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--- doc:appunti:hardware:technicolor_tg789vac_v2 [2020/03/18 17:00] – [Router Bircked] niccolo
+++ doc:appunti:hardware:technicolor_tg789vac_v2 [2020/03/18 17:36] – [Router Bircked] niccolo
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   * In normal condition, the router boot from bank_1.
   * Flashing via **TFTP** will write to **bank_1** only. It will do so even if the active bank is currently bank_2. It will never set bank_1 as active.
-  * If something goes bad during the kernel load, the router automatically tries to reboot from the other bank.
+  * You can see what is the **active bank** by reading **/proc/banktable/active** or by reading **serial console** output during bootstrap.
-  * FIXME Is there a software command to switch from bank_1 to bank_2?
+  * Whenever the Gateway **fails to load the firmware image three times** in a row from the active bank, the bootloader will enter Bootfail mode and will try booting from the inactive/passive bank, without setting it as active.
+  * To **force the switchover** from one bank to the other, you have to run a command like **echo bank_1 > /proc/banktable/active** as root.
 So I immagine at least two methods to force the router to boot from the other bank: