From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from out3.bezeqint.net ([192.115.188.209]) by canuck.infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72 #1 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1PtdaC-0000lH-J1 for barebox@lists.infradead.org; Sun, 27 Feb 2011 10:10:33 +0000 From: Boaz Ben-David Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 12:09:59 +0200 Message-ID: <39A4B204C321D34DA3490E3B119D5A6C68C006F894@SBS2008.wellsense.local> References: <39A4B204C321D34DA3490E3B119D5A6C68C006F893@SBS2008.wellsense.local> <201102271050.48537.jbe@pengutronix.de> In-Reply-To: <201102271050.48537.jbe@pengutronix.de> Content-Language: en-US MIME-Version: 1.0 List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: barebox-bounces@lists.infradead.org Errors-To: barebox-bounces+u.kleine-koenig=pengutronix.de@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: Fallback environment in barebox To: "jbe@pengutronix.de" Cc: "barebox@lists.infradead.org" , Itai Raab Sounds great. Is there any documentation on how to "register" environments? Thanks, Boaz. On Sun, 2011-02-27 at 10:50 +0100, Juergen Beisert wrote: > Boaz Ben-David wrote: > > We want to implement a mechanism in barebox to use two environment > > partitions. > > i.e. when barebox boots it will go to the first by default and try to > > use it. If for some reason it fails > > it will boot with the second one. > > > > What is the best way to implement this in barebox and did anyone do it > > already? > > AFAIR a mechanism like this is already present in barebox. It tries the first > environment, checks its CRC and if it fails it tries the next, if one exists. > Just register env0, env1, ..... > > Regards, > Juergen > > -- > Pengutronix e.K. | Juergen Beisert | > Linux Solutions for Science and Industry | Phone: +49-8766-939 228 | > Vertretung Sued/Muenchen, Germany | Fax: +49-5121-206917-5555 | > Amtsgericht Hildesheim, HRA 2686 | http://www.pengutronix.de/ | _______________________________________________ barebox mailing list barebox@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/barebox