TI DaVinci: Adding a README for the DaVinci series of SOC's

[karo-tx-uboot.git] / README

diff --git a/README b/README
index 83752f665f2a44d588e9aa77913ab05c7d8d3152..2c776876e236737f54e3e9b5b72acde4d6938aea 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -368,8 +368,10 @@ The following options need to be configured:
                 * Adds the "fdt" command
                 * The bootm command automatically updates the fdt
 
                 * Adds the "fdt" command
                 * The bootm command automatically updates the fdt
 

-               OF_CPU - The proper name of the cpus node.
-               OF_SOC - The proper name of the soc node.
+               OF_CPU - The proper name of the cpus node (only required for
+                       MPC512X and MPC5xxx based boards).
+               OF_SOC - The proper name of the soc node (only required for
+                       MPC512X and MPC5xxx based boards).

                OF_TBCLK - The timebase frequency.
                OF_STDOUT_PATH - The path to the console device
 
                OF_TBCLK - The timebase frequency.
                OF_STDOUT_PATH - The path to the console device
 


@@ -386,6 +388,15 @@ The following options need to be configured:
                This define fills in the correct boot CPU in the boot
                param header, the default value is zero if undefined.
 
                This define fills in the correct boot CPU in the boot
                param header, the default value is zero if undefined.
 

+               CONFIG_OF_IDE_FIXUP
+
+               U-Boot can detect if an IDE device is present or not.
+               If not, and this new config option is activated, U-Boot
+               removes the ATA node from the DTS before booting Linux,
+               so the Linux IDE driver does not probe the device and
+               crash. This is needed for buggy hardware (uc101) where
+               no pull down resistor is connected to the signal IDE5V_DD7.
+

 - vxWorks boot parameters:
 
                bootvx constructs a valid bootline using the following
 - vxWorks boot parameters:
 
                bootvx constructs a valid bootline using the following


@@ -609,6 +620,7 @@ The following options need to be configured:
                CONFIG_CMD_DS4510_RST   * ds4510 I2C rst command
                CONFIG_CMD_DTT          * Digital Therm and Thermostat
                CONFIG_CMD_ECHO           echo arguments
                CONFIG_CMD_DS4510_RST   * ds4510 I2C rst command
                CONFIG_CMD_DTT          * Digital Therm and Thermostat
                CONFIG_CMD_ECHO           echo arguments

+               CONFIG_CMD_EDITENV        edit env variable

                CONFIG_CMD_EEPROM       * EEPROM read/write support
                CONFIG_CMD_ELF          * bootelf, bootvx
                CONFIG_CMD_SAVEENV        saveenv
                CONFIG_CMD_EEPROM       * EEPROM read/write support
                CONFIG_CMD_ELF          * bootelf, bootvx
                CONFIG_CMD_SAVEENV        saveenv


@@ -629,6 +641,8 @@ The following options need to be configured:
                CONFIG_CMD_KGDB         * kgdb
                CONFIG_CMD_LOADB          loadb
                CONFIG_CMD_LOADS          loads
                CONFIG_CMD_KGDB         * kgdb
                CONFIG_CMD_LOADB          loadb
                CONFIG_CMD_LOADS          loads

+               CONFIG_CMD_MD5SUM         print md5 message digest
+                                         (requires CONFIG_CMD_MEMORY and CONFIG_MD5)

                CONFIG_CMD_MEMORY         md, mm, nm, mw, cp, cmp, crc, base,
                                          loop, loopw, mtest
                CONFIG_CMD_MISC           Misc functions like sleep etc
                CONFIG_CMD_MEMORY         md, mm, nm, mw, cp, cmp, crc, base,
                                          loop, loopw, mtest
                CONFIG_CMD_MISC           Misc functions like sleep etc


@@ -652,6 +666,8 @@ The following options need to be configured:
                                          (requires CONFIG_CMD_I2C)
                CONFIG_CMD_SETGETDCR      Support for DCR Register access
                                          (4xx only)
                                          (requires CONFIG_CMD_I2C)
                CONFIG_CMD_SETGETDCR      Support for DCR Register access
                                          (4xx only)

+               CONFIG_CMD_SHA1           print sha1 memory digest
+                                         (requires CONFIG_CMD_MEMORY)

                CONFIG_CMD_SOURCE         "source" command Support
                CONFIG_CMD_SPI          * SPI serial bus support
                CONFIG_CMD_USB          * USB support
                CONFIG_CMD_SOURCE         "source" command Support
                CONFIG_CMD_SPI          * SPI serial bus support
                CONFIG_CMD_USB          * USB support


@@ -854,9 +870,13 @@ The following options need to be configured:
                MPC5200 USB requires additional defines:
                        CONFIG_USB_CLOCK
                                for 528 MHz Clock: 0x0001bbbb
                MPC5200 USB requires additional defines:
                        CONFIG_USB_CLOCK
                                for 528 MHz Clock: 0x0001bbbb

+                       CONFIG_PSC3_USB
+                               for USB on PSC3

