Provide a man-page for the saves command.
Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt heinrich.schuchardt@canonical.com --- doc/usage/cmd/saves.rst | 88 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ doc/usage/index.rst | 1 + 2 files changed, 89 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/usage/cmd/saves.rst
diff --git a/doc/usage/cmd/saves.rst b/doc/usage/cmd/saves.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..57299029ff --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/usage/cmd/saves.rst @@ -0,0 +1,88 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+: + +saves command +============= + +Synopsis +-------- + +:: + + saves [offset [size [baud]]] + +Description +----------- + +The *saves* command is used to transfer a file from the device via the serial +line using the Motorola S-record file format. + +offset + start address of memory area to save, defaults to 0x0 + +size + size of memory area to save, defaults to 0x0 + +baud + baud rate to use for download. This parameter is only available if + CONFIG_SYS_LOADS_BAUD_CHANGE=y + +Example +------- + +In the example the *screen* command is used to connect to the U-Boot serial +console. + +In a first screen session a file is loaded form the SD-card and the *saves* +command is invoked. <CTRL+A><k> is used to kill the screen session. + +A new screen session is started which logs the output to a file and the +<ENTER> key is hit to start the file output. <CTRL+A><k> is issued to kill the +screen session. + +The log file is converted to a binary file using the *srec_cat* command. +A negative offset of -1337982976 (= -0x4c000000) is applied to compensate for +the offset used in the *saves* command. + +.. code-block:: + + $ screen /dev/ttyUSB0 115200 + => echo $scriptaddr + 0x4FC00000 + => load mmc 0:1 $scriptaddr boot.txt + 124 bytes read in 1 ms (121.1 KiB/s) + => saves $scriptaddr $filesize + ## Ready for S-Record upload, press ENTER to proceed ... + Really kill this window [y/n] + $ screen -Logfile out.srec -L /dev/ttyUSB0 115200 + S0030000FC + S3154FC00000736574656E76206175746F6C6F616420AD + S3154FC000106E6F0A646863700A6C6F6164206D6D633E + S3154FC0002020303A3120246664745F616464725F72B3 + S3154FC00030206474620A6C6F6164206D6D6320303AC0 + S3154FC000403120246B65726E656C5F616464725F72DA + S3154FC0005020736E702E6566690A626F6F74656669C6 + S3154FC0006020246B65726E656C5F616464725F7220CB + S3114FC00070246664745F616464725F720A38 + S70500000000FA + ## S-Record upload complete + => + Really kill this window [y/n] + $ srec_cat out.srec -offset -1337982976 -Output out.txt -binary 2>/dev/null + $ cat out.txt + setenv autoload no + dhcp + load mmc 0:1 $fdt_addr_r dtb + load mmc 0:1 $kernel_addr_r snp.efi + bootefi $kernel_addr_r $fdt_addr_r + $ + +Configuration +------------- + +The command is only available if CONFIG_CMD_SAVES=y. The parameter to set the +baud rate is only available if CONFIG_SYS_LOADS_BAUD_CHANGE=y + +Return value +------------ + +The return value $? is 0 (true) on success, 1 (false) otherwise. diff --git a/doc/usage/index.rst b/doc/usage/index.rst index ef3e87fed0..388e59f173 100644 --- a/doc/usage/index.rst +++ b/doc/usage/index.rst @@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ Shell commands cmd/read cmd/reset cmd/rng + cmd/saves cmd/sbi cmd/sf cmd/scp03