The 2nd, I tried the 64M image but it failed, so I repeated the netboot process, and used the large image. The first I used the 64M image, and it worked without issue. I’ve done this process on 3 different RB2011 routers.
Give it a few minutes to reboot, and if all goes well, you will have a functioning rack mount FOSS router. (If you don’t know if it’s 64M or huge, open up the device and look at the flash chips. At this point, scp the sysupgrade bin to the tmp folder. You should already be logged into the Netboot openwrt.
#MIKROTIK RB2011 INSTALL#
To install on the RB2011, you should use the sysupgrade bin from the netbooted Openwrt. Mount -t jffs2 /dev/mtdblock2 /mnt/rootfsįinally, scp the two tar files to your local machine. Mount -t jffs2 /dev/mtdblock1 /mnt/kernel But you should doubleĮDIT: You can’t restore the previous Mikrotik OS with these images, though. And yes, the mtd6 is the same sizeĪnd checksum as the mtdblock6, I checked. You can directly dd to your remote computer from the router.ĭd if=/dev/mtd6 | ssh dd of=/somewhere.img (they will either be /dev/mtdblock1+2 or /dev/mtdblock5+6) Navigate to the /tmp directory and backup the flash configuration.Ĭat /proc/mtd (review this, you want to copy the last two filesystems) Make sure you login from ethernet 2 or 3 (but not 1). You can always load another firmware file from TFTP / bootloader should something go wrong. After that you can plug into ethernet port 2,3,4 or anything besides 1.Ģ.3. Backup existing Flash of Mikrotik (optional – recommended)ĮDIT: backup didn’t work. You can let go of reset when the TFTP boot says it sent the router file, but remain connected to Ethernet port 1, until you see the tftp boot print out the Openwrt hostname from the netbooted router. Simply power off, hold reset, then power on and hold for 20-30 seconds. The only things to note are the following:ĭon’t need to hold reset when it’s on, then power off. Let’s reset it.Ģ.2. Power off Mikrotik, hold reset, and power on You should be connected to Ethernet port 1 on the Mikrotik.
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