Hello!

How do I set a RB1000 into netboot mode? I have a failing one which is in some boot loop after a failed upgrade attempt from v5 (beeps once every 10s).
I tried to shorten the C229 surface contact and also tried the undocumented button left of the LED but it still loops and does not seen to go into netboot mode

Just to rule out my setup is making an issue I also tried a RB450 which boots fine into netboot.

I looked at the backup of the router config it has the enable jumper reset enabled.

Use serial console cable to see what is happening. You can set the booting mode by that too.

Use serial console cable to see what is happening. You can set the booting mode by that too.

Hello Jarda, thx for the quick answer, yes, I struggled a bit to find a console cable, but now I did.

Interesting enough, I do not get in the setup menu, I tried it with a RB450 (just to see if the cable is ok) and that worked fine.



RouterBOOT booter 2.20

RouterBoard 1000

CPU frequency: 1333 MHz
Memory size: 2048 MB

Press any key within 2 seconds to enter setup..
loading kernel from nand... OK
setting up elf image... OK
jumping to kernel code
ERROR: no system package found!
Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!
Rebooting in 1 seconds..



vs:

RouterBOOT booter 2.20

RouterBoard 450G

CPU frequency: 680 MHz
Memory size: 256 MB

Press any key within 2 seconds to enter setup

RouterBOOT-2.20
What do you want to configure?
d - boot delay
k - boot key
s - serial console
o - boot device
u - cpu mode
f - cpu frequency
r - reset booter configuration
e - format nand
g - upgrade firmware
i - board info
p - boot protocol
t - do memory testing
x - exit setup

I measured the first cable and it did not fully look ok, I just made me a new cable following https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:S ... al_Console that worked.

What I did was to erase the nand after that the RB1000 showed up in netboot and was happy to be flashed.