Introduction - Motorola IXP-9120 Reference Manual

Introduction

Introduction
This chapter details the RedBoot firmware that runs on the IXP 2400 processor on the
IXP/CPCI-9120 board. This chapter also details the commands that are supported by the
firmware.
The main purpose of RedBoot for IXP/CPCI-9120 is to boot VxWorks, Diagnostics, and
Linux. The RedBoot is also used to write an OS image to a determined location on the Flash.
Currently RedBoot runs at 600 MHz. Certain parameters can be stored in Flash and are
retained after reboot. These parameters can be changed using the RedBoot commands.
The serial interface setting is
120
with 8-N-1 and no flow control.
9600 bps
RedBoot
IXP/CPCI-9120