Issues with apc_hw05_aos640_sy640_bootmon108_v3.exe

[Terry_Kennedy_apc]

I noticed that a new update was posted for the NMC2 / Symmetra 1P, so I downloaded it to see what was new (since both the old and the new versions were 6.4.0 and the release notes on the web didn't say anything).

The actual code files (aos, app, bootmon) are unchanged, although there are additional language packs included in the new build. Presumably this is to address the "***Critical: Review kbase FA280684 prior to upgrade***" issue with languages changing after 6.4.0 is installed. The KB article should probably be revised to indicate that the v3 version of the kit addresses the problem.

There is another issue with the kit - an extraneous file named "apc_hw05_aos640_sy640_bootmon108_v3" (no suffix) got included in the kit. It is actually a zip file containing aos619a, sy618b, and bootmon108. You probably want to remove this, if for no other reason that it needlessly doubles the size of the download.

[BillP]

Hi Terry,

I'll ask someone to check into it and also update the kbase.

[BillP]

Hi Terry,

At this time, I think we will fix the file and also add a note in the release notes for anyone who got the version you did. Then, we will also update the download hashes/checksum.

Either way, the actual .bin files are not affected and still OK to use. Same with the language packs. But, like you said, the download size has doubled and users may be concerned that this file is needed or causes a problem when in reality it is harmless.

Thanks again for bringing it up and asking.

[Anonymous user]

Angela,

Looks like there is the same problem in download sumx640.

10/17/2014  03:07 PM         3,717,326 apc_hw05_aos640_sumx640_bootmon108
02/23/2016  07:11 PM         2,974,464 apc_hw05_aos_640.bin
11/05/2014  06:28 PM           262,144 apc_hw05_bootmon_108.bin
02/23/2016  07:11 PM         2,949,684 apc_hw05_sumx_640.bin
02/23/2016  07:18 PM               136 config.txt
03/13/2016  11:20 AM                 0 filelist.txt
08/14/2013  11:58 AM         1,577,472 FW_Upgrade_R2.exe
08/02/2013  11:42 AM               766 FW_Upgrade_R2_se_4pp.ico
06/20/2013  11:57 AM               733 iplist.txt
02/28/2016  05:05 PM           803,103 sumx_640_esEszhCnjaJaptBrkoKo.lpk
02/28/2016  05:05 PM           816,875 sumx_640_frFrdeDeitItesEsptBr.lpk
02/28/2016  05:05 PM           926,933 sumx_640_frFrdeDeruRuitItesEs.lpk
02/28/2016  05:05 PM           920,567 sumx_640_frFrruRuzhCnjaJakoKo.lpk
03/04/2010  05:26 PM           102,912 winftp32.dll
03/04/2010  05:26 PM            89,924 winftp32.lib

[BillP · Accepted solution]

Hi John,

Thanks. Yes, I was informed of that myself when investigating the Symmetra firmware issue. We'll be fixing both file downloads shortly.