how to use "usb flaskdisk" in os6400?

[benny]

Does the USB stick have a FAT filesystem?
Please make sure you only use USB sticks with capacity less than 2 GB ...
Please make sure you create an empty file called "aossignature" on the USB stick ...

Benny

[OmniSwitch]

Now I created that aossignature -file and it seems that the switch no longer complains: unsupported bulk device
Still the stick I mentioned earlier that gives hope says the same even if I formatted it 1024 Mbytes and fat16:

/uflash Bulk device is created
Node ID 0x2
LUN #0
Vendor Info :
Product ID :
Product Revision :
Number of Blocks : 0
Bytes per Block : 2
Total Capacity : 0

+++ USB Bulk Device mounted at 12 Mbps.

any ideas?

[dangkita]

Hi Benny,

Does the USB need to be bootable?
USB stick has FAT filesystem, means FAT16 or FAT32?

Thanks and best regards,
Dangkita

[benny]

@OmniSwitch:
Where is the issue, the USB stick was properly mounted?!

@Dangkita:
No, it doesn't have to be bootable. I have never selected anything special and asked Windows to format it with FAT (I assume that is FAT32 today ...).

Benny

[devnull]

I tried different sticks and found a 256MB Fujitsu Siemens USB Stick that worked on my 6850 (would automount when USB Enable)
It gives some strange errors, works otherwise..

tested upgrade using
usb auto-copy enable

and desaster recovery (removed all images from /certified)

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AOS miniboot version: 6.4.4.213.R01
VxWorks (for Alcatel CMM Motorola MPC8248) version VxWorks5.5.1
KERNEL: WIND version 2.6
Made on Jan 27 2011, 05:49:51.
Copyright Wind River Systems, Inc., 1984-2006

CPU: Motorola MPC8248.  Processor #0.
Memory Size: 0x10000000 (256 MB).  BSP version 1.2/1.

Attempting to load from the CERTIFIED directory...
Loading kernel from '/flash/certified/K2os.img'...
Cannot find component(alcatelNetworking_kernel.lnk) in package(/flash/certified/K2os.img)!
Cannot find component(kernel.lnk) in package(/flash/certified/K2os.img)!
Unable to load kernel image from file '/flash/certified/K2os.img'.
Unable to boot from the CERTIFIED software release.
[Miniboot]->USB Disaster Recovery Activated
usrFdiskPartLib: warning: invalid partition entry encountered block 0, entry 0, sys type 6e, Skipped
usrFdiskPartLib: warning: invalid partition entry encountered block 0, entry 1, sys type ff, Skipped
usrFdiskPartLib: warning: invalid partition entry encountered block 0, entry 2, sys type 74, Skipped
 /uflash Bulk device is created
Bulk Device mounted at 12 Mbps. With 1 Logical Units at node 2
Initiate reformat of /flash
Destroy all data in /flash file system
Reinitializing flash file system.  Please wait...
Disk with 125152 sectors of 512 bytes will be formatted with:
Volume Parameters: FAT type: FAT16, sectors per cluster 2
  2 FAT copies, 62298 clusters, 245 sectors per FAT
  Sectors reserved 1, hidden 32, FAT sectors 490
  Root dir entries 512, sysId VXDOS16 , serial number b4379482
  Label:"NO NAME    " ...
.copying file /uflash/6850/certified/Kadvrout.img -> /flash/certified/Kadvrout.img
Copy OK: 2878967 bytes copied
copying file /uflash/6850/certified/Kbase.img -> /flash/certified/Kbase.img
Copy OK: 18580029 bytes copied
copying file /uflash/6850/certified/Kencrypt.img -> /flash/certified/Kencrypt.img
Copy OK: 3437 bytes copied
copying file /uflash/6850/certified/Keni.img -> /flash/certified/Keni.img
Copy OK: 5753015 bytes copied
copying file /uflash/6850/certified/Ksecu.img -> /flash/certified/Ksecu.img
Copy OK: 648379 bytes copied
copying file /uflash/6850/certified/K2os.img -> /flash/certified/K2os.img
Copy OK: 1957710 bytes copied
copying file /uflash/6850/certified/boot.cfg -> /flash/certified/boot.cfg
Copy OK: 3085 bytes copied

i have no 6400 to test with, but it should work.. takes some time to find a supported USB (just go through all the old marketing giveaways)

[lsls]

Hello,

Could you please confirm the following requirements to use any USB on current OS6400:

- FAT format (therefore USB should be under 2Go)
- Having the empty file aossignature on the USB

That's all?

All the USB with those characteristics should work with the OS 6400?

Lsls

[silvio]

aossignature is only necessary for usb-autorecovery.
For casual updates or filetransfer you have to activate
> usb enable

if your stick is working you can use the known commands like:
> ls /uflash
> mkdir /uflash/6400
> cp /flash/working/boot.cfg /uflash/6400/

try it.
regards
Silvio

[lsls]

Hello,

I think I was not very clear, so I'll try again:

The main issue is that the stick is not recognized by the 6400. Therefore the usb enable command is useless.

When I check with ls after putting the USB and usb enable I don't have any /uflash

What are the requirements for any USB to be compliant with 6400?

lsls

[devnull]

In General have a Certified USB Stick, e.g. Buy One from ALU.
As probably nobody does this:
Just check all your USB sticks (less 2gb work more often in my experience)

I think mine are fat32. Just plug them in use USB enable. If it is recognized ( you'll see from the output or check if ls /uflash shows you the content of the stick)

Once you have a compatible USB stick you may need aossignature files or special directory structures for auto-copy and disaster recovery