Patch-ID# 117365-04
Keywords: sun blade 2500 sun fire v250
Synopsis: Hardware/PROM: Sun Blade 2500 (non Silver) Sun Fire V250 Flash PROM Update
Date: Jan/07/2005


Install Requirements: Additional instructions may be listed below                      
                      
Solaris Release: 8 9

SunOS Release: 5.8 5.9

Unbundled Product: Hardware/PROM

Unbundled Release: OBP 4.16.4,POST 4.16.3,OBDIAG 4.16.4

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Topic: 

Relevant Architectures: sun blade 2500 sun fire v250

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4375477 4740629 4798408 4802356 4806012 4812867 4812904 4814464 4815956 4815956 4817432 4817644 4818607 4819928 4820040 4820154 4825168 4826244 4826257 4827590 4828299 4828367 4829098 4829331 4829576 4830092 4830092 4831296 4831318 4831408 4831519 4832286 4836174 4838019 4838922 4841495 4842899 4842962 4844543 4845805 4845895 4845942 4848493 4850283 4850283 4850283 4850706 4850706 4850706 4850993 4852206 4854505 4854505 4854505 4856254 4856718 4857574 4857933 4859625 4861512 4861528 4861585 4861729 4862646 4862684 4864600 4864627 4864657 4864985 4866662 4866687 4869255 4869263 4870726 4876043 4882093 4882466 4882466 4883792 4883792 4883794 4885997 4886796 4890068 4890075 4890305 4892485 4893067 4897231 4901202 4902931 4903517 4904307 4906773 4910442 4911947 4919811 4920572 4953893 4965742 4976214 4992487 4995353 5007053 5009197 5011156 5011167 5016091 5016727 5017013 5018979 5018984 5018986 5019775 5019809 5026180 5027126 5027126 5027131 5027131 5028307 5031793 5034744 5039430 5042760 5046320 5047613 5050594 5052615 5053315 5055623 5058325 5059903 5062746 5066168 5066468 5066798 5072976 5072976 5074097 5076244 5080134 5080139 5080212 5080225 5080601 5084901 5084905 5086474 5086477 5094513 5094513 5099420 5102715 5103544 5104494 5105537 5110143 6185010 6189110 6191222 6201932 6207902 BugIds fixed in patches: previous

Changes incorporated in this version: 

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

                                flash-update-SunBlade2500-latest
                                flash-update-SunBlade2500-old,
                                unix.flash-update.README,
                                unix.flash-update.SunBlade2500.sh,
README.117365-04, copyright, 817-6957-10.pdf,

Problem Description:

