3 boot options, 1 booting from a network – Artesyn MVME8100/MVME8110 Installation and Use (September 2014) User Manual

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MVME8100 / MVME8110 Installation and Use (6806800P25G)

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3. Boot the

MVME8100 / MVME8110

.

4. When prompted, press the "<Ctrl>+<C>" keys.

U-Boot aborts the boot sequence and enters into a command line interface mode.

5.3

Boot Options

5.3.1

Booting from a Network

In this mode, U-Boot downloads and boots the Linux kernel from an external TFTP server and
mounts a root file system located on a network server.

1.

Make sure that the

kernel, dtb,

and

ramdisk

are accessible to the board from the

TFTP server.

2.

Configure U-Boot environment variables:

setenv ipaddr <IP address of MVME8100/ MVME8110>

setenv serverip <IP address of TFTP server>

setenv gatewayip <gateway IP>

setenv netmask <netmask>

setenv bootargs 'root=/dev/ram rw console=ttyS0,9600n8

ramdisk_size=700000 cache-sram-size=0x10000'

saveenv

3. Transfer the files through the TFTP from the server to the local memory.

tftp 1000000 <kernel_image>

tftp 2000000 <ramdisk>

tftp f00000 <kernel dtb>

4. Boot the Linux from the memory.

bootm 1000000 2000000 f00000

Enter the command setenv bootdelay -1; saveenv to disable the U-Boot auto-boot
feature and let the U-Boot directly enter the command line interface after the next
reboot/power up.

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