Eureka! Well, before I was able to get a tool that would allow me to access the RS232 port, I tried getting the camera into netboot mode a few more times - and I finally got it. I guess it was just a matter of getting the "3 count" right. Once I got past that, I was able to update the firmware.
Thanks for all the help. On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 3:25 AM, Heinrich Mueller <[email protected]> wrote: > Am 24.02.2011 06:06, schrieb Brian Burke: > > Understood - will do. However, would a network problem affect getting the > camera into netboot mode? I though getting into netboot mode was simply a > function of power on/off - not network connectivity. Is that wrong? > > > On Feb 24, 2011, at 12:03 AM, Andrey Filippov <[email protected]> wrote: > > Brian, > > It is better to use 192.168.0.0/24 as the camera default IP is 192.168.0.9 > > Andrey > > > _______________________________________________ > Support-list mailing list > [email protected]http://support.elphel.com/mailman/listinfo/support-list_support.elphel.com > > If I get this correctly, the netboot command sends a few raw mac frames to > the camera to activate the process. > I unplugged the camera 3-4 times, having it plugged in for about 3 seconds > between retries. > Between the camera and the PC was just a simple network switch. > I then observed the output of the serial console. If you get to netboot > mode it will stop with a special character, stall a second > and then move on to programming the camera. Try to get serial outut, it > helps a lot to determine success. > > Heinrich > > > _______________________________________________ > Support-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://support.elphel.com/mailman/listinfo/support-list_support.elphel.com > >
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