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#256 | RE: Dell R720xd iDRAC BIOS recovery datum

Fri Sep 03, 2021 3:51 pm (Last edited: Fri Sep 03, 2021 3:57 pm)

Zitat von mehfk im Beitrag #103

1. I removed the SPI-flash and made a backup of the firmware, sealed it back.
2. He closed the contacts A2 and B2.
3. Set up TFTP, put the file firmimg.d7 (I took 1.31.30 from Idrac, originally 1.30.30), install the SD card.
4. In the terminal, you need to interrupt the download - press any key. You fall out in iDRAC7 u-boot.
5. iDRAC7 => util recover -sd -from tftp
6. Reboot, you may need to restore the SPI firmware from the backup.
7.iDRAC7 => set fwummc sd
8.iDRAC7 => saveenv
9. Made a byte image of the SD card into the sdimage.img file (using WinHex).
10. Saved the second section to a file (SquashFS file system) part2.img.
11. In Linux, unsquashfs ./part2.img
12. Replaced the line mmcblk0 with mmcblk1 in the files
./squashfs-root/etc/sysapps_script/S_3160_create_corepart.sh
./squashfs-root/etc/sysapps_script/S_3160_create_master.sh
./squashfs-root/etc/sysapps_script/S_3160_create_scratch.sh
./squashfs-root/etc/sysapps_script/config_lib_init.sh
13. Gathered a new image of SquashFS
mksquashfs ./squashfs-root/* part2_new.img -b 1048576
14. Copy sdimage.img to a new sdimage_new.img file
15. Replaced in the sdimage_new.img file the second section from the file part2.img.
16. I write sdimage_new.img on the SD-Card.
17. Insert the SD-Card into Dell. When booting, u-boot reported invalid partitions on the SD-Card, but the download continued.
18. Idrac works - it's linux.
19. Ура!

Hi. Could you please detail steps and tools used? I'm trying to make it work, but couldn't. First doubt is that resquashed image is smaller than original, and also don't know how to embed it on original image. Steps 10 and 15 are the ones that are confusing to me.

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#257 | RE: Dell R720xd iDRAC BIOS recovery datum

Fri Sep 03, 2021 4:44 pm

If anyone is from Argentina, I've found eMMC replacement in Mercado Libre. The first one is SK Hynix H26M31001HPR (same chip, newer generation) and the other is Toshiba THGBMDG5D1LBAIL. ARS 2500 (around USD 14). I'm looking now for someone that can solder it.

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#258 | RE: Dell R720xd iDRAC BIOS recovery datum

Sat Sep 04, 2021 7:14 am (Last edited: Sat Sep 04, 2021 7:44 am)

Note I think this only works for pre 2.* servers. I'm booting 1.66 in this.

For anyone trying to figure out SD boot on a R720 I got it figured out, this will probably work for other Rx20 servers but your mileage will vary. Big shout out to @ldv @willard and extra big shout out to @mehfk whos beautifully auto translated post made me google a thousand things and got me to here. I used an Ubuntu 21.04 offline ISO install to do this without any added packages.

1. Connect to UART pins (I used a raspberry pi 4 GPIO)
2. Solder a jumper between A2 and B2 on SW_IDRAC_DBG to interrupt U-Boot
3. Once in U-Boot modify your environment variables to match a TFTP server on your network and attach a network cable to port 1 of your onboard ethernet (not the idrac dedicated). You will need the recovery iDRAC firmimg.d7 file on the root directory of your TFTP server.
setenv gatewayip '192.168.1.1'
setenv ipaddr '192.168.1.100'
setenv serverip '192.168.1.10'
senenv netmask '255.255.255.0'

most importantly disable CRC checking -

sentenv verify 'no'

4. Flash your SD card with the firmimg.d7 on your TFTP server

tftpboot firmimg.d7
fwu mmc sd
fwu check 0x81000000
fwu update 0x81000000
saveenv

5. Boot the SD card to make sure proper copy, you should see endless messages about being unable to write to individual blocks of mmcblk0

fwu boot

6. Wait about 20 min to get to linux shell and reboot to recovery console or remove power to the server, then remove the SD card, go to a Linux device with a SD card reader. Here's the commands that I ran but you can change to your use case -
sudo bash
mkdir /Dell
mkdir /Dell/images
mkdir /Dell/squash
dd if=/dev/mmcblk0 of=/Dell/images/sd.img
dd if=/dev/mmcblk0p2 of=/Dell/images/os.img
cd /Dell/squash
unsquashfs /Dell/images/os.img
cd squashfs-root/etc/sysapps_script/
grep -R 'mmcblk0'

7. Now edit the files that are reported by grep that contain mmcblk0. Replace all entries of mmcblk0 with your SD card /dev/, on the R720 its mmcblk1 for the front vflash port, other chassis may vary.
gedit/vim/vi

squashfs-root/etc/sysapps_script/S_3160_create_corepart.sh
squashfs-root/etc/sysapps_script/S_3160_create_master.sh
squashfs-root/etc/sysapps_script/S_3160_create_scratch.sh
squashfs-root/etc/sysapps_script/config_lib_init.sh

8. Write the squashfs file system back to the SD card. There are two partitions that contain system data.
cd /Dell/squash
mksquashfs squashfs-root/ /dev/mmcblk0p2 -noappend
mksquashfs squashfs-root/ /dev/mmcblk0p6 -noappend

9. Completely power off the server and drain flea until iDRAC light turns off. Insert SD card. Plug in system and fully power on.

10. Profit because you don't see any more mmcblk0 errors and you successfully booted iDRAC from the SD card.

I think that should hopefully get anyone with a dead emmc working :)

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#259 | RE: Dell R720xd iDRAC BIOS recovery datum

Sat Sep 04, 2021 8:18 am (Last edited: Sat Sep 04, 2021 8:20 am)

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Thank you for all your work on this @Darkendvoid I'm finally feeling a glimmer of hope for my dead r620

Following your steps everything goes ok up until step 5, "fwu boot" (line 93 below), I do not end up in Linux but back into iDRAC7 prompt:

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iDRAC7=> 
iDRAC7=> 
iDRAC7=> setenv ipaddr '192.168.0.100'
iDRAC7=> setenv gatewayip '192.168.0.1'
iDRAC7=> setenv serverip '192.168.0.202'
iDRAC7=> setenv netmask '255.255.255.0'
iDRAC7=> setenv verify 'no'
iDRAC7=> setenv ethact sh_eth.0
iDRAC7=> tftpboot firmimg.d7
Using sh_eth.0 device
TFTP from server 192.168.0.202; our IP address is 192.168.0.100
Filename 'firmimg.d7'.
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iDRAC7=> fwu mmc sd
Erasing SPI flash at 0x100000...Writing to SPI flash...done
Erasing SPI flash at 0x110000...Writing to SPI flash...done
iDRAC7=> fwu check 0x81000000
Checking image header CRC ... OK
Checking platform env ID..... OK
Checking kernel image CRC ... OK
Checking rootfs image CRC ... OK
Checking u-boot image CRC ... OK
Skipping u-boot update ...... NO
Checking Platform image CRC . OK
Done!
iDRAC7=> fwu update 0x81000000
 
