Re: Redboot won't load initrd.gz via ymodem

[mark@jumpingbean.co.za]

Hi Danny,

I managed to get past that. I seems to have been a problem with Ubuntu's
minicom. I tried it again from a spare fedora box and the ymodem upload
works without a hitch.

I have make a lot of progress now to the point where I feel comfortable
with whats happening closer to the metal. Just got some driver issues, and
a reinstall maybe :(

Apparently you need to use squeeze (testing) I did a lenny install. It
doesn't like the 1 tb drives at all

regards

Mark

> Marc,
>
> Did you find and follow that PDF's instructions on loading the image?
>
> The original PDF was in an Asian language and translated.
>
> That's what I plan on going by... Wondering if that bricked the unit.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jan 3, 2010, at 1:50 AM, mark@jumpingbean.co.za wrote:
>
>> Hi Loïc,
>>
>> Thanks for the help. I have an intel S44000E. I will give screen a
>> go. I
>> think I may have bricked the device when I did a
>> "fis init". According to everything I read though I should be able
>> to get
>> a new image installed with ymodem.
>>
>> The networking doesn't appear to work anymore :( Even though
>> ip_address
>> shows the ip address it would use. I have no rammode,ramdisk or zImage
>> when I do "fis list" it only shows the redboot image and the redboot
>> config image.
>>
>> I will give your suggestion a try and let you know.
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>>> On Wed, Dec 30, 2009, mark@jumpingbean.co.za wrote:
>>>> I would dot he same with the zImage as well if I can get this to
>>>> work.
>>>> The
>>>> problem is that the initrd.gz image wont download via ymodem. I am
>>>> using
>>>> minicom. I wait for a "C" to show then do the c-A S thing to send
>>>> the
>>>> file
>>>> but it just times out. First time using minicom so maybe I don't
>>>> know
>>>> how
>>>> to use it properly.
>>>
>>> I suggest you use screen as your terminal and "sb" (from lrzsz) to
>>> send
>>> the initrd with xmodem or ymodem.  e.g.:
>>>    load -v -m ymodem -b 0xsomeaddress -r
>>>
>>> from screen type ^A and « : » then:
>>>    exec !!.| sb --ymodem /some/file
>>>
>>> Another good option with the Thecus (you have a Thecus, right?) is
>>> http:
>>>    load -r -v -b 0x01d00000 -h 192.168.0.12 -m http /kernel
>>>    load -r -v -b 0x01000000 -h 192.168.0.12 -m http /initrd
>>>
>>> That's much faster too.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Loïc Minier
>>>
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