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Conference noted::etherworks

Title:EtherWORKS Notes Conference
Notice:WWW server at http://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/adapters/
Moderator:NETCAD::STEFANI
Created:Wed Sep 01 1993
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1318
Total number of notes:5673

1259.0. "firmware upgrade on DEC-UNIX or VMS" by CLPR01::PEYRACHE (Jean-Yves Peyrache Country Support Group France) Tue Feb 04 1997 13:57

 hello,
  
 trying to understand before do it i read release notes of DEFPA firmware

 i didnt found how to do that on DEC-Unix or AXP-VMS

  can anybody help me


 thanks

 JYP
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1259.1netrix.lkg.dec.com::thomasThe Code WarriorTue Feb 04 1997 15:342
You get the latest firmware CD and use that to update the firmware (ie.
you boot it).
1259.2DOS upgrade available today, Alpha upgrade coming soonNETCAD::STEFANITue Feb 04 1997 16:4020
>>                    -< firmware upgrade on DEC-UNIX or VMS >-

Right now, the Alpha Firmware CD v3.8 contains the latest shipping firmware for
the DEFPA-AA, DEFPA-AB, DEFPA-DA, DEFPA-DB, DEFPA-UA, and DEFPA-UB adapters.  
The DEFPA firmware release is v2.46.  However, this firmware is the same
revision that ships with all of the above boards, so there's no point in doing
a firmware upgrade to v2.46.

On the other hand...we have released a new 3.1 firmware image for DEFPA that
supports all of the above options as well as the newer DAS UTP and Single Mode
Fiber adapters.  This image, however, was too late for the v3.8 Alpha Firmware
CD, but will be available in the v3.9 Alpha Firmware CD release coming up next
month.

If I haven't confused you enough already...you can update your DEFPAs to the
v3.1 DEFPA firmware *today* by running our Intel DOS-based DECBLAST utility
(see NETCAD::PCDRIVERS:[FDDI.DEFPA.RELEASE]DECFW310.ZIP) or wait until next
month and use the new Alpha Firmware CD.

- Larry
1259.3j'essaiCLPR01::PEYRACHEJean-Yves Peyrache Country Support Group FranceThu Feb 06 1997 06:546
 thanks larry,

  i'll try it
  
  JYP
1259.4didnt findCLPR01::PEYRACHEJean-Yves Peyrache Country Support Group FranceThu Feb 06 1997 13:5511
  Larry,

  i read the .Txt file about DECbast.exe , i saw how to do
  it on Dos enviromnent but i didnt see anything about DEC-osf1 or VMS
  could give me some documentations or pointers related of that 


  thanks

  JYP
1259.5NETCAD::STEFANIFri Feb 07 1997 10:0318
>>  i read the .Txt file about DECbast.exe , i saw how to do
>>  it on Dos enviromnent but i didnt see anything about DEC-osf1 or VMS
>>  could give me some documentations or pointers related of that 

I mentioned this in my original note.  DECBLAST is strictly a DOS-based
firmware upgrade utility.  You *CAN'T* run it on an Alpha system.

On the other hand, the Alpha Firmware CD contains a different upgrade utility
that obviously DOES run on Alpha.  However, the latest firmware images aren't
available for that utility until its next release (v3.9) which should happen
next month.

So...either you pull the FDDI adapter cards, place them in an Intel-based box,
boot DOS and run DECBLAST -OR- you wait until March and use the new Alpha
Firmware CD.

Regards,
   Larry
1259.6merciCLPR01::PEYRACHEJean-Yves Peyrache Country Support Group FranceFri Feb 07 1997 11:245

thanks for this clarification

 JYP