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Note:
If you do not receive the Alpha SRM Console prompt (>>>), press
the Enter key on the terminal attached to COM1 or on the console
keyboard.
6.
To specify the default console device, use the following Alpha SRM Console
commands:
Refer to Section 7.2 and Section 7.3 for more information about Alpha SRM Con-
sole commands and environment variables.
7.4.3 Troubleshooting the Firmware Update Utility Procedure
The fail-safe booter provides an emergency recovery mechanism when the primary
firmware image contained in flash memory has been corrupted. When flash memory
has been corrupted, such that no image safely loads from the flash, the fail-safe
booter can be run to facilitate booting another image from a diskette that is capable
of reprogramming the flash.
7.4.3.1 Running the Fail-Safe Booter
The fail-safe booter can be started in one of two ways:
•
If the primary firmware image is unavailable when the system is powered on or
reset, the fail-safe booter automatically runs.
When the fail-safe booter runs, the system emits a series of beeps through the
speaker as beep code 1-2-3, that is, one beep and a pause followed by two beeps
and a pause followed by three beeps. Then the diskette activity light flashes.
1.
To start the firmware update utility, you must insert the Alpha SRM
Console firmware update diskette into the diskette drive.The diskette
contains the file
FWUPDATE.EXE
and the Alpha SRM Console ROM
image.
Default Console Device
Commands
Terminal attached to the COM1
serial port
>>>set console serial
>>>init
Graphics display unit
>>>set console graphics
>>>init
