[U-Boot-Users] serial download of uImage

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <4026D475.3080809 at email.si> you wrote:
>
> I'm a newbie to u-boot and pretty much to embedded systems.
> I have a pxa255 board running 2.4.19 kernel with appropriate patches for 
> ARM and xscale and u-boot 1.0.1 as bootloader already installed by 
> somebody else (I just got the stuff).
> Now, ethernet link is not working yet, due to some issues with SMSC 

As Stefan Linz pointed out it may make sense to try a  newer  version
of U-Boot (top of CVS) whichincludes fixes for the ethernet driver.

> LAN91c111 driver for linux, so I would like to use serial link to 
> download new kernel image. I've built the kernel and I have uImage ready 
> to go. I also have kermit setup according to DULG wiki. I can connect to 
> serial port of my board just fine, issue 'loadb offset' and then hit 
> ctrl-\c, issue 'send uImage'. this the  response i get:

First, did you configure kermit as described in
http://www.denx.de/twiki/bin/view/DULG/SystemSetup#Section_4.3.  ??

Second, try "send /bin uImage" to make sure to use _binary_ transfer mode.

> Also is it possible to use SMSC LAN91c111 from u-boot to get 
> dhcp+tftp+nfs boot working?

Sure. Everything is possible :-) But I have no  idea  how  much  work
will be needed to get this working on your board.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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