Hi Danny, I managed to get past that. I seems to have been a problem with Ubuntu's minicom. I tried it again from a spare fedora box and the ymodem upload works without a hitch.
I have make a lot of progress now to the point where I feel comfortable with whats happening closer to the metal. Just got some driver issues, and a reinstall maybe :( Apparently you need to use squeeze (testing) I did a lenny install. It doesn't like the 1 tb drives at all regards Mark > Marc, > > Did you find and follow that PDF's instructions on loading the image? > > The original PDF was in an Asian language and translated. > > That's what I plan on going by... Wondering if that bricked the unit. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 3, 2010, at 1:50 AM, [email protected] wrote: > >> Hi Loïc, >> >> Thanks for the help. I have an intel S44000E. I will give screen a >> go. I >> think I may have bricked the device when I did a >> "fis init". According to everything I read though I should be able >> to get >> a new image installed with ymodem. >> >> The networking doesn't appear to work anymore :( Even though >> ip_address >> shows the ip address it would use. I have no rammode,ramdisk or zImage >> when I do "fis list" it only shows the redboot image and the redboot >> config image. >> >> I will give your suggestion a try and let you know. >> >> thanks >> >> Mark >> >> >>> On Wed, Dec 30, 2009, [email protected] wrote: >>>> I would dot he same with the zImage as well if I can get this to >>>> work. >>>> The >>>> problem is that the initrd.gz image wont download via ymodem. I am >>>> using >>>> minicom. I wait for a "C" to show then do the c-A S thing to send >>>> the >>>> file >>>> but it just times out. First time using minicom so maybe I don't >>>> know >>>> how >>>> to use it properly. >>> >>> I suggest you use screen as your terminal and "sb" (from lrzsz) to >>> send >>> the initrd with xmodem or ymodem. e.g.: >>> load -v -m ymodem -b 0xsomeaddress -r >>> >>> from screen type ^A and « : » then: >>> exec !!.| sb --ymodem /some/file >>> >>> Another good option with the Thecus (you have a Thecus, right?) is >>> http: >>> load -r -v -b 0x01d00000 -h 192.168.0.12 -m http /kernel >>> load -r -v -b 0x01000000 -h 192.168.0.12 -m http /initrd >>> >>> That's much faster too. >>> >>> -- >>> Loïc Minier >>> >>> >>> -- >>> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] >>> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact >> [email protected] >> > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
