FWF60C How to boot from flash ?

[LiaoYuRuei]

Hello all,

I have a FWF60C, because there were some error messages about disks from the console.

I erased the disk using 「 # execute erase-disk 」 command.

After that, I can't boot my FWF60, the console view as follow:

FortiWifi-60C (16:25-09.28.2011)
Ver:04000025
Serial number: FWF60CXXXXXXXXXX
CPU(00): 525MHz
Total RAM: 512MB
Initializing boot device...
Initializing MAC... nplite#0
Press any key to display configuration menu...
..

: Get firmware image from TFTP server.
: Format boot device.
: Configuration and information.
: Boot with backup firmware and set as default.
: Quit menu and continue to boot.
: Display this list of options.

Enter G,F,I,B,Q,or H:
It will erase data in boot device. Continue? [yes/no]:yes
Formatting.....no current device selected
no current device selected
no current device selected
no current device selected
no current device selected
no current device selected
no current device selected
no current device selected
no current device selected
 Done.


: Get firmware image from TFTP server.
: Format boot device.
: Configuration and information.
: Boot with backup firmware and set as default.
: Quit menu and continue to boot.
: Display this list of options.

Enter G,F,I,B,Q,or H:

Please connect TFTP server to Ethernet port 'Any of port 1,2,3,4,5'.

Enter TFTP server address [192.168.1.168]: 
Enter local address [192.168.1.188]: 
Enter firmware image file name [image.out]: 
MAC: 00:09:0f:1b:88:4a

Connect to tftp server 192.168.1.168 ...

#################################################################################################################################################################
Image Received.
Checking image... OK
Save as Default firmware/Backup firmware/Run image without saving:[D/B/R]?D

Programming the boot device now.
USB boot device not found.
dev readblk br fail
The system must reformat the boot device to install this firmware.
The default and backup firmware will be lost.
Continue:[Y/N]?
USB boot device not found
write MRecord failed.
Partition upgrade fail: -1
Programming device failed.
Try to boot from device anyway

USB boot device not found.
Can not read USB boot device MBR.
Boot failed. Please check boot device or OS image ...
 Please power cycle. System halted.

Even I tried not set to default firmware, and using "R", as follow:

Initializing MAC... nplite#0
Press any key to display configuration menu...
.....

: Get firmware image from TFTP server.
: Format boot device.
: Configuration and information.
: Boot with backup firmware and set as default.
: Quit menu and continue to boot.
: Display this list of options.

Enter G,F,I,B,Q,or H:
It will erase data in boot device. Continue? [yes/no]:yes
Formatting.....no current device selected
no current device selected
no current device selected
no current device selected
no current device selected
no current device selected
no current device selected
no current device selected
no current device selected
 Done.


: Get firmware image from TFTP server.
: Format boot device.
: Configuration and information.
: Boot with backup firmware and set as default.
: Quit menu and continue to boot.
: Display this list of options.

Enter G,F,I,B,Q,or H:

Please connect TFTP server to Ethernet port 'Any of port 1,2,3,4,5'.

Enter TFTP server address [192.168.1.168]: 
Enter local address [192.168.1.188]: 
Enter firmware image file name [image.out]: 
MAC: 00:09:0f:1b:88:4a

Connect to tftp server 192.168.1.168 ...

#################################################################################################################################################################
Image Received.
Checking image... OK
Save as Default firmware/Backup firmware/Run image without saving:[D/B/R]?R
USB boot device not found.
 Please power cycle. System halted.

It asked me to boot from USB, and I inserted a usb, it seems booting successfully.

FortiWifi-60C (16:25-09.28.2011)
Ver:04000025
Serial number: FWF60CXXXXXXXXXX
CPU(00): 525MHz
Total RAM: 512MB
Initializing boot device...
Initializing MAC... nplite#0
Press any key to display configuration menu...
...

: Get firmware image from TFTP server.
: Format boot device.
: Configuration and information.
: Boot with backup firmware and set as default.
: Quit menu and continue to boot.
: Display this list of options.

Enter G,F,I,B,Q,or H:
It will erase data in boot device. Continue? [yes/no]:yes
Formatting................ Done.


: Get firmware image from TFTP server.
: Format boot device.
: Configuration and information.
: Boot with backup firmware and set as default.
: Quit menu and continue to boot.
: Display this list of options.

Enter G,F,I,B,Q,or H:

Please connect TFTP server to Ethernet port 'Any of port 1,2,3,4,5'.

Enter TFTP server address [192.168.1.168]: 
Enter local address [192.168.1.188]: 
Enter firmware image file name [image.out]: 
MAC: 00:09:0f:1b:88:4a

Connect to tftp server 192.168.1.168 ...

#################################################################################################################################################################
Image Received.
Checking image... OK
Save as Default firmware/Backup firmware/Run image without saving:[D/B/R]?D

Programming the boot device now.
MRecord empty.
...............................
Reading boot image... 1713113 bytes.
Initializing firewall...

System is starting...
usb.c: unable to get device descriptor (error=-110)
Starting system maintenance...
Scanning /dev/sda1... (100%) 
Formatting shared data partition ... done!
usb.c: unable to get device descriptor (error=-110)
usb.c: unable to get device descriptor (error=-110)


FWF60CXXXXXXXXXX login: usb.c: unable to get device descriptor (error=-110)


FWF60CXXXXXXXXXX login: admin
Password: 
Welcome !

BUT....this is not what I wanted.

Does anyone know how to change the boot device ?

Thanks.

