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Wed, 02/13/2019 - 22:32

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K9CQB

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Is it 'RBLHG-2nD-XL' or 'RBLHG-2HPnD-XL'?

I really wanted to find the best 2.4GHz high-gain point-to-point dish to close some links at some sites that already have 5GHz equipment on them. But I still want to spread the love of a 2.4GHz AREDN node in the general direction of that community that we are shooting over, making it easy for them to get on the mesh network. So one of the options on the supported list was the RBLHG-2HPnD-XL. I scrubbed the internet for them, but could find them. So I thought it was a typo and bought the RBLHG-2nD-XL. And then I found out the real deal:

So... there is no MikroTik RBLHG-2HPnD-XL, like there is with the 5GHz models (RBLHG-5HPnD-XL).
*(see attached photo of Supported Platform Matrix)

There is only the 'non-high-power' RBLHG-2nD-XL, which shares the same board as the RBLHG-2nD, but with a higher gain dish.
*(see attached photo of the board I removed from the RBLHG-2nD-XL).

I'm not sure if that was a typo or a cut-and-paste error on the supported matrix spreadsheet, or what.
By the way, the RBLHG-2nD and RBLHG-2nD-XL also share the same board as the LDF-2. So it looks like we are putting a few eggs in the basket of getting the LDF-2 up and running. It's great that we have 7 devices (including QRT-5) from MikroTik that do 5GHz, but only 2 that do 2.4GHz (if you count the hAP-ac-lite).

So I now have a RBLHG-2nD-XL sitting here that won't load the .elf file or hand out DHCP, or load AREDN - just like what happened with the LDF-2. After all, they're basically the same board. Please let me know how I can help.

-Damon K9CQB

Wed, 02/13/2019 - 22:36

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K9CQB

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Attached Photos for 'RBLHG-2nD-XL' or 'RBLHG-2HPnD-XL' dilemma.

I'm sorry I could figure out how to attach the photos on an initial post, so here they are:

*(see attached photo of Supported Platform Matrix)

*(see attached photo of the board I removed from the RBLHG-2nD-XL)

Image Attachments:

Thu, 02/14/2019 - 00:38

#3

AE6XE

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LHG-2nD boards

Damon, been traveling last week and this week. Back home the 18th, so hope to spend some time on this board then.

Thu, 02/14/2019 - 11:08

#4

K9CQB

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How can I help?

Joe,
I feel like you're always carrying the heavy development burden on a lot of the same things that interest me.
And I always feel like I'm not helping enough. Is there anything I can do from Virginia to help your efforts?
Also, I was wondering who can edit the 'Supported Platform Matrix' spreadsheet to fix the spelling on the RBLHG-2nD-XL and turn it red for now (or remove it).

-Damon K9CQB

Thu, 02/14/2019 - 11:45

#5

K5DLQ

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I've corrected the SPM.

I've corrected the SPM. Thanks for the info. I left it as YELLOW (investigating) for now.

Fri, 05/22/2020 - 20:36

#6

n0nki

Unable to load AREDN to a RBLHG-2nD-XL

I'm having a heck of a time loading AREDN software on a RBLHG-2nD-XL also. I receive the bad gateway message via the web interface so I've tried from the scp and shell and it seems my hardware type is unknown? Is this device supported? I too was looking for the highest gain, most directional 2.4G radio to link over a pretty good distance.

Here's what I'm seeing in the shell:

root@NOCALL:~# sysupgrade -n /tmp/aredn-3.20.3.0-ar71xx-mikrotik-rb-nor-flash-16
M-sysupgrade.bin
Device unknown not supported by this image
Supported devices: rb-750-r2 rb-750up-r2 rb-750p-pbr2 rb-911-2hn rb-911-5hn rb-931-2nd rb-941-2nd rb-951ui-2nd rb-952ui-5ac2nd rb-962uigs-5hact2hnt rb-lhg-5nd rb-lhg-5hpnd rb-lhg-5hpnd-xl rb-ldf-5nd rb-map-2nd rb-mapl-2nd rb-wap-2nd rb-wapr-2nd rb-sxt-2nd-r3
Sysupgrade is not yet supported on unknown.
Image check failed.
root@NOCALL:~#

I've tried again rebooting, starting from scratch and using the nightly with the same results.

root@NOCALL:~# sysupgrade -n /tmp/aredn-1546-a2f7da4-ar71xx-mikrotik-rb-nor-flash-16M-sysupgrade.bin
Device unknown not supported by this image
Supported devices: rb-750-r2 rb-750up-r2 rb-750p-pbr2 rb-911-2hn rb-911-5hn rb-931-2nd rb-941-2nd rb-951ui-2nd rb-952ui-5ac2nd rb-962uigs-5hact2hnt rb-lhg-5nd rb-lhg-5hpnd rb-lhg-5hpnd-xl rb-ldf-5nd rb-map-2nd rb-mapl-2nd rb-wap-2nd rb-wapr-2nd rb-sxt-2nd-r3
Sysupgrade is not yet supported on unknown.
Image check failed.
root@NOCALL:~#

Hopefully this information is helpful:

root@NOCALL:~/sysinfo# for file in `ls /tmp/sysinfo/` ; do  echo -n "${file} : " ; cat ${file} ; done
board_name : unknown
boardid : MikroTik RouterBOARD RBLHG-2nD-XL
hardware_mfg : MikroTik
hardware_type : unknown
model : MikroTik RouterBOARD RBLHG-2nD-XL

What else should I try?
Thank you,

Fri, 05/22/2020 - 20:52

#7

AE6XE

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yes, this is the needed info.

yes, this is the needed info. I don't think Mikrotik can make their mind up on the model string designation for this device:

1) "MikroTik RouterBOARD LHG 2nD-XL"
2) "MikroTik RouterBOARD RBLHG 2nD-XL"
3) now it is "MikroTik RouterBOARD RBLHG-2nD-XL"

This is a straight forward change, just need to update the images to add this string so the firmware can detect what device it is on. I'll shortly post a link to download images so you can test and confirm before submitting into the nightly build.

