WL700gE bricket

[yeller]

After countless firmware changes (tried the Kfurge upgrade but failed when the packages didn't match the installation instructions), so I went back to the admin site, uploaded 4.6n firmware, and the router went dark.

It's plugged in but the drive doesn't spin up and there are no lights on. Any suggestions?

[gratitude182]

do you have tried this from back2basic

http://www.wl500g.info/showthread.php?t=8070

grat182

[yeller]

I can't get by the first step, no power to the lights

If you push them both the ready the ready light starts blinking (Is there life ? ?)

[back2basic]

Hi

When no lights starts to blink @ all after holding the buttons for a few sec the box probably died . If you got any warenty on youre device you can take it to youre reseller

[yeller]

Sent in for repairs since it's still covered by warranty. I hope they fix/return quickly.

[buddy]

The other day there was a blackout and the lights went out and my router went off along with it. When the electricity turned back on my router loaded up but the hard drive didn't load. I think its pretty much the same as the power cord being unplugged when the router is on. It actually says on the router not to unplug the power cord when the router is on. Is the hard drive damaged? What can I do to get it up and going again? Will I lose everything on it?

[Maccro]

You may have to reload the firmware, but you won't lose any data. It's happened to me as well.

The other day there was a blackout and the lights went out and my router went off along with it. When the electricity turned back on my router loaded up but the hard drive didn't load. I think its pretty much the same as the power cord being unplugged when the router is on. It actually says on the router not to unplug the power cord when the router is on. Is the hard drive damaged? What can I do to get it up and going again? Will I lose everything on it?

[buddy]

You may have to reload the firmware, but you won't lose any data. It's happened to me as well.

I uploaded the WL700gE_kc_1078_02.nas file, but still the same thing. In disk management it comes up with the harddrive being unmounted? How do i mount the harddrive but at the same time I dont wanna lose all my downloads that I have going wit mldonkey.

[mumsoft]

I uploaded the WL700gE_kc_1078_02.nas file, but still the same thing. In disk management it comes up with the harddrive being unmounted? How do i mount the harddrive but at the same time I dont wanna lose all my downloads that I have going wit mldonkey.

I guess you have to chkdsk (dos-speak) the drive.
Telnet into the router. If telnet does not work you might have to stop loading rc.local the way KC Furge has described:

Q. I've really messed up my rc.local and now my router won't boot. How can I fix it?
A. Flash the latest image (WL700gE_kc_1078_02.nas) then press and hold the copy button when the ready light blinks three times. Release the copy button when the ready light stays on steady. This will bypass any /opt customizations on your router and boot with only the firmware image contents.

Then, if you're at it, as root, give this command:

reiserfsck /dev/se/2

and follow the instructions.

good luck,
Marc

[buddy]

I guess you have to chkdsk (dos-speak) the drive.
Telnet into the router. If telnet does not work you might have to stop loading rc.local the way KC Furge has described:

Then, if you're at it, as root, give this command:

reiserfsck /dev/se/2

and follow the instructions.

good luck,
Marc

still no luck I the command reiserfsck /dev/se/2 but when it says yes to continue it just goes back to the command prompt. Also when i log into through telnet i can only login as root with no password, not admin and my password.

Also in disk management is says the harddrive is unmounted, any ideas?

[mumsoft]

still no luck I the command reiserfsck /dev/se/2 but when it says yes to continue it just goes back to the command prompt. Also when i log into through telnet i can only login as root with no password, not admin and my password.

Also in disk management is says the harddrive is unmounted, any ideas?

yes, that is, Yes....

Do you want to run this program?[N/Yes] (note need to type Yes if you do):yes
[root@Sneeuwwitje ~]$

Do you want to run this program?[N/Yes] (note need to type Yes if you do):Yes
###########
reiserfsck --check started at Fri Jun 27 19:26:34 2008
###########
Partition /dev/se/2 is mounted with write permissions, cannot check it
[root@Sneeuwwitje ~]$

I hope this is clear enough.
- you can only check the filesystem if it is UNmounted, as in your case.
- you have to say Yes and not yes.

with reiserfsck --help you get more options.
After the repair has finished correctly, you should be able to reboot the router and see your disk mounted as usual.

gOOD lUCK
mARC

[buddy]

yes, that is, Yes....

