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[macnuts]

Hi,

my DM8000 box just stopped booting up. I can only reach the STOP message.
I can flash it from web but I would like to save some configs from /etc before I reflash the box.

Is there any way to do it? I tired some communication protocols, but the connection was always refused and no trace in the serial log (the ports were closed, most probably).

Regards.

For a reference, below is my boot log (OpenPli3).

Spoiler

=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~= PuTTY log 2012.08.02 10:08:28 =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=
CLOSE requested (1)

BCM97400
AB
FFFFFFFF
1s
Sync=1
LLMB=1
L2=1
RAC_I=1
RAC_D=1
Copy Code...34TUCV
© 2007,2008 Dream Multimedia GmbH. All rights reserved.
Dreambox D M8000
FIRST STAGE 1.10 {BO23456}

2ND STAGE OK, build #84 (2011-09-01)
0.000 - BCM board setup
Configure MEMC1_2........ Done
0.039 - fp init
FP version 7 detected
0.106 - ca init
1.024 - load config
1.603 - config loaded.
* press [S] to enter setup
OLED found!
lcd: BOOT #84
- NAND PROBE: 2c da 80 95 (normal)
- read config file: /boot/secondstage.conf
detected jffs2 blocksize: 128kb
Device: USB Disk unit 0
- Sectors: 7831152
- Size: 3823 MiB
skipping non-DOS partition 0
P 00 0 0 < 7831152
partition 1 is invalid! assuming wholedisk partition
Device: USB Disk unit 1
- Sectors: 3897344
- Size: 1903 MiB
skipping non-DOS partition 0
P 00 0 0 < 3897344
partition 1 is invalid! assuming wholedisk partition
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
dreamupd initialized
Scanning JFFS2 FS: . | / - \ | / - \ | / - \ | / - \ | / - \ | / - \ | / -  done.
find_inode failed for name=secondstage.conf
load: Failed to find inode
- failed to open /boot/secondstage.conf
- failed to open /cf/autorun.bat
lcd: /boot/bootlogo-dm8000.elf.gz
find_inode failed for name=bootlogo-dm8000.elf.gz
load: Failed to find inode
executing '/boot/bootlogo-dm8000.elf.gz' returned: -1
lcd: /boot/vmlinux-3.2-dm8000.gz
UNKOWN COMPRESSION METHOD = 00000007
load: Failed to read inode
executing '/boot/vmlinux-3.2-dm8000.gz' returned: -1
waiting for link...
waiting for DHCP...
no server address given
using dhcp address
no tftp server address was specified, neither manually nor via dhcp. aborting tftp.
lcd: /boot/zImage.elf
find_inode failed for name=zImage.elf
load: Failed to find inode
no valid boot source found. press any key to enter setup.
lcd: *** STOP ***

[macnuts]

I managed to do it myself!

In case someone finds theirself in my position:
1.
I created the FAT USB stick, I put the vmlinux and autoexec_dm8000.bat in the root folder of it.
(vmlinux was from the image custom build).
In the autoexec_dm8000.bat I put the line:

/usb/vmlinux root=/dev/mtdblock3 rootdelay=10 rootfstype=jffs2 rw console=ttyS0,115200

2.
I put the USB stick into front USB socket.
3.
In telnet to box in stop mode: I set the usb as second boot device (with PgUp/PgDn) and set its command to:

/autoexec_dm8000.bat

Save settings & reboot. The device booted and was operational.

Regards.