                        CONFIG_USB_CONFIG
                                for differential drivers: 0x00001000
                                for single ended drivers: 0x00005000
                        CONFIG_USB_CONFIG
                                for differential drivers: 0x00001000
                                for single ended drivers: 0x00005000

+                               for differential drivers on PSC3: 0x00000100
+                               for single ended drivers on PSC3: 0x00004100

                        CONFIG_SYS_USB_EVENT_POLL
                                May be defined to allow interrupt polling
                                instead of using asynchronous interrupts
                        CONFIG_SYS_USB_EVENT_POLL
                                May be defined to allow interrupt polling
                                instead of using asynchronous interrupts


@@ -1073,6 +1093,26 @@ The following options need to be configured:
                allows for a "silent" boot where a splash screen is
                loaded very quickly after power-on.
 
                allows for a "silent" boot where a splash screen is
                loaded very quickly after power-on.
 

+               CONFIG_SPLASH_SCREEN_ALIGN
+
+               If this option is set the splash image can be freely positioned
+               on the screen. Environment variable "splashpos" specifies the
+               position as "x,y". If a positive number is given it is used as
+               number of pixel from left/top. If a negative number is given it
+               is used as number of pixel from right/bottom. You can also
+               specify 'm' for centering the image.
+
+               Example:
+               setenv splashpos m,m
+                       => image at center of screen
+
+               setenv splashpos 30,20
+                       => image at x = 30 and y = 20
+
+               setenv splashpos -10,m
+                       => vertically centered image
+                          at x = dspWidth - bmpWidth - 9
+

 - Gzip compressed BMP image support: CONFIG_VIDEO_BMP_GZIP
 
                If this option is set, additionally to standard BMP
 - Gzip compressed BMP image support: CONFIG_VIDEO_BMP_GZIP
 
                If this option is set, additionally to standard BMP


@@ -1164,6 +1204,11 @@ The following options need to be configured:
                Defines a default value for the IP address of a TFTP
                server to contact when using the "tftboot" command.
 
                Defines a default value for the IP address of a TFTP
                server to contact when using the "tftboot" command.
 

+               CONFIG_KEEP_SERVERADDR
+
+               Keeps the server's MAC address, in the env 'serveraddr'
+               for passing to bootargs (like Linux's netconsole option)
+

 - Multicast TFTP Mode:
                CONFIG_MCAST_TFTP
 
 - Multicast TFTP Mode:
                CONFIG_MCAST_TFTP
 


@@ -1333,6 +1378,13 @@ The following options need to be configured:
                therefore be cleared to 0 (See, eg, MPC823e User's Manual
                p.16-473). So, set CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SLAVE to 0.
 
                therefore be cleared to 0 (See, eg, MPC823e User's Manual
                p.16-473). So, set CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SLAVE to 0.
 

+               CONFIG_SYS_I2C_INIT_MPC5XXX
+
+               When a board is reset during an i2c bus transfer
+               chips might think that the current transfer is still
+               in progress.  Reset the slave devices by sending start
+               commands until the slave device responds.
+

                That's all that's required for CONFIG_HARD_I2C.
 
                If you use the software i2c interface (CONFIG_SOFT_I2C)
                That's all that's required for CONFIG_HARD_I2C.
 
                If you use the software i2c interface (CONFIG_SOFT_I2C)


@@ -2968,14 +3020,6 @@ Some configuration options can be set using Environment Variables:
                  configuration from the BOOTP server, but not try to
                  load any image using TFTP
 
                  configuration from the BOOTP server, but not try to
                  load any image using TFTP
 

-  autoscript   - if set to "yes" commands like "loadb", "loady",
-                 "bootp", "tftpb", "rarpboot" and "nfs" will attempt
-                 to automatically run script images (by internally
-                 calling "source").
-
-  autoscript_uname - if script image is in a format (FIT) this
-                    variable is used to get script subimage unit name.
-

   autostart    - if set to "yes", an image loaded using the "bootp",
                  "rarpboot", "tftpboot" or "diskboot" commands will
                  be automatically started (by internally calling
   autostart    - if set to "yes", an image loaded using the "bootp",
                  "rarpboot", "tftpboot" or "diskboot" commands will
                  be automatically started (by internally calling


@@ -3879,10 +3923,10 @@ For PowerPC, the following registers have specific use:
     average for all boards 752 bytes for the whole U-Boot image,
     624 text + 127 data).
 
     average for all boards 752 bytes for the whole U-Boot image,
     624 text + 127 data).
 

-On Blackfin, the normal C ABI (except for P5) is followed as documented here:
+On Blackfin, the normal C ABI (except for P3) is followed as documented here:

        http://docs.blackfin.uclinux.org/doku.php?id=application_binary_interface
 
        http://docs.blackfin.uclinux.org/doku.php?id=application_binary_interface
 

-    ==> U-Boot will use P5 to hold a pointer to the global data
+    ==> U-Boot will use P3 to hold a pointer to the global data

 
 On ARM, the following registers are used:
 
 
 On ARM, the following registers are used: