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wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003# Wolfgang Denk, DENX Software Engineering, wd@denx.de.
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23
24Summary:
25========
26
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +000027This directory contains the source code for U-Boot, a boot loader for
28Embedded boards based on PowerPC and ARM processors, which can be
29installed in a boot ROM and used to initialize and test the hardware
30or to download and run application code.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +000031
32The development of U-Boot is closely related to Linux: some parts of
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +000033the source code originate in the Linux source tree, we have some
34header files in common, and special provision has been made to
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +000035support booting of Linux images.
36
37Some attention has been paid to make this software easily
38configurable and extendable. For instance, all monitor commands are
39implemented with the same call interface, so that it's very easy to
40add new commands. Also, instead of permanently adding rarely used
41code (for instance hardware test utilities) to the monitor, you can
42load and run it dynamically.
43
44
45Status:
46=======
47
48In general, all boards for which a configuration option exists in the
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +000049Makefile have been tested to some extent and can be considered
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +000050"working". In fact, many of them are used in production systems.
51
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +000052In case of problems see the CHANGELOG and CREDITS files to find out
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +000053who contributed the specific port.
54
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +000055
56Where to get help:
57==================
58
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +000059In case you have questions about, problems with or contributions for
60U-Boot you should send a message to the U-Boot mailing list at
61<u-boot-users@lists.sourceforge.net>. There is also an archive of
62previous traffic on the mailing list - please search the archive
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +000063before asking FAQ's. Please see
64http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/u-boot-users/
65
66
67Where we come from:
68===================
69
70- start from 8xxrom sources
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +000071- create PPCBoot project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/ppcboot)
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +000072- clean up code
73- make it easier to add custom boards
74- make it possible to add other [PowerPC] CPUs
75- extend functions, especially:
76 * Provide extended interface to Linux boot loader
77 * S-Record download
78 * network boot
79 * PCMCIA / CompactFLash / ATA disk / SCSI ... boot
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +000080- create ARMBoot project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/armboot)
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +000081- add other CPU families (starting with ARM)
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +000082- create U-Boot project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/u-boot)
83
84
85Names and Spelling:
86===================
87
88The "official" name of this project is "Das U-Boot". The spelling
89"U-Boot" shall be used in all written text (documentation, comments
90in source files etc.). Example:
91
92 This is the README file for the U-Boot project.
93
94File names etc. shall be based on the string "u-boot". Examples:
95
96 include/asm-ppc/u-boot.h
97
98 #include <asm/u-boot.h>
99
100Variable names, preprocessor constants etc. shall be either based on
101the string "u_boot" or on "U_BOOT". Example:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000102
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +0000103 U_BOOT_VERSION u_boot_logo
104 IH_OS_U_BOOT u_boot_hush_start
105
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000106
wdenk7474aca2002-12-17 17:55:09 +0000107Versioning:
108===========
109
110U-Boot uses a 3 level version number containing a version, a
111sub-version, and a patchlevel: "U-Boot-2.34.5" means version "2",
112sub-version "34", and patchlevel "4".
113
114The patchlevel is used to indicate certain stages of development
115between released versions, i. e. officially released versions of
116U-Boot will always have a patchlevel of "0".
117
118
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000119Directory Hierarchy:
120====================
121
wdenkeb20ad32003-09-05 23:19:14 +0000122- board Board dependent files
123- common Misc architecture independent functions
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000124- cpu CPU specific files
wdenkd729d302004-02-27 00:07:27 +0000125 - 74xx_7xx Files specific to Motorola MPC74xx and 7xx CPUs
126 - arm720t Files specific to ARM 720 CPUs
127 - arm920t Files specific to ARM 920 CPUs
128 - arm925t Files specific to ARM 925 CPUs
129 - arm926ejs Files specific to ARM 926 CPUs
130 - at91rm9200 Files specific to Atmel AT91RM9200 CPUs
131 - i386 Files specific to i386 CPUs
132 - ixp Files specific to Intel XScale IXP CPUs
133 - mcf52x2 Files specific to Motorola ColdFire MCF52x2 CPUs
134 - mips Files specific to MIPS CPUs
135 - mpc5xx Files specific to Motorola MPC5xx CPUs
136 - mpc5xxx Files specific to Motorola MPC5xxx CPUs
137 - mpc8xx Files specific to Motorola MPC8xx CPUs
138 - mpc824x Files specific to Motorola MPC824x CPUs
139 - mpc8260 Files specific to Motorola MPC8260 CPUs
140 - mpc85xx Files specific to Motorola MPC85xx CPUs
141 - nios Files specific to Altera NIOS CPUs
142 - ppc4xx Files specific to IBM PowerPC 4xx CPUs
143 - pxa Files specific to Intel XScale PXA CPUs
144 - s3c44b0 Files specific to Samsung S3C44B0 CPUs
145 - sa1100 Files specific to Intel StrongARM SA1100 CPUs
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000146- disk Code for disk drive partition handling
147- doc Documentation (don't expect too much)
wdenkeb20ad32003-09-05 23:19:14 +0000148- drivers Commonly used device drivers
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000149- dtt Digital Thermometer and Thermostat drivers
150- examples Example code for standalone applications, etc.
