Re: UUUUUGH! ComOS 3.3.5-b17 problems!!!
Jacob Suter (jsuter@intrastar.net)
Sat, 21 Dec 1996 12:24:03 -0600
> Jacob,
> Livingston has used at least two different net boot approaches
> over the years. The "G" eprom that your using wants the
> GENERIC to be located in a subdirectory "tftpboot" below
> where ever your tftpd server is setup to point to.
> Some of the eproms also require you to press 'esc' after the
> first 'starting tftp' message (which aborts the tftp) and then
> reissue the exact same 'tftp 206...' command a second time.
> It seems the majority of the eprom versions that I've seen
> will actually look for the GENERIC file in whatever directory
> that your tftpd is pointing to; at least one eprom version
> requires a deeper subdirectory.
> Since Livingston does not post differences in eproms, and,
> does not post a list of known problems, I'd suggest upgrading
> the eproms to one of their latest versions ("M" was current
> about a month ago).
> Rich
> adar0@routers.com
I was able to get the box back up normally with 3.3.3 by tftp booting 3.3.2
(which I limped the box on for about 8 hours), reformatting the flash rom,
flashing 3.3.3 on, then reconfiguring the PM (its been a long time - it
wasn't easy :)
TTYL
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