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Appendix B. Programming Linux Images into Flash from a Windows
®
PC
For those people who want to program Linux images onto the board but do not have a Linux PC.
Materials and Equipment Needed
A. +12V, 5 amp power supply, provided with kit
B. Computer
• Must be running Windows
®
2000 or Windows
®
XP with SP2 installed on a Pentium
®
III or better
with at least 256M RAM.
• Must have at least one (1) serial port with DB9 connector.
• Must have at least one (1) Ethernet 10/100 port with RJ45 connector.
• Must have HyperTerminal software (comes with Windows 2000/XP).
• Must be able to connect to the Internet and download files from web site.
• Monitor, keyboard and mouse.
C. Cables
• One DB9 Null Model cable with female to female connectors, provided with kit
• One Ethernet cross-over cable, not provided with kit
D. Software
Linux images are provided by Cirrus Logic. The Linux file
ebsite.
Click on the download link at the top of the page.
The files are in various directories and depend on the kernel version, build revision and board type you
need.
has the image files:
redboot.bin, zImage and ramdisk.gz
Look for the version you are interested in and download the pre-built images.
Go to
to get the Windows download utility called, download.zip.
E. PC Software
• TFTP software
F. Hardware
• VGA monitor for the EDB9307A board
Note:
The instructions and screen shots in this Appendix make reference to the SolarWinds 6.0 TFTP server program. This program
is not provided by Cirrus Logic. Other TFTP server programs may work equally well but will need to be verified by the developer.