Impossible to load/flash new GA-2 board

[freedom]

I have receive 2 new GA-2 boards for extra compressors.
I have tried to flash the boards with PC Installer, but this didn't work!
With an 'old' GA it works fine.

Does anyone has the same problem or better, a solution??

[knightr1der]

I haven't had this problem yet!

Just an idea - and maybe you have already thought of it - but what version PC installer are you using?

2.22 seems to be the latest available on the BPWS.

[freedom]

I have used the latest PC Installer, V2.22.

Perhaps the binaries of this OXE release are wrong.
I have used F5401.15 (same as on the pbx).
Acording to TCO904 the board is compatible with F5401.11.e

[knightr1der]

It sounds like its time you had a word with AL via the mysterious eSR button on your BPWS login

edit: That is unless of course your magic fingers wake up or if someone else on here knows the answer!

[freedom]

Of course I already opened an eSR before I asked the question here.
But sometimes the answer from Unleashed is faster than from Alcatel-Lucent itself.......

And not all 'in the field' solved problems are know by tech support.

[tot3nkopf]

Hi,
Did you try to use the PBX itself as TFTP server and use lanpbxbuild in first place?

[frank]

Hey Freedom,

Can you explain how you tried to flash it, and what did not work ?
Thx

[Eliott_DUP]

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Current boards (32 MB)                    New boards (128 MB)
 GD Reference: 3EH 73048 ACAB      GD-2 Reference: 3EH 73048 BCAB
 GD Reference: 3EH 73048 ACJD      GD-2 Reference: 3EH 73048 BCJD
 GA Reference: 3EH 73048 ADAB      GA-2 Reference: 3EH 73048 BDAB
 GA Reference: 3EH 73048 ADJD      GA-2 Reference: 3EH 73048 BDJD

I flashed a GD-2 last week using OXE Installer and it worked.

The Media Gateway binary version must be at least from one of the following compatible Releases Versions
R5.1.2 E2.504.1.al
R6.0.1 F1.603.1.ah
R6.1.1 F2.502.22.c
R6.2 F3.301.27
R7.0 F4.401.23.a
R7.1 F5.401.11.e

[freedom]

if I look at your screendump I did the same as you.
But in my case it didn't work

I connect the GD-2 to my pc using a cross-cable.
Set the PCInstaller to install a GD/GA like in the screendump.
The GD starts downloading the first two files like normal.
After this the board should be flashed, but this doesn't occure....

Below is a logfile where a colleague of mine tried to flash a GD-2 using Release 7.1 (F5.401.18):

ALIZE informations :
Memory Detected : 131072 Ko
Flash Detected
DaughterBoard Detected
DSP Voip Found : 1
XCHANGE Detected
XCHANGE Chip Initialization OK
Ethernet Found : 1
Ethernet Chip Initialization OK
Hard Disk Not Detected
PCM11 selected
CPU at 133 mhz
check lock RTC
value of DIL switch 2


YOU CAN strike Ctrl B to enter in BIOS monitor during several seconds from NOW
!

BATMODE testing
Static Boot from hard disk #0(3)
unable to boot on DISK
Static Boot from No Boot Device selected(0)
Static Boot from flash NAND mother(1)
unable to boot on NAND flash drive 0
unable to boot on flash NAND
Static Boot from ethernet(4)
eth0: Setting 1 (0 half 1 full) based on negotiated link capability.

IP address determination
============================

BOOTP request in progress ->0:80:9F:65:96:B0

*RcvTO,TOIPRcv,*RcvTO,TOIPRcv,*RcvTO,TOIPRcv,*RcvTO,TOIPRcv,*RcvTO,TOIPRcv,*RcvT
O,TOIPRcv,*RcvTO,TOIPRcv,*RcvTO,TOIPRcv,*RcvTO,TOIPRcv,*RcvTO,TOIPRcv,*RcvTO,TOI
PRcv,*RcvTO,TOIPRcv,*RcvTO,TOIPRcv,*RcvTO,TOIPRcv,*RcvTO,TOIPRcv,*RcvTO,TOIPRcv,
*RcvTO,TOIPRcv,bp_chaddr(eth client address):0:80:9F:65:96:B0
Bootp resp IP addr src:192.168.1.123
bootp server and TFTP server are the same

