Artesyn Embedded Technology MVME8100, Installation And Use Manual

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Boot System
MVME8100 / MVME8110 Installation and Use (6806800P25J )
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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.
5.2 Boot Options
5.2.1 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.