Status: RELEASED

Patch Id: 124414-01

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Summary: Hardware/PROM: Sun Fire V215 / V245 Flash PROM Update

Date:  Oct/24/2007

Installation Requirements:

None

Solaris Release: 9 10

Sun OS Release: 5.9 5.10

Unbundled Product: Hardware/PROM

Unbundled Release: OBP 4.25.10, POST 4.25.10, OBDIAG 4.25.10

Xref: 

Topic: 

Relevant Architecture: sparc

BugId's fixed with this patch:

4854322 5052695 5076888 5079227 6181985 6230349 6256046 6381271 6381272 6381277 6381279 6381281 6381818 6392873 6401719 6406061 6406577 6420097 6420137 6420147 6420194 6438159 6449538 6454640 6474932 6480389 6525913 6546593 6550351 6561957

Changes incorporated in this version:

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Required Patches:

Obsoleted by:

Files Included in this Patch: 

flash-update-SunFire245
unix.flash-update.SunFire245.sh

Problem Description: 

6561957 OBP bge ethernet driver needs performnace improvement when load a big
        file (wanboot 108 MB)
6550351 issuing a boot to the cdrom device hangs the system if no cdrom is
        installed
6546593 WANboot should not reflect packets
6525913 "SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL" message appears on boot on FCS seattle
6480389 "ERROR: /memory: CPU1 Bank 0 DIMMs are from different vendors"
6474932 Seattle/Boston OBP need to define slot-names property
6454640 missing device_type property on ebus node. ++422++
6449538 BGE properties hang net boot loading Solaris
6438159 Seattle OBP needs to support 2UEEL riser card
6420194 need to protect find-std-capability and find-extd-capability fromhang
        due to a bad hardware
6420147 method 'disable-children' in dev/pci-bridge/dec21152/pcibridg.fthdoes
        not disables all children
6420137 wrong mask used to clear pci errors in  'clear-pci-errs'  method defined
        in obp/dev/pci/pcibus.fth
6420097 phys.hi>cfg-offset method does not work for non-PCIE bridges
6406577 Hotplug Allocation Support needed in OpenBoot
6406061 fix the decoding of 'movr' instructions in OBP sources
6401719 IO-Bridge Error - Data miss compare when running DMA loopback mode.
6392873 reset-all after asr-clear executed makes OBP ERROR: motherboard SEEPROM
        access failed
6381818 stand-init debug functionality does not work as expected
6381281 bge fcode should support device args and properties specified in
        FWARC/2002/345
6381279 Remove no-probe-list property from Fire nodes
6381277 interpreter workarounds for historical/legacy fcode prom bugs must be
        removed
6381272 use system-tick-speed instead of ms-factor to measure time
6381271 all configuration variables should be set to defaults on NVRAM
        initialization
6256046 RFE: help for "post" should bring up help for diag
6230349 fix spelling in .controls word in obdiag/lib/error.fth
6181985 local-mac-address of bge interface is seen on pci card when net
        NVALIAS is duplicated
5079227 this, ")" in between "Copyright" and "2004", is not in the right place
5076888 asr disabling all memory banks and a reset causes the system to shutdown
5052695 post off doesn't run at diag-level off
4854322 The idprom node is missing its close method

Revision History: 

Patch Installation Instructions: 

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Please refer to the Install.info file for instructions on updating the firmware
using the files included in this patch.

Special Install Instructions: 

README -- Last modified date:  Wednesday, October 24, 2007