Flashing OpenWRT - 5 LED Reset not working?

Software SW help
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Hey,

I want to flash the latest OpenWRT and am stuck with the instructions on the openwrt site. I tried doing the 5-LED reset and connected via ethernet cable to the Lan Port No. 4 - however, there was no ethernet connection and the 5 LED were red.

Is it also possible to flash the openwrt****.img file while connected ‘normally’, i.e. without the reset? So just go to ssh root@192.168.1.1, mount the USB and dd the new img?

However, I cannot even mount the USB, which is formatted in ext4. It says that /dev/sda1 cannot be found. Any help?

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Is /dev/sda1 the correct location?

lsblk

if the stick is not mounted or not accessible for other reasons, the flash may not work.

Using dd from ssh should work, your connection may drop but should be fine? I have no idea how live systems react to getting their os pulled from under their feet.

Did you rename the openwrt.img file like it is described in the docs afaik?

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I looked at the documentation here: [OpenWrt Wiki] Turris CZ.NIC Omnia

There is no mention of renaming the img file. What documentation are you referring to?

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This may have been about adding a config file then.