I haven't messed around with decoding passwords so i figured it would be easier to just remove it completely. I saw your post about the password earlier but it didn't click when I worked on it tonight.
I have tried re-flashing the original firmware but it won't even go to the splash screen.
Messing with embedded linux on a device with onboard memory is new to me as most of my experience is using development boards that boot from either usb or sd card so I have never had something that's not easily revertible to an older, working version. I'm just pissed at myself because I had all the modules working with the soft hack and I wanted to mess around with upgrading it to a 2024b for the hell of it. I have no use for the extra 100mhz, I just wanted to max the device out for the hell of it.
Don't beat yourself up. I've bricked plenty of routers in my day. It's easy to do when upgrading embedded firmware.
I'm going to try and help you get your scope back in action. As soon as I get back to my lab in a couple of days, I can dismantle my 2024B and start looking for programming pads, what type of flash it uses, etc.
I'm taking this as a personal challenge, mainly because my original unit bricked in the same way, with a factory firmware upgrade. So I'm curious how that can be fixed. Because there *has* to be an easy way to fix it. (If it's happened to two people, you can bet it's happened to many more.)