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Omega 2+ USB Firmware Install after Brick. [Resolved]



  • @Costas-Costas said in Omega 2+ USB Firmware Install after Brick. [Resolved]:

    Ah so that is probably how you access "safe mode" etc.
    So without any docks but dozens of Prolific PL2303HX USB to TTL adapters is it simply hook one up to RX0 and RX1 or the USB pins (D+ and D-) and then ensuring the drivers are available?

    The prompt for safe mode comes after u-boot has already loaded up and booted the Linux-kernel, ie. it comes a few seconds later and the safe mode - prompt only lasts for like two seconds. As for using a USB-to-TTL adapter, you need to hook the adapter's RX to Omega2's TX and adapter's TX to Omega2's RX. You do not connect them to the USB-pins.

    How the u-boot menu looks like:

       ____       _             ____
      / __ \___  (_)__  ___    / __ \__ _  ___ ___ ____ _
     / /_/ / _ \/ / _ \/ _ \  / /_/ /  ' \/ -_) _ `/ _ `/
     \____/_//_/_/\___/_//_/  \____/_/_/_/\__/\_, /\_,_/
     W H A T  W I L L  Y O U  I N V E N T ? /___/"
    
    Board: Onion Omega2 APSoC DRAM:  128 MB
    relocate_code Pointer at: 87f60000
    flash manufacture id: c2, device id 20 19
    find flash: MX25L25635E
    *** Warning - bad CRC, using default environment
    
    ============================================
    Onion Omega2 UBoot Version: 4.3.0.3
    --------------------------------------------
    ASIC 7628_MP (Port5<->None)
    DRAM component: 1024 Mbits DDR, width 16
    DRAM bus: 16 bit
    Total memory: 128 MBytes
    Flash component: SPI Flash
    Date:Oct 18 2016  Time:17:29:05
    ============================================
    icache: sets:512, ways:4, linesz:32 ,total:65536
    dcache: sets:256, ways:4, linesz:32 ,total:32768
    CPU freq = 575 MHZ
    Estimated memory size = 128 Mbytes
    Resetting MT7628 PHY.
    Initializing MT7688 GPIO system.
    
    
    **************************************
    * Hold Reset button for more options *
    **************************************
    
    
    You have 40 seconds left to select a menu option...
    
    
    Please select option:
       [ Enter ]: Boot Omega2.
       [ 0 ]: Start Web recovery mode.
       [ 1 ]: Start command line mode.
       [ 2 ]: Flash firmware from USB storage.
    

    How the safe-mode prompt looks like:

    -------I CUT A LOT OF TEXT OUT BEFORE THIS-----
    [    7.335576] MTK MSDC device init.
    [    7.378336] mtk-sd: MediaTek MT6575 MSDC Driver
    [    7.388919] sdhci: Secure Digital Host Controller Interface driver
    [    7.395213] sdhci: Copyright(c) Pierre Ossman
    [    7.401405] sdhci-pltfm: SDHCI platform and OF driver helper
    [    7.413483] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
    [    7.431112] init: - preinit -
    [    7.866305] mmc0: new SD card at address bf77
    [    8.036661] mmcblk0: mmc0:bf77 SD01G 983 MiB
    [    8.042870]  mmcblk0: p1
    [    8.058552] random: procd: uninitialized urandom read (4 bytes read, 14 bits of entropy available)
    [    8.485567] rt3050-esw 10110000.esw: link changed 0x00
    Press the [f] key and hit [enter] to enter failsafe mode
    Press the [1], [2], [3] or [4] key and hit [enter] to select the debug level
    

    May take a few tries to learn to spot this prompt.



  • @WereCatf I have a linux laptop, but not a USB to TTL adapter. Maybe I'm screwed until I can get one.





  • @WereCatf thanks for the info. May I ask what are the 2 USB pins for on the Omega?



  • @Costas-Costas For connecting USB-devices to it. You know, there is a full-size USB-port on the docks -- its data-lines are connected to those pins.



  • I installled the driver linked to from https://docs.onion.io/omega2-docs/connecting-to-the-omega-terminal.html#connecting-via-serial-mac, but the device never showed up when using ls tty.*. Either the driver didn't install correctly or my Omega2+ is really dead.



  • Marty,
    Try ls /dev/tty*, does that work? Also, what dock are you using? If expansion or mini dock it should be there, if you're on arduino or power the USB-Serial connection won't work.

