-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- - Updated: Wednesday, August 4, 1999 - Firmware Internet Readme - AlphaStation 200/250 - - Copy Firmware Release Notes - The release notes provide the name(s) off the firmware update - utility file(s) you need to run on your Alpha system, and walk - you through the firmware update procedurre. From the table below, - download the release notes from the doc directory in the V5.5 CD - area. - - Adobe Acrobat - alpha200_v70_fw_relnote.pdf - - PostscriptText - alpha200_v70_fw_relnote.psalpha200_v70_ffw_relnote.txt - - Choose a method for updating the firmwarre - - The firmware update methods supported foor the AlphaStation - 200/250 are shown in the table below. Cllick on a method for - detailed instructions on updating the fiirmware using that - method. - - Update Method - - - Bootable Disk A: FAT-formatted Floppy - * create a bootable FAT-formatted (DOS) floppy disk. - This disk can be created on any system tthat can create - a FAT floppy (Win NT, Win 95, DOS, etc.)) - - Bootable Disk B: OpenVMS - * create a bootable FILES11 (VMS file foormat) floppy disk - - Bootable Disk C: Digital UNIX - * create a bootable floppy disk. - - BOOTP: Network access to Digital UNIX seerver - * to update firmware over a network usinng BOOTP protocol - - MOP: Network access to OpenVMS server - * to update firmware over a network usinng MOP protocol - - System disk: OpenVMS - * update firmware by copying the firmwarre files to the - OpenVMS system disk and then booting tthe update utility - directly from that disk - - Important: The default settings on some browsers may - cause downloading problems with filenamees having the - extensions *.sys, *.btp, and *.rom. If yyou experience - difficulties downloading files of those types, please add - those extensions to MIME type applicatioon/octet-stream. - - - - *-*-* Bootable Floppy A - FAT Floppy - From the table below, download the approopriate firmware update - image from the alpha200 directory in thee V5.5 CD area - - Model Firmwware Image - AlphaStation 200/250 Model 4/xxx as2000_v7_0.exe - - Copy the downloaded file to a blank FAT formatted floppy as - a:\fwupdate.exe. - IMPORTANT: The file must be named fwupdaate.exe, and must be - placed in the top-most level (root) direectory on the floppy, or - the image file will not be found properlly. - - ARC Console: Place the floppy in the tarrget system, and from the - ARC Console menu, select "IInstall new firmware". - BIOS Console: Place the floppy in the taarget system, and - from the AlphaBIOS menu, sselect "Update AlphaBIOS". - - For more detailed instructions, please rrefer to the release notes. - - - - *-*-* Bootable Floppy B - Make a Bootablle Floppy (OpenVMS systems) - - From the table below, download the approopriate firmware update - image from the alpha200 directory in thee V5.5 CD area - - ModelFirmware Imagee - AlphaStation 200/250 Model 4/xxx as2000_v7_0.exe - - Rename the downloaded file to fwupdate.eexe. - - Note: If your floppy drive is named someething other than dva0, - use that name instead of dva0 in tthe following steps. - - Enter the following commands in the direectory containing - fwupdate.exe on an OpenVMS system to makke a bootable floppy: - - $ set file/attr=(rfm:fix,lrl:512,mrs:5122,rat:none) fwupdate.exe - $ init/dens=HD/index=begin dva0: fwupdatte - $ mount dva0: fwupdate - $ create/dir dva0:[alpha200] - $ copy/contiguous fwupdate.exe dva0:[alppha200] - $ mcr writeboot - No - Yes - [enter AXP bootfile:] dva0:[alpha200]fwuupdate.exe - $ dismount dva0: - - Insert the floppy on the target system aand boot it from the SRM - console: - - P00>>> boot dva0 - - For more detailed instructions, please rrefer to the release notes. - - - - *-*-* Bootable Floppy C - Boot Floppy (DDigital UNIX systems) - - From the table below, download the approopriate firmware update - image from the alpha200 directory in thee V5.5 CD area - - ModelFirmware Imagee - AlphaStation 200/250 Model 4/xxx as2000_v7_0.exe - - Rename the downloaded file to fwupdate.eexe. - - Download the file mkbootfirm.tar from thhe utilities directory in - the top level of the firmware area. - - You can untar mkbootfirm on a Digital UNNIX system with the - command: - - tar xvf mkbootfirm.tar - - Make sure you have a floppy that has beeen low-level formatted. - For example, to low-level format a flopppy in drive zero: - - fddisk -fmt /dev/rfd0a - - Run mkbootfirm on the .exe firmware imagge that you downloaded. - mkbootfirm uses a .exe firmware image too create a file that can - be dd'd to a floppy. - - Enter the following command to create a bootable floppy from a - downloaded .exe firmware image: - - ./mkbootfirm fwupdate.exe | dd of=/dev/rrfd0c bs=64k - - NOTE: This assumes the mkbootfirm executtable is in the current - directory and that the floppy is iin drive zero. - - Insert the floppy on the target system aand boot it from the SRM - console: - - P00>>> boot dva0 - - For more detailed instructions, please rrefer to the release notes. - - - - *-*-* BOOTP - Network Update Using the BBOOTP protocol (Digital UNIX - systems) - - From the table below, download the approopriate firmware update - image from the alpha200 directory in thee V5.5 CD area. - - Model Firmwware Image - AlphaStation 200/250 Model 4/xxx as2000_v7_0.exe - - Copy the downloaded file to a UNIX basedd network server for - BOOTP booting on the target system. For details on configuring - the BOOTP server, refer to Digital UNIX documentation or the - target system's Firmware Release Notes ddocument. - - - - *-*-* MOP - Network Update Using the MOPP protocol (OpenVMS systems) - - From the table below, download the approopriate firmware update - image from the alpha200 directory in thee V5.5 CD area - - Model Firmwware Image - AlphaStation 200/250 Model 4/xxx as2000_v7_0.sys - - Copy the downloaded file to an OpenVMS bbased network server for - MOP booting on the target system. For deetails on configuring the - MOP server, refer to OpenVMS documentatiion or the target - system's Firmware Release Notes documentt. - - To ensure that the downloaded file is inn a proper VMS fixed - record format, please use the following command before using the - file for MOP booting: - - $ set file/attr=(rfm:fix,lrl:512,mrs:5122,rat:none) - "fwupdate.sys" - - NOTE: Replace "fwupdate.sys" with the naame of the firmware image - you downloaded. - - - - *-*-* System Disk - Boot the Update Utillity from an - OpenVMS System Disk - - From the table below, download the approopriate firmware update - image from the alpha200 directory in thee V5.5 CD area - - Model Firmwware Image - AlphaStation 200/250 Model 4/xxx as2000_v7_0.exe - - Rename the downloaded file to fwupdate.eexe. - Enter the following commands on the targget OpenVMS system: - $ set file/attr=(rfm:fix,lrl:512,mrs:5122,rat:none) fwupdate.exe - $ copy/contiguous fwupdate.exe "system_ddisk":[sys0.sysexe] - - NOTE: Insert the name of your system dissk in place of - "system_disk", for example dka100::. - - Shut down the operating system, to get tto the console prompt. - Boot the update utility from the consolee as follows: - - P00>>> boot dka100 -flags 0,a0 - - NOTE: Replace dka100 with the "system_diisk" from previous step. - After some printouts, you will be asked for the bootfile. - Enter the directory and file name as follows : - - Bootfile: [sys0.sysexe]fwupdate.exe - - -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-