[U-Boot] can u-boot NFS mount my beaglebone rootfs over USB tether?

[Tom Rini]

On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 01:43:29PM -0700, Robert P. J. Day wrote:

>   in the end, i would *like* the host to have the IP address
> 192.168.7.1, and the BBB to have the IP address 192.168.7.2, and
> there's one other slight complication.
> 
>   i can't assume the net connection will be represented by eth0 on the
> host side -- it's entirely possible the host will already be on the
> net, and eth0 will be in use, so i need to be prepared for the host to
> use whatever ethX interface it prefers for 192.168.7.1.
> 
>   so is there a way to, from within u-boot, kickstart that net
> interface? if i can get that, i think everything else falls into
> place. i'm trying to do this *strictly* through uEnv.txt since, in the
> environment i'm designing for, there will be *no* access to the u-boot
> prompt.

I'm a little unclear on what you're trying to do right now.  But, the
gadget ethernet works in U-Boot, just setenv ethact usb_ether.  On the
linux host side, it will be usb0 (or usb1 and so on).

-- 
Tom
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