151- include Header Files
wdenkd729d302004-02-27 00:07:27 +0000152- lib_arm Files generic to ARM architecture
153- lib_generic Files generic to all architectures
154- lib_i386 Files generic to i386 architecture
155- lib_m68k Files generic to m68k architecture
156- lib_mips Files generic to MIPS architecture
157- lib_nios Files generic to NIOS architecture
158- lib_ppc Files generic to PowerPC architecture
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000159- net Networking code
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000160- post Power On Self Test
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000161- rtc Real Time Clock drivers
162- tools Tools to build S-Record or U-Boot images, etc.
163
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000164Software Configuration:
165=======================
166
167Configuration is usually done using C preprocessor defines; the
168rationale behind that is to avoid dead code whenever possible.
169
170There are two classes of configuration variables:
171
172* Configuration _OPTIONS_:
173 These are selectable by the user and have names beginning with
174 "CONFIG_".
175
176* Configuration _SETTINGS_:
177 These depend on the hardware etc. and should not be meddled with if
178 you don't know what you're doing; they have names beginning with
179 "CFG_".
180
181Later we will add a configuration tool - probably similar to or even
182identical to what's used for the Linux kernel. Right now, we have to
183do the configuration by hand, which means creating some symbolic
184links and editing some configuration files. We use the TQM8xxL boards
185as an example here.
186
187
188Selection of Processor Architecture and Board Type:
189---------------------------------------------------
190
191For all supported boards there are ready-to-use default
192configurations available; just type "make <board_name>_config".
193
194Example: For a TQM823L module type:
195
196 cd u-boot
197 make TQM823L_config
198
199For the Cogent platform, you need to specify the cpu type as well;
200e.g. "make cogent_mpc8xx_config". And also configure the cogent
201directory according to the instructions in cogent/README.
202
203
204Configuration Options:
205----------------------
206
207Configuration depends on the combination of board and CPU type; all
208such information is kept in a configuration file
209"include/configs/<board_name>.h".
210
211Example: For a TQM823L module, all configuration settings are in
212"include/configs/TQM823L.h".
213
214
wdenk1272e232002-11-10 22:06:23 +0000215Many of the options are named exactly as the corresponding Linux
216kernel configuration options. The intention is to make it easier to
217build a config tool - later.
