woody,
> there a fairly simple way to change or reset the r
> oot password from TFTP login without reflashing th
> e rescue system?
You meant SSH login? Are you not able to log in at all even with serial console?
If that is true, then you need to boot in to Debian, mount the NAND rescue rootfs , and then modify the root login password file.
-bodhi
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