Hi Rich,
Looks as though the implementation has changed, upload bof will try and write a file to /dev/shm/ubf-[pid of of the upload subprocess] AFIK you can use the -b flag of tcpborphserver to set the bof dir u'll need to edit /etc/init.d/tcpborphserver startup script to change that. Regards Adam On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 3:00 PM, Rich Lacasse <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Adam, > > I think your work-around will result in a file from the development > machine being routed directly into the fpga. Is that right? > > Does this imply that listbof simply won't work in a soloboot environment? > And that I cannot keep files in flash for programming the fpga? > > Thanks, > Rich > > On 7/3/2013 8:39 AM, Adam Barta wrote: > > Hi > > > It might be useful to try this command > > In tcpborphserver3 > > ?upload 3000 > !upload ok 3000 > > Then from a local terminal type > > gzip -c -9 < some-image.bof | nc -w 2 -q 2 localhost 3000 > > > Regards > > Adam > > On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 2:24 PM, Rich Lacasse <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Marc, >> >> Thanks for the help. I am now able to transfer bof files to /usr/bof. >> However, the katcp does not find them: "?listbof" simply returns "ok 0". >> I'll bet it is looking in /boffiles which does not exist. Is there an >> easy way around this? >> >> Thanks, >> Rich >> >> On 7/3/2013 4:22 AM, Marc Welz wrote: >> >>> Hello >>> >>> cockroach3 / $ ls >>>> bin dev etc lib mnt proc root sbin sys tmp usr var >>>> >>> On the solobooted filesystem, bof files live in /usr/bof >>> >>> When I try to create a boffiles directory, I find that the system does >>>> not >>>> allow it (soloboot): >>>> >>> Yes, / is readonly, /usr is writable. We have had cases where gateware >>> bus timing >>> bugs have done antisocial things on the EPB bus of the powerpc - we >>> believe that this >>> can corrupt flash IO, making it essential for a part of the system to >>> be readonly to recover >>> from corruption. >>> >>> regards >>> >>> marc >>> >> >> >> > > > -- > *Adam Barta* > c: +27 72 105 8611 > e: [email protected] > w: www.ska.ac.za > > > -- *Adam Barta* c: +27 72 105 8611 e: [email protected] w: www.ska.ac.za
