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From: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot-Users] tftp loadable applets?
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 01:10:10 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20051130001010.5698F353F54@atlas.denx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 30 Nov 2005 07:51:55 +0800." <438CE99B.9000201@gmail.com>

In message <438CE99B.9000201@gmail.com> you wrote:
> 
> I noticed that there is a tftpboot command.  Is there a similar
> mechanism in place for uploading applets via tftp?

No.

> I had booted uClinux's compressed zImage utilizing 'tftpboot' command 
> and a following 'go' command as my 'CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND' successfully.

And you have probably read in the  manual  that  this  is  *not*  the
correct  way  to  boot  Linux  images. You are supposed to use proper
image files and the "bootm" command.

> Though I haven't tried to use 'tftpboot' to load applets, it seems 
> possible in that zImage is also a binary file(not ELF). The 

"It seems possible." Wow. You really understand what you  are  doing,
aren't you?

> 'CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND' and some relevant configurations were configured as 
> below in my include/configs/<board>.h:

And why are you posting this information? I can't find a question  or
hint of a problem?

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

-- 
Software Engineering:  Embedded and Realtime Systems,  Embedded Linux
Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: wd at denx.de
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  reply	other threads:[~2005-11-30  0:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-11-29 23:51 [U-Boot-Users] tftp loadable applets? Zhen Wang
2005-11-30  0:10 ` Wolfgang Denk [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2005-11-29 10:39 John Davis
2005-11-29 10:51 ` Wolfgang Denk
2005-11-29 12:26   ` John Davis
2005-11-29 12:35     ` Wolfgang Denk

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