Power-Up Diagnostics and Display 3-25
***** Loadable Firmware Update Utility *****
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Function Description
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Display Displays the system’s configuration table.
Exit Done exit LFU (reset).
List Lists the device, revision, firmware name, and
update revision.
Readme Lists important release information.
Update Replaces current firmware with loadable data
image.
Verify Compares loadable and hardware images.
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UPD> update
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The sequence shown in Example 3–7 is as follows:
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The system detects the checksum error and writes a message to the console
screen.
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The system attempts to automatically load the FSL program from the
floppy drive.
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As the FSL program is initialized, messages similar to the console power-up
messages are displayed. This example shows the beginning and ending
messages.
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At the P00>>> console prompt, boot the Loadable Firmware Update Utility
(LFU) from the Alpha Systems Firmware CD (shown in the example as the
variable update_cd).
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As the LFU program is initialized, messages similar to the console power-up
messages are displayed. This example shows a few of the messages.
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After the “entering idle loop” message, the banner for the Loadable
Firmware Update Utility is displayed.
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At the UPD> prompt, enter the update command to load the new console
firmware images.
NOTE: For more information on the LFU, see the Firmware Updates Web site:
http://ftp.digital.com/pub/digital/Alpha/firmware/
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