Steven Woody wrote: > On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 2:07 PM, Wolfgang Denk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Dear Steven, >> >> in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: >>> Q1: >>> >>> Both 5.9.5.1 ( > http://www.denx.de/wiki/view/DULG/UBootCmdGroupDownload#Section_5.9.5.1. >>> ) and 5.9.5.6 ( >>> http://www.denx.de/wiki/view/DULG/UBootCmdGroupDownload#Section_5.9.5.6. >>> ) talk about booting image via network, but there are only few lines >>> of description about these commands. I don't know which one I should >>> use, tftpboot or bootp? And, for each one, what's the requirement on >> That depends on what you want to do. Do you understand the differecne >> between TFTP and BOOTP (resp. DHCP) protocols? > > I understand tftp and bootp as a function of current DHCP, but I don't > know how tftp and bootp is related. Would you suggest me something to > read? Thank you.
Bootp is a boot protocol that allows a system to query a server to figure out what IP it is assigned and what executable file to load (typically via TFTP). DHCP is the successor to bootp. TFTP is a file transfer protocol that allows a system to load its executable (typically) file from the server. <http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/5465> (ignore RARP, it is deprecated). HTH, gvb ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ U-Boot-Users mailing list U-Boot-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/u-boot-users
