Artisoft			Technical Document


Title:		LANtastic NOS Boot ROM Upgrade Procedures
Updated:	01/97
Description:	Covers AEx and NodeRunner 2000 series adapters with OLD Style 
and FFRPL.  Supplement to LANtastic manuals and BootRom Documentation.
FileName:	bootip
FaxReturn#:	4017
Pages:		6


This technical bulletin is meant to supplement the LANtastic manuals and 
documentations you have received with your network product and the 
documentation on the LANtastic Remote Boot diskette.  Please find 
additional details in these manuals and the ArtiDocs documentation.  If 
you are installing a new diskless workstation with LANtastic, please refer 
to the documentation listed above for complete instructions.

1)   First identify the existing adapter cards in the network and goto the 
appropriate step.

     AE-2 series adapters REV C and lower       	Step  #2
     AE-2 REV E adapters                        		Step  #3
     AE-2 REV F and above adapters              	Step  #4
     NodeRunners                                		Step  #4

     Other 3rd party adapters: LANtastic Power Suite (NOS version 6.1) and 
higher support 3rd party boot ROMS in certain configurations.  Please see 
the technical note and training module for information on this 
configuration.

2)   All AE-2 REV B & C cards use a #153 Boot ROM, which must be replaced 
with #853 Boot Rom.  These Boot ROM's are only 16K in size and therefore 
will only work on NOS 5.0 with the FFRPL (Find/Found Remote Program Load) 
image.  For FFRPL setup procedures, skip to step #8

3)   AE-2 REV E cards may contain either a #153 Boot ROM or a #176 Boot 
ROM. For #153 Boot ROM's go back to step #2. With a #176 Boot ROM you must 
use the FFRPL image. The chip can be reprogrammed by using the PROG-ROM 
utility. For information on PROG-ROM skip to step #6

4)   For NodeRunner and AE-2 REV F and higher cards you can use either the 
FFRPL or Old Style images. For Old Style Image continue on. For FFRPL skip 
to #6

5)   Old Style boot image upgrade procedure [please refer to the LANtastic 
manual for advantages/disadvantages]:

A.   Boot all nodes on the network and at the server, unpack the REDIR.EXE 
and NET.EXE files from the NOS 5.0 upgrade disk to a temporary location on 
the hard drive: 

	  INSTALL UNPACK REDIR.EXE  C:\TEMP

	  INSTALL UNPACK NET.EXE C:\TEMP
     
B.   Copy the PROG-ROM utility and image (*.IMG) files from the LANtastic 
Remote Boot disk to the C:\LANTASTI DIRECTORY.

	  COPY A:\PROG-ROM.EXE C:\LANTASTI
	  COPY A:\XXXXXX.IMG C:\LANTASTI

where XXXXXX.IMG is the correct image file for the type of PEROM and style 
of booting.  See attachment for complete details of which image is 
required.

C.   From the diskless workstation, copy the REDIR.EXE and NET.EXE files 
from the temporary directory on the server to the A: image disk from the 
Workstation: 

	  CD\TEMP
	  COPY  REDIR.EXE  A:\
	  COPY NET.EXE A:\

This will work provided the previous image file did not issued a NET 
UNLINK command.  If a NET UNLINK was issued in the previous image file, 
then the A: drive will NOT be the boot image file. You will need to find 
the diskette that contains the files that was used to create the original 
boot image and follow the above instructions to put the new versions of 
REDIR.EXE and NET.EXE on that diskette.  You will also need to build the 
boot image file again on the server 	  before the new network 
software will take effect.

D.   Issue the command AIMOVE.  This will transfer the image in ROM to 
RAM, and allow you  to run the PROG-ROM command.

	E.   Reprogram the EPROM using the PROG-ROM utility and the NOS 
5.0 image file

	  PROG-ROM/Address=xxxx/Size=32K AEX5000.IMG 
	  xxxx= is the RAMBASE address that the card is set to.
	  NOTE: For NodeRunner the image name is NODE5000.IMG

F.   After all diskless workstations have been upgraded through the above 
procedure the install the upgrade to NOS 5.0 on the server without the 
network running. Issue a SERVER/REM or reboot the server and do not allow 
the STARTNET.BAT file to execute.

G.   Start the server with NOS 5.0 and boot the diskless workstations.

6)   Creating a FFRPL (Find/Found Remote Program Load) image [please refer 
to the LANtastic manual for advantages/disadvantages].

A.   Issue the command AIMOVE.  This will transfer the image in ROM to 
RAM, and allow you to run the PROG-ROM command.

NOTE: This step is not necessary with NodeRunner adapters.  Boot ROMs 
shipped after 3/15/93 from Artisoft will contain the FFRPL image and 
reprogramming should not be necessary unless an Old Style image is desired.
     
	B.   Reprogram the PEROM using the PROG-ROM utility and the 
FFRPL10.IMG file.
     
  PROG-ROM/ADDRESS=XXXX/SIZE=32K/IOBASE=XXX/IRQ=XX FFRPL10.IMG
     
where FFRPL10.IMG is the image for 32K PEROM for NodeRunner, AE-3 and 16K 
PEROM for AE-2 Rev. E and greater adapters. Used for connecting with 
LANtastic V5.0 Find/Found boot type, NetWare 4.0 RPL and all other IBM 
Standard boot servers.

