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Re: DDAR, ARF ARF 2...[Answer]


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  • Subject: Re: DDAR, ARF ARF 2...[Answer]
  • From: "Andy Powell" <ukha@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 19:21:57 -0000
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Just had an additinal thought on this... You can test to see if
the .arf file is downloaded by moving the file out of the ARM dir
and try booting your DDAR... if it won't boot replace the file and
try again.. if it boots then you could assume that it downloads it
each time....

Andy

--- In ukha_d@y..., "Andy Powell" <ukha@b...> wrote:
> > I got a windows version of Tar and re-Tarred the files, but...
the
> resultant
> > file is 3.9 Mb !!!! the original was 1.8Mb So I don't want to
use
> it !!!!
>
> You are adding 2.5MB to the arf file - it's going to be bigger!!!
> The cause is the files in the lib directory libc-2.1.2.so is one
meg
> on its own.
>
> >
> > What is the implication of putting a duff file as the
> receiver.arf , if you
> > replace it with the original one will all be well again ?
> >
> > i.e. does the DDAR pull this file down EVERYtime ?
> >
>
> That is exactly my understanding, when yo boot your DDAR/RIO it
> downloads the .arf file each time, making upgrades as simple as a
> reboot,,,
>
> I don't have mine yet but when they arrive I *will* do this, so if
> you are worried then you can wait until Monday evening and I'll
test
> (sacrifice??) one of my units...
>
>
> Andy



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