D. Hotwire 6390 ReachDSL Modem Download
D-4
August 2002 4200-A2-GB20-00
Procedure
To download new software to the Hotwire 6390 ReachDSL Modem flash memory:
1. Create the following files on a PC using Notepad or a text editor program and
place them in the same folder as the batch file you will create in Step 2:
— tftplock.key with the word
password
in it
— tftpupdt.beg blank (contents are ignored so can be null)
— tftpupdt.rbt blank (contents are ignored so can be null)
— tftpupdt.end blank (contents are ignored so can be null)
2. Using an editor, create a batch file (for example, epdown.bat) and add the
following lines:
—
tftp -i 135.26.95.1 put tftplock.key
(the ASCII string password unlocks the 6390 modem’s TFTP server)
—
tftp -i 135.26.95.1 put tftpupdt.beg
(notifies the 6390 modem’s TFTP server that a firmware update is
beginning)
—
tftp -i 135.26.95.1 put
filename
image
(for example,
u010019.fpi
for firmware file 1.0.19 downloads the
executable file)
—
tftp -i 135.26.95.1 put tftpupdt.rbt
(notifies the 6390 modem’s TFTP server that a reset should be performed
automatically on completion)
—
tftp -i 135.26.95.1 put tftpupdt.end
(notifies the 6390 modem’s TFTP server that the update sequence has
completed)
3. Use the PC (where the batch file resides) and go to the DOS
prompt
C:\>.
Type
epdown.bat
and press Enter to execute the batch file you just created
to download software to the Hotwire 6390 ReachDSL Modem.
