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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 on 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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Copy the new flash configuration file (example: MS-FM_3.2.8-Venus-
MS.jffs2) to the /tmp directory in the radio (Must be copied to the /tmp
directory -note that /tmp directory is erased on a reboot)
▫ There are different software versions for the base station and the
▫ Each customer will have software tailored to their requirements and
▫ Software version numbers will follow the customer ID field
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run the flashoff script: flashoff/tmp/ MS-FM_3.2.8-Venus-MS.jffs2
(overwrites the non-active partition and takes about 2 minutes)
Here is an example of the reflash:
root@BS5000:/root# flashoff /tmp/MS-FM_3.2.8-Venus-MS.jffs2
Erasing offline partition 2...
Erasing 256 Kibyte @ 3200000 -- 100 % complete.
Cleanmarker written at 31c0000.
Flashing /tmp/MS-FM_3.2.8-Venus-MS.jffs2 to offline
partition 2...
Erasing blocks: 116/116 (100%)
Writing data: 29540k/29540k (100%)
Verifying data: 29540k/29540k (100%)
root@BS5000:/root#
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run the reboot and change partition script: newboot -r -Y (reboots the
radio to the reflashed partition)
COM-00-21-04
Version No.: A.1
SECTION 7
SOFTWARE UPDATES
remote station. The base station begins with BS-FM and the remote
station begins with MS-FM
as such the software will have a customer ID embedded in the name
7-1
SOFTWARE UPDATES
OCTOBER 2021
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