Rooting ANY firmware level... the hard way

[dragongtr]

I am having the same problems as above and would like to add the following information.

I have tried this on a Hub with Firmware 1.1 and on a separate Hub with Firmware 0.89.

Both hubs have the same result.

/ # ubiattach -p /dev/mtd3
ubiattach: error!: UBI is not present in the system
/ #
ubiattach -m 3 does not work either

ubiattach -p /dev -m 3 doesn't work

[CloneNum3]

Next chance I get, I'll try to run through the process with the various firmware level hubs I have.

[zeroepoch]

Looking at some notes I made over at XDA regarding reformatting the /database partition I see one possible missing step.

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mount -a
ubiattach -p /dev/mtd3


Everyone's mtd layouts looks the same as mine so it's the right number and everything. If the above commands work then it means /dev (a virtual filesytem) was not mounted so /dev/mtd3 did not exist. In case anyone is wondering how to reformat the /database partition in case it's messed up do:

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mount -a
ubiformat /dev/mtd3 -y -q
ubiattach -p /dev/mtd3
mknod /dev/ubi1 c 252 0
ubimkvol /dev/ubi1 -m -N database
mount -t ubifs ubi1:database /database


[dragongtr]

I can also do a screen share session at any point if you want to get to see what I have on my hubs.

[BotoTheClown]

IT WORKS!!!!!!!!

Many many thanks. The "mount -a" is what was missing...

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mount -a
ubiattach -p /dev/mtd3


I followed the rest of the instructions and I can now SSH to my hub using my own set of SSH keys. It's awesome.

OpenHAB here I come!

[CloneNum3]

IT WORKS!!!!!!!!

Many many thanks. The "mount -a" is what was missing...

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mount -a
ubiattach -p /dev/mtd3


I followed the rest of the instructions and I can now SSH to my hub using my own set of SSH keys. It's awesome.

OpenHAB here I come!

Wonderful! I updated the initial post adding the mount -a command

[rimshot]

If you're having the problem above with ubiattach, first do

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/# mount -t proc none /proc
/# mount -t sysfs none /sys


After that, the 'ubinfo' command should detect the UBI devices, and the ubiattach as above should work.

[rimshot]

FYI... To avoid having to do the NAND ground hack again, while in u-boot do:

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--> setenv bootdelay 2
--> saveenv


And then you can always interrupt the boot process and get back to the u-boot prompt without having to do the NAND hack.

[z.tyler1]

Hello, any help is appreciated. When i run "nand read ${loadaddr} app-kernel 0x00400000 && bootm ${loadaddr}", i get the error "NAND read: device 0 offset 0x2b00000, size 0x400000 Attempt to read outside the flash area 0 bytes read:" Do you know what i did wrong?

[d79]

Hello, any help is appreciated. When i run "nand read ${loadaddr} app-kernel 0x00400000 && bootm ${loadaddr}", i get the error "NAND read: device 0 offset 0x2b00000, size 0x400000 Attempt to read outside the flash area 0 bytes read:" Do you know what i did wrong?

I had the same issue and I got through it by copying and pasting the "nand read ${loadaddr} app-kernel 0x00400000 && bootm ${loadaddr}" line instead of typing it in. I have no idea why that worked and typing did not, but it did.