> Just starting and trying to boot off the SPP firmware update ISO image
> on a USB stick.
>
> I made the stick with:
>
> # mkfs.vfat /dev/sdb
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Why create an MS-DOS filesystem on the stick which gets immediately
overwritten in the next step?
> # dd bs=4M
> if=P52581_001_gen10spp-2022.09.01.00-SPP2022090100.2022_0930.1.iso
> of=/dev/sdb status=progress
Is this what HPE says how to create the stick? If yes then you may ask HPE
how to get it to work.
>
> The usb drive is 16GB and the iso is 9GB.
>
> seem to boot from it and go into auto install of firmware then died with
>
> starting initrd...
>
> warning!!! Unable to mount the file system [cdrom]
> warning!!! Unable to mount the file system
>
> Preboot maintence mode
>
> /bin/ash: can't access tty: job control turned off
>
> and at # prompt.
>
> There is no cdrom on the gen10 plus.? Only in internal bootable usb port.
That's usually fine because the cdrom can be mounted as loop device. No
need for a real cdrom.
Regards,
Simon