Loading Software Through The Nic - Printronix SLPA8000 User Manual

Appendix C
Loading Flash Memory
number plus .exe. For example: 123456.exe
This is the file you will download into the SLPA.
11. Copy the file to the download directory you created in step 7.
12. Start a command prompt session. (The Start Menu icon is usually labeled
MS-DOS Prompt or Command Prompt.)
13. At the command prompt type:
C:<Enter>
cd \download<Enter>
14. To load the file through the LPT1 parallel port on the computer, type the
following at the command prompt on the computer:
filename.exe -pb<Enter>
where filename .exe is the file name you noted in step 11. This command
decompresses the file on the hard drive and copies it as a binary file into
the flash memory on the SLPA controller board.
To load the file through the LPT2 parallel port on the computer, enter the
following command:
filename.exe -pb2 <Enter>
15. When the software has successfully loaded into flash memory and the
SLPA has reset itself, set the SLPA power switch to O (Off).
16. Starting at step 6, page 264, repeat the "Loading Through The Parallel Or
Serial Port Using DOS" procedure. (In other words, use the two-key
method to load software again.) This ensures that all necessary code is
loaded into SLPA memory.

Loading Software Through The NIC

IMPORTANT
To load software through the NIC, you need the IP Address of the SLPA
and the flash memory must contain basic SLPA code. If the flash
memory was replaced, or if a download was interrupted (e.g., by a power
outage), you must load software through the parallel port. (See
"Loading Software If Flash Contains Only Boot Code" on page 265.)
1. Make a configuration printout of all saved configurations. (See "Printing A
Configuration" on page 77.)
2. Set the SLPA power switch to O (Off).
3. Connect the ethernet cable to the SLPA interface.
4. On the SLPA control panel, press and hold down the
Without releasing the keys, power the SLPA on. When you see "B01:
STATUS" on the on the LCD, release the keys.
5. Wait until you see "WAITING FOR DOWNLOAD" on the LCD before
proceeding. This can take about a minute to appear, depending on the
emulations and interfaces installed in the SLPA.
6. Using Windows Explorer, create a directory named download at the root
level of your C: hard drive. (C:\download)
7. Insert the SLPA emulation software CD-ROM into your computer's CD-
ROM drive.
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