In message 005c01c78528$c4831720$01c4af0a@Glamdring you wrote:
Use a script to auto-install your board. Expect is a great tool.
Expect is Linux specific. I want to be able to do things using
No. Expect is based on tcl, and tcl is available for other host environments, too, including Solaris, HP-UX and Windows.
tools as simple as Hyperterminal, or even without serial line at all.
AFAIK even HT understands some form of "scripting".
Without serial line, you can use one of the other approaches I explained several times during the last two days. They work for others, and theycould work for you, too, it you tried. Without chnages to the code, mind you.
If you, like me, dont deliver any boards, then you do not have this problem.
Indeed, it's a SEP instead - Somebody Else's Problem.
It is the reponsibility of the user of the S/W to ensure that it is used in a restricted environment like production or development where the MAC address can be selected at random.
Making life easy for you and difficult for the user is only one of the many possible ways of working. It's not my preferred way.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk