OK, I manged to get my router non-responsive again (and fix using the pin 9 method again). This time my settings were not kept (which is good).
Has anyone had an issue with using CRON via the gui?
Both times I got my router non-responsive was by adding a line to the CRON schedule via the gui, saving and "apply changes". When the router was rebooting, well, it wasn't. :-)
I am now with Eko v24-TNG 11793 Mega and hope it will work well. But if anyone has an idea how to add CRON jobs not via the gui I'd love to hear it.
OK, I manged to get my router non-responsive again (and fix using the pin 9 method again). This time my settings were not kept (which is good).
Has anyone had an issue with using CRON via the gui?
Both times I got my router non-responsive was by adding a line to the CRON schedule via the gui, saving and "apply changes". When the router was rebooting, well, it wasn't. :-)
I am now with Eko v24-TNG 11793 Mega and hope it will work well. But if anyone has an idea how to add CRON jobs not via the gui I'd love to hear it.
Cheers,
Y.Farkash
Could you (with pictures) point out what the pin 9 method is on the Asus WL500W? Thanks.
I found the instructions in a thread you started, did you never notice it? The WL-500W is identical to the WL500g Premium (WL500gP). The thread I was reading is:
That's it. All you need is a pair f steady hands which wasn't too demanding and friend to help out. What I did is I got my router open, got the internal metal cover off (just like the thread says) and found the pin. I then took a sawing needle, connected it to a piece of wire (threded the wire through the needle and looped it around the needle a few times) and disconnected the power supply from the wall while leaving it plugged into the router. It is hard to plug it into the router while you hold the wires and that's where the friend's part is: while you hold the needle against pin 9 and the wire against the power (as explained in the thread I linked above) your friend will plug the power into the wall, count to 20 and plug it out. Alternatively, you can always get your friend to hold the needle, blame him for frying your router if something goes wrong and get him to buy you a new one. Since my girlfriend helped me I held the needle. She still had reservation with plugging it in while I am sticking my hands into the router's guts but I managed to explain that I will only face a 12V danger by saying "just stick it in there for 20 seconds and get it over with!" which she understood very well.
Hope that helps!
Y.Farkash
P.S: if you don't currently have a gf or a wife I wouldn't use my line, it can be interpreted differently and you might find the router is the least of your problems.
I found the instructions in a thread you started, did you never notice it? The WL-500W is identical to the WL500g Premium (WL500gP). The thread I was reading is:
That's it. All you need is a pair f steady hands which wasn't too demanding and friend to help out. What I did is I got my router open, got the internal metal cover off (just like the thread says) and found the pin. I then took a sawing needle, connected it to a piece of wire (threded the wire through the needle and looped it around the needle a few times) and disconnected the power supply from the wall while leaving it plugged into the router. It is hard to plug it into the router while you hold the wires and that's where the friend's part is: while you hold the needle against pin 9 and the wire against the power (as explained in the thread I linked above) your friend will plug the power into the wall, count to 20 and plug it out. Alternatively, you can always get your friend to hold the needle, blame him for frying your router if something goes wrong and get him to buy you a new one. Since my girlfriend helped me I held the needle. She still had reservation with plugging it in while I am sticking my hands into the router's guts but I managed to explain that I will only face a 12V danger by saying "just stick it in there for 20 seconds and get it over with!" which she understood very well.
Hope that helps!
Y.Farkash
P.S: if you don't currently have a gf or a wife I wouldn't use my line, it can be interpreted differently and you might find the router is the least of your problems.
The only part that I didnt understand well was the ground. I connect the needle to what: thin air? I consider that to connect something to ground, I should connect it to something metal but Im not too sure thats why I want to be 100% sure.
I also have a spooky situation if someone can help and don't flame me..I was experimenting with Oleg's firmware..and now the router is bricked..
Bricked for me:
1) no response to ping
2) sometimes all LEDs remain on
3) I connected a serial - usb adaptor + cable to it and I can see:
Device eth0: hwaddr 00-1E-8C-72-2E-CE, ipaddr 192.168.1.1, mask 255.255.255.0
gateway not set, nameserver not set
Null Rescue Flag.
Reading :: TFTP Server.
Failed.: Timeout occured
Loader:raw Filesys:raw Dev:flash0.os File: Options:(null)
Loading: . 0 bytes read
Failed.
Could not load flash0.os:: Error
http://www.zacpod.com/?p=13&cpage=1#comment-23
CFE>
Don't let the IP address fool you..no arping response from Linux or ping response..that's just for ghost haunting the user.
I tried leaving a ping running with the AP off and after powering on to no avail..no response.
4) nvram show via console works.
nvram erase seems to freeze the device
I left it running for 10 min.
After 5 min the power led went off and finally after another 5 min my patience told me to reboot it.
Do I have any chances left..or what is happening with the device ?
Can you lend a helping hand ?
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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 18:04 Post subject:
skyraven wrote:
Hi there,
I also have a spooky situation if someone can help and don't flame me
Read note 6 of the peacock thread sticky...link in my sig....and start a NEW thread if you still have an issue. _________________ Warning: I'm "out of my element!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjYJ7zZ9BRw&NR=1
Ok.
Gonna start a new thread then.
Thanks.
I am able to get no pings from the router by the methods in the sticky thread...I already tried that before doing the serial console stuff.
Ok.
Gonna start a new thread then.
Thanks.
I am able to get no pings from the router by the methods in the sticky thread...I already tried that before doing the serial console stuff.
OK, I manged to get my router non-responsive again (and fix using the pin 9 method again). This time my settings were not kept (which is good).
Has anyone had an issue with using CRON via the gui?
Both times I got my router non-responsive was by adding a line to the CRON schedule via the gui, saving and "apply changes". When the router was rebooting, well, it wasn't. :-)
I am now with Eko v24-TNG 11793 Mega and hope it will work well. But if anyone has an idea how to add CRON jobs not via the gui I'd love to hear it.
Cheers,
Y.Farkash
I have same problem with cron, I am running last eko 12188 mega and cron jobs added via Web Gui are not executing after router reboot. /tmp/cron.d/cron_jobs is created with my values but not executed. check_ps, which is second file there is working...maybe bug? When I restart cron, everyhing works then...strange