    Here's my adventure with un-bricking my device using the arduino dock for reference:
    http://community.onion.io/topic/1377/might-have-bricked-my-omega2-can-t-connect-via-serial/8
    edit: try restarting your computer also, I think I had to do that before the driver worked.



  • @cusackph When I use ls /dev/tty* and I get a lot more items (expected).
    I'm using the expansion dock, powered from the USB cable attached to my computer.
    I restarted but still no luck.

    Well done documenting your steps in the un-bricking adventure. I've ordered the USB adapter and will push forward when it arrives.



  • @Marty-Mickelson With the expansion dock plugged in and the omega2+ running, could you take a screenshot or copy the output when you run the ls /dev/tty* command? Maybe the Omega2 is showing up as something unexpected.



  • The output is the same when the dock is unplugged vs plugged in and lights flashing, during the 30 sec it flashes after turning it on with the reset button pressed. I copied the list and diff'd it to make sure. Here's what I get though:

    /dev > ls -al tty*
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    2,   0 Jan 25 11:59 tty
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel   31,   0 Jan 25 12:01 tty.Bluetooth-Incoming-Port
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel   31,   2 Jan 25 12:01 tty.Bluetooth-Modem
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel   31,   4 Jan 25 12:01 tty.MickelsonsiPad-Wireless
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,   0 Jan 25 11:59 ttyp0
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,   1 Jan 25 11:59 ttyp1
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,   2 Jan 25 11:59 ttyp2
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,   3 Jan 25 11:59 ttyp3
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,   4 Jan 25 11:59 ttyp4
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,   5 Jan 25 11:59 ttyp5
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,   6 Jan 25 11:59 ttyp6
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,   7 Jan 25 11:59 ttyp7
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,   8 Jan 25 11:59 ttyp8
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,   9 Jan 25 11:59 ttyp9
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  10 Jan 25 11:59 ttypa
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  11 Jan 25 11:59 ttypb
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  12 Jan 25 11:59 ttypc
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  13 Jan 25 11:59 ttypd
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  14 Jan 25 11:59 ttype
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  15 Jan 25 11:59 ttypf
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  16 Jan 25 11:59 ttyq0
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  17 Jan 25 11:59 ttyq1
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  18 Jan 25 11:59 ttyq2
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  19 Jan 25 11:59 ttyq3
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  20 Jan 25 11:59 ttyq4
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  21 Jan 25 11:59 ttyq5
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  22 Jan 25 11:59 ttyq6
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  23 Jan 25 11:59 ttyq7
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  24 Jan 25 11:59 ttyq8
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  25 Jan 25 11:59 ttyq9
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  26 Jan 25 11:59 ttyqa
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  27 Jan 25 11:59 ttyqb
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  28 Jan 25 11:59 ttyqc
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  29 Jan 25 11:59 ttyqd
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  30 Jan 25 11:59 ttyqe
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  31 Jan 25 11:59 ttyqf
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  32 Jan 25 11:59 ttyr0
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  33 Jan 25 11:59 ttyr1
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  34 Jan 25 11:59 ttyr2
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  35 Jan 25 11:59 ttyr3
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  36 Jan 25 11:59 ttyr4
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  37 Jan 25 11:59 ttyr5
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  38 Jan 25 11:59 ttyr6
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  39 Jan 25 11:59 ttyr7
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  40 Jan 25 11:59 ttyr8
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  41 Jan 25 11:59 ttyr9
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  42 Jan 25 11:59 ttyra
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  43 Jan 25 11:59 ttyrb
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  44 Jan 25 11:59 ttyrc
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  45 Jan 25 11:59 ttyrd
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  46 Jan 25 11:59 ttyre
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  47 Jan 25 11:59 ttyrf
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  48 Jan 25 11:59 ttys0
    crw--w----  1 mmickelson  tty     16,   0 Jan 25 12:59 ttys000
    crw--w----  1 mmickelson  tty     16,   1 Jan 25 12:57 ttys001
    crw--w----  1 mmickelson  tty     16,   2 Jan 25 12:57 ttys002
    crw--w----  1 mmickelson  tty     16,   3 Jan 25 12:57 ttys003
    crw--w----  1 mmickelson  tty     16,   4 Jan 25 12:57 ttys004
    crw--w----  1 mmickelson  tty     16,   5 Jan 25 12:57 ttys005
    crw--w----  1 mmickelson  tty     16,   6 Jan 25 12:57 ttys006
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  49 Jan 25 11:59 ttys1
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  50 Jan 25 11:59 ttys2
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  51 Jan 25 11:59 ttys3
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  52 Jan 25 11:59 ttys4
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  53 Jan 25 11:59 ttys5
