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docs:techref:bootloader:brnboot [2019/12/15 00:29] – added [Use cases] with link to one so far. limerdocs:techref:bootloader:brnboot [2021/04/11 09:44] (current) – ↷ Links adapted because of a move operation tmomas
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 This "secret" recovery interface comes with an even more secret page ''%%http://192.168.1.1/undoc_upgrade.stm%%'' that does **not** check the firmware images before flashing them, and which even allows to flash the entire flash (including the bootloader). When the flashing is finished, the page may reload and show some garbled crap. Be sure to wait unil the flashing is finished before powercycling the device. This "secret" recovery interface comes with an even more secret page ''%%http://192.168.1.1/undoc_upgrade.stm%%'' that does **not** check the firmware images before flashing them, and which even allows to flash the entire flash (including the bootloader). When the flashing is finished, the page may reload and show some garbled crap. Be sure to wait unil the flashing is finished before powercycling the device.
-On my [[toh:arcadyan:arv7506|IAD 4421]] with 8MiB of NOR flash, a "master" flash (reflashing the entire flash, including the bootloader and the ART partition) took about 5 minutes.+On my [[toh:arcadyan:arv7506pw11|IAD 4421]] with 8MiB of NOR flash, a "master" flash (reflashing the entire flash, including the bootloader and the ART partition) took about 5 minutes
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 +More information on [[https://forum.openwrt.org/t/difference-between-nor-and-brn/7880/3|the difference between NOR and BRN]].
  
 <color red>**//WARNING: Only use this if you know exactly what you are doing or you may brick your device and/or the wifi card!//**</color> <color red>**//WARNING: Only use this if you know exactly what you are doing or you may brick your device and/or the wifi card!//**</color>
  
-===== Use cases =====+==== Use cases ====
   * [[https://forum.openwrt.org/t/installing-lede-u-boot-via-brnboot-web-interface-without-rs232/9857/6|Installing LEDE/u-boot via brnboot web interface (without rs232)]]   * [[https://forum.openwrt.org/t/installing-lede-u-boot-via-brnboot-web-interface-without-rs232/9857/6|Installing LEDE/u-boot via brnboot web interface (without rs232)]]
  
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