218
219
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000220The following options need to be configured:
221
222- CPU Type: Define exactly one of
223
224 PowerPC based CPUs:
225 -------------------
226 CONFIG_MPC823, CONFIG_MPC850, CONFIG_MPC855, CONFIG_MPC860
wdenk359733b2003-03-31 17:27:09 +0000227 or CONFIG_MPC5xx
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000228 or CONFIG_MPC824X, CONFIG_MPC8260
wdenk9c53f402003-10-15 23:53:47 +0000229 or CONFIG_MPC85xx
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000230 or CONFIG_IOP480
231 or CONFIG_405GP
wdenk232fe0b2003-09-02 22:48:03 +0000232 or CONFIG_405EP
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000233 or CONFIG_440
234 or CONFIG_MPC74xx
wdenkaaf48a92003-06-20 23:10:58 +0000235 or CONFIG_750FX
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000236
237 ARM based CPUs:
238 ---------------
239 CONFIG_SA1110
240 CONFIG_ARM7
241 CONFIG_PXA250
242
243
244- Board Type: Define exactly one of
245
246 PowerPC based boards:
247 ---------------------
248
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +0000249 CONFIG_ADCIOP, CONFIG_ADS860, CONFIG_AMX860,
250 CONFIG_AR405, CONFIG_BAB7xx, CONFIG_c2mon,
251 CONFIG_CANBT, CONFIG_CCM, CONFIG_CMI,
252 CONFIG_cogent_mpc8260, CONFIG_cogent_mpc8xx, CONFIG_CPCI405,
253 CONFIG_CPCI4052, CONFIG_CPCIISER4, CONFIG_CPU86,
254 CONFIG_CRAYL1, CONFIG_CU824, CONFIG_DASA_SIM,
255 CONFIG_DB64360, CONFIG_DB64460, CONFIG_DU405,
256 CONFIG_DUET_ADS, CONFIG_EBONY, CONFIG_ELPPC,
257 CONFIG_ELPT860, CONFIG_ep8260, CONFIG_ERIC,
258 CONFIG_ESTEEM192E, CONFIG_ETX094, CONFIG_EVB64260,
259 CONFIG_FADS823, CONFIG_FADS850SAR, CONFIG_FADS860T,
260 CONFIG_FLAGADM, CONFIG_FPS850L, CONFIG_FPS860L,
261 CONFIG_GEN860T, CONFIG_GENIETV, CONFIG_GTH,
262 CONFIG_gw8260, CONFIG_hermes, CONFIG_hymod,
263 CONFIG_IAD210, CONFIG_ICU862, CONFIG_IP860,
264 CONFIG_IPHASE4539, CONFIG_IVML24, CONFIG_IVML24_128,
265 CONFIG_IVML24_256, CONFIG_IVMS8, CONFIG_IVMS8_128,
266 CONFIG_IVMS8_256, CONFIG_JSE, CONFIG_LANTEC,
267 CONFIG_lwmon, CONFIG_MBX, CONFIG_MBX860T,
268 CONFIG_MHPC, CONFIG_MIP405, CONFIG_MOUSSE,
269 CONFIG_MPC8260ADS, CONFIG_MPC8540ADS, CONFIG_MPC8560ADS,
270 CONFIG_MUSENKI, CONFIG_MVS1, CONFIG_NETPHONE,
271 CONFIG_NETTA, CONFIG_NETVIA, CONFIG_NX823,
272 CONFIG_OCRTC, CONFIG_ORSG, CONFIG_OXC,
273 CONFIG_PCI405, CONFIG_PCIPPC2, CONFIG_PCIPPC6,
274 CONFIG_pcu_e, CONFIG_PIP405, CONFIG_PM826,
275 CONFIG_ppmc8260, CONFIG_QS823, CONFIG_QS850,
276 CONFIG_QS860T, CONFIG_RBC823, CONFIG_RPXClassic,
277 CONFIG_RPXlite, CONFIG_RPXsuper, CONFIG_rsdproto,
278 CONFIG_sacsng, CONFIG_Sandpoint8240, CONFIG_Sandpoint8245,
279 CONFIG_sbc8260, CONFIG_SM850, CONFIG_SPD823TS,
280 CONFIG_SXNI855T, CONFIG_TQM823L, CONFIG_TQM8260,
281 CONFIG_TQM850L, CONFIG_TQM855L, CONFIG_TQM860L,
282 CONFIG_TTTech, CONFIG_UTX8245, CONFIG_V37,
283 CONFIG_W7OLMC, CONFIG_W7OLMG, CONFIG_WALNUT405,
284 CONFIG_ZPC1900, CONFIG_ZUMA,
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000285
286 ARM based boards:
287 -----------------
288
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +0000289 CONFIG_AT91RM9200DK, CONFIG_DNP1110, CONFIG_EP7312,
290 CONFIG_H2_OMAP1610, CONFIG_HHP_CRADLE, CONFIG_IMPA7,
291 CONFIG_INNOVATOROMAP1510, CONFIG_INNOVATOROMAP1610, CONFIG_LART,
292 CONFIG_LUBBOCK, CONFIG_SHANNON, CONFIG_SMDK2400,
293 CONFIG_SMDK2410, CONFIG_TRAB, CONFIG_VCMA9,
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000294
295
296- CPU Module Type: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
297 Define exactly one of
298 CONFIG_CMA286_60_OLD
299--- FIXME --- not tested yet:
300 CONFIG_CMA286_60, CONFIG_CMA286_21, CONFIG_CMA286_60P,
301 CONFIG_CMA287_23, CONFIG_CMA287_50
