* [parisc-linux] firmware update using BOOTP
@ 2002-09-29 21:17 Frank Cornelis
2002-09-29 22:54 ` Matthew Wilcox
2002-09-30 14:10 ` James Smith
0 siblings, 2 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Frank Cornelis @ 2002-09-29 21:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: parisc-linux
Hi,
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.
The text file included with the firmware patch only talks about using a
tape for updating...uch. Please can someone update that FAQ nr. 7?
Yes, I'm a newbie on PA-RISC, but it should not take _me_ that long... I
have to find everything myself...
OK, lifimage already boots, next is my root NFS ... terrible... :)
Frank.
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* Re: [parisc-linux] firmware update using BOOTP
2002-09-29 21:17 [parisc-linux] firmware update using BOOTP Frank Cornelis
@ 2002-09-29 22:54 ` Matthew Wilcox
2002-09-30 14:10 ` James Smith
1 sibling, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Matthew Wilcox @ 2002-09-29 22:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Frank Cornelis; +Cc: parisc-linux
On Sun, Sep 29, 2002 at 11:17:22PM +0200, Frank Cornelis wrote:
> 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.
want to post a patch?
--
Revolutions do not require corporate support.
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* Re: [parisc-linux] firmware update using BOOTP
2002-09-29 21:17 [parisc-linux] firmware update using BOOTP Frank Cornelis
2002-09-29 22:54 ` Matthew Wilcox
@ 2002-09-30 14:10 ` James Smith
2002-09-30 20:50 ` Frank Cornelis
` (2 more replies)
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From: James Smith @ 2002-09-30 14:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Frank Cornelis; +Cc: parisc-linux
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.
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2002-09-30 14:10 ` James Smith
@ 2002-09-30 20:50 ` Frank Cornelis
2002-09-30 20:56 ` James Smith
2002-10-01 0:53 ` Grant Grundler
2002-10-02 4:48 ` Chuck Slivkoff
2 siblings, 1 reply; 10+ messages in thread
From: Frank Cornelis @ 2002-09-30 20:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: James Smith; +Cc: Frank Cornelis, parisc-linux
> 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....'
The text file that comes with the 2.3 patch mentions
More reliable LAN operation
as one of the improvements. I wanted to be sure for my BOOTP lifimage
loading.
Anyway, it's really easy to do.
Create an /etc/bootptab on your server containing:
.default:\
:sm=255.255.255.224:\
:gw=192.168.1.62:\
:ds=195.130.131.2:\
:ht=ethernet:\
:bf=C7120023.frm:
hp712:hn:ha=0800099D56DA:ip=192.168.1.34:tc=.default
Of course, adjust with your network settings (man bootptab).
Run the bootpd daemon (and tftp daemon) on your server and reboot your HP.
Then goto the BOOT_ADMIN menu using ESC and type:
search lan
You should see your BOOTP server listed.
Then simply do:
boot lan
That's it.
Frank.
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2002-09-30 20:50 ` Frank Cornelis
@ 2002-09-30 20:56 ` James Smith
2002-10-01 7:31 ` Frank Cornelis
0 siblings, 1 reply; 10+ messages in thread
From: James Smith @ 2002-09-30 20:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Frank Cornelis; +Cc: parisc-linux
i installed all my 712's from bootp without upgrading & they went fine -
even the ones with the 1.9 firmwares
have you got a pointer to the firmware update info so i can check it out
the pros/cons myself ?
James S
On Mon, 2002-09-30 at 15:50, Frank Cornelis wrote:
>
> > 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....'
>
> The text file that comes with the 2.3 patch mentions
> More reliable LAN operation
> as one of the improvements. I wanted to be sure for my BOOTP lifimage
> loading.
> Anyway, it's really easy to do.
> Create an /etc/bootptab on your server containing:
> .default:\
> :sm=255.255.255.224:\
> :gw=192.168.1.62:\
> :ds=195.130.131.2:\
> :ht=ethernet:\
> :bf=C7120023.frm:
>
> hp712:hn:ha=0800099D56DA:ip=192.168.1.34:tc=.default
>
> Of course, adjust with your network settings (man bootptab).
> Run the bootpd daemon (and tftp daemon) on your server and reboot your HP.
> Then goto the BOOT_ADMIN menu using ESC and type:
> search lan
> You should see your BOOTP server listed.
> Then simply do:
> boot lan
>
> That's it.
>
> Frank.
>
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* Re: [parisc-linux] firmware update using BOOTP
2002-09-30 20:56 ` James Smith
@ 2002-10-01 7:31 ` Frank Cornelis
2002-10-02 5:00 ` Grant Grundler
0 siblings, 1 reply; 10+ messages in thread
From: Frank Cornelis @ 2002-10-01 7:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: James Smith; +Cc: Frank Cornelis, parisc-linux
> i installed all my 712's from bootp without upgrading & they went fine -
> even the ones with the 1.9 firmwares
I know, BOOTP booting also worked with me before the firmware patching.
But anyway, upgrading never hurts and the HP/linux FAQ recommended it.
> have you got a pointer to the firmware update info so i can check it out
> the pros/cons myself ?
All the firmware updates can be found at:
ftp://us-ffs.external.hp.com/firmware_patches/hp/cpu/catalog
Frank.
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* Re: [parisc-linux] firmware update using BOOTP
2002-10-01 7:31 ` Frank Cornelis
@ 2002-10-02 5:00 ` Grant Grundler
2002-10-02 6:59 ` Derek Engelhaupt
0 siblings, 1 reply; 10+ messages in thread
From: Grant Grundler @ 2002-10-02 5:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Frank Cornelis; +Cc: James Smith, parisc-linux
On Tue, Oct 01, 2002 at 09:31:35AM +0200, Frank Cornelis wrote:
> I know, BOOTP booting also worked with me before the firmware patching.
> But anyway, upgrading never hurts and the HP/linux FAQ recommended it.
That's not true. Upgrades can fail. It's rare but it happens.
I wrote the FAQ entry and it also says:
| BEWARE: It's possible to kill a system by either upgrading the wrong
| firmware or the upgrade doesn't finish properly for any reason. Don't
| upgrade unless you have evidence of a PDC problem. Text files on the HP
| patch depot describe what was fixed in each revision since the machine
| model was released.
It's easy to download the wrong firmware to a machine.
My favorite example is installing 715/100 PDC on a 715/100XC (need a
"dagger" card and working 715/100XC to resurrect the dead 715/100XC).
I've done it and know of others who've done it. Sounds stupid but
it happens.
grant
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* Re: [parisc-linux] firmware update using BOOTP
2002-10-02 5:00 ` Grant Grundler
@ 2002-10-02 6:59 ` Derek Engelhaupt
0 siblings, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Derek Engelhaupt @ 2002-10-02 6:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: parisc-linux
--- Grant Grundler <grundler@dsl2.external.hp.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 01, 2002 at 09:31:35AM +0200, Frank Cornelis wrote:
> > I know, BOOTP booting also worked with me before the firmware
> patching.
> > But anyway, upgrading never hurts and the HP/linux FAQ recommended
> it.
>
> That's not true. Upgrades can fail. It's rare but it happens.
> I wrote the FAQ entry and it also says:
>
> | BEWARE: It's possible to kill a system by either upgrading the
> wrong
> | firmware or the upgrade doesn't finish properly for any reason.
> Don't
> | upgrade unless you have evidence of a PDC problem. Text files on
> the HP
> | patch depot describe what was fixed in each revision since the
> machine
> | model was released.
>
> It's easy to download the wrong firmware to a machine.
> My favorite example is installing 715/100 PDC on a 715/100XC (need a
> "dagger" card and working 715/100XC to resurrect the dead 715/100XC).
> I've done it and know of others who've done it. Sounds stupid but
> it happens.
>
> grant
My C180 is actually using 6.3 (for the C200/240) firmware and not 6.1.
All the official HP websites say 6.1 is the latest for the C180, but my
firmware cheat sheet that was sent to all of us hardware CE's says that
6.3 will work. Haven't had any problems to date. It also says that I
can't run more than 1.5GB of memory on my box, but I am. I just loaded
the wrong firmware on a hard drive today....anyone want a paper weight?
It's completely brain dead. But Grant is right...doesn't take much to
kill a motherboard with a firmware update if it's not done properly.
derek
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* Re: [parisc-linux] firmware update using BOOTP
2002-09-30 14:10 ` James Smith
2002-09-30 20:50 ` Frank Cornelis
@ 2002-10-01 0:53 ` Grant Grundler
2002-10-02 4:48 ` Chuck Slivkoff
2 siblings, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Grant Grundler @ 2002-10-01 0:53 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: James Smith; +Cc: parisc-linux
James Smith wrote:
> 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....'
Definitely. And I hope that's clear in the FAQ.
grant
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* Re: [parisc-linux] firmware update using BOOTP
2002-09-30 14:10 ` James Smith
2002-09-30 20:50 ` Frank Cornelis
2002-10-01 0:53 ` Grant Grundler
@ 2002-10-02 4:48 ` Chuck Slivkoff
2 siblings, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Chuck Slivkoff @ 2002-10-02 4:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: James Smith; +Cc: parisc-linux
For 712's with the console path hacked to use the serial port, the 2.3
firmware provides an easy way to get the console back to graphics: hit
the [ESC]-key shortly after power-on.
On Mon, 2002-09-30 at 10:10, James Smith wrote:
> 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....'
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