I would like to give some more information about my problem. u-boot's tftp transfers do eventually complete and the evm boots. I can then execute tftp get commands from Linux on the evm and these execute quickly. So the problem definitely has to do with the way u-boot uses tftp.
BR David > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:u-boot- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of David Aldrich > Sent: 17 January 2013 11:19 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [U-Boot] Slow tftp boot with Ubuntu 12.04 tftp server > > Hi > > I am using an Advantech TMX320TCI6614 EVM to develop code for an ARM > core on a TI C66x device. The ARM core runs: > > U-Boot 2011.06-00002-gc4611c1-dirty (May 30 2012 - 15:38:01) > > I have booted this target card for several months from a tftp server running > under Ubuntu 10.04, with no problems. But, this week, I have tried to move > to a tftp server that runs on a different machine running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. > > Since moving to Ubuntu 12.04 the tftp download is very slow, although it > does succeed eventually. I have tried getting the boot files using a tftp > client > running on another Ubuntu host and the download is fast. > > Please can anyone suggest a reason for the slow download when using the > EVM with the 12.04 server? > > Best regards > > David > > > > Click > https://www.mailcontrol.com/sr/gy6n!KN6KZHGX2PQPOmvUi5k6UwC82173 > j1nKEDGDxQEKt0qtqc7COBYlPdIuP1TMPbtT3ZYZ55kxH4nYzTQYQ== to > report this email as spam. _______________________________________________ U-Boot mailing list [email protected] http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot

