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Apr 08 16:22:11 <kusznir> Hi all:  We're trying to recover 50 guruplugs to "origional factory state" as far as flash goes.  We've reflashed uboot to a newer version that supports loading from SD, and when we try and switch back to the NAND boot, it fails to boot.  When we download the uboot from openplug, what claims to be the origional, it still doesn't boot.  It turns out that we have to reflash the uboot, kernel, and filesystem to get a restored system.  And these '
Apr 08 16:22:11 <kusznir> factory origional' images are actually different and newer than what our plugs shipped with.
Apr 08 16:22:56 <kusznir> So, we're trying to 1) make sure we have the correct images; and 2) look for an efficient, automated way to reflash all 50 of these plugs to that image.  The current procedure involves using tftp and the boot loader, and a buch of hand-typed commands.  Is there a faster/easier/better way to do it?
Apr 08 16:23:01 <kusznir> are we missing something?
Apr 08 16:23:29 <kusznir> (In case you're wondering why, its because we're returning these 50 guru's, and NewIT, which is accepting them back, requires the flash to be in "factory original state")
Apr 08 16:24:09 <kusznir> Can anyone help provide info as to which image(s) we should be using, and perhaps the most efficient "bulk" methodology to carry this out?
Apr 08 16:24:27 <kusznir> (TooToo222: looks like we do need the help after all!)
Apr 08 17:53:39 <stockholm> hi
Apr 08 17:53:58 <stockholm> my sheevaplug died
Apr 08 17:54:24 <stockholm> its power supply had aparently two (or more?) bad capacitors which burst and leaked fluid
Apr 08 17:54:31 <stockholm> i hear that is rather common.
Apr 08 17:54:38 <Tootoot222> yes that happens
Apr 08 17:54:40 <stockholm> i bought my sheeva plugs at newit
Apr 08 17:54:52 <stockholm> do they replace the power supplies?
Apr 08 17:55:23 <stockholm> Tootoot222: did it happen to you, too?
Apr 08 17:55:28 <Tootoot222> you can buy (or cannibilize) any generic 5volt 2~ amp phone (or other) charger and solder it onto the botherboard cable
Apr 08 17:55:34 <Tootoot222> yes it did
Apr 08 17:55:51 <Tootoot222> globalscale also sales replacement sheevaplug powersupplies
Apr 08 17:56:21 <Tootoot222> if your plug is still under warentee (30 days after purchase) yo can get a new one for free
Apr 08 17:56:40 <Tootoot222> i think the warentee is longer in europe
Apr 08 17:56:46 <Tootoot222> 60 days or more
Apr 08 17:56:57 <stockholm> i have spare chagers. let me check the voltage...
Apr 08 17:57:21 <stockholm> is their voltage smooth enough?
Apr 08 17:57:32 <stockholm> not sure what the proper english word is...
Apr 08 17:58:23 <stockholm> i have a 4.9v, 450mA one here
Apr 08 17:58:43 <stockholm> thats a far cry from 2amp
Apr 08 17:58:51 <Tootoot222> minimum is 1 amp
Apr 08 17:58:59 <Tootoot222> 2 or more is recommended
Apr 08 18:00:42 <stockholm> yes, i have an additional usb eth interface attached.
Apr 08 18:44:18 <kerio> Tootoot222: european warranties are *at least* two years
Apr 08 18:44:21 <kerio> silly americans
Apr 08 18:45:25 <Tootoot222> oic
Apr 08 19:54:06 <stockholm> they didnt answer my mail yet, lets see what they say
Apr 08 19:55:55 <kerio> newit sent me a new PSU, but i had to send them the old one before
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