how do you upgrade the PERC6/i firmware?

[Dan Simoes]

Since you are on this list, I assume you're running linux.
Depending on what flavor, there are several options open to you.
Check the "other options" link at the right side of the driver screen when
you select the driver.

On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 8:05 AM, Adam Williams <awilliam at mdah.state.ms.us>wrote:

> I have a PE2900 with a PERC6/i.  Went to support.dell.com, put in the
> service tag of the system 38JZCH1.  The PERC6/i firmware download link is:
>
>
> http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/downloads/en/downloads_splash?c=ca&cs=rc1077931&l=en&s=gen&~mode=popup&file=279213<http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/downloads/en/downloads_splash?c=ca&cs=rc1077931&l=en&s=gen&%7Emode=popup&file=279213>
>
> So I run it and it makes a directory with:
>
> C:\Dell\Drivers\R200989>dir
>  Volume in drive C has no label.
>  Volume Serial Number is 1C3B-BB17
>
>  Directory of C:\Dell\Drivers\R200989
>
> 11/06/2008  09:44 AM    <DIR>          .
> 11/06/2008  09:44 AM    <DIR>          ..
> 09/28/2007  06:15 PM           265,396 dos4gw.exe
> 11/03/2005  02:25 PM            13,402 FIND.exe
> 10/07/2008  12:04 PM         1,966,080 FW528E.rom
> 09/28/2007  06:15 PM           335,852 MegaFl.exe
> 10/07/2008  04:52 PM             9,484 nocheck.bat
> 10/07/2008  04:52 PM             9,834 update.bat
> 06/17/1994  01:03 AM             3,380 XGREP.COM
>               7 File(s)      2,603,428 bytes
>               2 Dir(s)   2,750,205,952 bytes free
>
> Ok, but that doesn't make a boot floppy, and is too large to fit on a
> floppy anyway.  So, I went to bootdisk.com to make a bootdisk, and then
> realized my PE2900 doesn't have a floppy drive.  So what are my
> options?  Make a DOS boot floppy, make an image of the boot floppy with
> dd, and then burn that image to a CD and boot from the CD?  and then
> burn a CD with the files above and run update.bat?
>
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