Update Revision | Compaq 4100 instruction

Firmware Update Instructions

•If network, answer "AS4X00FW", "AS4X00CP", or "AS4X00IO" depending upon whether you want to update all ﬁrmware (console + I/O option), only console, or only I/O option, respectively.

NOTE:: For ﬁrmware updates, via the LFU command update method, on a system running any version of ﬁrmware prior to V5.3, you must perform the update procedure twice. The ﬁrst update for the SRM console ﬁrmware and the second update for the AlphaBIOS ﬁrmware.

A sample session is provided below of an update of SRM console from V5.3-1 to V5.4-1 and AlphaBIOS V5.67-0 to AlphaBIOS V5.68-0. The update method, in this example, is using images copied to ﬂoppy diskettes.

Reminder: On systems with ﬁrmware prior to V5.3 the updates via this LFU command method must be performed twice. The ﬁrst time is to update the SRM ﬁrmware. The second time to update the AlphaBIOS ﬁrmware. I/O option ﬁrmware can be updated at either time. Failure to update the SRM and then the AlphaBIOS will leave the AlphaBIOS image as invalid. Users will not be able to invoke AlphaBIOS or run ARC-based utilities until the AlphaBIOS is updated from the SRM V5.3 console.

P00>>>lfu

***** Loadable Firmware Update Utility *****

Select firmware load device (cda0, dva0, ewa0), or

Press <return> to bypass loading and proceed to LFU: dva0

Please enter the name of the firmware files list, or

Press <return> to use the default filename [AS4X00IO,(AS4X00CP)]:

Copying AS4X00CP from DVA0 .

Copying RHREADME from DVA0 .

Copying RHARCROM from DVA0 .................

Copying RHSRMROM from DVA0

Please insert next floppy containing the firmware,

Press <return> when ready. Or type DONE to abort.

Copying RHSRMROM from DVA0 ...............................

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Function Description

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Display	Displays the system’s configuration table.
Exit	Done exit LFU (reset).
List	Lists the device, revision, firmware name, and update revision.
Lfu	Restarts LFU.
Readme	Lists important release information.
Update	Replaces current firmware with loadable data image.
Verify	Compares loadable and hardware images.
? or Help	Scrolls this function table.

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UPD> list
Device	Current Revision	Filename	Update Revision
AlphaBIOS	V5.67-0	arcrom	V5.68-0
srmflash	V5.3-1	srmrom	V5.4-1

UPD> up al

WARNING: updates may take several minutes to complete for each device.

Confirm update on: AlphaBIOS

[Y/(N)] y

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