TFTP server IP addr ( siaddr): 192.168.1.123
eth source address=0:A0:D1:38:15:33
bootfile = /DHS3bin/downbin/emg/binmgstart
0:A0:D1:38:15:33

Netmask: 255.255.255.0
Our Hostname: OXE_1 (192.168.1.124)

Domain name: lcatel.a4400.0

My IP address
192.168.1.124
My SUBNET mask
255.255.255.0
TFTPLOAD STARTED using ip=192.168.1.123 -New ethernet address TFTP server (or g
ateway) :0:A0:D1:38:15:33
- Bootp Server TECRA-001 - File Name /DHS3bin/downbin/emg/binmgstart
size of last packet: 141

TFTPLOAD COMPLETE - file size 141
cmd received: /DHS3bin/downbin/emg/binmgvmlinux;763904;BIN;1048576;1048576
/DHS3b
in/downbin/emg/binmgrdimg;5270657;RAMDISK;4194304;0
boot;0;BOOT;0;1048576

size of file loaded: 8DH at 661CH
j= 0 file-fct type= 7 ,file name= /DHS3bin/downbin/emg/binmgvmlinux ,length= 763
904 ,address=1048576 start=1048576
j= 1 file-fct type= 1 ,file name= /DHS3bin/downbin/emg/binmgrdimg ,length= 52706
57 ,address=4194304 start=0
j= 2 file-fct type= 5 ,file name= boot ,length= 0 ,address=0 start=1048576
j= 3 file-fct type= 0 ,file name= ,length= 0 ,address=0 start=0
j= 4 file-fct type= 0 ,file name= ,length= 0 ,address=0 start=0
j= 5 file-fct type= 0 ,file name= ,length= 0 ,address=0 start=0
j= 6 file-fct type= 0 ,file name= ,length= 0 ,address=0 start=0
j= 7 file-fct type= 0 ,file name= ,length= 0 ,address=0 start=0
j= 8 file-fct type= 0 ,file name= ,length= 0 ,address=0 start=0
j= 9 file-fct type= 0 ,file name= ,length= 0 ,address=0 start=0
config action number=3

TFTPLOAD STARTED using ip=192.168.1.123 -New ethernet address TFTP server (or g
ateway) :0:A0:D1:38:15:33
- Bootp Server TECRA-001 - File Name /DHS3bin/downbin/emg/binmgvmlinux
................................................................................
.............size of last packet: 14

TFTPLOAD COMPLETE - file size 763918
WARNING: downloaded size file # from command file

TFTPLOAD STARTED using ip=192.168.1.123 -New ethernet address TFTP server (or g
ateway) :0:A0:D1:38:15:33
- Bootp Server TECRA-001 - File Name /DHS3bin/downbin/emg/binmgrdimg
................................................................................
................................................................................
................................................................................
................................................................................
................................................................................
................................................................................
................................................................................
................................................................................
...size of last packet: 129

