From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 13915 invoked by alias); 21 Jun 2005 06:08:56 -0000 Mailing-List: contact ecos-discuss-help@ecos.sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: ecos-discuss-owner@ecos.sourceware.org Received: (qmail 13903 invoked by uid 22791); 21 Jun 2005 06:08:52 -0000 Received: from web2.pop-siegen.de (HELO web2.pop-siegen.de) (62.157.218.9) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.30-dev) with SMTP; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 06:08:52 +0000 Received: (qmail 27821 invoked from network); 21 Jun 2005 06:08:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mailrelay.gdsys.de) (guntermannunddrunck@145.253.130.115) by web2.pop-siegen.de with SMTP; 21 Jun 2005 06:08:46 -0000 Received: from mailrelay.gdsys.de by mailrelay.gdsys.de via smtpd (for www.gdsys.de [62.157.218.9]) with ESMTP; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 08:08:46 +0200 Message-ID: <42B7AEC1.4010705@gdsys.de> Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 06:08:00 -0000 From: Dirk Eibach User-Agent: Debian Thunderbird 1.0.2 (X11/20050331) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: replay688@hotmail.com Cc: ecos-discuss@ecos.sourceware.org References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiVirus: checked by AntiVir MailGate (version: 2.0.2-5; AVE: 6.31.0.7; VDF: 6.31.0.84; host: mailrelay) Subject: Re: [ECOS] Updating application in the field via Redboot X-SW-Source: 2005-06/txt/msg00187.txt.bz2 Hi, > The idea would be to have a host based application or script that initiates > communication with Redboot via serial or otherwise. The script triggers > actions on the redboot end: load the new app image and write it to flash. We we do it exactly this way using a multi platform Qt solution. Works dead reliable. If you don't need the graphical front-end, maybe "expect" is the tool for you. A sample script has been posted to this list before. > Does this seem reasonable, or are there more elegant ways to do this? When the application loaded by Redboot is up and running, we provide an alternative way to update. You can connect with a client via network and then upload an image that is flashed as it comes in. If something goes wrong there you still have the opportunity to repair the system via Reboot. Regards, Dirk -- Before posting, please read the FAQ: http://ecos.sourceware.org/fom/ecos and search the list archive: http://ecos.sourceware.org/ml/ecos-discuss