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| docs:techref:bootloader:brnboot [2021/01/08 12:11] – Add Difference between NOR and BRN maurerle | docs: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]]. | More information on [[https://forum.openwrt.org/t/difference-between-nor-and-brn/7880/3|the difference between NOR and BRN]]. |