>] a5212_init+0xadc/0x1998 [a5212]
[<833a0288>] 0x833a0288


Code: 02001021 00002821 26440ad4 <94820000> 24c60001 00c7182b 00a22826 1460
fffb 24840002
ctl_zap
W: stay in same state 0
Atheros-5212 0000:00:04.0: uevent: unsupported action-string; this will be ignor
ed in a future kernel version<3>pci 0000:00:03.0: uevent: unsupported action-str
ing; this will be ignored in a future kernel version<3>pci 0000:00:02.0: uevent:
unsupported action-string; this will be ignored in a future kernel version<3>pc
i 0000:00:00.0: uevent: unsupported action-string; this will be ignored in a fut
ure kernel version<3>serial8250 serial8250: uevent: unsupported action-string; t
his will be ignored in a future kernel version<3>platform flash-nor: uevent: uns
upported action-string; this will be ignored in a future kernel version<3>platfo
rm rb500-cf: uevent: unsupported action-string; this will be ignored in a future
kernel version<5>SCSI subsystem initialized
libata version 2.21 loaded.
RB500 CF
scsi0 : cf-rb500
ata1: PATA max PIO6 cmd 0xb8a10800 ctl 0xb8a1080e bmdma 0x00000000 irq 149
korina korina: uevent: unsupported action-string; this will be ignored in a futu
re kernel version<3>rb500-nand rb500-nand: uevent: unsupported action-string; th
is will be ignored in a future kernel version

There you go…

13

could you post that printout when you select ‘e - boot over Ethernet’ so we could see what happens there.

14

trying bootp protocol…
OK
Got IP address: 192.168.1.109
resolved mac address 00:11:2F:7E:C1:9F
transfer started … transfer ok, time=1.68s
setting up elf image… OK
jumping to kernel code



Welcome to MikroTik Router Software remote installation
Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete to abort

mac-address: 00:0C:42:0E:25:59
mac-address: 00:00:00:00:25:59
software-id: 3S3A-3TT key:
ag51w**************************************************************
******==

Waiting for installation server…

15

so it means the netinstall is working. In the Netinstall specify the latest RouterOS packages to install. And after installation specify the router to boot from the NAND.

16

No offense to any, but I think If I do another netinstall imma loose my sanity. I think im just stuck with a board that went dead on me, no bigge; its all a part of the wisp game, losses that is. I guess ill just turn this board into the tftp server ive needed for so long but refused to dedicate a standalone box to it.

Regards

17

Remove any cards first.
maybe you can try booting from a CF, if ok then ask MT to move your lic over.

#2 would not work!
http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/cf-card-boot-failed/13928/1
sorry.

18

email to support for RMA, or ask your dealer. I understand you have done everything you can, so the board must be repaired or replaced.