*** Updating Partition 5 ***
Checking image header CRC ... OK
Checking platform env ID..... OK
Checking kernel image CRC ... OK
Checking rootfs image CRC ... OK
Checking u-boot image CRC ... OK
Skipping u-boot update ...... NO
Checking Platform image CRC . OK
Copying kernel image ........ OK
Copying rootfs .............. OK
Copying u-boot1 to flash..... OK
Copying u-boot2 to flash..... OK
Copying u-boot to MMC........ OK
Copying platform image ...... OK
Done!
iDRAC7=> saveenv
Saving Environment to SPI Flash...
Erasing SPI flash at 0x100000...Writing to SPI flash...done
Erasing SPI flash at 0x110000...Writing to SPI flash...done
 

 

 

 

iDRAC7=> fwu boot
OS_WDT0_EN:180 seconds,  Re-load ILRAM:
Boot Path Retry:P1/N=3 P5/N-1=3  Recover
Re-load 0x1000Kbytes from u-boot offset 0x0 into ILRAM at 0x0
Force Address Error to reset iDRAC
 

 
U-Boot 2009.08-00066-g951a018 (Apr 30 2014 - 13:44:13) Avocent (0.0.3) EVB, Build: jenkins-idrac-yocto-release-483
 
CPU: SH-4A
BOARD: R0P7757LC00xxRL (C0 step) board
BOOT: Secure, HRK generated
DRAM:  240MB
  (240MB of 256MB total DRAM is available on U-Boot)
ENV:   Using primary env area.
In:    serial
Out:   serial
Err:   serial
WDT2:  Booted Lower Vector, 'uboot1'
sh_mmcif: 0, sh-sdhi: 1
Net:   sh_eth.0, sh_g_eth.0
INFO: 00:002 Start-up -to- util_idrac_main()
INFO: 00:004 U-Boot 2009.08-00066-g951a018 (Apr 30 2014 - 13:44:13) Avocent (0.0.3) EVB
INFO: 00:008 U-Boot checkin date(05-10-2013) Version(1.0.183)
INFO: 00:006 iDRAC PPID <NULL>
INFO: 00:003 SPI NOR init 4096 KiB AT25DF321A bus=0 cs=0, speed=1000000, mode=3
INFO: 00:008 SH-4A Product: Major Ver=0x31  Minor Ver=0x14 C4 Little endian
             Family=0x10    Major Ver=0x30  Minor Ver=0x0b
PASS: 00:015 Dedicated monolithic mgmt NIC disabled
INFO: 00:129 BCM54610 OUI=0x3fffff  Model=0x3f  Revision=0x0f PhyAddr=1
INFO: 00:168 SD CARD:   Device: sh-sdhi   Manufacturer ID: 27   OEM: 5048
             Name: SD08G   Tran Speed: 25000000   Rd Block Len: 512
             SD version 2.0   High Capacity: Yes   Capacity: -620756992
INFO: 00:058 EMMC:   Device: sh_mmcif   Manufacturer ID: 90   OEM: 14a
             Name: HYNIX   Tran Speed: 25000000   Rd Block Len: 512
             MMC version 4.0   High Capacity: Yes   Capacity: 0
INFO: 00:019 CPLD: Major Ver=0x1  Minor Ver=0x0  Maint Ver=0x3
             Planar: Type=0x04  Rev=0x8  Rework=0x0  Scratch/PathRetry=0x0f
PASS: 00:014 Coin cell detected good,  AD=0x392 low water=0x2c1
PASS: 00:008 PCIe C0 Ver=0.15 MCTP en, CRC=0x8e9b6875 @0x8efbf954 cnt=0x18000
INFO: 00:007 Init PCIe mailbox(PCIe 0xFFEE0150=0x40010000)
INFO: 00:005 mode=normal 
INFO: 00:003 reset_cause=recover 
PASS: 00:005 Booted Lower Vector, 'uboot1' wdt2cnt=0
INFO: 00:005 wdt0cnt=0
PASS: 00:002 SMR0 no sermux env, default 0xd4
INFO: 00:004 GRACR=0x3c HISEL=0x00 SIRQCR5_D=0x03 SIRQCR6_D=0x01 LADMSK0=0xff2
             MRSTCR0=0xfedffe7f MRSTCR1=0xfff3ff0f MRSTCR2=0x7f80feff
             BARMAP=0x1 BCR=0x85000000 NCER=0x01fc NCMCR=0x0006 NCCSR=0x0303
PASS: 00:022 etherc0=F0:1F:AF:CF:17:7D
             getherc0=F0:1F:AF:CF:17:7E
INFO: 00:007 Fan logic is not modified on Non-AC power up
INFO: 00:052 Env and backup CRC'ed ok
*** no text signature found ***
*** partition count was not correct ***
*** create default partitions ***
No.  Type  Status    Start      Size             System
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 1     P     80          1      8000    16 MB    Linux    
 2     P     00       8001     37c00   111 MB    Empty    
 3     P     00      3fc01       400   512 KB    Empty    
 4     E     00      40001    1bffff   895 MB    Extended 
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10     L     00     122007      2000     4 MB    Empty    
11     L     00     124008      2000     4 MB    Empty    
12     L     00     126009    2c1001     1 GB    Linux    
13     L     00     3e700b     17d79    47 MB    Linux    
14     L     00     3fed8b      3001     6 MB    Linux    
15     L     00     401d8d    12c001   600 MB    Linux    
 
 1     Unknown Image
 
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 5     Name: sh-linux
       Type: SuperH Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
       Data Size: 0x26c395 bytes (0x1362 blocks)
       Load Address: 80001000
       Entry Point:  80002000
 
 6     Type: SquashFS
       Data Size: 0x38d15f4 bytes (0x1c68b blocks)
 
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 9     Unknown Image
 
10     Type: SquashFS
       Data Size: 0x7212c bytes (0x391 blocks)
 
11     Unknown Image
 
12     Unknown Image
 
13     Unknown Image
 
14     Unknown Image
 
15     Unknown Image
 
INFO: 02:518 Sync eMMC/SPI NOR/Alternate u-boot images
PASS: 00:081 Current u-boot1 1.0.183 verified with 'ubootN'
             Trailer Struct - Missing start token, exp=0xc0de1111 rec=0x0
FAIL: 00:102 Verify OS Images N: Kernel crc exp=0x8c86b2b rec=0x7d2e61f9
             blk_start=0x1 blk_size=0x0 ENV bcnt=0x26d5d5
FAIL: 00:013 Boot device=emmc  Boot partition1/N
             Boot Path Retry:P1/N=3 P5/N-1=3  Recover
INFO: 00:010 Sync eMMC/SPI NOR/Alternate u-boot images
PASS: 00:086 Current u-boot1 1.0.183 verified with 'ubootN'
             Trailer Struct - Missing start token, exp=0xc0de1111 rec=0x0
FAIL: 00:102 Verify OS Images N: Kernel crc exp=0x8c86b2b rec=0x7d2e61f9
             blk_start=0x1 blk_size=0x0 ENV bcnt=0x26d5d5
FAIL: 00:012 Boot device=emmc  Boot partition1/N
             Boot Path Retry:P1/N=3 P5/N-1=3  Recover
INFO: 00:010 Autoboot will abort as Bootdelay = -1, Disable WDT2
INFO: 00:000 03:494
iDRAC7=> 
iDRAC7=> 
iDRAC7=> 
iDRAC7=> 
 

Below is my printenv, I'm wondering if my env got corrupted somehow?

