[Asterisk-Users] Re: cisco 7940 help

[Sean Cook]

How about using the tftp server that comes with the linux distribution
you are using to run asterisk?

Just a thought...

Sean

On Thu, 2004-12-02 at 10:39 -0500, Luke Catranis wrote:
> Solar winds... free tftp
> 
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> users
> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 10:18 AM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Re: cisco 7940 help
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I spent 3 days trying to upgrade my 7960's with similar probs to what
> you
> say. My problem was that my TFTP server didnt follow the RFC's properly
> and
> didnt respond with 'file not found' when a file didnt exist. the phone
> kept
> on looking for the same file over and over and never moved on to the
> next
> step in the upgrade process.
> 
> the trick for me was to use a different TFTP server. Klever Pumpkin,
> Windows
> 2000, and the newer 3Cd all worked. my original broken TFTP server was a
> 3Com one. so perhps you should try pumpkin as its prolly the easiest for
> a
> temp solution.
> 
> cheers,
> Mick
> 
> "Andrei (MPI)" <asterisk at markovprocesses.com> wrote in message
> news:41ADE2B5.4000000 at markovprocesses.com...
> > Rich Adamson wrote:
> >
> > >>I've successfuly converted 7940 from call manager firmware version 3
> to
> > >>SIP 7.3. just last week. You need to upgrade to firmware version 6
> > >>first, then upgrade to 7.
> > >>Also once you've upgraded the phone, you should remove firmware
> config
> > >>file from tftp server, otherwise the phone would be in constant
> upgrade
> > >>loop. There is couple of tricks in between.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >The phone does a version check before attempting an upgrade. If the
> > >same, it doesn't bother upgrading again. No need to remove anything.
> > >
> > >In fact, my server has v2.3, 3.3, 5.1, 6.1, etc on it at all times.
> > >Some of those are required (in steps) to upgrade the older 7960's.
> > >
> > >
> > Rich, I am telling what I saw on my 7940: it was in a constant loop
> > trying to upgrade again and again.
> >
> > You may say that Cisco phones are easy upgradable and all one need is
> > just follow instructions, but that won't help the man who was pulling
> > his hair off.
> >
> > Andrei
> >
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