5.4 Firmware upgrade failed for AS1000A/4-266

From: c.j.bol <bol_at_Axp1.IenD.wau.nl>
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 15:11:43 +0200

Hi, this weekend I wanted to update our Alphaserver 1000A-4/266 from
TRu64 V4.0 to V4.0F.
During the firmware update with the V5.5 CD the SRM-update failed.

An extract of the output follows:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
.....
                           DO NOT ABORT!

ARC Updating to v4.58... Verifying v4.58... PASSED.
SRM open failure firmware filename 'srm_fw'
pkd0 Updating to A11... Verifying A11... PASSED.

UPD> verify
ARC Verifying v4.58... PASSED.
SRM open failure firmware filename 'srm_fw'
pkd0 Verifying A11... PASSED.

UPD> list

Device Current Revision Filename Update Revision
ARC v4.58 arc_fw v4.58

SRM v4.6-224 srm_fw Missing file
pkd0 A11 kzpsa_fw A11
                                   ccmab_fw 22
                                   dfeaa_fw 1.3
                                   dfeab_fw 3.10
                                   dfxaa_fw 3.10

...
-------------------------------------------------------------------------



Then I decided to use the V5.3 CD but I got the same message.

Now the console shows:
------------------------------------------------------------
...
Firmware
14:57:24 SRM Console: V4.6-224
14:57:24 ARC Console: v4.57
14:57:24 PALcode: VMS PALcode V5.56-4, OSF PALcode X1.45-9
14:57:24 Serial Rom: V2.8
14:57:24
14:57:24 Processor
14:57:24 DECchip (tm) 21064A-2 266MHz
...
-------------------------------------------------------------



After this I decided only to upgrade to V4.0E of Tru64 and till now
everythings runs fine.
But of course I want to do a correct firmware upgrade.
Any hints??

Kees Bol

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