Downloading System Software Using Boot File on an SD Card - IMG 1004

A BootP server is used to configure the following:

 

If a BootP server is not available but a remote FTP Server is available, the SD card can be used to configure the boot parameters so the IMG 1004 can retrieve the system software from the remote FTP Server. See Diagram Below.

 

dg_sd_bootserver_1004.png

 

Steps

  1. Insert the SD Card into an SD Writer connected to a PC.

  2. On the SD Card is a file named bootup.cfg. Open this file.

  3. Below is what the SD Card bootup.cfg information should look like.

 

######################################################

######################################################

# INSTRUCTIONS

#1. Edit values as required, as described below.

# Change IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway IP Address to the actual #values for the IMG.

# If you change the version of IMG System Software on the FTP Server #or the SD card, make sure you change the System Software Filename #value.

# Make sure Host Flag is set appropriately for your configuration and #Boot method

#

# Calculate boot flag by adding values based on desired system attributes

# For a T1 system: add 0

# For an E1 system: add 2

#

# To boot from a FTP Server: add 0

# To boot from a SD Card: add 32

#

# For LBR codecs (512 ch/mod): add 0

# For LBR + AMR codecs (480 ch/mod): add 8

# For LBR + ILBC codecs (336 ch/mod): add 16

# For LBR + ILBC + Wireless codecs (336 ch/mod): add 24

#

# An example host flag for a T1 system booting from the SD card with LBR + iLBC codecs would = 48 (0+32+16)

# Change Server Address to the actual address of the FTP server.

# The Server Name is not used at this time.

#2. After editing this file: save file, remove SD card, insert SD card #in the IMG, power-up the IMG.

#_______________________________________________________________________

# IMG bootup configuration file

# IP Address

yiaddr=192.168.3.103

# Subnet Mask

subnet mask=255.255.255.0

# Gateway Address

giaddr=192.168.3.10

# System Software Filename

file=/excelsw/ftpBuilds  

# Host Flag

host flag=0

# Server Address for File transfer and SNTP operation.

siaddr=192.168.1.100

# Server Name (Optional, not currently used)

sname=factorydefault

######################################################

######################################################

 

  1. Any line beginning with the # symbol is a comment and is not processed by the IMG 1004. Below is the information the user will edit for use in its network

 

 

  1. Change the Host Flag to "Retrieve IMG Build from SD Card".  

 

Host Flag Values

32 = Boot from SD Card, T1 system

34 = Boot from SD Card, E1 system

 

Example: The following is a T1 system booting from SD Card. Refer to the file Setting Host Flags to follow the example

 

Boot From SD card =  32

T1 system = add     +00

Host Flag Value =      32

 

The Host Flag for a T1 system booting from SD Card = 32

 

  1. Edit the bootup.cfg file to reflect the new Host Flag value

  2. Edit the System Software Filename in the bootup.cfg file to reflect the new software file being loaded. (Ex: file=/excelsw/ftpBuilds)

  3. Edit the rest of the bootup.cfg file to reflect your network values.

  4. Save the bootup.cfg file

  5. Remove the SD card from the SD Writer.

  6. Insert the SD card into the SD slot on the Front Panel of the IMG.

  7. Power-up the IMG 1004.

  8. The IMG 1004 will go through a diagnostic check and then load software. See IMG 1004 - Front Panel Status LEDs for more information on the boot process.

  9. Once the loading of software and configuring of network information is complete, the IMG 1004 will be ready to get configured

 

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