6. Firmware Updates
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Writing of the flash requires a few minutes. Please do not interrupt or reboot
during this time.
5
Reboot the system.
Verify the firmware has been updated using the following command.
nxflash.exe -i NX_NIC --info
6.3
Linux Firmware Updates
The following steps are used for updating the Linux OS firmware.
1
Using the existing firmware and driver on the host, bring the Ethernet interface up
using the following command:
ifconfig eth[n] <IP addr> netmask <netmask> up
2
Update to the new firmware from the bin directory:
cd <new release version directory>/bin
./nxflash -i eth[n] --all
3
Bring down the Ethernet interface.
ifconfig eth[n] down
4
Remove the existing or old driver module.
rmmod nx_nic
5
Build and install the new driver.
cd <new release version directory>
make
make install
6
Reboot the host system.
7
Load the new driver.
cd <new release version directory>/driver
insmod ./nx_nic.ko
6.4
Updating the Flash on Multiple Standalone Cards in Windows
The Flash can be updated on multiple cards on the same host using one of the following
procedures.
1
If the updates are being done from the same directory tree, the following commands
must be run sequentially after the Flash update has completed.
nxflash.exe -i NX_NIC0 --all
nxflash.exe -i NX_NIC1 --all
