There was a problem with the DHCP server. It was not configured properly. And it the bootcmd I need to use dhcpd instead of dhcp. Now its working fine!
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 10:22 PM, Venkatachala Upadhya < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > > > What I notice here is that the board acquires a DHCP address 10.206.153.237 > and your tftp server IP address is 129.219.110.130, both are in different > network. So you will never ever able to down load the u-Image to your board. > You needs to get help from your network administrator to set this right or > you have to do it yourself. > > > > Mkimage binary is not in the path. Set your path to include the directory > name, where you have the binary mkimage. > > > > > > 1. Since you have specified the tftp root as /var/lib/tftpboot, you > have to specify only the file name for environment variable bootfile (u-boot > environment variable) > > 2. TFTP server address is ip address of the machine, where you have > installed the TFTP server with tftp configuration mentioned in > /etc/xinetd.d/tftp. > > 3. Uimage is not built as you do not have the path for mkimage. > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > With best regards, > > Venkatachala Upadhya| Extn: 65395| > -- > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of > *Abhishek > Botadra > *Sent:* 18 March, 2009 5:20 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Problem in booting via TFTP using NFS File System in DM 6467 > > > > I am using TMS320DM6467 DVEVM v1.40. I have problem in booting via TFTP > using NFS File System. > > Here are my environment variables: > > bootdelay=3 > baudrate=115200 > stdin=serial > stdout=serial > stderr=serial > ethaddr=00:0e:99:02:b3:a9 > bootcmd=dhcp;bootm > serverip=10.206.153.230 > rootpath=/home/<useracct>/work/workdir/filesys > > nfshost=10.206.153.230 > bootargs=console=ttyS0,115200n8 noinitrd rw ip=dhcp root=/dev/nfs > nfsroot=10.206.153.230:/home/<useracct>/work/workdir/filesys,nolock > mem=120M davincihd_capture.channel0_numbuffers=4 > bootfile=uImage > > Here is what gets displayed: > > BOOTP broadcast 1 > *** Unhandled DHCP Option in OFFER/ACK: 44 > *** Unhandled DHCP Option in OFFER/ACK: 46 > *** Unhandled DHCP Option in OFFER/ACK: 44 > *** Unhandled DHCP Option in OFFER/ACK: 46 > DHCP client bound to address 10.206.153.237 > TFTP from server 129.219.110.130; our IP address is 10.206.153.237; sending > through gateway 10.206.152.1 > Filename 'uImage'. > Load address: 0x80700000 > Loading: T T > > And then it tries, exceeds the limit, tries again and this thing goes for > ever. > > > I have copied my uImage in /var/lib/tftpboot. > > And here is the /etc/xinetd.d/tftp file: > > service tftp > { > disable = no > socket_type = dgram > protocol = udp > wait = yes > user = root > server = /usr/sbin/in.tftpd > server_args = -s /var/lib/tftpboot > per_source = 11 > cps = 100 2 > flags = IPv4 > } > > I have few things to make clear: > > (1) What should I specify as the bootfile? > - It should be just 'uImage' or the complete path where the image is > stored, i.e. /var/lib/tftpboot/uImage > > (2) What will be the TFTP server's IP address? > - I specify it as my host PC IP address. Also, when I give the boot command > it says TFTP from server 129.219.110.130, I don't know from where it gets > this IP address. > > (3) When I am compiling the kernel using make ARCH=arm > CROSS_COMPILE=arm_v5t_le- uImage I am getting the following output: > > CHK include/linux/version.h > SPLIT include/linux/autoconf.h -> include/config/* > SYMLINK include/asm-arm/arch -> include/asm-arm/arch-davinci > make[1]: `arch/arm/kernel/asm-offsets.s' is up to date. > make[1]: `include/asm-arm/mach-types.h' is up to date. > CHK include/linux/compile.h > CHK usr/initramfs_list > Kernel: arch/arm/boot/Image is ready > Kernel: arch/arm/boot/zImage is ready > UIMAGE arch/arm/boot/uImage > "mkimage" command not found - U-Boot images will not be built > Image arch/arm/boot/uImage is ready > > So, it creates uImage but says U-Boot images won't be built. Is this is a > problem? > > Also, I am making sure that TFTP and NFS services are enabled in my PC. > I am following the 'Getting started guide' provided with the DM 6467 EVM. > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > Abhishek > > > -- > Abhishek > > ------------------------------ > http://www.mindtree.com/email/disclaimer.html > -- Abhishek
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