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@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@ +Slimline Open Firmware - SLOF + +Copyright (C) 2005, 2008 IBM Corporation + + +BUILD +=============================================================================== + + To build SLOF you need: + - Recent GNU tools, configured for powerpc64-linux + - GCC: 3.3.3 and newer are known to work + - Binutils: use a version as new as possible + - Subversion + + - set the CROSS variable + - something like export CROSS="powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu-" + when using a cross compiler + or + - export CROSS="" + when using a native compiler + + - four more files to build a bootable image: + - libipmi.oco + - takeover.oco + - i2c_bmc.oco + - ipmi_oem.oco + these files are also provided through developerworks and have to be + also downloaded just like the SLOF source code + + - starting with the SLOF release JX-1.6.0-0 it is necessary to + download a x86 emulator which is used to execute the BIOS + of VGA card; to download the x86 emulator following steps are + required: + - cd other-licence/x86emu/ + - ./x86emu_download.sh # this downloads the x86 emulator sources + - cd - + + - make js2x + +INSTALL +=============================================================================== + + Detailed information about how to use SLOF on JS20 and JS21 can be found in + the document FlashingSLOF.pdf + + The JS20 and JS21 blades both have 2 "flashsides". They have a 8MB flash part + which is divided into a 4MB "temporary" side and a 4MB "permanent" side. + + The temporary side is the flashside used for the normal operation and the + permanent side is used as a backup if the temporary should ever fail. + + Therefore it is important that the permanent flash side is not changed so + that if ever required the original firmware can be restored. + + SLOF usually warns or in most cases does not easily allow to overwrite the + permanent side. + + !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! + !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! + ! ! + ! WITH THE FOLLOWING STEPS YOU MIGHT DESTROY YOUR FIRMWARE ! + ! IMAGE AND LOOSE YOUR WARRANTY ! ! + ! YOU MAY NEED TO CALL SERVICE, IF THE FIRMWARE IMAGE IS ! + ! DESTROYED ! ! + ! ! + !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! + !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! + +UNINSTALL +=============================================================================== + + If you want to boot the original firmware again, you need to boot the blade + from the management module. If auto-boot is enabled you have to press "s" + to reach the firmware prompt. + On the SLOF command line, type: + + 0 > other-firmware + + and it should get you back to running the original firmware. To permanently + get it back, after booting Linux from there, type + + $ update_flash -r + $ halt + + You will boot on the PERM side. To boot from the TEMP side again, you need to + restart the Blade System MGMT Processor. + + Following steps are needed on + Management Module -> Blade Tasks -> Power/Restart + + Power Off Blade + Restart Blade System Mgmt Processor + Power On Blade |