4375477 Add scan dump information to fatal-reset output
4740629 obp should output an understandable warning when it resets it's cfg to defaults
4827590 OBDiag not called if sync or boot called after XIR and prior to reset.
4828299 Server diagnostic-mode? behaviour contravenes IEEE1275.
4828367 error-reset-recovery should default to 'sync' on servers
4838922 POST called a second time after OBDiag run when obdiag-trigger, post-trigger set
4903517 XIR sometimes gets ROMTrap error
4911947 .version output needs a carriage return
4919811 diag-out-console doesn't work for system fatal reset
4992487 reduce  BUSY poll duration  for IDE disk in PIO mode data xfer
4995353 "post x min" runs with verbosity of none instead of min
5007053 Incorrect message displayed in OBP during cpu overtemp
5009197 Incorrect printenv results in safe NVRAM mode
5011156 cpu overtemp at obp doesn't get a warning or a shutdown
5011167 diagnostics mode does not override diag-script to normal
5016091 Wrong comment in lomlite.fth, change error message
5016727 boot net fails with AFT CPU 3 UUTS mode
5017013 SeSi asr-disable cpu fails for UltraSPARC-III
5018979 Corrected ECC Error during boot
5018984 The WIH bit in the lsucr should be set
5018986 Add correct MCU settings for 1350 and 1500MHz modules
5019775 FATAL: CPU: mp-get -- MSMP Incongruity ***
5019809 OpenBoot PROM download/jump request failed
5026180 extend catch throw implementation
5027126 Add obp support for Dimm Duct Fan Interposer card for EnWS
5027131 Add obdiag support for Dimm Duct Fan Interposer card for EnWS
5028307 Incorrect supply margin on slot C
5031793 Add OBP WANboot support
5034744 Implement service-mode? configuration variable
5039430 Mask off GPIO3 pin for Taco/Taco+
5042760 Replace lsi1010 fcode with lsi1030 fcode
5046320 Chalupa-19 specific programming of MAX1617 device
5047613 unable to shutdown system when in CDE using front power button with obp 4.10.6
5050594 Booting Solaris after interrupting POST causes panic
5052615 Flash support required for a new centerplane P/N 501-6911
5053315 SunBlade 2500 heading is being truncated
5055623 Implement OBP Diag-on service-mode? and verbosity features into fiesta platforms
5058325 Change Chalupa respose to SC reset to match other Fiesta products
5059903 small makefile clean up changes
5062746 OBP fails at startup
5066168 Chalupa asr-enable and asr-disable fail from 4.x.build_51 on
5066468 4.x build 59 and build 60 crashes on starcat
5066798 Chalupa has possible race condition when more than 2 CPUs return from POST
5072976 Console printf's skipped in common messaging because of unexpected trap
5072976 Console printf's skipped in common messaging because of unexpected trap
5074097 "Fast Data Access MMU Miss" after a halt to ok promt and with any keyboarb input
5076244 Misleading response msg to asr-enable cmd when a device is disabled by FWDIAGS
5080134 Dak/Cstone Normal mode messages not printing
5080139 Change dak/Cstone post command to use common CLI and hooks
5080212 In Service Mode, post does not get executed after every second reset
5080225 remove spurrious message *Setting NVRAM parameters to default values* diag mode
5080601 POST does not get triggered every other reset when diag-trigger is all-resets
5084901 Diagon on workstations runs diagnostics by default
5084905 Diagon probing output missing when diag-switch? set true, verbosity < max
5086474 Fcode $number is not 32-bit clean
5086477 Instance buffers must be allocated on 8-byte boundaries
5094513 Change EnWS+/Taco+ Banner Names to "Sun Java Workstation Wx500s"
5094513 Change EnWS+/Taco+ Banner Names to "Sun Java Workstation Wx500s"
5099420 Add new JP3.x EnXS MB Part Numbers to Unix flash-update utility
5102715 USB keyboard FCode uses endpoint max packet incorrectly
5103544 Remove "diag-out-console" openboot variable name in Taco/Taco+
5104494 Add new Chalupa+ Mb part numbers to Unix flash-update utility
5105537 Performance degradation in V440 jp3.x with SPECcpu2000
5110143 Nvram var diag-script cannot be set to sys-ext for Taco+/EnWS+
6185010 depend files need to be updated
6189110 Change Taco+/EnWS+ obp banner and root names
6191222 Change Taco+/EnWS+ obp root and banner names
6201932 FATAL: no exception frames available, forcing misaligned trap on reboot/power-cycles
6207902 stand-init interact breaks boot

Patch Installation Instructions:
===============================
 
 
Intro
-----
 
    This README is intended for users who wish to upgrade the firmware
    in their Sun Blade 2500 or Sun Fire V250.  
 
 
Summary of the Patch Installation Process:
------------------------------------------
 
The installation shall comprise of the following steps
 
1)  Determine the system's current Flash PROM firmware revision.
 
2)  Compare the current Flash PROM firmware revision with the available or 
    latest Flash PROM firmware revisions.
 
3)  If the current Flash PROM firmware revision is lower than the latest
    available firmware revision in this patch, then proceed to the next step. 
    If NOT, STOP: DO NOT CONTINUE.
 
4)  Prepare the system for the Flash PROM update
 
5)  Running the Flash PROM Utility
 
6)  Verifying successful Flash PROM Update
 
7)  Restoring the system
 
8)  Resume operations
 
 
Patch Installation instructions (in detail):
============================================
 
The required steps are explained in greater detail below.
 
1)  Determine the System's Current Firmware Revisions
    -------------------------------------------------
 
    While the OS is running the following command may be used to
    determine the current system firmware revisions;
 
        /usr/sbin/prtconf -V
        or
	/usr/platform/sun4u/sbin/prtdiag -v | grep OBP
 
    The firmware revisions may also be determined from the PROM monitor's
    "ok" prompt with the following command;
 
	.version
 
2)  Compare the current Flash PROM firmware revision with the available or 
    latest Flash PROM firmware revisions.
 
    Compare the output of the OBP line in the "prtdiag -v" or "prtconf -V"
    output. Find the revision number and compare with the revision on the
    entries below that of the "flash-update-SunBlade2500-latest" line
 
      Available Firmware Revisions
      ----------------------------
 
flash-update-SunBlade2500-latest:
	OBP 4.16.4 2004/12/18 05:19 Sun Blade 2500,Sun Fire V250
	 Sun Blade[TM] 2500 POST 4.16.3 2004/11/05 20:09 
	OBDIAG 4.16.4 2004/12/18 05:21  
 
flash-update-SunBlade2500-old:
	OBP 4.13.5 2004/05/27 17:31 Sun Blade 2500,Sun Fire V250
	 Sun Blade[TM] 2500 POST 4.13.0 2004/01/16 12:39 
	OBDIAG 4.13.5 2004/05/27 17:33  
 
3)  Is the UPGRADE NECESSARY?
 
