SUMMARY: firmware updates with bootp

From: Timo Aaltonen <tjaalton_at_cc.hut.fi>
Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2003 14:59:06 +0300 (EET DST)

On Wed, 4 Jun 2003, Timo Aaltonen wrote:

>
> Hi
>
> Is it possible to add option firmware files on a bootp-server to be
> downloaded on a ethernet boot? The DS20 firmware image does not contain
> (for example) kg8382a1.sys file but it is needed to update the HBA:s.
> Floppies are too unreliable.. and we don't have the official v6.4 firmware
> cdrom, yet.

I forgot to write a summary, so here it goes:

it is possible, maybe, with fwupgrade. 5.1B pk2 release notes has info on
how to do that, but it needs bootpd which is "obsolete" and something I'm
not willing to use, so I didn't test it.

t
Received on Wed Jul 02 2003 - 11:59:48 NZST

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