Kernel Oops on Debian Etch

[L.P.H. van Belle]

And if this does not work,

try this. 

1) get the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool.  
	download is here:
http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=197 

2) put in a USB Stick in you computer. ( size does'nt mather ) lol ..

3) extraxt the bootdisk to a folder or get an other boot disk images.
found here: http://www.bootdisk.com/ 

4) format the usb disk, enable system files.

and here you go.

boot, flash, done ;-) 

this is how i do it. No Fdd used.

Great thing is, i use a 128 MB USB disk for flashing bios etc.
Now you have extra space for other test tools also.

good luck.

Louis




>-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>Van: linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com 
>[mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com] Namens Fabrice LORRAIN
>Verzonden: dinsdag 28 augustus 2007 23:43
>Aan: Hugues Brunel
>CC: linux-poweredge at dell.com
>Onderwerp: Re: Kernel Oops on Debian Etch
>
> > Hugues Brunel a écrit :
> >> I try to upgrade the PE860 Bios, but they haven't any floppy disk
> >> drive!
>
>Yep, floppy drive is dead in the last PowerEdges, but you can buy an 
>usb-flppy with your PE860. Maybe the easiest supported road in 
>your case.
>
>Hugues Brunel a écrit :
>> For the first server (with Drac card), I use "freeDOS" image with 
>> "PE860-A04.EXE" firmware file.
>> 
>> How can I do with other servers? (no Drac, no floppy drive, 
>Debian Etch)
>
>Another path is to use libsmbios from Michael_E_Brown packaged in etch 
>and use his software repository (cf. [1] [2] and [3]). After having 
>understood that if you brick your boxen, you'are on your own, 
>you might 
>piece it together like this :
>
># aptitude install libsmbios-bin
># getSystemId -> 0x01E6 =PE860
>
>SystemId and [3] gives :
># cd /tmp; wget 
>http://linux.dell.com/repo/software/bios-hdrs/system_bios_ven_0
x1028_dev_0x01e6_version_a04/bios.hdr
>
># You need dell_rbu kernel module to be able to flash natively 
>from the 
>OS (included in std etch kernel)
>
># modprobe dell_rbu
># dellBiosUpdate --help
># dellBiosUpdate -i -f /tmp/bios.hdr (check information of .hdr)
># dellBiosUpdate -t -f /tmp/bios.hdr (check usfullness and 
>compatibility)
># dellBiosUpdate -u -f /tmp/bios.hdr (update the bios)
># reboot -> the bios should be update
>
># getSystemId to see that the change of BIOS worked.
>
>In case, you are flashing from a busy system, libsmbios might have 
>trouble to find enough memory. Trying several times solved the problem 
>for some peaple.
>
>I did several BIOS upgrade using this receipt lately, among other 3 
>PE860 (BIOS A02 -> A03) without trouble, all of them running etch.
>
>FYI, none of our PE860 running etch (6 so far) have any oops 
>problem... 
>but the load is almost null on all of them.
>
>@+,
>	Fab
>
>[1] http://linux.dell.com/wiki/index.php/Repository/firmware
>[2] http://linux.dell.com/wiki/index.php/Repository/software
>[3] http://linux.dell.com/repo/software/bios-hdrs/
>
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