History here;
https://www.arednmesh.org/comment/21122#comment-21122
But, please reply here.
There are 2 concurrent issues about loading firmware on a Mikrotik SXT.
Mine is a RB-SXTsqG-5-ac
The other issue on the Forum may be loading current stable on a RB SXTsq-(HP)5-nD
73, Chuck
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RB SXTsqG-5-ac does not accept recent Nightly Builds
Tue, 02/21/2023 - 15:41
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RB SXTsqG-5-ac does not accept recent Nightly Builds
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I can boot aredn-2397-0f7a9d9-ipq40xx-mikrotik-mikrotik_sxtsq-5-ac-initramfs-kernel.bin
I can upload aredn-2397-0f7a9d9-ipq40xx-mikrotik-mikrotik_sxtsq-5-ac-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
6 to 30 minutes later:
The device does not respond to 192.168.1.1
nor does it issue an IP address via DHCP to my workstation.
I have LED blinkage, but the device is as dumb as a box of rocks.
I did a Wi-Fi scan at 10 MHz bandwidth hoping to find the device. Nothing found.
Tried:
scp -rP2222 aredn-2397-0f7a9d9-ipq40xx-mikrotik-mikrotik_sxtsq-5-ac-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin root@192.168.1.1:/tmp
ssh -p2222 root@192.168.1.1
root@NOCALL:~# sysupgrade -n aredn-2397-0f7a9d9-ipq40xx-mikrotik-mikrotik_sxtsq-5-ac-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
Tue Jan 3 00:29:36 UTC 2023 upgrade: Commencing upgrade. Closing all shell sessions.
Command failed: Connection failed
root@NOCALL:~# Connection to 192.168.1.1 closed by remote host.
Connection to 192.168.1.1 closed.
gelmce@nc8q-acer:/tftp$
? Device should power up in 'first boot' status ?
Same result.
Does not issue IP address to computer.
Does not respond to nmap -p80,8080 192.168.1.1/24
73, Chuck
gelmce@nc8q-acer:~$ cd /tftp
gelmce@nc8q-acer:/tftp$ ls -l
total 11680
-rw-rw-r-- 1 gelmce gelmce 5770852 Mar 7 08:50 aredn-2397-0f7a9d9-ipq40xx-mikrotik-mikrotik_sxtsq-5-ac-initramfs-kernel.bin
-rw-rw-r-- 1 gelmce gelmce 6161488 Mar 7 08:50 aredn-2397-0f7a9d9-ipq40xx-mikrotik-mikrotik_sxtsq-5-ac-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
-rw-rw-r-- 1 gelmce gelmce 9 Feb 13 13:13 enp2s0f0
-rw-rw-r-- 1 gelmce gelmce 36 Mar 7 09:05 model.txt
lrwxrwxrwx 1 gelmce gelmce 76 Mar 7 08:51 rb.elf -> aredn-2397-0f7a9d9-ipq40xx-mikrotik-mikrotik_sxtsq-5-ac-initramfs-kernel.bin
-rw-rw-r-- 1 gelmce gelmce 496 Mar 7 10:34 sysupgrade-result.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 gelmce gelmce 353 Mar 7 10:32 sysupgrade-result.txt~
-rw-rw-r-- 1 gelmce gelmce 219 Feb 21 20:59 tftp.sh
gelmce@nc8q-acer:/tftp$ cat tftp.sh
ifconfig
sudo ifconfig enp2s0f0 192.168.1.9
ifconfig
sudo dnsmasq -i enp2s0f0 -u gelmce --log-dhcp --bootp-dynamic --dhcp-range=192.168.1.100,192.168.1.200 -d -p0 -K --dhcp-boot=rb.elf --enable-tftp --tftp-root=/tftp/
gelmce@nc8q-acer:/tftp$ sh tftp.sh
enp2s0f0: flags=4099 mtu 1500
ether dc:0e:a1:0b:b6:0d txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
RX errors 548 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 89 bytes 15591 (15.5 KB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
device interrupt 16
lo: flags=73 mtu 65536
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0
inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 scopeid 0x10
loop txqueuelen 1000 (Local Loopback)
RX packets 240 bytes 27259 (27.2 KB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 240 bytes 27259 (27.2 KB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
wlp3s0: flags=4099 mtu 1500
ether 08:11:96:d6:26:e8 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 181 bytes 19605 (19.6 KB)
RX errors 0 dropped 3 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 213 bytes 26169 (26.1 KB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
[sudo] password for gelmce:
dnsmasq: started, version 2.86 DNS disabled
dnsmasq: compile time options: IPv6 GNU-getopt DBus no-UBus i18n IDN2 DHCP DHCPv6 no-Lua TFTP conntrack ipset auth cryptohash DNSSEC loop-detect inotify dumpfile
dnsmasq-dhcp: DHCP, IP range 192.168.1.100 -- 192.168.1.200, lease time 1h
dnsmasq-tftp: TFTP root is /tftp/
enp2s0f0: flags=4099 mtu 1500
inet 192.168.1.9 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255
ether dc:0e:a1:0b:b6:0d txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
RX errors 548 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 89 bytes 15591 (15.5 KB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
device interrupt 16
lo: flags=73 mtu 65536
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0
inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 scopeid 0x10
loop txqueuelen 1000 (Local Loopback)
RX packets 241 bytes 27332 (27.3 KB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 241 bytes 27332 (27.3 KB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
wlp3s0: flags=4099 mtu 1500
ether 08:11:96:d6:26:e8 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 181 bytes 19605 (19.6 KB)
RX errors 0 dropped 3 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 213 bytes 26169 (26.1 KB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
dnsmasq: started, version 2.86 DNS disabled
dnsmasq: compile time options: IPv6 GNU-getopt DBus no-UBus i18n IDN2 DHCP DHCPv6 no-Lua TFTP conntrack ipset auth cryptohash DNSSEC loop-detect inotify dumpfile
dnsmasq-dhcp: DHCP, IP range 192.168.1.100 -- 192.168.1.200, lease time 1h
dnsmasq-tftp: TFTP root is /tftp/
Here I hold down the reset switch and then power up the SXT
