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8 BIOS for KS8695 based Devices
8.7. BIOS Update
BIOS update can be done either via serial connection or via network connection
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(a) Update prompt (b) Waiting for data
Figure 13: BIOS: Update
Update procedure via serial connection In the dialog shown in Figure 13a choose “Ok”. “Send
the data...” prompt appears (see Figure 13b). Select the appropriate *.b64 file and send it via the
“Send Text File” functionality of your terminal software.
(a) Kernel (b) Filesystem
Figure 14: BIOS: Update (Images)
The *.b64 file consists of two files:
• Kernel - Linux kernel image (zImage)
• Cramdisk - filesystem image
After transmission you can choose between installing both kernel (see Figure 14a) and filesystem
image (see Figure 14b) or only one of them.
Warning: do not power off or reset the OnRISC during the flashing of the images!!!
The last step is to reboot the system (see Figure 15).
Figure 15: BIOS: Update (Reboot System)
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The network option is available since BIOS version 2.1
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