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iDRAC7=> printenv
baudrate=115200
bootfile="all.bin"
offset=8a000000
offset_kernel=8a100000
offset_rootfs=8a300000
ps_start=a8040000
envps_on_flash=a8030000
envps_size=10000
flash_0_start=a8000000
kernel_load=88000000
kernel_start=a8100000
sd_kernel_start=1
kernel_size=200000
rootfs_start=a8300000
rootfs_load=8a000000
rootfs_size=d00000
rootfs_size_in_long=340000
ps_size=C0000
erase_env=ps erase env
erase_ps=set fl_start $(ps_start);set fl_size $(ps_size);run erase
erase=protect off $(fl_start) +$(fl_size);erase $(fl_start) +$(fl_size);protect on $(fl_start) +$(fl_size)
netboot=bootp; bootm
uboot_start=a8000000
bu=set interface tftp;set bootfile $(rootpath)bootloader.bin;set fl_start $(uboot_start);run uploadfile
au=run fwu_au erase_ps erase_env
ku=run sd_ku
ru=run sd_ru
sd_ku=fwu dev 1;set interface tftp;set bootfile kernel.bin;set sdstart $(fwu_kernel_start);run uploadsd
sd_ru=fwu dev 1;set interface tftp;set bootfile rootfs.squashfs;set sdstart $(fwu_rootfs_start);run uploadsd
uploadsd=$(interface) $(offset) $(rootpath)$(bootfile);getsdblk;mmc write 0 $(offset) $(sdstart) $(sdblknum)
fwu_au=tftp $(offset) $(rootpath)$(fwuimage);fwu update $(offset)
spi_boot=bootm $(kernel_start) $(rootfs_start)
nfs_boot=run nfsargs;run nfs_load_kernel
sd_boot=fwu dev 1; fwu boot;
nfs_load_kernel=fwu dev 1; mmc read 0 $(kernel_load) $(fwu_kernel_start) 1000;run nfsargs;bootm $(kernel_load)
uploadfile=$(interface) $(offset);protect off $(fl_start) +$(filesize);erase $(fl_start) +$(filesize);cp.b $(offset) $(fl_start) $(filesize);protect on $(fl_start) +$(filesize)
fwuimage=firmimg.d7
netdev=eth0
nfsip=
nfsroot=/nfsroot
console=ttyS2
initrdargs=set bootargs console=$(console) root=$(rootpath);bootm $(kernel_start) $(rootfs_start)
nfsargs=set bootargs console=$(console),$(baudrate) $(optarg) ethaddr=$(ethaddr) mem=$(mem) nfsroot=$(nfsip):$(nfsroot) root=/dev/nfs rw ip=$(ipaddr):$(nfsip):$(gatewayip):$(netmask):$(hostname):$(netdev):off
sbu=run spi_sbu
sku=fwu dev 1;set interface loadb;set bootfile kernel.bin;set sdstart $(fwu_kernel_start);run uploadsd
sru=fwu dev 1;set interface loadb;set bootfile kernel.bin;set sdstart $(fwu_kernel_start);run uploadsd
mac_source=0
autoload=n
uboot_offset=0
uboot_size=30000
write_spi=sf probe 0;sf erase $(spi_offset) $(size_to_spi);sf write $(offset) $(spi_offset) $(size_to_spi)
spi_bu=set interface tftp;set bootfile $(rootpath)bootloader.bin;$(interface) $(offset);set spi_offset $(uboot_offset);set size_to_spi $(uboot_size);run write_spi
spi_sbu=set interface loadb;$(interface) $(offset);set spi_offset $(uboot_offset);set size_to_spi $(uboot_size);run write_spi
m0_inf=1
m0_act=1
dmn=disabled
hostname=idrac7
bootnfs=tftp 82000000 $(bootfile); run nfsargs; bootm
etherc0=F0:1F:AF:CF:17:7D
getherc0=F0:1F:AF:CF:17:7E
macs_in_res1=yes
fwu_spi_uboot1_start=0x0
fwu_spi_uboot2_start=0x80000
platform_id=DDRB
FWN=0x26d5d5_0x8c86b2b,0x38ec000_0xb0e73b0,0x57ff4_0xaf8a2c02,0x73000_0xb04957fb
fwu_kernel_load=0x82000000
bootcmd=fwu dev 1;fwu boot
dell_version=U-Boot checkin date(05-10-2013) Version(1.0.183)
bootdelay=-1
verify=no
filesize=3C096DD
fileaddr=81000000
gatewayip=192.168.0.1
netmask=255.255.255.0
ipaddr=192.168.0.100
serverip=192.168.0.202
fwu_kernel_offset=81000200
fwu_rootfs_offset=8126c600
fwu_uboot_offset=84b3e600
fwu_uboot_size=57ff4
fwu_platform_offset=84b96600
fwu_platform_size=398
FWN1=0x26c3d5_0x1139a4c6,0x38d2000_0x80668c52,0x57ff4_0xf0dc6379,0x73000_0x3ad0249b
stdin=serial
stdout=serial
stderr=serial
ethaddr=F0:1F:AF:CF:17:7D
eth2addr=F0:1F:AF:CF:17:7E
mem=239616k
ethrotate=no
ethact=sh_g_eth.0
first_ac=yes
nmi_buf=0x83000000
runtime_args=mode=normal reset_cause=ac nmi_buf=0x83000000 
fwudev=evb
bootargs=root=/dev/mmcblk1p6 rootwait rw rootfstype=squashfs mem=239616k console=ttyS2,115200 <NULL> mac1=F0:1F:AF:CF:17:7D mac2=F0:1F:AF:CF:17:7E  mode=normal reset_cause=ac nmi_buf=0x83000000 quiet
fwu_kernel_start=40002
fwu_rootfs_start=48003
fwu_platform_start=122007
fwu_uboot_start=7fc04
fwu_kernel_size=1362
fwu_rootfs_size=1c68b
fwummc=emmc
ver=U-Boot 2009.08-00066-g951a018 (Apr 30 2014 - 13:44:13) Avocent (0.0.3) EVB
 