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  54 Jan 25 11:59 ttys6
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  55 Jan 25 11:59 ttys7
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  56 Jan 25 11:59 ttys8
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  57 Jan 25 11:59 ttys9
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  58 Jan 25 11:59 ttysa
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  59 Jan 25 11:59 ttysb
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  60 Jan 25 11:59 ttysc
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  61 Jan 25 11:59 ttysd
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  62 Jan 25 11:59 ttyse
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  63 Jan 25 11:59 ttysf
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  64 Jan 25 11:59 ttyt0
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  65 Jan 25 11:59 ttyt1
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  66 Jan 25 11:59 ttyt2
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  67 Jan 25 11:59 ttyt3
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  68 Jan 25 11:59 ttyt4
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  69 Jan 25 11:59 ttyt5
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  70 Jan 25 11:59 ttyt6
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  71 Jan 25 11:59 ttyt7
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  72 Jan 25 11:59 ttyt8
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  73 Jan 25 11:59 ttyt9
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  74 Jan 25 11:59 ttyta
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  75 Jan 25 11:59 ttytb
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  76 Jan 25 11:59 ttytc
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  77 Jan 25 11:59 ttytd
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  78 Jan 25 11:59 ttyte
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  79 Jan 25 11:59 ttytf
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  80 Jan 25 11:59 ttyu0
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  81 Jan 25 11:59 ttyu1
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  82 Jan 25 11:59 ttyu2
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  83 Jan 25 11:59 ttyu3
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  84 Jan 25 11:59 ttyu4
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  85 Jan 25 11:59 ttyu5
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  86 Jan 25 11:59 ttyu6
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  87 Jan 25 11:59 ttyu7
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  88 Jan 25 11:59 ttyu8
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  89 Jan 25 11:59 ttyu9
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  90 Jan 25 11:59 ttyua
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  91 Jan 25 11:59 ttyub
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  92 Jan 25 11:59 ttyuc
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  93 Jan 25 11:59 ttyud
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  94 Jan 25 11:59 ttyue
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  95 Jan 25 11:59 ttyuf
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  96 Jan 25 11:59 ttyv0
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  97 Jan 25 11:59 ttyv1
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  98 Jan 25 11:59 ttyv2
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4,  99 Jan 25 11:59 ttyv3
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4, 100 Jan 25 11:59 ttyv4
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4, 101 Jan 25 11:59 ttyv5
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4, 102 Jan 25 11:59 ttyv6
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4, 103 Jan 25 11:59 ttyv7
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4, 104 Jan 25 11:59 ttyv8
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4, 105 Jan 25 11:59 ttyv9
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4, 106 Jan 25 11:59 ttyva
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4, 107 Jan 25 11:59 ttyvb
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4, 108 Jan 25 11:59 ttyvc
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4, 109 Jan 25 11:59 ttyvd
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4, 110 Jan 25 11:59 ttyve
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4, 111 Jan 25 11:59 ttyvf
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4, 112 Jan 25 11:59 ttyw0
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4, 113 Jan 25 11:59 ttyw1
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4, 114 Jan 25 11:59 ttyw2
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4, 115 Jan 25 11:59 ttyw3
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4, 116 Jan 25 11:59 ttyw4
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4, 117 Jan 25 11:59 ttyw5
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4, 118 Jan 25 11:59 ttyw6
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4, 119 Jan 25 11:59 ttyw7
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4, 120 Jan 25 11:59 ttyw8
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4, 121 Jan 25 11:59 ttyw9
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4, 122 Jan 25 11:59 ttywa
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4, 123 Jan 25 11:59 ttywb
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4, 124 Jan 25 11:59 ttywc
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4, 125 Jan 25 11:59 ttywd
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4, 126 Jan 25 11:59 ttywe
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root        wheel    4, 127 Jan 25 11:59 ttywf
    


  • 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.



  • I try to power up (connected to the serial) while holding the reset. but the Onion 2 just tries to boot. never noticing that the reset was pressed. Is there another way to do the reset button? Maybe my mini-doc is defective?



  • @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.



