On Wed, 2006-01-11 at 18:52 +0100, Michael Perkonigg wrote: > Richard Hirst wrote: > > >On Wed, Jan 11, 2006 at 03:28:38PM +0100, Michael Perkonigg wrote: > > > > > >>Hello, > >> > >>I downloaded the upgrade file for my 712 to upgrade the firmware. This > >>is a shell file which builds the actual .frm file. > >>It seems to be built to run on HP-UX and I suspect it to not work > >>properly with Linux. > >>I get some error messages when starting the shell script: > >> > >>gecko60:~/update# ../PF_C7120023 > >>x - C7120023.text > >>touch: warning: `touch 0417072896' is obsolete; use `touch -t > >>199604170728.00' > >>touch: warning: `touch 0417072896' is obsolete; use `touch -t > >>199604170728.00' > >>Compiling unpacker for non-ascii files > >>/tmp/cc3CRVYS.o(.text+0x2c): In function `main': > >>: warning: the `gets' function is dangerous and should not be used. > >>x - C7120023.frm [compressed] > >>ERROR: wc results of C7120023.frm are 5518 29034 709632 should be 5518 > >>22318 709632 > >> > >> > > > >By that time it has already run 'sum' on the binary file and got > >the right answer. My guess would be a difference between the > >HP-UX and Linux version of 'wc' when it comes to processing > >binary files. If so, then the resulting C7120023.frm is probably > >fine. Might be nice if someone else confirmed that before you > >trash your machine though ;-) > > > >Richard > > > > > > > Right, that would be nice. :-) > You are right, sum already calculated the correct answer. Nevertheless I > am not able to boot from it. > > > > > > >>touch: warning: `touch 0307160396' is obsolete; use `touch -t > >>199603071603.00' > >>touch: warning: `touch 0417072796' is obsolete; use `touch -t > >>199604170727.00' > >>gecko60:~/update# > >> > >>I had a look into the shell script and saw that 'wc' and 'sum' are used > >>to generate numbers. > >>What would wc do better to check the file sum can't? > >>sum seems to think that the file is correct but wc doesn't. > >>If I write the file to a tape I cannot boot from it, it is in the search > >>list but if I try to boot from the tape I am thrown back to the admin > >>console without a word, if I write it to a CD I can boot but the updater > >>thinks that the firmware data isn't loadable. > >> > >>Anyone a guess or could send me a working file to upgrade my 712 to the > >>latest firmware? > >> > >>712/60, 96MB, tape drive is a Tandberg TDC 4100. > >> > >>Thanks, > >>Mike > >> if you've got a network, using a DHCP boot server and either tftp if the 712 is new enough or rbootd if not might be easier than tape. The firmware is just a standard LIF image once extracted.
follow the debian install instructions but the file served should be the firmware file not the installer if you're unsure. Stu. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
