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DEC 4000 AXP Copy Firmware Release Notes The release notes provide the name(s) of the firmware update utility file(s) you need to run on your Alpha system, and walk you through the firmware update procedure. From the table below, download the release notes:
Choose a Method to Update Firmware
The firmware update methods supported for the DEC 4000 AXP are shown
in the table below. Click on a method for detailed instructions on
updating the firmware using that method.
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BOOTP - Network Update Using the BOOTP protocol (Tru64 UNIX systems)
MOP - Network Update Using the MOP protocol (OpenVMS systems)
$ set file/attr=(rfm:fix,lrl:512,mrs:512,rat:none) "fwupdate.sys"
NOTE: Replace "fwupdate.sys" with the name of the firmware
image you downloaded.
System Disk - Boot the Update Utility from an OpenVMS System Disk
Rename the downloaded file to fwupdate.exe.
$ set file/attr=(rfm:fix,lrl:512,mrs:512,rat:none) fwupdate.exe
NOTE: Insert the name of your system disk in place of
"system_disk", for example dka100:.
P00>>> boot dka100 -flags 0,a0
NOTE: Replace dka100 with the "system_disk" from previous step.
Bootfile: [sys0.sysexe]fwupdate.exe
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