Upgrade Requirements - Symbol MC9000-K/S Reference Manual

a replacement operation. Typically, the operating system is not running when partitions are update,
so IPL can perform partition updates.
Partition images for selected partitions can be created by TCM. All partition images suitable for use
by IPL are in hex file format for transfer by TCM from the development computer to the mobile
computer.

Upgrade Requirements

Upgrade requirements:
• The hex files to be downloaded (on development computer)
• A connection from the host computer and the mobile computer (either serial or wireless)
• TCM (on development computer) to download the files.
Once these requirements are satisfied, the mobile computer can be upgraded by invoking IPL and
navigating the menus. See
hex file to the mobile computer.
Sending the Hex Image on page 14-12
Configuring the Mobile Computer
for procedures on downloading a
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