From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Mohamed Thalib .H Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:08:39 +0530 Subject: [U-Boot] How to backup the working u-boot image from the flash image. In-Reply-To: <20081201070332.GA9013@buzzloop.caiaq.de> References: <1228113808.7703.6.camel@SilentStorm> <20081201070332.GA9013@buzzloop.caiaq.de> Message-ID: <1228117119.7987.1.camel@SilentStorm> 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, 2008-12-01 at 08:03 +0100, Daniel Mack wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, Dec 01, 2008 at 12:13:28PM +0530, Mohamed Thalib .H wrote: > > Since I dont have the source code of u-boot image which is prgrammed in > > the board. I want to know how can I back up the working u-boot present > > in the flash and store it in a file in my system before flashing the new > > u-boot. so the working image can used to restore the board to working > > condition at any time. > > Where did you get the board with the binary from? As U-Boot is GPL'ized > free software, you have the right to get the sources from anyone who > handed out the binary to you. It's not a matter of courtesy but an > obligation. > > Best regards, > Daniel The board is a custom one. the uboot was ported by someone else .. the modified source code is not currently avilable. -- Regards, Mohamed Thalib .H