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8 BIOS for KS8695 based Devices
Update procedure via network connection Push the reset button till the WLAN LED is on.
Send the appropriate *.b64 file via netcat
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or socat (socat should be used if netcat closes
connection as soon as the update image is transferred) as in the examples below:
netcat -w 600 192.168.254.254 23 < OnRISC-BIOS-2.2.bin.b64
or
socat -,ignoreeof TCP:192.168.254.254:23 < OnRISC-BIOS-2.2.bin.b64
As a result you’ll see following output in your shell window (see Figure 16). The characters before
this output are echo and terminal sequences for BIOS menu.
Update BIOS
Receiving update file
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Extracting binary images
Flashing image
Type: Kernel
Size: 2012752
Version: 2.1
Date: 28.10.2008
O.K.
Flashing image
Type: Cramdisk
Size: 1687552
Version: 2.1
Date: 28.10.2008
O.K.
BIOS updated. The system will be restarted...
Figure 16: BIOS: Update via Network
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on some systems netcat binary is called nc. Windows version nc.exe is provided on the CD
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