Installation Guide Wyse D Class Conversion to ThinOS ® Wyse® USB Firmware ToolTM Release 1.19 Products: D50D, D90D7, D90DW Issue: 080113 PN: 883887-35L Rev.
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Contents 1 Introduction 1 Kit Contents 1 Wyse Technical Support 2 Related Documentation and Services Wyse Online Community 2 2 2 Converting Wyse D Class to ThinOS 3 Requirements 3 Procedures 4 Troubleshooting 10 USB Keys - Troubleshooting Boot Issues 10 SanDisk Cruiser Flash Drives - Troubleshooting Partition Issues 10
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1 Introduction This guide provides the instructions you need to install and use Wyse® USB Firmware ToolTM to convert the following Wyse D class thin clients to ThinOS: • D50D • D90D7 • D90DW WARNING: ThinOS v8.0_037 conversion Does Not support: • • Wireless (after conversion, Wireless will not work on Wireless devices). · No support for the Intel or Atheros wireless chipsets that are included in devices running Windows and Linux operating systems.
2 Chapter 1 · bios.img Wyse Technical Support To access Wyse technical resources, visit http://www.wyse.com/support. If you still have questions, you can submit your questions using the Wyse Self-Service Center at http://support.wyse.com/selfservice.html or call Customer Support at 1-800-800-WYSE (toll free in U.S. and Canada). Hours of operation are from 6:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Pacific Time, Monday through Friday. To access international support, visit http://www.wyse.com/global.
2 Converting Wyse D Class to ThinOS This chapter includes the requirements and procedures you need to install and use Wyse® USB Firmware ToolTM to update your thin client to ThinOS firmware. TIP: The purpose of the Wyse USB Firmware Tool is to configure a bootable USB key for device firmware.
4 Chapter 2 Procedures IMPORTANT: Complete the following procedures as an administrator (administrator privileges are required). Step 1: Copy the D Class ThinOS Conversion Image Folder and D Class ThinOS 3.0D BIOS Image Folder to Your Local Hard Drive Navigate to the D Class ThinOS Conversion Image folder and the Z Class ThinOS BIOS Update Image folder (contained on the Conversion Software Assembly DVD-ROM) and copy them to your local hard drive. Step 2: Install Wyse USB Firmware Tool v1.19.0.4 1.
Converting Wyse D Class to ThinOS Figure 3 5 Configuration options 3. Select the Configure the USB key to Copy/Pull or to Update/Push firmware option, and then click Next to open the Select the Configuration dialog box. Figure 4 Update firmware options 4. Select the WTOS/Xenith/Xenith Pro operating system (OS) type option (note that OS Image, BIOS, and CMOS are selected by default). 5. Select the Update or Push Firmware operation to perform option. 6. Click Next to open the browse dialog box.
6 Chapter 2 Figure 6 Browse to select commandsXml.xml 8. Navigate to the D Class ThinOS Conversion Image folder on your hard drive (this is the location you selected in "Step 1: Copy the D Class ThinOS Conversion Image Folder and D Class ThinOS 3.0D BIOS Image Folder to Your Local Hard Drive"), click on the commandsXml.xml file to select it (you may need to select the All Files option from the Files of Type box to display the commandsXml.xml file for selection), and then click Open.
Converting Wyse D Class to ThinOS 7 Step 4: Use the Configured USB Key to Install Firmware on Each Thin Client In this step, you will boot each thin client you want to convert from the configured USB key so that the USB key will push the contents from the USB key onto the target device. NOTE: BIOS selection, movement, and exit instructions are displayed in the BIOS window. 1. Be sure the client is shut down and disconnected from any network. 2. Insert the configured USB key into a thin client USB 2.
8 Chapter 2 Step 6: Update the BIOS on Each Converted Thin Client In this step you will use the USB Firmware Tool to update the BIOS of each thin client to BIOS version 3.0D. To do this, you must repeat the following steps on a separate (second) USB key using the commandsXml.xml file located in the D Class ThinOS 3.0D BIOS Image folder on your hard drive (this is the location you selected in "Step 1: Copy the D Class ThinOS Conversion Image Folder and D Class ThinOS 3.
Converting Wyse D Class to ThinOS 9 Step 8: Obtain a Firmware Update If you are under a Wyse maintenance contract, you can download ThinOS software updates from your My Downloads page in the Wyse Self-Service Center at http://support.wyse.com/selfservice.html. If you are not under maintenance and wish to gain access to ThinOS software updates, you must complete a product registration: 1. After purchase, you will receive an e-mail containing your software Registration Code. 2.
10 Chapter 2 Troubleshooting This section contains general troubleshooting information. USB Keys - Troubleshooting Boot Issues Due to different manufacturing processes on USB keys (and the variety of them), not all brands have been tested with the Wyse USB Firmware Tool. If you experience problems booting from a configured USB key, it is recommended that you try a different brand of USB key.
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