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Topic: Indicating a finished reflash

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Hey guys, just an idea

It takes a few minutes for the reflash to complete.

Instead of guess when it's done, why not flash the DMZ or power LED indicating that the flash is complete? That way the user doesn't have to guess when it's done, or keep checking df. It'd be a simple and reliable indicator for a completed flashing.

Anyone think this is a good idea, or is this just a waste of 3 lines of code?

- flyashi

Sup flyashi,

I usually ping the router IP during the reflash process (either via tftp or via the web interface) to see when it's completed, but flashing the LEDs is a good visual indicator also. 

~Peter


flyashi wrote:

Hey guys, just an idea

It takes a few minutes for the reflash to complete.

Instead of guess when it's done, why not flash the DMZ or power LED indicating that the flash is complete? That way the user doesn't have to guess when it's done, or keep checking df. It'd be a simple and reliable indicator for a completed flashing.

Anyone think this is a good idea, or is this just a waste of 3 lines of code?

- flyashi

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