TFTPLOAD COMPLETE - file size 5270657
11796=total packets received
11811=total packets transmitted
6578192=total bytes received
765428=total bytes transmitted
0=bad packets received
0=packet transmit problems
0=no space in linux buffers
0=no space available in linux
0=multicast packets received
0=collisions
0=length_errors
0=receiver ring buff overflow
0=recved pkt with crc error
0=recv'd frame alignment error
0=recv'r fifo overrun
0=receiver missed packet
0=tx_aborted_errors
0=tx_carrier_errors
0=tx_fifo_errors
0=tx_heartbeat_errors
0=tx_window_errors
0=rx_compressed
0=tx_compressed
start kernel at 100000
Shutdown of the interface 0 = 0
init ethernet interface 1 not done
Watch dog started
Linux version 2.2.18-rtl (@colebu02) (gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release)) #6
Mon Apr 26 15:23:25 MEST 2004
Calibrating delay loop... 65.74 BogoMIPS
Memory: 123260k/131072k available (632k kernel code, 412k reserved, 1584k data,
36k init)
Checking if this processor honours the WP bit even in supervisor mode... Ok.
ShutOK cleared!
Dentry hash table entries: 16384 (order 5, 128k)
Buffer cache hash table entries: 131072 (order 7, 512k)
Page cache hash table entries: 32768 (order 5, 128k)
CPU: AMD 486 DX/4-WB stepping 04
Checking 386/387 coupling... OK, FPU using exception 16 error reporting.
Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK.
POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX
PCI: Using configuration type 1
PCI: Probing PCI hardware
Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.2
Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039
NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0 for Linux NET4.0.
NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0
IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP
TCP: Hash tables configured (ehash 131072 bhash 65536)
802.1Q VLAN Support v1.0 (c) 2000 Ben Greear (GPL)
vlan Initialization complete.
Starting kswapd v 1.5
Serial driver version 4.27 with no serial options enabled
ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
ttyS01 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A
pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured
RAM disk driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 20480K size
RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
Freeing unused kernel memory: 36k freed
Warning: unable to open an initial console.
Initial console created for init
RTLinux Extensions Loaded (http://www.fsmlabs.com/)
Starting watchdog timer daemon using /dev/rtf3
modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-4
INIT: version 2.78 booting
Remounting root read-write....
modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-4
/lib/modules/2.2.18-rtl/misc/flashfx.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
/lib/modules/2.2.18-rtl/misc/flashfx.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.2.18-rtl/misc/flas
hfx.o failed
/lib/modules/2.2.18-rtl/misc/flashfx.o: insmod flashfx failed
e-mgd board found - setting up ramdisk

Remount - Forces the media to be remounted
Datalight FlashFx
invalid operand: 0000
CPU: 0
EIP: 0010:[<c882a6f1>]
EFLAGS: 00010202
eax: c882a6f0 ebx: c01ce0fc ecx: c0172710 edx: c66abd98
esi: 00000001 edi: c66abde5 ebp: c66abd9c esp: c66abd88
ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018
Process mount (pid: 477, process nr: 10, stackpage=c66ab000)
Stack: c6f78d90 c66abd9c c88049b4 00000001 00000200 c66abdec c012874d c01ce0fc
00000000 00000002 00000002 00001f10 00000400 c7fe1600 c01738b1 0000001f
00000000 c6f78d90 c66abdd8 c66aa000 00000400 00000200 00000200 c66aa0ff
Call Trace: [<c88049b4>] [<c012874d>] [<c01738b1>] [<c0129792>] [<c0140e99>] [<c
014337e>] [<c01433f1>]
[<c88049b4>] [<c0122caa>] [<c01244ae>] [<c012b83f>] [<c012b8b2>] [<c012b9
41>] [<c012b905>] [<c012f67a>]
[<c012beb9>] [<c018faa0>] [<c01244ea>] [<c0127f13>] [<c018cb4d>] [<c012c4
2c>] [<c018faa0>] [<c012f12b>]
[<c882bf80>] [<c01083e8>]
Code: ff ff e9 70 ff ff ff 90 8d b4 26 00 00 00 00 83 c4 f8 68 7c
V4.05.309
Copyright (c) 1993-2000
Patent US#5860082

Invalid Drive!
e2fsck 1.19, 13-Jul-2000 for EXT2 FS 0.5b, 95/08/09
e2fsck: Attempt to read block from filesystem resulted in short read while tryin
g to open /dev/fla
Could this be a zero-length partition?
/etc/rc.sysinit: line 122: 477 Segmentation fault mount -v -t ext2 /dev/f
la /mnt/flash
Damaged or inexistant flash filesystem - trying to format

Format - Formats a flash disk
Datalight FlashFx
V4.05.309
Copyright (c) 1993-2000
Patent US#5860082

/dev/fla not recognized
flash successfully formatted - continue system init ...

[tot3nkopf]

That error message in the end is what I've got when trying to transform a CPU3 in a GD. I'm very currious what is the physical difference between the CPU(2,3), GD, GA, GA2 types of cards. I can assume that the flash memory chipset is diffrent but I'm not sure though.

Regards.