Method to Upgrade VRP in BOOTROM XModem Mode on AR28、AR46 Series Routers

Method to Upgrade VRP in BOOTROM XModem Mode on AR28、AR46 Series Routers

[Operation procedure]

Step 1: The router performs power-on self-test and displays the following information:

Start to reboot...

  Router starts booting...(V2.05)                                               

  Starting at 0x1c00000...

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      *                                          *

      *  Quidway Series Routers Boot ROM, V9.07  *

      *                                          *

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  Copyright(C) 1997-2004 by HUAWEI TECH CO., LTD.

  Compiled at 18:10:29 , Oct 14 2004.

 

   Testing memory...OK!

   128M    bytes  SDRAM

   32768k  bytes  flash memory

   Hardware Version is MTR 1.0

   CPLD Version is CPLD 1.0

 

  Press Ctrl-B to enter Boot Menu

 Press Ctrl+B to enter the BOOTROM menu.

 

Step 2: The following information is displayed after you press Ctrl+B:

Please input Bootrom password:

Here, you need to enter the BootROM password (no password by default, press Enter). If you have modified the password, you need to enter the correct one. The system aborts after three failed password attempts.

 

Step 3: The following information is displayed when you enter a correct BootROM password:

Boot Menu:

     1:  Download application program with XMODEM

     2:  Download application program with NET

     3:  Set application file type

     4:  Display applications in Flash

     5:  Clear application password

     6:  Start up and ignore configuration

     7:  Enter debugging environment 

     8:  Boot Rom Operation Menu 

     9:  Do not check the version of the software 

     a:  Exit and reboot 

    Enter your choice(1-a): 1

 

In above prompt information,

Select 1:  Download application program with XMODEM.

 

Step 4: You are prompted to select the baud rate to load the software:

  Please choose your download speed:

     1:    9600 bps

     2:   19200 bps

     3:   38400 bps

     4:   57600 bps

     5:  115200 bps

     6:  Exit to Main Menu

     Enter your choice(1-6): 5

Select 1-5 to download the router BootROM software based on the relevant baud rate.

 

Step 5: We take 115200bps as an example. You are prompted to change the baud rate and choose the XModem protocol as follows:

Download speed is 115200 bps. Change the terminal's speed to 115200

bps, and select XMODEM protocol. Press ENTER key when ready.

After setting the baud rate on the terminal, click OK. On the terminal menu, click Disconnect and Connect to go to the next step..

 

Step 6: The following information shows the router is waiting for the loading:

Now Downloading Program File.

Please Start Transfer Program File Use Xmodem Protocal.

If You Want To Exit Press <Ctrl+X>.

Downloading...CCCCCCCCCC

Select Transfer from the menu of terminal emulation program to enter the following dialog box:

Note: The file name in the figure is an example only.

Step 7: Click Browse to open the folder where the BOOTROM software is stored. Select the file, change the protocol for download to XModem and click Transfer. Then the system starts the download and you enter the following dialog box:

 

Step 8: Upon the load, the router will prompt:

  Download successful!

  8695296 bytes downloaded! 

 

Please select file to be saved as

   1. Main application file

   2. Backup application file

   3. Secure application file

 

The above information shows the download is successful and prompts you to save the version as which type of startup file.

Select 1. Main application file.

Save the version file as Main type. The system begins to save the file.

 

The file to be written is flash:/main.bin, please wait.

Creating the file: flash:/main.bin

  Write data to flash...

  Please wait, it may take a long time!

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  Please use 9600 bps.Press <Enter> key to reboot the system .

 

[Verification]

Recover the baud rate of the terminal emulation program to 9600bps and press Enter to reboot the router and run the new program.

The version information upon the reboot is shown as follows:

<Quidway>disp ver

 Copyright Notice:

 All rights reserved (Dec 10 2004).

 Without the owner's prior written consent, no decompiling

 nor reverse-engineering shall be allowed.

 Huawei-3Com Versatile Routing Platform Software

 VRP(R) software, Version 3.40, Release 0006

 Copyright (c) 2003-2004 Hangzhou Huawei-3Com Tech. Co.,Ltd. All rights reserved.

 Copyright (c) 2000-2003 Huawei Tech. Co.,Ltd. All rights reserved.

 Quidway AR28-31 uptime is 0 week, 0 day, 0 hour, 28 minutes

 

 CPU type: PowerPC 8245 300MHz

 128M bytes SDRAM Memory

 32M bytes Flash Memory

 128K bytes NvRAM Memory

 Pcb      Version:1.0

 Logic    Version:1.0

 BootROM  Version:9.07

  [SLOT 0] 2FE      (Hardware)2.1, (Driver)2.0, (Cpld)0.0

  [SLOT 1] 2SA      (Hardware)1.1, (Driver)1.5, (Cpld)0.0

 

[Tip]

1.  This method to upgrade the VRP will take a long period. If you are familiar with the upgrade method of Huawei-3Com equipment, this method will not be recommended.

FTP or TFTP in CLI is recommended.  

2. If you are not familiar with the upgrade of Huawei-3Com equipment, this method is recommended for it is simple; however, it will take a long period.