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doc: put all the u-boot/serial stuff in one place to link from
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ci.nix
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@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ let
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src = ./.;
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buildPhase = ''
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cat ${json} | fennel --correlate doc/parse-options.fnl > doc/modules-generated.rst
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cat ${json} | fennel --correlate doc/parse-options-outputs.fnl ${concatStringsSep " " installers} > doc/installers-generated.rst
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cat ${json} | fennel --correlate doc/parse-options-outputs.fnl > doc/outputs-generated.rst
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cp ${(import ./doc/hardware.nix)} doc/hardware.rst
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make -C doc html
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'';
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rec {
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{
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description = ''
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Belkin RT-3200 / Linksys E8450
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******************************
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@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ rec {
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- b/g/n wireless using MediaTek MT7622BV (MT7615E driver)
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- a/n/ac/ax wireless using MediaTek MT7915E
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'';
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installer = "ubimage";
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system = {
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crossSystem = {
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@ -161,7 +160,7 @@ rec {
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maxLEBcount = "1024"; # guessing
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};
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defaultOutput = installer;
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defaultOutput = "ubimage";
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# the kernel expects this to be on a 2MB boundary. U-Boot
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# (I don't know why) has a default of 0x41080000, which isn't.
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# We put it at the 32MB mark so that tftpboot can put its rootfs
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# I like GL.iNet devices because they're relatively accessible to
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# DIY users: the serial port connections have headers preinstalled
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# and don't need soldering
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# Mainline linux 5.19 doesn't have device-tree support for this device
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# or even for the SoC, so we use the extensive OpenWrt kernel patches
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rec {
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system = {
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crossSystem = {
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# GL.iNet GL-MT300A
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rec {
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{
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system = {
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crossSystem = {
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config = "mipsel-unknown-linux-musl";
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description = ''
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GL.iNet GL-MT300A
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********************
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*****************
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The GL-MT300A is based on a MT7620 chipset.
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The GL.iNet pocket router range makes nice cheap hardware for
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playing with Liminix or similar projects. The manufacturers seem
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open to the DIY market, and the devices have a reasonable amount
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of RAM and are much easier to get serial connections than many
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COTS routers.
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Wire up the serial connection: this probably involves opening
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the box, locating the serial header pins (TX, RX and GND) and
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connecting a USB TTL converter - e.g. a PL2303 based device - to
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it. The defunct OpenWRT wiki has a guide with some pictures. (If
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you don't have a USB TTL converter to hand, other options are
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available. For example, use the GPIO pins on a Raspberry Pi.)
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Run a terminal emulator such as Minicom on whatever is on the
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other end of the link. I use 115200 8N1 and find it also helps
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to set "Line tx delay" to 1ms, "backspace sends DEL" and
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"lineWrap on".
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When you turn the router on you should be greeted with some
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messages from U-Boot and a little bit of ASCII art, followed by
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the instruction to hit SPACE to stop autoboot. Do this and you
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will get a gl-mt300a> prompt.
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For flashing from uboot, the firmware partition is from
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For flashing from U-Boot, the firmware partition is from
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0xbc050000 to 0xbcfd0000.
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WiFi on this device is provided by the rt2800soc module. It
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OpenWrt web page: https://openwrt.org/toh/gl.inet/gl-mt300a
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'';
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installer = "flashimage";
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module = { pkgs, config, lib, ...}:
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let
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in {
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imports = [ ../../modules/arch/mipsel.nix ];
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hardware = {
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defaultOutput = installer;
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defaultOutput = "flashimage";
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loadAddress = "0x80000000";
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entryPoint = "0x80000000";
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rec {
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{
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system = {
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crossSystem = {
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config = "mipsel-unknown-linux-musl";
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OpenWrt web page: https://openwrt.org/toh/gl.inet/gl-mt300n_v2
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'';
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installer = "flashimage";
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module = { pkgs, config, lib, ...}:
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let
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};
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};
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hardware = {
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defaultOutput = installer;
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defaultOutput = "flashimage";
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loadAddress = "0x80000000";
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entryPoint = "0x80000000";
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# emulator. The default output is a directory containing separate
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# kernel ("Image" format) and root filesystem (squashfs or jffs2)
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# images
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rec {
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{
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system = {
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crossSystem = {
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config = "aarch64-unknown-linux-musl";
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klibBuild = config.system.outputs.kernel.modulesupport;
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};
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in {
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defaultOutput = installer;
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defaultOutput = "vmroot";
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loadAddress = "0x0";
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entryPoint = "0x0";
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rootDevice = "/dev/mtdblock0";
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# emulator. The default output is a directory containing separate
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# kernel ("Image" format) and root filesystem (squashfs or jffs2)
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# images
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rec {
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{
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system = {
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crossSystem = {
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config = "armv7l-unknown-linux-musleabihf";
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klibBuild = config.system.outputs.kernel.modulesupport;
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};
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in {
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defaultOutput = installer;
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defaultOutput = "vmroot";
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loadAddress = "0x00010000";
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entryPoint = "0x00010000";
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rootDevice = "/dev/mtdblock0";
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rec {
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# This "device" generates images that can be used with the QEMU
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# emulator. The default output is a directory containing separate
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# kernel (uncompressed vmlinux) and initrd (squashfs) images
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{
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system = {
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crossSystem = {
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config = "mips-unknown-linux-musl";
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in the Development manual.
