Entering The Internal Shell Command Line; Upgrading The Bios - 3Com 5500G Getting Started Manual

34 Chapter 5: Understanding and Using the BIOS Options
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Entering the
Internal Shell
Command Line
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Upgrading the BIOS

After the kernel file and ramdisk file are loaded, the system prompts / #.
In this case, you can use the fdisk command to view the Linux file system
and to perform file operations or manually update system files. System
restoration or upgrades in this way does not result in reformatting the
hard disk.
Enter 4 in the BIOS menu to enter the Internal Shell command line.
Enter your choice(1-5):4
Shell>
You now have administrator rights and can perform file system
operations on the hard disk's files.
Operations performed through the Internal Shell command lines may
affect the normal working of other items. 3Com recommends that you
do not to log into and use this system.
You can use the
reset
Shell> reset
After executing the reset
After entering the Internal Shell command line, you can use the
command in Table 9 to upgrade the BIOS:
Table 9 Upgrading the BIOS
To ...
Upgrade the BIOS
You can use the bios update -s eth1 command to use the interface Eth1
on the OSN|M module that connects the switch to upgrade the BIOS, or
use the bios update -s eth2 command to use the management Ethernet
port (Eth2) on the front panel of the ONS|M module to upgrade the BIOS.
local-host-IP-address: IP address of the selected interface on the ONS|M
module, that is, the IP address of Eth1 or Eth2.
command to exit the Internal Shell command line.
command, the system reboots the BIOS.
Use the command...
bios update -s { eth1 | eth2 }
local-host-IP-address
TFTP-server-IP-address
btm-file-name
Remarks
Required