Format PCMCIA card with FAT16 format for MICB upgrade

[11480]

How to format Scandisk flash disk compactFlash to FAT16 format for MICB upgrade from release 2.09 to 2.11. I tried to format PCMCIA card to FAT16 from Windows 98, 2000, XP operating system but my back-up fails.

Thanks,

 

[janaya]

what size compact flash card?

try FAT32 format.

John

 

[11480]

FAT32 don't work. In the Nortel product bulletin, MICB Release 2.11.03 maintenance release they told that "When formatting drives for backup or upgrades, formate the drive using FAT16 format." I tried to format FAT16 from windows 98 operating system but my backup failed. I have 64MB ScanDisk CompactFlash.

Thanks,

 

[11480]

Anybody have any idea how to format OCMCIA card to FAT 16 so I will able to back up and upgrade MICB card ?
Thanks,

 

[cmawbey]

You must format the card with win9x or the switch will not recognise the
card ..do not use nt/win2k/xp

cards on Rls 24 and earlier can only use 48Meg Card and Rls, 25.08 and
higher can use up to a 64 Meg Card.
if you get Type II ATA flash cards, they are usually already formatted

C


Colin

 

[11480]

Thanks for your advise, Colin. I already tried to fomat with Windows 98 but when I tried to do MICB release 2.09 back-up. The back-up is failed. I have problem with my MICB card. Some time it's lose the connection with system. When card loose the connection with system I am getting XMI 001 36 0 0 error message and after 2 minutes I am getting XMI 002 message and card is working. At the same time I am getting "0001:SW INIT 000 ln0080 ch00 01-01 00:00:10:129 RESET: reason is BUS_ERROR, pc=20133684, ssp=209b6930, sr=2700" error message in MICB. Sometime MICB card work 7-8 days without problem. You have any idea why it doing.

Thanks again for your advise.

 

[Reusser]

There is a free PCMCIA card programmer available from nortel - you will find it with the software for otp11a = PCMCIACardProgrammer9.0

This will format the drive and load the software you intend to use.

 

[11480]

I went to nortel site but they are asking for login ID and password. Any other way to format ?

Thanks

 

[Firebird Scrambler]

It's possible to format a PCMCIA card via the systems "pdt" facility. You will need to know the "pdt" password first & that is only given out to authorised Nortel maintainers.

All the best

Firebird Scrambler
Meridian Programmer in the UK