http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/support/solutions/champion_server/rs6k.shtml
for updating the firmware. However, I run into the following problems.
When running
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dd if=ramdisk.image.gz of=/dev/fd0
I get the following:
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dd: writing to `/dev/fd0': No space left on device
2881+0 records in
2880+0 records out
1474560 bytes (1.5 MB) copied, 99.0112 s, 14.9 kB/s
If I attempt to use the floppy to boot, following the instructions, when I run:
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boot floppy:,\ZIMAGE root=/dev/fd0 load_ramdisk=1
It returns me to the 0 > prompt with the message "Ok", and the lcd code changes to E1F7, which the documentation lists as the following:
Try and determine whether the machine is trying to find a boot image, often
signified by alternating 223 and 229 on an MCA machine. The codes E1F7,
E1FB, E105, or E174 may be displayed on PCI CHRP machines. RS/6000
7024-E20, 7024-E30, 7043-140, and 7043-240 may display FCE, FD2, or FDO.
If the machine is failing to boot from disk, restart the machine and attempt a boot
from a Diagnostic CD-ROM (explained in Section 5.3.3, “Stand-alone
diagnostics” on page 131) or an AIX CD-ROM at the same AIX version as loaded
on the machine you are working on, or a mksysb image (explained in
Section 3.5, “Accessing rootvg from bootable media” on page 57). If the machine
can boot to diagnostics, look at the diagnostic list and see if all of the disks that
should be present on the system are detected. If the disk that should contain the
boot image (logical volume hd5) is not seen, you need to investigate further.
At this point, I suspect that my failure is to create a suitable ramdisk, but I have been unable to find any documentation on the event that the image does not fit on a floppy as instructed by the listed text.
Any pointers are appreciated.