  • @cusackph I have the same problems with the Mini docks. - If the reset button or the USB -> Omega2 UART-to-serial bi-directional connection works for you with a Mini Dock, ie Putty shows any keyboard entries, then I am keen to learn how you are doing this!
    https://community.onion.io/topic/1451

    I have isolated my Mini Dock RXO problem to the Mini Dock's on-board UART not communicating with my Omega2s, the same docks work fine with an Omega1. Also sans dock, a direct serial connection via a USB to serial adapter (HAOYU) to the same Omega2s work fine.

    See also others related problems -
    https://community.onion.io/topic/1153/how-to-reset-onion-omega-2
    https://community.onion.io/topic/1321/possible-bad-omega2-and-mini-dock



  • @WereCatf your post on console access was a life saver today after I messed up an init.d script, thanks.



  • @Ken-Conrad said in Omega 2+ USB Firmware Install after Brick. [Resolved]:

    @cusackph I have the same problems with the Mini docks. - If the reset button or the USB -> Omega2 UART-to-serial bi-directional connection works for you with a Mini Dock, ie Putty shows any keyboard entries, then I am keen to learn how you are doing this!
    https://community.onion.io/topic/1451

    I have isolated my Mini Dock RXO problem to the Mini Dock's on-board UART not communicating with my Omega2s, the same docks work fine with an Omega1. Also sans dock, a direct serial connection via a USB to serial adapter (HAOYU) to the same Omega2s work fine.

    See also others related problems -
    https://community.onion.io/topic/1153/how-to-reset-onion-omega-2
    https://community.onion.io/topic/1321/possible-bad-omega2-and-mini-dock

    i'm also having problem with the mini dock reset button.
    i tried pressing the reset button on power dock and find that the omega2+ LED will be flashing when i press the reset button while powering it on.
    this doesn't happen when i press the reset button and power on the mini dock

    anyway to fix the mini dock ?

    i only have minidock and power dock which the minidock is the only way i can connect via serial
    and its not working at the moment



  • @Marty-Mickelson said in Omega 2+ USB Firmware Install after Brick. [Resolved]:

    The output is the same when the dock is unplugged vs plugged in and lights flashing, during the 30 sec it flashes after turning it on with the reset button pressed. I copied the list and diff'd it to make sure. Here's what I get though:

    Did you try a other USB Cable? Thin & long cable = power loss. Your hardware will not be recognized. If you check just the blank dock, it should show up if your USB Cable is ok.



  • @dennis-ctp
    this is what i get even though i'm pressing the reset button while turning it on


    / __ ___ ()__ ___ / __ _ _ ___ ___ ____ _
    / // / _ / / _ / _ \ / // / ' / -) _ / _ /
    _
    /////___//// _////_/_, /_,/
    W H A T W I L L Y O U I N V E N T ? /
    __/"

    Board: Onion Omega2 APSoC DRAM: 128 MB
    relocate_code Pointer at: 87f60000
    flash manufacture id: c2, device id 20 19
    find flash: MX25L25635E
    *** Warning - bad CRC, using default environment

    ============================================
    Onion Omega2 UBoot Version: 4.3.0.3

    ASIC 7628_MP (Port5<->None)
    DRAM component: 1024 Mbits DDR, width 16
    DRAM bus: 16 bit
    Total memory: 128 MBytes
    Flash component: SPI Flash
    Date:Oct 18 2016 Time:17:29:05

    icache: sets:512, ways:4, linesz:32 ,total:65536
    dcache: sets:256, ways:4, linesz:32 ,total:32768
    CPU freq = 575 MHZ
    Estimated memory size = 128 Mbytes
    Resetting MT7628 PHY.
    Initializing MT7688 GPIO system.


    • Hold Reset button for more options *

    Boot Linux from Flash NO RESET PRESSED.

    Booting image at bc050000 ...

    Image Name: MIPS LEDE Linux-4.4.42
    Image Type: MIPS Linux Kernel Image (lzma compressed)
    Data Size: 1306381 Bytes = 1.2 MB
    Load Address: 80000000
    Entry Point: 80000000
    Verifying Checksum ... Bad Data CRC



  • @dennis-ctp Haven't found the fix for the Mini Dock's issues with the Omega2s, I'm convinced this is a hardware problem - somehow the Omega2 are different enough from the original Omega that the Mini Dock doesn't work for RX0 serial connection. If you have toasted your wifi connection, but have a 3.3V TTL UART cable and a 3.3V 500mA power supply then the Omegas are easy to hard wire for a serial connection - with just the 3.3V, grounds, Rx and Tx wires.



  • actually the serial connection works for the mini dock, that's how i can get the boot info and sees that it doesn't recognize that the reset button had been pressed



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