Joe AE6XE

Fri, 05/22/2020 - 21:08

#8

n0nki

Additional Data from device

Here's more info from the web GUI:

 node: NOCALL-158-89-87
model: MikroTik RouterBOARD RBLHG-2nD-XL

!!!! UNSUPPORTED DEVICE !!!!
boardid: MikroTik RouterBOARD RBLHG-2nD-XL
Device has not been tested. Please file a ticket with your experiences.

br-lan C4:AD:34:9F:59:57
eth0   C4:AD:34:9F:59:57
eth0.1 C4:AD:34:9F:59:57
eth0.2 C4:AD:34:9F:59:57
tunl0  00-00-00-00-00-00-00-44-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00

/proc/cpuinfo
system type		: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9533 ver 2 rev 0
machine			: MikroTik RouterBOARD RBLHG-2nD-XL
processor		: 0
cpu model		: MIPS 24Kc V7.4
BogoMIPS		: 432.53
wait instruction	: yes
microsecond timers	: yes
tlb_entries		: 16
extra interrupt vector	: yes
hardware watchpoint	: yes, count: 4, address/irw mask: [0x0ffc, 0x0ffc, 0x0ffb, 0x0ffb]
isa			: mips1 mips2 mips32r1 mips32r2
ASEs implemented	: mips16
Options implemented	: tlb 4kex 4k_cache prefetch mcheck ejtag llsc dc_aliases perf_cntr_intr_bit nan_legacy nan_2008 perf
shadow register sets	: 1
kscratch registers	: 0
package			: 0
core			: 0
VCED exceptions		: not available
VCEI exceptions		: not available


nvram
hsmmmesh.settings=settings
hsmmmesh.settings.wifimac='c4:ad:34:9e:59:57'
hsmmmesh.settings.mac2='158.89.87'
hsmmmesh.settings.node='NOCALL-158-89-87'
hsmmmesh.settings.dtdmac='158.89.86'

Fri, 05/22/2020 - 23:19

#9

n0nki

Force install

I was able to load the firmware from the command line using the force option. Not sure about reliability yet. I have it configured, but I'm not able to maintain a connection to it over the radio.

Fri, 05/22/2020 - 23:23

#10

AE6XE

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Try these images:https:/

Try these images:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1M_edtdOHYcXy1CRFMPiNr65VBPxtg0e7...

Joe AE6XE

Sun, 05/24/2020 - 17:58

#11

n0nki

Try these... Bad Gateway

So I tired to load using the GUI from the version I've forced install... I still receive bad gateway.
Also noticing I don't have access to channel -2 ?

Same error on the command line. This time I have not tried to force the installation.
Will this radio support channel -2 ?

Sun, 05/24/2020 - 18:01

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AE6XE

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Please try loading, starting

Please try loading, starting with the .elf process, as if it had Mikrotik firmware running. the current AREDN image probably doesn't recognize the hardware it is on, to know if the image being loaded is compatible.

Joe AE6XE

Sun, 05/24/2020 - 18:57

#13

n0nki

Next attempt at loading via PXE

I've booted the .elf image and visited the web interface. I no longer see the unsupported error message, however I see bad gateway when attempting to load form the web GUI.
From the command line, things still fail as they did before with 'unknown not yet supported' being the message.

I'm attempting a force install now.

root@NOCALL:~# sysupgrade aredn-ae6xe-newlhg-a2f7da4-ar71xx-mikrotik-rb-nor-flash-16M-sysupgrade.bin
Device unknown not supported by this image
Supported devices: rb-750-r2 rb-750up-r2 rb-750p-pbr2 rb-911-2hn rb-911-5hn rb-931-2nd rb-941-2nd rb-951ui-2nd rb-952ui-5ac2nd rb-962uigs-5hact2hnt rb-lhg-5nd rb-lhg-5hpnd rb-lhg-5hpnd-xl rb-ldf-5nd rb-map-2nd rb-mapl-2nd rb-wap-2nd rb-wapr-2nd rb-sxt-2nd-r3
Sysupgrade is not yet supported on unknown.
Image check failed.

Will this radio even support channel -2 ?

Thank you for your assistance.

Sun, 05/24/2020 - 19:07

#14

n0nki

latest after force install

So after the forced installation, we've gone backwards. It's unresponsive after rebooting.

Sun, 05/24/2020 - 19:38

#15

n0nki

Another update

After repeating the process a second time, passing the -F and also -n to default the configuration, it appears we're back online and ready to be configured.
I now do see a channel -2 ;-) That's exciting news!

I was unable to load using another browser in a private window or any other way with the web GUI. Always seeing 'Bad Gateway'.
But it is working from the shell now... ;-)

Sun, 05/24/2020 - 22:26

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AE6XE

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n0nki, can you captuer a

n0nki, can you captuer a support data download, link at the bottom of the Administration page, then upload back here?

Joe AE6XE

Fri, 05/29/2020 - 20:34

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n0nki

Here we go. File attached.

Here we go. File attached.
Thank you for your assistance. Let me know if there's anything else I can do.

Support File Attachments:

support data file for 2XL Mikrotik

Fri, 05/29/2020 - 22:25

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AE6XE

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n0nki, The changes are in

n0nki, The changes are in the current nightly build images. Your device will likely not accept the sysupgrade unless using the force option, or start with the .elf to load. It would be best to get to the nightly build instead of the private build image currently running.

Joe AE6XE

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