Hi Bodhi, Ok, understand. Yeah.. the good old days. But gone for a long time ago.. Well, i have look at the link you put up before and i have downloaded 2 files there. now i will try to read the envs and put it up here later on. Thank you again and happy new year to you and the rest of the people in here. Best Regards. AkkJaa.... Ps.: i did that with the output from the RN10400by AkkJaa - uBoot
Hi Bodhi. I don't understand what hi and you mean about this.:- ======== Moderator edit: please use code tags (formatted code button) to post log. Please post the serial console log up until this point. ===== There is no this point.: ===== ? in the log i have put up. Thanks Again. AkkJaa...by AkkJaa - uBoot
Hello Bodhi, Host debain,? I have build a computer i put up some photos so you can see. This is a old computer i build for a long time ago. But it is ok now, and for run debain. It is a Asus motherboard model.: P5 VDI-X. with Intel pentium 4. on 3,4 Ghz, 775 Land. with 2 Gb. ram. I have build and repair different computer's for customer's for about 30 years, go back to the old mby AkkJaa - uBoot
Hi Bodhi, Here is the reading i have from the Picocom terminal. From the RN10400. come under here.:- BootROM 1.08 Booting from NAND flash General initialization - Version: 1.0.0 High speed PHY - Version: 2.1.4 (COM-PHY-V20) Update PEX Device ID 0x6710 High speed PHY - Ended Successfully 0001 DDR3 Training Sequence - Ver 5.7.1 DDR3 Training Sequence - Run without PBS. DDR3by AkkJaa - uBoot
Hi Bodhi. Now i think i have find out what was wrong. If you look at photo RN102 i got from the link from forum here that is a other motherboard then i have and the serial must have be diffrent because now i have change the pin's and connected it this way.:- GND to GND on motherboard. RXD to TX on motherboard. TXD to RX on motherboard. Now the motherboard start up when the USB cable iby AkkJaa - uBoot
Hi Bodhi, i open the terminal by hold down Ctrl and Alt key and then press T Then come up a terminal and i try the commands.:- apt-get update apt-get install picocom apt-get install minicom Then this come up.:- apt-get update Reading package lists... Done E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13: Permission denied) E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/listby AkkJaa - uBoot
Hi Bodhi and Tme, I just was in here now, i have not try it yet, But enyway i must know what terminal or program i use this commands in. because i'am really rusty when it comes to linux and debain. But i'am also really fedup / bored when it come the microsoft. so it is time to change all my computers to linux i think. Okay thanks again. Regards AkkJaa...by AkkJaa - uBoot
Hi Bodhi, I did not see you message. Oki yes but what terminal or program do i use for this commands.:- apt-get update apt-get install picocom apt-get install minicom Many thanks. AkkJaa.by AkkJaa - uBoot
Hi Tme. Now i have installed Debain 10.6.0 on a new computer and i have download'ed picocom and minicom but how do i install them.? and what treminal or program do i use to install the picocom and minicom. Thanks- AkkJaa...by AkkJaa - uBoot
Hi, Now i have install Debain 10.6.0 on one of my computer's, a full install with everything and updated the system. it's take me about 3 try to got it installed, but now it's done and the debain is up and going. Then i have downloaded picocom and minicom in the download dir. but how do i install them.?? i'am not good in linux, i have only work and do programming in doby AkkJaa - uBoot
Hi Tme, Well then i will try to download the RPM files for fedora 30, 31 and 32 with my win 10 computer and do the same again and see. But i really think i shall have a better ver of linux. So what is best to run. Okay thanks again. AkkJaa...by AkkJaa - uBoot
Hi Tme, I got this when i try to enter this site with this Fedora computer, Wait i will try win 10 computer. Okay i get in with that computer. But not with this one. Yes okay i see in there is a million of them but i don't fine eny to download. https://pkgs.org/download/picocom An error occurred during a connection to pkgs.org:443. Cannot communicate securely with peer: no commonby AkkJaa - uBoot
Hi Tme, Yes the old version, Fedora Core 9. By the way i use it right now... Well, i have now downloaded with my other win 10 computer this files.- picocom-2.2.tar.gz minicom-2.00.src.gz Then i copy them out to a usb stick and from the usb stick into this fedora C9 computer i use now. And i pack them out but i can't install them. But i connect the CP2102 And start the terminalby AkkJaa - uBoot
