Fixed! The usb-serial adapter linked above showed up today. Steps for those curious or who haven't done this before (like me :)):

1. Plugged usb-serial adapter into Macbook Pro
2. Installed the driver for the Omega2+ (already had this installed but for those who don't: https://docs.onion.io/omega2-docs/connecting-to-the-omega-terminal.html#connecting-to-the-omega-terminal-serial)
3. Set up screen on OSX using Terminal (screen bash, screen /dev/tty.SLAB_USBtoUART 115200)
4. Connected the adapter to the Arduino dock serial ports
5. Plugged in power to Arduino dock w/ reset held
6. Restored via usb drive (downloaded latest firmware from repo, named it omega2.bin, put on root of FAT32 formatted flash drive).

Thank you @WereCatf & @Zogg-Baubas for replying!

Reboot works with b145, but now poweroff also reboots the unit instead of powering off for me Using a 2+

@Matthias-Baumgarten Here are the instructions for connecting via serial:
https://docs.onion.io/omega2-docs/connecting-to-the-omega-terminal.html#connecting-to-the-omega-terminal-serial
And here are the instructions for manually installing firmware:
https://docs.onion.io/omega2-docs/manual-firmware-installation.html

I totally get that. My suggestion is to just take things one step at a time. I'd say first, leave your wifi open and get the latest version of your firmware installed using the instructions I linked. Don't try to do it through the console, SSH in and do it that way.
After that, figure out why your unit won't connect to your wifi connection. I think I remember seeing that you were using TKIP for security, which may be the problem. Could you switch it to AES without any problems? Like, are there any devices you own that need TKIP? I use AES and have everything from my laptop to old Kindle connected with no problems.
Regarding the web console, it's definitely still a bit buggy. Try using Edge on your windows 10 box. I have an apple laptop and most things in the console don't work at all in Safari so I use Firefox.

What dock/expansions do you have?

I don't know about vpn, but the Omega2 doesn't have any sort of video output, you'll definitely need something else to handle playback.

Lazar,
Will do! Glad to help

Re: your answers:

1. The changelog will be great. I was mostly curious because when using the Console and cli to check my firmware version, both said I was on the latest version (at the time I posted) but there were newer versions on the repo. I updated one of my units to 0.1.7 b140 today (no problems at all) and when running the Console it still sees b139 as the latest version. Both currently see b139 as the latest version, I guess I'm ahead of the curve!
2. Sounds good, I'll let them both be for the time being. I've got new SSIDs and complex passwords for both of my units.
3. Perfect; I've got a dual-500mA usb wall adapter I'll repurpose for my units.

Thanks for the reply!

@dennis-ctp Mark down everything below "below is what i get when power on the device (connected a working omega2+ on minidock, serial, using 115200)" in your post

edit: just trying to be helpful here

@Luciano-S. I submitted a ticket for my mini dock problem and it has been 11 days since I provided photos of the dock and video of the nonfunctioning reset button. I asked for a status update after a week with no response and still haven't heard back. The help desk isn't exactly being responsive.

Thank you! Just don't wanna spend money on something that won't work is all so I figured I'd ask the experts here

Hi Folks,

I would like to convert one of my Omega2s to a Shairport server for music in my kitchen. I've got a speaker with a standard 3.5mm port, so all I need is a USB audio device. I'm following the guide below and I have 2 questions:
https://wiki.onion.io/Projects/How-To-Stream-music-Using-Airplay/1.Installing-ShairportSync

1. Since they aren't offered on the store anymore I need a compatible audio device. Would this work ? https://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Headphone-Microphone-Aluminum-Compatibility/dp/B00NMXY2MO

2. What do I need to do to get shairport to start at boot? Just in case of power outages or whatever, it'd be nice to have the shairport server start at boot so I don't have to ssh in and start it up manually.

Thank you!

@Douglas-Kryder They both look 100% identical physically. From your link:

"What differs Power Dock 2 from the original Power Dock is that it has the Battery Level ADC that allows you to accurately monitor the voltage of your battery. Another update is that GPIOs 18 & 19 are now available on the Expansion Header!"

What does this mean in practical terms? Is the original dock fully compatible with all the expansions (relay, servo, oled, etc.)? will the GPS expansion work?

I would like to purchase a power dock for my omega2+ so I can take one of my projects with me. There are 2 Power Docks on the store, the Power Dock and Power Dock 2. One is $5 cheaper than the other; what is the difference between the two?

Similarly, I would like to pick up an additional Expansion Dock, do I need to worry about any compatibility issues i.e. are there multiple versions of the Expansion Dock as well?

@dennis-ctp Mark down everything below "below is what i get when power on the device (connected a working omega2+ on minidock, serial, using 115200)" in your post

edit: just trying to be helpful here

@Luciano-S. I submitted a ticket for my mini dock problem and it has been 11 days since I provided photos of the dock and video of the nonfunctioning reset button. I asked for a status update after a week with no response and still haven't heard back. The help desk isn't exactly being responsive.

I also have an arduino 2 dock. Both of my Omega2+ units respond to the reset button on that one, neither do on the mini dock. I can bring up the terminal on both units via serial connection when connected to my computer via the mini usb port on the mini dock. I have a 2.4a Anker charger that I've plugged the mini dock into and the reset button doesn't work with either omega2+ unit I have. The reset button on the mini dock simply doesn't work.

My reset button on my mini dock does not work either. I submitted a ticket with Onion's help desk over a week ago with photos and a video and haven't heard anything back yet. One of the reasons I had ordered the mini dock was to be able to easily unbrick a unit and with the reset button not functioning that functionality is gone.

@Brian-Wharton32 My mini dock also does not recognize the reset button hold. I had to use an arduino dock 2 and a usb-serial adapter to re-flash a bricked unit. I submitted a ticket but havnen't heard back yet. Especially for the mini dock, the usb-serial connection should work as it doesn't do much else compared to the other docks.

Home now, I checked and with the power switch flipped to off on my mini dock, plugging it into my laptop via the microusb port (NOT the full size port) I can get the correct serial port to show up when I run ls /dev/tty* The expansion dock should function the same way.
I'd try installing the driver again and see what happens, or maybe a different microusb cable. They're rare but I have a cable that doesn't transmit data, drove me nuts when I was trying to put some stuff on an old kindle.