Video: Recover Bricked Vera plus

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All right, I will try when I get home.
If hard reset via SSH is the same as the hard reset by pressing the button 6 times in 6 seconds this does not help.

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yea well sometime the 6 button thing doesnt work , i have never had sucess with that reset button after 1 go sometime take 3 days of trying before it actually works

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Reseting by SSH doesnā€™t help.

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I would like to check my VeraPlus controller on another software version. I wonder is this operation could fixeded problem with correctly loading page ?

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Alright Iā€™ve been watching this wondering if support would intervene. Basically what is happening to you is that you have recovered your firmware, you get a webpage so your web server is working (lightppd) but your luup engine is crashed. SSH into your unit and look at what happens when you type:

Start_cmh.sh

It should return you with something. Please post what it says. Also please post the output of ps aux

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Hello @rafale77 here are the results you asked

login as: root
root@192.168.1.140ā€™s password:

BusyBox v1.19.4 (2016-11-29 21:02:24 EET) built-in shell (ash)
Enter ā€˜helpā€™ for a list of built-in commands.

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|| W I R E L E S S F R E E D O M

  BARRIER BREAKER (Bleeding Edge, r39638)

*** MiOS LTD. ( www.mios.com ) ***

*** WARNING : ***
*** Any changes made to the system without ***
*** guidance from MiOS support will VOID ***
*** your future Support requests ***

root@MiOS:~# Start_cmh.sh
root@MiOS:~# ps aux
USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND
root 1 0.7 0.2 1488 676 ? S 12:17 0:04 /sbin/procd
root 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 12:17 0:00 [kthreadd]
root 3 0.2 0.0 0 0 ? S 12:17 0:01 [ksoftirqd/0]
root 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 12:17 0:00 [kworker/0:0H]
root 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 12:17 0:00 [kworker/u4:0]
root 7 0.3 0.0 0 0 ? S 12:17 0:01 [migration/0]
root 8 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 12:17 0:00 [rcu_bh]
root 9 0.2 0.0 0 0 ? S 12:17 0:01 [rcu_sched]
root 10 0.7 0.0 0 0 ? S 12:17 0:04 [migration/1]
root 11 0.1 0.0 0 0 ? S 12:17 0:00 [ksoftirqd/1]
root 13 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 12:17 0:00 [kworker/1:0H]
root 14 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 12:17 0:00 [khelper]
root 15 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 12:17 0:00 [kworker/u4:1]
root 89 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 12:17 0:00 [writeback]
root 91 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 12:17 0:00 [bioset]
root 93 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 12:17 0:00 [kblockd]
root 101 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 12:17 0:00 [khubd]
root 115 0.3 0.0 0 0 ? S 12:17 0:01 [kworker/1:1]
root 134 0.2 0.0 0 0 ? S 12:17 0:01 [kworker/0:1]
root 138 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 12:17 0:00 [kswapd0]
root 139 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 12:17 0:00 [fsnotify_mark]
root 140 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 12:17 0:00 [crypto]
root 227 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 12:17 0:00 [krfcommd]
root 231 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 12:17 0:00 [deferwq]
root 243 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 12:17 0:00 [jfsIO]
root 244 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 12:17 0:00 [jfsCommit]
root 245 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 12:17 0:00 [jfsCommit]
root 246 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 12:17 0:00 [jfsSync]
root 261 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 12:17 0:00 [kworker/1:1H]
root 301 0.3 0.0 0 0 ? SN 12:17 0:02 [jffs2_gcd_mtd]
root 382 0.0 0.0 892 88 ? S 12:17 0:00 /sbin/ubusd
root 383 0.0 0.0 768 76 ttyS1 Ss+ 12:17 0:00 /sbin/askfirst
root 1463 2.4 0.0 0 0 ? SN 12:17 0:14 [jffs2_gcd_mtd]
root 1647 0.2 0.1 1048 352 ? S 12:17 0:01 /sbin/logd -S 1
root 1655 0.0 0.1 3560 400 ? S 12:17 0:00 /usr/bin/btn_g4
root 1656 0.0 0.0 3560 188 ? S 12:17 0:00 /usr/bin/btn_g4
root 1657 0.0 0.0 3560 188 ? S 12:17 0:00 /usr/bin/btn_g4
root 2428 0.0 0.1 1104 300 ? Ss 12:17 0:00 /usr/sbin/ntpcl
root 2918 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 12:17 0:00 [kworker/1:2]
root 3682 0.0 0.2 3700 716 ? S 12:18 0:00 /usr/sbin/light
root 3688 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 12:18 0:00 [kworker/0:2]
root 3689 0.0 0.1 1736 352 ? Ss 12:18 0:00 /usr/sbin/dbus-
root 4067 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 12:18 0:00 [kworker/u5:0]
root 4068 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 12:18 0:00 [hci0]
root 4069 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 12:18 0:00 [hci0]
root 4073 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 12:18 0:00 [kworker/u5:2]
root 4089 0.0 0.2 1980 608 ? S 12:18 0:00 /bin/sh /etc/rc
root 4124 0.0 0.1 1792 368 ? S 12:18 0:00 /usr/sbin/ntpd
root 4370 0.0 0.1 1148 356 ? S 12:18 0:00 /usr/sbin/dropb
root 4384 0.1 0.2 2052 748 ? S 12:18 0:00 /bin/sh /etc/rc
root 4927 0.0 0.2 1584 756 ? S 12:18 0:00 /sbin/netifd
root 5015 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 12:18 0:00 [RtmpCmdQTask]
root 5016 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 12:18 0:00 [RtmpWscTask]
root 5017 0.1 0.0 0 0 ? S 12:18 0:00 [RtmpMlmeTask]
root 5075 0.0 0.1 1792 376 ? S 12:18 0:00 udhcpc -p /var/
root 5278 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 12:18 0:00 [RtmpCmdQTask]
root 5280 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 12:18 0:00 [RtmpWscTask]
root 5282 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 12:18 0:00 [RtmpMlmeTask]
nobody 5919 0.0 0.1 960 336 ? S 12:18 0:00 /usr/sbin/dnsma
root 6471 0.0 0.1 1800 496 ? S 12:19 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/bi
root 6511 0.0 0.1 1792 424 ? S 12:19 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/bi
root 6514 1.6 4.1 58856 10588 ? Sl 12:19 0:06 /usr/bin/LuaUPn
root 8580 0.0 0.0 1784 116 ? S 12:24 0:00 sleep 240
root 9663 5.6 0.2 1216 544 ? Ss 12:26 0:01 /usr/sbin/dropb
root 9742 0.0 0.1 1796 508 pts/0 Ss 12:26 0:00 -ash
root 9839 0.0 0.0 1784 116 ? S 12:26 0:00 sleep 5
root 9865 0.0 0.0 1784 116 ? S 12:26 0:00 sleep 1
root 9866 0.0 0.1 1296 336 pts/0 R+ 12:26 0:00 ps aux
root@MiOS:~#

