Console not starting - do I have a "test" device?

Jeff Verive

My most recent Onion seems to perhaps be a lab "test" device. From a Web browser, the Console app just seems to want to stay stuck on the login screen. Using PuTTY, I can SSH into it with the default credentials at 192.168.3.1, but instead of giving me the current firmware release, my unit reports CHAOS CALMER (Chaos Calmer, r46849). Do I need to flash new firmware onto this device?

Lazar Demin

Hi @Jeff-Verive
This is not a test device, you're just on the old Omega firmware.

Run oupgrade from the command line to get the latest firmware!

John Hart

I seem to have the same older firmware on my Omega. When I try oupgrade, I get:

Device Firmware Version: 0.0.1
Checking latest version online...
Failed to parse message data
Repo Firmware Version:
Comparing version numbers
sh: 0: unknown operand
sh: 0: unknown operand
sh: 0: unknown operand
Device firmware is up to date!

If I try oupgrade - force I get the following:

Device Firmware Version: 0.0.1
Checking latest version online...
Failed to parse message data
Repo Firmware Version:
New firmware available, need to upgrade device firmware
Downloading new firmware ...
/tmp/: Is a directory
/tmp/: Is a directory
/tmp/: Is a directory

and the /tmp/ just keeps scrolling by.

Any ideas?
Thank You!

Lazar Demin

@John-Hart That's odd! But no worries, I'll walk you through the steps to manually download and install the latest firmware.

Step 1: Download the firmware
We'll grab the firmware from the Onion images server:

cd /tmp
wget http://repo.onion.io/omega/images/omega-v0.0.8-b297.bin

Step 2: Install the firmware
Once the download is complete, run the following command to install the firmware:

sysupgrade omega-v0.0.8-b297.bin

The Omega will start the upgrade process and will initiate a reboot towards the end. This should last 3-5 minutes. Make sure not to unplug the Omega during the update process!

Step 3: Have fun!*

Jason Porter

@Lazar-Demin What are the steps needed if I have a device that doesn't have the onion firmware on it?

Lazar Demin

@Jason-Porter Are you certain that it doesn't have the Onion firmware? What are the symptoms?

If you are certain, you can use the Ethernet Expansion and this guide to flash the correct firmware.