Open Frame 7e
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 2:27 am
Hi Everybody!
I am a long time lurker but I finally got my hands on a few so I figured I would join up! I recently acquired 3 openframe 7e devices. One of the devices is OpenFrame branded and the other two are Cisco Branded. They all appear to have been used for home energy monitoring.
Upon arrival one of the Cisco devices would not power, but after investigation it appeared to be a burnt out voltage regulator. Once removed the device powered up! (New issue now but all i have to do is solder the power connectors back on) Thanks to this forum I crafted a tool to safely open the openframe chassis. To open i used 4 small pieces of romex wire, folded in half and with the insulation on. I pushed it into all four of the holes in the bottom and the screen popped right out.
Now that I have two working devices and one on the way I started looking at software. On the openframe branded device I was able to boot right into one of the xubuntu distros off USB.
The Cisco device is a different story. I have been unable to get the Cisco device to boot to anything but the stock OS. I started looking for answers but have not been able to find much additional info regarding these Cisco units. If anyone would be able to help point me in the right direction for a BIOS flash method or maybe a way to force boot on the device I would be appreciative!
Anyways, Hello and thanks for the community it has served as a wealth of info thus far and Im sure will continue to do so!
- Danimal
I am a long time lurker but I finally got my hands on a few so I figured I would join up! I recently acquired 3 openframe 7e devices. One of the devices is OpenFrame branded and the other two are Cisco Branded. They all appear to have been used for home energy monitoring.
Upon arrival one of the Cisco devices would not power, but after investigation it appeared to be a burnt out voltage regulator. Once removed the device powered up! (New issue now but all i have to do is solder the power connectors back on) Thanks to this forum I crafted a tool to safely open the openframe chassis. To open i used 4 small pieces of romex wire, folded in half and with the insulation on. I pushed it into all four of the holes in the bottom and the screen popped right out.
Now that I have two working devices and one on the way I started looking at software. On the openframe branded device I was able to boot right into one of the xubuntu distros off USB.
The Cisco device is a different story. I have been unable to get the Cisco device to boot to anything but the stock OS. I started looking for answers but have not been able to find much additional info regarding these Cisco units. If anyone would be able to help point me in the right direction for a BIOS flash method or maybe a way to force boot on the device I would be appreciative!
Anyways, Hello and thanks for the community it has served as a wealth of info thus far and Im sure will continue to do so!
- Danimal