From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Robert Schwebel Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 17:01:47 +0200 Subject: [U-Boot-Users] Loads function and flow control. In-Reply-To: <20030526144611.0765EC6162@atlas.denx.de> References: <20030526144611.0765EC6162@atlas.denx.de> Message-ID: <20030526150145.GO24207@pengutronix.de> List-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: u-boot@lists.denx.de On Mon, May 26, 2003 at 04:46:05PM +0200, Wolfgang Denk wrote: > No there is none, and there is no need for one. ... as the kermit protocol ensures that packets with incorrect checksums are resent. > I don't think so. Even at high baud rates (like 115200 bps) there is > more than enough time to receive characters through the serial line - > remember that U-Boot is strictly single-tasking, so the CPU has > nothing better to do but to wait for characters. Nevertheless there may be situations where for example cables make problems, so using a mechanism which checks if the data is correct is not the worst idea. > Minicom is broken. Where did I know from that you would answer this...? =8-) Robert -- Dipl.-Ing. Robert Schwebel | http://www.pengutronix.de Pengutronix - Linux Solutions for Science and Industry Braunschweiger Str. 79, 31134 Hildesheim, Germany Handelsregister: Amtsgericht Hildesheim, HRA 2686 Phone: +49-5121-28619-0 | Fax: +49-5121-28619-4