Cisco C9130AXI-E how to recover

[ProTofik]

Hello,

I have a Cisco AP C9130AXI-E that failed during an upgrade, resulting in both part1 and part2 getting corrupted. It only boots to BTLRD mode.

I found this guide that I am attempting to follow: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/wireless/catalyst-9120axi-access-point/217537-repairing-c9120-c9115-access-points-from.html

This is how far I get:

(BTLDR) #
(BTLDR) # setenv ipaddr 10.2.100.10
(BTLDR) # setenv netmask 255.255.255.0
(BTLDR) # setenv serverip 10.2.100.100
(BTLDR) # setenv tftpdir
(BTLDR) # saveenv
Saving Environment to SPI Flash...
Erasing SPI flash...Writing to SPI flash...done
(BTLDR) # boardinit axel-qca-single-ng-8_10_130_0.img
Unknown command boardinit - try 'help'
(BTLDR) #

As you can see, 'boardinit' is not a valid command on Cisco C9130. What is the equivalent to make this work?

[Leo Laohoo]

RMA the AP.

[Saikat Nandy · Accepted solution]

'boardinit' is not applicable for 9130. Instead you need to run,

(BTLDR) # sf probe && tftpboot 0x60000000 <IMAGE NAME HERE> && imgaddr=0x60000000 && source $imgaddr:script  ====> This is to download the image to AP flash
(BTLDR) # reset

Once done, it should boot up and give you the prompt. However at the very beginning you are missing the GW too (in same vlan should not be needed but preferably apply that too). After you set the IP/mask/GW/server ip, do ping the GW and server ip to ensure it is reachable. If doesn't work, RMA

[ProTofik]

Thank you very much @Saikat Nandy, it worked exactly as expected.

Where is this command documented? I really spent a lot of time googling it but couldn't find any solution for my C9130. Hopefully someone in the future will find this thread useful.