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From: Marek Vasut <marek.vasut@gmail.com>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot] u-boot-atmel support for SMSC9514
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:50:19 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <201201251850.19855.marek.vasut@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120125062919.46D6C1208DC0@gemini.denx.de>

> Dear Wilson Perez,
> 
> In message <CALe7QMCQ3500k3gCZyAJXbxJKvF-E2wp_RbsSnMwptyPx0-
Wog@mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
> > I am currently using u-boot-2009.11 on an Atmel at91sam9g45 and would
> > like to add support for the SMSC9514 to be able to run tcp/ip over usb. 
> > The
> 
> U-Boot has only a minimal network stack; we can do some UDP, but we
> cannot do TCP/IP.

We can also do ICMP ;-)
> 
> > goal is to load kernel and filesystem images for system recovery via tftp
> > on a tcp/ip over usb interface.
> 
> This makes no sesen.  TFTP is a UDP based protocol.  You don't need
> TCP/IP for it.

I think he means he wants to load kernel with tftpboot ... for that, he has to 
update u-boot to a more recent (mainline) version and simply use the USB 
ethernet stuff. I think this particular chip is supported already.

M

> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Wolfgang Denk

      reply	other threads:[~2012-01-25 17:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-01-24 23:41 [U-Boot] u-boot-atmel support for SMSC9514 Wilson Perez
2012-01-25  6:29 ` Wolfgang Denk
2012-01-25 17:50   ` Marek Vasut [this message]

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