Trivial patch to correct typos and spelling errors in OpenWRT documentation.\nPlease Apply.\nSigned-off-by: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <hawk@diku.dk>
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@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ when they do, you will most likely not be able to complete the firmware creation
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This is one of the reasons why OpenWrt and other firmware exists: providing a
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This is one of the reasons why OpenWrt and other firmware exists: providing a
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version independent, and tools independent firmware, that can be run on various
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version independent, and tools independent firmware, that can be run on various
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platforms, known to be running Linux originaly.
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platforms, known to be running Linux originally.
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\subsection{Which Operating System does this device run?}
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\subsection{Which Operating System does this device run?}
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By using a serial port and a level shifter, you may reach the console that is being shown by the device
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By using a serial port and a level shifter, you may reach the console that is being shown by the device
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for debugging or flashing purposes. By analysing the output of this device, you can
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for debugging or flashing purposes. By analysing the output of this device, you can
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easily notice if the device uses a Linux kenrel or something different.
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easily notice if the device uses a Linux kernel or something different.
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\subsection{Finding and using the manufacturer SDK}
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\subsection{Finding and using the manufacturer SDK}
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@ -238,11 +238,11 @@ your specific device. Of course, the content produced by the \textbf{diff -urN}
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may not always be relevant, so that you have to clean up those patches to only
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may not always be relevant, so that you have to clean up those patches to only
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let the "must have" code into them.
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let the "must have" code into them.
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The fist patch will contain all the code that is needed by the board to be
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The first patch will contain all the code that is needed by the board to be
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initialized at startup, as well as processor detection and other boot time
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initialized at startup, as well as processor detection and other boot time
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specific fixes.
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specific fixes.
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The second patch will contain all useful definitions for that board: adresses,
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The second patch will contain all useful definitions for that board: addresses,
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kernel granularity, redefinitions, processor family and features ...
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kernel granularity, redefinitions, processor family and features ...
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The third patch may contain drivers for: serial console, ethernet NIC, wireless
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The third patch may contain drivers for: serial console, ethernet NIC, wireless
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The bootloader is the first program that is started right after your device has
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The bootloader is the first program that is started right after your device has
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been powered on. This program, can be more or less sophisticated, some do let you
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been powered on. This program, can be more or less sophisticated, some do let you
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do network booting, USB mass storage booting ... The bootloader is device and
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do network booting, USB mass storage booting ... The bootloader is device and
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architeture specific, some bootloaders were designed to be universal such as
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architecture specific, some bootloaders were designed to be universal such as
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RedBoot or U-Boot so that you can meet those loaders on totally different
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RedBoot or U-Boot so that you can meet those loaders on totally different
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platforms and expect them to behave the same way.
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platforms and expect them to behave the same way.
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of running a custom firmware on your device, because this is sometimes a blocking
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of running a custom firmware on your device, because this is sometimes a blocking
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part of the flashing process.
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part of the flashing process.
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A firmare format is most of the time composed of the following fields:
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A firmware format is most of the time composed of the following fields:
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\begin{itemize}
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\begin{itemize}
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\item header, containing a firmare version and additional fields: Vendor, Hardware version ...
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\item header, containing a firmware version and additional fields: Vendor, Hardware version ...
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\item CRC32 checksum on either the whole file or just part of it
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\item CRC32 checksum on either the whole file or just part of it
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\item Binary and/or compressed kernel image
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\item Binary and/or compressed kernel image
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\item Binary and/or compressed root filesystem image
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\item Binary and/or compressed root filesystem image
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\end{itemize}
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\end{itemize}
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Once you have figured out how the firmware format is partitioned, you will have
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Once you have figured out how the firmware format is partitioned, you will have
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to write your own tool that produces valid firmare binaries. One thing to be very
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to write your own tool that produces valid firmware binaries. One thing to be very
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careful here is the endianness of either the machine that produces the binary
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careful here is the endianness of either the machine that produces the binary
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firmware and the device that will be flashed using this binary firmware.
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firmware and the device that will be flashed using this binary firmware.
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return -EIO;
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return -EIO;
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}
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// Initlialise the device map
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// Initialize the device map
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simple_map_init(&device_map);
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simple_map_init(&device_map);
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/* MTD informations are closely linked to the flash map device
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/* MTD informations are closely linked to the flash map device
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module_exit(device_mtd_cleanup);
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module_exit(device_mtd_cleanup);
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// Macros defining licence and author, parameters can be defined here too.
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// Macros defining license and author, parameters can be defined here too.
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MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
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MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
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MODULE_AUTHOR("Me, myself and I <memyselfandi@domain.tld");
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MODULE_AUTHOR("Me, myself and I <memyselfandi@domain.tld");
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\end{verbatim}
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\end{verbatim}
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\item the problem cannot be reproduced by the developers (worksforme)
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\item the problem cannot be reproduced by the developers (worksforme)
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A the same time, the reporter may want to get the ticket closed since he is not
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At the same time, the reporter may want to get the ticket closed since he is not
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longer able to trigger the bug, or found it invalid by himself.
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longer able to trigger the bug, or found it invalid by himself.
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When a ticket is closed by a developer and marked as "fixed", the comment contains
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When a ticket is closed by a developer and marked as "fixed", the comment contains
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