[LiaoYuRuei]

rwpatterson wrote:

In the past I had a non-functioning 50[a|b] or 60[a|b] (not sure of the exact box) and it would not boot at all. Seems it was dropped and the CF card pulled out from the socket. I opened it up and reinserted the CF card and it was back to normal. Now this was over 5 years ago, so the internal layout may be different. Also, it was out of warranty so I had nothing to lose. Your mileage may vary.

Hello rwpatterson, thanks for your reply,

You are right, the internal layout is different,

and I can't find the CF card.

[Chris]

LiaoYuRuei wrote:

Hello Chris:

Thanks for your relpy,

I'm thinking about that if there is a way to mount internal flash as FWF60C's /dev/sdb?

I don't know that this would be possible.

The order of the mountpoints is fixed here.

Does the 60C have a CF-Card as an internal flash or is it replaced by a SMD Chip?

I mean the 60 models has this as SMD-Chip.

If you know how to solder SMD and the chip is a standard chip it may be possible

to get it work again. But you have to estimate if it's worth.

Currently it works. When you jumper only JP No. 4 you are be ably to reboot again.

In my opinion i would do nothing and let it as it is.

I know that's not what you want but soldering is a risk and you can brick the whole device

if something goes wrong.

By the way if only jp No. 4 is set do you see the error messages with errorcode -110 again or they disapears now?

[LiaoYuRuei]

james007 wrote:

I don't know that this would be possible.

The order of the mountpoints is fixed here.

Does the 60C have a CF-Card as an internal flash or is it replaced by a SMD Chip?

I mean the 60 models has this as SMD-Chip.

If you know how to solder SMD and the chip is a standard chip it may be possible

to get it work again. But you have to estimate if it's worth.

Currently it works. When you jumper only JP No. 4 you are be ably to reboot again.

In my opinion i would do nothing and let it as it is.

I know that's not what you want but soldering is a risk and you can brick the whole device

if something goes wrong.

By the way if only jp No. 4 is set do you see the error messages with errorcode -110 again or they disapears now?

Hello Chris, thanks for your recommands first!!

And I didn't find the CF card,

it seems that was replaced by a chip,

but I don't know where it is on the board.

If JP1 No.4 is set, FWF60C execute normally and does not show the errercode -110

here is the default

Connect to tftp server 192.168.1.168 ...

#######################################################################################################################################################################################
Image Received.
Checking image... OK
Save as Default firmware/Backup firmware/Run image without saving:[D/B/R]?D

Programming the boot device now.
MRecord empty.
.....................
Reading boot image... 1726625 bytes.
Initializing firewall...

System is starting...
usb.c: unable to get device descriptor (error=-110)
Starting system maintenance...
Scanning /dev/sda1... (100%)
Formatting shared data partition ... done!
usb.c: unable to get device descriptor (error=-110)
usb.c: unable to get device descriptor (error=-110)


FWF60CXXXXXXXXXX login: usb.c: unable to get device descriptor (error=-110)
usb.c: unable to get device descriptor (error=-110)
usb.c: unable to get device descriptor (error=-110)
usb.c: unable to get device descriptor (error=-110)
usb.c: unable to get device descriptor (error=-110)
usb.c: unable to get device descriptor (error=-110)
usb.c: USB device not responding, giving up (error=-110)


FWF60CXXXXXXXXXX login:

FWF60CXXXXXXXXXX login: admin
Password:
Welcome !

FWF60CXXXXXXXXXX # execute reboot
This operation will reboot the system !
Do you want to continue? (y/n)y



The system is going down NOW !!

System is rebooting...

FWF60CXXXXXXXXXX #
Please stand by while rebooting the system.
Restarting system.
u

FortiWifi-60C (16:25-09.28.2011)
Ver:04000025
Serial number: FWF60CXXXXXXXXXX
CPU(00): 525MHz
Total RAM: 512MB
Initializing boot device...
Initializing MAC... nplite#0
Press any key to display configuration menu...
......
ver tag :725c87d4
wrong OS: 49
Boot failed. Please check boot device or OS image ...
 Please power cycle. System halted.

and here only the JP1 No.4 is set

(reboot is OK, so I does not copy it.)

FortiWifi-60C (16:25-09.28.2011)
Ver:04000025
Serial number: FWF60CXXXXXXXXXX
CPU(00): 525MHz
Total RAM: 512MB
Initializing boot device...
Initializing MAC... nplite#0
Press any key to display configuration menu...
......
Reading boot image... 1726625 bytes.
Initializing firewall...

System is starting...


FWF60CXXXXXXXXXX login: admin
Password: 
Welcome !

FWF60CXXXXXXXXXX # 

[Chris]

It is how I expected. The odd thing is the message "wrong OS" in the first step when you execute the reboot. Don't know what could has happened here. May be that this are the result of the faulty flash in which the OS is partitialy corrupt. But finally we must accept that the flash memory has died in a matter we don't know. I see no way to reactivate them by software. It is a hardware fault. There are only two possibilities. Boot from a Stick with set only JP No. 4 like now or to find the Flash chip by ID an replace them by soldering. By the last one we already don't know if its the only fault with the flash.

[LiaoYuRuei]

james007 wrote:

It is how I expected. The odd thing is the message "wrong OS" in the first step when you execute the reboot. Don't know what could has happened here. May be that this are the result of the faulty flash in which the OS is partitialy corrupt. But finally we must accept that the flash memory has died in a matter we don't know. I see no way to reactivate them by software. It is a hardware fault. There are only two possibilities. Boot from a Stick with set only JP No. 4 like now or to find the Flash chip by ID an replace them by soldering. By the last one we already don't know if its the only fault with the flash.

Hello, Chris:

OK, thanks for your help ^_^