[AFMUG] Can't downgrade mikrotik routeros

2016-09-28 Thread Darin Steffl 
Hello all,

We are trying to install our normal mikrotik os version which is 6.32.4
since we have tested and found it the most stable.

The latest ccr router we received has 6.35.2 on it and we're not having any
luck getting it to downgrade to the stable bug fix version. Some mikrotik
forum posts say that you're not able to downgrade the software below what
it shipped with. I find this doesn't make sense because the os didn't ship
with the bug fix release, but rather the more unstable "current" version.

Any advice how to downgrade when the normal procedure doesn't work? Is it
possible to downgrade to a version lower than what the factory installed?

If not, would net install work to force the version we want? The way it is
now, there's not even a possible way to install the latest 6.34.6 bug fix
release since it's lower than 6.35.2

Any help is appreciated. Thanks

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Re: [AFMUG] Can't downgrade mikrotik routeros

2016-09-28 Thread Darin Steffl 
Yes I clicked downgrade already and tried it from the command line.

On Wednesday, September 28, 2016, Josh Luthman 
wrote:

> Did you click downgrade?  You don't do this like a normal update.
>
> Josh Luthman
> Office: 937-552-2340
> Direct: 937-552-2343
> 1100 Wayne St
> Suite 1337
> Troy, OH 45373
>
> On Sep 28, 2016 6:58 PM, "Darin Steffl"  > wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> We are trying to install our normal mikrotik os version which is 6.32.4
>> since we have tested and found it the most stable.
>>
>> The latest ccr router we received has 6.35.2 on it and we're not having
>> any luck getting it to downgrade to the stable bug fix version. Some
>> mikrotik forum posts say that you're not able to downgrade the software
>> below what it shipped with. I find this doesn't make sense because the os
>> didn't ship with the bug fix release, but rather the more unstable
>> "current" version.
>>
>> Any advice how to downgrade when the normal procedure doesn't work? Is it
>> possible to downgrade to a version lower than what the factory installed?
>>
>> If not, would net install work to force the version we want? The way it
>> is now, there's not even a possible way to install the latest 6.34.6 bug
>> fix release since it's lower than 6.35.2
>>
>> Any help is appreciated. Thanks
>>
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Re: [AFMUG] Can't downgrade mikrotik routeros

2016-09-28 Thread Josh Luthman 
Probably a requirement for drivers or the firmware :(

Josh Luthman
Office: 937-552-2340
Direct: 937-552-2343
1100 Wayne St
Suite 1337
Troy, OH 45373

On Sep 28, 2016 7:05 PM, "Darin Steffl"  wrote:

> Looks like the os won't let me go below the factory version according to
> the log file pic I attached.
>
> Would net install allow me to go to the version we want?
>
> On Wednesday, September 28, 2016, Darin Steffl 
> wrote:
>
>> Yes I clicked downgrade already and tried it from the command line.
>>
>> On Wednesday, September 28, 2016, Josh Luthman <
>> j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Did you click downgrade?  You don't do this like a normal update.
>>>
>>> Josh Luthman
>>> Office: 937-552-2340
>>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>>> 1100 Wayne St
>>> Suite 1337
>>> Troy, OH 45373
>>>
>>> On Sep 28, 2016 6:58 PM, "Darin Steffl"  wrote:
>>>
 Hello all,

 We are trying to install our normal mikrotik os version which is 6.32.4
 since we have tested and found it the most stable.

 The latest ccr router we received has 6.35.2 on it and we're not having
 any luck getting it to downgrade to the stable bug fix version. Some
 mikrotik forum posts say that you're not able to downgrade the software
 below what it shipped with. I find this doesn't make sense because the os
 didn't ship with the bug fix release, but rather the more unstable
 "current" version.

 Any advice how to downgrade when the normal procedure doesn't work? Is
 it possible to downgrade to a version lower than what the factory 
 installed?

 If not, would net install work to force the version we want? The way it
 is now, there's not even a possible way to install the latest 6.34.6 bug
 fix release since it's lower than 6.35.2

 Any help is appreciated. Thanks

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Re: [AFMUG] Can't downgrade mikrotik routeros

2016-09-28 Thread Nathan Anderson 
(Holy cross-posting, Batman!)

It is possible that MT did a board revision, and the newer revision of the 
hardware requires 6.35.2 as minimum for the reasons Josh stated 
(drivers/hardware support, etc.).  However, you could certainly try your luck 
with Netinstall.

What model of CCR is this?

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Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 4:07 PM
To: af@afmug.com
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Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Can't downgrade mikrotik routeros


Probably a requirement for drivers or the firmware :(

Josh Luthman
Office: 937-552-2340
Direct: 937-552-2343
1100 Wayne St
Suite 1337
Troy, OH 45373

On Sep 28, 2016 7:05 PM, "Darin Steffl" 
mailto:darin.ste...@mnwifi.com>> wrote:
Looks like the os won't let me go below the factory version according to the 
log file pic I attached.

