Made a mistake

I made my first box during luch today and had success! However, later I had to transfer a large amount of media around and used the USB I had used to set up my PB. Of course not thinking I deleted the files that were on the stick for the PB. Later when I had more time to play with my PB I could not get a connection to it. So the USB I imagine has to stay with the PB. Now that my stick is empty is there anything that I can do to with this router or (just now thinking) can I run an upgrade file on it?

And ideas?

Thanks

I made the same dumb mistake and would be happy to hear about a solution for this issue.

Extract the install_piratebox.zip to the USB drive again, plug it in the box and turn the box on.
After that, follow step 7 of "Auto-Installation" again. [piratebox.cc]

smipes, unfortunatly not.
The init process ony once cretes the external_fs folder to enable installing multiple packages/install_zip - if needed.

I thought about a proper way of reinit the box and came to the following points:

0. Prepare the USB Stick with a new fresh install folder
1. Boot you box without usb stick
2. login to your box using a static ip on your client computer and telnet/ssh
3. run /etc/init.d/ext disable
4. put the USB Stick to your box
5. run the command:

box_installer_start.sh

Watch the installation. Afterwards, do a reboot.


This will only work, if you haven't tried the method described above. If you already tried it, the installer installed everything to your firmware and you should start doing a complete reflash with a fresh copied install-folder

I noted down to adjust the box_installer to recognize, if the extendRoot stuff (external_fs Folder) is working... and if it is not working, then to skip the installation for not installing on the firmware itself.

Matthias

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Thanks Matthias,

Perhaps I already bricked my first one. I got a new stick (just for this!) and put the install files on it and followed the upgrade instructions. Everything seemed to be going fine until the reboot. The router did turn off and back on but in telnet it just said rebooting. I went out to do some work around the house for a few hours and came back and all was still the same. My computer said that it was not connected to any network, not even the router and of course before I could see it. After the reboot it did not show up while other wireless networks would. So I powered the router up and down and played around with it but it would never show up again (TP Link 3040). Watching the status lights while powering on all would turn on but the only the power light would be on. The other status lights did not come on. While it was rebooting the ethernet light was on solid and would ocassionally flash. So.....any ideas? I will play with it again when I have some free time. In the mean time I ordered a new routher and will not make the same mistake again.

When I get a chance I will plug in again and see if any different and try your process. Otherwise do you know any projects to do with a bricked router?

Thanks for your help. I understand about free time projects.

Raikken, did you try to connect to your router with set up static IP address for connecting to your box? Did that work? telnet? ping? turn some leds on, when you connect a ethernet cable?

Sounds weired, but maybe something went wrong while flashing or anything else.

Matthias

I added this point to our technical_faq section. The easiest way would be reflashing.

[piratebox.cc] (at the bottom)

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I looked at your links and look forward to getting around to try and fix it.

Thanks again