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* Patch by Robert Schwebel, 21 Jan 2003:
- Add support for Innokom board - Don't complain if "install" fails - README cleanup (remove duplicated lines) - Update PXA header files * Add documentation for existing POST code (doc/README.POST) * Patch by Laudney Ren, 15 Jan 2003: Fix handling of redundand environment in "tools/envcrc.c" * Patch by Detlev Zundel, 28 Feb 2003: Add bedbug support for 824x systems * Add support for 16 MB flash configuration of TRAB board * Patch by Erwin Rol, 27 Feb 2003: Add support for RTEMS * Add image information to README * Fix dual PCMCIA slot support (when running with just one slot populated) * Add VFD type detection to trab board * extend drivers/cs8900.c driver to synchronize ethaddr environment variable with value in the EEPROM
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@@ -395,10 +395,10 @@ The following options need to be configured:
default environment.
- Console Interface:
- Depending on board, define exactly one serial port
- (like CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC1, CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC2,
- CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SCC1, ...), or switch off the serial
- console by defining CONFIG_8xx_CONS_NONE
+ Depending on board, define exactly one serial port
+ (like CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC1, CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC2,
+ CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SCC1, ...), or switch off the serial
+ console by defining CONFIG_8xx_CONS_NONE
Note: if CONFIG_8xx_CONS_NONE is defined, the serial
port routines must be defined elsewhere
@@ -443,9 +443,9 @@ The following options need to be configured:
addional board info beside
the logo
- When CONFIG_CFB_CONSOLE is defined, video console is
- default i/o. Serial console can be forced with
- environment 'console=serial'.
+ When CONFIG_CFB_CONSOLE is defined, video console is
+ default i/o. Serial console can be forced with
+ environment 'console=serial'.
- Console Baudrate:
CONFIG_BAUDRATE - in bps
@@ -489,15 +489,15 @@ The following options need to be configured:
within "Boot Delay" after reset.
CONFIG_BOOTARGS
- This can be used to pass arguments to the bootm
- command. The value of CONFIG_BOOTARGS goes into the
- environment value "bootargs".
+ This can be used to pass arguments to the bootm
+ command. The value of CONFIG_BOOTARGS goes into the
+ environment value "bootargs".
CONFIG_RAMBOOT and CONFIG_NFSBOOT
- The value of these goes into the environment as
- "ramboot" and "nfsboot" respectively, and can be used
- as a convenience, when switching between booting from
- ram and nfs.
+ The value of these goes into the environment as
+ "ramboot" and "nfsboot" respectively, and can be used
+ as a convenience, when switching between booting from
+ ram and nfs.
- Pre-Boot Commands:
CONFIG_PREBOOT
@@ -596,13 +596,13 @@ The following options need to be configured:
Note: Don't enable the "icache" and "dcache" commands
- (configuration option CFG_CMD_CACHE) unless you know
- what you (and your U-Boot users) are doing. Data
- cache cannot be enabled on systems like the 8xx or
- 8260 (where accesses to the IMMR region must be
- uncached), and it cannot be disabled on all other
- systems where we (mis-) use the data cache to hold an
- initial stack and some data.
+ (configuration option CFG_CMD_CACHE) unless you know
+ what you (and your U-Boot users) are doing. Data
+ cache cannot be enabled on systems like the 8xx or
+ 8260 (where accesses to the IMMR region must be
+ uncached), and it cannot be disabled on all other
+ systems where we (mis-) use the data cache to hold an
+ initial stack and some data.
XXX - this list needs to get updated!
@@ -628,10 +628,10 @@ The following options need to be configured:
- Timestamp Support:
- When CONFIG_TIMESTAMP is selected, the timestamp
- (date and time) of an image is printed by image
- commands like bootm or iminfo. This option is
- automatically enabled when you select CFG_CMD_DATE .
+ When CONFIG_TIMESTAMP is selected, the timestamp
+ (date and time) of an image is printed by image
+ commands like bootm or iminfo. This option is
+ automatically enabled when you select CFG_CMD_DATE .
- Partition Support:
CONFIG_MAC_PARTITION and/or CONFIG_DOS_PARTITION
@@ -720,14 +720,14 @@ The following options need to be configured:
standard LiLo mode numbers.
