LigoPTP: Firmware upgrade using SHELL/PUTTY/SSH

Introduction

There may be cases when it is beneficial or even necessary to update the firmware on a device without using the web browser. It is possible to update the firmware by using SSH and the fwupdate command. This article serves as a walk-through for getting the image onto the device and then flashing it.

Getting the image onto the device

The first step of flashing an image in the shell is getting the firmware image onto the device. There are two easy ways to do this: using SFTP to upload the image onto the device, or using wget from the device to download the image from an external source.

Instructions for Windows users

Step 1. Run WinSCP. Fill out the following fields:

Host name – device IP address (default 192.168.2.66)
Username – admin
Password – device login password (default: admin01)
Press Login to initiate an SSH connection to the device.

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Note: a warning message may appear after pressing Login. To continue the login process, press Yes.

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Step 2. In the next window, go to the /tmp directory. Then copy the fwupdate.bin file to the /tmp directory.

ligowinscp

Step 3. Run PuTTY. In the Host Name field, type the device’s IP address and press Open.

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Note: a warning message may appear after pressing Open. To continue the login process, press Yes.

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Step 4. Type in the username and the password in the next window.

Username – admin
Password – device’s password (default: admin01)

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 Step 5. Type in the shell command and press Enter. You are now ready to start the firmware upgrade. 

shell

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Step 6. Navigate to the /tmp directory.

cd /tmp

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Step 7. Rename the previously uploaded file to fwupdate.bin.

mv LIGO-PTP.FWBD-1400.v6.94-3.rt3883.LIGO.PTP.en_US.47840.130820.0352.img fwupdate.bin

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Step 8. TType the command fwupdate –m to start the firmware upgrade.

fwupdate -m

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Do not turn off the device during the firmware upgrade.

 Step 9. If the start of the upgrade is successful, a message will appear regarding the start.

/sbin/fwupdate: About to run firmware update

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Step 10. Once the firmware upgrade is complete, the device should respond to a ping using the configured IP address.

Instructions for Linux users

Download the latest firmware and open the Terminal.

Step 1. Rename the downloaded firmware to fwupdate.bin.

mv LIGO-PTP.FWBD-1400.v6.94-3.rt3883.LIGO.PTP.en_US.47840.130820.0352.img fwupdate.bin

Step 2. Copy the firmware image to the device’s /tmp directory.

scp /home/fwupdate.bin [email protected]:/tmp

Step 3. Log onto the device using SSH.

ssh [email protected]

Username – admin

Password – device’s password (default: admin01)

Step 4. Type the shell command and press Enter.

shell

Step 5. Type in the command fwupdate –m to start the firmware upgrade.

fwupdate -m
Do not turn off the device during the firmware upgrade.

Step 6. Once the firmware upgrade is complete, the device should respond to a ping using the configured IP address.