X-Git-Url: https://git.kernelconcepts.de/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=940b50794213d72606271bce2204d15c8f72c616;hb=0c080aa753eb92e1c0033d3fd33033b2b4813884;hp=ce86e74baf31ea70b02a7d51e46aa73125fad73a;hpb=3202d33169df04da5cf3dea8c5ab0a902b90ecaa;p=karo-tx-uboot.git diff --git a/README b/README index ce86e74baf..940b507942 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ # -# (C) Copyright 2000 - 2008 +# (C) Copyright 2000 - 2009 # Wolfgang Denk, DENX Software Engineering, wd@denx.de. # # See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this @@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ U-Boot will always have a patchlevel of "0". Directory Hierarchy: ==================== +- api Machine/arch independent API for external apps - board Board dependent files - common Misc architecture independent functions - cpu CPU specific files @@ -178,8 +179,8 @@ Directory Hierarchy: - disk Code for disk drive partition handling - doc Documentation (don't expect too much) - drivers Commonly used device drivers -- dtt Digital Thermometer and Thermostat drivers - examples Example code for standalone applications, etc. +- fs Filesystem code (cramfs, ext2, jffs2, etc.) - include Header Files - lib_arm Files generic to ARM architecture - lib_avr32 Files generic to AVR32 architecture @@ -187,9 +188,12 @@ Directory Hierarchy: - lib_generic Files generic to all architectures - lib_i386 Files generic to i386 architecture - lib_m68k Files generic to m68k architecture +- lib_microblaze Files generic to microblaze architecture - lib_mips Files generic to MIPS architecture - lib_nios Files generic to NIOS architecture +- lib_nios2 Files generic to NIOS2 architecture - lib_ppc Files generic to PowerPC architecture +- lib_sh Files generic to SH architecture - lib_sparc Files generic to SPARC architecture - libfdt Library files to support flattened device trees - net Networking code @@ -388,6 +392,15 @@ 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. + 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 @@ -611,6 +624,7 @@ 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_EDITENV edit env variable CONFIG_CMD_EEPROM * EEPROM read/write support CONFIG_CMD_ELF * bootelf, bootvx CONFIG_CMD_SAVEENV saveenv @@ -763,7 +777,7 @@ The following options need to be configured: CONFIG_LBA48 Set this to enable support for disks larger than 137GB - Also look at CONFIG_SYS_64BIT_LBA ,CONFIG_SYS_64BIT_VSPRINTF and CONFIG_SYS_64BIT_STRTOUL + Also look at CONFIG_SYS_64BIT_LBA. Whithout these , LBA48 support uses 32bit variables and will 'only' support disks up to 2.1TB. @@ -808,6 +822,16 @@ The following options need to be configured: - NETWORK Support (other): + CONFIG_DRIVER_AT91EMAC + Support for AT91RM9200 EMAC. + + CONFIG_RMII + Define this to use reduced MII inteface + + CONFIG_DRIVER_AT91EMAC_QUIET + If this defined, the driver is quiet. + The driver doen't show link status messages. + CONFIG_DRIVER_LAN91C96 Support for SMSC's LAN91C96 chips. @@ -832,20 +856,20 @@ The following options need to be configured: Define this to use i/o functions instead of macros (some hardware wont work with macros) - CONFIG_DRIVER_SMC911X + CONFIG_SMC911X Support for SMSC's LAN911x and LAN921x chips - CONFIG_DRIVER_SMC911X_BASE + CONFIG_SMC911X_BASE Define this to hold the physical address of the device (I/O space) - CONFIG_DRIVER_SMC911X_32_BIT + CONFIG_SMC911X_32_BIT Define this if data bus is 32 bits - CONFIG_DRIVER_SMC911X_16_BIT + CONFIG_SMC911X_16_BIT Define this if data bus is 16 bits. If your processor automatically converts one 32 bit word to two 16 bit - words you may also try CONFIG_DRIVER_SMC911X_32_BIT. + words you may also try CONFIG_SMC911X_32_BIT. - USB Support: At the moment only the UHCI host controller is @@ -1879,25 +1903,6 @@ The following options need to be configured: example, some LED's) on your board. At the moment, the following checkpoints are implemented: -- Automatic software updates via TFTP server - CONFIG_UPDATE_TFTP - CONFIG_UPDATE_TFTP_CNT_MAX - CONFIG_UPDATE_TFTP_MSEC_MAX - - These options enable and control the auto-update feature; - for a more detailed description refer to doc/README.update. - -- MTD Support (mtdparts command, UBI support) - CONFIG_MTD_DEVICE - - Adds the MTD device infrastructure