Dear Stefan Schmidt,
In message 20111102200717.GP17069@excalibur.local you wrote:
While I think a dfu command is usefull I don't like the need to execute it before any DFU interaction can happen. That may be an option during development but for field upgrades or receovery it is not.
Yes, a command is the natural way in U-Boot to start any activities.
I already wrote a bit about my approach here. At OpenMoko we used a button to enter u-boot during startup when pressed. This offered a
This is just another way to start a command.
usbtty interface as usb gadget as well as the runtime descripto for DFU. With dfu-util it was possible to iniate the DFU download or upload procedure while being in the mode. Another option would be to directly jump into DFU mode when a button is pressed.
NAK. Let's stick to standard interfaces.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk