On Sun 31 August 2008 om 16:38:17 GMT Al Johnson told us: > On Sunday 31 August 2008, Jan Keymeulen wrote: > > On Sun 31 August 2008 om 14:30:11 GMT Al Johnson told us: > > > On Saturday 30 August 2008, Andreas Zuber wrote: > > > > Am Samstag 30 August 2008 10:06:01 schrieb Torfinn Ingolfsen: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > I just got a strange idea into my head. So I'll ask a possibly silly > > > > > question: > > > > > > > > > > Is it possble to netboot a Neo FreeRunner? Can you netboot at all > > > > > over usb? Does uboot have netbot support? > > > > > > > > I know uboot from an other embedded system, where it was installed, and > > > > it is able to download a kernel from a tftp server to the memory. This > > > > is done by the "tftpboot" command. > > > > There is also a "dhcp" command so uboot can get an ip for the network. > > > > > > > > But i dont know if uboot can handle the usb as a network device. > > > > Someone has already tried this? > > > > > > I think it can be done, but you will now need a custom kernel. When > > > moving the USB ethernet gadget driver from built-in to module Andy Green > > > (IIRC) mentioned that someone needed it builtin for netbooting with > > > rootfs on NFS. > > > > Booting with rootfs on nfs != netbooting. > > > > Netbooting gets a kernel from a tftpserver, while rootfs on nfs requires > > a kernel already loaded. The problem here is that it's uncertain whether > > uboot can handle the usb network interface (or wireless or bluetooth). > > I know the distinction well as I netboot diskless workstations, but my > recollection of the exchange is that someone _was_ netbooting. Looking back > at the thread I may have been reading things into it due to my experience > netbooting a Neuros OSD, as the boot method isn't explicitly mentioned. > Andy's last comment suggests it may not be supported, but judge for yourself > starting about half way through this thread: > > http://lists.openmoko.org/nabble.html#nabble-td641300
I don't see anyone mentioning that he's netbooting his freerunner, just rootfs on nfs. U-boot docs mention only a few network chipsets on which it supports netbooting. Usb is only supported for keyboards, floppies or serial consoles. So unless someone writes a usb/bluetooth/wireless driver for uboot, I don't think netbooting can be done. _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
