having my Rb153 sitting here - I wonder how I can try to reinstall ros 3.3 on it.
Have tried ros 2.9.29, 2.9.50 and 3.3, after that checked debian and openwrt (both of the later ones - I can still put on it have setup an own/decent tftp-server etc. doing the job well over bootp).
However - I wanted to try some more stuff with openvpn tunnels under ros 3.3 - but can’t put the ros on the device anymore.
The netinstall does not work under windows XP or Linux + Wine. IMHO - I’d need a tftp-boot kernel and rootfs I can dump on the NAND and similar for the FS …
Anyone has done that here ?
I feel more confident doing that through CLI than through any GUI tool that provides no debug/error messages at all …
Any hints ? I could also do it through a CF Card IMHO - just have to put the right image on it.
Hmmm… Here is what I did - followed the example at your site:
netinstall started.
Net Booting → Boot Server enabled / IP in Local LAN assigned (10.0.4.13)
Set router to boot …
Select router through MAC in netinstall
Select Software Package → RouterOS for routerBoard RB5xx & RB1xx
and click install
Waiting - 5secs later - I have a ready again in netinstall for the MAC Address showing up again.
Router Serial terminal side:
Select boot device:
* e - boot over Ethernet
n - boot from NAND, if fail then Ethernet
c - boot from CompactFlash only
1 - boot Ethernet once, then NAND
2 - boot Ethernet once, then CompactFlash
o - boot from NAND only
b - boot chosen device
your choice: b - boot chosen device
trying bootp protocol... OK
Got IP address: 10.0.4.13
resolved mac address 00:16:CB:A6:89:EB
*transfer started ..................... transfer ok, time=3.02s
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:42:0B:34:71
mac-address: 00:0C:42:0B:34:72
mac-address: 00:0C:42:0B:34:73
mac-address: 00:0C:42:0B:34:74
mac-address: 00:0C:42:0B:34:75
software-id: 7X0F-3TT key:
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX<invalidated Key>XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Waiting for installation server...
Note - that when I do all that through my own tftp/dhcp-servers, it workswithout an issue.
Of course - I have deactivated the local bootp/tftp/dhcp servers before using netinstall.
I even booted into windows to make sure nothing there is giving me any issues.
Even removed the Windows Firewall etc.
Any hints ?
BTW: A ctrl-alt-delet in the serial terminal does not work
I have also formatted the NAND before, resetted the RouterBoot config etc. - changed nothing.
When launching the install - through linux/openwrt - the LED indicator of the ethernet port flasshes showing traffic.
With netinstall - nothing - except some eventual keepalive packets going onto it.
Ok - fixed it.
netinstall works - if you don’t have a intelligent switch hocked in between.
Seems some of the security settings of that switch prevented some protocols to go over - hence performing the installation.
After plugging the network side into a Dumb switch - everything started working.
Why have the switch at all? I ask this as I am dealing with a similar issue that I have been unable to resolve yet. I have a RB 111/112 that I have tried to upgrade via NetInstall and it sees it just fine, but the upgrade doesn’t begin.
