From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 4 15:31:36 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 82992106568D for ; Fri, 4 Dec 2009 15:31:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) Received: from dirg.bris.ac.uk (dirg.bris.ac.uk [137.222.10.102]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3E0478FC37 for ; Fri, 4 Dec 2009 15:31:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: from seis.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.10.93]) by dirg.bris.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NGa7u-0007HJ-P3; Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:31:31 +0000 Received: from mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.187.241]) by seis.bris.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1NGa7u-0003Xg-4I; Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:31:22 +0000 Received: from mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id nB4FVLwB052615; Fri, 4 Dec 2009 15:31:21 GMT (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) Received: (from mexas@localhost) by mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id nB4FVLhA052614; Fri, 4 Dec 2009 15:31:21 GMT (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) X-Authentication-Warning: mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk: mexas set sender to mexas@bristol.ac.uk using -f Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 15:31:21 +0000 From: Anton Shterenlikht To: Anton Shterenlikht Message-ID: <20091204153121.GA52600@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> References: <20091204145230.GA52366@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <20091204150929.GA52455@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20091204150929.GA52455@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) X-Spam-Score: -5.0 X-Spam-Level: ----- Cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: firmware update on Blade 1500 X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:31:36 -0000 On Fri, Dec 04, 2009 at 03:09:29PM +0000, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > On Fri, Dec 04, 2009 at 02:52:30PM +0000, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > > I've downloaded the latest firmware updates for Blade 1500, > > but looking at their guide, I need to have some > > version of Sun OS running in order to use their binaries. > > Has anybody tried to update firmware on Blades or other > > Sun boxes? Any advice? If I burn the binaries to a CD, > > and try to boot from it, will that work? > > no, that didn't work, I get: > > Bad magic number in disk label > > Can't open disk label package > > Can't open boot device > > maybe I can copy the file somewhere under /boot/kernel > and pretend it's a kernel, and try to boot it? no, that didn't work either: ok boot disk /boot/flash-update-SunBlade1500 Sun Blade 1500, No Keyboard Copyright 1998-2003 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. OpenBoot 4.9.5, 1024 MB memory installed, Serial #59123937. Ethernet address 0:3:ba:86:28:e1, Host ID: 838628e1. Rebooting with command: boot disk /boot/flash-update-SunBlade1500 Boot device: /pci@1e,600000/ide@d/disk@0,0 File and args: /boot/flash-update-Su nBlade1500 >> FreeBSD/sparc64 boot block Boot path: /pci@1e,600000/ide@d/disk@0,0:a Boot loader: /boot/flash-update-SunBlade1500 Fast Instruction Access MMU Miss ok So how can one update PROM (OBP / POST / OBDIAG)? Any advice? many thanks anton -- Anton Shterenlikht Room 2.6, Queen's Building Mech Eng Dept Bristol University University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 331 5944 Fax: +44 (0)117 929 4423