    If the current Flash PROM revision matches the version numbers given under
    the flash-update-SunBlade2500-latest line, then STOP Here. This UPGRADE IS NOT
    NECESSARY.
 
    If the current Flash PROM firmware revision is lower than the latest
    firmware revision in this patch, then proceed to the next step.
 
4) Preparing the System
   ---------------------
 
  a) As root, copy the latest "flash-update" files from the directory
     containing the patch to the root directory as follows:
 
     # cp flash*latest  /
     # chmod 755 /flash-update*
 
     In order to boot the binary, it must be located within the root
     partition.  If it is not already located within the root partition
     then move it to /.  If the binary is already located elsewhere 
     within the root partition then note the exact filepath so that the
     binary can be booted later.
 
  b) As root, exit the OS such that the system returns to the PROM's "ok"
     prompt: 
 
     # init 0
 
       ok
 
 c) Jumper JP7 is factory-set so that the flash PROM is write-enabled.
    There is no need to switch the jumper before flash updating.
 
 
5)  Running the Flash Update Utility
    --------------------------------
 
  a) Power on the system
 
     Wait for the PROM's banner to appear, and then
 
  b) Use the Stop-A keys (or Break key, if running from a serial line) to
     abort the auto-boot sequence.
 
     ** NOTE **  If the flash update completes normally then the values
     contained within the system's Non-Volatile RAM (NVRAM) configuration
     variables will be retained.  However, if the update process is some-
     how interrupted then it is possible that any non-default values
     contained in NVRAM will be lost.  For this reason it is recommended
     that you note down on paper the contents of any NVRAM configuration
     variable which has been customized so that they may be manually
     restored at a later time, if necessary.  (Use the PROM's "printenv"
     command to list the variables and their values.)
 
  c) The system should now display the PROM monitor's "ok" prompt.
     Now boot the Flash update utility as given below:
 
     CAUTION: Do not boot/run revisions lower than the latest unless you
	      are absolutely sure that that is what you want to do!
 
     ok boot disk /flash-update-SunBlade2500-latest
 
     NOTE: If your system's boot device is not "disk" then you will
           have to specify the appropriate devalias (e.g. disk2).
           If the binary is located in a location other than / then
           provide the entire filepath after the boot device.
 
     Answer the questions as prompted by the utility. 
 
 
+++++++++++++++++++++ example Flash update follows ++++++++++++++++++++++++
++++++++ Note that this is an example only.  Much of the information ++++++
++++++++ which is displayed by your system will be different from    ++++++
++++++++ what is shown below.                                        ++++++
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 
 
Standalone Flash PROM Update Utility, Rev. 2.7
                        Ultra(tm) 1
                        Ultra(tm) 2
                        Ultra(tm) 5/10
                        Ultra(tm) 30
                        Ultra(tm) 60 / E220R
                        Ultra(tm) 80 / E420R
                        Ultra(tm) Enterprise(tm) 250
                        Ultra(tm) Enterprise(tm) 450
			Sun Blade(tm) 100
			Sun Blade(tm) 1000
			Sun Blade(tm) 1500
			Sun Blade(tm) 2500
			Sun Fire (tm) V250
			Sun Fire (tm) 280R
			Netra(tm) T4 
			Sun Fire (tm) V880
			Sun Fire (tm) V440
 
This utility allows you to interactively update the firmware
revisions in specific system Flash PROM components.
 
Type h for help, q to quit, Return or Enter to continue:
 
Every precaution should be taken to prevent the loss of system
power during the Flash PROM programming process!
 
Type h for help, q to quit, Return or Enter to continue:
 
 
       Firmware Release(s)                Firmware Release(s)
 Currently Existing in the System      Available for Installation  /  Install?
---------------------------------- -------------------------------------------
OBP 4.9.4  2003/05/14 19:13         OBP 4.9.5 2003/09/15 14:00          no
POST 4.9.1 2003/03/14 20:40         POST 4.9.4 2003/09/16 10:02          no
 
Type sa if you wish to select all available firmware releases for
installation.  Type h for help, quit to exit, or cont to continue: sa
 
 
       Firmware Release(s)                Firmware Release(s)
 Currently Existing in the System      Available for Installation  /  Install?
---------------------------------- -------------------------------------------
OBP 4.9.4  2003/05/14 19:13         OBP 4.9.5 2003/09/15 14:00         YES 
POST 4.9.1 2003/03/14 20:40         POST 4.9.4 2003/09/16 10:02         YES 
 
Type sa if you wish to select all available firmware releases for
installation.  Type h for help, quit to exit, or cont to continue: cont
 
 
The Flash programming process is about to begin.
 