Would net install allow me to go to the version we want?

On Wednesday, September 28, 2016, Darin Steffl 
mailto:darin.ste...@mnwifi.com>> wrote:
Yes I clicked downgrade already and tried it from the command line.

On Wednesday, September 28, 2016, Josh Luthman 
mailto:j...@imaginenetworksllc.com>> wrote:

Did you click downgrade?  You don't do this like a normal update.

Josh Luthman
Office: 937-552-2340
Direct: 937-552-2343
1100 Wayne St
Suite 1337
Troy, OH 45373

On Sep 28, 2016 6:58 PM, "Darin Steffl" 
mailto:darin.ste...@mnwifi.com>> wrote:
Hello all,

We are trying to install our normal mikrotik os version which is 6.32.4 since 
we have tested and found it the most stable.

The latest ccr router we received has 6.35.2 on it and we're not having any 
luck getting it to downgrade to the stable bug fix version. Some mikrotik forum 
posts say that you're not able to downgrade the software below what it shipped 
with. I find this doesn't make sense because the os didn't ship with the bug 
fix release, but rather the more unstable "current" version.

Any advice how to downgrade when the normal procedure doesn't work? Is it 
possible to downgrade to a version lower than what the factory installed?

If not, would net install work to force the version we want? The way it is now, 
there's not even a possible way to install the latest 6.34.6 bug fix release 
since it's lower than 6.35.2

Any help is appreciated. Thanks

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Re: [AFMUG] Can't downgrade mikrotik routeros

2016-09-28 Thread Darin Steffl 
Ccr-1009-8g-1s-1s+

On Wednesday, September 28, 2016, Nathan Anderson  wrote:

> (Holy cross-posting, Batman!)
>
>
>
> It is possible that MT did a board revision, and the newer revision of the
> hardware requires 6.35.2 as minimum for the reasons Josh stated
> (drivers/hardware support, etc.).  However, you could certainly try your
> luck with Netinstall.
>
>
>
> What model of CCR is this?
>
>
>
> -- Nathan
>
>
>
> *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com
> ] *On Behalf Of *Josh
> Luthman
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 28, 2016 4:07 PM
> *To:* af@afmug.com 
> *Cc:* Mikrotik Users; memb...@wispa.org
> ; Principal WISPA
> Member List
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Can't downgrade mikrotik routeros
>
>
>
> Probably a requirement for drivers or the firmware :(
>
> Josh Luthman
> Office: 937-552-2340
> Direct: 937-552-2343
> 1100 Wayne St
> Suite 1337
> Troy, OH 45373
>
>
>
> On Sep 28, 2016 7:05 PM, "Darin Steffl"  > wrote:
>
> Looks like the os won't let me go below the factory version according to
> the log file pic I attached.
>
>
>
> Would net install allow me to go to the version we want?
>
> On Wednesday, September 28, 2016, Darin Steffl  > wrote:
>
> Yes I clicked downgrade already and tried it from the command line.
>
> On Wednesday, September 28, 2016, Josh Luthman <
> j...@imaginenetworksllc.com
> > wrote:
>
> Did you click downgrade?  You don't do this like a normal update.
>
> Josh Luthman
> Office: 937-552-2340
> Direct: 937-552-2343
> 1100 Wayne St
> Suite 1337
> Troy, OH 45373
>
>
>
> On Sep 28, 2016 6:58 PM, "Darin Steffl"  > wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
>
>
> We are trying to install our normal mikrotik os version which is 6.32.4
> since we have tested and found it the most stable.
>
>
>
> The latest ccr router we received has 6.35.2 on it and we're not having
> any luck getting it to downgrade to the stable bug fix version. Some
> mikrotik forum posts say that you're not able to downgrade the software
> below what it shipped with. I find this doesn't make sense because the os
> didn't ship with the bug fix release, but rather the more unstable
> "current" version.
>
>
>
> Any advice how to downgrade when the normal procedure doesn't work? Is it
> possible to downgrade to a version lower than what the factory installed?
>
>
>
> If not, would net install work to force the version we want? The way it is
> now, there's not even a possible way to install the latest 6.34.6 bug fix
> release since it's lower than 6.35.2
>
>
>
> Any help is appreciated. Thanks
>
> --
>
> Darin Steffl
>
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>
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>
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Re: [AFMUG] Can't downgrade mikrotik routeros

2016-09-28 Thread Mike Hammett 
I don't think it's wise to downgrade below shipped firmware. 