Following modes are supported (* is default):
- 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024
- 256 (8bit) 303* 305 307
- 65536 (16bit) 314 317 31a
- 16,7 Mill (24bit) 315 318 31b
+ 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024
+ 256 (8bit) 303* 305 307
+ 65536 (16bit) 314 317 31a
+ 16,7 Mill (24bit) 315 318 31b
(i.e. setenv videomode 317; saveenv; reset;)
CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806
- Enable Epson SED13806 driver. This driver supports 8bpp
+ Enable Epson SED13806 driver. This driver supports 8bpp
and 16bpp modes defined by CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806_8BPP
or CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806_16BPP
@@ -839,8 +839,8 @@ The following options need to be configured:
either CONFIG_HARD_I2C or CONFIG_SOFT_I2C must be defined
to include the appropriate I2C driver.
- See also: common/cmd_i2c.c for a description of the
- command line interface.
+ See also: common/cmd_i2c.c for a description of the
+ command line interface.
CONFIG_HARD_I2C
@@ -855,14 +855,14 @@ The following options need to be configured:
I2C_INIT
- (Optional). Any commands necessary to enable I2C
- controller or configure ports.
+ (Optional). Any commands necessary to enable I2C
+ controller or configure ports.
I2C_PORT
- (Only for MPC8260 CPU). The I/O port to use (the code
- assumes both bits are on the same port). Valid values
- are 0..3 for ports A..D.
+ (Only for MPC8260 CPU). The I/O port to use (the code
+ assumes both bits are on the same port). Valid values
+ are 0..3 for ports A..D.
I2C_ACTIVE
@@ -910,40 +910,40 @@ The following options need to be configured:
CONFIG_SOFT_SPI
- Enables a software (bit-bang) SPI driver rather than
- using hardware support. This is a general purpose
- driver that only requires three general I/O port pins
- (two outputs, one input) to function. If this is
- defined, the board configuration must define several
- SPI configuration items (port pins to use, etc). For
- an example, see include/configs/sacsng.h.
+ Enables a software (bit-bang) SPI driver rather than
+ using hardware support. This is a general purpose
+ driver that only requires three general I/O port pins
+ (two outputs, one input) to function. If this is
+ defined, the board configuration must define several
+ SPI configuration items (port pins to use, etc). For
+ an example, see include/configs/sacsng.h.
- FPGA Support: CONFIG_FPGA_COUNT
- Specify the number of FPGA devices to support.
+ Specify the number of FPGA devices to support.
- CONFIG_FPGA
+ CONFIG_FPGA
- Used to specify the types of FPGA devices. For
+ Used to specify the types of FPGA devices. For
example,
#define CONFIG_FPGA CFG_XILINX_VIRTEX2
CFG_FPGA_PROG_FEEDBACK
- Enable printing of hash marks during FPGA
+ Enable printing of hash marks during FPGA
configuration.
CFG_FPGA_CHECK_BUSY
- Enable checks on FPGA configuration interface busy
- status by the configuration function. This option
- will require a board or device specific function to
- be written.
+ Enable checks on FPGA configuration interface busy
+ status by the configuration function. This option
+ will require a board or device specific function to
+ be written.
CONFIG_FPGA_DELAY
- If defined, a function that provides delays in the
- FPGA configuration driver.
+ If defined, a function that provides delays in the
+ FPGA configuration driver.
CFG_FPGA_CHECK_CTRLC
@@ -951,25 +951,25 @@ The following options need to be configured:
CFG_FPGA_CHECK_ERROR
- Check for configuration errors during FPGA bitfile
- loading. For example, abort during Virtex II
- configuration if the INIT_B line goes low (which
- indicated a CRC error).
+ Check for configuration errors during FPGA bitfile
+ loading. For example, abort during Virtex II
+ configuration if the INIT_B line goes low (which
+ indicated a CRC error).
CFG_FPGA_WAIT_INIT
- Maximum time to wait for the INIT_B line to deassert
- after PROB_B has been deasserted during a Virtex II
- FPGA configuration sequence. The default time is 500 mS.
+ Maximum time to wait for the INIT_B line to deassert
+ after PROB_B has been deasserted during a Virtex II
+ FPGA configuration sequence. The default time is 500 mS.
CFG_FPGA_WAIT_BUSY
- Maximum time to wait for BUSY to deassert during
- Virtex II FPGA configuration. The default is 5 mS.
+ Maximum time to wait for BUSY to deassert during
+ Virtex II FPGA configuration. The default is 5 mS.
CFG_FPGA_WAIT_CONFIG
- Time to wait after FPGA configuration. The default is
+ Time to wait after FPGA configuration. The default is
200 mS.
- FPGA Support: CONFIG_FPGA_COUNT
@@ -987,10 +987,10 @@ The following options need to be configured:
CFG_FPGA_CHECK_BUSY
- Enable checks on FPGA configuration interface busy
- status by the configuration function. This option
- will require a board or device specific function to
- be written.
+ Enable checks on FPGA configuration interface busy
+ status by the configuration function. This option
+ will require a board or device specific function to
+ be written.
CONFIG_FPGA_DELAY
@@ -1002,44 +1002,44 @@ The following options need to be configured:
CFG_FPGA_CHECK_ERROR
- Check for configuration errors during FPGA bitfile
- loading. For example, abort during Virtex II
- configuration if the INIT_B line goes low (which
- indicated a CRC error).
+ Check for configuration errors during FPGA bitfile
+ loading. For example, abort during Virtex II
+ configuration if the INIT_B line goes low (which
+ indicated a CRC error).
CFG_FPGA_WAIT_INIT
- Maximum time to wait for the INIT_B line to deassert
- after PROB_B has been deasserted during a Virtex II
- FPGA configuration sequence. The default time is 500
- mS.
+ Maximum time to wait for the INIT_B line to deassert
+ after PROB_B has been deasserted during a Virtex II
+ FPGA configuration sequence. The default time is 500
+ mS.
CFG_FPGA_WAIT_BUSY
- Maximum time to wait for BUSY to deassert during
- Virtex II FPGA configuration. The default is 5 mS.
+ Maximum time to wait for BUSY to deassert during
+ Virtex II FPGA configuration. The default is 5 mS.
CFG_FPGA_WAIT_CONFIG
- Time to wait after FPGA configuration. The default is
- 200 mS.
+ Time to wait after FPGA configuration. The default is
+ 200 mS.
- Configuration Management:
CONFIG_IDENT_STRING
- If defined, this string will be added to the U-Boot
- version information (U_BOOT_VERSION)
+ If defined, this string will be added to the U-Boot
+ version information (U_BOOT_VERSION)
- Vendor Parameter Protection:
- U-Boot considers the values of the environment
- variables "serial#" (Board Serial Number) and
- "ethaddr" (Ethernet Address) to bb parameters that
- are set once by the board vendor / manufacturer, and
- protects these variables from casual modification by
- the user. Once set, these variables are read-only,
- and write or delete attempts are rejected. You can
- change this behviour:
+ U-Boot considers the values of the environment
+ variables "serial#" (Board Serial Number) and
+ "ethaddr" (Ethernet Address) to bb parameters that
+ are set once by the board vendor / manufacturer, and
+ protects these variables from casual modification by
+ the user. Once set, these variables are read-only,
+ and write or delete attempts are rejected. You can
+ change this behviour:
If CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE is #defined in your config
file, the write protection for vendor parameters is
@@ -1099,10 +1099,10 @@ The following options need to be configured:
CONFIG_NET_RETRY_COUNT
- This variable defines the number of retries for
- network operations like ARP, RARP, TFTP, or BOOTP
- before giving up the operation. If not defined, a
- default value of 5 is used.
+ This variable defines the number of retries for
+ network operations like ARP, RARP, TFTP, or BOOTP
+ before giving up the operation. If not defined, a
+ default value of 5 is used.
- Command Interpreter:
CFG_HUSH_PARSER
@@ -1125,18 +1125,18 @@ The following options need to be configured:
Note:
- In the current implementation, the local variables
- space and global environment variables space are
- separated. Local variables are those you define by
- simply typing like `name=value'. To access a local
- variable later on, you have write `$name' or
- `${name}'; variable directly by typing say `$name' at
- the command prompt.
+ In the current implementation, the local variables
+ space and global environment variables space are
+ separated. Local variables are those you define by
+ simply typing like `name=value'. To access a local
+ variable later on, you have write `$name' or
+ `${name}'; variable directly by typing say `$name' at
+ the command prompt.
- Global environment variables are those you use
- setenv/printenv to work with. To run a command stored
- in such a variable, you need to use the run command,
- and you must not use the '$' sign to access them.
+ Global environment variables are those you use
+ setenv/printenv to work with. To run a command stored
+ in such a variable, you need to use the run command,
+ and you must not use the '$' sign to access them.
