Service and User Manual (Short- and Long-Wave)

If Firmware Upgrade Appears to Fail 79
Troubleshooting
If Firmware Upgrade Appears to Fail
The hub management menus and Boot menu require a serial interface through the RS-232
port of the hub.
Symptom Cause/Solution
During firmware upgrade, the
following message appears
every 1 minute and 45 seconds:
Hub-Controller version:
03.06 is now loaded
into RAM
After firmware upgrade, Hub
Controller Versionand Status
of Hub Controller self-testare
blank on Main menu.
All port LEDs are off.
The hub is inoperable.
The hub device agent code and hub controller firmware are
not compatible. Incompatibility can occur when:
The device agent code was installed in the incorrect
order.
Firmware transfer was interrupted during the update
procedure.
Only one firmware file was updated.
The hub controller firmware must be updated before
updating the hub device code. Both files must be updated.
Reinstall the prior version of the firmware as described in
the following section. Then follow the update procedures
provided in Updating the Hub Firmware on page48.
The terminal screen does not
display a prompt.
The serial port is not connected. Verify that the serial
cable is connected to the correct ports.
The cable is not a null-modem cable. Verify that the
cable connected to the RS-232 port is a null-modem cable.
The terminal or terminal emulator is not configured
correctly. Verify that the terminal or terminal emulator is
configured as described on page46.
pROBE+>appears instead of
the Main menu.
The hub firmware is experiencing temporary difficulty.
Reset the hub, and verify that the Main menu appears.