Trying to revive a Netgear Stora MS2000

Hi,
So I have been trying to resurrect my old Netgear Stora MS2000 for a couple of nights now and can't really get it to work and I'm a little bit stuck on how to proceed, this is the log from my serial console if i just boot the MS2000 as is

   __  __                      _ _
        |  \/  | __ _ _ ____   _____| | |
        | |\/| |/ _` | '__\ \ / / _ \ | |
        | |  | | (_| | |   \ V /  __/ | |
        |_|  |_|\__,_|_|    \_/ \___|_|_|
 _   _     ____              _
| | | |   | __ )  ___   ___ | |_ 
| | | |___|  _ \ / _ \ / _ \| __| 
| |_| |___| |_) | (_) | (_) | |_ 
 \___/    |____/ \___/ \___/ \__| 
 ** MARVELL BOARD: RD-88F6281A LE 

U-Boot 1.1.4 (Sep  4 2009 - 09:36:11) Marvell version: 3.4.14

U-Boot code: 00600000 -> 0067FFF0  BSS: -> 006CEE60

Soc: MV88F6281 Rev 3 (DDR2)
CPU running @ 1000Mhz L2 running @ 333Mhz
SysClock = 333Mhz , TClock = 200Mhz 

DRAM CAS Latency = 5 tRP = 5 tRAS = 18 tRCD=6
DRAM CS[0] base 0x00000000   size  64MB 
DRAM CS[1] base 0x04000000   size  64MB 
DRAM Total size 128MB  16bit width
Flash:  0 kB
Addresses 8M - 0M are saved for the U-Boot usage.
Mem malloc Initialization (8M - 7M): Done
NAND:256 MB
CRC in Flash: ffffffff, Calculated CRC: 619d86db
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++Checksum Error!++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++Checksum Error!++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++Checksum Error!++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++Checksum Error!++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++Checksum Error!++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
## Error: environment overflow, "stdin" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "stdout" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "stderr" deleted

CPU : Marvell Feroceon (Rev 1)
## Error: environment overflow, "console" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "mainlineLinux" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "CASset" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "enaMonExt" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "enaCpuStream" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "enaWrAllo" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "pexMode" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "disL2Cache" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "setL2CacheWT" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "disL2Prefetch" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "enaICPref" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "enaDCPref" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "sata_dma_mode" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "MALLOC_len" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "ethprime" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "netbsd_en" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "vxworks_en" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "bootargs_root" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "bootargs_end" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "image_name" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "bootcmd" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "standalone" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "bootdelay" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "disaMvPnp" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "disaMvPnp" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "ethaddr" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "ethmtu" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "eth1addr" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "eth1mtu" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "mvPhoneConfig" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "mvNetConfig" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "usb0Mode" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "yuk_ethaddr" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "nandEcc" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "hddPowerCtrl" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "netretry" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "rcvrip" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "loadaddr" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "autoload" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "enaAutoRecovery" deleted

Streaming disabled 
Write allocate disabled

Module 0 is RGMII
Module 1 is TDM

USB 0: device mode
PEX 0: interface detected no Link.
Net:   ## Error: environment overflow, "ethact" deleted
egiga0, egiga1## Error: environment overflow, "ethact" deleted

