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WERA HF Radar Software - CL7: Initial VxWorks Installation
The following steps are required to initially install a VxWorks bootable image on the CL7's flash disk [
C:
]:
On a Linux workstation create three 3 1/2 inch floppies:
$ dd if=freedos.dsk of=/dev/fd0
$ dd if=CL7_exe.dsk of=/dev/fd0
$ dd if=vxw_initial_boot.dsk of=/dev/fd0
Boot the freedos disk and run
fdisk
and
format C:
to prepare the flashdrive.
Remove the freedos floppy.
Insert the DOS floppy containing CL7.EXE .
Enter
C:
Enter
A:\CL7
Wait until the archive is unpacked to CL7::C:\ .
Remove the DOS floppy containing CL7.EXE .
The next step requires that
FTP service is configured on the Linux host,
the latest vxworks_yyyymmdd.tar.gz archive is unpacked, and
a network cable is installed between the CL7 and the Linux host.
Insert the floppy containing "vxw_initial_boot".
Boot the floppy.
Wait until the VxWorks script finished.
Remove the floppy containing "vxw_initial_boot".
Reboot the CL7. VxWorks should now boot from the flashdisk.
Future updates of the VxWorks package require the following steps:
Prepare a DOS floppy containing CL7upd.EXE .
Insert a DOS bootable floppy (e.g. freedos) into the CL7's drive.
Boot (free)DOS.
Insert the DOS floppy containing CL7upd.EXE .
Enter
C:
Enter
A:\CL7upd
Wait until the archive is unpacked to CL7::C:\
Reboot the CL7.
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gurgel@ifm.uni-hamburg.de
(Klaus-Werner Gurgel)