Re: [ECOS] problem saving application to flash

[Aaron Richardson <aarichar at cisco dot com>]

Ah.. Thats it.  I thought the n stood for name.

thanks,
Aaron



On Monday 25 August 2003 05:43 pm, Gary Thomas wrote:
> On Mon, 2003-08-25 at 16:27, Aaron Richardson wrote:
> > I am trying to write my application to flash so that I can start it when
> > the card boots from redboot.  Here is what I am doing to create the image
> > in fis.
> >
> > download application to redboot(hello.srec):
> > RedBoot> load -v -m y
> > Entry point: 0x00200040, address range: 0x00200000-0x0020c958
> > xyzModem - CRC mode, 1161(SOH)/0(STX)/0(CAN) packets, 3 retries
> > RedBoot>
> >
> > create image in fis:
> > RedBoot> fis create -b 0x200000 -l 0x10000 -e 0x200040 -r 0x200000 -n
> > hello -f 0xc4100000
> > ... Unlock from 0xc4fe0000-0xc5000000: .
> > ... Erase from 0xc4fe0000-0xc5000000: .
> > ... Program from 0x01fdf000-0x01fff000 at 0xc4fe0000: .
> > ... Lock from 0xc4fe0000-0xc5000000: .
> > RedBoot>
> >
> > load and run application:
> > RedBoot> fis load hello
> > RedBoot> go
> > $T050f:40002000;0d:00000001;#d4
> >
> >
> > If I cut out the fis create and the fis load (ie dont try and save the
> > application), then it runs fine from memory.
> >
> >
> > Any idea on what I am doing wrong?
>
> You didn't let RedBoot write the image to the FLASH!  Look at the
> messages above - there is no "Program" from your image location
> of 0x200000.
>
> Try leaving out the "-n" option - that tells RedBoot that all you
> want to do is update the FIS entry and not actually write any data
> to the FLASH region.  n.b. the "-n" option is just a hack for those
> that want to write to the FLASH and later tell RedBoot how to manipulate
> it via FIS.
>
> --
> Gary Thomas <gary@mlbassoc.com>
> MLB Associates

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Aaron Richardson
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512-378-1286


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