Update HP Procurve via XModem

Fri, 12 Dec 2014 07:54:01 +0000

I got an old HP Procurve Switch and wanted to upgrade the firmware.
After booting the switch, we configure the serial link to an Baudrate of 115200, so we won’t have to wait all-night for the update to finish.

config
console baud-rate 115200
exit
write memory
reload

After reloading the switch and configuring our terminal software to 115200 baud, we can start the XModem Upload via:

copy xmodem flash primary

After that command, the switch waits for an XModem datatransfer to begin. So, just upload your new firmware image via your terminal software, using XModem.

XModem Flash Recovery of new c3560, c3560e, c3750, c3750e, etc...

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:47:32 +0000

Right at the moment I’m sitting in one of our wireclosets, watching an c3750 (hopefully) recovering its mind to its old function and behavior - through an XModem transfer of its current IOS. Because of an power failure on our campus the unit actually “bricked” - the flash system became corrupted and the unit did end up in the ROMMON Mode “switch:”.

Thats pretty bad - but not as bad as we couldn’t fix it.

Xmodem on Nico Maas

Update HP Procurve via XModem

XModem Flash Recovery of new c3560, c3560e, c3750, c3750e, etc...