Hi, everyone. I'm a novice/newbie with AREDN and I'm not that computer-savvy. I successfully installed AREDN on two HAP AC Lites about 5 months ago, and thought I'd add two new (right-out-of-the-box) LHG5's to my hardware. But the initial install fails on both devices. I cannot get the intial install of 3.23.4.0 to work using a Windows machine and Tiny PXE. It appears that TinyPXE tries to write, but it falls into a loop of polling the ten IP addresses from TinePXE. I've found a couple of posts on this forum that make me suspect I have to downgrade the stock Mikrotik firmware before I can proceed. Can someone help me confirm that is what I need to do? I did attempt to change the boot device as per the AREDN installation instructions to "try-ethernet-once-then-nand". It will save initally, but resets to default after the device reboots. It's my understanding this is "normal" behavior.
I've attached a brief list of the PXE repsonses I get. This is only partial - it just keeps polling IPs 192.168.88.11 - 192.168.88.21 for hours. Any help or suggestions will be appecieated.
73,
Laurence
******** Tiny PXE partial text log ****************
5:22:03 PM DHCPc:discovering for another DHCPd on LAN
5:22:03 PM ROOT=C:\Users\LEGS\Downloads\pxesrv\files\
5:22:03 PM DHCPd 192.168.88.10:67 started...
5:22:03 PM TFPTd 192.168.88.10:69 started...
5:22:03 PM HTTPd:80 started...
5:22:42 PM DHCPd:REQUEST received, MAC:2C-C8-1B-A5-F5-81, XID:8AB150D4
5:22:42 PM DHCPd:BOOTP REQUEST
5:22:42 PM DHCPd:ACK sent, IP:192.168.88.21, XID:8AB150D4
5:22:42 PM TFTPd:DoReadFile:rb.elf B:1452 T:0
5:23:31 PM DHCPd:DISCOVER received, MAC:2C-C8-1B-A5-F5-81, XID:7EDA8AC9
5:23:31 PM DHCPd:OFFER sent, IP:192.168.88.11, XID:7EDA8AC9
5:23:34 PM DHCPd:DISCOVER received, MAC:2C-C8-1B-A5-F5-81, XID:7EDA8AC9
5:23:34 PM DHCPd:OFFER sent, IP:192.168.88.12, XID:7EDA8AC9
5:23:37 PM DHCPd:DISCOVER received, MAC:2C-C8-1B-A5-F5-81, XID:7EDA8AC9
5:23:37 PM DHCPd:OFFER sent, IP:192.168.88.13, XID:7EDA8AC9
5:23:40 PM DHCPd:DISCOVER received, MAC:2C-C8-1B-A5-F5-81, XID:7EDA8AC9
5:23:40 PM DHCPd:OFFER sent, IP:192.168.88.14, XID:7EDA8AC9
5:23:43 PM DHCPd:DISCOVER received, MAC:2C-C8-1B-A5-F5-81, XID:7EDA8AC9
5:23:43 PM DHCPd:OFFER sent, IP:192.168.88.15, XID:7EDA8AC9
5:23:46 PM DHCPd:DISCOVER received, MAC:2C-C8-1B-A5-F5-81, XID:7EDA8AC9
5:23:46 PM DHCPd:OFFER sent, IP:192.168.88.16, XID:7EDA8AC9
5:23:49 PM DHCPd:DISCOVER received, MAC:2C-C8-1B-A5-F5-81, XID:7EDA8AC9
5:23:49 PM DHCPd:OFFER sent, IP:192.168.88.17, XID:7EDA8AC9
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Failed Install on new LHG5 RBLHG-5nD
Tue, 08/15/2023 - 10:45
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Failed Install on new LHG5 RBLHG-5nD
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Laurence
I'm fighting the same problem you are at the moment, hours and hours of trying all weekend. Like you I've loaded up and couple Nanos, a HaP, and a LDF5 without much difficulty. It seems we have to downgrade the firmware on the LHG5 to an older version before we can flash the AREDN firmware. That is where I'm stuck right now, I've loaded the older version as it directs in that box in the instructions and the link. Then it tells you (confusingly) you have to choose upgrade to load the bootloader after you did the install. Every time I try that it keeps saying " Error you need to try a newer version". When I look at the LHG is show the older version but also show the factory firmware on the side bar too. I'm hopiing somebody provides us with some guidance. If anyone hear locally helps me out and I get it done I'll let you know. Bryant
Try expanding Tiny PCE's DHCP pool of IP addresses to 100. I vaguely recall that working. (It's now the default setting for OpenWrt's same procedure).
Hope this helps.
Orv W6BI
Hi OMs.
I've got the same problem.
My LHG5 (RBLHG-5nD) has arrived with factory firmware 6.47.9 and no upgrades. Setted up "try-etherneth-once-then-nand" and assure no check on "protected routerboard". Downloaded stable firmware release. According with instructions I'm using eth port enp0s31f6 like user "leonardinux" and I've renamed the factory initramfs rb.elf and moved it at /tftp directory. Finally I run the command:
and then switch on the device pressing the reset button nothing occur in the first 30 seconds neither in next 2 minutes... releasing the reset button device is not reachable as 192.168.88.1 nor as 192.168.1.1 and restarting it, magically resturn as initial setup ignoring my setup "try-etherneth-once-then-nand" and assure no check on "protected routerboard".
Instructions talk about miktorik firmware dowgrade if version 7.x.x but it seems not to be correct. Must I downgrade at which release?
Must I resell these devices and buy new one?
Hi, Leo:
What was the IP address of enp0s31f6 immediately before issuing the dnsmasq command line?
gelmce@nc8q-desktop:~$ cat tftp.sh
ifconfig enp2s0f0
sudo ifconfig enp2s0f0 192.168.1.9
ifconfig enp2s0f0
sudo dnsmasq -i enp2s0f0 -u gelmce --log-dhcp --bootp-dynamic --dhcp-range=192.168.1.100,192.168.1.200 -d -p0 -K --dhcp-boot=rb.elf --enable-tftp --tftp-root=/tftp/
gelmce@nc8q-desktop:~$
73, Chuck
Hi Chuck
enp0s31f6 is setted first as 192.168.88.10 to reach RouterOS and check/correct service-routerboard parameters. Than is setted as 192.168.1.10 (mask 255.255.255.0 and gw 192.168.1.1) to run dsnmasq. I've put a stupid switch between my PC and LHG. I've done many initializations on Mikrotik devices in the past... this is the very first time I got problems o first step. Usually I've found problems on the second step (update with sysupgrade.bin firmware) that sometimes it needs more than one try...
I'll try again.
Thank U Chuck