From: Darren Hart Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 17:27:52 +0000 (-0700) Subject: README.hardware: automate boot process for router station pro X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=cc97a96f51136bbe9adbef54b18d436018ce6ec5;p=thirdparty%2Fopenembedded%2Fopenembedded-core-contrib.git README.hardware: automate boot process for router station pro (From OE-Core rev: d192b79721c5ef9137720f08bab5d6b97cb041be) Signed-off-by: Darren Hart Signed-off-by: Saul Wold Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- diff --git a/README.hardware b/README.hardware index 025c6783fe1..b2ce14661e2 100644 --- a/README.hardware +++ b/README.hardware @@ -392,3 +392,25 @@ To boot the flashed kernel perform the following steps. (-e means 'elf', -d 'decompress') 2) Execute the kernel using the exec command as above. + +--- Automating the boot process --- + +After writing the kernel to flash and testing the load and exec commands +manually, you can automate the boot process with a boot script. + +1) RedBoot> fconfig + (Answer the questions not specified here as they pertain to your environment) +2) Run script at boot: true + Boot script: + .. fis load -d -e kernel + .. exec + Enter script, terminate with empty line + >> fis load -d -e kernel + >> exec -c "console=ttyS0,115200 root=/dev/sda1 rw rootdelay=2 board=UBNT-RSPRO" + >> +3) Answer the remaining questions and write the changes to flash: + Update RedBoot non-volatile configuration - continue (y/n)? y + ... Erase from 0xbfff0000-0xc0000000: . + ... Program from 0x87ff0000-0x88000000 at 0xbfff0000: . +4) Power cycle the board. +