Environment size: 4097/65532 bytes
iDRAC7=> 
 

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#260 | RE: Dell R720xd iDRAC BIOS recovery datum

Sat Sep 04, 2021 8:50 am (Last edited: Sat Sep 04, 2021 8:51 am)

I dont think its your env, the only difference I see is my bootcmd is set to only 'fwu boot' which I think fwu dev1 selects the emmc. You might want to try -

setenv bootcmd 'fwu boot'
saveenv

It looks like its trying to boot to an incomplete image which might be the emmc that is still reporting partition structure but not reading data.

then just run -

fwu mmc sd
fwu boot

again from the console

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#261 | RE: Dell R720xd iDRAC BIOS recovery datum

Sat Sep 04, 2021 5:15 pm

alexthefifth

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Thank you for the suggestion -- unfortunately it looks like same result:

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DRAC7=> setenv bootcmd 'fwu boot'
iDRAC7=> saveenv
Saving Environment to SPI Flash...
Erasing SPI flash at 0x100000...Writing to SPI flash...done
Erasing SPI flash at 0x110000...Writing to SPI flash...done
iDRAC7=> fwu mmc sd
Erasing SPI flash at 0x100000...Writing to SPI flash...done
Erasing SPI flash at 0x110000...Writing to SPI flash...done
iDRAC7=> fwu boot
OS_WDT0_EN:180 seconds,  Re-load ILRAM:
Boot Path Retry:P1/N=3 P5/N-1=3  Recover
Re-load 0x1000Kbytes from u-boot offset 0x0 into ILRAM at 0x0
Force Address Error to reset iDRAC
 

 
U-Boot 2009.08-00066-g951a018 (Apr 30 2014 - 13:44:13) Avocent (0.0.3) EVB, Build: jenkins-idrac-yocto-release-483
 
CPU: SH-4A
BOARD: R0P7757LC00xxRL (C0 step) board
BOOT: Secure, HRK generated
DRAM:  240MB
  (240MB of 256MB total DRAM is available on U-Boot)
ENV:   Using primary env area.
In:    serial
Out:   serial
Err:   serial
WDT2:  Booted Lower Vector, 'uboot1'
sh_mmcif: 0, sh-sdhi: 1
Net:   sh_eth.0, sh_g_eth.0
INFO: 00:002 Start-up -to- util_idrac_main()
INFO: 00:004 U-Boot 2009.08-00066-g951a018 (Apr 30 2014 - 13:44:13) Avocent (0.0.3) EVB
INFO: 00:008 U-Boot checkin date(05-10-2013) Version(1.0.183)
INFO: 00:006 iDRAC PPID <NULL>
INFO: 00:003 SPI NOR init 4096 KiB AT25DF321A bus=0 cs=0, speed=1000000, mode=3
INFO: 00:008 SH-4A Product: Major Ver=0x31  Minor Ver=0x14 C4 Little endian
             Family=0x10    Major Ver=0x30  Minor Ver=0x0b
PASS: 00:015 Dedicated monolithic mgmt NIC disabled
INFO: 00:129 BCM54610 OUI=0x3fffff  Model=0x3f  Revision=0x0f PhyAddr=1
INFO: 00:155 SD CARD:   Device: sh-sdhi   Manufacturer ID: 27   OEM: 5048
             Name: SD08G   Tran Speed: 25000000   Rd Block Len: 512
             SD version 2.0   High Capacity: Yes   Capacity: -620756992
INFO: 00:058 EMMC:   Device: sh_mmcif   Manufacturer ID: 90   OEM: 14a
             Name: HYNIX   Tran Speed: 25000000   Rd Block Len: 512
             MMC version 4.0   High Capacity: Yes   Capacity: 0
INFO: 00:019 CPLD: Major Ver=0x1  Minor Ver=0x0  Maint Ver=0x3
             Planar: Type=0x04  Rev=0x8  Rework=0x0  Scratch/PathRetry=0x0f
PASS: 00:014 Coin cell detected good,  AD=0x391 low water=0x2c1
PASS: 00:008 PCIe C0 Ver=0.15 MCTP en, CRC=0x8e9b6875 @0x8efbf954 cnt=0x18000
INFO: 00:007 Init PCIe mailbox(PCIe 0xFFEE0150=0x40010000)
INFO: 00:005 mode=normal 
INFO: 00:003 reset_cause=recover 
PASS: 00:005 Booted Lower Vector, 'uboot1' wdt2cnt=0
INFO: 00:005 wdt0cnt=0
PASS: 00:002 SMR0 no sermux env, default 0xd4
INFO: 00:004 GRACR=0x3c HISEL=0x00 SIRQCR5_D=0x03 SIRQCR6_D=0x01 LADMSK0=0xff2
             MRSTCR0=0xfedffe7f MRSTCR1=0xfff3ff0f MRSTCR2=0x7f80feff
             BARMAP=0x1 BCR=0x85000000 NCER=0x01fc NCMCR=0x0006 NCCSR=0x0303
PASS: 00:022 etherc0=F0:1F:AF:CF:17:7D
             getherc0=F0:1F:AF:CF:17:7E
INFO: 00:007 Fan logic is not modified on Non-AC power up
INFO: 00:052 Env and backup CRC'ed ok
 
Extended partiton size is 0x1bffff
Clear beginning MASER, start_blk=0x126009 blk_cnt=0x7000
*** create default partitions ***
No.  Type  Status    Start      Size             System
-----------------------------------------------------------
 1     P     80          1      8000    16 MB    Linux    
 2     P     00       8001     37c00   111 MB    Empty    
 3     P     00      3fc01       400   512 KB    Empty    
 4     E     00      40001    1bffff   895 MB    Extended 
 5     L     00      40002      8000    16 MB    Linux    
 6     L     00      48003     37c00   111 MB    Empty    
 7     L     00      7fc04       400   512 KB    Empty    
 8     L     00      80005     a0000   320 MB    Empty    
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10     L     00     122007      2000     4 MB    Empty    
11     L     00     124008      2000     4 MB    Empty    
12     L     00     126009    2c1001     1 GB    Linux    
13     L     00     3e700b     17d79    47 MB    Linux    
14     L     00     3fed8b      3001     6 MB    Linux    
15     L     00     401d8d    12c001   600 MB    Linux    
 
 1     Unknown Image
 
 2     Unknown Image
 
 3     Unknown Image
 
 4     Unknown Image
 
 5     Name: sh-linux
       Type: SuperH Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
       Data Size: 0x26c395 bytes (0x1362 blocks)
       Load Address: 80001000
       Entry Point:  80002000
 
