Transferring Files from Host to Board

Linux Host

To setup TFTP server on HOST PC

Step 1: Open a Terminal window on your PC and navigate to the scripts folder. This folder contains 3 files: elinux_pkg.sh, if_machine_is_64-bit.sh, tftp-script.sh.

Step 2: If you are running 64 bit machine, run if_machine_is_64-bit.sh. NOTE: You can ignore this step or else.

Step 3: Run the elinux_pkg.sh, tftp-script.sh.

Step 4: Check if tftpboot folder has been created in /var/lib/ directory, The box highlighted in green shows that tftpboot folder has been created in /var/lib/ directory.

TFTP

Step 5: Connect an ethernet cable to the board and type ifconfig on your PC and note down your server address. Highlighted white text shows server address in my case.

To check the server address.

Step 6: Create and copy a test file(Ex: test.txt) to tftpboot folder. Create a file named test.txttouch test.txtcopy it to /var/lib/tftpboot cp test.txt /var/lib/tftpboot.

Step 7: Switch to your board's terminal and type in tftp -r test.txt -g 192.168.1.12.

Step 8: Now you should be able to see the file on your board.

test.txt file transferred to the board

Windows Host