1. Download the desired XRT and deployment platform packages. Follow installation steps 5
through 10 in
XRT and Deployment Platform Installation Procedures on Ubuntu
.
Downgrading Packages
1. Restore the card to the original manufacturing state by running the following command.
$ sudo /opt/xilinx/xrt/bin/xbmgmt flash --factory_reset
2. Remove the current XRT and shell versions.
$ sudo apt remove xrt
3. Cold reboot the system.
4. Follow the installation procedures outlined in
Chapter 4: Installing the Deployment Software
It is not recommended to downgrade to a beta version. However, if you must downgrade to a
beta package, it is necessary to first factory reset all the U50 cards installed on the system.
Downgrading to a beta package without first factory resetting all U50 cards installed on the
system can result in unexpected behavior. For beta package installation, follow the installation
steps in version 1.4 of the
Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Card Installation Guide (UG1370)
Related Information
Reverting the Card to Factory Image
Uninstalling Packages
To completely uninstall the Alveo XRT and deployment platform packages, run the following
command in a Linux terminal. Uninstalling XRT also uninstalls the deployment platform.
$ sudo apt remove ./<xrt_package_name>
Note: Make sure that all of the target platform packages are displayed in the output terminal after running
the command. If not, manually list the packages using the
list
command at the beginning of this section,
then delete the remaining packages using the
remove
command.
Appendix A: Changing XRT and Target Platform Versions
UG1370 (v1.7) December 9, 2020
Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Card Installation Guide
36