--- In wrote:
>
> >Is there some way to dual-boot a ts7xx0 board?
>
> I have been using multiple configurations on a ts-7260 with no real
> problems.
>
> My default configuration is to load a kernel named 'mk' from the
on-board
> flash, using a USB memory stick for the root filesystem. To get this
> configuration, I turn the power on and let it boot.
>
> To get one of the other configurations, I type control-c at the serial
> console right after power on. This gets me a redboot prompt, where I
> can explicitly load other kernels. The original kernel shipped with the
> board is still present in the on-board flash under the name 'vmlinux'.
> I also sometimes load a test kernel over HTTP.
>
> ( I posted detailed commands for multiple kernels in flash under
> the subject "Install a kernel in a TS-7400" a few days ago. )
>
> b.t.w. I notice that usual discussions about booting with redboot
usually
> involve a command that looks like
> exec -c "bunch of long options here"
>
> It should not be a big deal to hack up your kernel to have an option
> string compiled in. In that case, you could shorten the command to
> just "exec", so your multi-boot command could be as simple as
> fis load kernelname
> exec
> for example. I'll conceed that the linux kernel is pretty twisted in
> some places, and it may be difficult to find exactly _where_ to insert
> your own parameter string. :) Of course, once you can insert a specific
> parameter string, you could have the kernel select on of many strings
> based on jumpers.
>
> Is that something like what you had in mind?
>
> Mark S.
>
What I was hoping for is something along the lines of grub... I will
be visiting a potentially large client who will want to see how well
our product can integrate with their existing equipment. So my idea
was to be able to boot the 7200 off the CF card, to show them the
basic setup, and then, if/when they request changes, to be able to do
them right there, netboot the 7200 to show them the changes, and
(possibly) put them on the CF card and show them how easy it is to
customize our system.
As in fine cuisine, presentation is everything, and I don't want to
have to go through 'arcane' commands if I don't have to - it detracts
from the 'easy to modify' image I am trying to present.
--Yan
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