Hi everybody. > I've tried everything I can find on the wiki and google on how to update the > bios from linux (via my ftdi usb/serial adapter). both minicom and cu get > stuck with a "send xmodem receive command now", and nothing happens. I've > left > the terminal speed set to the default, turned off flow control, ran "download > -" on the soekris, tried minicom's own send file feature (didn't work), and > sz/sx from the cli, either with cu or minicom running still, or exited while > trying to run sx/sz.
Here is our solution to flash the comBIOS using a Linux (I just did it using Ubuntu 12.10): - connect with cu: "cu -l /dev/ttyXXX -s 19200" - power down the board by pressing reset button 4sek - enter uManager by typing "+++" and wait a second - type "download" - paste exactly this line, using your path to the .bin file: ~+sz -X <path>/b6501_141c.bin Simply ignore the repeating "C" characters coming up, just paste the line and hit Enter - press reset button for 2 seks, 6501 powers on -> The download starts immediately at power on - type "power off" - type "power on" Here is an excerpt from the update log: ------------- # download Start sending file using XMODEM/CRC protocol. CCC~+CCC Sending /tmp/b6501_141c.bin, 1982 Blocks:Start your XMODEM program. Bytes sent: 253696 BPS:1628 Transfer complete File downloaded and programmed, size 253696 Bytes. ------------- After a reboot the system shows the new comBIOS version: comBIOS ver. 1.41c 20121115 Copyright (C) 2000-2011 Soekris Engineering. I hope this helps some people updating their 6501 boards. Bye, Daniel -- bytemine GmbH i...@bytemine.net http://www.bytemine.net/ http://blog.bytemine.net/ http://shop.bytemine.net/ _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