 6     Type: SquashFS
       Data Size: 0x38d15f4 bytes (0x1c68b blocks)
 
 7     Unknown Image
 
 8     Unknown Image
 
 9     Unknown Image
 
10     Type: SquashFS
       Data Size: 0x7212c bytes (0x391 blocks)
 
11     Unknown Image
 
12     Unknown Image
 
13     Unknown Image
 
14     Unknown Image
 
15     Unknown Image
 
*** partition size changed ***
*** create default partitions ***
No.  Type  Status    Start      Size             System
-----------------------------------------------------------
 1     P     80          1      8000    16 MB    Linux    
 2     P     00       8001     37c00   111 MB    Empty    
 3     P     00      3fc01       400   512 KB    Empty    
 4     E     00      40001    1bffff   895 MB    Extended 
 5     L     00      40002      8000    16 MB    Linux    
 6     L     00      48003     37c00   111 MB    Empty    
 7     L     00      7fc04       400   512 KB    Empty    
 8     L     00      80005     a0000   320 MB    Empty    
 9     L     00     120006      2000     4 MB    Empty    
10     L     00     122007      2000     4 MB    Empty    
11     L     00     124008      2000     4 MB    Empty    
12     L     00     126009    2c1001     1 GB    Linux    
13     L     00     3e700b     17d79    47 MB    Linux    
14     L     00     3fed8b      3001     6 MB    Linux    
15     L     00     401d8d    12c001   600 MB    Linux    
 
 1     Unknown Image
 
 2     Unknown Image
 
 3     Unknown Image
 
 4     Unknown Image
 
 5     Name: sh-linux
       Type: SuperH Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
       Data Size: 0x26c395 bytes (0x1362 blocks)
       Load Address: 80001000
       Entry Point:  80002000
 
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       Data Size: 0x38d15f4 bytes (0x1c68b blocks)
 
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10     Type: SquashFS
       Data Size: 0x7212c bytes (0x391 blocks)
 
11     Unknown Image
 
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14     Unknown Image
 
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INFO: 06:687 Sync eMMC/SPI NOR/Alternate u-boot images
FAIL: 00:129 U-boot 'ubootN1' on path N-1 failed CRC
FAIL: 00:264 Verify OS Images N-1: Kernel crc exp=0x1139a4c6 rec=0xe36f2bd2
             blk_start=0x40002 blk_size=0x1362 ENV bcnt=0x26c3d5
FAIL: 00:013 Boot device=emmc  Boot partition5/N-1
             Boot Path Retry:P1/N=3 P5/N-1=3  Recover
INFO: 00:011 Sync eMMC/SPI NOR/Alternate u-boot images
FAIL: 00:132 U-boot 'ubootN1' on path N-1 failed CRC
FAIL: 00:265 Verify OS Images N-1: Kernel crc exp=0x1139a4c6 rec=0xf5896cb7
             blk_start=0x40002 blk_size=0x1362 ENV bcnt=0x26c3d5
FAIL: 00:014 Boot device=emmc  Boot partition5/N-1
             Boot Path Retry:P1/N=3 P5/N-1=3  Recover
INFO: 00:009 Autoboot will abort as Bootdelay = -1, Disable WDT2
INFO: 00:000 08:071
iDRAC7=> 
 

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#262 | RE: Dell R720xd iDRAC BIOS recovery datum

Thu Sep 09, 2021 8:51 pm

This thread serves as a useful warning to the uninitiated, but I'm not confident I understand the known proper/improper upgrade paths.

If somebody is starting with a working but outdated 12th gen PowerEdge, what is the safest way to avoid all of this trouble (with no OS on server)?

Is there an important difference between the "Platform-Specific Bootable ISO" versus the more generic Server Update Utility (SUU) if connected to internet?

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#263 | RE: Dell R720xd iDRAC BIOS recovery datum

Tue Sep 21, 2021 12:56 am

@alexthefifth I looked at your logs again it it looks like when you make the SD card image its partitions are different than mine. There may be some differences between the R620 / R720 firmware that isn't apparent here or there was something wrong with the TFTP load of the image. Hope you can figure it out.

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#264 | RE: Dell R720xd iDRAC BIOS recovery datum

Tue Sep 21, 2021 5:09 am

Zitat von Darkendvoid im Beitrag #263
@alexthefifth I looked at your logs again it it looks like when you make the SD card image its partitions are different than mine. There may be some differences between the R620 / R720 firmware that isn't apparent here or there was something wrong with the TFTP load of the image. Hope you can figure it out.

Thank you so much for all your work @Darkendvoid
Any chance you could post the "printenv" from your machine? No worries if not. I just want to compare mine to see where the difference might be

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#265 | RE: Dell R720xd iDRAC BIOS recovery datum

Wed Sep 22, 2021 1:43 pm (Last edited: Wed Sep 22, 2021 2:02 pm)

pawelo446

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Hi. I'm very thankful for your guide. I carefully tried to follow it step by step on dell r520.
i am using firmimg.d7 1.66v from dell website. Unfortunately after going carefully through all of it I get always message about creating deafult partitions. Here is my console output.

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U-Boot 2009.08-00088-g121cddc (Nov 17 2014 - 05:50:46) Avocent (0.0.3) EVB, Build: jenkins-idrac-yocto-release-505
 
