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Paul J Harding
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Firmware Maintenance 8.2 CD not loading

Anyone having issues with the 8.2 CD not getting past the 100% loading screen?

It gets to 100% and then the screen goes black.

I've burned the cd in multiple programs and tried multiple copies of the ISO
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KarloChacon
Honored Contributor

Re: Firmware Maintenance 8.2 CD not loading

hi

just in case
- clear CMOS (NVRAM)
- remove any attached device

regards
Didn't your momma teach you to say thanks!
Paul J Harding
Advisor

Re: Firmware Maintenance 8.2 CD not loading

Oddly enough its happening on all 4 HP DL580 G5 servers on the rack..

Perhaps the resolution/refresh changes and the KVM doesn't properly display 'out of range'. However it is a new HP KVM switch/monitor.. I'll try a few other things.
neutronstar13
Occasional Advisor

Re: Firmware Maintenance 8.2 CD not loading

What server(s) are you loading the 8.2 into? Also, how much RAM does the server contain?
AaronK
Frequent Advisor

Re: Firmware Maintenance 8.2 CD not loading

We've had the same issues with DL580 G5. they have 64GB of RAM...
Paul J Harding
Advisor

Re: Firmware Maintenance 8.2 CD not loading

I tried loading the ISO over iLO.. same problem.. runs to 100% then black screen..

We are going to try a 8.1 cd...
Anyone know any updates missing for the DL580 G5 that are on the 8.2 cd?
Allan Fields
New Member

Re: Firmware Maintenance 8.2 CD not loading

Also of note is that multiple ISO burns of 8.2 have been tried on Porliant DL580 G5 machines with 128GB of RAM installed (4 expansion boards w/ 4GB DIMMs).

The 8.1 ISO however does function as expected and the firmware update succeeds. Of note is that the documentation found on HP's website recommends the following:

"To use HP Smart Update Manager on the Firmware Maintenance CD version 7.60 and later:

Place the Firmware Maintenance CD on a USB key using the HP USB Key Creator Utility.
Place the desired firmware to be updated in the directory, /compaq/swpackages on the USB key.

Boot from the newly created Firmware Maintenance USB key.
Follow HP Smart Update Manager steps to complete firmware update."
neutronstar13
Occasional Advisor

Re: Firmware Maintenance 8.2 CD not loading

No problems using 8.2, DL380-G4s, and an older Compaq KVM switch.

ML350-G5 also updated ok, direct connected to kbd/mouse/monitor.

We have yet to try other servers...


You should try straight connecting the server(s) to kbd/mouse/monitor to see if that alleviates the problem.

The list of all updates included and for which servers are contained in the attached PDF file.
Ysin van Gulik
Advisor

Re: Firmware Maintenance 8.2 CD not loading

How about using an other CD player.
Worked for us.
Paul J Harding
Advisor

Re: Firmware Maintenance 8.2 CD not loading

Hmm.. interesting.. You mean an external cd-rom drive?

because when we loaded the ISO through iLO we had the same problem.