As well, if your system is an Ultra-based platform, you can use Eddie's flash.o kernel module to update your flash from within Linux. Take a look at linux/drivers/sbus/char/flash.c and you'll need the userland application as well from:
http://vger.samba.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/flashprom/?cvsroot=vger That said, you will still require an OBP binary image. If you have an identical system with a newer OBP version, you can use this module to dump it to a file and then load it onto the older system. Otherwise, perhaps it is possible to extract the OBP from the Sun-supplied platform patches. SME has provided floppy images for quite a while that can be used straight from the OBP to update-- I've not seen such things for the SMCC platforms, but it certainly would be nice if they exist.... E Stephane Monlibert - Sun france - ES - Support Engineer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello list. > > > > Does anyone know how to upgrade the OpenBoot version? I know that it is > > automatically upgraded when you install Solaris 8, but this is > > tiresome. Do Linux upgrade tools exist? > > > > Thanx in advance. > > > > -- > > ==> Ciao, Mosu (Moritz Bunkus) > > hello, > > for upgrade your OBP, you must install a patch > give me your platform name (U-10, blade 100... E10K) > I can send you the patch number or the patch file in attachment > > for install the patch, you will boot in single mode with a solaris cdrom > and copy the file in tmp ... (see the readme of the patch) > > stef > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >