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diff --git a/_ont/ont-huawei-ma5671a.md b/_ont/ont-huawei-ma5671a.md index b28287d..91acfce 100644 --- a/_ont/ont-huawei-ma5671a.md +++ b/_ont/ont-huawei-ma5671a.md @@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ And in the lantiq shell: cat /dev/mtdX | nc 192.168.1.11 1234 ``` -## Flashing a new rootfs +## Flashing a new rootfs via SSH {% include alert.html content="Only the inactive image can be flashed" alert="Info" icon="svg-info" color="blue" %} @@ -297,6 +297,42 @@ The following commands are used to flash a new rootfs to image1 and then boot to {% include alert.html content="Some OLTs don't like when ONTs don't boot from image 0, therefore the previous procedure must be preceded by the following procedure with inverted images, as to clone image 1 into image 0" alert="Warning" icon="svg-warning" color="yellow" %} +## Flashing a new rootfs via serial + +{% include alert.html content="Use this procedure only if you are unable to do the procedure from SSH" alert="Warning" icon="svg-danger" color="red" %} + +1. Connecting the molex-serial adapter and the serial to the computer as indicated in [Root Procedure](/ont-huawei-ma5671a-web-root) +2. Open Tera Term (or any other programme capable of connecting to the serial terminal) +3. Connect the SFP stick to the SFP molex, from the terminal you will have 5 seconds to lock the bootloader by doing a simple CTRL+C. Now upload the firmware image of the new rootfs partition to the stick with the command +``` +FALCON => loadb 0x80800000 +``` +At this point it will appear: + +{% include image.html file="ma5671a-root-13.jpg" alt="shell requiring `mtd2` upload" caption="shell requiring `mtd2` upload" %} + +{:style="counter-reset:none"} +1. From the teratem menu do `FILE` → `TRANSFER` → `KERMIT` → `SEND` → `[mtd2.bin]`. +It will start uploading the file at a speed of about 3-4 KBps. Now you will have to wait more than half an hour for the upload to complete. + +1. Once finished, the image loaded on the stick must also be saved to the corresponding system partition (the first of the 2) with the commands +``` +FALCON => sf probe 0 +FALCON => sf erase C0000 740000 +FALCON => sf write 80800000 C0000 740000 +``` + +1. check that the stick is configured to boot from partition 0 (yes I know mtd2 goes on 0 and mtd5 goes on 1, complain to Laniq) with the command +``` +FALCON => printenv committed_image +``` +1. If it is 0, fine, otherwise configure partition 0 with the commands, and check if are 0. +``` +FALCON => setenv committed_image 0 +FALCON => saveenv +FALCON => printenv committed_image +``` + ## Cloning of mtd1 (image 0) into mtd5 (image 1) {% include alert.html content="Image 0 can be flashed to image 1, while image 1 cannot be flashed to image 0 because it has larger rootfs_data" alert="Warning" icon="svg-warning" color="yellow" %} |