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HighWire HW400c/2 User Reference Guide Rev 1.0

5.5.1 U-boot, Universal Bootloader


The HW400c/2 uses a boot ROM based on Das U-boot. U-boot (Universal
Bootloader) is an off-the-shelf freeware package found on Sourceforge.net. Ma
commands and environment variables are available in U-boot to facilitate the

ny

loading

f the Linux kernel from various locations.

5.5.1.1 U-boot commands



There are four basic U-boot commands that are used to configure the environment

ariables for the boot environment. All commands are available at the debug>

B .



help

List all commands and environment variables


printenv

Print a list of all valid environment variables that are currently in use.
This command can be shortened to print.

printenv

at are not set (unused

incorrect value, will not be displayed.



setenv <variable_name> <value>

Set an environment variable_name to value. Can be shortened to
set

.

aveenv

Save environment variable(s) to non-volatile memory. Can be
shortened to save.

o

v
prompt. A complete list of U-boot environment variables can be found in Appendix

In the

command, Parameters th

), have no value assigned, or an


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Copyright 2006, SBE, Inc.

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