Can't access WRAP

[Donal Bray]

Hi,
I have a WRAP that has been corrupted. I can't access it wirelessly, through Ethernet or null modem cable. It keeps cycling on startup. ( 38400 baud).
How do it into to it to upgrade the software.
regards
Donal

[tony]

Sounds like your CF has become corrupt, and needs to be re-installed. To do so, download the software revision you wish to use (WRAP Edition). You'll need the .iso or .raw depending on how you wish to install the software.

The easiest is to install a USB CF adapter in your windows system, and use a program such as http://www.roadkil.net/DiskImg.html to write the firmware to the CF. The ISO can be booted in a system with a USB CF adapter, and will install it for you. (disable any internal hdd in the system before hand, just to ensure it gets written to the proper device).

Thanks!

[Donal Bray]

tony,

i have not tried this before so forgive the uncertainity. I attempted the following.
I downloaded the following image

SPECIAL PURPOSE SYSTEMS (16MB Flash)
WRAP edition

I used the .raw and the .iso with the disk image tool suggested.
I choose the write image to 2: and browsed to location of file. The file was not visible untill i seleected the "all files option" instead of "image file".
The message wrtite completed was shown but the WRAP is still in the same cycling condition.
What am i doing wrong ?
regards
Donal

[Donal Bray]

forget the previous message. I used physdiskwrite in dos and got the data onto the card.

Same problem though. WRAP cycles when booting up.
Any ideas ?

[tony]

Do not use the ISO, as it's a CD-Rom bootable image.

Can you explain 'cycles' ? What do you see on the serial port before it does this.

[Donal Bray]

I used the .raw file.

Not sure what you you mean about the serial port before it cyles.
When i power the WRAP - it boots up and gets to the menu below

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Valemount Networks Corporation. (www.star-os.com (http://www.star-os.com)) ( Router v2.01.7, build 4636 )
Rescue Console, release v2.01.7 (bui
:: System Exten
1) Reset ether1 ip to 192.168.1.1, and password to 1234
HotSpot
2) Reboot
3) Restore Factory Defaults """


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After a minute or so it boots again and goes through the same process. This is the cycle.
Below is a print out of the process.

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Valemount Networks Corporation. (www.star-os.com (http://www.star-os.com))] [ OK ]
Rescue Console, release v2.01.7 (build 4636)bridge [ OK
Options Menu [ NONE
------------
1) Reset ether1 ip to 192.168.1.1, and password to 1234 [ OK ] [ OK
2) Reboot
3) Restore Factory Defaults


Enter your option: PC Engines WRAP.2B/2C v1.04 [ OK ]
640 KB Base Memory
64512 KB Extended Memory
Bridging (8
01F0 Master 848A SanDisk SDCFB-32 [ OK ]
Phys C/H/S 490/4/32 Log C/H/S 490/4/32erver
Binding ip addres
LILO 22.5.7 Loading OS [
BIOS data check successful
PPtP














Welcome to Valemount Networks StarOS (www.star-os.com (http://www.star-os.com)) OK ]
PPt
:: Loading...
Act
Checking flash contents, please wait. [ OK ]
DHCP relay agent
App
Checking for Geode scx200/sc1100 hardware watchdog [ OK ]
HotSpot
::
Checking for National DP83815 PCI ethernet cards [ OK ]ver [

:: System Extensions
- RIPv1/2 se
Looking for VIA ISA PnP pcmcia sockets [ NONE ]
- OSPFv2 ser
HotSpot [ OK ]
- BGPv4/4+ s
IP accounting [ OK ]
:: Detected no Wireless PCI Ca
Ping-based wa
Beacon Realtime Traffic Monitor [ OK ]
----------------------------
Network time
Bandwidth manager [ OK ]




Syslog servic
Client layer 3 wireless bridge [ OK ]
Rescue Console, rel

- OSPFv2 service [DISABLED]
- BGPv4/4+ service [DISABLED] [ OK ]
Ping-based watchdog [DISABLED]4:00:00 [ OK ]
Network time client [DISABLED]n [ OK ]
Syslog service [ OK ]
:: System Extensions
Virtual Distribution System (vds) [ OK ] [ NONE ]
Configuration server [ OK ] [ OK ]
:: Detected 1 Ethernet Card
ether1: 00:0D:B9:01:35:DC ]
:: Detected no Wireless PCI Cards
Beacon Realtime Traff
:: Detected no Wireless PCMCIA Cards[ OK ]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ OK ]












Valemount Networks Corporation. (www.star-os.com (http://www.star-os.com))
Rescue Console, release v2.01.7 (build 4636)
Options Menu
------------
1) Reset ether1 ip to 192.168.1.1, and password to 1234
2) Reboot
3) Restore Factory Defaults


Enter your option:

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[tony]

Can you remove all radio cards, and see if it continues to reboot? Depending on the cards used, sometimes the system will reboot due to lack of power.

[Donal Bray]

I have removed all radio cards. This doesnot effect the situation. i had 2 Atheros cards in the WRAP. THey were not been found on boot up. I removed them and put in a prism. This was found but the "boot up cycles" were still happening.

Is it time for a new board ?
d.

[tony]

Unfortunatley, it sounds like your board has gone bad.

[Donal Bray]

thanks for your help.

regards
Donal