From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 4 23:41:51 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 A073F106568F for ; Fri, 4 Dec 2009 23:41:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) Received: from dirj.bris.ac.uk (dirj.bris.ac.uk [137.222.10.78]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5752D8FC0C for ; Fri, 4 Dec 2009 23:41:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from isis.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.10.63]) by dirj.bris.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NGhmU-0000Ss-OB; Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:41:50 +0000 Received: from mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.187.241]) by isis.bris.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1NGhmT-0003eS-Py; Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:41:46 +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 nB4NfjBK054467; Fri, 4 Dec 2009 23:41:45 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 nB4NfjXI054466; Fri, 4 Dec 2009 23:41:45 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 23:41:45 +0000 From: Anton Shterenlikht To: Anton Shterenlikht Message-ID: <20091204234145.GA54440@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> References: <20091204145230.GA52366@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <20091204150929.GA52455@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <20091204153353.GA52633@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <20091204162733.GA52861@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <20091204225227.GA54260@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20091204225227.GA54260@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) X-Spam-Score: -2.1 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 23:41:51 -0000 On Fri, Dec 04, 2009 at 10:52:27PM +0000, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > On Fri, Dec 04, 2009 at 05:53:43PM +0100, Gheorghe Ardelean wrote: > > On Fri, 4 Dec 2009, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > > > > > On Fri, Dec 04, 2009 at 05:13:42PM +0100, Gheorghe Ardelean wrote: > > >> On Fri, 4 Dec 2009, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > > >> > > >>>> 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? > > >> > > >> please add to /etc/rc.conf > > >> inetd_enable="YES" > > >> than edit /etc/inetd.conf and enable tftp (there are 2 entries in that > > >> file one for IPv4 and one for IPv6) after that /etc/rc.d/inetd start > > >> > > >> write down the MAC of your Blade1500 and add an entry to /etc/ethers > > >> something like: > > >> > > >> xx:yy:zz:aa:bb:cc blade1500 > > >> > > >> and add a line to /etc/hosts containing the mapping of the blade1500 > > >> hostname (see ethers) to ir's IP. Eg: > > >> > > >> 192.168.1.13 blade1500 > > >> > > >> after this is done start the RARP daemon. I am always doing it like this: > > >> > > >> rarpd -adfsv > > >> > > >> In an other terminal you can run tcpdump to see the request from the > > >> blade1500 and if you have the correct file name. > > >> In this case (IP:192.168.1.13) the file in /tftpboot should be named > > >> COA8010D or a symbolic link to the actual firmware file. > > >> > > >> Now on the serial console of the Blade1500 say 'boot net' and that's it. > > > > > > > > > Gheorghe, just to clarify: > > > > > > 1. Do both boxes need to be on the same local net? > > > I cannot boot across rooters, can I? > > > Can I just connect the two boxes in question directly > > > with an ethernet cable? > > > > > > 2. I understand I need to run inetd and rarpd on the box with > > > the boot file, or in this case a firmware file. Is that so? > > > > I am always making the files in /tftpboot rx for world. > > chmod 755 /tftpboot/firmware_file should do it > > I do not recall now why but IIRC it was written somewhere. > > success!! > > don't know what went wrong in my first attempt. > I think it worked after I wrote the whole > domain name in /etc/hosts: > > 137.222.184.100 blade1500.men.bris.ac.uk > > Anyway, I moved from 2004 to 2009 firmware! > > This was "red" blade 1500. > > I've two more "silver" blade 1500. Will try to > update the firmware on those as well. > > Will report. yes, successfully updated both 1500 silver blades to 4.30.3 firmware. thanks again -- 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