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  1. #26
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    Woohoo! Got it working!

    Not sure wat I did but I restored it using the Raq4 OSRCD then did the steps again, this time choosing YES to Erase and Rebuild. The Raq restarted a few times and I left it connected to the crossed cable computer. Then finally the LCD said "SYSTEM POWERING DOWN" for around 15 minutes, I turned off the switch and on and it's up!

  2. #27
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    Hmm... if the RaQ 4 OSRCD worked, then the ROM had not been flashed before. The RaQ 4 CD won't work if you have the 2.9.x ROM installed...

    Anyway, glad it's working now...
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  3. #28

    Raq4 Upgrade

    I was trying to upgrade RAQ4 to RAQ550. i read all this postings and started the urgrade. I downloaded the ISO from sun's website and burned a bootable CD. I tested the CD on my PC and it works. I am using a PC with windows 2000 and a linksys NIC. i bootup the PC put the CD in CDROM then connect this PC to Cobalt 4 with crossover. When i tell RAQ4 to boot from net nothing happens. NIC lights are green on PC and RAQ4 but nothing happens. Can any one help me with this. did i miss anything? any help will be appreciated.
    Thanks

  4. #29
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    Re: Re: Upgrade RAQ4i to RAQ550???

    Originally posted by jasacom
    Thank you for your Answer. But can you tell em how can I install ROM-update-2.9.34-1.pkg , from Server Management Panel (with working RAQ, Install Sowtware) or how Can I do that??

    Thank you again
    If you need instructions as simple as how to install a pkg file on a cobalt, then I seriously suggest you dont attempt anything as potentially systems destroying as an o/s replacement !
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  5. #30
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    Re: Raq4 Upgrade

    Originally posted by afzalc
    I was trying to upgrade RAQ4 to RAQ550. i read all this postings and started the urgrade. I downloaded the ISO from sun's website and burned a bootable CD. I tested the CD on my PC and it works. I am using a PC with windows 2000 and a linksys NIC. i bootup the PC put the CD in CDROM then connect this PC to Cobalt 4 with crossover. When i tell RAQ4 to boot from net nothing happens. NIC lights are green on PC and RAQ4 but nothing happens. Can any one help me with this. did i miss anything? any help will be appreciated.
    Thanks
    You probably don't have a compatible NIC. The green lights are purely a function of using the proper cable type (transmit/receive pairs line up on each one). They are not an indication that the NIC driver is working on your PC.

    The OSRCDs are very picky about the NICs they will work with.

    If you press Alt+F8 on your PC after answering the license question while booting up the OSRCD you will see info about the NIC drivers being loaded or not. When you do a netboot on the RaQ, you should see DHCP requests coming into the PC and being answered; if you don't see that, the NIC is not working.
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  6. #31
    I have a RaQ4i that was in process of getting the 550 OS upgrade done, but I am having problems midway through the upgrade. It would get to the XFSprogs rpm and Halt, saying found CPIO:. I let the OSRCD flash the rom for me and it installed 2.9.36.

    What do I need to do to correct this?

    Thanks

  7. #32
    Well after multiple attempts, I now have a blue boat anchor. The lcd screen only shows black boxes when it attempts to boot. I have a raq3 now that I'm running RaQ4 software on. I doubt I'll try the 550 on this one.

    Since I'm just playing with spare raqs, I may send the motherboard out on the 4 to get the chip replaced in a couple of months.

  8. #33
    I too am trying to upgrade a Raq3 to a 4. If I use the crossover cable through a PC to the 3, and use my Raq4 restore CD in the PC, will it update the 3's ROM and do the proper install if I use the 3's "startup - boot off the network" option?
    I know how to install a pkg but am not a Linux wiz...
    Thank you

  9. #34
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    There is no ROM upgrade required to install the RaQ 4 OS on a RaQ 3, only if you are going to the RaQ 550 OS.

    Yes, just follow the same procedure with the RaQ 4 OSRCD. Make sure that if it's a single drive RaQ 3 that you only use the RaQ 4 or RaQ 4i OSRCD, not the RaQ 4r OSRCD -- that expects 2 drives to set up RAID 1, and will choke on a single drive system.
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  10. #35
    Is there a detailed tutorial around on how to do a CD restore to a RaQ from a PC? I've never had the priviledge
    Thanks

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  12. #37
    Hi Guys, I am a newb and I just wanted to ask you all what you thought of the new Strongbolt software on www.osoffice.co.uk ?

    Has anyone used it? It looks really good.

    I want to get an idea of others before I try it myself.

    Cheers

    Pango

  13. #38
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    When doing this upgrade, can I install all updates and bug fixes provided for Apache via BlueLinq by Sun ?

    Or would this overwrite important parts of that package ?
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