
1  ICL ETHERTEAM PCI/ISA FLASH PROGRAM UTILITY


1.1  General


The  ICL  EtherTeam PCI/ISA Flash Utility is used to program the Flash
Boot PROM  on  the  ICL  EtherTeam  PCI/ISA  Adapter.  Flash  PROM  is
supported on EtherTeam ISA board only.


1.2  Quick Guide To Program The Flash PROM


 1. Ensure  from  the Setup of the machine that the Shadow Option ROMs
    are disabled. Otherwise it may be that the Memory  Access  to  the
    Boot  PROM  in  fact doesn't access the Flash PROM and writing the
    Flash fails.

 2. Enable the Boot PROM Address to be 32Kbyte aligned, so that  there
    is  a  continuous 32Kbyte memory window available. Select the Boot
    PROM Address to be (C000), C800, D000 or D800 (see  section  1.5).
    In doing this, either:

     1. Use  ETDIAG  3.01  (or  later) to enable the Boot PROM Address
        before starting the Flash Utility.

     2. Give the Boot PROM Address as a parameter  when  starting  the
        Flash Utility. The Flash Utility uses it only temporarily, the
        original setup of the board is not changed.

 3. Ensure  that  you do not have any AMD PCnet drivers loaded. Active
    network connection may cause problems in using the Flash Utility.

 4. Use the Flash Utility to program the Flash PROM (see section 1.6).
    Start the program from the DOS Command Prompt  (DO  NOT  start  it
    from Windows DOS Box):

     1. If  you  have  used  ETDIAG  to  enable  the Boot PROM Address
        beforehand, just type:

           FLASH

     2. If you define the used Boot PROM Address explicitly, type  for
        example:

           FLASH /ROMd800

     3. If  you  let  the  Flash  Utility to select the used Boot PROM
        Address, type:

           FLASH /ROM


1.3  Using The Flash Utility

The syntax of the ICL EtherTeam PCI/ISA Flash Program Utility is:

   ICL EtherTeam PCI/ISA Flash Utility v1.11 (960223)

   usage: flash [/IOaddr] [/FI[file]] [/ROM[addr]] [/V] [/CHK] [/EO]
                [/BU[file]] [/H]

   where :

   /IOaddr  = Adapter IO Base Address (Default = Scan All)
   /FIfile  = Boot PROM Image File (Default = NETROM.BIN)
   /ROMaddr = Boot PROM Base Address (Default = Current)
   /V       = Compare Boot PROM To The Image File
   /CHK     = Calculate Checksum Of The Boot PROM
   /EO      = Erase Only The Boot PROM
   /BUfile  = Backup EEPROM Byte Map (Default = EEPROM.BAK)
   /H       = This Help Message


1.4  Boot PROM Image File


The Boot PROM Image File (NETROM.BIN) contains the binary image of the
PCnet Remote Boot. Its format is absolute binary,  and  its  size  and
checksum are set properly.

The  original AMD PCnet Family Board Boot PROM code is in Intel MSC-86
Hex format. Use the utility FLASHBIN to convert  it  to  the  Absolute
Binary mode, applicaple to the FLash Utility. To execute it, type:

   FLASHBIN

After started, the program outputs the configuration of the board, and
the operations it is doing, as:


   ICL EtherTeam PCI/ISA Flash File Conversion v1.00 (950223)

   Hexa File NETROM.HEX Converted To Binary File NETROM.BIN


1.5  Enabling Boot PROM Address


1.5.1  Boot PROM Size Required

Using  the  Flash Utility requires that the Boot PROM Address has been
enabled, either using the ETDIAG program  or  specifying  the  address
when  starting  the  Flash Utility. In the latter case, the address is
used only temporarily, the original setup of the board is not changed.

Although the size of the Boot PROM is 16k only, the HW  implementation
of  the  addressing  logic  requires that the binary image of the Boot
PROM code must be copied into two successive 16k blocks on  the  PROM.
Because  of  this,  the  Flash  Utility sets the size of the PROM Size
temporarily as 32Kbyte when programming or calculating the checksum of
the Flash PROM.

If only verifying or  erasing  the  contents  of  the  Flash  PROM  is
concerned  (/V-  or /EO-options), then the original Boot PROM Size 16k
can be used.

NOTE!  Because of the requirement of 32k size, the PROM  Address  must
       be  set  32k  aligned, either (C000), C800, D000 or D800. There
       must be a continuous 32Kbyte memory range  available  beginning
       from that address.


1.5.2  Reprogramming The Setup EEPROM

Independently  of the original setting of the Boot PROM Address in the
Setup EEPROM (the Boot PROM may be even disabled), the  Flash  Utility
changes  it temporarily, according to the requirements of the selected
operation:

 1. Save the original Setup EEPROM Byte Map (optionally save  it  also
    to a back-up file).

 2. Reprogram  the Boot PROM related PnP Registers in the Setup EEPROM
    Byte Map and reload the new configuration to the PCnet device.

 3. Complete the selected Flash  operation  (programming,  erasing  or
    whatever selected).

 4. After  completing  the  selected  operation,  restore the original
    Setup EEPROM Byte Map.

Optionally, the original Setup EEPROM Byte Map can be saved (for error
recovery) into a  file  (default  EEPROM.BAK).  If  the  file  already
exists,  the Flash Utility asks for permission to overwrite it. If not
enabled, the operation is cancelled. You may then rename the file  and
try again.

