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"Smarter Timing Solutions"
Appendix
B
Upgrading the Firmware
Periodically, EndRun Technologies will make bug fixes and enhancements to our products available
for download from our website. All such downloads are freely available to our customers, without
charge. You may securely upgrade your Sonoma firmware via the HTTPS interface or the console
port (network/serial). Software upgrades for the Sonoma are available at this link:
http://www.endruntechnologies.com/upgradesonoma.htm
IMPORTANT
The Sonoma firmware consists of four different binary files. You may only need one or two of them. The
revision history on our website will tell you which files need to be upgraded. The four firmware image files
are for the Linux Subsystem RFS (root file system), the Linux Subsystem Kernel, the CDMA Subsystem and
the CDMA Receiver.
Upgrade via the
HTTPS Interface
Software upgrades via the HTTPS interface are simple, with your choice of two methods:
1. If your Sonoma has access to the Internet, the HTTPS interface can automatically retrieve
the appropriate files from the FTP server at
endruntechnologies.com
to temporary locations on the
Sonoma. You will need to enter “root” as the user name and enter root’s password. Then follow the
prompts from the HTTPS interface to complete each upgrade as needed.
IMPORTANT
The domain name server IP address is required by the Apache web server. When using
netconfig
(see Chapter 9 - Console Port Control and Status ) to configure the TCP/IP parameters be sure to
configure a name server. Only one name server is required but two gives some redundancy. The HTTPS
Interface will not operate properly if this is configured incorrectly.
The following picture shows the Linux Subsystem RFS (root file system) Upgrade page. All fields
are filled in with the default values needed to download the appropriate firmware image from the En-
dRun Technologies website. You can use these default values unless you want to point to a different
FTP server.