Quick Instructions for a home system setup

NOTE: These instructions are for Toranado 2.2, please use Zach's Home setup instructions for Tornado 2.02

 

  1. Create a new folder called bootutils (or of some other name of your liking) on your hard drive [usually C:\] and download all the boot utilities from the following link:

http://ece-www.colorado.edu/~siewerts/ecen/vxw/vxboot/bootutils/

  1. Download the file bootrom.sys in the same folder [c:\bootutils] from the following link

http://ece.colorado.edu/~siewerts/ecen/vxw/vxboot/kernels/wind/

  1. Quick format a floppy drive, which can be done by right clicking on the floppy in windows explorer.

 

   

 

4. Now from the start menu, open up a cmd prompt, and go to the bootutils directory.

     

 

  1. Type in: mkboot a: bootrom.sys and that should create the boot disk required.
  2. Download the two kernels vxWorks.rtesp_p3 & vxWorks.rtesp to your hard drive [I have ‘em in c:\vxworks\kernels\] from the following link.

http://ece.colorado.edu/~siewerts/ecen/vxw/vxboot/kernels/wind/

Note: It is suggested that you put the kernels in the directory you have setup for the ftp user. For more info check the ‘Tips & Notes’ section below. Also, you can change the names of these kernels to whatever you like. For most machines the vxWorks.rtesp_p3 should work, but for some take home targets (hopefully very few) vxWorks.rtesp is the right kernel.

  1. Boot up your home target system with the floppy you just made. Notice that it comes up with V1.6 loader. When the [vxWorks boot] options show up, press enter to change the parameters according to your home setup.

 

  1. Among the parameters, you should not have to change:

 

    1. Boot device [should already be set to elt]
    2. Unit number [should already be set to 0]
    3. Processor number [should already be set to 0]

 

  1. Change the following:
    1. Host Name [optional, Name of your computer]
    2. File Name [required, file where you downloaded the kernels in step 6]
    3. Inet on Ethernet (e) [required, the ip you want to give your target]
    4. Host inet [required, ip address of your computer]
    5. User: [required, user name you have setup for your Tornado FTP server]
    6. ftp password: [required, password of the user of the FTP server]
    7. target name: [optional but recommended, name you want to give your target]
    8. flags: [required, should already be set to 0, but just make sure]

 

 

Tips & Notes:

  1. The v1.6 loader allows you to save your vxWorks boot parameters, so you don’t have to create a new boot disk every time you need to change the parameters or power cycle the target.
  2. To clear any field in the vxWorks boot parameter, press “.” [without quotes, D’uh]
  3. To go back a field in the boot parameters, enter “-“
  4. In case you didn’t know, the FTP server used in step 6 comes with the Tornado Install and must be running in order to download the code. You can start it through Start > Programs > Tornado2.0.2 > Ftp Server
  5. For the FTP server user settings [click menu Security > User Rights] it is advised that you restrict the user to home (directory/folder), though it is not necessary at all.

  1. In the boot settings, the field ‘file name’ looks for the kernel file in the ‘Home Directory’ (set in the above picture as c:\vxworks).
  2. It is highly recommended that you turn on the FTP log by selecting the menu Logging > Log Options & then selecting the desired boxes.
  3. If you have any firewall running on your host machine, it might cause your FTP to not work properly.

 

If you get stuck email me: me Vikas: Bruce Hall and Sam: Sam Siewert

Last updated on 9/13/2006