CPU: SH-4A
BOARD: R0P7757LC00xxRL (C0 step) board
BOOT: Secure, HRK not generated
DRAM:  240MB
  (240MB of 256MB total DRAM is available on U-Boot)
ENV:   Using primary env area.
In:    serial
Out:   serial
Err:   serial
WDT2:  Booted Lower Vector, 'uboot1'
sh_mmcif: 0, sh-sdhi: 1
Net:   sh_eth.0, sh_g_eth.0
INFO: 00:003 Start-up -to- util_idrac_main()
INFO: 00:004 U-Boot 2009.08-00088-g121cddc (Nov 17 2014 - 05:50:46) Avocent (0.0.3) EVB
INFO: 00:008 U-Boot checkin date(05-10-2013) Version(1.0.183)
INFO: 00:006 iDRAC PPID <NULL>
INFO: 00:003 SPI NOR init 4096 KiB AT25DF321A bus=0 cs=0, speed=1000000, mode=3
INFO: 00:007 SH-4A Product: Major Ver=0x31  Minor Ver=0x14 C4 Little endian
             Family=0x10    Major Ver=0x30  Minor Ver=0x0b
PASS: 00:016 Dedicated monolithic mgmt NIC disabled
INFO: 00:128 BCM54610 OUI=0x3fffff  Model=0x3f  Revision=0x0f PhyAddr=1
INFO: 00:124 SD CARD:   Device: sh-sdhi   Manufacturer ID: 3   OEM: 5344
             Name: SMI     Tran Speed: 25000000   Rd Block Len: 512
             SD version 2.0   High Capacity: Yes   Capacity: -330301440
INFO: 00:058 EMMC:   Device: sh_mmcif   Manufacturer ID: 90   OEM: 14a
             Name: HYNIX   Tran Speed: 25000000   Rd Block Len: 512
             MMC version 4.0   High Capacity: Yes   Capacity: 0
INFO: 00:018 CPLD: Major Ver=0x1  Minor Ver=0x0  Maint Ver=0x4
             Planar: Type=0x0a  Rev=0x4  Rework=0x0  Scratch/PathRetry=0x0f
PASS: 00:014 Coin cell detected good,  AD=0x3ab low water=0x2c1
PASS: 00:008 PCIe C0 Ver=0.15 MCTP en, CRC=0x8e9b6875 @0x8efbf954 cnt=0x18000
INFO: 00:007 Init PCIe mailbox(PCIe 0xFFEE0150=0x40010000)
INFO: 00:006 mode=normal
INFO: 00:002 reset_cause=recover
PASS: 00:005 Booted Lower Vector, 'uboot1' wdt2cnt=0
INFO: 00:005 wdt0cnt=4
PASS: 00:002 SMR0 no sermux env, default 0xd4
INFO: 00:005 GRACR=0x3c HISEL=0x00 SIRQCR5_D=0x03 SIRQCR6_D=0x01 LADMSK0=0xff2
             MRSTCR0=0xfedffe7f MRSTCR1=0xfff3ff0f MRSTCR2=0x7f80feff
             BARMAP=0x1 BCR=0x85000000 NCER=0x01fc NCMCR=0x0006 NCCSR=0x0303
PASS: 00:021 etherc0=F0:1F:AF:E1:27:42
             getherc0=F0:1F:AF:E1:27:43
INFO: 00:007 Fan logic is not modified on Non-AC power up
INFO: 00:052 Env and backup CRC'ed ok
 
Extended partiton size is 0x1bffff
Clear beginning MASER, start_blk=0x126009 blk_cnt=0x7000
*** create default partitions ***
No.  Type  Status    Start      Size             System
-----------------------------------------------------------
 1     P     80          1      8000    16 MB    Linux
 2     P     00       8001     37c00   111 MB    Empty
 3     P     00      3fc01       400   512 KB    Empty
 4     E     00      40001    1bffff   895 MB    Extended
 5     L     00      40002      8000    16 MB    Linux
 6     L     00      48003     37c00   111 MB    Empty
 7     L     00      7fc04       400   512 KB    Empty
 8     L     00      80005     a0000   320 MB    Empty
 9     L     00     120006      2000     4 MB    Empty
10     L     00     122007      2000     4 MB    Empty
11     L     00     124008      2000     4 MB    Empty
12     L     00     126009    2c1001     1 GB    Linux
13     L     00     3e700b     17d79    47 MB    Linux
14     L     00     3fed8b      3001     6 MB    Linux
15     L     00     401d8d    12c001   600 MB    Linux
 
 1     Name: sh-linux
       Type: SuperH Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
       Data Size: 0x26d595 bytes (0x136b blocks)
       Load Address: 80001000
       Entry Point:  80002000
 
 2     Type: SquashFS
       Data Size: 0x38ebadc bytes (0x1c75e blocks)
 
 3     Unknown Image
 
 4     Unknown Image
 
 5     Name: sh-linux
       Type: SuperH Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
       Data Size: 0x26d595 bytes (0x136b blocks)
       Load Address: 80001000
       Entry Point:  80002000
 
 6     Type: SquashFS
       Data Size: 0x38ebadc bytes (0x1c75e blocks)
 
 7     Unknown Image
 
 8     Unknown Image
 
 9     Type: SquashFS
       Data Size: 0x72717 bytes (0x394 blocks)
 
10     Type: SquashFS
       Data Size: 0x72717 bytes (0x394 blocks)
 
11     Unknown Image
 
12     Unknown Image
 
13     Unknown Image
 
14     Unknown Image
 
15     Unknown Image
 
*** partition size changed ***
*** create default partitions ***
No.  Type  Status    Start      Size             System
-----------------------------------------------------------
 1     P     80          1      8000    16 MB    Linux
 2     P     00       8001     37c00   111 MB    Empty
 3     P     00      3fc01       400   512 KB    Empty
 4     E     00      40001    1bffff   895 MB    Extended
 5     L     00      40002      8000    16 MB    Linux
 6     L     00      48003     37c00   111 MB    Empty
 7     L     00      7fc04       400   512 KB    Empty
 8     L     00      80005     a0000   320 MB    Empty
 9     L     00     120006      2000     4 MB    Empty
10     L     00     122007      2000     4 MB    Empty
11     L     00     124008      2000     4 MB    Empty
12     L     00     126009    2c1001     1 GB    Linux
13     L     00     3e700b     17d79    47 MB    Linux
14     L     00     3fed8b      3001     6 MB    Linux
15     L     00     401d8d    12c001   600 MB    Linux
 
 1     Name: sh-linux
       Type: SuperH Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
       Data Size: 0x26d595 bytes (0x136b blocks)
       Load Address: 80001000
       Entry Point:  80002000
 
 2     Type: SquashFS
       Data Size: 0x38ebadc bytes (0x1c75e blocks)
 
 3     Unknown Image
 
 4     Unknown Image
 
 5     Name: sh-linux
       Type: SuperH Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
       Data Size: 0x26d595 bytes (0x136b blocks)
       Load Address: 80001000
       Entry Point:  80002000
 
 6     Type: SquashFS
       Data Size: 0x38ebadc bytes (0x1c75e blocks)
 
 7     Unknown Image
 
 8     Unknown Image
 
 9     Type: SquashFS
       Data Size: 0x72717 bytes (0x394 blocks)
 
10     Type: SquashFS
       Data Size: 0x72717 bytes (0x394 blocks)
 
11     Unknown Image
 
12     Unknown Image
 
13     Unknown Image
 
14     Unknown Image
 
15     Unknown Image
 
INFO: 08:831 Sync eMMC/SPI NOR/Alternate u-boot images
PASS: 00:075 Current u-boot1 1.0.183 verified with 'ubootN'
             Trailer Struct - Missing start token, exp=0xc0de1111 rec=0x0
FAIL: 00:213 Verify OS Images N: Kernel crc exp=0x8c86b2b rec=0xa0cef433
             blk_start=0x1 blk_size=0x136b ENV bcnt=0x26d5d5
FAIL: 00:013 Boot device=emmc  Boot partition1/N
             Boot Path Retry:P1/N=3 P5/N-1=3  Recover
INFO: 00:011 Sync eMMC/SPI NOR/Alternate u-boot images
PASS: 00:074 Current u-boot1 1.0.183 verified with 'ubootN'
             Trailer Struct - Missing start token, exp=0xc0de1111 rec=0x0
FAIL: 00:213 Verify OS Images N: Kernel crc exp=0x8c86b2b rec=0xa0cef433
             blk_start=0x1 blk_size=0x136b ENV bcnt=0x26d5d5
FAIL: 00:013 Boot device=emmc  Boot partition1/N
             Boot Path Retry:P1/N=3 P5/N-1=3  Recover
INFO: 00:000 09:961
 

