Difference between revisions of "Firmware Upgrade"
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'''Recovery image''' - This part is read only and used to restore the system in the event of a main firmware fatal error of parts Firmware Image 1 and 2. | '''Recovery image''' - This part is read only and used to restore the system in the event of a main firmware fatal error of parts Firmware Image 1 and 2. | ||
| − | '''Firmware Image 1 and 2''' - This two parts contains the main firmware. One is marked as "current", this firmare is running right now. When Firmware Upgrade starts the new Firmware Image is written to the second Image part which is not running. Due to this feature can not damage the firmware that works properly. After successful upload is marked the new one | + | '''Firmware Image 1 and 2''' - This two parts contains the main firmware. One is marked as "current", this firmare is running right now. When Firmware Upgrade starts the new Firmware Image is written to the second Image part which is not running. Due to this feature can not damage the firmware that works properly. After successful upload is marked the new one, the next startup will boot of it. |
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Revision as of 14:45, 3 January 2019
In this document, we will focus on the Firmware Upgrade
Firmware
Firmware on IPLOG-GAMA is composed of three parts.
Recovery image - This part is read only and used to restore the system in the event of a main firmware fatal error of parts Firmware Image 1 and 2.
Firmware Image 1 and 2 - This two parts contains the main firmware. One is marked as "current", this firmare is running right now. When Firmware Upgrade starts the new Firmware Image is written to the second Image part which is not running. Due to this feature can not damage the firmware that works properly. After successful upload is marked the new one, the next startup will boot of it.
root@buildroot:~# metel-firmware-version
Shows the current version of Recovery and Firmware images.
root@buildroot:~# root@iplog:~# metel-firmware-version FIRMWARE ======== image: recovery version: 2.0.8811 FIRMWARE ======== image: image 1 (current) //"current" label informs about right now running firmware version: 12.0.8824 FIRMWARE ======== image: image 2 version: 12.0.8811
