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Re: S5000PSL dual Xeon server board BIOS update hangs at 0% done

webadmin@intel.com — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:24:31 GMT

Finally got BIOS upgraded using Intel boot CD and new BIOS on flash.

Other 2 methods, from windows & from DOS boot are completely non-functional.

Re: The flashupdt program hangs on my system when using the -i or -u options

webadmin@intel.com — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:27:08 GMT

Finally got it working by booting from Intel boot CD and pulling BIOS from USB.

This is the only option that works, the other 2 are broken.

It should be made clearer what the options are. It took me a days of screwing around to finally realize that there's a boot CD you can use for this.

-Bruce

The flashupdt program hangs on my system when using the -i or -u options

webadmin@intel.com — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 19:41:12 GMT

The flashupdt program hangs on my system when using the -i or -u options:

(I had to use the task manager ti kill it after 60 min of running)

c:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Flashupdt>
c:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Flashupdt>flashupdt.exe -u c:\Users\Administrator\Downloads\S5000PSL_BIOS101_BMC66_FRUSDR48\flashupdt.c
fg

One-Boot Flash Update Utility Ver 9.61 Build 2
Copyright (c) Intel Corporation 2005-2007

c:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Flashupdt>flashupdt.exe -i

One-Boot Flash Update Utility Ver 9.61 Build 2
Copyright (c) Intel Corporation 2005-2007

Then Nothing - the task manager reports 13% CPU from flashupdt.exe.

How do I fix this?

I posted another discussion regarding running the BIOS101.bat update script from a DOS bootable USB stick with similar results.

It appears that I'm at a dead end on the BIOS upgrade path and yet there is a specific fix losted in the new BIOS release notes that I need.

Please help. I'll try just about anything at this point.

Note that the windows install I used here was solely for the purpose of running flashupdt as I usually use Linux.

-Bruce

S5000PSL dual Xeon server board BIOS update hangs at 0% done

webadmin@intel.com — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 06:38:52 GMT

I need to update the BIOS on an S5000PSL server board.

I'm booting form FreeDOS via USB and running: BIOS101.BAT, Which warns me about a jumper, which I verified is correct, then extracts some stuff, then begins the BIOS update and hangs at:

Updating the system BIOS...0% Done

It says 3 min max. I left it for 1 hour. I tried 4 times, same thing.

Attached pic shows screen at hang.

Can't use the windows version as this is a Linux box. Can't use the "One-Boot Flash Update Utility" as that only supports red had and Suse and this is a Debian box.

Come on Intel!!! This shouldn't be so friggin difficult. All I want is for the $#!@#%# board to sleep, which is specifically fixed in the release notes for this firmware rev that I can't install.

I'm trying to install from the contents of S5000PSL_DOS_update_BIOS101_BMC68_FRUSDR48.zip

dmidecode reports the current version as: S5000.86B.07.00.0079.060520071732

The full dmidecode output is attached.

Please let me know if there's anything else I can provide.

-Bruce