USB:   scanning bus for devices... 1 USB Device(s) found
       scanning bus for storage devices... 0 Storage Device(s) found
Aquiring an IP address using DHCP...
## Error: environment overflow, "ethact" deleted
egiga0 no link
## Error: environment overflow, "ethact" deleted
egiga1 no link
## Error: environment overflow, "ethact" deleted
*** ERROR: `ethaddr' not set
## Error: environment overflow, "ethact" deleted
egiga1 no link
## Error: environment overflow, "ethact" deleted
egiga0 no link
## Error: environment overflow, "ethact" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "ethact" deleted
egiga1 no link
## Error: environment overflow, "ethact" deleted
egiga0 no link
## Error: environment overflow, "ethact" deleted
*** ERROR: `eth1addr' not set
## Error: environment overflow, "ethact" deleted
egiga0 no link
## Error: environment overflow, "ethact" deleted
egiga1 no link
## Error: environment overflow, "ethact" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "ethact" deleted
egiga0 no link
## Error: environment overflow, "ethact" deleted
egiga1 no link
## Error: environment overflow, "ethact" deleted
*** ERROR: `ethaddr' not set
## Error: environment overflow, "ethact" deleted
egiga1 no link
## Error: environment overflow, "ethact" deleted
egiga0 no link
## Error: environment overflow, "ethact" deleted
Failed to retreive an IP address assuming default (<NULL>)!
Starting the Recovery process to retreive the file...
## Error: environment overflow, "ethact" deleted
egiga1 no link
## Error: environment overflow, "ethact" deleted
egiga0 no link
## Error: environment overflow, "ethact" deleted
*** ERROR: `eth1addr' not set
## Error: environment overflow, "ethact" deleted
egiga0 no link
## Error: environment overflow, "ethact" deleted
egiga1 no link
## Error: environment overflow, "ethact" deleted
Failed
Power Button is pressed!
MPP Sel: 00000530, Data IN Enable: 00020058, Data In Polarity: 00000040, Data In: 00000010
Power Button is released!
MAC: 00:01:B8:4A:48:0B, IP: 10.74.72.11
## Error: environment overflow, "ethaddr" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "ipaddr" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "serverip" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "netmask" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "image_name" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "console" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "bootargs_root" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "rootpath" deleted
## Error: environment overflow, "ethact" deleted
egiga0 no link
## Error: environment overflow, "ethact" deleted
egiga1 no link
## Error: environment overflow, "ethact" deleted
*** ERROR: `serverip' not set
## Error: environment overflow, "bootargs" deleted
## Booting image at 00800000 ...
Bad Magic Number
Marvell>> printenv
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Environment size: 131069/131068 bytes
Marvell>>

Basically it's fakked... so i downloaded the latest U-boot uboot.2017.07-tld-1.netgear_ms2110.mtd0.kwb and managed to boot the MS2000 with the help of kwboot. I created a USB-stick with Debian-4.12.1-kirkwood-tld-1-rootfs-bodhi and go this far with the bootup...

root@spiderman:/home/linkus/Downloads/kwboot-tool# ./kwboot -t /dev/ttyUSB0 -b uboot.2017.07-tld-1.netgear_ms2110.mtd0.kwb -p
Sending boot message. Please reboot the target...-
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U-Boot 2017.07-tld-1 (Sep 05 2017 - 00:38:05 -0700)
Netgear Stora MS2110

SoC:   Kirkwood 88F6281_A1
DRAM:  128 MiB
WARNING: Caches not enabled
NAND:  256 MiB
In:    serial
Out:   serial
Err:   serial
Net:   egiga0
PHY reset timed out
88E1116 Initialized on egiga0
Hit any key to stop autoboot:  0 
Netgear Stora> printenv
arcNumber=2743
baudrate=115200
bootargs=$(console) root=LABEL=rootfs rootdelay=8
bootcmd=setenv bootargs $(console) root=LABEL=rootfs rootdelay=8; run bootcmd_usb; bootm 0x200000 0x800000
bootcmd_exec=run load_uimage; if run load_initrd; then if run load_dtb; then bootm $load_uimage_addr $load_initrd_addr $load_dtb_addr; else bootm $load_uimage_addr $load_initrd_addr; fi; else if run load_dtb; then bootm $load_uimage_addr - $load_dtb_addr; else bootm$load_uimage_addr; fi; fi
bootcmd_uenv=run uenv_load; if test $uenv_loaded -eq 1; then run uenv_import; fi
bootcmd_usb=usb reset; ext2load usb 0 0x200000 /boot/uImage; ext2load usb 0 0x800000 /boot/uInitrd
bootdelay=10
bootdev=usb
console=console=ttyS0,115200
device=0:1
devices=usb ide
disks=0 1 2 3
dtb_file=/boot/dts/kirkwood-netgear_stora_ms2000
ethact=egiga0
ethaddr=52:3b:20:9c:11:51
fileaddr=800000
filesize=6e8f80
if_netconsole=ping $serverip
ipaddr=192.168.0.231
led_error=orange blinking
led_exit=green off
led_init=green blinking
load_dtb=echo loading DTB $dtb_file ...; load $bootdev $device $load_dtb_addr $dtb_file
load_dtb_addr=0x1c00000
load_initrd=echo loading uInitrd ...; load $bootdev $device $load_initrd_addr /boot/uInitrd
load_initrd_addr=0x1100000
load_uimage=echo loading uImage ...; load $bootdev $device $load_uimage_addr /boot/uImage
load_uimage_addr=0x800000
mainlineLinux=yes
mtdids=nand0=orion_nand
mtdparts=mtdparts=orion_nand:1m(uboot),4m@1m(kernel),251m@5m(rootfs) rw
partition=nand0,2
preboot_nc=run if_netconsole start_netconsole
scan_disk=echo running scan_disk ...; scan_done=0; setenv scan_usb "usb start";  setenv scan_ide "ide reset";  setenv scan_mmc "mmc rescan"; for dev in $devices; do if test $scan_done -eq 0; then echo Scan device $dev; run scan_$dev; for disknum in $disks; do if test $scan_done -eq 0; then echo device $dev $disknum:1; if load $dev $disknum:1 $load_uimage_addr /boot/uImage 1; then scan_done=1; echo Found bootable drive on $dev $disknum; setenv device $disknum:1; setenv bootdev $dev; fi; fi; done; fi; done
serverip=192.168.0.220
set_bootargs=setenv bootargs console=ttyS0,115200 root=LABEL=rootfs rootdelay=10 $mtdparts $custom_params
start_netconsole=setenv ncip $serverip; setenv bootdelay 10; setenv stdin nc; setenv stdout nc; setenv stderr nc; version;
stderr=serial
stdin=serial
stdout=serial
uenv_addr=0x810000
uenv_import=echo importing envs ...; env import -t $uenv_addr $filesize
uenv_init_devices=setenv init_usb "usb start";  setenv init_ide "ide reset";  setenv init_mmc "mmc rescan"; for devtype in $devices; do run init_$devtype; done;
uenv_load=run uenv_init_devices; setenv uenv_loaded 0; for devtype in $devices;  do for disknum in 0; do run uenv_read_disk; done; done;
uenv_read=echo loading envs from $devtype $disknum ...; if load $devtype $disknum:1 $uenv_addr /boot/uEnv.txt; then setenv uenv_loaded 1; fi
uenv_read_disk=if test $devtype -eq mmc; then if $devtype part; then run uenv_read;  fi; else if $devtype part $disknum; then run uenv_read; fi;  fi
usb_ready_retry=15