NOTE:  The  backup  may  be activated by the option "/BU[file]", where
file is the name of the backup file (if not the default EEPROM.BAK).


1.6  Flash Utility Operations

In all the following operations it is possible to add  the  "/ROM"  or
"/ROMaddr" option to define the temporarily used Boot PROM Address.

 1. If you will define the used Boot PROM Address explicitly, type for
    example:

       FLASH /ROMd800

 2. If  you  will  let  the Flash Utility to select the used Boot PROM
    Address, type:

       FLASH /ROM


1.6.1  Programming The Flash PROM

The typical use of the Flash Utility is to (re)program the contents of
the Boot PROM. To program the Flash PROM with the  default  Boot  PROM
Image, just type:

   FLASH

After started, the program outputs the configuration of the board, and
the operations it is doing, as:


   ICL EtherTeam PCI/ISA Flash Utility v1.11 (960223)

   PCnet ISA II Adapter Configuration:
   I/O Address = 02A0
   ROM Address = D800
   ROM Size    = 32k

   Erasing Flash PROM, Wait...
   Programming Flash PROM, Wait...
   Comparing Flash PROM, Wait...
   Calculating CheckSum Of Flash PROM, Wait...
   Flash PROM Ok, Checksum = 002F6200
   Succesfully Completed

If  the  Flash  Utility will reprogram the Setup EEPROM, the backup of
the Setup  EEPROM  was  defined  (/BU-option),  and  the  backup  file
EEPROM.BAK  exists,  the  following  is  output  before completing the
operation:

   EEPROM.BAK Exists, Overwrite? (y/n)

If the used Boot PROM Image is other than the default NETROM.BIN,
define the corresponding file name as an option, for example:

   FLASH /FInetrom.new


1.6.2  Verifying The Contents Of The Flash PROM


It is also possible to check that the current contents  of  the  Flash
PROM  matches  with  the  given Image File (NETROM.BIN as default). To
verify the contents of the Flash PROM, just type:

   FLASH /V

After started, the program outputs the configuration of the board, and
the operations it is doing, as:


   ICL EtherTeam PCI/ISA Flash Utility v1.11 (960223)

   PCnet ISA II Adapter Configuration:
   I/O Address  = 0300
   ROM Address  = DC00
   ROM Size     = 16k

   Comparing Flash PROM To NETROM.BIN
   Flash PROM Equals To NETROM.BIN
   Succesfully Completed


1.6.3  Verifying The CheckSum Of The Flash PROM


It is also possible to check if the current CheckSum of the Flash PROM
matches with a known value. To calculate the checksum, just type:

   FLASH /CHK

After started, the program outputs the configuration of the board, and
the operations it is doing, as:


   ICL EtherTeam PCI/ISA Flash Utility v1.11 (960223)

   PCnet ISA II Adapter Configuration:
   I/O Address  = 0300
   ROM Address  = DC00
   ROM Size     = 32k

   Calculating CheckSum Of Flash PROM, Wait...
   Flash PROM Ok, Checksum = 002F6200
   Succesfully Completed


1.6.4  Erasing The Contents Of The Flash PROM


It is also possible to erase the contents of the Flash PROM. To  erase
the Flash PROM, just type:

   FLASH /EO

After started, the program outputs the configuration of the board, and
the operations it is doing, as:


   ICL EtherTeam PCI/ISA Flash Utility v1.11 (960223)

   PCnet ISA II Adapter Configuration:
   I/O Address  = 0300
   ROM Address  = DC00
   ROM Size     = 16k

   Erasing Flash PROM, Wait...
   Succesfully Completed


1.7  Error Conditions


If  some  error  is  detected  during the operation, the corresponding
error message is output and the operatio is terminated, for example:

   No PCnet Adapter Found
   No PCnet PCI Flash Support
   No Boot PROM Address Found
   Boot PROM Address Not 32k Aligned
   Boot PROM Size Is Not 16k

   Boot PROM Image NETROM.BIN Was Not Foud
   Not Enough Memory To Read NETROM.BIN
   Size Of NETROM.BIN Does Not Match
   No PROM Header '55AA' In NETROM.BIN
   Invalid Checksum In NETROM.BIN
   Flash PROM Operation Failed
   Flash PROM Equals To NETROM.BIN
   Flash PROM Differs From NETROM.BIN
   Failed To Setup Flash PROM Access
   Failed To Restore Original Setup






                               CONTENTS





1        ICL ETHERTEAM PCI/ISA FLASH PROGRAM UTILITY ..............  
1.1        General ................................................  
1.2        Quick Guide To Program The Flash PROM ..................  
1.3        Using The Flash Utility ................................  
1.4        Boot PROM Image File ...................................  
1.5        Enabling Boot PROM Address .............................  
1.5.1        Boot PROM Size Required ..............................  
1.5.2        Reprogramming The Setup EEPROM .......................  
1.6        Flash Utility Operations ...............................  
1.6.1        Programming The Flash PROM ...........................  
1.6.2        Verifying The Contents Of The Flash PROM .............  
1.6.3        Verifying The CheckSum Of The Flash PROM .............  
1.6.4        Erasing The Contents Of The Flash PROM ...............  
1.7        Error Conditions .......................................  


























































































































































































































































































































































































































































































 


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