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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/README.NetConsole | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/README.pxe | 14 |
2 files changed, 17 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/README.NetConsole b/doc/README.NetConsole index c8bcb90a392..af7fc6043a3 100644 --- a/doc/README.NetConsole +++ b/doc/README.NetConsole @@ -6,11 +6,16 @@ serial and network input/output devices by adjusting the 'stdin' and set either of these variables to "nc". Input and output can be switched independently. +CONFIG_NETCONSOLE_BUFFER_SIZE - Override the default buffer size + We use an environment variable 'ncip' to set the IP address and the port of the destination. The format is <ip_addr>:<port>. If <port> is omitted, the value of 6666 is used. If the env var doesn't exist, the broadcast address and port 6666 are used. If it is set to an IP address of 0 (or 0.0.0.0) then no messages are sent to the network. +The source / listening port can be configured separately by setting +the 'ncinport' environment variable and the destination port can be +configured by setting the 'ncoutport' environment variable. For example, if your server IP is 192.168.1.1, you could use: diff --git a/doc/README.pxe b/doc/README.pxe index 2bbf53d957b..f00f280fe65 100644 --- a/doc/README.pxe +++ b/doc/README.pxe @@ -93,8 +93,13 @@ pxe boot be passed to the bootm command to boot the kernel. These environment variables are required to be set. - fdt_addr - the location of a fdt blob. If this is set, it will be passed - to bootm when booting a kernel. + fdt_addr_r - location in RAM at which 'pxe boot' will store the fdt blob it + retrieves from tftp. The retrieval is possible if 'fdt' label is defined in + pxe file and 'fdt_addr_r' is set. If retrieval is possible, 'fdt_addr_r' + will be passed to bootm command to boot the kernel. + + fdt_addr - the location of a fdt blob. 'fdt_addr' will be passed to bootm + command if it is set and 'fdt_addr_r' is not passed to bootm command. pxe file format =============== @@ -156,6 +161,11 @@ initrd <path> - if this label is chosen, use tftp to retrieve the initrd the initrd_addr_r environment variable, and that address will be passed to bootm. +fdt <path> - if this label is chosen, use tftp to retrieve the fdt blob + at <path>. it will be stored at the address indicated in + the fdt_addr_r environment variable, and that address will + be passed to bootm. + localboot <flag> - Run the command defined by "localcmd" in the environment. <flag> is ignored and is only here to match the syntax of PXELINUX config files. |