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2This is a demo implementation of a Linux command line tool to access
3the U-Boot's environment variables.
4
5For the run-time utiltity configuration uncomment the line
6#define CONFIG_FILE  "/etc/fw_env.config"
7in fw_env.h.
8
9For building against older versions of the MTD headers (meaning before
10v2.6.8-rc1) it is required to pass the argument "MTD_VERSION=old" to
11make.
12
13See comments in the fw_env.config file for definitions for the
14particular board.
15
16Configuration can also be done via #defines in the fw_env.h file. The
17following lines are relevant:
18
19#define HAVE_REDUND	/* For systems with 2 env sectors */
20#define DEVICE1_NAME	"/dev/mtd1"
21#define DEVICE2_NAME	"/dev/mtd2"
22#define DEVICE1_OFFSET    0x0000
23#define ENV1_SIZE         0x4000
24#define DEVICE1_ESIZE     0x4000
25#define DEVICE1_ENVSECTORS     2
26#define DEVICE2_OFFSET    0x0000
27#define ENV2_SIZE         0x4000
28#define DEVICE2_ESIZE     0x4000
29#define DEVICE2_ENVSECTORS     2
30
31Current configuration matches the environment layout of the TRAB
32board.
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34Un-define HAVE_REDUND, if you want to use the utlities on a system
35that does not have support for redundant environment enabled.
36If HAVE_REDUND is undefined, DEVICE2_NAME is ignored,
37as is ENV2_SIZE and DEVICE2_ESIZE.
38
39The DEVICEx_NAME constants define which MTD character devices are to
40be used to access the environment.
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42The DEVICEx_OFFSET constants define the environment offset within the
43MTD character device.
44
45ENVx_SIZE defines the size in bytes taken by the environment, which
46may be less then flash sector size, if the environment takes less
47then 1 sector.
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49DEVICEx_ESIZE defines the size of the first sector in the flash
50partition where the environment resides.
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52DEVICEx_ENVSECTORS defines the number of sectors that may be used for
53this environment instance. On NAND this is used to limit the range
54within which bad blocks are skipped, on NOR it is not used.
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