Monday, September 28, 2015

BusinessPhone IPU repair

Recently I had an IPU that would not read from the Compact Flash.

Symptoms:
  • "Voice Channel Licensing" and "Board Configuration" did not show.
  • Boot and Application image were R3A
  • Telnet into IPU and cannot change to "/cf0"

The problem is that the cards are old stock and the default Boot Image (R3A) does not read from 1GB Compact Flash cards.

Solution:
  • Any 32MB Compact Flash can be loaded with IPU Boot and Application Images. (Even an old MFU CF can be used. No need to remove the existing structure / .ULK files unless space is needed. This way the card can be reused for MFU again)
  • Insert IPU into system with CPU-D5
  • Cold start system
  • Once started, remove cold start strap and program an IP on the IPU.
  • Shut down and restart the IPU.
  • Once started up, telnet into the IPU
  • Upgrade the IPU Boot Image.
  • Restart the IPU and confirm the Boot Image has been upgraded
  • Switch off system, insert original (1GB) CF
  • Cold start system
  • Export license