Need Avalon setup HELP [1 BTC]

i dont know how to do a system restore on the avalon if i need to.

read my pm's dude, also dont know where ya went! you randomly DC'd =P

Quote from: Chrstian on July 24, 2013, 02:42:03 AM

I just played around with my interfaces lan section and changed the common configuration ip address and i can no longer access the avalon. any ideas?

I just told you that you would risk making your device inaccessible. Why didn't you just buy a wifi adapter? How far away from a walmart are you?

Anyway dude there is a physical reset button near the ethernet port on the back of the machine. There's a hole, and you'll be able to see a little white button. Take a pen or screwdriver or something and press it, that should reset the default settings (IP address, etc)

Quote from: Chrstian on July 24, 2013, 02:42:03 AM

I just played around with my interfaces lan section and changed the common configuration ip address and i can no longer access the avalon. any ideas?

Did you happen to remember what you set the IP address to? That's kind of important Did you set it to use DHCP? If so, you may be log on to your router and see what IP address is associated with Avalon's MAC address (which you posted earlier, it's 14:CF:92:87:26:BE) - but no one can tell you how to do that without knowing your router type.

1 find out what ip you changed the device to connect to it. Maybe reset back to default?

2 go into Interfaces - LAN change this to DHCP client give it a name you can easily remember and save settings.

3 goto your main router login and login to it. Goto devices and see what is connected and look up the name for the Avalon you made in DHCP.

4 goto that address should be 192.168. something and login. Goto cgminer settings and put in your details for pool and start mining. DHCP should find the settings of your main router with connection to the internet and auto configure. If you have it on static you would need to configure all the settings your self in order to gain internet.

5 Regarding WiFi you only want this on if you are going to keep running on one pool and one pool only and mine and leave it running as on WiFi you can not configure so if you want to change settings and stuff use cable and disable WiFi.

Quote from: crazyearner on July 24, 2013, 04:22:26 AM

5 Regarding WiFi you only want this on if you are going to keep running on one pool and one pool only and mine and leave it running as on WiFi you can not configure so if you want to change settings and stuff use cable and disable WiFi.

Lol, what? Why do you think you can't configure it over wifi? And why would you have to disable wifi to use a cable? You can connect and configure it using either one, or both at the same time if you want. If both are connected, it has two IP addresses and both can be used configure it.

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If the reset works, I'm pretty sure what you need to do is go in and set the GATEWAY, not the IP address, under common configuration to the same gateway your windows machine is working.

Ok hold on im doing another system restore. I think i reset the avalon?? I pressed the button but nothing obvious happened. I did save a copy of the ip

Quote from: Chrstian on July 24, 2013, 04:33:00 AM

Ok hold on im doing another system restore. I think i reset the avalon?? I pressed the button but nothing obvious happened. I did save a copy of the ip

Okay, that's good. Now, can you connect to the original IP address, 192.168.0.100? Otherwise, can you connect to the ip address you set it to?

just confirmed i cannot connect to the default ip address.

also just confirmed i cannot connect to the ip i set it to. this is what i filled each line with

static address
67.204.32.5
255.255.255.255
67.204.32.5

on the avalon after you reset is the blue light solid, slow blinking or fast blinking ?

And with regards to what other person said. Wasn't aware can configure over wifi too as thought couldn't as with trying with ips it had in wouldn't allow to connect up and configure over wifi always got time out but would mine away on wifi just not able to configure but not worried.

67.204.32.5 try setting your lan connection on pc to that and connect to 67.204.32.4 in browser might work. or 67.204.32.5 if cant then revert back to normal for lan settings on pc or what ever you trying to connect to avalon with

i have a green light and an orange light. no blue light. both are currently solid.

just saw blue light. its fast blinking

Quote from: Chrstian on July 24, 2013, 04:41:19 AM

i have a green light and an orange light. no blue light. both are currently solid.

I am referring to where you plug the cable at the back

Quote from: Chrstian on July 24, 2013, 04:42:07 AM

just saw blue light. its fast blinking

It should be reset now, apparently you have to press it for a while. Try connecting to the default IP again. And... if that doesn't work maybe try turning it off and on again.

1. Reboot (Power Down and then UP) the router

2. When the blue LED starts flashing, press the RESET (inside the tiny
hole next to cable connection.

3. Stop pressing the RESET when the blue LED starts flashing quickly This is where its upto

At this time the router is in failsafe mode.

4. Telnet 192.168.1.1. It will take you to the root prompt.
5. Enter "firstboot" at the prompt to reset the router to default
6. Restart

Now with option 4 because its Avalon firmware you should able to change your lan to 192.168.0.101 and connect to 192.168.0.100

Quote from: crazyearner on July 24, 2013, 04:45:14 AM

4. Telnet 192.168.1.1. It will take you to the root prompt.
5. Enter "firstboot" at the prompt to reset the router to default
6. Restart

I really recommend you don't do that at this point. It's from here: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/village-telco-dev/-01vpXQjmUo

I don't know what happens if you do that, it could overwrite the Avalon/OpenWRT firmware with whatever ships from TP-Link.

Also, here's the thing: You can, in theory, use your own computer rather then the TP-Link to run the controller.

Here's a picture of the controller inside the Avalon unit: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/File:Avalon-controlunit-v1.2.JPG
As you can see there is a USB-B port on that control board. here's a picture: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/File:Avalon-controlunit-v1.2-usb-connector.JPG

That plug will be pluged into the USB port on the TP-Link board: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/File:Avalon-703n-front.JPG

If you unplug the USB cable from the TP-Link, and plug it into your own computer's USB port, and run CGMiner on your own computer, you should be able to use it that way.

Make sure the Avalon unit is turned off when disconnecting/reconnecting things.

This should theoretically work if you have the latest version of CGMiner on your computer. Obviously that's a temporary solution, but it should theoretically work if you can't get your TP-Link to work.

Quote from: Ytterbium on July 24, 2013, 04:46:49 AM

Quote from: crazyearner on July 24, 2013, 04:45:14 AM

4. Telnet 192.168.1.1. It will take you to the root prompt.
5. Enter "firstboot" at the prompt to reset the router to default
6. Restart

the settings that hes upto on resetting is fail safe settings and with firmware of Avalon on it should default to default settings of 192.168.0.100 and 101

as for telnet shoulder need to do this should be fine connecting up as normal but if not then only other options but i wouldn't advise doing unless knows what is doing taking router out connecting to pc and re doing it that way. or goto Amazon buy one of the exct tp links and change it and flash to Avalon firmware and I can confirm ProMac done this with a router from amazon to paly with the settings on it. However he didn't connect to Avalon tho.

Other option would be to plug usb direct to pc or laptop running ubunto and then compiling cgminer.

ok im really confused. my avalon blue light is spazzing out flashing right now. i cant connect to it via the default settings. and i cant connect it in default if i shut it off then back on to the solid blue light. What do i do now?

Quote from: Chrstian on July 24, 2013, 04:57:35 AM

So you have solid blue light if so you should be able to connect using default settings.