ts-7000
[Top] [All Lists]

[ts-7000] Re: TS7400 boot from SD card.

To:
Subject: [ts-7000] Re: TS7400 boot from SD card.
From: "ts7300" <>
Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 04:05:29 -0000
Thanx for reply,with TS7400 dont have ts9441 baord,still can we boot form SD 
card.If yes just elaborate little more.
--------------------------------------------------------------- 
--- In  "Breton M. Saunders" <> 
wrote:
>
> ts7300 wrote:
> > Hi,
> >    I am using TS7400 module by default it is using TS- FLASHBOOT bootup 
> > firmware residing in ROM memory. But can we boot from an SD Card, through 
> > the TS-SDBOOT firmware.
> > Can somebody suggest me something upon this....
> >
> >   
> Yes - the ts-sdboot software will do that; check TS's website.  You will 
> want to have a ts9441 board, and/or a spi-flash emulator prior to 
> changing the startup software on the ts7400.
> 
> If you are running 2.6.21 (or whatever TS is using) you may be able to 
> statically link the SD card driver into the kernel.  This allows you to 
> boot directly to modern ext2 filesystem running on the SD card; thus 
> avoiding the difficulties associated with NAND flash filesystems.  You 
> can also get rid of the initialfs ram disk.
> 
> The advantage of such a setup is that you can develop on your PC, put 
> the SD card into a USB sdcard reader/writer, and directly modify the 
> filesystem / kernel partition using DD / ext2, etc...
> 
>     Cheers,
> 
>     -Brett
>




------------------------------------

Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ts-7000/

<*> Your email settings:
    Individual Email | Traditional

<*> To change settings online go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ts-7000/join
    (Yahoo! ID required)

<*> To change settings via email:
     
    

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
    

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
    http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
Admin

Disclaimer: Neither Andrew Taylor nor the University of NSW School of Computer and Engineering take any responsibility for the contents of this archive. It is purely a compilation of material sent by many people to the birding-aus mailing list. It has not been checked for accuracy nor its content verified in any way. If you wish to get material removed from the archive or have other queries about the archive e-mail Andrew Taylor at this address: andrewt@cse.unsw.EDU.AU