Do you want to run this program?[N/Yes] (note need to type Yes if you do):yes
[root@Sneeuwwitje ~]$

Do you want to run this program?[N/Yes] (note need to type Yes if you do):Yes
###########
reiserfsck --check started at Fri Jun 27 19:26:34 2008
###########
Partition /dev/se/2 is mounted with write permissions, cannot check it
[root@Sneeuwwitje ~]$

I hope this is clear enough.
- you can only check the filesystem if it is UNmounted, as in your case.
- you have to say Yes and not yes.

with reiserfsck --help you get more options.
After the repair has finished correctly, you should be able to reboot the router and see your disk mounted as usual.

gOOD lUCK
mARC

I actually tried Yes when I tried it last time but I tried it again same thing.

Will read-only check consistency of the filesystem on /dev/se/2
Will put log info to 'stdout'

Do you want to run this program?[N/Yes] (note need to type Yes if you do):Yes

[u@h W]
[u@h W]

Any other ideas, I think it may not be working cos I am logging in under root and not admin. For some reason its not letting me log in under admin and my password, its saying the password is incorrect when I know it is the correct password

[mumsoft]

I actually tried Yes when I tried it last time but I tried it again same thing.

Will read-only check consistency of the filesystem on /dev/se/2
Will put log info to 'stdout'

Do you want to run this program?[N/Yes] (note need to type Yes if you do):Yes

[u@h W]
[u@h W]

Any other ideas, I think it may not be working cos I am logging in under root and not admin. For some reason its not letting me log in under admin and my password, its saying the password is incorrect when I know it is the correct password

Hmm... I hope someone else has some clue?
I'm almost out of ideas.
But please tell what you get with:

mount

and try

reiserfsck --fix-fixable /dev/se/2

You could also try to mount it yourself, and post here what you get with:

mount -t reiserfs /dev/se/2 /shares/MYVOLUME1

Marc

[buddy]

Hmm... I hope someone else has some clue?
I'm almost out of ideas.
But please tell what you get with:

mount

and try

reiserfsck --fix-fixable /dev/se/2

You could also try to mount it yourself, and post here what you get with:

mount -t reiserfs /dev/se/2 /shares/MYVOLUME1

Marc

I did what you said and this is what I got, still no good =(
im thinking only thing i could do is replace the harddrive but I really dont wanna lose all my stuff thats on it.

(none) login: root



BusyBox v1.00-pre2 (2008.01.27-00:53+0000) Built-in shell (msh)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

[u@h W]
[u@h W]mount
rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)
/dev/root on /mnt type cramfs (ro)
none on /mnt/dev type devfs (rw)
/dev/ide/host2/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 on / type cramfs (rw)
/dev on /dev type devfs (rw)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
usbdevfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbdevfs (rw)
ramfs on /tmp type ramfs (rw)
ramfs on /shares type ramfs (rw)
ramfs on /foreign_shares type ramfs (rw)
[u@h W]
[u@h W]reiserfsck --fix-fixable /dev/se/2
reiserfsck 3.6.11 (2003 www.namesys.com)

*************************************************************
** If you are using the latest reiserfsprogs and  it fails **
** please  email bug reports to reiserfs-list@namesys.com, **
** providing  as  much  information  as  possible --  your **
** hardware,  kernel,  patches,  settings,  all reiserfsck **
** messages  (including version),  the reiserfsck logfile, **
** check  the  syslog file  for  any  related information. **
** If you would like advice on using this program, support **
** is available  for $25 at  www.namesys.com/support.html. **
*************************************************************

Will check consistency of the filesystem on /dev/se/2
and will fix what can be fixed without --rebuild-tree
Will put log info to 'stdout'

Do you want to run this program?[N/Yes] (note need to type Yes if you do):Yes

[u@h W]
[u@h W]mount -t reiserfs /dev/se/2 /shares/MYVOLUME1
mount: mounting /dev/se/2 on /shares/MYVOLUME1 failed: No such file or directory
[u@h W]

[mumsoft]

Buddy,

You problay lost only some time, as we all do now and then.
When I told you to check dev/se/2 I was referring to the wrong partition. It has something to do with mirroring, but don't ask we how and what and why.

Actually the disk in the Asus is hiding here:
/dev/ide/host2/bus0/target0/lun0
if you do:

ls /dev/ide/host2/bus0/target0/lun0

I get:
disc part1 part2 part3 part63
If I'm not wrong, disc refers to the whole hard drive, part1 and part2 both contain a part of the firmware, part3 is where all your stuff goes (/opt, /shares/MYVOLUME1), and part 63 is, well, I don't know.

Try

reiserfsck --fix-fixable /dev/ide/host2/bus0/target0/lun0/part3

Maybe you should also check part1 and 2, but part3 is where your data is for sure.
Plus I don't know what filesystem is on part1 and part2.
- check and repair part3.
- reboot

Marc