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Re: LExxB650 hack possibilities

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kang1 wrote::)
So that was one of adviced methods. Now we know that it's impossible to flash /dev/bml0/6 at running system. Probably from boot menu it might be wiser.
As soon as I come back home I?ll try this method.
Few questions:
Should I unsquash my image to shared NFS directory, or keep it in compressed format, or mount read-only file system?
In this field ?ip=::::::dhcp? I should put dhcp Server IP address ?
TFTP server must be at the same IP as NFS server?
uImage mounted, uncompressed, or in image format ?
Yes, but I don't advice that flashing root while system is unstable because of unmount :) Anyway, you can recover your TV (it looks you needed little help.)
This Topic is needed to be split for Unbricking process and flash failure...
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Re: LExxB650 hack possibilities

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kang1 wrote:erdem_eu You said:
Other approach is updating the /dev/bml0/6 partition. For doing that,
*you needed to dump your root image
*move that image to your PC
*modify it via SquashFS/FAT image
*and flash your flash chip.
*pray to god.( Always needed specially while doing critical things)

I haven't try unmount root partition before. I don't know what happens. First try it. :)
AFAIK, TV's firmware update process doesn't unmount that device before flashing.
You needed to stop watchdog before. And you have to know that If you make a mistake in new/modified firmware, than your TV could be bricked. It's probably could recoverable. But It's better to have all partitions image as a backup.
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So that was one of adviced methods. Now we know that it's impossible to flash /dev/bml0/6 at running system. Probably from boot menu it might be wiser.
As soon as I come back home I?ll try this method.
Few questions:
Should I unsquash my image to shared NFS directory, or keep it in compressed format, or mount read-only file system?
In this field ?ip=::::::dhcp? I should put dhcp Server IP address ?
TFTP server must be at the same IP as NFS server?
uImage mounted, uncompressed, or in image format ?
yes, unsquash image to shared nfs directory and it could be readonly filesystem, doesn't matter.
from you wrote you have dhcp server, nothing to change keep as it is ?ip=::::::dhcp?
yes, as uImage file in tftp server.
the same ip address regarding tftp and nfs. I have a same host. I'm not sure what is needed to change in uboot env right now. If necessary I can check this.
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Re: Bricking and Unbricking device

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Please check connection speed, port, error, stop bits. You can reconnect but needed to relax. Might be try again after good sleep.

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