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E320 not powering on

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Maria Muñoz
Mon, Apr 17, 2023 7:51 AM

Hi all,

I have a problem trying to power up the USRP E320.

When I push the power button, the power led doesn't light up and the eth
leds blink for a few seconds and then shut down. This is not the first time
this has happened to an E320 device (for the other cases I recovered them
by pushing the button longer or enter to the serial port to reboot) but now
it seems like trying the things I did before does not work.
I connect the serial port to my PC and see this every time I push the
button:

  • ARM CPU (stuck in that step)
    [image: image.png]
  • Microcontroller:
    [image: c5f7ed4f-ad15-4a5c-b126-28bed47bb253.png]

The ARM CPU does not allow me to log in, but from the microcontroller, I
can run commands. I try to reboot the device from it, but it always says
this line:
[image: image.png]

Is this a known issue? I haven't tried anything strange, I always shut them
from the ssh connection so this happens by chance. I'm sure it is not
broken just stuck in the boot state, but I don't know which are the right
steps to start it up.
Any help will be appreciated.

Kind Regards,
Maria

Hi all, I have a problem trying to power up the USRP E320. When I push the power button, the power led doesn't light up and the eth leds blink for a few seconds and then shut down. This is not the first time this has happened to an E320 device (for the other cases I recovered them by pushing the button longer or enter to the serial port to reboot) but now it seems like trying the things I did before does not work. I connect the serial port to my PC and see this every time I push the button: - ARM CPU (stuck in that step) [image: image.png] - Microcontroller: [image: c5f7ed4f-ad15-4a5c-b126-28bed47bb253.png] The ARM CPU does not allow me to log in, but from the microcontroller, I can run commands. I try to reboot the device from it, but it always says this line: [image: image.png] Is this a known issue? I haven't tried anything strange, I always shut them from the ssh connection so this happens by chance. I'm sure it is not broken just stuck in the boot state, but I don't know which are the right steps to start it up. Any help will be appreciated. Kind Regards, Maria
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Marcus D. Leech
Mon, Apr 17, 2023 2:54 PM

On 17/04/2023 03:51, Maria Muñoz wrote:

Hi all,

I have a problem trying to power up the USRP E320.

When I push the power button, the power led doesn't light up and the
eth leds blink for a few seconds and then shut down. This is not the
first time this has happened to an E320 device (for the other cases I
recovered them by pushing the button longer or enter to the serial
port to reboot) but now it seems like trying the things I did before
does not work.
I connect the serial port to my PC and see this every time I push the
button:

  • ARM CPU (stuck in that step)
    image.png
  • Microcontroller:
    c5f7ed4f-ad15-4a5c-b126-28bed47bb253.png

The ARM CPU does not allow me to log in, but from the microcontroller,
I can run commands. I try to reboot the device from it, but it always
says this line:
image.png

Is this a known issue? I haven't tried anything strange, I always shut
them from the ssh connection so this happens by chance. I'm sure it is
not broken just stuck in the boot state, but I don't know which are
the right steps to start it up.
Any help will be appreciated.

Kind Regards,
Maria

I don't have an E320, so this is a "shot in the dark" type of
answer--you could try refreshing the system image:

https://kb.ettus.com/E320_Getting_Started_Guide#Updating_the_files_system_by_writing_the_disk_image

On 17/04/2023 03:51, Maria Muñoz wrote: > Hi all, > > I have a problem trying to power up the USRP E320. > > When I push the power button, the power led doesn't light up and the > eth leds blink for a few seconds and then shut down. This is not the > first time this has happened to an E320 device (for the other cases I > recovered them by pushing the button longer or enter to the serial > port to reboot) but now it seems like trying the things I did before > does not work. > I connect the serial port to my PC and see this every time I push the > button: > > - ARM CPU (stuck in that step) > image.png > - Microcontroller: > c5f7ed4f-ad15-4a5c-b126-28bed47bb253.png > > The ARM CPU does not allow me to log in, but from the microcontroller, > I can run commands. I try to reboot the device from it, but it always > says this line: > image.png > > Is this a known issue? I haven't tried anything strange, I always shut > them from the ssh connection so this happens by chance. I'm sure it is > not broken just stuck in the boot state, but I don't know which are > the right steps to start it up. > Any help will be appreciated. > > Kind Regards, > Maria > I don't have an E320, so this is a "shot in the dark" type of answer--you could try refreshing the system image: https://kb.ettus.com/E320_Getting_Started_Guide#Updating_the_files_system_by_writing_the_disk_image
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mamuki92@gmail.com
Tue, Apr 18, 2023 1:10 PM

Hi Marcus,

Thanks for the answer, I’ll try it.

Kind Regards

Hi Marcus, Thanks for the answer, I’ll try it. Kind Regards