Dear Steven,
in message ed4892840805121852t46d4c4d0rd52a9eb129121f7b@mail.gmail.com you wrote:
Q1:
Both 5.9.5.1 ( http://www.denx.de/wiki/view/DULG/UBootCmdGroupDownload#Section_5.9.5.1. ) and 5.9.5.6 ( http://www.denx.de/wiki/view/DULG/UBootCmdGroupDownload#Section_5.9.5.6. ) talk about booting image via network, but there are only few lines of description about these commands. I don't know which one I should use, tftpboot or bootp? And, for each one, what's the requirement on
That depends on what you want to do. Do you understand the differecne between TFTP and BOOTP (resp. DHCP) protocols?
server side? I've done works described in 4.6, 4.7, 4.8 to setup the server, but I don't sure which one ( tftp, dhcp, nfs ) will really be used.
You can use any of these, depending on what you want to do.
If in doubt, just follow the detailed instructions in section "7. Booting Embedded Linux".
Q2:
in 9.6.3 ( Root File System on a cramfs File System ), the manual taught how to make a root filesystem image (cramfs), but in the installation ISO, i dont find necessary files rootfs.tar.gz and devices.tar.gz mentioned in the instructions. Where should I get
Please re-read section "9.6. Root File System: Design and Building"; it contains a detailed step-by-step instruction.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk