On Tue 21 Jul 2009 17:09, Wolfgang Denk pondered: > Dear Robin Getz, > > In message <200907211400.21275.rg...@blackfin.uclinux.org> you wrote: > > > > > I know there have been discussions about adding wget to U-Boot, > > > which I agree is not something that is worthwhile to do. > > I am not so sure about that, but that's just my opinion. > > > > http://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2006-March/013697.html > > > but a simple client would be helpful in many situations. > > There is such in IBM's port of U-Boot for the Blue Gene super- > computer, and Volkmar Uhlig promised to submit patches. But so far he > didn't.
Hmm.. That sounds interesting. Do you know if there is a public repository? or Do I need to buy a Blue Gene to get access to the source :) According to: http://domino.research.ibm.com/comm/research_projects.nsf/pages/kittyhawk.index.html/$FILE/Kittyhawk%20OSR%2008.pdf > We added a simple HTTP server to U-Boot so that individual nodes can be > booted via a PUT command that pushes the desired boot images and kernel > command line. The command line is evaluated via the scripting environment > before it gets passed on to the OS kernel thereby allowing per node > customizations. With this simple extension to U-Boot we are able to > construct powerful scripted environments and bootstrap large numbers of > nodes in a controlled, flexible, and secure way. What is in RedBoot is a "HTTP GET". So -- while it shouldn't be hard to extend from there... > > > If a port of the redboot functionality is done - any thoughts on if > it would > > > be accepted? > > Well, you are aware that such a thing would need a TCP/IP stack, which > is far beyond what we currently have in U-Boot support? Yes - I'm aware. My thoughts were to do something like what IBM and other suggestions were - use lwip. -Robin _______________________________________________ U-Boot mailing list U-Boot@lists.denx.de http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot
