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From: Grant Grundler <grundler@parisc-linux.org>
Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] Easy Firmware Upgrade for C180
Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 15:12:03 -0700
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On Sat, Mar 26, 2005 at 10:25:10AM -0600, Erik T.Crouch wrote:
> Ok, the HP instructions are wacky saying to use a tape writing the 
> image via dd.

The same LIF image that can be dd'd to tape can be written to a
hard disk or netbooted (using DHCP and TFTP, IIRC).

> Is there ANY way of making the firmware image extractable/writable to a 
> CD, I also do not have a floppy drive.

I don't know.
See PALO documentation in:
	http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/PA-RISC-Linux-Boot-HOWTO/index.html

It's been easier for me to dd to a hard disk (or netboot) than figure out
how to make/burn bootable parisc CDs. :^)

grant
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