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The SPL waits for the Y-modem transfer to upload the u-boot into the RAM. The latest minicom already has a built-in Y-modem transfer function. With minicom, press Ctrl+A, then S, select ymodem, and then choose file To do that open minicom and linux terminal side by side. Use the sz command to flash the u-boot-tfa.itb:
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sz --ymodem u-boot-tfa.itb |
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> /dev/ttyUSB0 < /dev/ttyUSB0 |
Note: the transfer can take a few minutes. As soon as the u-boot is completely transferred, you will see the same u-boot entries as usual Proceed to the restoring eMMC with ramdisk.
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