IX78 LIFEBOAT
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The lifeboat feature tries to boot an IX78 unit even if the contents of its
flash memory (containing its firmware) is damaged, and thus it can't boot by
itself.

If an IX78 lits RST after power-on but then fails to boot then this utility
might succeed bringing it back to life.



Do like this to use the lifeboat on your IX78:

 1. Configure your PC to use a static IP address, like 192.168.0.5

 2. Connect any of Ethernet ports ET1, ET2 or ET3 of your IX78 to your PC
    If your PC has more than one network interface disable all other interfaces.

 3. Doubleclick on the tftpd32.exe icon in this folder
    On Windows 7 right-click instead on the icon, select "Run as administrator"
    and answer "Yes" to the user account control question that pops up.

 4. While holding SEL and ALT buttons pressed turn IX78 power on  *)

 5. Keep SEL and ALT buttons pressed until RST and RS are lit in IX78 display,
    then release the buttons

    After a few seconds your IX78 displays RST, then CFG RST.

    Then your IX78 displays "Lb" and a rotating bar. Now the firmware in the
    lifeboat is burned into your IX78's flash memory. This process takes about
    2 minutes to finish.

    After flash burn is finished your IX78 reboots. It displays RST, then
    CFG RST then HELLO. Now it is in normal state and ready to be used.

 6. Close the Tftpd32 window



If your IX78 fails to show HELLO then restart from step 3 above again.

If the IX78 still refuses to start after repeated attempts then it is too
damaged for the lifeboat to repair it. The flash memory or other hardware
component of the IX78 may be damaged. Contact your reseller for information
about how to repair your unit.



*): The lifeboat performs a reset to factory defaults to ensure there are no
faulty configuration or damaged configuration area that restrains your IX78
from booting.
If you do not whish to reset your IX78 to factory defaults you can try loading
the lifeboat without such a reset.
In such case only press the ALT button in steps 4 and 5 above - do not press
the SEL button.
Though a lifeboat without reset to factory defaults might work in many cases,
it will not work in some others.



The IX78 lifeboat uses TFTPD32 to transfer the firmware to IX78.
TFTPD32 is copyrighted 1998-2006 by Philippe Jounin (philippe@jounin.net).
