VAX/VLC firmware upgrade?

From: Clint Wolff <vaxman_at_uswest.net>
Date: Tue May 2 19:59:31 2000

Hi Chuck,

The firmware is probably stored in EPROMs, and not flash. You need to find
a blank replacement EPROM of the same type (size/speed/pinout) and copy
the good one to the new one.

Is there a manufacture's part number on the V1.5 ROM? I might be able
to cross reference it to a current replacement.

Clint


On Mon, 1 May 2000, Chuck McManis wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I've got two VLCs, I'm running them both headless. They are connected to S1
> and S2 of a VT340 terminal. One of them "loses" the terminal sometimes. If
> try typing nothing is echoed although I can still send stuff to the serial
> port from a process and it displays. Sometimes I can "fix" it by breaking
> to the chevron and then typing 'c' (continue). This happens on both VMS and
> NetBSD so I don't think it is a driver problem.
>
> The other VLC doesn't have any issues like this at all.
>
> The VLC that has no issues has Firmware 1.5, the one that has issues has
> Firmware 1.3. I'm wondering if there is a way to flash the firmware? I've
> got an EPROM programmer but I don't know if there are is anything else I
> need to do.
>
> --Chuck
>
>
>
Received on Tue May 02 2000 - 19:59:31 BST