"TFTP_REQ" On ReadyNas Ultra 2=RNDU 2000

Do you know how or why it is in that mode?

StephenB wrote:
Do you know how or why it is in that mode?

Sadly no :/ this ReadyNas is my friends and I am trying to help him.
but if there is anything I can try to fix this I will

Have you checked that the RAM is properly seated? Sometimes you can get this error due to bad or loose memory.

So I grapped a usb to ttl, because warranty is not an option anymore.

This is what the serial port gives me:

Starting the boot process...
Loading kernel modules...done
ERROR: No disks detected!
Bringing up network...done
Extracting supplemental utilities...searching for boot flash host.............ER
ROR: Could not find internal flash host!
/bin/ash: can't access tty; job control turned off
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SYSLINUX 3.31 v1.07 Tue Aug 14 16:43:09 PDT 2012
Copyright (C) 1994-2005 H. Peter Anvin
Debug Serial Port Enabled
Normal
FactoryDefault
OSReinstall
TechSupport
SkipVolCheck
MemoryTest
TestDisks
Loading
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NETGEAR
ReadyNAS
11/02/2011 ReadyNAS-ProUltra2 V1.8

kernel...........................................................
Loading initrd.gz...........................Ready.
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Starting the boot process...
Loading kernel modules...done
Bringing up RAID arrays...done
Bringing up network...eth0.done
searching for boot flash host.............ERROR: Could not find internal flash h
ost!
Extracting supplemental utilities...searching for boot flash host.............ER
ROR: Could not find internal flash host!
/bin/ash: can't access tty; job control turned off
# ?

And this is when i try usbrecovery:

SYSLINUX 3.73 2009-01-25  Copyright (C) 1994-2008 H. Peter Anvin
Loading kernel............................................
Loading initrd.gz...........................................ready.
Searching for external boot flash device...Could not find external boot flash!
ERROR: Could not find external flash device!!
/bin/ash: can't access tty; job control turned off
#

Yes I have tried many usb sticks.

As when mdgm tried to help me,
mdgm told me there is something wrong with the internal memory and it seems to be right

The guestion now is, is this a software or hardware error?
and is there a way to fix it?
reflow/reball is not a problem.

The problem is that it has flash paths that are not expected for your model. This suggests either internal wiring was done wrongly in the unit or there is some other problem.

It's definitely a 2-bay Ultra, the Ultra 2?

mdgm wrote:
The problem is that it has flash paths that are not expected for your model. This suggests either internal wiring was done wrongly in the unit or there is some other problem. It's definitely a 2-bay Ultra, the Ultra 2?

Here are some pictures I uploaded:
http://i.imgur.com/XUaQKOf.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/46A0Eti.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/J6QuJL4.jpg

And now when I started it, it started little different fan speed 100% first then slowed down and the serial shows:

Reboot and Select proper Boot device
or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key

Normally its only blue light and 100% fan speed

I also found thread with "ERR: Could not find internal fla" probably a diffrent problem than this.
http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=70520

I already put 4.2.25 on your internal flash.

Definitely a different problem to that thread.

When I looked on your system the internal flash had a different path to the expected one and I presume the external ports do as well. So it looks for the flash where it expects it (this is hard coded into the firmware), doesn't find it and returns the error.

Okay I dropped this unit to the recycling, because its just taking too much time.
And starting to think, how is it posible that this unit even worked on the first place and what caused this, its going to be a mystery

I really have to thank you every one that tried to help especially mdgm!

Have a great week every one :)
This thread can now be closed!