[ECOS] Slow serial transfer to redboot

[Jonathan Larmour]

Peter Blair wrote:
> 
> Yes, I've been using GDB for the image transfer with no luck--  I've
> tried
> rebuilding redboot with the repositiory supplied with the 1.3.1
> configuration tools for Windows no avail-- the redboot template doesn't
> seem
> to be available.
> 
> I CVS'd the repository on Monday, but haven't been able to get v1.3.1 of
> the
> Configuration utility to recognize the current repository.

You have to use the tools from http://sources.redhat.com/ecos/anoncvs.html
or the v2 config tool.

> I'm
> currently
> experimenting with version 2 of the configuration tool with Monday's
> snapshot of the repository but am still running into difficulties...
> 
> I've successfully compiled both redboot.bin & redboot.elf files for i386
> target, and dd'd them to a floppy, but upon bootup of the target the
> machine hangs with a blank screen.  I didn't change any of the default
> settings for the redboot template.

Did you remember to import the redboot_FLOPPY.ecm file? Without that, it
won't know how to boot!

Jifl
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