Yesterday I received two v3 probes. While the first one took a while to update and connect the second one is showing a different behaviour. When I plug it in the reset light flashes for about 10 second but then the second LED lights up solid and it seems like the probe is frozen. It doesn't even request an IP address from my DHCP server. The FAQ doesn't list what only having LEDs 1 and 2 on solid means and I'm concerned that this probe is bricked. Any advice on what I should do with this probe? Sent via RIPE Forum -- https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/forum
Alright, looks like I may have found a way to fix it. It appears that this probe's USB drive got corrupted. I pulled the drive, plugged it in my computer, deleted all of the partitions and re-created a single 8GB FAT32 partition then put it back on the probe. Once it booted with the re-formatted drive in the second light got to flashing instead of being stuck on. After a few minutes of that (I assume the probe rebuilt the drive for what it needs) the probe rebooted itself and it now seems to be behaving normally, the third and fourth lights are flashing the way my first probe was when I first connected it and it requested (and received) a DHCP address from my server. I guess I'll see in a few hours whether this takes. Sent via RIPE Forum -- https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/forum
Hi, It is not unheard of to receive a probe with a bad usb stick. One of the probes I host stabilized once I replaced the usb drive that came with the probe with a working one. The probe was not stable during the few weeks after receiving it with the original usb stick. So if it fails again, you might want to try a different usb stick. Tapio On 1.7.2018 15:18, Benoit Lelievre wrote:
Alright, looks like I may have found a way to fix it.
It appears that this probe's USB drive got corrupted. I pulled the drive, plugged it in my computer, deleted all of the partitions and re-created a single 8GB FAT32 partition then put it back on the probe. Once it booted with the re-formatted drive in the second light got to flashing instead of being stuck on. After a few minutes of that (I assume the probe rebuilt the drive for what it needs) the probe rebooted itself and it now seems to be behaving normally, the third and fourth lights are flashing the way my first probe was when I first connected it and it requested (and received) a DHCP address from my server.
I guess I'll see in a few hours whether this takes.
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Thank you for the advice! So far so good. After re-partitioning the USB drive it started working and it's been solid ever since. Sent via RIPE Forum -- https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/forum
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