If Firmware Upgrade Appears to Fail

The hub management menus and Boot menu require a serial interface through the RS-232 port of the hub.

Symptom

Cause/Solution

 

 

 

During firmware upgrade, the

The hub device agent code and hub controller firmware are

 

following message appears

not compatible. Incompatibility can occur when:

 

every 1 minute and 45 seconds:

The device agent code was installed in the incorrect

 

 

 

Hub-Controller version:

 

order.

 

Firmware transfer was interrupted during the update

 

03.06 is now loaded

 

 

procedure.

 

into RAM

 

 

Only one firmware file was updated.

After firmware upgrade, ‘Hub

The hub controller firmware must be updated before

 

Controller Version”and “Status

 

updating the hub device code. Both files must be updated.

 

of Hub Controller self-test”are

 

 

 

 

blank on Main menu.

Reinstall the prior version of the firmware as described in

All port LEDs are off.

the following section. Then follow the update procedures

provided in Updating the Hub Firmware on page 48.

The hub is inoperable.

 

 

 

 

The terminal screen does not

The serial port is not connected. Verify that the serial

display a prompt.

cable is connected to the correct ports.

 

 

The cable is not a null-modem cable. Verify that the

 

 

cable connected to the RS-232 port is a null-modem cable.

 

 

The terminal or terminal emulator is not configured

 

 

correctly. Verify that the terminal or terminal emulator is

 

 

configured as described on page 46.

 

 

“pROBE+>”appears instead of

The hub firmware is experiencing temporary difficulty.

the Main menu.

Reset the hub, and verify that the Main menu appears.

Troubleshooting

If Firmware Upgrade Appears to Fail

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