.. but unfortunately only under windows ... :-(
martin
On Fri, 14 Aug 2009, [email protected] wrote:
> You're on the right track booting SMTD and pointing it to SUU.
>
> We've just released a new product called Repository Manager:
>
> http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/format.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&de
> viceid=22617&libid=36&releaseid=R231703&vercnt=1&formatcnt=0&SystemID=PW
> E_2950&servicetag=&os=WNET&osl=en&catid=-1&impid=-1
>
> This will allow you to create a custom bootable ISO to do firmware and
> BIOS updates.
>
> -Jeff
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected]
>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
>> Of Alessandro FAGLIA
>> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 5:17 AM
>> To: linux-poweredge-Lists
>> Subject: System Updates and local repository
>>
>> Hi list.
>>
>> I would like to upgrade the BIOS of my PE840 and I'd like to
>> learn how to do it without booting into any OS (in a pre-os
>> environment, in Dell jargon). This because I use a
>> non-supported OS (notably Debian) and
>> a) the community-maintained repo
>> (http://linux.dell.com/repo/firmware/bios-hdrs/) is a bit
>> out-of-date (last available bios update for PE840 - system
>> 0x01E7 - is A05 while it should be A08);
>> b) the simple running of BIN file (PE840_BIOS_LX_A08.BIN)
>> gives me a "Enough contiguous physical memory is not
>> available to perform the BIOS update running under this
>> Operating System. Reboot and try again."
>> (tried everything but no way).
>>
>> I started from http://support.dell.com and downloaded the
>> Systems Management Tools and Documentation ISO (SMTD, version
>> 6.1.0, burned from
>> OM_6.1.0_SMTD_A00_001.iso) for my box (service tag provided).
>> After I booted the DVD I got to the Firmware Update option,
>> where I could choose the repository location. First thing I
>> tried was to search in the SMTD DVD but no success, so I
>> downloaded and burned the Server Update Utility DVD (SUU).
>> This time it found (!) the A08 upgrade for my BIOS but when I
>> tried to apply it returned an internal error. BTW before SMTD
>> I also tried the Systems Build & Update Utility ISO (SBUU
>> version 5.3.0) but at the same point it gave me a media
>> error. I am so unlucky!!
>>
>> At this point I would like to prepare my own repository and
>> try it from SMTD. I put the aforementioned
>> PE840_BIOS_LX_A08.BIN and .sign files on a repository/ folder
>> on a USB pen but it was not able to find it. I also tried to
>> put my files in the root folder of the USB pen but no way.
>>
>> Thus my questions:
>> 1. how can I create my own firmware repository (maybe on a USB pen)?
>> what is the tree structure and path where the SMTD is looking
>> for requested files?
>> 2. am I using the right tool (SMTD) or should I point my
>> attention elsewhere to achieve my goal (if yes, where??) 3.
>> what is the meaning of the second DVD ISO of SUU and SMTD? I
>> tried several times to burn them but the resulting DVD was empty...
>>
>>
>> Thanks for any hint.
>> -- Alessandro
>>
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