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[Alexander Gall <>]

On Mon, 19 Sep 2022 10:08:05 +0200, Xavier Jeannin 
<> said:

> Hello
> I continue trying to install RARE/Freertr folowing the instructions 
> here: 
> https://docs.freertr.org/guides/installation/wedge100bf32/onie-nos-install/

> I connect this morning using the console port.
> The Grub menu appears partially. (I need to strike UP/DOWN arrows)
> Unfortunately, "ONIE rescue mode" does not appear.
> I tried "advanced options for rare ...",

> I finally got a Grub menu, I choose "RARE/GNU ... recovery mode" (which 
> is not the "ONIE rescue mode") but ...
> Then nothing

> Do you have any suggestion to upgrade this machine, please?
> 1/ is it possible to reset this machine to return to factory settings? 
> then it should be more

If the original ONIE is still present, you should be able to do the
following

   * Enter the BIOS (press "Del" on the boot splash screen)
   
   * On the "Save & Exit" tab, there should be an entry in the "Boot
     Override" called "ONIE: Open Network Install Environment"

   * Select that entry and press Return

This should take you to the Grub ONIE menue that should look like

 ONIE: Install OS    
*ONIE: Rescue       
 ONIE: Uninstall OS 
 ONIE: Update ONIE  
 ONIE: Embed ONIE   

You can select Rescue or Install, both will work. "Install OS" will
try to find an ONIE installer automatically, which can be stopped by
entring "onie-stop" at the prompt. Frederic was burned once by this
when the method actually found an installer and executed it "by
accident", which is why he recommends using rescue mode.

> 2/ any other solution to install the new version of RARE/Freertr?

If the method above doesn't work it would mean that ONIE has somehow
been destroyed. In that case, someone will have to perform an "ONIE
embed" from a USB stick.

-- 
Alex

> Do you have a link to wedge documentation that I can read?

> Thank you
> Xavier



> Le 16/09/2022 à 12:11, Xavier Jeannin a écrit :
>> 
>> Hello
>> 
>> here is a screenshot of what I see.
>> 
>> you can see
>> 1/ the rm that I have to do, as last "sol.sh" did end up properly
>> 2/ wedge_power.sh
>> 3/ sol.sh
>> 
>> The process then wrote information at the top of the  screen "Portwell 
>> ... Bios" and then write over Welcome to GRUB
>> Then the booting sequence start (see picture attached)
>> 
>> Maybe it is due to a wrong configuration of my terminal.
>> I used Putty, same configuration used to connect to Freertr or other 
>> router
>> 
>> Maybe I can try on the console port but today I work remotely from office.
>> 
>> Any suggestion?
>> 
>> Thank you
>> Xavier
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Le 16/09/2022 à 11:13, Xavier Jeannin a écrit :
>>> 
>>> Hello Alexandre
>>> 
>>> Thank you for your answer.
>>> There is no "release-manager" installed on the Wedge.
>>> I tried both at BMC level and also by connecting on RARE/Freertr
>>> 
>>> Frédéric explained the history of this machine.
>>> 
>>> /DAV0001#show version//
>>> //freeRouter v22.2.22-cur, done by cs@nop.//
>>> /
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> Xavier
>>> 
>>> Le 16/09/2022 à 10:44, Alexander Gall a écrit :
>>>> 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
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> Xavier JEANNIN
>>>>> Network Dpt.
>>>>> GN4-3 Network technology evolution (WP6 T1) task leader
>>>>> Tél. : +33 1 5394 2042
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>>>>> www.renater.fr
>>> -- 
>>> Xavier JEANNIN
>>> Network Dpt.
>>> GN4-3 Network technology evolution (WP6 T1) task leader
>>> Tél. : +33 1 5394 2042
>>> Mob. : +33 6 3017 0963
>>> www.renater.fr
>> -- 
>> Xavier JEANNIN
>> Network Dpt.
>> GN4-3 Network technology evolution (WP6 T1) task leader
>> Tél. : +33 1 5394 2042
>> Mob. : +33 6 3017 0963
>> www.renater.fr

> -- 
> Xavier JEANNIN
> Network Dpt.
> GN4-3 Network technology evolution (WP6 T1) task leader
> Tél. : +33 1 5394 2042
> Mob. : +33 6 3017 0963
> www.renater.fr