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    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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      The default login for OpenWRT is root with an empty password.

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        adven @stephenw10
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        @stephenw10
        Yes,
        I know, but in this case it's a complete Kristian img. (baked with openwrt in it).

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          adven @adven
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          @adven
          pw found,
          to be continued.

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            hkbebe7 @ChrisMontrose
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            @chrismontrose, I have Velocloud Edge500, & would like to install pfsense / esxi. I saw you can console connect with Velocloud. Would you please provide information on how to. I saw, a connector plugged . Is it Console serial port ?
            thank very much.

            HKBebe7.

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            • YourAverageHomelabberY
              YourAverageHomelabber
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              I'm having trouble with logging in to root on my 520 unit. Regardless of the login, it says "login incorrect". I've tried various combinations including "root, root" and "admin, velocloud" with no success. I was able to get into failsafe mode but was unable to change the root password using the passwd command. If anyone has any suggestions, let me know!

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              • bubbadestroyB
                bubbadestroy @dextaslab
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                @dextaslab said in What is this board??? Help!:

                https://modlog.net/velocloud-520-to-opensource/

                Thank you for keeping this alive!

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                • YourAverageHomelabberY
                  YourAverageHomelabber
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                  Could someone share the root login info? I've tried lots of different combinations to get into the root user. I was able to get into safe mode which seemed to be a root user but no commands worked that I could think of. If anyone knows of a way to get root, let me know!

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                    maitien2004 @YourAverageHomelabber
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                    @osbnet we can not decrypt root password but you can change it via fail-safe mode of openwrt
                    Step #1: Disable watchdog
                    Method #1: Prefer link https://modlog.net/velocloud-520-to-opensource/
                    Method #2: Use Bios flash tool to flash old bios version at https://bitbucket.org/velocloud/openwrt/src/master/trunk/target/linux/x64/edge5x0/files/root/firmware/5×0/vc5x0-cb-01-bootorder.rom

                    Step #2: Connect PC with EDGE 520 via mini usb cable (speed 115200/8/1/none)

                    Step #3: Plug adapter to EDGE 520 and waiting device boot

                    Step #4: Press f to enter fail-safe mode

                    Step #5: Run two command below to change password
                    mount_root
                    echo -e "youpassword\nyoupassword" | passwd root

                    reboot device and try login with new password

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                      dextaslab @maitien2004
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                      @maitien2004 I've flashed the ROM you've mentioned and from what is appears in strings it looks good:

                      strings vc5x0-cb-01-bootorder.rom |grep watchdog -i
                      Disabling Watchdog timer...
                      CONFIG_USE_WATCHDOG_ON_BOOT=y

                      strings my-current.rom |grep watchdog -i
                      Found watchdog event..storing...
                      Raising Watchdog timer timeout to 3min...
                      CONFIG_USE_WATCHDOG_ON_BOOT=y

                      I tested it with a Win11 Install USB - it complained about no UEFI, but that screen stayed up for longer than 3 minutes, so I'm calling it a win so far :-)

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                        adven @dextaslab
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                        @dextaslab
                        for your information,
                        and thanks for the alternative rom
                        Also put this rom on it, then linuxmint-live on it, it ran fine, and indeed no wachdog.
                        Unfortunately only wlan, but no lan ports.

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                        • YourAverageHomelabberY
                          YourAverageHomelabber @maitien2004
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                          @maitien2004 I figured out the root password. Apparently it’s “VeloHello000” (replace 000 with the last 3 digits of your serial). Only problem is, I wiped the internal storage by accident effectively making this device useless without an image to boot from. I used the openwrt build on the modlog page and it booted but I haven’t been able to install it to the internal storage yet.

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                            maitien2004 @YourAverageHomelabber
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                            @osbnet Thanks for your information.
                            You can boot from usb device and after booted you can use dd command to clone partition from usb to internal storage.

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                            • YourAverageHomelabberY
                              YourAverageHomelabber @maitien2004
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                              @maitien2004 I used the dd command and it finished but from what I remember, grub couldn’t find the boot partition (I tried this was last month). I’ll try it again and update with my progress.

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                                maitien2004 @YourAverageHomelabber
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                                @osbnet Please use dd command to clone all disk from usb to internal storage or clone one by one three partitions (partition index 0, 1(efi include grub) and 2(openwrt))
                                Example: dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdb

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                                  adven @adven
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                                  @adven
                                  Yes, now installed opensense on the velocloud , the install (vga) went well. How to proceed, I don't know yet.
                                  to be continued.

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                                    maitien2004 @adven
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                                    @adven Download installation file from opnsense website and burn iso/img file to usb and plug usb to velocloud to boot and install.

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                                      adven @maitien2004
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                                      @maitien2004
                                      Hey. i know my english is not good but what you advise to me is exactly what il already did...
                                      The problem for me now is that I have to delve into the opensense config, and how to create working wan/lan ports.
                                      My post was more informational for others working with this box, or for tips on velocloud port drivers.
                                      gr. ad.

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                                        maitien2004 @adven
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                                        @adven opnsense only detect two wan port (520-AC model) so your want use all wan/lan port you need to edit/update driver. I still working on this and give u new information asap.

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                                        • stephenw10S
                                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                          Yes, it needs a modified igb driver to expose the mdio control bus for the switch. It was discussed earlier in this thread. There are FreeBSD drivers out there that do this but I'm not sure they've ever been made public.

                                          Steve

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                                            adven @maitien2004
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                                            @maitien2004 said in What is this board??? Help!:

                                            (520-AC

                                            Ok maintien, thanks for this info about the (520-AC)

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