Auto Flash isn't Completing

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Ali
Auto Flash isn't Completing
July 16, 2018 08:54PM
hello there. I've a problem with auto_flashing my tplink mr 3040. after about 10 min, leds stop blinking and nothing happens on device. I can still see the old SSID, meaning flashing didn't complete.

I've got two folders on my USB stick. one fresh install folder and auto_flash folder. install folder is what's come with the official zip file. auto_flash folder includes just one file. proper factory bin.

I'll wait until battery drains tonight to see if it's just about time but I think something else is missing.

Edit: Battery drained and still didn't flashed sad smiley

Install.log:

Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r syslog.info syslogd started: BusyBox v1.19.4
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : executing run_test_installation_destination
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : Testing if installation destination by extendRoot is available.
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : Something happend to extendRoot filesystem. Printing debug output...
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : Mount output
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /dev/root on /rom type squashfs (ro,relatime)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: proc on /proc type proc (rw,noatime)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noatime)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: tmpfs on /tmp type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,size=14592k)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: tmpfs on /dev type tmpfs (rw,noatime,size=512k,mode=755)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noatime,mode=600)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /dev/mtdblock3 on /overlay type jffs2 (rw,noatime)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: overlayfs:/overlay on / type overlayfs (rw,relatime,lowerdir=/,upperdir=/overlay)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: debugfs on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw,relatime)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /dev/sda1 on /mnt/usb type vfat (rw,noatime,fmask=0000,dmask=0000,allow_utime=0022,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: none on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw,relatime)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : dmesg | grep sd 
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    9.790000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 30240768 512-byte logical blocks: (15.4 GB/14.4 Gicool smiley
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    9.800000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    9.800000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 45 00 00 00
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    9.800000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: disabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    9.950000]  sda: sda1
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    9.960000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI removable disk
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : dmesg | grep loop
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    0.000000] Calibrating delay loop... 265.42 BogoMIPS (lpj=1327104)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [   31.470000] loop: module loaded
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : dmesg | grep ext
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : Exiting box-installer routine
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer_start.sh : Multiple line auto_package found. Shifting 1st line to auto_package_done
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer_start.sh : Initiating reboot after installation
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Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r syslog.info syslogd started: BusyBox v1.19.4
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : executing run_test_installation_destination
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : Testing if installation destination by extendRoot is available.
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : Something happend to extendRoot filesystem. Printing debug output...
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : Mount output
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /dev/root on /rom type squashfs (ro,relatime)
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: proc on /proc type proc (rw,noatime)
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noatime)
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: tmpfs on /tmp type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,size=14592k)
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: tmpfs on /dev type tmpfs (rw,noatime,size=512k,mode=755)
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noatime,mode=600)
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /dev/mtdblock3 on /overlay type jffs2 (rw,noatime)
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: overlayfs:/overlay on / type overlayfs (rw,relatime,lowerdir=/,upperdir=/overlay)
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: debugfs on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw,relatime)
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /dev/sda1 on /mnt/usb type vfat (rw,noatime,fmask=0000,dmask=0000,allow_utime=0022,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro)
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : dmesg | grep sd 
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    9.820000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 30240768 512-byte logical blocks: (15.4 GB/14.4 Gicool smiley
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    9.820000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    9.830000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 45 00 00 00
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    9.840000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: disabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    9.860000]  sda: sda1
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    9.860000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI removable disk
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : dmesg | grep loop
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    0.000000] Calibrating delay loop... 265.42 BogoMIPS (lpj=1327104)
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [   31.500000] loop: module loaded
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : dmesg | grep ext
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : Exiting box-installer routine
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer_start.sh : Multiple line auto_package found. Shifting 1st line to auto_package_done
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer_start.sh : Initiating reboot after installation
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Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r syslog.info syslogd started: BusyBox v1.19.4
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : executing run_test_installation_destination
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : Testing if installation destination by extendRoot is available.
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : Something happend to extendRoot filesystem. Printing debug output...
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : Mount output
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /dev/root on /rom type squashfs (ro,relatime)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: proc on /proc type proc (rw,noatime)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noatime)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: tmpfs on /tmp type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,size=14592k)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: tmpfs on /dev type tmpfs (rw,noatime,size=512k,mode=755)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noatime,mode=600)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /dev/mtdblock3 on /overlay type jffs2 (rw,noatime)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: overlayfs:/overlay on / type overlayfs (rw,relatime,lowerdir=/,upperdir=/overlay)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: debugfs on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw,relatime)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /dev/sda1 on /mnt/usb type vfat (rw,noatime,fmask=0000,dmask=0000,allow_utime=0022,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : dmesg | grep sd 
