- tools Tools to build S-Record or U-Boot images, etc.
- cpu/74xx_7xx Files specific to Motorola MPC74xx and 7xx CPUs
+- cpu/mpc5xx Files specific to Motorola MPC5xx CPUs
- cpu/mpc8xx Files specific to Motorola MPC8xx CPUs
- cpu/mpc824x Files specific to Motorola MPC824x CPUs
- cpu/mpc8260 Files specific to Motorola MPC8260 CPU
- cpu/ppc4xx Files specific to IBM 4xx CPUs
+- board/LEOX/ Files specific to boards manufactured by The LEOX team
+- board/LEOX/elpt860 Files specific to ELPT860 boards
- board/RPXClassic
Files specific to RPXClassic boards
- board/RPXlite Files specific to RPXlite boards
- board/c2mon Files specific to c2mon boards
+- board/cmi Files specific to cmi boards
- board/cogent Files specific to Cogent boards
(need further configuration)
Files specific to CPCIISER4 boards
Files specific to EVB64260 boards
- board/fads Files specific to FADS boards
- board/flagadm Files specific to FLAGADM boards
-- board/gen860t Files specific to GEN860T boards
+- board/gen860t Files specific to GEN860T and GEN860T_SC boards
- board/genietv Files specific to GENIETV boards
- board/gth Files specific to GTH boards
- board/hermes Files specific to HERMES boards
PowerPC based CPUs:
-------------------
CONFIG_MPC823, CONFIG_MPC850, CONFIG_MPC855, CONFIG_MPC860
+ or CONFIG_MPC5xx
or CONFIG_MPC824X, CONFIG_MPC8260
or CONFIG_IOP480
or CONFIG_405GP
CONFIG_GTH, CONFIG_RPXClassic, CONFIG_rsdproto,
CONFIG_IAD210, CONFIG_RPXlite, CONFIG_sbc8260,
CONFIG_EBONY, CONFIG_sacsng, CONFIG_FPS860L,
- CONFIG_V37
+ CONFIG_V37, CONFIG_ELPT860, CONFIG_CMI,
+ CONFIG_NETVIA
ARM based boards:
-----------------
Set to 0 to disable this feature (this is the default).
This will also disable hardware handshake.
+- Console UART Number:
+ CONFIG_UART1_CONSOLE
+
+ IBM PPC4xx only.
+ If defined internal UART1 (and not UART0) is used
+ as default U-Boot console.
+
- Boot Delay: CONFIG_BOOTDELAY - in seconds
Delay before automatically booting the default image;
set to -1 to disable autoboot.
SIU Watchdog feature is enabled in the SYPCR
register.
+- U-Boot Version:
+ CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE
+ If this variable is defined, an environment variable
+ named "ver" is created by U-Boot showing the U-Boot
+ version as printed by the "version" command.
+ This variable is readonly.
+
- Real-Time Clock:
When CFG_CMD_DATE is selected, the type of the RTC
CONFIG_RTC_MPC8xx - use internal RTC of MPC8xx
CONFIG_RTC_PCF8563 - use Philips PCF8563 RTC
CONFIG_RTC_MC146818 - use MC146818 RTC
+ CONFIG_RTC_DS1307 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1307 RTC
CONFIG_RTC_DS1337 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1337 RTC
+ CONFIG_RTC_DS1338 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1338 RTC
+ CONFIG_RTC_DS164x - use Dallas DS164x RTC
- Timestamp Support:
CONFIG_NS8382X
Support for National dp8382[01] gigabit chips.
+- NETWORK Support (other):
+
+ CONFIG_DRIVER_LAN91C96
+ Support for SMSC's LAN91C96 chips.
+
+ CONFIG_LAN91C96_BASE
+ Define this to hold the physical address
+ of the LAN91C96's I/O space
+
+ CONFIG_LAN91C96_USE_32_BIT
+ Define this to enable 32 bit addressing
+
- USB Support:
At the moment only the UHCI host controller is
supported (PIP405, MIP405); define
16,7 Mill (24bit) 315 318 31b
(i.e. setenv videomode 317; saveenv; reset;)
- CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806
+ CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806
Enable Epson SED13806 driver. This driver supports 8bpp
and 16bpp modes defined by CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806_8BPP
or CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806_16BPP
Normally display is black on white background; define
CFG_WHITE_ON_BLACK to get it inverted.
