Reusing a Software daughter card 1

[FEEL01]

Brothers of the tool bag,

I have a COW ( Corruption On a Wall ) and the software is Kaput. I have all keycodes ETC. and access to NT
old software is registered. The ISSUE: Recieved from my company a dughter bd that had a working issue of 25.40b.
I went into PDT blew out old software. The problem is
I am not succesful getting My downloaded software from NT to the Software daughter bd via PCMCIA card. Do I have to blow out ROM too? Searched NT page, no "steps" to proceed.
Has anyone done this before? I usally just ordered a Duaghter bd with software and reinstalled from there.

 

[johnpoole]

never tried to reuse one, but i can't see having to blow away the rom, that db has no mem left of the dongle. so whats the block and do you know it;s a good unit,ie working at last test? i've got some known good "deals" that wern't worth shipping..

john poole
bellsouth business
columbia,sc

 

[dlesap]

Try to update the Boot rom first. When system startup, Ctrl I, and then enter in Utilities menu, update the boot rom from the PCMCIA.
You then may be be able to install your software at next restart.

 

[FEEL01]

Tanks' Me Brudders,

John, I cannot say it is good. I only know the
CNTRL saw the old security ID and, as you know my dongle is a mismatch.
Dlesap, so put downloaded PCMCIA in slot B
boot and CTRL I from MENU option 3 and update BOOTROM
and then,option 4?

Main Cabinet Software Installation Main Menu :
1. New Install or Option 11/11E Upgrade - From Software DaughterBoard
2. System Upgrade
3. Utilities
4. New System Installation - From Software Delivery Card
[q]uit, [h]elp or [?], <cr> - redisplay

 

[dlesap]

Right.
You didn't need to blew up software first. A new system installation will do it for you, including the database if you choose so.
Regarding the Dongle ID, you just need to insert the dongle for the one you have the keycodes.
If you already have deleted too much files that may be necessary for the system to restart then 2 cases:
1- Your board is good for nothing anymore
2- An other procedure for reloading all the soft on the board exist. It starting with Ctrl B at system startup but i don't have the rest of that procedure under my hand. Tell me if necessary...

Regards

 

[RS528]

If that is not working you must erease the software daughter board first to load the new software on the daughterboard.

Go to the FBUG> prompt via Reboot the PABX and enter "Ctrl B Ctrl B" when the system ask "PCMCIA card installed in drive A"

Meridian Small System Controller
Pre-Boot: 03 dev2.37
Flash Boot: NTDK34FA_r04 dev2.50
Reset Reason: C0, 0 - Reset due to Power Up
SRAM: 128 kBytes
DRAM: 16 MBytes, speed=60 ns
Security ID: 10089392 type: NT_STD
System ID: 10089392
Backup Flash: 1572 kBytes
Program Store: 24 MBytes
Flash Drive: 8 MBytes
Expansion board #1 not installed.
Expansion board #2 not installed.
Ethernet MAC address: 00.00.75.4A.55.49
PCMCIA card installed in drive A.Ctrl B Ctrl B .........................
PCMCIA card not installed in drive B.

*** To invoke install setup program from PCMCIA enter CONTROL-I ***
Ctrl B , Ctrl B .........................
Executing power up self tests
Power up self test passed

Fbug680x0 Monitor/Debugger Version 3.0 - 27/1/98

"enter help at the FBUG> prompt"

FBUG> help
bf Block Fill
bm Block Move
bs Block Search
dc Data Conversion
?
he
help Help
md Memory Display
mm Memory Modify
ct Test


BUG> ct
MERIDIAN SMALL SYSTEM TEST MENU
------------------------------------
Enter 'p' for Production test
or 'd' for Daughter board test
or 't' for Troubleshoot
or 's' for System power up test
Return key to exit

Enter selection :d

DAUGHTER BOARD TEST MENU
---------------------------------
0 - or return to EXIT MENU
1 - EXPN D/B 1
2 - EXPN D/B 2
3 - BACKWARDS COMPATIBLE D/B
4 - FLASH DAUGHTER BOARD

Enter selection :4
Testing FLASH drive D/B
-Checking for previous data
-Flash d/b is not blank
Enter y to erase and test: y

Flash Drive device information
Device 0 AM29F016(16Mb,8bit wide)
start address = 1F000000 drive_size(bytes) = 800000
-Reset device block 0
-Erasing device block 0
-Checking devices are erased
-Block 0 is erased
-ERASE PASSED
start_add=1F000000,stop_add=1F7FFFFC
................................................................
-Erasing device block 0
-Checking devices are erased
-Block 0 is erased
-ERASE PASSED
PASS
Testing 24Mb FLASH on daughter board
-Checking for previous data
-Flash d/b is not blank
Enter y to erase and test: n "enter n"
FAIL

Enter test number or Return



DAUGHTER BOARD TEST MENU
---------------------------------
0 - or return to EXIT MENU
1 - EXPN D/B 1
2 - EXPN D/B 2
3 - BACKWARDS COMPATIBLE D/B
4 - FLASH DAUGHTER BOARD

Enter selection :

Power cycle machine and try a new software install .


Ronald

 

[FEEL01]

Tanks again me brudders!!!

That is it, I now have a proceedure! Thanks for help troops!!!