[OpenWrt-Devel] Ubiquiti Nanostation LOCO M5

[Bill]

I just got 5 LOCO M5 units that won't run OpenWRT. They are datestamped
1422K; when I try to flash them, they give me:

received ERROR <code=2, msg=Firmware check failed>

I am using the Bullet M image
(openwrt-ar71xx-generic-ubnt-bullet-m-squashfs-factory.bin), flashing
with tftp in binary mode.

I have one other LOCO M5 with datestamp 1340K that works fine - flashes
fine every time. But the new units won't take the firmware at all.

I assume UBNT did something in the bootloader that is disabling OpenWRT.

Any help will be welcome. I can open one up and attach a serial cable,
but I'm not sure what I'd look for or what I'd do about it...

Thanks,

Bill

[Ben West]

I've been flashing the Nanostation Loco M5's just fine with the Nanostation
M image for 3 years without issue, and I never tried the Bullet M image.
Although, the Loco M5's I've flashed are at least 1.5years old at present.
Can you try flashing
openwrt-ar71xx-generic-ubnt-nano-m-squashfs-factory.bin instead?

Also, I'm flashing current versions of AA compiled from the code provided
via SVN, rather than the pre-compiled images.

Post by Bill
I just got 5 LOCO M5 units that won't run OpenWRT. They are datestamped
received ERROR <code=2, msg=Firmware check failed>
I am using the Bullet M image (openwrt-ar71xx-generic-ubnt-
bullet-m-squashfs-factory.bin), flashing with tftp in binary mode.
I have one other LOCO M5 with datestamp 1340K that works fine - flashes
fine every time. But the new units won't take the firmware at all.
I assume UBNT did something in the bootloader that is disabling OpenWRT.
Any help will be welcome. I can open one up and attach a serial cable, but
I'm not sure what I'd look for or what I'd do about it...
Thanks,
Bill
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[Bill]

Ben-

Thank you!

I did try the NanoStation image, with the same results. Normally either
image will flash onto the LOCO, but the NanoStation image has the
"extra" Ethernet port enabled, which creates a bit of confusion.
Besides, I believe the LOCO is a 1x1 (like the Bullet), not a 2x2 (like
the NanoStation).

I got another email indicating there is a new "xw" rev of the LOCO M,
supported only in the trunk currently. I thought that only applied to
the "big" NanoStation M, but... well, now I'm thinking I'm wrong about that.

Now that I'm looking for it, I see on the AirOS page on one of them that
the version of firmware is "XWv5.5.9"

So, beware, this is coming to bite you, too!!! (And it's probably coming
to bite me on the LOCO M2s... just checking them, I see the ones I have
are "XM" models.)

Gotta love UBNT...

Thanks again!

-Bill

Post by Ben West
I've been flashing the Nanostation Loco M5's just fine with the
Nanostation M image for 3 years without issue, and I never tried the
Bullet M image. Although, the Loco M5's I've flashed are at least
1.5years old at present. Can you try flashing
openwrt-ar71xx-generic-ubnt-nano-m-squashfs-factory.bin instead?
Also, I'm flashing current versions of AA compiled from the code
provided via SVN, rather than the pre-compiled images.
I just got 5 LOCO M5 units that won't run OpenWRT. They are
received ERROR <code=2, msg=Firmware check failed>
I am using the Bullet M image
(openwrt-ar71xx-generic-ubnt-bullet-m-squashfs-factory.bin),
flashing with tftp in binary mode.
I have one other LOCO M5 with datestamp 1340K that works fine -
flashes fine every time. But the new units won't take the firmware
at all.
I assume UBNT did something in the bootloader that is disabling OpenWRT.
Any help will be welcome. I can open one up and attach a serial
cable, but I'm not sure what I'd look for or what I'd do about it...
Thanks,
Bill
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[cholin]

Maybe you have one of these new Loco M5 XW? Support for that device has
been added with r42549 (9 days ago) [1] and is only available in current
trunk (unfortunately not in barrier breaker rc3).

Regards
Nico

[1]
http://git.openwrt.org/?p=openwrt.git;a=commit;h=3d217029ea89de6520e01a471b6dc31924f17327

Post by Bill
I just got 5 LOCO M5 units that won't run OpenWRT. They are datestamped
received ERROR <code=2, msg=Firmware check failed>
I am using the Bullet M image
(openwrt-ar71xx-generic-ubnt-bullet-m-squashfs-factory.bin), flashing
with tftp in binary mode.
I have one other LOCO M5 with datestamp 1340K that works fine - flashes
fine every time. But the new units won't take the firmware at all.
I assume UBNT did something in the bootloader that is disabling OpenWRT.
Any help will be welcome. I can open one up and attach a serial cable,
but I'm not sure what I'd look for or what I'd do about it...
Thanks,
Bill
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[Bill]

Nico-

You are completely correct - thank you!

I booted one up in AirOS and it says the firmware version is XW5.5.9.

OK, at least I know what I need to do... does anyone know if all the
Ubiquiti "M" devices are going to become "XW" models?

Thanks again,

Bill

Post by cholin
Maybe you have one of these new Loco M5 XW? Support for that device has
been added with r42549 (9 days ago) [1] and is only available in current
trunk (unfortunately not in barrier breaker rc3).
Regards
Nico
[1]
http://git.openwrt.org/?p=openwrt.git;a=commit;h=3d217029ea89de6520e01a471b6dc31924f17327

Post by Bill
I just got 5 LOCO M5 units that won't run OpenWRT. They are datestamped
received ERROR <code=2, msg=Firmware check failed>
I am using the Bullet M image
(openwrt-ar71xx-generic-ubnt-bullet-m-squashfs-factory.bin), flashing
with tftp in binary mode.
I have one other LOCO M5 with datestamp 1340K that works fine - flashes
fine every time. But the new units won't take the firmware at all.
I assume UBNT did something in the bootloader that is disabling OpenWRT.
Any help will be welcome. I can open one up and attach a serial cable,
but I'm not sure what I'd look for or what I'd do about it...
Thanks,
Bill
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[Stefano De Carlo]

OK, at least I know what I need to do... does anyone know if all the Ubiquiti "M" devices are going to become "XW" models?

Yes, no more XM revision are being manufactured. The SoC previously in use stopped production somewhere at the end of 2013.

Stefanauss.

[Bill Moffitt]

Martin-

Yes, it does. The LOCO images are only in the trunk, not in 14.07 - only
the nanostation xw images are currently in 14.07.

Is there any chance we could get the LOCO xw images (which, I suspect,
would also be the Bullet/Pico xw images) built for the "final" 14.07?

-Bill

you're using 14.07 images?
ubiquity releaed new a new hardwaregesign on the m5 that will only
work with trunk or 14.07 ...
http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/ubiquiti/nanostationm5
hope this helps.
martin
I just got 5 LOCO M5 units that won't run OpenWRT. They are
received ERROR <code=2, msg=Firmware check failed>
I am using the Bullet M image
(openwrt-ar71xx-generic-ubnt-bullet-m-squashfs-factory.bin),
flashing with tftp in binary mode.
I have one other LOCO M5 with datestamp 1340K that works fine -
flashes fine every time. But the new units won't take the firmware
at all.
I assume UBNT did something in the bootloader that is disabling OpenWRT.
Any help will be welcome. I can open one up and attach a serial
cable, but I'm not sure what I'd look for or what I'd do about it...
Thanks,
Bill
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