question about protected-routerboot

RouterOS General
1

hi all,

since announced on newsletter issue #64 - February 2015, we put the mentioned file into our mipsbe routerboard. the files is http://www.mikrotik.com/download/share/protected_routerboot_v3_24_enable_6_29_1_mipsbe.dpk

on most of the newest devices, we found that the protected-routerboot field already put into /system routerboard setting.

but today we found our brand new Groove52HPN does not have protected-routerboot field on it but we know that this unit is one of mipsbe family member. how to make the field protected-routerboot exist ? is it possible to just upload the above file (http://www.mikrotik.com/download/share/protected_routerboot_v3_24_enable_6_29_1_mipsbe.dpk) into ROS 6.33.3 ?

update…
i just upload and the file protected_routerboot_v3_24_enable_6_29_1_mipsbe.dpk and the response on log are as follows :

22:51:28 system,info verified protected_routerboot_v3_24_enable_6_29_1_mipsbe.dpk
22:51:32 system,info installed protected-router-6.29
22:51:32 system,info FAILED to enable protected RouterBOOT: code 139
22:51:32 system,info router rebooted

and this is the system resource :

sy re pr
uptime: 3m43s
version: 6.33.3 (stable)
build-time: Dec/03/2015 16:08:10
free-memory: 45.9MiB
total-memory: 64.0MiB
cpu: MIPS 74Kc V4.12
cpu-count: 1
cpu-frequency: 600MHz
cpu-load: 0%
free-hdd-space: 111.4MiB
total-hdd-space: 128.0MiB
write-sect-since-reboot: 60
write-sect-total: 7224
bad-blocks: 0%
architecture-name: mipsbe
board-name: Groove 52
platform: MikroTik

TIA

Paul

2

What is the firmware version of the routerboard? Have you tried to update it?

3

it was 3.22 and just upgraded since you remind me.
but the same error still shown up after the firmware upgraded.

/log pr
19:32:41 system,info verified protected_routerboot_v3_24_enable_6_29_1_mipsbe.dpk
19:32:43 system,info installed protected-router-6.29
19:32:43 system,info FAILED to enable protected RouterBOOT: code 139
/sy ro pr
routerboard: yes
model: Groove 52HPn
serial-number:
firmware-type: ar9340
current-firmware: 3.24
upgrade-firmware: 3.24

4

I’d try a netinstall…

Could you post a /system routerboard settings, /system resources print?

Find out what’s the backup RouterBoot of that unit after the netinstall, if it’s older than 3.22… or doesn’t appear as Protected already, try to reapply it again.

Are you sure Backup RouterBOOT is the same as Upgrade Firmware in /sys ro pr?

5

/system routerboard settings print
boot-device: nand-only
cpu-frequency: 600MHz
boot-protocol: bootp
force-backup-booter: no
silent-boot: no



system routerboard print
routerboard: yes
model: Groove 52HPn
serial-number:
firmware-type: ar9340
current-firmware: 3.24
upgrade-firmware: 3.24



/system resource print
uptime: 1d12h43m48s
version: 6.33.3 (stable)
build-time: Dec/03/2015 16:08:10
free-memory: 44.9MiB
total-memory: 64.0MiB
cpu: MIPS 74Kc V4.12
cpu-count: 1
cpu-frequency: 600MHz
cpu-load: 2%
free-hdd-space: 111.4MiB
total-hdd-space: 128.0MiB
write-sect-since-reboot: 74
write-sect-total: 7502
bad-blocks: 0%
architecture-name: mipsbe
board-name: Groove 52
platform: MikroTik

6

Try netinstall as @pukkita already suggested. Otherwise contact mikrotik support (although might take a while to get an answer since it is holiday season)