[cobalt-users] Re: Replace ipchains with iptables on RaQ XTR possible ?

[Bruce Timberlake <bruce@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> What he is saying is, the 550 OSRCD has some ROM upgrades on it.
> You would need to select the ROM upgrade for a XTR and then install the
> 550 software.

Exactly.  The 550 OSRCD does have a ROM upgrade feature built in.  Some 
people have had less than perfect luck with it, though -- the concept was 
never able to be fully QA'd by Cobalt prior to release.  So there are some 
oddball unknown combinations that prevent some ROM upgrades from 
proceeding as they should, rendering the server useless (until you get 
Gerald to install a new one).

I personally installed the 550 OS on an up-to-date Qube 3 and a RaQ 4r with 
no problems using only the OSRCD.  Some people like to do the manual ROM 
upgrade first to ensure it's in place, then do the OS Restore.

I believe the OSRCD puts ROM 2.9.34 on the system.  XTR uses a different 
ROM model than the RaQ 4 and Qube 3 do.  See http://cobalt.iceblink.org 
for much more info, processes, etc than I have listed at CobaltFAQs.  
Duncan is "the man" for all things ROM and kernel!

-- 
Bruce Timberlake