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ID 1022-8317, Rev. 2.0

NBL Operation

NetBootLoader

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2.4

NAND Flash Operation

The NetBootLoader provides various functions for performing operations with the NAND Flash
memory. The following table provides an overview of the available NAND Flash memory oper-
ation functions.

SF

Store Flash

Reads NBL Flash memory to data
buffer

Uses data buffer as target

SL

SLoad

Download Motorola S-Records

Uses data buffer as target

Table 4:

NAND Flash Operation Commands

CMD TITLE

ALIAS

FUNCTION

REMARKS

CD, CDCF

Change
Directory

Change NAND Flash directory

Use CDCF when logged into FTP server

ECAT

-

Create or view boot script config
files on the NAND Flash

Single line files only

FDISK

-

Create or remove primary partitions
on the NAND Flash

JUMP

-

Jump to the specified script in the
NAND Flash (when the current
script has been executed)

Standard boot process only; if encountered
during the alternate boot process (netboot) is
ignored

LOAD

-

Load an operating system image
and optionally a RAMdisk from
NAND Flash

Uses data buffer as target

LS, LSCF

List Directory

List NAND Flash directory

Lists contents of directory.

MD5

-

Perform md5 checksum verification Verifies data buffer contents

MKDIR,
MKDIRCF

Make Directory Create a directory on the NAND

Flash

Use MKDIRCF when logged into FTP
server

MKFS

Make
Filesystem

Create a filesystem for the partition
specified on the NAND Flash

MV, MVCF

-

Rename a file on the NAND Flash

Use MVCF when logged into FTP server

PWD,
PWDCF

-

Display the current NAND Flash
directory path

Use PWDCF when logged into FTP server

RM, RMCF

-

Remove a file on the NAND Flash

Use RMCF when logged into FTP server

RMDIR,
RMDIRCF

-

Remove a directory on the NAND
Flash

Use RMDIRCF when logged into FTP
server

SAVE

-

Store contents of the data buffer to
a file in the NAND Flash

Table 3:

NBL Flash Operation Commands

CMD TITLE

ALIAS

FUNCTION

REMARKS