RE: [ECOS] Loading Binary images..

[Gary Thomas <gthomas at redhat dot com>]

On Mon, 2002-03-25 at 16:59, Surya Prakash Rao wrote:
> HI,
> 
> I have some problem in downloading a .bin file on to our target using
> Hyperterminal is X/Y modem.
> First I am putting my target into Download mode. And then I am selecting
> 'Send Files' from
> Hyperterminal and sending the file. But at the target end I don't see any
> character coming out of Hyterminal.
> When its gets timedout it displays the message 'No Response from Remote
> system'.
> At that time my target displays a message "Can't load 'xxx.bin': Cancelled"
> indicating that it received the three 'CAN' (0x18) commands from the
> Hyperterminal.
> 
> My doubt here is Who will initiate the transfer process ?? 
> Does it Hyperterminal or the target by sending some characters ??
> How is that done ?

You have to issue the load command in RedBoot and then tell HyperTerm to
start sending the file.  For example:
  RedBoot> load -r -b 0x100000 -m xm
  /// break into HyperTerm and tell it to send the file now
  RedBoot>

> 
> Can somebody help me How to solve this problem ??
> 
> Thanks and Regards
> Surya
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Thomas [mailto:gthomas@redhat.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 6:07 PM
> To: Surya Prakash Rao
> Cc: 'ecos-discuss@sources.redhat.com'
> Subject: Re: [ECOS] Loading Binary images..
> 
> 
> On Tue, 2002-03-19 at 16:41, Surya Prakash Rao wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Can we download a Binary image using Z-modem protocol in Redboot ?
> > Basically i want to download a binary file using hyperterminal to our
> target
> > board.
> > Does Redboot support this ?
> 
> Just use the "-r" [raw] and "-b <addr>" switches and it'll work fine.
> 
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