How to upgrade Cisco 675 with linux?

[Eric Richardson]

Patrick Fleming EA wrote:

 > I upgraded mine(678) using minicom. Once the settings were correct
 > in  minicom as, set by using root, I did #minicom cisco (where
 > cisco is the name of the configuration file) Hit enter at the
 > minicom screen and you should get the  cbos> prompt. Follow the
 > instructions on power cycling the modem then  upload and
 > configuration from here: 
http://www.infomagic.net/pipermail/luna/2002-March/001335.html
 >

 >
 > I did find that if you hold down ctrl+C before powering back up you
 > are  more likely to get the correct prompt the first time.
 >
I tried this on the Mac but since I don't have the correct serial to USB 
adapter it wouldn't work-I could connect and get the prompt and such but 
after that it wouldn't work. I tried using the same file via minicom and 
I get a Communications error but I bet that the file is not recognized 
as it is probably in Macbinary format or something. The download for 
windows is an exe so that is not going to help. Cisco doesn't allow 
secondary customers to download the images so I'm stuck I think for the 
time being. One thing good is when the process fails, the system reboots 
to the old version.

Eric