Comments on: How to create an HP Firmware Maintenance CD and SmartStart USB Stick

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:30:16 +0000

@nappy_d
I would like to know that as well…

By: nappy_d

nappy_d — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:40:27 +0000

I want to include my Windows iso file on this USB key. Where can I place this file? I see it allows me to browse to the /mount/ directory, but I want to place my Windows ISO file into this directory.

By: John Willis

John Willis — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:44:10 +0000

Thanks works wells.
Also found for the DL180 G6 Easy Setup CD the usbkey tool doesn’t work (yet). But you can mount the iso image and run the [ /usb/usbcreator.cmd iso: usb: ] to copy files from the mounted iso image drive letter to the mounted usb drive letter, at the end it runs syslinux to make the usb drive bootable.

Then can mount the firmware CD and copy over folders that don’t collide with existing folders in the usb: image drive letter, make a temporary folder like usb:\temp to copy the firmware CD system folder into, rename it system2 and move it to the top as usrb:\system2

The syslinux.cfg file can be added to include the stanza from the firmware CD system/syslinux.cfg that starts the firmware CD kernel and tools, modifying the kernel and initrd paths to include the /system2/ prefix.

On startup the menu will present Easy Setup CD and firmware update options and boot the appropriate kernel. If you include the OS iso image on the usb stick you can perform firmware update, and assisted OS install with all drivers and agents included during the install.. the Easy Setup menus prompt for the iso location which defaults to the usb key.

By: Marco Weber

Marco Weber — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:25:51 +0000

ho no…

This utility says:

Smart Component execution not supported at this time in Server Virtualized Guest operating systems.

http://jukan.ch/20091217_hp_usb_key_utility/hp_usb_key_utility_doesnt_like_virtua_servers__whyyyyy.jpg

so close…

anyways… found what i’ve really been looking for.
firmware upgrade for DL160 G6
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=US&swItem=MTX-bacd5d0a20894372b1d6697c4c&prodTypeId=15351&prodSeriesId=3454575

usb creation confirmed – works via virtual windows 7.
…and fixed my dl160 firmware successfully!