Type h for help, q to quit, Return or Enter to continue:
 
Erasing the top half of the Flash PROM.
Programming OBP into the top half of the Flash PROM.
Verifying OBP in the top half of the Flash PROM.
 
Erasing the bottom half of the Flash PROM.
Programming OBP into the bottom half of Flash PROM.
Verifying OBP in the bottom half of the Flash PROM.
 
Erasing the top half of the Flash PROM.
Programming POST into the top half of Flash PROM.
Verifying POST in the top half of the Flash PROM.
 
Programming was successful.
 
Resetting ...
 
 
+++++++++++++++++++++ example Flash update ends ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 
  Once the PROM's banner reappears then use the Stop-A keys (or Break
  key, if running from a serial line) to abort the auto-boot sequence
  if the system begins to boot.
 
6)  Verifying successful Flash PROM Update
 
    Verify from the results of the .version command that the OBP
    version matches the OBP version given above under the
    flash-update-SunBlade2500-latest entry in Step 2.
 
7)  Resume operations
 
    a) Allow the system to auto-boot, or issue the boot command for your
       environment as necessary.
 
    b) Once the system has rebooted you may wish to remove the Flash Update
       binaries and documents since they will no longer be needed.
 
       # rm /flash-update*
 
    c) Remember to remove the files from their original location if
       they were not extracted directly into the root directory.
 
 
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Special Install Instructions:
----------------------------- 
 
  Note 1: If you have the frame buffer Raptor GFXP -04 REV 50
          (part 370-3753-04), you *must* install patch 110126-03 to upgrade the
          FCode in the card **BEFORE** you can do the firmware update. Revisions
          -05 and up of the frame buffer are not affected.
 
	  Failure to install the frame buffer patch (110126-03) will cause
          "FATAL" resets after the firmware update.
 
  Note 2: This utility is *not* OS-dependent.  The list of releases shown under
          the "Solaris Release" and "SunOS Release" sections may not be
          complete: The absence of a valid Solaris Release or SunOS  Release
          from the lists above does not preclude the installation of this patch
          against the hardware.
 
  Note 3: Modifications to Diagnostic Operation
 
          This released version of OpenBoot enables diagnostic execution for all
          power-on and error reset events, **as the new system default.
 
          **To implement this new policy, behavioral changes to diagnostic
          controls were made to simplify the enabling of diagnostics and
          controlling the level and verbosity of diagnostics.
 
          A new feature includes a Sun-prescribed mode of diagnostic execution,
          which overrides user-defined settings.  This mode provides service
          personnel with an easy method by which to invoke a predictable
          execution of diagnostics.
 
          The new standard (default) configuration will increase system boot
          time ( measured from power-on to the 'ok>' prompt ) and messaging
          ( varies by system configuration ) for all 'power-on-reset' and OBP
          detected 'error-reset' events. Increased boot time and messaging is
          largely due to the execution of diagnostics.
 
          Automated System Recovery (ASR), a form of restoration, is implemented
          at the firmware layer and increases overall system availability when
          diagnostics are enabled.  
 
          For more specific details regarding these OBP changes, reference the
          pdf document; "OpenBoot[tm] PROM Enhancements for Diagnostic
          Operation", included within this patch ( part 817-6957, July 2004 ).
 
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**WARNING:****WARNING:****WARNING:****WARNING:****WARNING:****WARNING:**
 
*  PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY AND ENTIRELY.  PLEASE FOLLOW THE
   INSTRUCTIONS EXACTLY AS THEY ARE STATED.
 
*  FAILURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS COULD EITHER RESULT IN A DEFECTIVE BOARD OR
   UNSUCCESSFUL FLASH PROM UPDATE.
 
*  THIS IS NOT A STANDARD PATCH in that it does not use the installpatch
   and backoutpatch scripts.
 
*  THIS PATCH CANNOT BE INSTALLED ON AN ONLINE OPERATING SYSTEM BECAUSE
   THE INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS REQUIRES THAT THE SYSTEM BE BROUGHT DOWN.
   BE SURE TO SCHEDULE DOWN TIME TO INSTALL THIS PATCH.
 
*  Installation of the firmware included with this patch does NOT
   require any hardware changes if the Flash update completes normally. 
 
*  PLEASE REVIEW NOT ONLY THIS README BUT ALSO ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION
   GIVEN.
 
   For all hardware platform specific information please reference the
   the Hardware Product Notes that are published online at: 
   http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/Workstation_Products/
   Workstations/Sun_Blade_Workstations/Sun_Blade_2500/index.html
 
   The Product Notes can also be found via part number 816-1001-xx Sun Blade 2500
   Product Notes (where xx represents the latest revision of this document).
 
**WARNING:****WARNING:****WARNING:****WARNING:****WARNING:****WARNING:**
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README -- Last modified date:  Tuesday, January 11, 2005

