Operating the
You can download software updates for the MPCBL0010 SBC from this Intel web site:
http://www.intel.com/design/telecom/products/cbp/atca/9445/overview.htm
3.8.1BIOS Updates
At times, new BIOS images will be released to the Intel web site which may add additional features to the SBC. The BIOS update release package contains the BIOS ROM image, as well as the flash update utilities. The BIOS update release package also contains detailed instructions about how to update the BIOS.
3.8.2Loading\Saving Custom BIOS Configuration
The CMOS settings, together with the BIOS binary image, can be copied to a file with a file name specified by the user. This allows the user to save BIOS settings from one SBC and then load the settings onto several other SBCs. The flashlnx utility used to perform this function is included in the BIOS update release package on the Intel web site.
3.8.2.1Synchronizing BIOS Image and Settings from FWH0 (Main) to FWH1 (Backup)
Prior to upgrading the main BIOS (FWH0), a user can create a mirror image where all the operational codes and CMOS settings will be copied to a redundant BIOS Flash device. Preserving a copy of the old BIOS image prior to updating the main BIOS is suggested in case the FWH0 update fails.
The syntax ./flashlnx
Table 3. Suggested Method of BIOS Image Synchronization prior to BIOS Upgrade
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| Image N |
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| • FWH0 has Image N installed, which is a newer |
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| image than what is installed in FWH1, which is |
| FWH1 |
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| Image | |
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| Image |
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| FWH0 |
| • The user can initiate a BIOS update while the |
| Image N |
| OS is running. |
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| • When this command is executed, the Image N | |
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| ./flashlnx | in FWH0 (BIOS codes + CMOS settings) is |
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| synchronized to FWH1. Image N has now been |
| FWH1 |
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| copied to the backup FWH1 BIOS image. | |
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| • No reboot is needed for this operation. | |
| Image N |
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| Intel NetStructure® MPCBL0010 Single Board Computer |
October 2006 | Technical Product Specification |
Order Number: 304120 | 33 |
