Nothing better to do in a snow storm,other than bricking a brand new TP-LINK 210v2.
Windows launched a system update while setting up new 210. The flash locked out at 53%. A meshnode wireless connection shows up in net list, it does not seem to have enogh loaded to continue or recover.
How do you recover a 210v2?
Regards
Mike (K3MMB)
MIke, The tplink devices are a bit more complicated to recover than Ubiquiti. It takes a little unix command line knowledge. the process is similar to the Mikrotik process:
Command Line Example:
-p0 -K --log-dhcp --bootp-dynamic
Hopefully, it is now back to factory as received in the mail. Note, there are some tplink devices we are seeing where this does not work and there isn't a straight forward way, e.g. physically pull the flash chip out and burn an image to it. I think you're OK with the cpe210v2, but let us know the results.
Joe AE6XE
Thanks Joe,
The only unix machine I have is a RPIv3. I will tinker with this and keep you informed.
73 de mike
Joe,
Found this info: https://forum.tp-link.com/showthread.php?81684-How-to-use-firmware-recov...
followed it using my windows 10 laptop, then loaded the mesh firmware. It has worked so far.
73 de Mike
Looks like the TP-LINK forum change over to the "New Community" at the first of the year bricked that link and I can't seem to locate that info in their new forums. I recently bricked a CPE220v3 and sure would like to get it running again. Any help appreciated.
BTW: a write-up based on this forum post has the same problem:
https://www.arednmesh.org/content/%E2%80%8Bhow-unbrick-tp-link-node
TIA,
- Don - AA7AU
found recovery from windows machine