Menu path: Setup > System > Firmware Customization > Custom Partition > Download
In order to load data onto the custom partition, at least one source for partition data must be specified in the Download area.
Click on Add.
The transfer protocols are the same as the ones for updating the firmware, e.g. HTTP, HTTPS, FTP. An INF
file which in turn references a tar archive zipped using bzip2 must be given as the target.
The structure of the INF file is as follows:
[INFO], [PART]
| Header informationen |
file="test.tar.bz2"
| Zipped tar archive |
version="1"
| Version of the file |
The files to be transferred must therefore be zipped in a tar
archive which is then compressed using bzip2
. This file is referenced in the INF file which is the target of the URL.
The tar
archive can be created under Windows, e.g. with the open source program 7-Zip (www.7-zip.org). This program also allows bzip2
compression. Under Linux, tar
- and bz2
- files can often be created using onboard resources.
The procedure makes it possible to replace the file(s) on the server with a new version which the thin client loads the next time it is booted. The version
parameter in the INF
file must be increased for this purpose.