from the Linux kernel. - Needed for mtdparts command support. - - CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS - - Adds the MTD partitioning infrastructure from the Linux - kernel. Needed for UBI support. - Legacy uImage format: Arg Where When @@ -2051,6 +2056,25 @@ FIT uImage format: -150 common/cmd_nand.c Incorrect FIT image format 151 common/cmd_nand.c FIT image format OK +- Automatic software updates via TFTP server + CONFIG_UPDATE_TFTP + CONFIG_UPDATE_TFTP_CNT_MAX + CONFIG_UPDATE_TFTP_MSEC_MAX + + These options enable and control the auto-update feature; + for a more detailed description refer to doc/README.update. + +- MTD Support (mtdparts command, UBI support) + CONFIG_MTD_DEVICE + + Adds the MTD device infrastructure from the Linux kernel. + Needed for mtdparts command support. + + CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS + + Adds the MTD partitioning infrastructure from the Linux + kernel. Needed for UBI support. + Modem Support: -------------- @@ -2433,6 +2457,19 @@ to save the current settings. - CONFIG_SYS_EEPROM_SIZE: The size in bytes of the EEPROM device. + - CONFIG_ENV_EEPROM_IS_ON_I2C + define this, if you have I2C and SPI activated, and your + EEPROM, which holds the environment, is on the I2C bus. + + - CONFIG_I2C_ENV_EEPROM_BUS + if you have an Environment on an EEPROM reached over + I2C muxes, you can define here, how to reach this + EEPROM. For example: + + #define CONFIG_I2C_ENV_EEPROM_BUS "pca9547:70:d\0" + + EEPROM which holds the environment, is reached over + a pca9547 i2c mux with address 0x70, channel 3. - CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_DATAFLASH: @@ -2510,13 +2547,6 @@ use the "saveenv" command to store a valid environment. - CONFIG_SYS_FAULT_MII_ADDR: MII address of the PHY to check for the Ethernet link state. -- CONFIG_SYS_64BIT_VSPRINTF: - Makes vsprintf (and all *printf functions) support printing - of 64bit values by using the L quantifier - -- CONFIG_SYS_64BIT_STRTOUL: - Adds simple_strtoull that returns a 64bit value - - CONFIG_NS16550_MIN_FUNCTIONS: Define this if you desire to only have use of the NS16550_init and NS16550_putc functions for the serial driver located at @@ -2975,7 +3005,9 @@ environment. As long as you don't save the environment you are working with an in-memory copy. In case the Flash area containing the environment is erased by accident, a default environment is provided. -Some configuration options can be set using Environment Variables: +Some configuration options can be set using Environment Variables. + +List of environment variables (most likely not complete): baudrate - see CONFIG_BAUDRATE @@ -3087,7 +3119,7 @@ Some configuration options can be set using Environment Variables: available network interfaces. It just stays at the currently selected interface. - netretry - When set to "no" each network operation will + netretry - When set to "no" each network operation will either succeed or fail without retrying. When set to "once" the network operation will fail when all the available network interfaces @@ -3103,7 +3135,18 @@ Some configuration options can be set using Environment Variables: tftpdstport - If this is set, the value is used for TFTP's UDP destination port instead of the Well Know Port 69. - vlan - When set to a value < 4095 the traffic over + tftpblocksize - Block size to use for TFTP transfers; if not set, + we use the TFTP server's default block size + + tftptimeout - Retransmission timeout for TFTP packets (in milli- + seconds, minimum value is 1000 = 1 second). Defines + when a packet is considered to be lost so it has to + be retransmitted. The default is 5000 = 5 seconds. + Lowering this value may make downloads succeed + faster in networks with high packet loss rates or + with unreliable TFTP servers. + + vlan - When set to a value < 4095 the traffic over Ethernet is encapsulated/received over 802.1q VLAN tagged frames. @@ -3902,7 +3945,9 @@ For PowerPC, the following registers have specific use: R30: GOT pointer R31: frame pointer - (U-Boot also uses R14 as internal GOT pointer.) + (U-Boot also uses R12 as internal GOT pointer. r12 + is a volatile register so r12 needs to be reset when + going back and forth between asm and C) ==> U-Boot will use R2 to hold a pointer to the global data