Ah I think this answers the question of why it doesn't work initially:
@tony-ter-neuzen said in FAQ: Is it possible to "clone" the firmware running on an Omega2 device and copy it to other Omega2 units?:
The woraround i found now is to first
sysupgrade -F -n -v onion_omega2p-22.03.5-20240122.bin a fresh omega
let that reboot and then
mtd -r write pan230_v4.1-96_20240222.bin firmware
This works, taking a LOT of precious extra time, but no nastyness.
The target device needs to be running the same firmware version as the original device. (This is mentioned in Step 2 in the original post)
The reason being the cloning only overwrites the firmware partition. If the rest of the partitions don't match, that opens to door to the nastiness you've been experiencing.
@tony-ter-neuzen said in FAQ: Is it possible to "clone" the firmware running on an Omega2 device and copy it to other Omega2 units?:
thanks for that little push toward the image builder.
Glad you're finding it useful!!
@tony-ter-neuzen said in FAQ: Is it possible to "clone" the firmware running on an Omega2 device and copy it to other Omega2 units?:
I hope i still can bother you now and then, because i'm absolutely convinced i will find plenty of obstacles to be conquered
On that note, would it be better to report in the git issues or to discuss in the community?
Definitely! Always open to suggestions!
I think the community is good for general discussion, if there's something specific then open a github issue