Hello,

I am attempting to configure a test board that runs android. In order to do this, the documentation for the board gives me commands that I need to enter into a u-boot prompt. However, it gives me no instructions on how to set u-boot up in the first place. I am not very familiar with Linux, so this has been quite a hassle, and any help would be appreciated.

I am running a fresh install of Debian Jesse within a VirtualBox on windows 7. I need to get a debug console attached to the board's serial port talking to my machine. I have achieved this within windows using putty without any problem. The machine is attached to the board's serial debug port with a USB cable. The board is also on the same LAN as my machine through it's ethernet port.

My first question is, how do I get a debug console to connect to my board under Debian Jesse? I know the baud rate, etc to make the connection, but I have had no luck in figuring out what to install or use to connect to it.

Second, I need to get u-boot talking to the board. All of the commands I have for the board reference having a "u-boot command prompt" of some sort. Again, I am at a loss. I have spent hours trying to figure out how to install u-boot, but as I am not very experienced with Linux, it all may as well be written in Greek. Most of what I'm finding seems to be talking about booting my own linux system with u-boot, rather than booting an attached board from an existing install.

Any help is appreciated!

I don't know the answer of your 1st question but maybe I can help you with u-boot,I had used mini2440 and minicom to transfer u-boot image to mini2440 in NOR memory. minicom is a software which will transfer u-boot image to your board serially.

Thank you I will look Minicom up.