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    9.790000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 30240768 512-byte logical blocks: (15.4 GB/14.4 Gicool smiley
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    9.790000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    9.800000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 45 00 00 00
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    9.810000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: disabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    9.830000]  sda: sda1
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    9.830000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI removable disk
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : dmesg | grep loop
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    0.000000] Calibrating delay loop... 265.42 BogoMIPS (lpj=1327104)
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [   31.470000] loop: module loaded
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : dmesg | grep ext
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : Exiting box-installer routine
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer_start.sh : Multiple line auto_package found. Shifting 1st line to auto_package_done
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer_start.sh : Initiating reboot after installation
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Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r syslog.info syslogd started: BusyBox v1.19.4
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : executing run_test_installation_destination
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : Testing if installation destination by extendRoot is available.
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : Something happend to extendRoot filesystem. Printing debug output...
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : Mount output
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /dev/root on /rom type squashfs (ro,relatime)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: proc on /proc type proc (rw,noatime)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noatime)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: tmpfs on /tmp type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,size=14592k)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: tmpfs on /dev type tmpfs (rw,noatime,size=512k,mode=755)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noatime,mode=600)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /dev/mtdblock3 on /overlay type jffs2 (rw,noatime)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: overlayfs:/overlay on / type overlayfs (rw,relatime,lowerdir=/,upperdir=/overlay)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: debugfs on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw,relatime)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /dev/sda1 on /mnt/usb type vfat (rw,noatime,fmask=0000,dmask=0000,allow_utime=0022,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : dmesg | grep sd 
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    9.780000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 30240768 512-byte logical blocks: (15.4 GB/14.4 Gicool smiley
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    9.780000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    9.790000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 45 00 00 00
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    9.790000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: disabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    9.810000]  sda: sda1
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    9.810000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI removable disk
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : dmesg | grep loop
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    0.000000] Calibrating delay loop... 265.42 BogoMIPS (lpj=1327104)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [   31.460000] loop: module loaded
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : dmesg | grep ext
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : Exiting box-installer routine
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer_start.sh : Multiple line auto_package found. Shifting 1st line to auto_package_done
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer_start.sh : Initiating reboot after installation
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Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r syslog.info syslogd started: BusyBox v1.19.4
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : executing run_test_installation_destination
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : Testing if installation destination by extendRoot is available.
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : Something happend to extendRoot filesystem. Printing debug output...
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : Mount output
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /dev/root on /rom type squashfs (ro,relatime)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: proc on /proc type proc (rw,noatime)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noatime)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: tmpfs on /tmp type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,size=14592k)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: tmpfs on /dev type tmpfs (rw,noatime,size=512k,mode=755)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noatime,mode=600)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /dev/mtdblock3 on /overlay type jffs2 (rw,noatime)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: overlayfs:/overlay on / type overlayfs (rw,relatime,lowerdir=/,upperdir=/overlay)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: debugfs on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw,relatime)
Jan  1 00:00:48 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /dev/sda1 on /mnt/usb type vfat (rw,noatime,fmask=0000,dmask=0000,allow_utime=0022,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro)
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : dmesg | grep sd 
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    9.830000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 30240768 512-byte logical blocks: (15.4 GB/14.4 Gicool smiley
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    9.830000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    9.840000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 45 00 00 00
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    9.840000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: disabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    9.860000]  sda: sda1
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    9.860000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI removable disk
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : dmesg | grep loop
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [    0.000000] Calibrating delay loop... 265.42 BogoMIPS (lpj=1327104)
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: [   31.510000] loop: module loaded
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : dmesg | grep ext
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer.sh : Exiting box-installer routine
Jan  1 00:00:49 QFSDGB1r user.notice root: /bin/box_installer_start.sh : Initiating reboot after installation



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/17/2018 07:11AM by Ali.
Re: Auto Flash isn't Completing
July 22, 2018 05:23PM
Hi Ali,
in your case:

a) You removed the external_fs folder, which causes the installer to abort.
b) the auto flash did not work for some reason.

My recommendation is:
put a fresh copy of the install folder to the usb stick (delete the old on first)
and
put a fresh downloaded .bin file from our website to the auto_flash folder to trigger the reflash.

Also remove the install.log at this new attempt.

You might try to flash the bin file manually from the USB stick using:

cp /mnt/usb/auto_flash/openwrt-ar71xx-generic-tl-mr3040-v2-squashfs-factory.bin    /tmp/openwrt-ar71xx-generic-tl-mr3040-v2-squashfs-factory.bin   
mtd -r write  /tmp/openwrt-ar71xx-generic-tl-mr3040-v2-squashfs-factory.bin  firmware

Replace the v2 with v1 if you have an older MR3040 model

If that does not work out, please post the install.log again.

best regards Matthias