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'';
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installer = "vmroot";
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module = {pkgs, config, ... }: {
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imports = [ ../../modules/arch/mipseb.nix ];
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kernel = {
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klibBuild = config.system.outputs.kernel.modulesupport;
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};
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in {
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defaultOutput = installer;
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defaultOutput = "vmroot";
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rootDevice = "/dev/mtdblock0";
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flash.eraseBlockSize = "65536"; # c.f. pkgs/run-liminix-vm/run-liminix-vm.sh
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networkInterfaces =
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of some kind to connect it to, you can probably use U-Boot and a TFTP
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server to download and flash the image. This is quite
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hardware-specific, and sometimes involves soldering: please refer
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to the :ref:`development manual <tftp server>`.
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to :ref:`serial`.
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Flashing from OpenWrt
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Hardware devices
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****************
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.. _serial:
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U-Boot and serial shenanigans
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=============================
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Every device that we have so far encountered in Liminix uses `U-Boot,
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the "Universal Boot Loader" <https://docs.u-boot.org/en/latest/>`_ so
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it's worth knowing a bit about it. "Universal" is in this context a
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bit of a misnomer, though: encountering *mainline* U-Boot is very rare
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and often you'll find it is a fork from some version last updated
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in 2008. Upgrading U-Boot is more or less complicated depending on the
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device and is outside scope for Liminix.
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To speak to U-Boot on your device you'll usually need a serial
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connection to it. This is device-specific. Usually it involves
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opening the box, locating the serial header pins (TX, RX and GND) and
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connecting a USB TTL converter to them.
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The Rolls Royce of USB/UART cables is the `FTDI cable
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<https://cpc.farnell.com/ftdi/ttl-232r-rpi/cable-debug-ttl-232-usb-rpi/dp/SC12825?st=usb%20to%20uart%20cable>`_,
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but there are cheaper alternatives based on the PL2303 and CP2102 chipsets. Or
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get creative and use the `UART GPIO pins <https://pinout.xyz/>`_ on a Raspberry Pi. Whatever you do, make sure
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that the voltages are compatible: if your device is 3.3V (this is
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typical but not universal), you don't want to be sending it 5v or
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(even worse) 12v.
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Run a terminal emulator such as Minicom on the computer at other end
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of the link. 115200 8N1 is the typical speed.
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.. NOTE::
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TTL serial connections typically have no form of flow control and
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so don't always like having massive chunks of text pasted into
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them - and U-Boot may drop characters while it's busy. So don't
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necessarily expect to copy-paste large chunks of text into the
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terminal emulator and have it work just like that.
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If using Minicom, you may find it helps to bring up the "Termimal
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settings" dialog (C^A T), then configure "Newline tx delay" to
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some small but non-zero value.
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When you turn the router on you should be greeted with some messages
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from U-Boot, followed by the instruction to hit some key to stop
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autoboot. Do this and you will get to the prompt. If you didn't see
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anything, the strong likelihood is that TX and RX are the wrong way
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around. If you see garbage, try a different speed.
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Interesting commands to try first in U-Boot are :command:`help` and
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:command:`printenv`.
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To do anything useful with U-Boot you will probably need a way to get
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large binary files onto the device, and the usual way to do this is by
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adding a network connection and using TFTP to download them. It's
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quite common that the device's U-Boot doesn't speak DHCP so it will
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need a static LAN address. You might also want to keep it away from
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your "real" LAN: see :ref:`bng` for some potentially useful tooling
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to use it on an isolated network.
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TFTP
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====
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.. _tftp server:
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How you get your image onto hardware will vary according to the
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kernel from RAM.
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.. _bng:
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Networking
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==========
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Installers
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##########
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There are a number of different routes to getting
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Liminix onto devices, and which one you should use
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(or are able to use) varies according to the device.
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.. include:: installers-generated.rst
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doc/outputs.rst
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doc/outputs.rst
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Outputs
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#######
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Liminix *outputs* are artefacts that can be installed or run somehow
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on a target device, or "installers" which run on a target device
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to perform the installation.
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There are different outputs because different target devices need
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different artefacts or have different ways to get that artefact
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installed. The options available for a particular device are described in
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the section for that device.
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.. include:: outputs-generated.rst
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work here, but you accept the slightly greater bricking
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risk if it doesn't.
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You may want to acquire a `USB TTL serial cable
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<https://cpc.farnell.com/ftdi/ttl-232r-rpi/cable-debug-ttl-232-usb-rpi/dp/SC12825?st=usb%20to%20uart%20cable>`_
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when you start working with Liminix on real hardware. You
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won't *need* it for this example, assuming it works, but it
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You may want to read and inwardly digest the Develoment Manual section
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:ref:`serial` when you start working with Liminix on real hardware. You
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won't *need* serial access for this example, assuming it works, but it
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allows you
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to see the boot monitor and kernel messages, and to login directly to
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the device if for some reason it doesn't bring its network up. You have options
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here: the FTDI-based cables are the Rolls Royce of serial cables,
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whereas the ones based on PL2303 and CP2102 chipsets are cheaper but
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also fussier - or you could even get creative and use e.g. a
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`Raspberry Pi <https://pinout.xyz/#>`_ or other SBC with a UART and
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TX/RX/GND header pins. Make sure that the voltages are compatible:
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this is a 3.3v device and you don't want to be sending it 5v or (even
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worse) 12v.
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the device if for some reason it doesn't bring its network up.
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Now we can build Liminix. Although we could use the same example
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configuration as we did for Qemu, you might not want to plug a DHCP
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