On Wed, 05 Mar 1997 I wrote:
> I'm trying to upgrade the firmware on my EISA SWXCR
>controller (on a 2100 4/275). The V3.8 Firmware Update
>CDROM has the latest RCU software, in the utility/swxcrmgr
>directory. So I've copied everything in the above directory
>to a floppy (using a PC), and take down my system, switch to
>the ARC console, and, using the RUN option do:
>a:swxcrfw swxcrfwa.216 (per the documentation in appendix
>D of the Loadable Firmware Update Utility User Guide and
>Release Notes). (See, I do Read (at least some of) TFM) ;-)
>The swxcrfw program runs, returns the current firmware version
>number, and complains about an error with the swxcrfwa.216 file,
>either being missing (it isn't), or being corrupt. I've taken
>the floppy and the CDROM to another PC and done a binary file
>compare, and the files match.
> Has anybody successfully done this firmware upgrade?
>Am I missing some step, or is there a problem with the file?
My thanks to the following:
Mark Zander: <mark_zander_at_spcc.com>
Brian O'Connor: <boc_at_ironbark.bendigo.latrobe.edu.au>
Robert Schuhl: <robert.schuhl_at_ald-vt.de>
Tom Webster: <webster_at_ssdpdc.mdc.com>
Bugs Brouillard <bb1_at_axe.humboldt.edu>
Bugs was right on with:
>The pc adds attributes to the files, read only and some other
>one, i cant remember. Just go back into the file manager,
>go into properties, and remove the attributes.
The firmware image file was marked readonly, and thus, on a PC:
DOS> attrib -r swxcrfwa.216
did the trick. I'd guess that the author of the loader
(swxcrfw.exe) forgot to open the file for readonly.
Jim Neeland
neeland_at_HRL.com
Received on Sat Mar 08 1997 - 05:43:35 NZDT