To store commands and special characters in a
variable, please use double quotation marks
@@ -1147,38 +1147,38 @@ The following options need to be configured:
- Default Environment
CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS
- Define this to contain any number of null terminated
- strings (variable = value pairs) that will be part of
- the default enviroment compiled into the boot image.
+ Define this to contain any number of null terminated
+ strings (variable = value pairs) that will be part of
+ the default enviroment compiled into the boot image.
- For example, place something like this in your
- board's config file:
+ For example, place something like this in your
+ board's config file:
#define CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS \
"myvar1=value1\0" \
"myvar2=value2\0"
- Warning: This method is based on knowledge about the
- internal format how the environment is stored by the
- U-Boot code. This is NOT an official, exported
- interface! Although it is unlikely that this format
- will change soon, but there is no guarantee either.
+ Warning: This method is based on knowledge about the
+ internal format how the environment is stored by the
+ U-Boot code. This is NOT an official, exported
+ interface! Although it is unlikely that this format
+ will change soon, but there is no guarantee either.
You better know what you are doing here.
- Note: overly (ab)use of the default environment is
- discouraged. Make sure to check other ways to preset
- the environment like the autoscript function or the
- boot command first.
+ Note: overly (ab)use of the default environment is
+ discouraged. Make sure to check other ways to preset
+ the environment like the autoscript function or the
+ boot command first.
- Show boot progress
CONFIG_SHOW_BOOT_PROGRESS
- Defining this option allows to add some board-
- specific code (calling a user-provided function
- "show_boot_progress(int)") that enables you to show
- the system's boot progress on some display (for
- example, some LED's) on your board. At the moment,
- the following checkpoints are implemented:
+ Defining this option allows to add some board-
+ specific code (calling a user-provided function
+ "show_boot_progress(int)") that enables you to show
+ the system's boot progress on some display (for
+ example, some LED's) on your board. At the moment,
+ the following checkpoints are implemented:
Arg Where When
1 common/cmd_bootm.c before attempting to boot an image
@@ -1241,23 +1241,23 @@ Modem Support:
- Modem debug support:
CONFIG_MODEM_SUPPORT_DEBUG
- Enables debugging stuff (char screen[1024], dbg())
- for modem support. Useful only with BDI2000.
+ Enables debugging stuff (char screen[1024], dbg())
+ for modem support. Useful only with BDI2000.
- General:
- In the target system modem support is enabled when a
- specific key (key combination) is pressed during
- power-on. Otherwise U-Boot will boot normally
- (autoboot). The key_pressed() fuction is called from
- board_init(). Currently key_pressed() is a dummy
- function, returning 1 and thus enabling modem
- initialization.
+ In the target system modem support is enabled when a
+ specific key (key combination) is pressed during
+ power-on. Otherwise U-Boot will boot normally
+ (autoboot). The key_pressed() fuction is called from
+ board_init(). Currently key_pressed() is a dummy
+ function, returning 1 and thus enabling modem
+ initialization.
- If there are no modem init strings in the
- environment, U-Boot proceed to autoboot; the
- previous output (banner, info printfs) will be
- supressed, though.
+ If there are no modem init strings in the
+ environment, U-Boot proceed to autoboot; the
+ previous output (banner, info printfs) will be
+ supressed, though.
See also: doc/README.Modem
@@ -1368,8 +1368,8 @@ Configuration Settings:
downloaded image) this option may be very useful.
- CFG_FLASH_CFI:
- Define if the flash driver uses extra elements in the
- common flash structure for storing flash geometry
+ Define if the flash driver uses extra elements in the
+ common flash structure for storing flash geometry
The following definitions that deal with the placement and management
of environment data (variable area); in general, we support the
@@ -1435,10 +1435,10 @@ following configurations:
- CFG_ENV_ADDR_REDUND
CFG_ENV_SIZE_REDUND
- These settings describe a second storage area used to hold
- a redundand copy of the environment data, so that there is
- a valid backup copy in case there is a power failur during
- a "saveenv" operation.
+ These settings describe a second storage area used to hold
+ a redundand copy of the environment data, so that there is
+ a valid backup copy in case there is a power failur during
+ a "saveenv" operation.
BE CAREFUL! Any changes to the flash layout, and some changes to the
source code will make it necessary to adapt <board>/u-boot.lds*
@@ -1501,25 +1501,6 @@ to save the current settings.
- CFG_EEPROM_SIZE:
The size in bytes of the EEPROM device.
- - CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR:
- If defined, specified the chip address of the EEPROM device.
- The default address is zero.
