From 1c936111766bf8be2b2db875edf9903c397ba3fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Miroslav Rezanina Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2015 10:49:32 +0200 Subject: spec: Remove FlashingSLOF.pdf Message-id: <1433414972-28403-1-git-send-email-mrezanin@redhat.com> Patchwork-id: 65378 O-Subject: [RHEL-7.2 SLOF PATCH] spec: Remove FlashingSLOF.pdf Bugzilla: 1226264 RH-Acked-by: Thomas Huth RH-Acked-by: David Gibson RH-Acked-by: Jeff Nelson From: Miroslav Rezanina FlashingSLOF.pdf contains instruction for installing SLOF to JS20/JS21 machines. We use SLOF for running virtual guests only so we do not need this file. Signed-off-by: Miroslav Rezanina --- INSTALL | 58 ---------------------------------------------------------- README | 2 +- 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 59 deletions(-) diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 058da63..abf2703 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -3,64 +3,6 @@ Slimline Open Firmware - SLOF Copyright (C) 2005, 2012 IBM Corporation -INSTALL ON JS20/JS21 -=============================================================================== - - 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. - - !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ! ! - ! NOTE: WHEN FLASHING A NEW FIRMWARE IMAGE YOU MIGHT ! - ! DESTROY YOUR FIRMWARE IMAGE AND LOOSE YOUR WARRANTY! ! - ! ! - ! YOU MAY NEED TO CALL SERVICE, IF THE FIRMWARE IMAGE ! - ! IS DESTROYED ! ! - ! ! - !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - - -REMOVING SLOF FROM JS20/JS21 -=============================================================================== - - 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 - - INSTALL ON KVM/QEMU =============================================================================== diff --git a/README b/README index 2944588..04786c8 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ The SLOF source code is structured into the following directories: Currently, there are two clients: - net-snk : Used for network bootloading (a TFTP client) - takeover : A separate binary that can be used for bootstrapping - SLOF on a JS20/JS21 (see FlashingSLOF.pdf for details). + SLOF on a JS20/JS21. - drivers : Driver code for various hardware (currently only NIC drivers). -- 1.8.3.1