Settings lost after power off

[Run2000]

Hi All,

I have a strange problem, aftwer powering off my wl-500gx unit,
all setting lost and reverts to default.
I am using 1.9.2.7-5a firmware.

I used the following procedure to update the router firmware and setup.

1. Reboot the router
2. Upgrade the firmware using web interface
3 Clear the setting using RESET button
4 Reboot the router
5. Setting the router using WEB interface
6. Connecting to router with telnet and executing
flashfs enable
flashfs save
flashfs commit

7. Reboot the router

Router works fine

8. Power off the router, wait for ... let say 5 minutes
9 Power router on ........settings LOST


PLease, help

Ilia

[Oleg]

Have you tried minimal changes in the settings, without using flashfs?

[Run2000]

Have you tried minimal changes in the settings, without using flashfs?

Oleg, thanks for the reply and for your firmware's

Yes, I tried minimal changes without flashfs, really, it was my first attempt and than I found that the settings were lost I tried flashfs.

Thanks
Ilia

[Oleg]

Can't understand you.
So, it works fine without flashfs? Or it does not?

[Run2000]

Can't understand you.
So, it works fine without flashfs? Or it does not?

It does not work .

[Oleg]

Replace your router then.

[Run2000]

Replace your router then.

Unfortunately, is is impossible I bought it in Taiwan ...

Well, do you know there are the settings stored?
Probably, I'll try to replace the bad flash chip

[Oleg]

Unfortunately, is is impossible I bought it in Taiwan ...

Well, do you know there are the settings stored?
Probably, I'll try to replace the bad flash chip

In the same chip, just like the firmware.
BTW, have you updated bootloader?

[Run2000]

In the same chip, just like the firmware.
BTW, have you updated bootloader?

I did not update the bootloader, should I update?

You said that the setting are stored on the same chip with the firmware,
so there is a very low probability that the part of the flash chip is bad.
It seems to be software issue, probably I need to erase the whole chip?

Thanks
Ilia

[Oleg]

Well, it's still possible, as flash contains several independent blocks.
Yes, upgrade bootloader.

[Antiloop]

Unfortunately, is is impossible I bought it in Taiwan ...

Well, do you know there are the settings stored?
Probably, I'll try to replace the bad flash chip

you may ask your local asus reseller to send this unit to ASUS RUSSIA / ACRU
or Asus Czech / ACZ

mostly resellers are not allowed to return units directly to Asus repair centers, so pick one which is allowed (the ones who can will know it)

or ask an Asus Distributor to send in this product for you

it should take 2-3 weeks for replacement from Asus

[Run2000]

The problem was solved by running
nvram commit
Strange, but ...it works
Probably, WEB interface does not commit the data to nvram?

By any way, thanks a lot to Oleg and AntiLoop.

[Oleg]

Have you ever pressed Finish and Save and Restart?

[Run2000]

Have you ever pressed Finish and Save and Restart?

Yes, I have pressed Finish , router was restarted and settings were OK after restart,but after POWER OFF setting were lost.

[Oleg]

Strange. As this calls nvram commit for sure.