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Cause
Solution
Firmware update fails with the
following message:
-E- Burning FS4 image failed: Bad
parameter
Note: This is a rare scenario.
Firmware compatibility issue.
Re-run the burn command with --
no_fw_ctrl flag.
The following message is printed
on the screen when performing
firmware update:
Shifting between different image
partition sizes requires a current
image to be re-programmed on
the flash.
Once the operation is done,
reload FW and run the command
again
Note: This is a rare scenario.
Firmware compatibility issue.
Re-load firmware and re-run the
burn command.
The following message is printed
on the screen when trying to
query/burn a Connect-IB device:
-E- Cannot open Device: 41:00.0.
B14 Operation not permitted
MFE_CMDIF_GO_BIT_BUSY
Using an outdated firmware version
with the Connect-IB adapter.
Unload MLNX_OFED driver: /
etc/init.d/openibd stop.
Add “-ocr” option to the
'mstflint' command.
For example:
mstflint -d 41:00.0 -ocr q
The following message is reported
on screen when trying to remove
the expansion ROM using the
'drom' option:
-E- Remove ROM failed: The
device FW contains common FW/
ROM Product Version - The ROM
cannot be removed separately.B9
Updating only the EXP_ROM
(FlexBoot) for recent firmware
images which requires adding the
'allow_rom_change' option.
Allow “-allow_rom_change” option
to the “mstflint” command.
For example:
mstflint -d <mst_device> -
allow_rom_change drom
Generating a firmware image file
on Windows fails and the
following message is printed on
screen:
-E- File: C:/Users/Administrator/
ps.ini, Line: 1 - Invalid syntax
-E- Image generation failed: child
process exited abnormally
Using a firmware configuration file
(.ini) which was generated by
PowerShell text redirection:
mstflint -d <mst_device> dc
> <fw_conf_file>.ini
Generate the firmware
configuration file (.ini) using CMD
edit and continue with generating
the firmware image file.
