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1 The standard RedBoot command set is structured around the bootstrap
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2 environment. These commands are designed to be simple to use and
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3 remember, while still providing sufficient power and flexibility to
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4 be useful. No attempt has been made to make RedBoot be the end-all
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5 product. As such, things such as the debug environment are left
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6 to other modules such as GDB stubs which are typically included in
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7 RedBoot.
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9 Also, the command set may be extended on a platform basis.
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11 Common commands:
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13 The general format of commands is:
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14 <command> <options, paramters>
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15 Elements are separated by the space character. Other control characters,
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16 such as TAB or editting keys (Insert) are not currently supported.
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18 Numbers, such as a memory location, may be specified in either
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19 decimal or hexadecimal (requires a 0x prefix).
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21 Use the 'help' command to get limited help on command syntax.
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23 =======================================================================
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24 RedBoot> help
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25 Display (hex dump) a range of memory
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26 dump <location> [<length>]
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27 Manage FLASH images
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28 fis {cmds}
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29 Manage configuration kept in FLASH memory
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30 fconfig
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31 Execute code at a location
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32 go [-w <timeout>] [entry]
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33 Help about help?
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34 help <topic>
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35 Load a file
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36 load [-raw] [-b <mem_addr>]]
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37 RedBoot>
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38 =======================================================================
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40 Commands may be abbreviated to any unique string. E.g. 'lo' is equivalent
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41 to 'loa' and 'load'.
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42
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43 - Download process
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45 Currently, download is only supported using TFTP over a network.
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46 Files to be downloaded may be executable images or raw data.
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47 The format of the command is:
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48 RedBoot> load <file> [-v] [-b <location>] [-r]
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49 where:
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50 <file> - The name of the file on the TFTP server. Details of how
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51 this is specified are host specific.
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52 -v - Display a small spinner (indicator) while download in
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53 progress. Just for feedback, especially during long loads.
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54 -b - Specify the location in memory to load the file. Executable
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55 images normally load at the location the file was linked for.
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56 This option allows the file to be loaded to a specific memory
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57 location, possibly overriding any assumed location.
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58 -r - Download raw data. Normally, the load command is used to
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59 load executable images into memory. This option allows for
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60 raw data to be loaded. If this option is given, "-b" will
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61 be required as well.
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63 =======================================================================
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64 RedBoot> lo redboot.ROM -b 0x8c400000
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65 Address offset = 0x0c400000
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66 Entry point: 0x80000000, address range: 0x80000000-0x8000fe80
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67 =======================================================================
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69 - Flash Image System (FIS)
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71 If the platform has flash memory, RedBoot can use this for image storage.
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72 Executable images, as well as data, can be stored in flash in a simple
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73 file store. The 'fis' command is used to manipulate and maintain flash images.
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75 The available 'fis' commands are:
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77 fis init [-f]
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79 This command is used to initialize the Flash Image System (FIS). It should
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80 only be executed once, when RedBoot is first installed on the hardware.
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81 Subsequent executions will cause loss of data in the flash (previously saved
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82 images will no longer be accessible).
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84 If the "-f" option is specified, all blocks of flash memory will be erased
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85 as part of this process.
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87 =======================================================================
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88 RedBoot> fis init -f
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89 About to initialize [format] FLASH image system - are you sure (y/n)? n
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92 fis list
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94 This command lists the images currently available in the FIS. Certain images
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95 are used by RedBoot and have fixed names. Other images can be manipulated by
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96 the user.
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98 =======================================================================
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99 RedBoot> fis list
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100 Name FLASH addr Mem addr Length Entry point
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101 RedBoot 0xA0000000 0xA0000000 0x020000 0x80000000
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102 RedBoot[backup] 0xA0020000 0x8C010000 0x010000 0x8C010000
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103 RedBoot config 0xA0FC0000 0xA0FC0000 0x020000 0x00000000
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104 FIS directory 0xA0FE0000 0xA0FE0000 0x020000 0x00000000
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107 fis free
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109 This command shows which areas of the flash memory are currently not in use.
