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Re: Issue in boot script


On Fri, 2003-10-03 at 13:30, G.Muruganandam wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am working on the IXP2xxx platform to boot linux using the boot script.
> 
> The linux image is in the flash.
> I am able to use the following command at the redboot prompt to boot
> the linux. Its working fine.
> 
> Redboot> fis load zImage
> Redboot>exec 0x10008000
> 
> 
> But when I include the same command under the boot script and allows the system
> to boot using the script, it is not working. I could see the system waiting 
> for the Ctrl +c
> from user to abort the booting. But it is not reading the boot script and 
> executing it .
> 
> I can see the boot script residing in the flash using the following command.
> 
> RedBoot> fconfig -li
> Run script at boot: true
> Boot script:
> .. fis load zImage
> .. exec 0x10008000
> 
> Boot script timeout (1000ms resolution): 100
> Use BOOTP for network configuration: true
> GDB connection port: 9000
> Network debug at boot time: false
> RedBoot>
> 
> 
> Please let me know  what I am missing and do let me know if you need more 
> details.
> 

How long did you wait?  You've told it not to run the script until
*100* seconds have passed :-), so unless you waited for nearly two
minutes, you won't see the script execute.

This value (Boot script timeout) is typically something like 5 seconds.


-- 
Gary Thomas <gary@mlbassoc.com>
MLB Associates


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