I've successfully updated the BIOS with cu on Linux following the Soekris wiki 
directions.  I don't know if it matters, but I'm using a "real" (i.e. not USB) 
serial port and a cable that passes handshaking lines.


On Dec 7, 2011, at 10:02 AM, Matt Thrailkill <[email protected]> wrote:

> Well, I said I had bricked the bios.  Umanager is all that seems to
> work.  Exiting uManager just sits.
> 
> I'd try Hyperterminal, but I don't have any Windows computers.  Has
> anyone made this work in Unix?
> 
> On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 8:29 AM, Sebastian Gebhard
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Am 07.12.2011 10:32, schrieb Marcus Larsson:
>> 
>>> Speaking from experience, I tried several programs (minicom, cu,
>>> gtkterm, picocom) in Linux and ALL of them failed to transfer
>>> the bios image file. I actually managed to make my 6501 not boot
>>> since the upload had written some data but not a complete bios
>>> image.
>>> 
>>> I ended up using a trial version of hyperterminal for windows 7
>>> / vista on a windows machine.
>>> 
>>> http://www.hilgraeve.com/hyperterminal-trial/
>>> 
>>> Good luck!
>>> 
>> 
>> Thanks for sharing your experience! I've been struggling with the
>> filetransfer in minicom and cu for 2 days now.
>> 
>> Using Windows and Hyperterminal did work for me. I'm surprised.
>> 
>> 
>> Sebastian
>> 
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