Steevo Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 I'm still trying. I can't get the serial interface to work. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steevo Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 I tried on another PC to get the thing to talk on ethernet. No luck. No valid data on the serial at 115,200. I looked with wireshark, and I don't see anything from the Mark IV. Any suggestions? I held down the reset button. Can anyone tell me the reset procedure with the button on the bottom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebkinne Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 2 hours ago, Steevo said: I tried on another PC to get the thing to talk on ethernet. No luck. No valid data on the serial at 115,200. I looked with wireshark, and I don't see anything from the Mark IV. Any suggestions? I held down the reset button. Can anyone tell me the reset procedure with the button on the bottom? I'm pretty sure your unit is dead, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerravon Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 If you can send it to me, I can repair it for you, trouble is I'm in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steevo Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 11 minutes ago, Sebkinne said: I'm pretty sure your unit is dead, sorry. Clearly, it comes up on wifi as Pineapple. It's not dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steevo Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 1 minute ago, kerravon said: If you can send it to me, I can repair it for you, trouble is I'm in the UK. What would you do to it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steevo Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 What is the reset procedure? I held the button down, but is it a push of the button, or a 10 second hold, or a 30 second hold, or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr-Protocol Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 If I am remembering correctly, power the unit and wait some time for full boot, then hold the reset button for 10 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steevo Posted October 6, 2016 Author Share Posted October 6, 2016 OK, well, I have yet to receive any usable console output from the Mark IV, just like control chars and gibberish. But clearly, that is output. Again, I have set to 115,200, 8-n-none. I have been told that is correct, but at the moment I am at the point of re verifying that by trying different port speeds. Unless someone can verify that port speed. Sebkinne says it's dead, but clearly there are degrees to that because it clearly comes on wifi as pineapple. So dead, that's relative. There should be a failsafe reflash method for these, that is used at the factory. Does anyone know about that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebkinne Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 2 hours ago, Steevo said: OK, well, I have yet to receive any usable console output from the Mark IV, just like control chars and gibberish. But clearly, that is output. Again, I have set to 115,200, 8-n-none. I have been told that is correct, but at the moment I am at the point of re verifying that by trying different port speeds. Unless someone can verify that port speed. Sebkinne says it's dead, but clearly there are degrees to that because it clearly comes on wifi as pineapple. So dead, that's relative. There should be a failsafe reflash method for these, that is used at the factory. Does anyone know about that? 115200 8N1 and no flow control. There is no factory flashing possible with this bootloader (this was before we did custom hardware) - apart from over serial. Once you get that working, you can follow the steps outlined in Mr-Protocols video. Make sure to download the factory files from here instead, and downloading the WiFi Pineapple MKIV firmware from here. Other than that, sorry for stating your unit was bricked - I hadn't read the entire thread. If you do fix your UART connection (Defective hardware? Broken serial on the MKIV?), you may simply be able to perform a factory reset on the device itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerravon Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 On 03/10/2016 at 7:58 AM, Steevo said: What would you do to it? PM'd you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steevo Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share Posted October 7, 2016 (edited) 9 hours ago, Sebkinne said: 115200 8N1 and no flow control. There is no factory flashing possible with this bootloader (this was before we did custom hardware) - apart from over serial. Once you get that working, you can follow the steps outlined in Mr-Protocols video. Make sure to download the factory files from here instead, and downloading the WiFi Pineapple MKIV firmware from here. Other than that, sorry for stating your unit was bricked - I hadn't read the entire thread. If you do fix your UART connection (Defective hardware? Broken serial on the MKIV?), you may simply be able to perform a factory reset on the device itself. Thanks. I haven't gotten anything out of the serial, as I said. I do notice the pushbutton switch on the top of the board. What's that for? The reset is on the bottom. I pushed it, the blue light by it was blinking, it stopped when I held the top button down. Hmm. Power cycle, it blinks again. It's the only one blinking. Pushed top button for 13 sec, it stopped blinking. No difference on the console output, still gibberish. I looped it back, and it echos, so that's definitely working. Hmm. Edited October 7, 2016 by Steevo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebkinne Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 39 minutes ago, Steevo said: Thanks. I haven't gotten anything out of the serial, as I said. I do notice the pushbutton switch on the top of the board. What's that for? The reset is on the bottom. I pushed it, the blue light by it was blinking, it stopped when I held the top button down. Hmm. Power cycle, it blinks again. It's the only one blinking. Pushed top button for 13 sec, it stopped blinking. No difference on the console output, still gibberish. I looped it back, and it echos, so that's definitely working. Hmm. As I said, most likely somehow defective hardware. If the serial port is dead, and you have no access to the device, I don't see recovery being possible. I that case, you have a device in a soft bricked state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerravon Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 On 07/10/2016 at 8:32 AM, Sebkinne said: As I said, most likely somehow defective hardware. If the serial port is dead, and you have no access to the device, I don't see recovery being possible. I that case, you have a device in a soft bricked state. Still happy to take a look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steevo Posted October 23, 2016 Author Share Posted October 23, 2016 On 10/6/2016 at 2:43 PM, Sebkinne said: 115200 8N1 and no flow control. There is no factory flashing possible with this bootloader (this was before we did custom hardware) - apart from over serial. Once you get that working, you can follow the steps outlined in Mr-Protocols video. Make sure to download the factory files from here instead, and downloading the WiFi Pineapple MKIV firmware from here. Other than that, sorry for stating your unit was bricked - I hadn't read the entire thread. If you do fix your UART connection (Defective hardware? Broken serial on the MKIV?), you may simply be able to perform a factory reset on the device itself. I sent you a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerravon Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Still happy to take a look, pm me if you wish me to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerravon Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Sounds like the uart is faulty and may need replacing, I would be extremley careful you do not cause any more damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steevo Posted October 27, 2016 Author Share Posted October 27, 2016 Sebkinne, read your pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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