[email protected] wrote: > Ralink CPU datasheets mention an iNIC boot mode without describing > what it does. For example the RT5350 supports iNIC-USB and iNIC PHY > boot modes. > > Has anyone tried activating these modes? Do they trigger a boot > sequence of some kind from USB or Ethernet? I suspect that is what > these modes do. The chip has 16KB boot ROM which is a lot of code. > Maybe this is a generic MIPS boot ROM? > > If so, this is a way to unbrick Ralink devices without using a JTAG. > It is also a way to bootstrap a board with an empty flash chip. If > someone has info on these modes it would be very helpful for my > current project.
If I understand the datasheet correctly: - iNIC is short for 'intelligent NIC' - This is supposed to be used to upgrade existing designs that have a MII-interface, but no wireless. - You'll need to set the right bootstrap pin pullups/pulldowns to activate it. -- Tobias PGP: http://8ef7ddba.uguu.de _______________________________________________ openwrt-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openwrt.org/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-devel
