Re: [parisc-linux] Easy Firmware Upgrade for C180

Re: [parisc-linux] Easy Firmware Upgrade for C180

[Grant Grundler]

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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Re: [parisc-linux] Easy Firmware Upgrade for C180

[Grant Grundler]

On Sun, Mar 27, 2005 at 12:36:32PM -0600, Erik T.Crouch wrote:
> Actually figured it out, you can dd it to a virtual disc, then make it 
> a bin image which you can translate into an ISO
> 
> It worked great that way, but a little annoying because you have to 
> work with dd to get it going.

cool. If you write up a nice recipe, I'll add it to our collection
of HOW-TO's and a reference from the FAQ.


> Anyway, I have 6.2 firmware on the beast now, but Debian still wont 
> boot, HPMC Code=1 is what I get.  I'm assuming it means I'll have to 
> serial console but I was  hoping to avoid that.
> 
> Any ideas on that?

No. I need console output. Disconnect the keyboard and capture output
from serial port 1. Post the output to the parisc-linux mailing list.

thanks,
grant
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Re: [parisc-linux] Easy Firmware Upgrade for C180

[Matt Taggart]

Erik T. Crouch writes...

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

IIRC you can just burn the firmware lif image directly to a CD and boot it the 
same as you'd dd to a tape or hdd. BTW file(1) knows about lif images, confirm 
that you have a proper lif and then just burn it to CD with cdrecord or 
something.

You mention in a later message "dd it to a virtual disc, then make it a bin 
image which you can translate into an ISO". I suspect that's not changing it 
at all since if you actually changed the lif image it probably wouldn't work 
anymore.

Inevitably someone will ask how to do this on MS Windows. I don't know anyone 
who's done it but if you follow the normal method for burning hppa bootable 
images listed at
  http://www.parisc-linux.org/faq/burn_hppa_cd-howto.html
it should work.

-- 
Matt Taggart
matt@lackof.org


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