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89 >Name</H2
90 >fis init&nbsp;--&nbsp;Initialize Flash Image System (FIS)</DIV
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95 >Synopsis</H2
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99 >fis init</B
100 >  [<TT
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102 ><I
103 >-f</I
104 ></TT
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162 >All blocks of flash memory (except for the boot
163               blocks) will be erased as part of the initialization
164               procedure.</TD
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183 >Description</H2
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185 >This command is used to initialize the Flash Image System
186        (FIS). It should normally only be executed once, when RedBoot
187        is first installed on the hardware. If the reserved images or
188        their sizes in the FIS change, due to a different configuration
189        of RedBoot being used, it may be necessary to issue the command
190        again though.
191
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198 >Note: </B
199 >Subsequent executions will cause loss of
200        previously stored information in the FIS.</P
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212 >Examples</H2
213 ><P
214 >Initialize the FIS directory.
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224 RedBoot&#62; <TT
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227 >fis init</B
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230 About to initialize [format] flash image system - continue (y/n)? <TT
231 CLASS="USERINPUT"
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233 >y</B
234 ></TT
235 >
236 *** Initialize FLASH Image System
237     Warning: device contents not erased, some blocks may not be usable
238 ... Erase from 0x00070000-0x00080000: .
239 ... Program from 0x0606f000-0x0607f000 at 0x00070000: .</PRE
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245 >Initialize the FIS directory and all of flash memory, except for first
246 blocks of the flash where the boot monitor resides.
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256 RedBoot&#62; <TT
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259 >fis init -f</B
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262 About to initialize [format] flash image system - continue (y/n)? <TT
263 CLASS="USERINPUT"
264 ><B
265 >y</B
266 ></TT
267 >
268 *** Initialize FLASH Image System                                               
269 ... Erase from 0x00020000-0x00070000: .....                                     
270 ... Erase from 0x00080000-0x00080000:                                           
271 ... Erase from 0x00070000-0x00080000: .                                         
272 ... Program from 0x0606f000-0x0607f000 at 0x00070000: .                         </PRE
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