Re: bootrom firmware upgrade

Gheorghe Ardelean <[email protected]> Tue, 26 Aug 2003 10:30:25 +0200 (CEST)

Newsgroups	gmane.os.openbsd.hppa
Message-ID	<Pine.LNX.4.33.0308261022570.19886-100000@servww6.ww.uni-erlangen.de>

Hi,

> *) is there a ROM upgrade for the 715 (following the above namign schem
> with PF_C71500xx doesnt work)
Yes there is one for 715 64/80/100 but NOT for 100XC
at http://www.openpa.net/systems/715_mirage.html
On the OpenPA Project page you can find a lot of useful informations.

The file can be dowloaded from:
http://ftp.parisc-linux.org/kernels/715/C7X50016.frm
http://ftp.parisc-linux.org/kernels/715/C7X50016.text

> *) ...is it worth applying / has anyone done it successfully?  I sincerly
> doubt it but there seems to be some noteworthy impovements in the 712's
> ROM from 1.6 -> 2.3

Unfortunately I have a 715/50 and the firmware upgrade does not apply.
I have upgraded my 712/60 and the upgrade was ok.

Best regards,
G. Ardelean
CGL, WW6, University Erlangen-Nuernberg