Slimline Open Firmware - SLOF

Copyright (C) 2005, 2008 IBM Corporation


BUILD
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 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
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 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
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 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