Hi I have now install a new Fedora C9 on a other computer and go online and i can't install picocom the program, fedora or something else stop me install it. But i will try to install minicom and see what happen then. Okay thanks again. AkkJaa..by AkkJaa - uBoot
Hi Bodhi, and Trond M. Thanks very much for all help. But now i have try what Trond have say. And that is no work. I try to reset, But it not come enything up in the display, Just like before is writeing "Netgear Storage Welcome.." for about 1 sec. Then come up "Boot from USB Failed!" Same as before. Then i connect the RN10400 to one of my router's and log into tby AkkJaa - uBoot
Hi Bodhi, Now i have start up my Fedora C9 computer, And i can't find the Picocom program. I file search on the computer but can't find it. And when i search on dmesg and lsusb it cone up with 2 Directories. with a lot of files in each directorie for each program. But what file start the program's and where do you run the programs from.? Then something must be wrong about theby AkkJaa - uBoot
Hi Bodhi and Ray, I have look at the links and the serial is J14 and not J7. And it can be connected without take apart the Netgear cabinett, Okay then i will try read some more and see how to do this. Because it is something very wrong with this RN10400 motherboard. Okay thanks again. AkkJaa...by AkkJaa - uBoot
Hi, Now i have use a multimeter. So J7 is like this.:- Between R305 and C348 is + 3,3V. Between R305 and R299 is + 3,3V. Between R305 and R303 is + 3,3V. Between C348 and R299 is 0. Between C348 and R303 is 0. Between R299 and R303 is 0. So then is the R303 GND. Here i upload 3 photo where i start up NetGear RN10400 and you see what it is in the display and the power and backupby AkkJaa - uBoot
Hi Bodhi and Ray, I will check out the web page, Yes i have multimeter. 3 of them. and i will find out what pin is what. Thanks again. AkkJaa...by AkkJaa - uBoot
Hi Bodhi, Yes, but if the J7 is the serial header, there is 4 diffrent pins. you have.:- 1 with name R305 1 with name R299 1 with name R303 1 with name R348 So how do i find the right one to the cable's i must connect.? Because if i connect wrong and if it is some power there i can damage something. Okay thanks, AkkJaa...by AkkJaa - uBoot
Hi Bodhi, Thank you again, Here i have take some new photo's, This pic. is alittlebit better. If you see on photo 17. The first Right from the battery is J12 there is the connection with 12 pin. for the digital display down in the front. Then number 1 under the battery is J9 connection with 12 pin. for connect the upper front with led lights for power, Hdd, and switch for power and bby AkkJaa - uBoot
Hi Bodhi, Okay yes, now i have take some photos, 15 Photo's of the motherboard and parts connected to the motherboard. When it come to Linux then i have a computer where i have installed Linux Fedora Core 9. on. Can i use that computer.? I upload photos here now, I have take more photo's. But i see there is only 2 places to connect to the motherboard who is not connect'eby AkkJaa - uBoot
Hi Bodhi, Now i got 2 diffrent type from Ebay. 1 is CP2102 USB 2.0 to TTL UART Serial Converter Module 5P STC PRGMR.. with 4 cables. and 1 USB 2.0 to TTL UART 6PIN Module Serial Converter CP2104 STC PRGM. with 4 cables. CP2102 module have. 5 pin. 3V3 TXD RXD GND +5V CP2104 have 6 pin. DTR 3V3 5V TXD RXD GND I put up 2 picture files on the modules so you can see them. Yeby AkkJaa - uBoot
Hi Bodhi, Now i have try it. I take out the HDDs and i connect the power line. the first who standing in the display is.: Netgear Storage Welcome. this message is for 1 - 2 sec. Then come this in the display.: Boot from USB Failed! and that's all. I can't turn the RN10400 off. it go on right away when i connect the power line. And i can't reset it, because if i hold in resetby AkkJaa - uBoot
Hi Bodhi, Thank you for list up for me what to try on my RN10400. Yes it's very much data on the HD's on it. So i want to keep that. Now it is 4 x 3 Tb. HD's. in it. But i can replace them with 4 x 500 Gb. new empty HD's if it's must be HD's in it when i do the reset. Well okay thanks i will try what you have write up for me now and see. Then i will come bacby AkkJaa - uBoot
Hello, i have a old Netgear readynas model name RN10400 model no RND-4D. Well okay, This nas i have a problem with because it not start up. it is 4x3Tb HD. disks. And every disk start up and runing well. But i can't get enything out of it. And in the display is standing. "Boot from USB failure....." I don't know what ReadyNas os ver. firmware is installed. But i haveby AkkJaa - uBoot