RouterBOARD Troubleshooting: Difference between revisions
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* Make sure your RouterBOARD's BIOS is set to boot from NAND | * Make sure your RouterBOARD's BIOS is set to boot from NAND | ||
* If all else fails, hold the button next to the LEDs to load backup BIOS | * If all else fails, hold the button next to the LEDs to load backup BIOS | ||
== Starts, but an ERROR interrupts loading of RouterOS == | |||
* Enter the BIOS, set it to boot from ethernet, then NAND and reinstall OS with Netinstall. In most cases, it will not hurt the configuration or license. | |||
* Examine the error message and see if it's meaning leads to a logical solution | |||
* Contact support with the error message | |||
== No information on the console output == | == No information on the console output == | ||
* Hold the button next to the LEDs to load backup BIOS | * Hold the button next to the LEDs to load backup BIOS | ||
* Check if the baud rate of your terminal program is set correctly, usually it's 9600 or 115000 | |||
Revision as of 15:35, 26 February 2007
This page describes methods of testing if a RouterBOARD device has troubles. Before contacting support, or RMA department, please carefully try ALL of the mentioned methods:
Starts, but OS doesn't load
- Check if the baud rate of your terminal program is set correctly, usually it's 9600 or 115000
- Try using mac-telnet, or mac-winbox to connect
- Make sure your RouterBOARD's BIOS is set to boot from NAND
- If all else fails, hold the button next to the LEDs to load backup BIOS
Starts, but an ERROR interrupts loading of RouterOS
- Enter the BIOS, set it to boot from ethernet, then NAND and reinstall OS with Netinstall. In most cases, it will not hurt the configuration or license.
- Examine the error message and see if it's meaning leads to a logical solution
- Contact support with the error message
No information on the console output
- Hold the button next to the LEDs to load backup BIOS
- Check if the baud rate of your terminal program is set correctly, usually it's 9600 or 115000