What steps are needed to flash Ubiquiti nodes that are already running BBHN? Are they flashed as factory or as sysupgrade? I searched the forums and the site and can't find anything the specifically addresses this.
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Hello Robert,
If you are on BBHN 3.1.0, you can easily upgrade to the AREDN 3.15.1.0Beta2 that is currently out.
The steps are:
At this point, your node will be running AREDN 3.15.1.0b2.
Let us know if you need further assistance and thanks for your post!
73, Darryl
K5DLQ
I see the stable release is 3.0.2 so since the BBHN version on my nodes is 3.1.0, I would have to go to the AREDN 3.15.1.0Beta2?
Since we have these nodes in production now it might be best to wait till the beta is ready for production. I can at least install the patch to get the "Keep Settings" feature.
Thanks and 73
Bob, W7REJ
Hello Bob,
Seeing as you are on BBHN 3.1.0 and you want to wait for stable and wanting to be respectful of your time than yes i would recommend waiting for 3.15.1.0 to fully leave beta for your production nodes.
BBHN 3.1.0 is really just our AREDN 3.0.2 build without a more flexible color scheme for pages that we have in 3.0.2 to allow for better viewing in daylight conditions. You can actually go to this version without the keep settings checkbox checked though for this single feature it is probably not worth flashing the node since you would have to do it in person.
The "Keep Settings" (were calling it "Over The Air Upgrade (OTA Upgrade)" feature will only work going to version 3.15.1.0 and newer as it takes code in both the upgrade image (sysupgrade file) and the older image(current node) to do and we are adding it as part of 3.15.1.0.
With all that in mind you may want to wait on installing the patch as well as its still part of the 'beta' routine as well and could get another edit before we release and install it on your node (can be done remotely) once the build goes production.
Hi Conrad,
Sounds like a plan. BTW, I'd like to thank Darryl, K5DLQ, for his remarks and also for his posting in a separate thread, from a press release, about our mesh initiative here in Pima County, AZ. More and more hams are starting to come on board. there are even plans in the works to establish major mountain/hilltop nodes to the south in our Santa Cruz valley that will eventually link all the way to Nogales, AZ. Certainly the time is upon us to move to AREDN.
Thanks and 73,
Bob, W7REJ
Glad to help Bob.
In the interim, if you have test nodes available, go ahead and try the process so that you will be comfortable with it once we release 3.15.1.0.
Good luck in your deployment!
Darryl
Bob,
We also have equipment beginning to be installed and big plans for a major backbone system along the coast from the Mexico boarder approaching to the Bay Area. We have over 20 peaks identified with existing access to the sites and capable/interested individuals. Let's separately touch base to share plans and explore opportunities to connect up at some point. Andre, K6AH, is leading this coordination and I believe has had some dialog with folks in Phoenix area in your neighborhood.
Joe AE6XE
By the way, on a different topic, i just committed a change to AREDN (future release) to to make service links open in a new window.
Joe,
I'll keep in touch and update as things progress.
+1
I followed the above to update a bbhn 3.1 to aredn and I can not load anything. if I scan the ip addresses and 192.168.1.1 appears. I had first loaded the patch and the save appeared and was checked. This was on a Bullet M%. What now? Barney K3LA
Hi Barney! Welcome to AREDN!
Let me make sure of the exact steps that you took. Is this correct?
Is that what you did? If not, can you elaborate?
Darryl
AFTER you are on 3.15.1.0, you can upgrade to 3.16.1.0b2
The node is probably in "pre-config" mode. On your PC, do you see a wifi called "MESH"? If so, connect to it, then browse to http://localhost:8080 and configure it.
keep us posted...
I do not have 5 ghz on my wifi. Can I use another Bullet m5 which has bbhn programed in it to connect? Again thanks for your help. Barney K3LA
Alternatively, see if anything shows up if you browse to http://192.168.1.1:8080
If you can ping 192.168.1.1, use your browser and go to: http://192.168.1.1:8080
You should see it and can set it up from there (ie. assign password, set channel, bandwidth, and DISTANCE value)
You've got the bullet connected to the power supply into the POE jack, right?
1. Now plug your laptop into the LAN jack.
2. Turn off your wifi.
3. Now, do an ipconfig at a command/DOS prompt and see what IP address your LAN port has. If it doesn't have one, go into connections and set one. I'd pick 192.168.1.15.
4. Try to ping 192.168.1.1. If it responds, that's where your node is at. Open a browser and go to 192.168.1.1:8080.
5. If it doesn't respond, try to ping 192.168.1.20. Let us know if that comes back.
Keep at it, you'll figure it out!
Since this was an upgrade via an untested path to a beta version (which are never guaranteed to work) and something may have went wrong I would reset the node by allowing it to boot fully and then press and hold the reset button for 15 seconds and release. It will restart and come back again as if it had just been freshly flashed and you can do the initial configuration again.
The comment is that I have never downloaded 3.16. I was using 3.15 to flash the unit. I thought 3.15 was not a beta version.
Again thanks. Barney K3LA
It sure looks like something got hung up during the initial configuration process (before you logged in). I'd just run through the tftp process and load it that way. If you're laptop is already on the 192.168.1.x subnet, you're halfway there.
Here are the instructions. Scroll down to the TFTP section:
http://bloodhound.aredn.org/products/AREDN/wiki/HowTo/FlashUbiquiti
If you've got tftp on your laptop (you may have to go into Windows options and add it (google that)) you can send the file to the device from the command line:
tftp -i 192.168.1.20 PUT filename
It's easiest to run the command from the same directory that contains the AREDN firmware.
Does the unit take the 192.168.1.1 as an interim step in the configuration process?
Can the ftp process take place even without monitoring the lights? Not the current unit but one of the other units is a TI model bullet which does not have lights.
I will let you know what happens. Barney K3LA
*THE EASIEST WAY* to get back to a pre-config/known state is what KG6JEI suggested.
(The TFTP method is a little more effort, as mentioned).
With the node fully powered up, press and hold the RESET button on the Bullet (or on the bottom of the PoE adapter, if so equipped) for 15 secs.
When you release it, it will reboot to initial "pre-config" state. You can then connect your PC to the LAN port of the PoE adapter, disconnect any wifi from your PC, open your browser, and go to: http://localnode.local.mesh:8080
One of our goals is to link the four county hospitals as an additional backup that we are currently doing on 2 meters.
One other question. Now that I have 3.15 working should I update to 3.16 or wait until it is finalizalized?
Enough for now. Thanks for all of your work on this project. 73 Barney K3LA