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Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] firmware update using BOOTP
From: James Smith <james@compusmithllc.com>
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most of my 712's are ver 1.9 or 2.1 & they all work fine as far as i can
see with linux - is there any advantage to updating to 2.3 ?

or is this a case of 'if its not broken....'

James S


> The FAQ
> 	7. How can I check if the PDC (firmware) revision is the latest ?
> at
> 	http://www.parisc-linux.org/faq/index.html
> says nothing about updating the firmware using BOOTP.
> I think it should be put there since it works great and is very easy to
> do. I just upgraded a 712 from 2.1 to 2.3 using BOOTP.