Re: [ts-7000] Re: NetBSD on a TS-7260

[Curtis Monroe <>]

You might try my SerialBlaster utility (search old posts).

I built it for a TS-7250 but it might still work for the TS-7260.

Or you can send it back to TS for a reflash.

-Curtis.


On September 1, 2006 02:03 pm, Tom Hansen wrote:
> --- In  "Tom Hansen" <> wrote:
> >
> > I'm trying to install the latest NetBSD 3.0.1 onto a TS-7260.
> > 
> > Everything worked great until the very last step:
> > 
> > RedBoot> fis create -b 0x00200000 -f 0x60660000 -l 0x00160000 netbsd.gz
> > Invalid FLASH address - not free!
> > 
> > Sure enough:
> > 
> > RedBoot> fis list
> > Name              FLASH addr  Mem addr    Length      Entry point
> > (reserved)        0x60000000  0x60000000  0x01D04000  0x00000000
> > RedBoot           0x61D04000  0x61D04000  0x00040000  0x00000000
> > FIS directory     0x61FFC000  0x61FFC000  0x00003000  0x00000000
> > RedBoot config    0x61FFF000  0x61FFF000  0x00001000  0x00000000
> > 
> > The flash address of 0x60660000 is smack dab in the middle of the
> > reserved area, which RedBoot doesn't let you touch.
> > 
> > So now I'm stuck.  What do I do from here?
> >
> 
> Patience is a virtue.  I should have waited for a response.
> 
> I decided to try the following:
> 
>   RedBoot> fis write -f 0x60660000 -b 0x00200000 -l 0x160000
> 
> It asked me:
> 
> * CAUTION * about to program FLASH
>             at 0x60660000..0x607bffff from 0x00200000 - continue (y/n)?
> 
> I double-checked the output from "fis list" and those addresses fell
> within the reserved area, which, being 32M, I figured must be the
> TS-LINUX partition -- and more notably the addresses were well outside
> the range of the RedBoot partition, so I figured it was safe.  So I
> hit "y".
> 
> Then I entered:
> 
>   RedBoot> go 0x60660000
> 
> Upon which the system responded with:
> 
>   $T050f:00008060;0d:e08fff01;#bb$
> 
> I waited a while, nothing more came out, so I tried typing something.
>  I got the followed echoed back:
> 
> $T050f:00008060;0d:e08fff01;#bb$T050f:00008060;0d
> :e08fff01;#bb$T050f:00008060;0d:e08fff01;#bb$T050f:00008060;0d:e08fff01;#bb$T050
> 
f:00008060;0d:e08fff01;#bb$T050f:00008060;0d:e08fff01;#bb$T050f:00008060;0d:e08f
> 
ff01;#bb$T050f:00008060;0d:e08fff01;#bb$T050f:00008060;0d:e08fff01;#bb$T050f:000
> 
08060;0d:e08fff01;#bb$T050f:00008060;0d:e08fff01;#bb$T050f:00008060;0d:e08fff01;
> #bb$T050f:00008060;0d:e08fff01;#bb$T050f:00008060;0d:e08fff01;#bb
> 
> No problem, I thought, RedBoot is still intact, I'll just reset the
> board and try again.  Now the real bad news:
> 
> >> TS-NANDBOOT, Rev 1.00 - built 10:14:31, Mar  7 2005
> >> Copyright (C) 2004, Technologic Systems
> $T0a0f:04403000;0d:88740400;#23
> 
> >> TS-NANDBOOT, Rev 1.00 - built 10:14:31, Mar  7 2005
> >> Copyright (C) 2004, Technologic Systems
> $T0a0f:04403000;0d:88740400;#23
> 
> [ repeats forever ]
> 
> 
> 
> Looks like I've successfully bricked the TS board.
> 
> Is there any way out of this?
> 
> :(
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


 
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