From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 4 15:34:06 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 7F52B10656DB for ; Fri, 4 Dec 2009 15:34:06 +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 3AF948FC0A for ; Fri, 4 Dec 2009 15:34:06 +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 1NGaAM-0007QA-G7; Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:34:05 +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 1NGaAL-0003c0-OM; Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:33:54 +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 nB4FXrIn052654; Fri, 4 Dec 2009 15:33:53 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 nB4FXr9D052653; Fri, 4 Dec 2009 15:33:53 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 15:33:53 +0000 From: Anton Shterenlikht To: Gheorghe Ardelean Message-ID: <20091204153353.GA52633@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: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) X-Spam-Score: -4.4 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 15:34:06 -0000 On Fri, Dec 04, 2009 at 04:29:50PM +0100, Gheorghe Ardelean wrote: > > Hi, > > >maybe I can copy the file somewhere under /boot/kernel > >and pretend it's a kernel, and try to boot it? > > I am always netbooting the firmware file. Until now it worked for me (from > Ultra Sparc 1, 2, 5, 10, 30 and to Blade100). > I suppose it works also for Blade1500 but I never did it. > Maybe you give it a try. > > Just use your other FreeBSD machines as rarp + tftp server to deviler the > file. The file should be renamed (or linked) to it's hex IP equivalent. > tcpdump is your friend here! sorry, could you please elaborate or give a link, I'm not familiar with this. What's rarp? tftp? IP equivalent? maybe you got an example from your old netbooting? 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