WDT2: Disabled
 

######################################################################
** No bootable iDRAC image is found **
** (System Health & ID LED is flashing amber at ~1/2 second rate).
To Recover iDRAC via an SD card.
1)  Format SD using FAT on a Windows box or EXT3 using Linux.
2)  Copy 'firmimg.d7' to root path.
3)  Insert SD card.
4)  System Health & ID button solid amber durning recover.
5)  Both boot paths are flashed.
######################################################################
 
Polling for SD card state change \
SD card state change, previous=0x7a0  new=0x788
 

######################################################################
** No bootable iDRAC image is found **
** (System Health & ID LED is flashing amber at ~1/2 second rate).
To Recover iDRAC via an SD card.
1)  Format SD using FAT on a Windows box or EXT3 using Linux.
2)  Copy 'firmimg.d7' to root path.
3)  Insert SD card.
4)  System Health & ID button solid amber durning recover.
5)  Both boot paths are flashed.
######################################################################
 
Polling for SD card state change -
 
 

And this is output after restarting server with changed mmcblk0 to mmcblk1.

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U-Boot 2009.08-00088-g121cddc (Nov 17 2014 - 05:50:46) Avocent (0.0.3) EVB, Build: jenkins-idrac-yocto-release-505
 
CPU: SH-4A
BOARD: R0P7757LC00xxRL (C0 step) board
BOOT: Secure, HRK not generated
DRAM:  240MB
  (240MB of 256MB total DRAM is available on U-Boot)
ENV:   Using primary env area.
In:    serial
Out:   serial
Err:   serial
PCIe:  Bridge loaded with 0x18000 bytes
WDT2:  Booted Lower Vector, 'uboot1'
sh_mmcif: 0, sh-sdhi: 1
Net:   sh_eth.0, sh_g_eth.0
INFO: 00:002 Start-up -to- util_idrac_main()
INFO: 00:005 U-Boot 2009.08-00088-g121cddc (Nov 17 2014 - 05:50:46) Avocent (0.0.3) EVB
INFO: 00:008 U-Boot checkin date(05-10-2013) Version(1.0.183)
INFO: 00:006 iDRAC PPID <NULL>
INFO: 00:003 SPI NOR init 4096 KiB AT25DF321A bus=0 cs=0, speed=1000000, mode=3
INFO: 00:007 SH-4A Product: Major Ver=0x31  Minor Ver=0x14 C4 Little endian
             Family=0x10    Major Ver=0x30  Minor Ver=0x0b
PASS: 00:016 Dedicated monolithic mgmt NIC disabled
INFO: 00:128 BCM54610 OUI=0x3fffff  Model=0x3f  Revision=0x0f PhyAddr=1
INFO: 00:192 SD CARD:   Device: sh-sdhi   Manufacturer ID: 3   OEM: 5344
             Name: SMI     Tran Speed: 25000000   Rd Block Len: 512
             SD version 2.0   High Capacity: Yes   Capacity: -330301440
INFO: 00:496 EMMC:   Device: sh_mmcif   Manufacturer ID: 90   OEM: 14a
             Name: HYNIX   Tran Speed: 25000000   Rd Block Len: 512
             MMC version 4.0   High Capacity: Yes   Capacity: 0
INFO: 00:019 CPLD: Major Ver=0x1  Minor Ver=0x0  Maint Ver=0x4
             Planar: Type=0x0a  Rev=0x4  Rework=0x0  Scratch/PathRetry=0x00
PASS: 00:013 Coin cell detected good,  AD=0x3ac low water=0x2c1
PASS: 00:008 PCIe C0 Ver=0.15 MCTP en, CRC=0x8e9b6875 @0x8efbf954 cnt=0x18000
INFO: 00:007 Init PCIe mailbox(PCIe 0xFFEE0150=0x40010000)
INFO: 00:006 mode=normal
Erasing SPI flash at 0x100000...Writing to SPI flash...done
Erasing SPI flash at 0x110000...Writing to SPI flash...done
PASS: 01:155 Booted Lower Vector, 'uboot1' wdt2cnt=0
INFO: 00:005 wdt0cnt=4
PASS: 00:003 Clear CH1/CH2, clear 4K shared memory@0xffcaa000 on AC power up
PASS: 00:007 SMR0 no sermux env, default 0xd4
INFO: 00:005 GRACR=0x3c HISEL=0x00 SIRQCR5_D=0x03 SIRQCR6_D=0x01 LADMSK0=0xff2
             MRSTCR0=0xfedffe7f MRSTCR1=0xfff3ff0f MRSTCR2=0x7f80feff
             BARMAP=0x1 BCR=0x85000000 NCER=0x01fc NCMCR=0x0006 NCCSR=0x0303
PASS: 00:021 etherc0=F0:1F:AF:E1:27:42
             getherc0=F0:1F:AF:E1:27:43
INFO: 00:009 Fan logic for monolithic planar type 10
             fan1 - def 0000 1fff 3d   fan2 - def 0000 1fff 3d
             fan3 - def 0000 1fff 3d   fan4 - def 0000 1fff 3d
             fan5 - def 0000 1fff 3d   fan6 - def 0000 1fff 3d
             fan7 - def 0000 1fff 3d   fan8 - def 0000 1fff 3d
INFO: 00:077 Env and backup CRC'ed ok
 
Extended partiton size is 0x1bffff
Clear beginning MASER, start_blk=0x126009 blk_cnt=0x7000
*** create default partitions ***
No.  Type  Status    Start      Size             System
-----------------------------------------------------------
 1     P     80          1      8000    16 MB    Linux
 2     P     00       8001     37c00   111 MB    Empty
 3     P     00      3fc01       400   512 KB    Empty
 4     E     00      40001    1bffff   895 MB    Extended
 5     L     00      40002      8000    16 MB    Linux
 6     L     00      48003     37c00   111 MB    Empty
 7     L     00      7fc04       400   512 KB    Empty
 8     L     00      80005     a0000   320 MB    Empty
 9     L     00     120006      2000     4 MB    Empty
10     L     00     122007      2000     4 MB    Empty
11     L     00     124008      2000     4 MB    Empty
12     L     00     126009    2c1001     1 GB    Linux
13     L     00     3e700b     17d79    47 MB    Linux
14     L     00     3fed8b      3001     6 MB    Linux
15     L     00     401d8d    12c001   600 MB    Linux
 
 1     Name: sh-linux
       Type: SuperH Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
       Data Size: 0x26d595 bytes (0x136b blocks)
       Load Address: 80001000
       Entry Point:  80002000
 
