Changes between Version 28 and Version 29 of newport/firmware

Timestamp:

03/11/2021 09:04:24 PM (4 years ago)

Author:

Cale Collins

Comment:

Added flashing from USB instructions

newport/firmware

@@ -202 +202 @@
 
 [=#serial-microSD-uboot]
-=== Update Firmware via Serial Console and microSD from Bootloader ===
+=== Update Firmware via Serial Console and block storage device from Bootloader ===
 Adapting what we know from updating firmware via serial console and ethernet, if no TFTP server/ethernet is available we can use a similar method to write a compressed disk image from microSD or USB to the eMMC.   
 
-For example when booted from eMMC, to flash the eMMC with a compressed disk image stored on an ext4 formatted microSD:
+First format the block storage device to ext4, then "cp" the desired img.gz file to the device, do not "dd". 
+
+With this done insert the device into the Newport, reboot then break out in the bootloader.
+
+For microSD:
 
 {{{#!bash
@@ -211 +215 @@
 }}} 
 
+For USB:
+
+{{{#!bash
+usb start #initialse USB
+ls usb 0:1 #verify your file is present and the drive can be read
+ext4load usb 0:1 ${loadaddr} filename.img.gz && gzwrite mmc 0 ${loadaddr} ${filesize} #flash
+}}}
 
 [=#serial-ethernet-linux]