From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from vapor.isi.edu (vapor.isi.edu [128.9.64.64]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by huchra.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3342121FEBE; Fri, 10 Jul 2015 00:22:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.1.4] (pool-71-108-120-69.lsanca.dsl-w.verizon.net [71.108.120.69]) (authenticated bits=0) by vapor.isi.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id t6A7MKJa016690 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Fri, 10 Jul 2015 00:22:31 -0700 (PDT) References: <559B2513.3020909@isi.edu> <559C1BAF.7000604@isi.edu> In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Message-Id: <259D837E-4664-4756-843E-F0AF379F50B8@isi.edu> X-Mailer: iPad Mail (12H143) From: Joe Touch Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2015 00:22:10 -0700 To: Mikael Abrahamsson X-ISI-4-43-8-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-MailScanner-From: touch@isi.edu Cc: "cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net" , "bloat@lists.bufferbloat.net" Subject: Re: [Cerowrt-devel] failing to find the "declared victory" in a current wifi router X-BeenThere: cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: Development issues regarding the cerowrt test router project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2015 07:23:06 -0000 > On Jul 10, 2015, at 12:03 AM, Mikael Abrahamsson wrote:= >=20 >> On Tue, 7 Jul 2015, Joe Touch wrote: >>=20 >> Some questions: >>=20 >>> On 7/6/2015 11:16 PM, Mikael Abrahamsson wrote: >>> ... >>> You can flash back the factory firmware without serial, you just use >>> sysupgrade with the Linksys factory image. >>=20 >> How does that differ from mtd, e.g., as indicated here (which doesn't >> mention sysinstall)?: >> http://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/howto/generic.uninstall >=20 > http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/linksys/wrt1200ac#how_to_flash_the_firmware_to= _device >=20 > "Revert to Linksys Stock Firmware" >=20 > So you can either use the web ui or the "sysupgrade" command to go back to= Stock firmware. I see the word "sysupgrade" only her, but that is in reference to the img ty= pe not the command : ---- When flashing from OpenWrt, use the "sysupgrade" image. Although the factory= image will work, the sysupgrade image has the fringe benefit of preserving t= he UBI container between flashes, which provides some wear-leveling. ---- Can you explain where the info on using the sysupgrade command to revert to t= he factory image is?? >=20 > I have only used the mtd method once, and that was when there was a proble= m with the flash for some reason and I was recommended that method instead b= y an OpenWrt developer. >=20 > --=20 > Mikael Abrahamsson email: swmike@swm.pp.se