+- Spash Screen Support: CONFIG_SPLASH_SCREEN
+
+ If this option is set, the environment is checked for
+ a variable "splashimage". If found, the usual display
+ of logo, copyright and system information on the LCD
+ is supressed and the BMP image at the address
+ specified in "splashimage" is loaded instead. The
+ console is redirected to the "nulldev", too. This
+ allows for a "silent" boot where a splash screen is
+ loaded very quickly after power-on.
+
+
- Ethernet address:
CONFIG_ETHADDR
CONFIG_ETH2ADDR
controls the rate of data transfer. The data rate thus
is 1 / (I2C_DELAY * 4).
+ CFG_I2C_INIT_BOARD
+
+ When a board is reset during an i2c bus transfer
+ chips might think that the current transfer is still
+ in progress. On some boards it is possible to access
+ the i2c SCLK line directly, either by using the
+ processor pin as a GPIO or by having a second pin
+ connected to the bus. If this option is defined a
+ custom i2c_init_board() routine in boards/xxx/board.c
+ is run early in the boot sequence.
+
- SPI Support: CONFIG_SPI
Enables SPI driver (so far only tested with
If CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE is #defined in your config
file, the write protection for vendor parameters is
- completely disabled. Anybody can change or delte
+ completely disabled. Anybody can change or delete
these parameters.
Alternatively, if you #define _both_ CONFIG_ETHADDR
Modem Support:
--------------
-[so far only for SMDK2400 board]
+[so far only for SMDK2400 and TRAB boards]
- Modem support endable:
CONFIG_MODEM_SUPPORT
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 valid backup copy in case there is a power failure during
a "saveenv" operation.
BE CAREFUL! Any changes to the flash layout, and some changes to the
created; also, when using EEPROM you will have to use getenv_r()
until then to read environment variables.
-The environment is now protected by a CRC32 checksum. Before the
-monitor is relocated into RAM, as a result of a bad CRC you will be
-working with the compiled-in default environment - *silently*!!!
-[This is necessary, because the first environment variable we need is
-the "baudrate" setting for the console - if we have a bad CRC, we
-don't have any device yet where we could complain.]
+The environment is protected by a CRC32 checksum. Before the monitor
+is relocated into RAM, as a result of a bad CRC you will be working
+with the compiled-in default environment - *silently*!!! [This is
+necessary, because the first environment variable we need is the
+"baudrate" setting for the console - if we have a bad CRC, we don't
+have any device yet where we could complain.]
Note: once the monitor has been relocated, then it will complain if
the default environment is used; a new CRC is computed as soon as you
-use the "setenv" command to modify / delete / add any environment
-variable [even when you try to delete a non-existing variable!].
-
-Note2: you must edit your u-boot.lds file to reflect this
-configuration.
+use the "saveenv" command to store a valid environment.
Low Level (hardware related) configuration options:
+---------------------------------------------------
- CFG_CACHELINE_SIZE:
Cache Line Size of the CPU.
- MPC824X: data cache
- PPC4xx: data cache
-- CFG_INIT_DATA_OFFSET:
+- CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET:
Offset of the initial data structure in the memory
area defined by CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR. Usually
- CFG_INIT_DATA_OFFSET is chosen such that the initial
+ CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET is chosen such that the initial
data is located at the end of the available space
(sometimes written as (CFG_INIT_RAM_END -
CFG_INIT_DATA_SIZE), and the initial stack is just
below that area (growing from (CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR +
- CFG_INIT_DATA_OFFSET) downward.
+ CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET) downward.
Note:
On the MPC824X (or other systems that use the data
#define'd default value in commproc.h resp.
cpm_8260.h.
+- CFG_PCI_SLV_MEM_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_SLV_MEM_BUS, CFG_PICMR0_MASK_ATTRIB,
+ CFG_PCI_MSTR0_LOCAL, CFG_PCIMSK0_MASK, CFG_PCI_MSTR1_LOCAL,
+ CFG_PCIMSK1_MASK, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_BUS,
+ CFG_CPU_PCI_MEM_START, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_SIZE, CFG_POCMR0_MASK_ATTRIB,
+ CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_BUS, CPU_PCI_MEMIO_START,
+ CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_SIZE, CFG_POCMR1_MASK_ATTRIB, CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_LOCAL,
+ CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_BUS, CFG_CPU_PCI_IO_START, CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_SIZE,
+ CFG_POCMR2_MASK_ATTRIB: (MPC826x only)
+ Overrides the default PCI memory map in cpu/mpc8260/pci.c if set.
