Hi list. I would like to upgrade the BIOS of my PE840 and I'd like to learn how to do it without booting into any OS (in a pre-os environment, in Dell jargon). This because I use a non-supported OS (notably Debian) and a) the community-maintained repo (http://linux.dell.com/repo/firmware/bios-hdrs/) is a bit out-of-date (last available bios update for PE840 - system 0x01E7 - is A05 while it should be A08); b) the simple running of BIN file (PE840_BIOS_LX_A08.BIN) gives me a "Enough contiguous physical memory is not available to perform the BIOS update running under this Operating System. Reboot and try again." (tried everything but no way).
I started from http://support.dell.com and downloaded the Systems Management Tools and Documentation ISO (SMTD, version 6.1.0, burned from OM_6.1.0_SMTD_A00_001.iso) for my box (service tag provided). After I booted the DVD I got to the Firmware Update option, where I could choose the repository location. First thing I tried was to search in the SMTD DVD but no success, so I downloaded and burned the Server Update Utility DVD (SUU). This time it found (!) the A08 upgrade for my BIOS but when I tried to apply it returned an internal error. BTW before SMTD I also tried the Systems Build & Update Utility ISO (SBUU version 5.3.0) but at the same point it gave me a media error. I am so unlucky!! At this point I would like to prepare my own repository and try it from SMTD. I put the aforementioned PE840_BIOS_LX_A08.BIN and .sign files on a repository/ folder on a USB pen but it was not able to find it. I also tried to put my files in the root folder of the USB pen but no way. Thus my questions: 1. how can I create my own firmware repository (maybe on a USB pen)? what is the tree structure and path where the SMTD is looking for requested files? 2. am I using the right tool (SMTD) or should I point my attention elsewhere to achieve my goal (if yes, where??) 3. what is the meaning of the second DVD ISO of SUU and SMTD? I tried several times to burn them but the resulting DVD was empty... Thanks for any hint. -- Alessandro _______________________________________________ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list [email protected] https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq
