I figured out part of my problem. I did not have the console cable that is included with the switch, so I made one. I had the transmit and receive reversed. I fixed that so now, I am able to see the entire boot sequence and issue commands. I can interrupt the boot and get a "=>" prompt. I can also get to a BOOT_USER # prompt. At the => prompt, I typed the "printenv" command and got this:
TCutrera
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July 9th, 2015 12:00
No, I never get the uboot> prompt. I tried pressing various keys without success. The very last thing that I see when it is restarting is this:
=> U-Boot 1.1.41>>>> U-Boot 1.1.41>>>> U-Boot 1.1.41>>>> U-Boot 1.1.41>>>> U-Boo
t 1.1.41>>>> U-Boot 1.1.41>>>> U-Boot 1.1.41>>>> U-Boot 1.1.41>>>> U-Boot 1.1.41
>>>> U-Boot 1.1.41>>>> U-Boot 1.1.41>>>> U-Boot 1.1.41>>>> U-Boot 1.1.41>>>> U-B
oot 1.1.41>>>> U-
TCutrera
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July 9th, 2015 14:00
Unfortunately, no.
TCutrera
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July 10th, 2015 12:00
I figured out part of my problem. I did not have the console cable that is included with the switch, so I made one. I had the transmit and receive reversed. I fixed that so now, I am able to see the entire boot sequence and issue commands. I can interrupt the boot and get a "=>" prompt. I can also get to a BOOT_USER # prompt. At the => prompt, I typed the "printenv" command and got this:
=> printenv
bootcmd=bootm 0xffe80000;setenv verify no;autoscr 0x1700000
bootm fe6000f0
bootdelay=1
baudrate=9600
stdin=serial
stdout=serial
stderr=serial
Environment size: 142/8188 bytes
=>
I am trying to configure this as a basic switch. I would appreciate any assistance.