 2     Type: SquashFS
       Data Size: 0x395c6ce bytes (0x1cae4 blocks)
 
 3     Unknown Image
 
 4     Unknown Image
 
 5     Name: sh-linux
       Type: SuperH Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
       Data Size: 0x26d595 bytes (0x136b blocks)
       Load Address: 80001000
       Entry Point:  80002000
 
 6     Type: SquashFS
       Data Size: 0x395c6ce bytes (0x1cae4 blocks)
 
 7     Unknown Image
 
 8     Unknown Image
 
 9     Type: SquashFS
       Data Size: 0x72717 bytes (0x394 blocks)
 
10     Type: SquashFS
       Data Size: 0x72717 bytes (0x394 blocks)
 
11     Unknown Image
 
12     Unknown Image
 
13     Unknown Image
 
14     Unknown Image
 
15     Unknown Image
 
*** partition size changed ***
*** create default partitions ***
No.  Type  Status    Start      Size             System
-----------------------------------------------------------
 1     P     80          1      8000    16 MB    Linux
 2     P     00       8001     37c00   111 MB    Empty
 3     P     00      3fc01       400   512 KB    Empty
 4     E     00      40001    1bffff   895 MB    Extended
 5     L     00      40002      8000    16 MB    Linux
 6     L     00      48003     37c00   111 MB    Empty
 7     L     00      7fc04       400   512 KB    Empty
 8     L     00      80005     a0000   320 MB    Empty
 9     L     00     120006      2000     4 MB    Empty
10     L     00     122007      2000     4 MB    Empty
11     L     00     124008      2000     4 MB    Empty
12     L     00     126009    2c1001     1 GB    Linux
13     L     00     3e700b     17d79    47 MB    Linux
14     L     00     3fed8b      3001     6 MB    Linux
15     L     00     401d8d    12c001   600 MB    Linux
 
 1     Name: sh-linux
       Type: SuperH Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
       Data Size: 0x26d595 bytes (0x136b blocks)
       Load Address: 80001000
       Entry Point:  80002000
 
 2     Type: SquashFS
       Data Size: 0x395c6ce bytes (0x1cae4 blocks)
 
 3     Unknown Image
 
 4     Unknown Image
 
 5     Name: sh-linux
       Type: SuperH Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
       Data Size: 0x26d595 bytes (0x136b blocks)
       Load Address: 80001000
       Entry Point:  80002000
 
 6     Type: SquashFS
       Data Size: 0x395c6ce bytes (0x1cae4 blocks)
 
 7     Unknown Image
 
 8     Unknown Image
 
 9     Type: SquashFS
       Data Size: 0x72717 bytes (0x394 blocks)
 
10     Type: SquashFS
       Data Size: 0x72717 bytes (0x394 blocks)
 
11     Unknown Image
 
12     Unknown Image
 
13     Unknown Image
 
14     Unknown Image
 
15     Unknown Image
 
INFO: 09:993 Sync eMMC/SPI NOR/Alternate u-boot images
PASS: 00:258 Current u-boot1 1.0.183 verified with 'ubootN'
             Trailer Struct - Missing start token, exp=0xc0de1111 rec=0x0
             U-boot2 in sync with u-boot1 1.0.183
FAIL: 00:217 Verify OS Images N: Kernel crc exp=0x8c86b2b rec=0xa0cef433
             blk_start=0x1 blk_size=0x136b ENV bcnt=0x26d5d5
PASS: 00:222 Boot device=emmc  Boot partition5/N-1
             Boot Path Retry:P1/N=3 P5/N-1=0  swapping to P5/N-1
INFO: 00:012 Sync eMMC/SPI NOR/Alternate u-boot images
PASS: 00:259 Current u-boot1 1.0.183 verified with 'ubootN1'
             Trailer Struct - Missing start token, exp=0xc0de1111 rec=0x0
             U-boot2 in sync with u-boot1 1.0.183
FAIL: 01:075 Verify OS Images N-1: Kernel crc exp=0x8c86b2b rec=0xc497e447
             blk_start=0x40002 blk_size=0x136b ENV bcnt=0x26d5d5
FAIL: 00:013 Boot device=emmc  Boot partition5/N-1
             Boot Path Retry:P1/N=3 P5/N-1=3  P5/N-1 now expired
INFO: 00:000 14:258
 

WDT2: Disabled
 

######################################################################
** No bootable iDRAC image is found **
** (System Health & ID LED is flashing amber at ~1/2 second rate).
To Recover iDRAC via an SD card.
1)  Format SD using FAT on a Windows box or EXT3 using Linux.
2)  Copy 'firmimg.d7' to root path.
3)  Insert SD card.
4)  System Health & ID button solid amber durning recover.
5)  Both boot paths are flashed.
######################################################################
 
Polling for SD card state change -
 
 

So close yet so far.
Im stuck here and i would be realy greatful for some advice.

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#266 | RE: Dell R720xd iDRAC BIOS recovery datum

Sat Oct 02, 2021 3:57 am

Hi, it appears that I've bricked my iDrac as well after attempting to upgrade the firmware. I've been going through this thread, how can I connect via UART, can this only be done using a Rasberry PI?

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#267 | RE: Dell R720xd iDRAC BIOS recovery datum

Sat Oct 02, 2021 4:00 am

Zitat von natharas im Beitrag #266
Hi, it appears that I've bricked my iDrac as well after attempting to upgrade the firmware. I've been going through this thread, how can I connect via UART, can this only be done using a Rasberry PI?

You can just use a "UART to USB converter" cable. They go for around $15 on amazon, and around $5 on ebay

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#268 | RE: Dell R720xd iDRAC BIOS recovery datum

Thu Oct 07, 2021 11:20 pm

Hello,
I have a Dell T320 that is showing the following error:
"SWC0700: iDRAC is not ready. The configuration cannot be accessed."

I've read the entire thread and I want to debug idrac but I can't find the iDRAC_UART pins on the mainboard

Can someone help me?

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#269 | RE: Dell R720xd iDRAC BIOS recovery datum

Sat Oct 09, 2021 4:41 am

@Rob.vicz I have no idea, never looked at a t320, but as a "hint" the idrac uart port should be near the SH_4A cpu chip that runs the idrac code. So if you can find the SH_4A you have a better chance of locating the other stuff. This is marked SH77572, about 1" square BGA package, usually has a board white silk screen next to it "iDrac".

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#270 | RE: Dell R720xd iDRAC BIOS recovery datum

Mon Oct 11, 2021 4:52 am

Zitat von alexthefifth im Beitrag #267
Zitat von natharas im Beitrag #266
Hi, it appears that I've bricked my iDrac as well after attempting to upgrade the firmware. I've been going through this thread, how can I connect via UART, can this only be done using a Rasberry PI?

You can just use a "UART to USB converter" cable. They go for around $15 on amazon, and around $5 on ebay

Thank you, has anyone taken photos of their soldering? Did you just solder the wires to the UART on the mobo?

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