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C9105AXW-E ap's will not boot

HVO-cisco
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Hello, WLC 9800-CL-40, with software 17.12.6a
The ap's may have been offline for a long time...

The boot process stops, see attachment Boot.txt, and a factory reset does not work, see Reset.txt.

Any suggestions for a solution?

Regards
Johann Folkestad

 

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Rich R
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@HVO-cisco @Enes Simnica suggested re-imaging but not how to do that!

See https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/wireless/catalyst-9120axi-access-point/217537-repairing-c9120-c9115-access-points-from.html

That will re-flash the AP to 8.10.130.0 AireOS code (if the AP's flash is still flashable) - otherwise it's a hardware RMA required.
Once that is done you should upgrade it to 8.10.196.0 before attempting to upgrade to 17.12.6a again.

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TAC recommended codes for AireOS WLC's   and   TAC recommended codes for 9800 WLC's
Best Practices for AireOS WLC's,   Best Practices for 9800 WLC's   and   Cisco Wireless compatibility matrix
Check your 9800 WLC config with Wireless Config Analyzer using "show tech wireless" output or "config paging disable" then "show run-config" output on AireOS and use Wireless Debug Analyzer to analyze your WLC client debugs
Field Notice: FN63942 APs and WLCs Fail to Create CAPWAP Connections Due to Certificate Expiration
Field Notice: FN72424 Later Versions of WiFi 6 APs Fail to Join WLC - Software Upgrade Required
Field Notice: FN72524 IOS APs stuck in downloading state after 4 Dec 2022 due to Certificate Expired
- Fixed in 8.10.196.0, latest 9800 releases, 8.5.182.12 (8.5.182.13 for 3504) and 8.5.182.109 (IRCM, 8.5.182.111 for 3504)
Field Notice: FN70479 AP Fails to Join or Joins with 1 Radio due to Country Mismatch, RMA needed
Field Notice: FN74383 APs Running 17.12.4/5/6/6a May Run Out of Flash Space Preventing Upgrades
How to avoid boot loop due to corrupted image on Wave 2 and Catalyst 11ax Access Points (CSCvx32806)
Field Notice: FN74035 - Wave2 APs DFS May Not Detect Radar After Channel Availability Check Time
Leo's list of bugs affecting 2800/3800/4800/1560 APs
Default AP console baud rate from 17.12.x is 115200 - introduced by CSCwe88390

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Enes Simnica
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hello @HVO-cisco So, from the logs it looks like the AP is stuck in a boot loop due to a corrupted UBI/UBIFS filesystem (the Error reading superblock on volume 'ubi0:part2' message). Since a full reset already wipes SPI flash but the issue persists, this is unlikely to be recoverable with a normal factory reset. So try some steps: 

 

  • Reimage the AP via ROMMON/U-Boot using TFTP.......

  • If TFTP recovery is not possible or fails, the flash/NAND is likely corrupted and the AP will need RMA/replacement.

hope it helps and PEACE!!

 

-Enes

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Rich R
VIP
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@HVO-cisco @Enes Simnica suggested re-imaging but not how to do that!

See https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/wireless/catalyst-9120axi-access-point/217537-repairing-c9120-c9115-access-points-from.html

That will re-flash the AP to 8.10.130.0 AireOS code (if the AP's flash is still flashable) - otherwise it's a hardware RMA required.
Once that is done you should upgrade it to 8.10.196.0 before attempting to upgrade to 17.12.6a again.

------------------------------
Please click Helpful if this post helped you and Accept as Solution (drop down menu at top right of this reply) if this answered your query.
------------------------------
TAC recommended codes for AireOS WLC's   and   TAC recommended codes for 9800 WLC's
Best Practices for AireOS WLC's,   Best Practices for 9800 WLC's   and   Cisco Wireless compatibility matrix
Check your 9800 WLC config with Wireless Config Analyzer using "show tech wireless" output or "config paging disable" then "show run-config" output on AireOS and use Wireless Debug Analyzer to analyze your WLC client debugs
Field Notice: FN63942 APs and WLCs Fail to Create CAPWAP Connections Due to Certificate Expiration
Field Notice: FN72424 Later Versions of WiFi 6 APs Fail to Join WLC - Software Upgrade Required
Field Notice: FN72524 IOS APs stuck in downloading state after 4 Dec 2022 due to Certificate Expired
- Fixed in 8.10.196.0, latest 9800 releases, 8.5.182.12 (8.5.182.13 for 3504) and 8.5.182.109 (IRCM, 8.5.182.111 for 3504)
Field Notice: FN70479 AP Fails to Join or Joins with 1 Radio due to Country Mismatch, RMA needed
Field Notice: FN74383 APs Running 17.12.4/5/6/6a May Run Out of Flash Space Preventing Upgrades
How to avoid boot loop due to corrupted image on Wave 2 and Catalyst 11ax Access Points (CSCvx32806)
Field Notice: FN74035 - Wave2 APs DFS May Not Detect Radar After Channel Availability Check Time
Leo's list of bugs affecting 2800/3800/4800/1560 APs
Default AP console baud rate from 17.12.x is 115200 - introduced by CSCwe88390

@Rich R 
I can not find the 8.10.196.0 image. Can you help me ?
Copy the 8.10.130.0 image worked fine.

Johann Folkestad

 

  - @HVO-cisco   Use : https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286324896/type/286288051/release/15.3.3-JK11
                                    (CORRECTED)
                                                               Then let the access point join your 9800 controller ,

  M.



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Thank you @Rich R and @enes

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