Will do, once I work out how to mount a USB drive - since my ethernet ports are out, I can't download the correct firmware directly to the box.
Thanks for the help Tom > -----Original Message----- > From: Darrick Hartman [mailto:dhart...@djhsolutions.com] > Sent: 26 February 2009 17:27 > To: AstLinux Users Mailing List > Subject: Re: [Astlinux-users] Solved: Remote upgrade failure > (was: Re:Remove previous EXT2IF settings, now unwanted) > > We won't slap you (well maybe with a fish...) > > You can safely put the astlinux-0.6.3-net5501.tar.gz contents > in the os directory and you should be good to go. No need to > wipe and start from scratch. > > Darrick > > On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:43:42 +0000, Tom Chadwin > <nnpait.servi...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > I believe I have the explanation: user error. It looks as > though I've > > tried to upgrade my net5501 with the net4801 firmware. Is there an > > easy way to confirm that this is what happened? Other than the > > presence in /mnt/kd of a suspicious looking net4801.tar.gz > and various > > net4801-related error messages during boot. Will you promise not to > > slap me? > > > > Does this mean I should start from scratch and wipe the CF? > > > > Thanks for your help and patience with a buffoon. > > > > Tom > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Darrick Hartman [mailto:dhart...@djhsolutions.com] > >> Sent: 26 February 2009 15:45 > >> To: AstLinux Users Mailing List > >> Subject: Re: [Astlinux-users] Remote upgrade failure (was: > >> Re: Remove previous EXT2IF settings, now unwanted) > >> > >> Tom Chadwin wrote: > >> >> When you did the upgrade, did you also replace the initrd file? > >> > > >> > Yes. > >> > > >> >> What target device are you using? > >> > > >> > Net5501 > >> > > >> >> Any reason for > >> >> going to 0.6.2 instead of 0.6.3? > >> > > >> > I upgraded (from pre 0.6) before 0.6.3 had been released. I > >> installed > >> > 0.6.1 (which I know was not an official release) because I > >> had a new > >> > Digium card not supported by wctdm. I was advised to try > >> 0.6.1 which > >> > had support for wctdm24xxp. This worked. When 0.6.2 was > released, I > >> > tried to upgrade remotely by untarring the .img.gz to > >> > /oldroot/cdrom/os. As I remember, along with the 0.6.2 > files, this > >> > replaced astflag and initrd.img. After a reboot, I lost > >> touch with the > >> > box. > >> > >> AH HA! The .img.gz is the wrong file. You want the tar.gz file > >> contents to go in /oldroot/cdrom/os. If you're doing that > manually, > >> you'll also want to create a 'ver' file that contains > astlinux-0.6.X. > >> > >> The .img.gz file is an image file that is only used for > the initial > >> installation. It must be dd'd to the hard drive. > >> > >> > > >> > To clarify - I'm not fussed about keeping it at 0.6.2. > If I can get > >> > the ethernet ports back up and running, I'll upgrade to > >> 0.6.3 anyway. > >> > I just want a working box. > >> > > >> > Does this help at all? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to pay...@krisk.org.
