Successfully flashing a new card results in a message similar to the one shown below. If the
command returns
Card Not Found
, perform a cold reboot, and retry. Otherwise, see the
Troubleshooting section.
Updating shell on card[0000:73:00.0]
INFO: ***Found 351 ELA Records
Enabled bitstream guard. Bitstream will not be loaded until flashing is
finished.
Preparing flash chip 0
Erasing flash.................
Programming flash.................
Cleared bitstream guard. Bitstream now active.
Successfully flashed Card[0000:73:00.0]
1 Card(s) flashed successfully.
Cold reboot machine to load the new image on card(s).
10. Cold boot your machine to load the new firmware image on the FPGA.
IMPORTANT! Be sure to fully power off the machine and then power it on again. The image will not
boot from flash if the machine is only rebooted.
IMPORTANT! Assurez-vous d'éteindre complètement la machine, puis de la rallumer. L'image flash ne
démarrera pas si la machine n'est pas redémarrée.
WICHTIG! Schalten Sie das Gerät vollständig aus und wieder ein. Das Image startet nicht von Flash,
wenn der Computer nur neu gestartet wird.
11. Update the SC firmware by re-running the update command in the previous update step.
sudo /opt/xilinx/xrt/bin/xbmgmt flash --update --shell <shell_name>
To regenerate the command, follow the steps given in Generating the xbmgmt flash --update
command.
If the SC is up to date, you will see the following message and no additional upgrade steps
are necessary.
Status: shell is up-to-date
Card(s) up-to-date and do not need to be flashed.
If the SC needs updating it will report the following message.
Status: SC needs updating
Current SC: <current_sc_version>
SC to be flashed: <new_sc_version>
Are you sure you wish to proceed? [y/n]: y
Chapter 4: Installing the Deployment Software
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