EndRun Sonoma N12, User Manual

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S o n o m a U s e r M a n u a l 108
A P P E N D I X B
109 S o n o m a U s e r M a n u a l
U P G R A D I N G T H E F I R M W A R E
Upgrade via the
Console Port
In order to upgrade via the console port (network or serial) you will need to first download the appro-
priate firmware image from our website. The Sonoma firmware consists of several 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 website link is:
http://www.endruntechnologies.com/upgradesonomaG.htm
Performing the Linux RFS Upgrade
NOTE TO LINUX GEEKS
There are two FLASH disk partitions which hold the compressed Linux root file system images. These
partitions are raw FLASH blocks, have no file system and may not be mounted. They are accessed through
low-level device drivers. To protect the factory root file system from accidental erasure or over-writing, the
upgrade utilties you will be using will only access the upgrade root file system partiton. When performing
an upgrade, you will be erasing and then copying the new image to this device.
First you need to download the Linux RFS firmware from the EndRun website to a place on your
network which is accessible to the Sonoma. The link to the Sonoma upgrade page is shown above.
CAUTION
Some browsers will automatically unzip the file when downloading from the website. Please make sure
that the downloaded file size matches what the website says it should be. Upgrading the partition with a
too-large file size will cause problems.
Transfer File to Sonoma
You may transfer the file to your Sonoma using either
ftp
or
scp
. If you are using
ftp
, transfer the
previously downloaded file using binary transfer mode from the remote host to this specific file on
your Sonoma:
/tmp/rootfs.gz
. The root file system image will be named with the software part num-
ber and version like: 6010-0065-000_3.00.gz . When following the instructions below, substitute the
name of the actual root file system image that you are installing for
6010-0065-000_3.00.gz
. Issue
these commands from the console of your Sonoma:
ftp remote_host
{
perform ftp login on remote host
}
bin
{set transfer mode to binary}
get 6010-0065-000_3.00.gz /tmp/rootfs.gz
{transfer the file}
quit
{ close the ftp session after transfer }