[PLUG] Using tftp and screen console

[Tom]

On Tue, 26 Nov 2019 15:21:21 -0800 (PST)
Rich Shepard <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com> wrote:

> The EdgeRouter-X serial console is connected to the laptop using a
> USB-to-ttl adapter. To access the router I use 'screen /dev/ttyUSB0
> 57600' and get a blank console.
> 
> Plugging the power connector into the ER-X and holding down the '1'
> key on the laptop I interrupt the ER-X's boot process and am
> presented with a recovery menu. I want menu item 1 to load the
> recovery image using tftp.
> 
> My question is how I should invoke tftp because if I try typing
> /usr/bin/tftp in the serial console the keystrokes are not visible.
> And, if I invoke it from another virtual console I don't know if it's
> available for use with the ER-X screen console. The Ubiquti recovery
> manual doesn't cover this, at least not for linux systems.
> 
> So, I have a virtual terminal running screen connected to the ER-X
> and I want to use tftp to transfer a specific file name after
> entering the IP addresses of the ER-X (192.168.1.1) and the laptop
> (192.168.1.55). The file to be transferred is
> ER-e50.recovery.v2.0.6.5208541.190708.0508.16de5fdde.img which is in
> the ER-X recovery directory on the laptop.
> 
> I have the individual pieces working (found the correct pinouts for
> the ER-X): a screen console, tftp, and the recovery image available
> and ask how to put them all together.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Rich
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that's a Uboot prompt not a *nix prompt. load the image from tftp onto
a memory offset then boot that offset.

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