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| 45 | >RedBoot™ User's Guide: Document Version 2.04, February 2007</TH |
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| 82 | >Chapter 1. Getting Started with RedBoot</H1 |
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| 93 | >More information about RedBoot on the web</A |
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| 98 | >Installing RedBoot</A |
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| 108 | >Configuring the RedBoot Environment</A |
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| 111 | ></DIV |
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| 112 | ><P |
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| 113 | >RedBoot™ is an acronym for "Red Hat Embedded Debug and Bootstrap", |
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| 114 | and is the standard embedded system debug/bootstrap environment from Red Hat, |
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| 115 | replacing the previous generation of debug firmware: CygMon and GDB |
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| 116 | stubs. It provides a complete bootstrap environment for a range of embedded |
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| 117 | operating systems, such as embedded Linux and eCos™, and includes facilities |
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| 118 | such as network downloading and debugging. It also provides a simple flash |
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| 119 | file system for boot images.</P |
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| 120 | ><P |
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| 121 | >RedBoot provides a wide set of tools for downloading and executing programs |
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| 122 | on embedded target systems, as well as tools for manipulating the target system's |
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| 123 | environment. It can be used for both product development (debug support) and |
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| 124 | for end product deployment (flash and network booting).</P |
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| 125 | ><P |
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| 126 | >Here are some highlights of RedBoot’s capabilities: </P |
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| 128 | ></P |
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| 132 | >Boot scripting support</P |
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| 133 | ></LI |
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| 134 | ><LI |
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| 135 | ><P |
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| 136 | >Simple command line interface for RedBoot configuration and |
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| 137 | management, accessible via serial (terminal) or Ethernet (telnet) </P |
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| 138 | ></LI |
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| 139 | ><LI |
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| 140 | ><P |
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| 141 | >Integrated GDB stubs for connection to a host-based debugger |
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| 142 | via serial or ethernet. (Ethernet connectivity is limited to local network |
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| 143 | only)</P |
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| 144 | ></LI |
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| 145 | ><LI |
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| 146 | ><P |
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| 147 | >Attribute Configuration - user control of aspects such as |
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| 148 | system time and date (if applicable), default Flash image to boot from, default |
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| 149 | failsafe image, static IP address, etc.</P |
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| 153 | >Configurable and extensible, specifically adapted to the target |
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| 154 | environment </P |
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| 155 | ></LI |
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| 156 | ><LI |
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| 157 | ><P |
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| 158 | >Network bootstrap support including setup and download, via |
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| 159 | BOOTP, DHCP and TFTP</P |
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| 163 | >X/YModem support for image download via serial</P |
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| 167 | >Power On Self Test</P |
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| 168 | ></LI |
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| 169 | ></UL |
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| 170 | ><P |
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| 171 | >Although RedBoot is derived from eCos, it may be used as a generalized |
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| 172 | system debug and bootstrap control software for any embedded system and any |
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| 173 | operating system. For example, with appropriate additions, RedBoot could replace |
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| 174 | the commonly used BIOS of PC (and certain other) architectures. Users who |
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| 175 | specifically wish to use RedBoot with the eCos operating |
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| 176 | system should refer to the <SPAN |
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| 183 | document, which provides information about the portability and extendability |
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| 184 | of RedBoot in an eCos environment.</P |
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| 193 | ><P |
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| 194 | >Information about RedBoot, including downloadable sources and documentation |
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| 195 | with the latest features and updates is available from |
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| 199 | >RedBoot Project Page</A |
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