Environment size: 3118/131068 bytes
Netgear Stora> boot
resetting USB...
USB0:   USB EHCI 1.00
scanning bus 0 for devices... 2 USB Device(s) found
       scanning usb for storage devices... 
Use USB retry period from the environment: 15 second(s)
1 Storage Device(s) found
3821592 bytes read in 875 ms (4.2 MiB/s)
7245696 bytes read in 995 ms (6.9 MiB/s)
## Booting kernel from Legacy Image at 00200000 ...
   Image Name:   Linux-4.12.1-kirkwood-tld-1
   Created:      2017-07-20   8:11:24 UTC
   Image Type:   ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
   Data Size:    3821528 Bytes = 3.6 MiB
   Load Address: 00008000
   Entry Point:  00008000
   Verifying Checksum ... OK
## Loading init Ramdisk from Legacy Image at 00800000 ...
   Image Name:   initramfs-4.12.1-kirkwood-tld-1
   Created:      2017-07-24   0:18:23 UTC
   Image Type:   ARM Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
   Data Size:    7245632 Bytes = 6.9 MiB
   Load Address: 00000000
   Entry Point:  00000000
   Verifying Checksum ... OK
   Loading Kernel Image ... OK
   Loading Ramdisk to 03917000, end 03ffff40 ... OK

Starting kernel ...

Uncompressing Linux... done, booting the kernel.

Error: unrecognized/unsupported machine ID (r1 = 0x00000ab7).

Available machine support:

ID (hex)	NAME
ffffffff	Generic DT based system
ffffffff	Marvell Kirkwood (Flattened Device Tree)

Please check your kernel config and/or bootloader.

And now i dont really know how to proceed, it feels like im missing something? I think i also would like to flash a new U-boot for it since its well a heap of poo right now, but am i correct that you need a booted kernel on the device to be able to actually flash a new U-boot? Or have i compleatly missread the guide somehow?

Thanks ALOT in advance this ha been a good practice so far
//linkus

linkus,

> And now i dont really know how to proceed, it
> feels like im missing something? I think i also
> would like to flash a new U-boot for it since its
> well a heap of poo right now, but am i correct
> that you need a booted kernel on the device to be
> able to actually flash a new U-boot? Or have i
> compleatly missread the guide somehow?

Yes, the u-boot installation steps were written to be excuted inside a running OS. It could be stock, or Debian, ...any distro. But not at serial console.

What you did above was correct. But this variable is wrong (might be my typo, I have to check u-boot internal source code), so the kernel could not proceed booting

dtb_file=/boot/dts/kirkwood-netgear_stora_ms2000

So kwboot again, and interrupt serial console

setenv dtb_file  '/boot/dts/kirkwood-netgear_stora_ms2000.dtb'
printenv
boot

See now it will boot all the way into Debian.

