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Re: Difference between Redboot and Ecos
- From: Nick Garnett <nickg at ecoscentric dot com>
- To: Bhaskar Bose <bose at derivation dot com>
- Cc: ecos-discuss at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: 20 Jan 2003 00:00:38 +0000
- Subject: Re: [ECOS] Difference between Redboot and Ecos
- References: <200301181643.IAA02271@pacific.dvsi.com>
Bhaskar Bose <bose@derivation.com> writes:
> How do I get Redboot to boot from the IDE drive rather than the
> floppy?
You cannot, without then not being able to use the drive for anything
else.
There is, however, now a GRUB startup option for eCos. It has been
tested using the version of GRUB that comes with RH 7.1. See the
latest documentation for the x86 target for details.
> When the target comes up with Redboot is that ECOS?
No, that's RedBoot. You need to build eCos separately, for RAM
startup, and then download it via GDB.
> Can eCos be configured so that I get a login prompt?
>
eCos is not that kind of OS. It's an embedded OS where any user
interface is handled by the application and usually consists of
switches or a keypad and an LCD/LED display. A command prompt would
have no place here.
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Nick Garnett - eCos Kernel Architect
http://www.eCosCentric.com/
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