Boot Sequence - BinTec X4100 User Manual

Boot Sequence

BOOTmonitor
Functions
3.6 Boot Sequence
X4100/200/300 passes through various functional states on starting:
Start Mode
BOOTmonitor Mode
Normal Operation Mode
After several selftests have been performed successfully in Start Mode,
200/300 changes to the BOOTmonitor Mode. The BOOTmonitor prompt is dis-
played if you are serially connected to X4100/200/300.
Press Space within four seconds of the display of the BOOTmonitor prompt if
you want to use the BOOTmonitor functions. If you do not make an entry within
four seconds, X4100/200/300
The BOOTmonitor makes the following functions available, which you select by
entering the relevant digit (for more detailed information, refer to Software Ref-
erence):
(1) Boot system:
X4100/200/300 loads the compressed boot file from the flash memory to
the RAM memory. This happens automatically when started.
(2) Software update via TFTP:
X4100/200/300 performs a software update via a TFTP server.
(3) Software update via XMODEM:
X4100/200/300 performs a software update over a serial interface with
XMODEM.
(4) Delete configuration:
X4100/200/300 is reset to the unconfigured ex works state. All configura-
tion files are deleted and the BOOTmonitor settings are set to the default
values.
(5) Default BOOTmonitor parameters:
You can change the default settings of X4100/200/300's BOOTmonitor,
e.g. the baud rate for serial connections.
changes back to normal operation mode.
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