RHEL 5 BIOS Update Issue

athomas · 10-14-2010, 09:55 AM

I got the .bin file from the Dell site. Booted to single user mode and ran the file. I get an error saying "make sure the following utilities are in the path:" and it lists all of the basic utilities like... ls, mkdir, head, tail, all those.

1. What path? All I am doing is executing the file like this: ./filename.bin
2. Why's it think they don't exist? I've used all of them on this server.

AlucardZero · 10-14-2010, 10:15 AM

your PATH environment variable.

Code:

echo $PATH

what's in it now?

athomas · 10-14-2010, 11:03 AM

echo $PATH outputs:

Code:

/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/home/user/bin

AlucardZero · 10-14-2010, 11:30 AM

should be fine. buggy installer?

athomas · 10-14-2010, 11:31 AM

It's from Dell's support site...running it in single user mode because it doesn't have the right permissions when in normal mode. Maybe that's the issue? Dunno...

honeybadger · 10-15-2010, 12:14 AM

Hi athomas,

To install/uninstall anything on linux you need to be root. You DO NOT have to go into single user mode.

So when you are at the cli just use the su/sudo and become root and then just execute the .bin file. This will work.

Hope this helps.

athomas · 10-15-2010, 03:57 AM

I know that you need to be root, but it was giving me a permission denied error, even as root, to execute this when at cli...

Crafttype · 10-15-2010, 04:57 AM

Since this is a bios update I would guess that the ".bin" in this case is not an executable at all. Normally you need another utility to go with the "biosnumber.bin" file that should "Flash" your bios. Sounds rude I know. Perhaps you could provide a link to the directions on the Dell site so someone might help this.

If it should be executable, first make sure to “chmod 774 this.bin” then try running it.

athomas · 10-15-2010, 05:21 AM

Dell link: http://support.dell.com/support/down...&catid=&impid=

If that doesn't work, it's a PowerEdge T610. Select RHEL 5.2 from the dropdown, and go to BIOS. The only file they have to download is that bin file...which for some reason Firefox interprets as a text file...had to download that on a Windows machine.

Crafttype · 10-15-2010, 05:56 AM

Yeah, a little more digging leads to..
http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...L/3onliner.htm

the bin you downloaded to start with is just a binary file and not a executable. Follow those docs and you should be good to go.

"update_firmware --yes"

Good Luck - Report back plz

athomas · 10-15-2010, 05:59 AM

Ah, so just run ./file.bin update_firmware --yes

Right?

Crafttype · 10-15-2010, 06:02 AM

You need to read that doc throughly before you destroy your server. I think in the end it will be just "update_firmware --yes".

athomas · 10-15-2010, 06:06 AM

I'm not going to "destroy" it. But alright.

athomas · 10-15-2010, 07:05 AM

Running from sudo user in OS I get this: /bin/sh bad interpreter permission denied

File is chmodded to 777, and I'm su'd to root. Argh!!!

nickle79 · 10-15-2010, 08:50 AM

It would be easier to just download the DOS executable version. Got any diskettes laying around:-)