From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: by oss.sgi.com id ; Wed, 20 Dec 2000 02:29:59 -0800 Received: from mx.mips.com ([206.31.31.226]:30096 "EHLO mx.mips.com") by oss.sgi.com with ESMTP id ; Wed, 20 Dec 2000 02:29:34 -0800 Received: from newman.mips.com (ns-dmz [206.31.31.225]) by mx.mips.com (8.9.3/8.9.0) with ESMTP id CAA28513; Wed, 20 Dec 2000 02:29:14 -0800 (PST) Received: from copfs01.mips.com (copfs01 [192.168.205.101]) by newman.mips.com (8.9.3/8.9.0) with ESMTP id CAA15553; Wed, 20 Dec 2000 02:29:11 -0800 (PST) Received: from mips.com (copsun17 [192.168.205.27]) by copfs01.mips.com (8.9.1/8.9.0) with ESMTP id LAA29988; Wed, 20 Dec 2000 11:28:46 +0100 (MET) Message-ID: <3A4089DD.16FBBAF7@mips.com> Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 11:28:45 +0100 From: Carsten Langgaard X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.75 [en] (X11; U; SunOS 5.7 sun4u) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Nicu Popovici CC: linux-mips@oss.sgi.com Subject: Re: Writting flash. References: <20001219091316.10085.qmail@nw175.netaddress.usa.net> <3A3F3C6E.39C64947@mips.com> <3A401C4D.C3FAB4D4@isratech.ro> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-linux-mips@oss.sgi.com Precedence: bulk Return-Path: X-Orcpt: rfc822;linux-mips-outgoing Nicu Popovici wrote: > Hello Carsten, > > I folowed the ATLAS instructions but when I do cat flashimage > /dev/lp0 it get > stucked at the first write . I will send you what message I get when I run strace > cat flashimage > /dev/lp0. > > open("claudiuwright", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = 3 > fstat(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0664, st_size=2479223, ...}) = 0 > read(3, "!R\n@1c000000\n>UploadSS\n!E\n000000"..., 512) = 512 > write(1, "!R\n@1c000000\n>UploadSS\n!E\n000000"..., 512 > > Do you have any ideea ? > > Please try to give me a clue because in the ATLAS docs says that I have to set the > parallel prot to Generic text only and I do not know how to do that. Second I guess > that it stucks from other reasons . I think you can set the parallel port to Generic text only in the BIOS. You also need to set switch S5-1 on the Atlas board, if set the display shows something like "Flash DL" Remember to delete the flash before writing to it, see the script on the Atlas CD. > Best Regards, > Nicu > > Carsten Langgaard wrote: > > > It should be straight forward, just follow the Atlas documentation. > > I don't think you need to do anything with the parallel port, except that you > > need parallel port support on you linux PC, of course. > > > > /Carsten > > > > POPOVICI Nicolae wrote: > > > > > Hello Carlsten, > > > > > > My address is actually octavpo@isratech.ro but I need an answer to my > > > problem. > > > So I have to write the system flash on an ATLAS board. PLease tell me how do I > > > do that. I read the manuals that come with the board and there it says that I > > > have to set the parallel port to "Generic text only". How do I do that on a > > > LINUX machine ? Then I just copy the file that I want to write in system flash > > > to the parallel port , am I correct ? > > > I do not have to convert the file that I want to write in FLASH in a text only > > > format !!!! Am I correct ? > > > > > > Please try to tell me how can I write the system flash with as much details as > > > you can. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Nicu > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________ > > > Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 > > > > -- > > _ _ ____ ___ Carsten Langgaard Mailto:carstenl@mips.com > > |\ /|||___)(___ MIPS Denmark Direct: +45 4486 5527 > > | \/ ||| ____) Lautrupvang 4B Switch: +45 4486 5555 > > TECHNOLOGIES 2750 Ballerup Fax...: +45 4486 5556 > > Denmark http://www.mips.com -- _ _ ____ ___ Carsten Langgaard Mailto:carstenl@mips.com |\ /|||___)(___ MIPS Denmark Direct: +45 4486 5527 | \/ ||| ____) Lautrupvang 4B Switch: +45 4486 5555 TECHNOLOGIES 2750 Ballerup Fax...: +45 4486 5556 Denmark http://www.mips.com