RE: [ECOS] Re: Redboot and edb7211

[Gary Thomas <gthomas at cambridge dot redhat dot com>]

On 06-Jun-2001 Trenton Adams wrote:
> I just did an "fis init -f" before reloading RedBoot again just to make sure 
> I WAS delusional! :)  An "fis list" after booting for the first time does 
> reveal nothing in the list.  However, doing an "fis init" before "fconfig" 
> is not required.  This is what I expected since the file system has nothing 
> to do with the fconfig memory.
> 
> config information is stored in Flash right?
> 

Yes.  'fis' knows about where (it's a reserved image), but has no other connection.

> 
>>From: Gary Thomas <gthomas@cambridge.redhat.com>
>>To: Trenton Adams <trenton_adams@hotmail.com>
>>CC: jlarmour@redhat.com, ecos-discuss@sourceware.cygnus.com
>>Subject: RE: [ECOS] Re: Redboot and edb7211
>>Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2001 15:40:00 -0600 (MDT)
>>
>>
>>On 06-Jun-2001 Trenton Adams wrote:
>> > I was searching through the discussion database about RedBoot, and found 
>>the
>> > post below.
>> >
>> >>But presumably you can't do an fconfig until you've done an "fis init", 
>>so
>> >>both steps are required in order.
>> >
>> > You don't actually require an "fis init" for RedBoot on the EDB7211 
>>board,
>> > do you?  All I did to get rid of the checksum error was run "fconfig" 
>>and
>> > follow the prompts.  Also, right after downloading the RedBoot ROM image 
>>I
>> > typed "fis list", and it did display a list of images so I assume that 
>>the
>> > FIS was initialized at startup.
>> >
>>
>>'fis' and 'fconfig' are completely unrelated.
>>
>>'fis list' will gladly list garbage if that's what's in the Flash.  To 
>>insure
>>that what you've got is correct, use 'fis init'
>>
>> > Gary Thomas wrote:
>> >>
>> >>On 19-Apr-2001 Jonathan Larmour wrote:
>> >> > Perhaps the message is the initial checksum error reported when no 
>>Flash
>> >> > Image System has been created yet. If you do a "fis init" it may just 
>>go
>> >> > away.
>> >>
>> >>These two items are not related in any way.
>> >>
>> >>*  'fis init' rebuilds only the FIS directory.
>> >>
>> >>*  The warning about checksum failures is about the 'fconfig' database.
>> >>One
>> >>    needs to run 'fconfig' to fix that.
>> >
>> > But presumably you can't do an fconfig until you've done an "fis init", 
>>so
>> > both steps are required in order.
>> >
>> > Actually it's a good point that I don't think this is covered in the
>> > RedBoot user's guide. I'll add it.
>> >
>> > Jifl
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