Clear NVram command doesn't work

[p71]

ASUSWRT RT-AC66U_3.0.0.4 Wed Oct  2 23:13:29 UTC 2013
joke71@RT-AC66U:/tmp/home/root# mtd -r erase nvram
-sh: mtd: not found

Can someone help me why the above command gives me error? I am connected to the router throug telnet.

Thanks!

 

[vdemarco]

ASUSWRT RT-AC66U_3.0.0.4 Wed Oct  2 23:13:29 UTC 2013
joke71@RT-AC66U:/tmp/home/root# mtd -r erase nvram
-sh: mtd: not found

Can someone help me why the above command gives me error? I am connected to the router throug telnet.

Thanks!

cuz its this command

mtd-erase -d nvram

 

[RMerlin]

What he said. Asuswrt doesn't use mtd-tools, but it's own mtd code to handle erasing and flashing, hence the totally different syntax.

 

[josh.zyman]

cuz its this command

mtd-erase -d nvram

Any help, please:

Firmware:374.42_2 (Merlin build)

ASUSWRT-Merlin RT-AC68U_3.0.0.4 Thu May 15 04:35:50 UTC 2014
George@Asus-RT-AC68U:/tmp/home/root# mtd-erase -d nvram
-sh: mtd-erase: not found
George@Asus-RT-AC68U:/tmp/home/root# mtd -r erase nvram
-sh: mtd: not found

 

[octopus]

Any help, please:

Firmware:374.42_2 (Merlin build)

ASUSWRT-Merlin RT-AC68U_3.0.0.4 Thu May 15 04:35:50 UTC 2014
George@Asus-RT-AC68U:/tmp/home/root# mtd-erase -d nvram
-sh: mtd-erase: not found
George@Asus-RT-AC68U:/tmp/home/root# mtd -r erase nvram
-sh: mtd: not found

http://forums.smallnetbuilder.com/showpost.php?p=114877&postcount=9

 

[RMerlin]

Any help, please:

Firmware:374.42_2 (Merlin build)

ASUSWRT-Merlin RT-AC68U_3.0.0.4 Thu May 15 04:35:50 UTC 2014
George@Asus-RT-AC68U:/tmp/home/root# mtd-erase -d nvram
-sh: mtd-erase: not found
George@Asus-RT-AC68U:/tmp/home/root# mtd -r erase nvram
-sh: mtd: not found

The syntax is different on ARM devices.

mtd-erase2 nvram