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Hey bodhi thanks for the reply however no luck, log down below, i also realized i built my USB-stick on a older rootfs I am now trying with Debian-5.2.9-kirkwood-tld-1-rootfs-bodhi still issues tho.

U-Boot 2017.07-tld-1 (Sep 05 2017 - 00:38:05 -0700)
Netgear Stora MS2110

SoC:   Kirkwood 88F6281_A1
DRAM:  128 MiB
WARNING: Caches not enabled
NAND:  256 MiB
In:    serial
Out:   serial
Err:   serial
Net:   egiga0
PHY reset timed out
88E1116 Initialized on egiga0
Hit any key to stop autoboot:  0 
Netgear Stora> setenv dtb_file  '/boot/dts/kirkwood-netgear_stora_ms2000.dtb'
Netgear Stora> printenv
arcNumber=2743
baudrate=115200
bootargs=$(console) root=LABEL=rootfs rootdelay=8
bootcmd=setenv bootargs $(console) root=LABEL=rootfs rootdelay=8; run bootcmd_usb; bootm 0x200000 0x800000
bootcmd_exec=run load_uimage; if run load_initrd; then if run load_dtb; then bootm $load_uimage_addr $load_initrd_addr $load_dtb_addr; else bootm $load_uimage_addr $load_initrd_addr; fi; else if run load_dtb; then bootm $load_uimage_addr - $load_dtb_addr; else bootm$load_uimage_addr; fi; fi
bootcmd_uenv=run uenv_load; if test $uenv_loaded -eq 1; then run uenv_import; fi
bootcmd_usb=usb reset; ext2load usb 0 0x200000 /boot/uImage; ext2load usb 0 0x800000 /boot/uInitrd
bootdelay=10
bootdev=usb
console=console=ttyS0,115200
device=0:1
devices=usb ide
disks=0 1 2 3
dtb_file=/boot/dts/kirkwood-netgear_stora_ms2000.dtb
ethact=egiga0
ethaddr=52:3b:20:9c:11:51
fileaddr=800000
filesize=6e8f80
if_netconsole=ping $serverip
ipaddr=192.168.0.231
led_error=orange blinking
led_exit=green off
led_init=green blinking
load_dtb=echo loading DTB $dtb_file ...; load $bootdev $device $load_dtb_addr $dtb_file
load_dtb_addr=0x1c00000
load_initrd=echo loading uInitrd ...; load $bootdev $device $load_initrd_addr /boot/uInitrd
load_initrd_addr=0x1100000
load_uimage=echo loading uImage ...; load $bootdev $device $load_uimage_addr /boot/uImage
load_uimage_addr=0x800000
mainlineLinux=yes
mtdids=nand0=orion_nand
mtdparts=mtdparts=orion_nand:1m(uboot),4m@1m(kernel),251m@5m(rootfs) rw
partition=nand0,2
preboot_nc=run if_netconsole start_netconsole
scan_disk=echo running scan_disk ...; scan_done=0; setenv scan_usb "usb start";  setenv scan_ide "ide reset";  setenv scan_mmc "mmc rescan"; for dev in $devices; do if test $scan_done -eq 0; then echo Scan device $dev; run scan_$dev; for disknum in $disks; do if test $scan_done -eq 0; then echo device $dev $disknum:1; if load $dev $disknum:1 $load_uimage_addr /boot/uImage 1; then scan_done=1; echo Found bootable drive on $dev $disknum; setenv device $disknum:1; setenv bootdev $dev; fi; fi; done; fi; done
serverip=192.168.0.220
set_bootargs=setenv bootargs console=ttyS0,115200 root=LABEL=rootfs rootdelay=10 $mtdparts $custom_params
start_netconsole=setenv ncip $serverip; setenv bootdelay 10; setenv stdin nc; setenv stdout nc; setenv stderr nc; version;
stderr=serial
stdin=serial
stdout=serial
uenv_addr=0x810000
uenv_import=echo importing envs ...; env import -t $uenv_addr $filesize
uenv_init_devices=setenv init_usb "usb start";  setenv init_ide "ide reset";  setenv init_mmc "mmc rescan"; for devtype in $devices; do run init_$devtype; done;
uenv_load=run uenv_init_devices; setenv uenv_loaded 0; for devtype in $devices;  do for disknum in 0; do run uenv_read_disk; done; done;
uenv_read=echo loading envs from $devtype $disknum ...; if load $devtype $disknum:1 $uenv_addr /boot/uEnv.txt; then setenv uenv_loaded 1; fi
uenv_read_disk=if test $devtype -eq mmc; then if $devtype part; then run uenv_read;  fi; else if $devtype part $disknum; then run uenv_read; fi;  fi
usb_ready_retry=15

