Re: [Astlinux-users] Solved: Remote upgrade failure (was: Re:Remove previous EXT2IF settings, now unwanted)

[Darrick H. <dha...@dj...>]

We won't slap you (well maybe with a fish...)

You can safely put the astlinux-0.6.3-net5501.tar.gz contents in the os
directory and you should be good to go.  No need to wipe and start from
scratch.

Darrick

On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:43:42 +0000, Tom Chadwin
<nnp...@go...> wrote:
> I believe I have the explanation: user error. It looks as though I've
> tried to upgrade my net5501 with the net4801 firmware. Is there an
> easy way to confirm that this is what happened? Other than the
> presence in /mnt/kd of a suspicious looking net4801.tar.gz and various
> net4801-related error messages during boot. Will you promise not to
> slap me?
> 
> Does this mean I should start from scratch and wipe the CF?
> 
> Thanks for your help and patience with a buffoon.
> 
> Tom
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Darrick Hartman [mailto:dha...@dj...]
>> Sent: 26 February 2009 15:45
>> To: AstLinux Users Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Astlinux-users] Remote upgrade failure (was:
>> Re: Remove previous EXT2IF settings, now unwanted)
>>
>> Tom Chadwin wrote:
>> >> When you did the upgrade, did you also replace the initrd file?
>> >
>> > Yes.
>> >
>> >> What target device are you using?
>> >
>> > Net5501
>> >
>> >> Any reason for
>> >> going to 0.6.2 instead of 0.6.3?
>> >
>> > I upgraded (from pre 0.6) before 0.6.3 had been released. I
>> installed
>> > 0.6.1 (which I know was not an official release) because I
>> had a new
>> > Digium card not supported by wctdm. I was advised to try
>> 0.6.1 which
>> > had support for wctdm24xxp. This worked. When 0.6.2 was released, I
>> > tried to upgrade remotely by untarring the .img.gz to
>> > /oldroot/cdrom/os. As I remember, along with the 0.6.2 files, this
>> > replaced astflag and initrd.img. After a reboot, I lost
>> touch with the
>> > box.
>>
>> AH HA!  The .img.gz is the wrong file.  You want the tar.gz
>> file contents to go in /oldroot/cdrom/os.  If you're doing
>> that manually, you'll also want to create a 'ver' file that
>> contains astlinux-0.6.X.
>>
>> The .img.gz file is an image file that is only used for the
>> initial installation.  It must be dd'd to the hard drive.
>>
>> >
>> > To clarify - I'm not fussed about keeping it at 0.6.2. If I can get
>> > the ethernet ports back up and running, I'll upgrade to
>> 0.6.3 anyway.
>> > I just want a working box.
>> >
>> > Does this help at all?
>>
>>
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