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ok is your vera up now? if not do another ps aux.
then run LuaUPnP

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root@MiOS:~# Start_LuaUPnP.sh
ln: /var/run/start_cmh.pid: File exists
ln: /var/run/start_cmh.pid: File exists
ln: /var/run/start_cmh.pid: File exists
root@MiOS:~#

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Thank you very much, the site has taken off correctly

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Please tell me what was broken ? Will I have to do this every time I reboot the controller ?

After rebot controllerā€¦

My joy was premature :(. After restarting everything is old and itā€™s necessary to connect by SSH and start Start_cmh.sh and Start_LuaUPnP.sh.
Still no controller detected on home.getvera.com.
Any suggestionsā€¦

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Sorry itā€™s very hard for me to understand what you are saying.
So the website started and then?

Did it stay up or did it crash?
I canā€™t help much on the home.getvera.com. I think it relies on upnp on your network and there can be any reason for this not to work. I wouldnā€™t worry about it for now. What matters is that you get to the vera menu locally.

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Please, forgive me my english. I konow it is very badā€¦

Yes, the website loading correctly and menu works correctly too.
But to correctly load website after restart of the controller I need again run Start_cmh.sh and Start_LuaUPnP.sh services via SSH.

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ok then the luup engine is running. Why it doesnā€™t load up at reboot I donā€™t know but there seems to be nothing wrong with your firmware. Check your internet connection maybeā€¦

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did you by any change upgrade to 7.30?

terminal/ should look like this is it doesnt say the serieal numner then something is not working right

root@MiOS_SerialNumber:~#

try pressing all the buttons on the front of the unit it may still be in test mode after the reset

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Hello,

No, I only recovery firmware from .bin file according the instructions send by Vera Technical support.

When I open site of the controller after runing service Start_cmh and Start_LuaUPnP I see warrings:

vera2
vera21193Ɨ137 14.6 KB

vera1
vera1921Ɨ192 24.8 KB

@rafale77 Let them disagree with you. I think in properly working firmware all services should be loading automatycly.

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dont do the firmware update yet ā€¦ associate it with your account first

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Ok thanks, When I get at home I try your suggest of the pressing all buttons on my unit.

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Hi Maciej,

I have sent you an email, I may be able to help you with your Vera, Iā€™ll be waiting for your reply,

Regards,

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Hello,
Can someone share with me *.bin file for Vera Edge ? pleaseā€¦
I have a bricked Vera Edge device. I wrote to support about week ago but havenā€™t received any response yet.

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Hi. I have a plus which just has now the power light slowly blinking. I also have a Mac only. What are my options.