dnsmasq-dhcp: 1655365642 available DHCP range: 192.168.1.100 -- 192.168.1.200
dnsmasq-dhcp: 1655365642 vendor class: ARM__boot
dnsmasq-dhcp: 1655365642 tags: bootp, enp2s0f0
dnsmasq-dhcp: 1655365642 BOOTP(enp2s0f0) 192.168.1.140 74:4d:28:92:be:25
dnsmasq-dhcp: 1655365642 bootfile name: rb.elf
dnsmasq-dhcp: 1655365642 next server: 192.168.1.9
dnsmasq-dhcp: 1655365642 sent size: 4 option: 1 netmask 255.255.255.0
dnsmasq-dhcp: 1655365642 sent size: 4 option: 28 broadcast 192.168.1.255
dnsmasq-dhcp: 1655365642 sent size: 4 option: 3 router 192.168.1.9
dnsmasq-tftp: sent /tftp/rb.elf to 192.168.1.140
^Cgelmce@nc8q-acer:/tftp$ ping -i 9 192.168.1.1
PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
From 192.168.1.9 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=4.63 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=2.37 ms
^C
--- 192.168.1.1 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 2 received, +1 errors, 33.3333% packet loss, time 18016ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 2.373/3.500/4.627/1.127 ms
gelmce@nc8q-acer:/tftp$
Here I bring up firefox to http://192.168.1.1, login and upload
aredn-2397-0f7a9d9-ipq40xx-mikrotik-mikrotik_sxtsq-5-ac-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
My workstation is still 192.168.1.9:
gelmce@nc8q-acer:/tftp$ ifconfig
enp2s0f0: flags=4099 mtu 1500
inet 192.168.1.9 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255
ether dc:0e:a1:0b:b6:0d txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 4901 bytes 382438 (382.4 KB)
RX errors 1729 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 8562 bytes 12472524 (12.4 MB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
device interrupt 16
lo: flags=73 mtu 65536
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0
inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 scopeid 0x10
loop txqueuelen 1000 (Local Loopback)
RX packets 1925 bytes 171792 (171.7 KB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 1925 bytes 171792 (171.7 KB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
wlp3s0: flags=4099 mtu 1500
ether 08:11:96:d6:26:e8 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 181 bytes 19605 (19.6 KB)
RX errors 0 dropped 3 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 213 bytes 26169 (26.1 KB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
gelmce@nc8q-acer:/tftp$ ping -c 1 192.168.1.1
PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
From 192.168.1.9 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable
--- 192.168.1.1 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 0 received, +1 errors, 100% packet loss, time 0ms
gelmce@nc8q-acer:/tftp$ sudo reboot
...
gelmce@nc8q-acer:~$ ifconfig
enp2s0f0: flags=4099 mtu 1500
ether dc:0e:a1:0b:b6:0d txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
RX errors 170 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 18 bytes 3186 (3.1 KB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
device interrupt 16
lo: flags=73 mtu 65536
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0
inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 scopeid 0x10
loop txqueuelen 1000 (Local Loopback)
RX packets 110 bytes 11004 (11.0 KB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 110 bytes 11004 (11.0 KB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
wlp3s0: flags=4099 mtu 1500
ether 08:11:96:d6:26:e8 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 24 bytes 3323 (3.3 KB)
RX errors 0 dropped 1 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 58 bytes 8054 (8.0 KB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
gelmce@nc8q-acer:~$
Not getting an IP from the node via DHCP.
To show that my workstation is seeking an IP address via DHCP,
I connect the cable to my hAP.
gelmce@nc8q-acer:~$ ifconfig
enp2s0f0: flags=4163 mtu 1500
inet 10.149.220.26 netmask 255.255.255.240 broadcast 10.149.220.31
inet6 fe80::4da1:68aa:8169:226a prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20
ether dc:0e:a1:0b:b6:0d txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 143 bytes 15809 (15.8 KB)
RX errors 439 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 288 bytes 40049 (40.0 KB)
TX errors 4 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
device interrupt 16
lo: flags=73 mtu 65536
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0
inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 scopeid 0x10
loop txqueuelen 1000 (Local Loopback)
RX packets 556 bytes 49175 (49.1 KB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 556 bytes 49175 (49.1 KB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
wlp3s0: flags=4099 mtu 1500
ether 08:11:96:d6:26:e8 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 24 bytes 3323 (3.3 KB)
RX errors 0 dropped 1 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 58 bytes 8054 (8.0 KB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
gelmce@nc8q-acer:~$
I wanted to check back on this to see if you ever got your SXTsqG-5ac unit to accept a nightly build.
You helped me out with a MikroTik LHG node that was getting an "Invalid Mesh IP address" error when saving the configuration after uploading the sysupgrade file.
For my issue with my LHG, I filed a bug report on git. The development team fixed the problem the next day and my LHG is now up and running. (It was a simple problem.). Did you try filing a bug report?
73, John
Hi, John:
No, not resolved.
Yes, github issue filed.
73, Chuck
73, John