NOTE:  The IOBASE and IRQ switches are only used with the FFRPL image on 
AE-2 series cards. If using a NodeRunner, omit the IOBASE and IRQ switches 
from the PROG-ROM command line. AE-2 REV E cards using a #176 Boot ROM 
need to set SIZE= to 16K instead of 32K
     
	C.   Create a bootable image diskette with the following command:

	  FORMAT A:/4/S

This MUST be a 360K bootable disk.  If the computer has only a 3.5" disk 
drive then download CHGSIZ.ZIP from the Artisoft BBS [520-884-8648].  This 
will allow you to format a 720K disk to single sided 360K. [If you have a 
1.44Mb 3.5" disk drive, format the disk to 720K and then run CHGSIZE.EXE.]

	D.  Copy the following files to the bootable floopy disk create in 
step C. above:

	  COPY AEX.EXE [or NODERUN.EXE] A:\
	  COPY AILANBIO.EXE A:\
	  COPY REDIR.EXE  A:\
	  COPY NET.EXE A:\

E.   Create the following AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS file on the bootable 
floppy:

	  AUTOEXEC.BAT
	  @ECHO OFF
	  NODERUN
	  AILANBIO
	  REDIR # BUFFERS=2 SIZE=2048
	  NET LOGIN \\SERVERNAME ?"Username: " ^"Password: "
	  NET USE C: \\SERVERNAME\C-DRIVE
	  PATH=C:\DOS;C:\LANTASTI;C:\
	  SET COMSPEC=C:\COMMAND.COM
	  PROMPT $P$G
	  C:
	  C:\LANTASTI\UNLINK.BAT

	  CONFIG.SYS
	  BUFFERS=32
	  FILES=100
	  LASTDRIVE=Z
	  FCBS=16,8

7.   Upgrade to LANtastic 5.0 without SERVER.EXE running (SERVER/REM or 
CTRL-ALT-DEL and "S" to Shutdown).
     
8.   On the Boot Server run NET_MGR and select Remote Boot Maintenance. 

9.   After the image is created, press ESC.  From within Remote Boot 
Maintenance, Press INS and select the Find/Found option to load the boot 
image.

10.  On the boot image server, create a batch called UNLINK.BAT in the 
C:\LANTASTI directory.  This batch file should contain the following 
command:   NET UNLINK

11.  Start the server with NOS 5.0 and boot the diskless workstations.

ATTACHMENT: LANtastic NOS 5.0 Boot ROM Tips

NE-3           Contact Artisoft for a replacement part [800-TINY-RAM].

AE-2 REVS 
B & C          Boot ROM Part #153 must be replaced for an #853 Boot ROM 
and will only work with an FFRPL image. Contact Artisoft for a replacement 
part [800-TINY-RAM].

AE-2 REV E     Identify the Boot ROM. For #153 replace it for an #853. For 
a #176 run PROG-ROM with a FFRPL image.

AE-2 REV 
F & Up         #182 Boot ROM. PROG-ROM with either Old Style or FFRPL.

NodeRunner     #182 Boot ROM. PROG-ROM with either Old Style or FFRPL.

AIMOVE         v1.03 will error ["cannot find a ROM version to move"] with 
a PEROM v1.41.4.  Use v1.01 of AIMOVE with this PEROM [the PEROM will have 
v1.41.4 on its label]. v1.03 will work correctly on a v1.01 PEROM. See 
T01957

PROG-ROM       Must use version 1.9 with AE-2 cards on an FFRPL image. 
Must specify IRQ and IOBASE for an FFRPL image with an AE-2 card only. 
Choose Size=16K for AE-2 Rev E.

EMM386.EXE     Do not use the Windows Version. The DOS version does not 
allow Windows to Run in Enhanced mode. MEM/C will not report upper memory 
and you cannot load anything else high after a Net Unlink. Windows can be 
run in enhanced mode without loading EMM386.

Description of Image Files on the LANtastic Remote Boot Diskette

EAE24104.IMG   Image for 16K ROM for AE-2 Rev. E Ethernet adapters.  Used 
with     LANtastic V4.X remote booting.
A2MB4106.IMG   Image for 32K PEROM for A2Mbps adapters. Used with 
LANtastic V4.X and 5.0 remote booting.
AEX4102.IMG    Image for 32K PEROM for AE-2/C, AE-2/T and AE-3 Ethernet 
adapters.  Used with LANtastic V4.X remote booting.
NODE4102.IMG   Image for 32K PEROM for NodeRunner adapters using Artisoft 
or  Artisoft/8 modes.  Used with LANtastic V4.X remote booting.
AEX5000.IMG    Image for 32K PEROM for AE-2 and AE-3 adapters using 
LANtastic V5.0 and Old Style remote booting.
NODE5000.IMG   Image for 32K PEROM for NodeRunner adapters using LANtastic 
V5.0 and Old Style remote booting.
NODE5000.IMG   Image for 32K PEROM for NodeRunner adapters using LANtastic 
V5.0 and Old Style remote booting.
SNR.IMG        Image for 32K PEROM for NodeRunner adapters used to connect 
to Novell Netware 2.X, 3.X IPX boot servers.
FFRPL10.IMG    Image for 32K PEROM for NodeRunner, AE-3 and 16K PEROM for 
AE-2 Rev. E and greater adapters. Used for connecting with LANtastic V5.0 
Find/Found boot type,  NetWare 4.0 RPL and all other IBM Standard boot 
servers. 

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