can't update the bios on this PE1750, same after reboot.

[Martin Hamant]

Hi !

I get this message (after a fresh reboot):

# update_firmware --yes

Searching storage directory for available BIOS updates...

Checking system_bios(ven_0x1028_dev_0x014a) - a10
        Found Update: system_bios(ven_0x1028_dev_0x014a) - a12
Checking pci_firmware(ven_0x1028_dev_0x000f_subven_0x1028_subdev_0x014a) - 412w
        Found Update: pci_firmware(ven_0x1028_dev_0x000f_subven_0x1028_subdev_0x014a) - 422a

Found out of date packages.

Running updates...
Installing system_bios(ven_0x1028_dev_0x014a) - a12
Installation failed for package: system_bios(ven_0x1028_dev_0x014a) - a12
aborting update...

The error message from the low-level command was:

Could not update the system BIOS.

Many times, this is due to memory constraints. The BIOS update can require from
1 to 4 megabytes of physically contiguous free RAM in order to do the update.
Because memory can become fragmented, this is not always available. To correct
this, try rebooting and running the update immediately after reboot.

The output from the low-level bios update command was:

Supported RBU type for this system: (MONOLITHIC)
Using RBU v1 method: MONOLITHIC
Prep driver for data load.
writing (0) to file: /sys/firmware/rbu/packetdatasize
writing (524380) to file: /sys/firmware/rbu/rbudatasize

An Error occurred. The Error message is: 
    Cannot allocate memory

Problem updating BIOS. Common problems are:

    -- Insufficient permissions to perform operation.
       Try running as a more privileged account.
          Linux  : run as 'root' user
          Windows: run as 'administrator' user

    -- dell_rbu device driver not loaded.
       Try loading the dell_rbu driver
          Linux  : insmod dell_rbu
          Windows: dell_rbu driver not yet available.

Writing RBU data (4096bytes/dot): 


PS: I can still do tests for maybe 30min, after this I have to put the
server back in production ^^

-- 
Martin Hamant