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--- openwrt:reflash_wo_usb [2014/09/06 04:46]
matthias [using Python & Linux] changed url to auto.install images
+++ openwrt:reflash_wo_usb [2017/12/16 06:52]
comap89 [using Python & Linux] Misc.
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 ====== Reflashing via Failsafe mode and without USB ======
-===== using Python & Linux =====
+===== Using Python and Linux =====
-If your device is messed up and you are not able to change the network-configuration useful, you may can reflash the router with using you local network and a temporary webserver.
+If your device is messed up and you are not able to change the network-configuration useful, you may reflash the router, using you local network and a temporary webserver.
-In the following HowTo, I assume, that you are using an MR3020 , but this method works for all routers- only exchange the image(-link). I assume you have Linux-Computer with a working python installation.
+In the following HowTo, I assume that you are using an MR3020, but this method works for all routers: you have only to exchange the image(-link). I assume you have a Linux-Computer with a working Python installation.
 . Connect your laptop to the internet.
-. Choose the correct image-file while referring  to [[openwrt:hardware|our hardware list]], then open a Terminal and run
+. Choose the correct image-file while referring to [[openwrt:hardware|our hardware list]], then open a Terminal and run:
   cd /tmp
   wget http://stable.openwrt.piratebox.de/auto/openwrt-ar71xx-generic-tl-mr3020-v1-squashfs-factory.bin
-. After you had downloaded the image, run the following command to launch a small basic webserver:
+. After you have downloaded the image, run the following command to launch a small basic webserver:
-**Python 2.7**
+**Python 2.7**:
    python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000
-When this fails- you maybe have **Python 3.x**
+When this fails (you maybe have **Python 3.x**):
    python3 -m http.server
 . Then connect to your MR3020 and boot it into failsafe mode
-. Set your computer to static IP 192.168.1.2
-. Open
-   telnet  192.168.1.1
+. Set your computer to the static IP 192.168.1.2
-. run the following command to download the image onto your MR3020
+. From Terminal, type:
+   telnet 192.168.1.1
+. Run the following command to download the image onto your MR3020:
    cd /tmp
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-===== Reflash in Failsafe-Mode using netcat =====
+===== Reflash in Failsafe-Mode using Netcat =====
-Your box gets messed up? Sometimes it is only possible to recover it during failsafe mode. But how can you get the image to your box?
+Your box gets messed up? Sometimes it is only possible to recover it during failsafe mode. But how can you put the firmware image file to your box?
-I read about something called netcat. The detailed [[http://techtinkering.com/2013/03/25/using-netcat-to-create-ad-hoc-links-between-applications-and-machines/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TechTinkering+%28TechTinkering%29|HowTo]] does not fit well, because the most images lack the server support. After some test, I found out, that you can turn it around.
+I read about something called Netcat. The detailed [[http://techtinkering.com/2013/03/25/using-netcat-to-create-ad-hoc-links-between-applications-and-machines/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TechTinkering+%28TechTinkering%29|HowTo]] does not fit well, because the most images lack the server support. After some test, I found out that you can turn it around.
-This method works if your computer is linux. If you don't have linux as OS, try a live version of it.. i.e. [[http://grml.org|grml]].
+This method works if your computer is Linux. If you don't have Linux as OS, try a live version of it, i.e. [[http://grml.org|grml]].
-To transfer a file to your router (The following assumes, that you already have access via failsafe-mode):
+To transfer a file to your router (The following assumes that you already have access via failsafe-mode):
-**On the computer** check what you IP is (ifconfig). Then we are starting a Server and pipe the image file into it. After it is done, it will generate a hash-value.
+**On the computer** check what you IP is (command: ifconfig). Then we are starting a Server and pipe the image file into it. After it is done, it will generate a hash-value.
   # cat openwrt....bin | nc -l 3333 && md5sum openwrt....bin
-(sometimes (on my gentoo-box it was) the command is)
+(sometimes (on my Gentoo-box it was) the command is)
   # cat openwrt....bin | nc -l -p 3333  -X   && md5sum openwrt....bin
-**On the router** we connect to the Server: (on the Router can the filename be shorter, different)
+**On the router** we connect to the Server (on the Router can the filename be shorter, different):
   # cd /tmp
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   # md5sum openwrt....bin
-Compare the hash value of both outputs, if they are equal proceed with flashing.
+Compare the hash value of both outputs, if they are equal then proceed with flashing.