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110 In use means that the block contains non-erased contents. Since it is possible
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111 to force an image to be loaded at a particular flash location, this command
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112 can be used to check whether that location is in use by any other image.
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113
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114 Note: there currently is no cross-checking between actual flash contents and
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115 the image directory. i.e. there could be a segment of flash which is not erased
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116 that does not correspond to a named image, or vice-versa.
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119 RedBoot> fis free
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120 0xA0040000 .. 0xA07C0000
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121 0xA0840000 .. 0xA0FC0000
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124 fis create -b <mem_base> -l <length> [-f <flash_addr>] [-e <entry_point>] [-r <ram_addr>] <name>
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126 This command creates an image in the FIS directory. The data for the image must
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127 exist in RAM memory before the copy. Typically, one would use the RedBoot 'load'
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128 command to load an image into RAM and then the 'fis create' command to write it
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129 to flash.
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131 Options:
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132 <name> - The name of the file, as shown in the FIS directory.
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133 -b - The location in RAM used to obtain the image *required*
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134 -l - The length of the location *required*
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135 -f - The location in flash for the image. If not provided, the first free
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136 block which is large enough will be used. See 'fis free'.
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137 -e - The execution entry address. Used if the starting address for an image
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138 is not known, or needs to be overridden.
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140 needs to be specified for images which will eventually loaded via 'fis load'.
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141 Fixed images, such as RedBoot itself, will not need this.
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142
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143 =======================================================================
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144 RedBoot> fis create RedBoot -f 0xa0000000 -b 0x8c400000 -l 0x20000
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145 An image named 'RedBoot' exists - are you sure (y/n)? n
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146 RedBoot> fis create junk -b 0x8c400000 -l 0x20000
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147 ... Erase from 0xa0040000-0xa0060000: .
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148 ... Program from 0x8c400000-0x8c420000 at 0xa0040000: .
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149 ... Erase from 0xa0fe0000-0xa1000000: .
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150 ... Program from 0x8c7d0000-0x8c7f0000 at 0xa0fe0000: .
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152
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153 fis load name
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154
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155 This command is used to transfer an image from flash memory to RAM. Once loaded,
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156 it may be executed using the 'go' command.
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157
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158 =======================================================================
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159 RedBoot> fis load RedBoot[backup]
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160 RedBoot> go
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161 =======================================================================
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162
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163 fis delete name
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164
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165 This command removes an image from the FIS. The flash memory will be erased
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166 as part of the execution of this command, as well as removal of the name from
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167 the FIS directory.
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168
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169 =======================================================================
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170 RedBoot> fis list
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171 Name FLASH addr Mem addr Length Entry point
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172 RedBoot 0xA0000000 0xA0000000 0x020000 0x80000000
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173 RedBoot[backup] 0xA0020000 0x8C010000 0x020000 0x8C010000
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174 RedBoot config 0xA0FC0000 0xA0FC0000 0x020000 0x00000000
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175 FIS directory 0xA0FE0000 0xA0FE0000 0x020000 0x00000000
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176 junk 0xA0040000 0x8C400000 0x020000 0x80000000
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177 RedBoot> fis delete junk
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178 Delete image 'junk' - are you sure (y/n)? y
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179 ... Erase from 0xa0040000-0xa0060000: .
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180 ... Erase from 0xa0fe0000-0xa1000000: .
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181 ... Program from 0x8c7d0000-0x8c7f0000 at 0xa0fe0000: .
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182 =======================================================================
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183
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184 fis erase -f <flash_addr> -l <length>
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185
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186 This command is used to forceably erase a portion of flash memory. There is
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187 no cross-checking to ensure that the area being erased does not correspond to
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188 a loaded image.
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189
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190 =======================================================================
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191 RedBoot> fis erase -f 0xa0040000 -l 0x20000
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192 ... Erase from 0xa0040000-0xa0060000: .
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193 =======================================================================
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194
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195 - Persistent state [flash-based configuration] control
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196
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197 Additionally, if the platform has flash memory, certain control and configuration
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198 information used by RedBoot can be stored in flash. The details of what information
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199 is maintained in flash differs based on the platform and the configuration.
