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Flash Image System (FIS)
: Compute and print the checksum of the image data after it has been loaded into mem-
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ory.
: Decompress gzipped image while copying it from flash to RAM.
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RedBoot> fis load Diag
RedBoot> go
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YNTAX
fis delete name
DESCRIPTION
This command removes an image from the FIS. The flash memory will be erased as part of the
execution of this command, as well as removal of the name from the FIS directory.
RedBoot> fis delete vxWorks
Delete image 'vxWorks' - are you sure (y/n)? y
... Erase from 0xc4200000-0xc4300000: ........
... Unlock from 0xc43e0000-0xc4400000: .
... Erase from 0xc43e0000-0xc4400000: .
... Program from 0x0ffdf000-0x0ffff000 at 0xc43e0000: .
... Lock from 0xc43e0000-0xc4400000: .
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YNTAX
fis lock -f <flash_addr> -l <length>
DESCRIPTION
This command is used to write-protect (lock) a portion of flash memory, to prevent accidental
overwriting of images. In order to make make any modifications to the flash, a matching
unlock command must be issued. This command is optional and will only be provided on
hardware which can support write-protection of the flash space.
RedBoot fis lock -f 0xC4040000 -l 0x20000
... Lock from 0xC4040000-0xC4060000: .
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YNTAX
fis unlock -f <flash_addr> -l <length>
DESCRIPTION
This command is used to unlock a portion of flash memory forcibly, allowing it to be updated.
It must be issued for regions which have been locked before the FIS can reuse those portions
of flash.
RedBoot fis unlock -f 0xC4040000 -l 0x20000
... Unlock from 0xC4040000-0xC4060000: .
S
YNTAX
fis erase -f <flash_addr> -l <length>
DESCRIPTION
This command is used to erase a portion of flash memory forcibly. There is no cross-checking
to ensure that the area being erased does not correspond to a loaded image.
RedBoot> fis erase -f 0xC4040000 -l 0x20000
... Erase from 0xC4040000-0xC4060000: .
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