Environment size: 3122/131068 bytes
Netgear Stora> 
Netgear Stora> boot
resetting USB...
USB0:   USB EHCI 1.00
scanning bus 0 for devices... 2 USB Device(s) found
       scanning usb for storage devices... 
Use USB retry period from the environment: 15 second(s)
1 Storage Device(s) found
4963680 bytes read in 1005 ms (4.7 MiB/s)
9713936 bytes read in 1100 ms (8.4 MiB/s)
## Booting kernel from Legacy Image at 00200000 ...
   Image Name:   Linux-5.2.9-kirkwood-tld-1
   Created:      2019-08-25   2:22:31 UTC
   Image Type:   ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
   Data Size:    4963616 Bytes = 4.7 MiB
   Load Address: 00008000
   Entry Point:  00008000
   Verifying Checksum ... OK
## Loading init Ramdisk from Legacy Image at 00800000 ...
   Image Name:   initramfs-5.2.9-kirkwood-tld-1
   Created:      2019-08-25   2:22:50 UTC
   Image Type:   ARM Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
   Data Size:    9713872 Bytes = 9.3 MiB
   Load Address: 00000000
   Entry Point:  00000000
   Verifying Checksum ... OK
   Loading Kernel Image ... OK
   Loading Ramdisk to 036bc000, end 03fff8d0 ... OK

Starting kernel ...

Uncompressing Linux... done, booting the kernel.

Error: invalid dtb and unrecognized/unsupported machine ID
  r1=0x00000ab7, r2=0x00000100
  r2[]=05 00 00 00 01 00 41 54 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Available machine support:

ID (hex)	NAME
ffffffff	Generic DT based system
ffffffff	Marvell Kirkwood (Flattened Device Tree)

Please check your kernel config and/or bootloader.

linkus,

You did Step 4, but should not, during the rootfs creation, since you're booting with the new u-boot:

Quote

4. Create uImage with embedded DTB for booting with older u-boots (2012 or earlier). Do not do this step if you have installed the latest U-Boot for Kirkwood (or are installing this u-boot at the same time).

Please replace kirkwood-goflexnet.dtb below with the correct DTB name for your box (see the folder /media/sdb1/boot/dts for the exact spelling of your Kirkwood box name).

Generate the uImage with DTB embedded inside:
cd /media/sdb1/boot
cp -a zImage-5.2.9-kirkwood-tld-1 zImage.fdt
cat dts/kirkwood-goflexnet.dtb >> zImage.fdt
mv uImage uImage.orig
mkimage -A arm -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0x00008000 -e 0x00008000 -n Linux-5.2.9-kirkwood-tld-1 -d zImage.fdt uImage
sync

If you did, then mount it on another Linux box and restore uImage:

cp -a  uImage.orig uImage

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Hold on, your envs are all messed up! that's why it did not boot.

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Yeah i never built the rootfs i just downloaded the premade one (that is linked in the "Linux Kernel 5.9.12 Kirkwood package and Debian rootfs" thread) Debian-5.2.9-kirkwood-tld-1-rootfs-bodhi, so i did just that and skipped step 4 aswell.

Quote
bodhi
Hold on, your envs are all messed up! that's why it did not boot.

wait wat? they are?

linkus,

At some point you've changed the bootcmd so it is wrong currently:

bootcmd=setenv bootargs $(console) root=LABEL=rootfs rootdelay=8; run bootcmd_usb; bootm 0x200000 0x800000

So,

1. Make sure the rootfs is unchanged (skip Step 4).

2. Restore bootcmd in serial console,

setenv bootcmd 'run scan_disk; run set_bootargs; run bootcmd_exec'
setenv dtb_file  '/boot/dts/kirkwood-netgear_stora_ms2000.dtb'
printenv
boot

after it booted, you can proceed to flash u-boot image and its env image.

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My good sir! you are a legend, that must have been left from when i tried diffrent ways of restoring it! I had no clue that the envs where still there from a different guide! thanks a lot I have now booted successfully into debian! :D i'm gonna try and flash the new u-boot now thanks a lot again!