6. Advanced Configuration
Barco – Eos X Terminal – DOC-3061-2 – user's manual – Revision 11 – November-2004
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6.2.3
Upgrading system software
Upgrading the system software to the current release is only possible if already release 2.4 or higher is installed
on E
OS
. For upgrading purposes use the installation CD.
Release 2.3 and earlier can not be upgrated to release 2.4 and higher. Instead a complete
system installation is necessary. Please note that this will delete any data from the harddisk
and that also complete configuration is necessary after the installation! Information about
system installation you find in section
6.2.2 Installing system software on the hard drive
.
From release 3.1 on an Eos with the legacy failsafe boot mode can not be upgraded. Please
refer to section
.
Booting Eos for upgrading
If you install the system software for normal boot mode, switch on E
OS
and insert the system CD. E
OS
will boot
from CD.
Upgrade
The upgrade is the same procedure for all kind of operating modes. The Welcome Screen displays a selection of
installation and upgrade options. To upgrade E
OS
type
upgrade
and press the
<Enter>
key.
Figure 6-16
Before the upgrade starts just the keyboard must be specified. Select the type of the used keyboard with the
arrow
keys and confirm
OK
. If you press
Cancel
a keyboard of
us
type becomes installed by default.
Figure 6-17
