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authorwdenk <wdenk>2004-12-10 11:40:40 +0000
committerwdenk <wdenk>2004-12-10 11:40:40 +0000
commit25d6712a81b31fc5e4c4bddd81e9aaddb84e23be (patch)
treef7288050682512d5ba263ce1ff565d6225976402 /doc/README.NetConsole
parented54e6212518262d27abe5e6de3c608d5ebceafb (diff)
* Clean up CMC PU2 flash driver
* Update MAINTAINERS file * Fix bug in MPC823 LCD driver
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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ nc -u ${TARGET_IP} 6666
stty icanon echo intr ^C
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-It turned out that 'netcat' couldn't be used to listen to broadcast
+It turns out that 'netcat' cannot be used to listen to broadcast
packets. We developed our own tool 'ncb' (see tools directory) that
listens to broadcast packets on a given port and dumps them to the
standard output. use it as follows:
@@ -87,3 +87,6 @@ To browse the Linux network console output, use the 'netcat' tool invoked
as follows:
nc -u -l -p 6666
+
+Note that unlike the U-Boot implementation the Linux netconsole is
+unidirectional, i. e. you have console output only in Linux.