- 
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- Original Message -

From: "Darin Steffl"  
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memb...@wispa.org, "Principal WISPA Member List"  
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 5:58:27 PM 
Subject: [AFMUG] Can't downgrade mikrotik routeros 

Hello all, 


We are trying to install our normal mikrotik os version which is 6.32.4 since 
we have tested and found it the most stable. 


The latest ccr router we received has 6.35.2 on it and we're not having any 
luck getting it to downgrade to the stable bug fix version. Some mikrotik forum 
posts say that you're not able to downgrade the software below what it shipped 
with. I find this doesn't make sense because the os didn't ship with the bug 
fix release, but rather the more unstable "current" version. 

Any advice how to downgrade when the normal procedure doesn't work? Is it 
possible to downgrade to a version lower than what the factory installed? 


If not, would net install work to force the version we want? The way it is now, 
there's not even a possible way to install the latest 6.34.6 bug fix release 
since it's lower than 6.35.2 

Any help is appreciated. Thanks 

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Re: [AFMUG] Can't downgrade mikrotik routeros

2016-09-29 Thread Chris Wright 
I’m going to counter with..
I don’t think it’s wise to ship routers with later-than-bugfix firmware.

Chris Wright
Network Administrator

From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 6:13 PM
To: af@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Can't downgrade mikrotik routeros

I don't think it's wise to downgrade below shipped firmware.


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To: "Mikrotik Users" 
mailto:mikrotik-us...@wispa.org>>, 
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Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 5:58:27 PM
Subject: [AFMUG] Can't downgrade mikrotik routeros

Hello all,

We are trying to install our normal mikrotik os version which is 6.32.4 since 
we have tested and found it the most stable.

The latest ccr router we received has 6.35.2 on it and we're not having any 
luck getting it to downgrade to the stable bug fix version. Some mikrotik forum 
posts say that you're not able to downgrade the software below what it shipped 
with. I find this doesn't make sense because the os didn't ship with the bug 
fix release, but rather the more unstable "current" version.

Any advice how to downgrade when the normal procedure doesn't work? Is it 
possible to downgrade to a version lower than what the factory installed?

If not, would net install work to force the version we want? The way it is now, 
there's not even a possible way to install the latest 6.34.6 bug fix release 
since it's lower than 6.35.2

Any help is appreciated. Thanks

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Re: [AFMUG] Can't downgrade mikrotik routeros

2016-09-29 Thread Darin Steffl 
Chris,

That's what I'm saying too. They shipped a non bugfix release which means
it is going to be less stable on the shipped version than I want it to be.

Mikrotik support came back and said it might be one month or MORE until
they have a bugfix release higher than the 6.35.2 version it shipped with
which is the "Current" branch and not the "Bugfix" branch we want. They
said they're going to release 6.37.1 first on "Current" branch then work on
bugfix after that.

This is not what I wanted to hear when I bought a bunch of CCR routers and
can't even put on a stable RouterOS version.

On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 11:15 AM, Chris Wright  wrote:

> I’m going to counter with..
>
> I don’t think it’s wise to ship routers with later-than-bugfix firmware.
>
>
>
> Chris Wright
>
> Network Administrator
>
>
>
> *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Mike Hammett
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 28, 2016 6:13 PM
> *To:* af@afmug.com
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Can't downgrade mikrotik routeros
>
>
>
> I don't think it's wise to downgrade below shipped firmware.
>
>
>
> -
> Mike Hammett
> Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/>
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> *From: *"Darin Steffl" 
> *To: *"Mikrotik Users" , af@afmug.com,
> memb...@wispa.org, "Principal WISPA Member List" 
> *Sent: *Wednesday, September 28, 2016 5:58:27 PM
> *Subject: *[AFMUG] Can't downgrade mikrotik routeros
>
> Hello all,
>
>
>
> We are trying to install our normal mikrotik os version which is 6.32.4
> since we have tested and found it the most stable.
>
>
>
> The latest ccr router we received has 6.35.2 on it and we're not having
> any luck getting it to downgrade to the stable bug fix version. Some
> mikrotik forum posts say that you're not able to downgrade the software
> below what it shipped with. I find this doesn't make sense because the os
> didn't ship with the bug fix release, but rather the more unstable
> "current" version.
>
>
>
> Any advice how to downgrade when the normal procedure doesn't work? Is it
> possible to downgrade to a version lower than what the factory installed?
>
>
>
> If not, would net install work to force the version we want? The way it is
> now, there's not even a possible way to install the latest 6.34.6 bug fix
> release since it's lower than 6.35.2
>
>
>
> Any help is appreciated. Thanks
>
> --
>
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>
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>
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>
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Re: [AFMUG] Can't downgrade mikrotik routeros

2016-09-29 Thread George Skorup 
That CCR1009 he's using might be new enough that the latest bugfix 
doesn't have the necessary drivers. I don't see any problem trying to 
load the version he wants via netinstall. As others have said, you can't 
really nuke it. Even if you upgrade the RouterBOOT image and that fails, 
there's the factory backup loader. You hold the reset button while 
powering on to force the backup loader for that startup sequence.