-
- - CFG_EEPROM_PAGE_WRITE_BITS:
- If defined, the number of bits used to address bytes in a
- single page in the EEPROM device. A 64 byte page, for example
- would require six bits.
-
- - CFG_EEPROM_PAGE_WRITE_DELAY_MS:
- If defined, the number of milliseconds to delay between
- page writes. The default is zero milliseconds.
-
- - CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR_LEN:
- The length in bytes of the EEPROM memory array address. Note
- that this is NOT the chip address length!
-
- - CFG_EEPROM_SIZE:
- The size in bytes of the EEPROM device.
- CFG_SPI_INIT_OFFSET
@@ -1575,19 +1556,19 @@ Low Level (hardware related) configuration options:
CFG_ISA_IO_OFFSET
- defines the offset of register from address. It
- depends on which part of the data bus is connected to
- the fdc chipset. (default value 0)
+ defines the offset of register from address. It
+ depends on which part of the data bus is connected to
+ the fdc chipset. (default value 0)
- If CFG_ISA_IO_STRIDE CFG_ISA_IO_OFFSET and
- CFG_FDC_DRIVE_NUMBER are undefined, they take their
- default value.
+ If CFG_ISA_IO_STRIDE CFG_ISA_IO_OFFSET and
+ CFG_FDC_DRIVE_NUMBER are undefined, they take their
+ default value.
- if CFG_FDC_HW_INIT is defined, then the function
- fdc_hw_init() is called at the beginning of the FDC
- setup. fdc_hw_init() must be provided by the board
- source code. It is used to make hardware dependant
- initializations.
+ if CFG_FDC_HW_INIT is defined, then the function
+ fdc_hw_init() is called at the beginning of the FDC
+ setup. fdc_hw_init() must be provided by the board
+ source code. It is used to make hardware dependant
+ initializations.
- CFG_IMMR: Physical address of the Internal Memory Mapped
Register; DO NOT CHANGE! (11-4)
@@ -1676,10 +1657,10 @@ Low Level (hardware related) configuration options:
doc/README.MBX before setting this variable!
- CFG_CPM_POST_WORD_ADDR: (MPC8xx, MPC8260 only)
- Offset of the bootmode word in DPRAM used by post
- (Power On Self Tests). This definition overrides
- #define'd default value in commproc.h resp.
- cpm_8260.h.
+ Offset of the bootmode word in DPRAM used by post
+ (Power On Self Tests). This definition overrides
+ #define'd default value in commproc.h resp.
+ cpm_8260.h.
Building the Software:
======================
@@ -2536,6 +2517,44 @@ models provide on-chip memory (like the IMMR area on MPC8xx and
MPC826x processors), on others (parts of) the data cache can be
locked as (mis-) used as memory, etc.
+ Chris Hallinan posted a good summy of these issues to the
+ u-boot-users mailing list:
+
+ Subject: RE: [U-Boot-Users] RE: More On Memory Bank x (nothingness)?
+ From: "Chris Hallinan" <clh@net1plus.com>
+ Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:43:46 -0500 (22:43 MET)
+ ...
+
+ Correct me if I'm wrong, folks, but the way I understand it
+ is this: Using DCACHE as initial RAM for Stack, etc, does not
+ require any physical RAM backing up the cache. The cleverness
+ is that the cache is being used as a temporary supply of
+ necessary storage before the SDRAM controller is setup. It's
+ beyond the scope of this list to expain the details, but you
+ can see how this works by studying the cache architecture and
+ operation in the architecture and processor-specific manuals.
+
+ OCM is On Chip Memory, which I believe the 405GP has 4K. It
+ is another option for the system designer to use as an
+ initial stack/ram area prior to SDRAM being available. Either
+ option should work for you. Using CS 4 should be fine if your
+ board designers haven't used it for something that would
+ cause you grief during the initial boot! It is frequently not
+ used.
+
+ CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR should be somewhere that won't interfere
+ with your processor/board/system design. The default value
+ you will find in any recent u-boot distribution in
+ Walnut405.h should work for you. I'd set it to a value larger
+ than your SDRAM module. If you have a 64MB SDRAM module, set
+ it above 400_0000. Just make sure your board has no resources
+ that are supposed to respond to that address! That code in
+ start.S has been around a while and should work as is when
+ you get the config right.
+
+ -Chris Hallinan
+ DS4.COM, Inc.
+
It is essential to remember this, since it has some impact on the C
code for the initialization procedures: