Emerson ATCA-S201 manual CLI flash tool, update procedure details

RTM-ATCA-SXXX Overview

OPTIONS

-r: indicates the root file system should be replaced with the image on the tftp server.

-k: indicates the linux kernel should be replaced with the image on the tftp server.

-u: indicates the uboot components should be replaced with the image on the tftp server.

-t tftp_serverIP: used to specify the dotted decimal IP address of the remote tftp server.

(example -t 192.168.1.151). If this option is omitted, the script will search for tftp at the IP address assigned to U-boot variable assignment for serverip.

Example #1: flash new root file system and kernel from specified tftp server

sbflash –r –k –t 192.168.1.151

9.3.3CLI flash tool, update procedure details

The following procedure is a detailed description of the CLI flash update procedure:

Upgrade firmware procedure

1.Establish console or ssh access to the ATCA-S201. Must be user root.

2.Install a second host machine on the same IP network as the ATCA-S201. This machines IP address must be visible from the ATCA-S201. Use ping to validate it is accessible. (e.g. ping 192.168.xxx.xxx)

3.Load the second host machine with TFTP server software. A good quality tftp program is offered by PumpKIN, an open source and free implementation that is written to RFC1350.

4.Copy all new firmware file to the secondary host machine named /tftpboot/

5.Execute the following command from the ATCA-S201 shell

#

# sbflash -t 192.168.1.151 –r

uboot_flash=/dev/mtd4
rootfs_flash=/dev/mtd2
kernel_flash=/dev/mtd1
Will use TFTP Server 192.168.1.151
Writing root file system image rootfs.ext2.gz.uboot to /dev/mtd2
File rootfs.ext2.gz.uboot not found on local system, try tftp from
192.168.1.151
Successful tftp get of rootfs.ext2.gz.uboot
Updating Flash /dev/mtd2 from file rootfs.ext2.gz.uboot
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*	Do not interrupt this process	*
*		*
*	or the system will be unbootable	*
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