[parisc-linux] firmware update using BOOTP

Chuck Slivkoff caslivkoff@telocity.com
02 Oct 2002 00:48:24 -0400


For 712's with the console path hacked to use the serial port, the 2.3
firmware provides an easy way to get the console back to graphics: hit
the [ESC]-key shortly after power-on.


On Mon, 2002-09-30 at 10:10, James Smith wrote:
> most of my 712's are ver 1.9 or 2.1 & they all work fine as far as i can
> see with linux - is there any advantage to updating to 2.3 ?
> 
> or is this a case of 'if its not broken....'