U-Boot

CS-423
Dick Steflik

U-Boot
Actual Name: Das U-Boot
Universal Bootstrap Loader
Used on PPC, ARM, AVR32, MIPS, x86,
68K, Nios and MicroBlaze architectures
GNU General Public License

Source Code
http://git.denx.de

NGW100
Connect NGW100 to Host PC with serial cable
In Hyperterminal create a profile called ngw100
(115000,8,1,1,0), start connection
Plug-in power to ngw100 to start boot-up
To access U-Boot interrupt the boot-up process by
hitting any key within the first 2 sec of the boot-up
process
Commandline interface w/help

U-Boot Commands
Information Commands

bdinfo list board information on console

coninfo list console information
flinfo list flash memory information
iminfor list application image information
help lists commands , for help on specific command type help command

U-Boot Commands

Memory Commands

base print or set base address

crc32 calculate the crc32 checksum over an address range
cmp compare two memory ranges (cmp staddr1 staddr2 size (hex))
cp copy memory ( cp source targer size (hex))
md display memory ( md (.b,.w,.l) addr size (hex))
.b-byte , .w-word, .l-long

mm modify memory (mm (.b,.w,.l) addr (hex)) will prompt for new value
mtest simple memory test (mtest start end pattern (hex))
mw memory write (mw [.b, .w, .l] address value [count] (hex))
nm memory modify (nm [.b, .w, .l] address (hex))
loop infinite loop on address range (loop [.b, .w, .l] address number_of_objects (hex))

U-Boot Commands

Flash Memory Commands

cp copy memory (cp [.b, .w, .l] source target count (hex))
flinfo print Flash memory information
erase erase flash memory (see help for options)
protect enable or disable flash protection
mtdparts define a Linux compatible Memory Technology Device (MTD) partition
scheme (see manual for more info on this command)

U-Boot Commands

Execution Control Commands

autoscr - run script from memory
bootm - boot application image from memory
go - start application at address 'addr

Download Commands

bootp - boot image via network using BOOTP/TFTP protocol

dhcp - invoke DHCP client to obtain IP/boot params
loadb - load binary file over serial line (kermit mode)
loads - load S-Record file over serial line
rarpboot- boot image via network using RARP/TFTP protocol
tftpboot- boot image via network using TFTP protocol

U-Boot Commands

Environment Variables Commands these are environment variables that are

used during boot up of the application image, uBoot loads the environment
variables form persistent storage (flash) as part of the boot strap. To remove a
variable set its value to null. To create a new one set the name to a value (this
will go away when the system is rebooted, to make it permanent do a saveenv
before the boot or power down)

printenv- print environment variables

saveenv - save environment variables to persistent storage
setenv - set environment variables (set name value )
run - run commands in an environment variable
bootd - boot default, i.e., run 'bootcmd'