OpenBlockS - Support
Firmware update Ver-20080322 - Official release version (RELEASE)
This is the newest, official release version of the firmware for the Plat'Home OpenBlockS266/128R model, released Mar 22, 2008.
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Please check file size and MD5 sum of your downloaded file. If you install firmware from a broken file, you might not be able to boot the MicroServer anymore.
Note: The firmware below is only for the latest, RoHS compliant series. Don't install it on older models.
Please read the release notes (below) before updating.
| For OpenBlockS266/128/16R (RoHS compliant model) | ||
|---|---|---|
| IPv4 only | ||
| size (byte) | md5sum | |
| standard version | 8,174,488 | 5352e5eab7ec73097d0835a766ebd4b7 |
| additional commands | 10,727,968 | f0a291d207a1777e3c3ac9e6f254c971 |
| IPv6 included | ||
| size (byte) | md5sum | |
| IPv6 included | 8,438,403 | a9cb80edc2c0c567806e649be241639d |
| IPv6 included, additional commands version | 11,059,744 | 6a49a557d7964f27fa96582759f5d638 |
Release Notes
These are the release notes of the firmware update for the OpenBlockS.
| Model | OBS266/128/16R |
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| Firmware Version | 2.6.16 4.0-20080322 |
| Author / Distributor | Plat'Home Co., Ltd. |
Please install this firmware only on the above model. See the User's Guide for installation instructions.
Directory structure
The firmware directory is split between versions for the current 16 MB ROM model (OpenBlockS266/128/16R; exported model) and older 8 MB ROM models (OpenBlockS266/128; not exported).
The directory structure is as follows
+--powerpc-obs266
| +-- binary CF/HDD image
| +-- installation-08 OpenBlockS266,OpenBlockS266/128 firmware
| +-- installation-08.aux OpenBlockS266,OpenBlockS266/128 firmware
| +-- installation-16 OpenBlockS266/128/16R firmware
| +-- installation-16.aux OpenBlockS266/128/16R firmware
+--source
+--distfiles
+--SerialTool
For the firmware in the *.aux directory, the AUX side of the kernel console was updated. RS-232C is changed into ttyS1.
Changes from version 20071020 to 20080322
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Support for SSD/Linux 0.4 (Linux Kernel 2.6.16)
Updates for the following packages
| Package | Old version | New version |
|---|---|---|
| automake | 1.10 | 1.10.1 |
| bash | 3.2-025 | 3.2-033 |
| bzip2 | 1.0.4 | 1.0.5 |
| coreutils | 6.9 | 6.10 |
| e1000 | 7.6.9.1 | 7.6.15.4 |
| ed | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| file | 4.21 | 4.23 |
| findutils | 4.2.31 | 4.4.0 |
| flex | 2.5.33 | 2.5.35 |
| gawk | 3.1.5 | 3.1.6 |
| gdb | 6.7 | 6.7.1 |
| gettext | 0.16.1 | 0.17 |
| hdparm | 7.7 | 8.6 |
| kernel | 2.6.16.51 | 2.6.16.59 |
| less | 409 | 418 |
| libtool | 1.5.24 | 2.2 |
| madwifi | 0.9.3.2 | 0.9.4 |
| man | 1.6e | 1.6f |
| man-pages | 2.66 | 2.79 |
| minicom | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| modutils | 2.4.27 | |
| ncurses | 5.6-20071013 | 5.6-20080308 |
| nfs-utils | 1.1.0 | 1.1.2 |
| openssl | 0.9.8f | 0.9.8g |
| pciutils | 2.2.7 | 2.2.10 |
| psmisc | 22.5 | 22.6 |
| quota | 3.15 | 3.16 |
| readline | 5.2-007 | 5.2-012 |
| rsync | 2.6.9 | 3.0.0 |
| sudo | 1.6.9p6 | 1.6.9p14 |
| usbutils | 0.72 | 0.73 |
| wget | 1.10.2 | 1.11 |
Contact
For questions regarding this program, please contact:
Plat'Home Co., Ltd.
Tel: +81-3-3251-2600
Fax: +81-3-3251-2602
E-mail: support@plathome.com
For information about this product, other products, company profile and press releases, please refer to our website, http://www.plathome.com.
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