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MIB2 High - Nvidia - Recovery Ifs-Root - Uifs Via Bench Access

1. The document provides instructions for recovering an Nvidia MIB2 module by connecting it to a benchtop setup with a power supply, USB interface, and wires to access recovery mode and reflash the original IFS-ROOT.IFS file. 2. The wiring diagram and steps show how to view the RCC board booting up using Putty to confirm proper connectivity. 3. Accessing the IPL mode by grounding the RX pin and using commands like "boot -t emerg" allows loading an emergency IFS image to restore the corrupted file.

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MIB2 High - Nvidia - Recovery Ifs-Root - Uifs Via Bench Access

1. The document provides instructions for recovering an Nvidia MIB2 module by connecting it to a benchtop setup with a power supply, USB interface, and wires to access recovery mode and reflash the original IFS-ROOT.IFS file. 2. The wiring diagram and steps show how to view the RCC board booting up using Putty to confirm proper connectivity. 3. Accessing the IPL mode by grounding the RX pin and using commands like "boot -t emerg" allows loading an emergency IFS image to restore the corrupted file.

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MIB2 – Nvidia – recovery on bench top

If you corrupt an IFS-ROOT.IFS in the process of trying to patch MIBRoot, then its possible to recover the MIB and reflash the original ifs-root.ifs from a
bench top. All you require is:

1. 12V DC Power Supply (needs to support up to 2 amps! – when running sits at 1.2Amps)
2. TTL 3.3V USB interface
3. 3 x wires with micro quadlock connectors to plug into the MIB2.
4. Breadboard (needed to allow MIB2 RX to start connected to GND to access IPL)

The Wiring is as follows:


Gnd +12V

Rx
3

7
Gnd 9 Tx
MIB2 – Nvidia – recovery on bench top
With the following setup and power and earth to MIB2, using a terminal emulator like putty, you
should be able to power up the MIB2 and view the RCC board booting up.

Pin 7
MIB2 – Nvidia – recovery on bench top
To check your comms port with Windows 10 go into Device Manager.
Then knowing the comms port, start putty, select “serial”, then the comm port and speed 115200
MIB2 – Nvidia – recovery on bench top
By seeing output, we know everything is cabled up correctly. Next step is to power off and enter IPL
Mode
MIB2 – Nvidia – recovery on bench top
By seeing output, we know everything is cabled up correctly. Next step is to power off and enter IPL Mode. To do this, you:

1. Power off MIB2


2. Connect RX to GND (Pin 7 from MIB2)
3. Turn on MIB2 – view the 5000ms! warning message
4. Connect RX back to TX of TTL device
5. Press a key to enter IPL and be presented with a prompt >
MIB2 – Nvidia – recovery on bench top
Now, you can press ? To see the help menu. Alternatively, you can wait about 10 seconds and the MIB2 will automatically boot into Emergency
IFS image (which is a cutdown version of QNX allowing access still to MMX board). Final option is to type “boot –t emerg” and this will
automatically boot into Emergency IFS mode
MIB2 – Nvidia – recovery on bench top
Suddenly, you get presented when the emergency IFS image has loaded, a count down saying that the RCC is going to shutdown. This is
because there isn’t a screen or keyboard present. To stop this, issue the following command:

slay -9 MIBEmergency (ensure case is correct with the command)

Now you have unlimited time to do what you need to do.


MIB2 – Nvidia – recovery on bench top
Now you have unlimited time to do what you need to do.

A cutdown version of QNX is installed with the Qconn which means access to the SD card SDA0 on MMX is available.

When you insert an SD card into the MIB2 you can see it being inserted!
MIB2 – Nvidia – recovery on bench top
Now you can use “flashit” to restore IFS-ROOT.IFS from /usr/bin.

flashit -p /dev/fs0 -a 540000 -d -f /net/mmx/fs/sda0/ifs-root.ifs

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