Training Agenda

1. General Introduction
   • DENX Company Profile
   • DENX People
   • DENX Projects
2. Host Linux Setup
   • Linux Installation (RedHat-9)
   • Terminal Emulation Setup
     • cu <3.1.1>
     • kermit <3.1.2>
   • TFTP Server <3.2>
   • BOOTP / DHCP Server <3.3>
   • NFS Server <3.4>
   • Host Linux Setup Misc
3. Using the BDM/JTAG Debugger, BDI2000, Part 1
   • Introduction
   • BDI Installation and Configuration
   • Telnet Interface
   • Basic Commands for Flash Programming
   • U-Boot download via BDI <4.5.2>
   • U-Boot Download Details
4. Connecting to target for the first time
   • The First Power-On <4.9>
   • Initial steps: help <4.8> and other basic commands <4.10>
   • Environment variables <4.10.6>
5. DENX Embedded Linux Development Kit ELDK <2>
   • Initial Installation <2.4.3>
   • RPMs, SRPMs, rebuilding ELDK components <2.8>
   • Directory tree, cross tools, target tools
   • Working with the ELDK, PATH, CROSS_COMPILE etc. <2.5>
   • NFS target setup (device files, ownership) <2.7>
   • Cross compiling hello_world.c
6. Building U-Boot and the Linux kernel for the first time
   • Source Code Download
   • Introduction to build process
   • config and make U-Boot <4>
   • config and make Linux kernel <5>
7. Booting Embedded Linux on the target <6>
   • Related U-Boot commands (iminfo, *boot*, erase, cp) <4.10>
   • Environment variables to pass kernel arguments <6.2>, <6.3>
   • Image download via TFTP, root filesystem via NFS <6.4>
   • Running hello_world.c on the target
   • Using bootp and other download methods
   • Boot from flash memory <6.5>
   • Standalone operation with Ramdisk image <6.6>
8. The powerful U-Boot command line interface <4.10>
   • Using environment variables to simplify boot.
   • Example: run net_nfs, flash_nfs, flash_self
   • Tips and tricks: preboot, update etc.
9. Build, configuration of the Linux kernel, more details <5>
   • Build procedure: make menuconfig; make dep; make uImage <5.2>
   • Example: use flash filesystem <7.1>
10. SELF, Simple Embedded Linux Framework (RAMdisk)
    • Old SELF vs. new SELF from ELDK
    • Build RAMdisk based root filesystem (from SRPM)
    • SELF Re-Use
11. Using FLASH filesystems <7.1>, <7.2>
    • JFFS, JFFS2, CramFS
    • MTD Tools
    • Configure and install a JFFS2 filesystem
    • JFFS2 performance considerations
12. Compact Flash Card Support, PCMCIA, Hotplug, IDE <7.3>
    • Kernel support (IDE) vs. PCMCIA Card Services
    • PCMCIA card services in the ELDK
    • Using the CF card via kernel support
    • Using the CF card via PCMCIA Card Service
    • Partitioning, file systems (ext2, vfat, etc.)
13. Installing and using Embedded WEB Servers
    • thttpd, tiny/turbo/throttling web server
    • Boa web server
14. Customizing U-Boot <4>
    • Standard build procedure, configuration options <4.3>
    • Download, unpack and make <4.4>
    • Image files: u-boot, u-boot.bin, u-boot.srec
    • Updating the firmware <4.5.3>
    • Standalone applications <4.13>
15. General Debugging Techniques <8>
    • Application Debugging with gdbserver <8.3>
    • Basic GDB commands (info reg, x/32x, x/10i)
    • Controling the program (break, step, next, continue)
    • GDB interface of BDI2000 (connect, detach)
    • Kernel debugging with BDI2000 <8.2>
    • DDD, a Graphical User Interface for GDB <8.4>
16. RTAI, the Real Time Application Interface
    • RTAI Installation and configuration
    • Showing some examples
17. Other advanced topics
    • Building and debugging a kernel module
    • Updating/changing the firmware of the BDI 2000
18. Tools, Scripts, Tipps and Tricks
19. Books, Mailing Lists, Links, etc.