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[Alexander Gall <>]

Hi Xavier

On Fri, 16 Sep 2022 10:05:15 +0200, Xavier Jeannin 
<> said:

> I tried to install on a Wedge 100BF-32X the new version of Rarefreertr to 
> benefit of the profil version.

In general, you shouldn't need to perform another ONIE
installation. The new version can be installed with release-manager
(or tna-install-latest from freertr unless your current version is
very old). Which version of RARE is currently running there
("release-manager --list-installed")?

> I follow the documentation - 
> http://docs.freertr.org/guides/installation/wedge100bf32/onie-nos-install/

This applies to a new system that doesn't have a NOS installed
yet. There you would see the ONIE boot menue directly after a
reboot. But if the system has already been installed with our ONIE
installer previously (which is the case here IIUC), you should see the
Grub menue with the first entry pointing to the Debian boot for
RARE. There should also be a line "ONIE" that would chain-load the
ONIE installer (from which you could then select "ONIE install" or
"ONIE rescue").

However, that menue should be displayed for 5 seconds, not sure why
that seems to have been much shorter in your case :/ If you don't do
anything you would simply boot back into RARE.

> I encounter the following pb:

>   * connection BMC - OK
>   * wedge_power.sh reset - OK
>   * I run sol.sh.
>     Following the doc, I want to select the ONIE option "ONIE rescue mode" 
> in a menu
>     I see the menu appearing for a very very short time (I suppose it is 
> the Grub menu) but it impossible to choose the ONIE option ""ONIE
>     rescue mode" as immediately the process starts a boot sequence  (I 
> think it is a linux boot?). The process never ends repeating the
>     following output :
>     [  357.803857] bf 0000:06:00.0: error bad ring index -44 in tx 
> completion
>     [  357.816981] bf 0000:06:00.0: error bad ring index -44 in tx 
> completion
>     [  359.774675] bf 0000:06:00.0: error bad ring index -44 in tx 
> completion
>     [  359.787837] bf 0000:06:00.0: error bad ring index -44 in tx 
> completion
>     [  359.800971] bf 0000:06:00.0: error bad ring index -44 in tx 
> completion
>     [  361.790739] bf 0000:06:00.0: error bad ring index -44 in tx 
> completion

That's strange. It looks like bf_switchd has a problem initializing
the Tofino ASIC. I have never seen this before. If restaring
freerouter doesn't help (sudo systemctl restart freerouter), maybe try
another power-cycle :/

>   * I can still connect to the switch with another window but I cannot 
> complete the re-installation process

Please try

$ sudo -i release-manager --install-git origin/master

to perform the upgrade.

--
Alex

> Any idea to correct this ?
> Should I need to strike a specific key to access to the menu ?

> thank you
> Xavier

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> Xavier JEANNIN
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