1. 4.3 Boot Loader
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2. the boot software is a program whose primary function is to:
load the OneOs binary in SDRAM memory
boot parameters specify where the binary must be found:
in Flash
on the LAN
verify the binary checksum
uncompress the binary
execute the OneOs software
boot software allows to load a OneOs binary from a LAN using FTP or TFTP
the boot configuration is case-sensitive
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3. <== Press CTRL+O to interrupt auto-boot
boot software
auto-boot software
a router cannot reboot if the file /BSA/binaries/OneOs is invalid or not found
in that case the boot-process comes in a loop
the ‘auto-boot’ can be interrupted by pressing « CTRL+O » :
<== Press CTRL+O to interrupt auto-boot
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4. boot parameter settings
Values & format
Meaning
boot device
Fastethernet0
Ethernet interface for FTP/TFTP traffic
processor number
not used
host name
any string
hostname of server
file name
<path>/<filename>
file to load
inet on ethernet (e)
A.B.C.D.
IP address of ethernet interface
inet on backplane (b) -
host inet (h)
IP address of the server
user (u)
FTP user name
ftp password (pw)
FTP password
flags (f) 0x
boot options
target name
local hostname
startup script
other
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5. boot help menu: commands
boot menu help (1)
boot help menu: commands
Syntax : h or ?
The commands ‘h’ or ‘?’ display the boot help menu:
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6. boot help menu: flags boot menu help (2)
the flag specifies how the "auto-boot" will be executed
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7. boot flags examples boot flags flag structure: 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
when the boot process is stopped by « CTRL+O » the way the software will be loaded depends on the flag:
0x : boot from flash with countdown: /BSA/binaries/OneOS
0x : boot from flash without countdown: /BSA/binaries/OneOS
0x : boot from network via FTP with countdown
0x : boot from network via FTP without countdown
0x : boot from network via TFTP with countdown
0x : boot from network via TFTP without countdown
0: countdown
8: no countdown
0: FTP
8: TFTP
0: start from FLASH
1: start from network
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8. configuring boot parameters
configuring / changing the boot flags
stop the boot process by « CTRL+O »
[Boot Loader]: c
'.' = clear field; '-' = go to previous field; ^D = quit
boot device : FastEthernet0 
processor number : 0 
host name : 
file name : C:\one180 c:\OneOS\ONEOS5-SIP.ZZZ 
inet on ethernet (e) : 
inet on backplane (b): 
host inet (h) : 
user (u) : oa test 
ftp password (pw) (blank = use rsh): oa test 
flags (f) : 0x 
target name (tn) :
startup script (s) :
other (o) :
[Boot Loader]:
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9. boot from flash booting from flash from [Boot Loader] prompt :
use command " f " followed by software file location & file name
file name must have extension .ZZZ
example:
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10. booting from network using FTP
booting with FTP (1)
booting from network using FTP
flag: 0x or 0x
command « n » : load software in RAM
example:
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11. booting from network using FTP
booting with FTP (2)
booting from network using FTP
flag: 0x or 0x
command « g » : load software in flash and rename to OneOs
example:
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12. booting from network using TFTP
booting with TFTP
booting from network using TFTP
set related flags:
0x or 0x
example:
command « n » loads software in RAM
command « g » loads software in flash
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