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200
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201 However, the basic operation used to maintain this information is the same.
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202 Using the 'fconfig' command, the information may be displayed and/or changed.
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203
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204 Usage:
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205 RedBoot> fconfig [-l]
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206 If the optional flag "-l" is specified, the configuration data is simply listed.
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207 Otherwise, each configuration parameter will be displayed and the user given
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208 a chance to change it. The entire value must be typed. Typing just carriage
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209 return will leave a value unchanged. Boolean values may be entered by just the
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210 first letter ('t' for true, 'f' for false). At any time the editting process
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211 may be stopped by entering just a '.' (period) on the line. Entry of the character
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212 '^' will move the editting back to the previous item.
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213
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214 If any changes are made in the configuration, then the updated data will be
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215 written back to flash.
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216
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217 One item which is always present in the configuration data is the ability to
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218 execute a script at boot/startup time. A sequence of RedBoot commands can
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219 be entered which will be executed when the system starts up. Optionally,
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220 a time out period can be provided which allows the user to abort the
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221 startup script and proceed with normal command processing from the console.
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222
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223 =======================================================================
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224 RedBoot> fconfig -l
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225 Run script at boot: false
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226 Use BOOTP for network configuration: false
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227 Local IP address: 192.168.1.29
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228 Default server IP address: 192.168.1.101
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229 GDB connection port: 9000
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230 Network debug at boot time: false
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232
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233 The following example sets a boot script and then shows it running.
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234 =======================================================================
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235 RedBoot> fconfig
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236 ^^^^^^^
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237 Run script at boot: false t
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238 ^
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239 Boot script:
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240 Enter script, terminate with empty line
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241 >> fi li
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242 ^^^^^
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244 ^
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245 Boot script timeout: 0 10
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246 ^^
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247 Use BOOTP for network configuration: false .
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248 ^
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249 Update RedBoot non-volatile configuration - are you sure (y/n)? y
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250 ^
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251 ... Erase from 0xa0fc0000-0xa0fe0000: .
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252 ... Program from 0x8c021f60-0x8c022360 at 0xa0fc0000: .
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253 RedBoot>
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254 RedBoot(tm) debug environment - built 08:22:24, Aug 23 2000
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255 Copyright (C) 2000, Red Hat, Inc.
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256
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257 RAM: 0x8c000000-0x8c800000
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258 FLASH: 0xa0000000 - 0xa1000000, 128 blocks of 0x00020000 bytes ea.
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259 Socket Communications, Inc: Low Power Ethernet CF Revision C 5V/3.3V 08/27/98
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260 IP: 192.168.1.29, Default server: 192.168.1.101
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261 == Executing boot script in 10 seconds - enter ^C to abort
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262 RedBoot> fi li
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263 Name FLASH addr Mem addr Length Entry point
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264 RedBoot 0xA0000000 0xA0000000 0x020000 0x80000000
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265 RedBoot[backup] 0xA0020000 0x8C010000 0x020000 0x8C010000
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266 RedBoot config 0xA0FC0000 0xA0FC0000 0x020000 0x00000000
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267 FIS directory 0xA0FE0000 0xA0FE0000 0x020000 0x00000000
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268 RedBoot>
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269 ^
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272 Note: the '^' characters above indicate where something was entered on the
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273 console. As you can see, the 'fi li' command at the end came from the script,
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274 not the console. Once the script was executed, command processing reverted
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275 to the console.
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277 - Program execution
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279 Once an image has been loaded into memory, either via the 'load' command
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280 or the 'fis load' command, execution may be transfered to that image.
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281 Note: the image is assumed to be a stand-alone entity, as RedBoot gives
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282 the entire platform over to it. Typical examples would be an eCos application
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283 or a Linux kernel.
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284
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285 The format of the 'go' command is:
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286 RedBoot> go [-w <time>] [<location>]
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287 Execution will begin at <location> if specified. Otherwise, the "entry
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288 point" of the last image loaded will be used.
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289
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290 The "-w" option gives the user <time> seconds before execution begins.
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291 The execution may be aborted by typing ^C on the console. This mode
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292 would typically be used in startup scripts.