+
Building the Software:
======================
FPS850L_config Sandpoint8240_config sbc8260_config
GENIETV_config TQM823L_config PIP405_config
GEN860T_config EBONY_config FPS860L_config
+ ELPT860_config cmi_mpc5xx_config NETVIA_config
Note: for some board special configuration names may exist; check if
additional information is available from the board vendor; for
steps:
1. Add a new configuration option for your board to the toplevel
- "Makefile", using the existing entries as examples.
+ "Makefile" and to the "MAKEALL" script, using the existing
+ entries as examples. Note that here and at many other places
+ boards and other names are listed alphabetically sorted. Please
+ keep this order.
2. Create a new directory to hold your board specific code. Add any
- files you need.
+ files you need. In your board directory, you will need at least
+ the "Makefile", a "<board>.c", "flash.c" and "u-boot.lds".
+3. Create a new configuration file "include/configs/<board>.h" for
+ your board
3. If you're porting U-Boot to a new CPU, then also create a new
directory to hold your CPU specific code. Add any files you need.
-4. Run "make config_name" with your new name.
+4. Run "make <board>_config" with your new name.
5. Type "make", and you should get a working "u-boot.srec" file
to be installed on your target system.
+6. Debug and solve any problems that might arise.
[Of course, this last step is much harder than it sounds.]
be automatically started (by internally calling
"bootm")
+ If set to "no", a standalone image passed to the
+ "bootm" command will be copied to the load address
+ (and eventually uncompressed), but NOT be started.
+ This can be used to load and uncompress arbitrary
+ data.
+
initrd_high - restrict positioning of initrd images:
If this variable is not set, initrd images will be
copied to the highest possible address in RAM; this
setenv initrd_high 00c00000
+ If you set initrd_high to 0xFFFFFFFF, this is an
+ indication to U-Boot that all addresses are legal
+ for the Linux kernel, including addresses in flash
+ memory. In this case U-Boot will NOT COPY the
+ ramdisk at all. This may be useful to reduce the
+ boot time on your system, but requires that this
+ feature is supported by your Linux kernel.
+
ipaddr - IP address; needed for tftpboot command
loadaddr - Default load address for commands like "bootp",
- "rarpboot", "tftpboot" or "diskboot"
+ "rarpboot", "tftpboot", "loadb" or "diskboot"
loads_echo - see CONFIG_LOADS_ECHO
once they have been set once.
+Further special Environment Variables:
+
+ ver - Contains the U-Boot version string as printed
+ with the "version" command. This variable is
+ readonly (see CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE).
+
+
Please note that changes to some configuration parameters may take
only effect after the next boot (yes, that's just like Windoze :-).
* Target Operating System (Provisions for OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD,
4.4BSD, Linux, SVR4, Esix, Solaris, Irix, SCO, Dell, NCR, VxWorks,
- LynxOS, pSOS, QNX;
- Currently supported: Linux, NetBSD, VxWorks, QNX).
+ LynxOS, pSOS, QNX, RTEMS, ARTOS;
+ Currently supported: Linux, NetBSD, VxWorks, QNX, RTEMS, ARTOS).
* Target CPU Architecture (Provisions for Alpha, ARM, Intel x86,
IA64, MIPS, MIPS, PowerPC, IBM S390, SuperH, Sparc, Sparc 64 Bit;
Currently supported: PowerPC).
to boot over the network using BOOTP etc., where the boot
server provides just a single image file, but you want to get
for instance an OS kernel and a RAMDisk image.
-
+
"Multi-File Images" start with a list of image sizes, each
image size (in bytes) specified by an "uint32_t" in network
byte order. This list is terminated by an "(uint32_t)0".
Immediately after the terminating 0 follow the images, one by
one, all aligned on "uint32_t" boundaries (size rounded up to
a multiple of 4 bytes).
-
+
"Firmware Images" are binary images containing firmware (like
U-Boot or FPGA images) which usually will be programmed to
flash memory.
-
+
"Script files" are command sequences that will be executed by
U-Boot's command interpreter; this feature is especially
useful when you configure U-Boot to use a real shell (hush)
[q, b, e, ?] ## Application terminated, rc = 0x0
+
+Minicom warning:
+================
+
+Over time, many people have reported problems when trying to used the
+"minicom" terminal emulation program for serial download. I (wd)
+consider minicom to be broken, and recommend not to use it. Under
+Unix, I recommend to use CKermit for general purpose use (and
+especially for kermit binary protocol download ("loadb" command), and
+use "cu" for S-Record download ("loads" command).
+
NetBSD Notes:
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