Startup Menu

The procedures called from the Startup menu cover software download, flash handling and password recovery. The diagnostics procedures are for use by technical support personnel only and are not disclosed in the document.

The Startup menu can be entered when booting the device, user input must be entered immediately after the POST test.

To enter the Startup menu:

1Turn the power on and watch for the auto-boot message.

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***************** SYSTEM RESET *****************

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------ Performing the Power-On Self Test (POST)

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UART Channel Loopback Test

PASS

Testing the System SDRAM

PASS

Boot1 Checksum Test

PASS

Boot2 Checksum Test

PASS

Flash Image Validation Test

PASS

BOOT Software Version 1.0.0.20 Built 22-Jan-xxxx 15:09:28 Processor: FireFox 88E6218 ARM946E-S, 64 MByte SDRAM. I-Cache 8 KB. D-Cache 8 KB. Cache Enabled.

Autoboot in 2 seconds - press RETURN or Esc. to abort and enter prom.

Preparing to decompress...

2When the auto-boot message appears, press <Enter> to get the Startup menu. The Startup menu procedures can be done using the ASCII terminal or Windows HyperTerminal.

[1]Download Software

[2]Erase Flash File

[3]Password Recovery Procedure

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