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Uninstalling the Firmware (*.rpm)
For NPU 1.X.X series versions, the firmware package is integrated to the driver package. When the driver is uninstalled, the firmware is automatically uninstalled. For details, see Uninstalling the Driver (*.rpm).
For NPU 20.X.X or later, uninstall the driver and firmware separately. There is no requirement on the sequence of uninstalling the driver and firmware. For details about how to uninstall the driver, see Uninstalling the Driver (*.rpm). This section describes how to uninstall the firmware from the host.
Prerequisites
The uninstallation function cannot be used before the .run installation package is installed.
Procedure
- Use PuTTY to log in to the OS CLI of the server where the Atlas 300I inference card (model 3000) is located. For details, see Logging In to the CLI Using PuTTY over a Network Port.
- Run the following command to switch to the root user:
su - root
- Run the following command to view the .rpm firmware list:
rpm -qa | grep npu
If the following information is displayed, the firmware exists:
npu-firmware-20.2.0-1.noarch
- Run the following command to uninstall the firmware:
rpm -e npu-firmware-20.2.0-1.noarch
- (Optional) After the uninstallation is complete, reset the host if you need to install the software package again.
reboot
