[U-Boot-Users] network boot of linux

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <6.1.1.1.2.20060628141621.01df50f0 at mail.jpl.nasa.gov> you wrote:
> I'm trying to do a network boot from uboot of linux, where the boot image 
> is on machines that are nfs mounted. I'm looking for the documentation for 
> the definitions of the environment variables required to perform this task.

The environment variables  used  by  U-Boot  are  documented  in  the
manual. Please RTFM.

> For now, I've got the following definitions, which are close but are not 
> quite there:
...
> ethaddr=00:C0:E5:10:00:71
> dnsip=137.78.160.9

Not used anywhere.

> netmask=255.255.255.0
> dnsip2=137.78.160.19

Not used anywhere.

> ipaddr=137.78.79.142
> gatewayip=137.78.79.1
> hostname=ophir
> serverip=137.78.79.133
> bootfile=/afs/jpl/group/claraty/tools/linux/2.4.18/pImage-NEW

Not used anywhere.

All you really need  is  ethaddr,  ipaddr,  serverip  and  eventually
netmask  and  gatewayip  (not  needed  when the server is in the same
subnet as the target).

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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