There's a catch to that too. I had some old 493's running 5.25 and I 
wanted to update them to 6.something. Luckily this was all on the bench 
because the first one failed to boot. The loader could not find the 
kernel. For the rest, I downloaded the latest RouterBOOT image for that 
hardware and upgraded it in ROS 5.25 *before* upgrading to 6.x. For that 
first one, I think I ended up upgrading the loader via serial which then 
had no problem loading the kernel. Now the problem becomes the backup 
loader not being able to locate the kernel image. The backup loader 
can't be upgraded, but I think there's a special package you can load in 
RouterOS (which obviously has to work) to get it upgraded.


On 9/29/2016 11:15 AM, Chris Wright wrote:


I’m going to counter with..

I don’t think it’s wise to ship routers with later-than-bugfix firmware.

Chris Wright

Network Administrator

*From:*Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Mike Hammett
*Sent:* Wednesday, September 28, 2016 6:13 PM
*To:* af@afmug.com
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Can't downgrade mikrotik routeros

I don't think it's wise to downgrade below shipped firmware.



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*To: *"Mikrotik Users" <mailto:mikrotik-us...@wispa.org>>, af@afmug.com 
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*Sent: *Wednesday, September 28, 2016 5:58:27 PM
*Subject: *[AFMUG] Can't downgrade mikrotik routeros

Hello all,

We are trying to install our normal mikrotik os version which is 
6.32.4 since we have tested and found it the most stable.


The latest ccr router we received has 6.35.2 on it and we're not 
having any luck getting it to downgrade to the stable bug fix version. 
Some mikrotik forum posts say that you're not able to downgrade the 
software below what it shipped with. I find this doesn't make sense 
because the os didn't ship with the bug fix release, but rather the 
more unstable "current" version.


Any advice how to downgrade when the normal procedure doesn't work? Is 
it possible to downgrade to a version lower than what the factory 
installed?


If not, would net install work to force the version we want? The way 
it is now, there's not even a possible way to install the latest 
6.34.6 bug fix release since it's lower than 6.35.2


Any help is appreciated. Thanks

--

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Re: [AFMUG] Can't downgrade mikrotik routeros

2016-09-29 Thread Adam Moffett 
Interestingwhen 6.x was still brand new I would routinely downgrade 
RB4xx boards to ROS 5.x.  So it certainly worked at some point.



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From: "Darin Steffl" 
To: "af@afmug.com" 
Sent: 9/29/2016 12:23:07 PM
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Can't downgrade mikrotik routeros


Chris,

That's what I'm saying too. They shipped a non bugfix release which 
means it is going to be less stable on the shipped version than I want 
it to be.


Mikrotik support came back and said it might be one month or MORE until 
they have a bugfix release higher than the 6.35.2 version it shipped 
with which is the "Current" branch and not the "Bugfix" branch we want. 
They said they're going to release 6.37.1 first on "Current" branch 
then work on bugfix after that.


This is not what I wanted to hear when I bought a bunch of CCR routers 
and can't even put on a stable RouterOS version.


On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 11:15 AM, Chris Wright  
wrote:

I’m going to counter with..

I don’t think it’s wise to ship routers with later-than-bugfix 
firmware.




Chris Wright

Network Administrator



From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 6:13 PM
To:af@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Can't downgrade mikrotik routeros



I don't think it's wise to downgrade below shipped firmware.



-
Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions

Midwest Internet Exchange

The Brothers WISP





From: "Darin Steffl" 
To: "Mikrotik Users" , af@afmug.com, 
memb...@wispa.org, "Principal WISPA Member List" 

Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 5:58:27 PM
Subject: [AFMUG] Can't downgrade mikrotik routeros

Hello all,



We are trying to install our normal mikrotik os version which is 
6.32.4 since we have tested and found it the most stable.




The latest ccr router we received has 6.35.2 on it and we're not 
having any luck getting it to downgrade to the stable bug fix version. 
Some mikrotik forum posts say that you're not able to downgrade the 
software below what it shipped with. I find this doesn't make sense 
because the os didn't ship with the bug fix release, but rather the 
more unstable "current" version.




Any advice how to downgrade when the normal procedure doesn't work? Is 
it possible to downgrade to a version lower than what the factory 
installed?




If not, would net install work to force the version we want? The way 
it is now, there's not even a possible way to install the latest 
6.34.6 bug fix release since it's lower than 6.35.2




Any help is appreciated. Thanks

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