Software Updates - Siemens A53687 Installation & Operation Manual

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SOFTWARE UPDATES

Software updates to the radio are made using the following methods:
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Apollo can upgrade the software and should be used whenever possible.
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Complete reflash of the radio – this is a 25 – 30 Mbyte file and should be done locally
at the radio. There are two partitions in the radio, a primary and a backup partition.
Each partition needs to be separately reflashed depending on the customer's
requirements. After reflashing a partition, the configuration files will need to be
updated.
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To reflash a partition, use the following procedure:
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Before flashing the image check for the active partition using "activepart"
command.
# activepart
The active file system is in mtdblock6
The offline file system is in mtdblock5
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Copy the new flash image file (e.g.: Mercury_Release_1.0.0c.ubi) to the
/tmp directory in the radio using WinSCP or scp.
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Erase the inactive partition (in this example the inactive partition is
mtdblock5)
# flash_eraseall /dev/mtd5
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Flash the release image to the inactive partition
# ubiformat /dev/mtd5 -f Mercury_Release_1.0.0c.ubi -s 512 -O 512
# sync
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flashoff <filename> (e.g. flashoff /tmp/Mercury_Release_1.0.0c.ubi
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To reboot the radio to use the newly installed image, enter the following commands
# boot1
# reboot
Radio will reboot and switch the active partition to mtdblock5.
# activepart
The active file system is in mtdblock5
The offline file system is in mtdblock6
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SECTION 8
SOFTWARE UPDATES
The /tmp directory is erased on a reboot
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NOTE
SOFTWARE UPDATES
OCTOBER 2021