302
303- Motherboard Type: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
304 Define exactly one of
305 CONFIG_CMA101, CONFIG_CMA102
306
307- Motherboard I/O Modules: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
308 Define one or more of
309 CONFIG_CMA302
310
311- Motherboard Options: (if CONFIG_CMA101 or CONFIG_CMA102 are defined)
312 Define one or more of
313 CONFIG_LCD_HEARTBEAT - update a character position on
314 the lcd display every second with
315 a "rotator" |\-/|\-/
316
wdenk2bb11052003-07-17 23:16:40 +0000317- Board flavour: (if CONFIG_MPC8260ADS is defined)
318 CONFIG_ADSTYPE
319 Possible values are:
320 CFG_8260ADS - original MPC8260ADS
wdenkad276f22004-01-04 16:28:35 +0000321 CFG_8266ADS - MPC8266ADS
wdenk2f0812d2003-10-08 22:45:44 +0000322 CFG_PQ2FADS - PQ2FADS-ZU or PQ2FADS-VR
wdenk3902d702004-04-15 18:22:41 +0000323 CFG_8272ADS - MPC8272ADS
wdenk2bb11052003-07-17 23:16:40 +0000324
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000325- MPC824X Family Member (if CONFIG_MPC824X is defined)
wdenk9b7f3842003-10-09 20:09:04 +0000326 Define exactly one of
327 CONFIG_MPC8240, CONFIG_MPC8245
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000328
wdenkfde37042004-01-31 20:06:54 +0000329- 8xx CPU Options: (if using an MPC8xx cpu)
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000330 Define one or more of
wdenk9b7f3842003-10-09 20:09:04 +0000331 CONFIG_8xx_GCLK_FREQ - if get_gclk_freq() cannot work
332 e.g. if there is no 32KHz
333 reference PIT/RTC clock
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000334
wdenkfde37042004-01-31 20:06:54 +0000335- 859/866 CPU options: (if using a MPC859 or MPC866 CPU):
336 CFG_866_OSCCLK
337 CFG_866_CPUCLK_MIN
338 CFG_866_CPUCLK_MAX
339 CFG_866_CPUCLK_DEFAULT
340 See doc/README.MPC866
341
342 CFG_MEASURE_CPUCLK
343
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +0000344 Define this to measure the actual CPU clock instead
345 of relying on the correctness of the configured
346 values. Mostly useful for board bringup to make sure
347 the PLL is locked at the intended frequency. Note
348 that this requires a (stable) reference clock (32 kHz
349 RTC clock),
wdenkfde37042004-01-31 20:06:54 +0000350
wdenk9b7f3842003-10-09 20:09:04 +0000351- Linux Kernel Interface:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000352 CONFIG_CLOCKS_IN_MHZ
353
354 U-Boot stores all clock information in Hz
355 internally. For binary compatibility with older Linux
356 kernels (which expect the clocks passed in the
357 bd_info data to be in MHz) the environment variable
358 "clocks_in_mhz" can be defined so that U-Boot
359 converts clock data to MHZ before passing it to the
360 Linux kernel.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000361 When CONFIG_CLOCKS_IN_MHZ is defined, a definition of
362 "clocks_in_mhz=1" is automatically included in the
363 default environment.
364
wdenk9b7f3842003-10-09 20:09:04 +0000365 CONFIG_MEMSIZE_IN_BYTES [relevant for MIPS only]
366
367 When transfering memsize parameter to linux, some versions
368 expect it to be in bytes, others in MB.
369 Define CONFIG_MEMSIZE_IN_BYTES to make it in bytes.
370
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000371- Console Interface:
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +0000372 Depending on board, define exactly one serial port
373 (like CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC1, CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC2,
374 CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SCC1, ...), or switch off the serial
375 console by defining CONFIG_8xx_CONS_NONE
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000376
377 Note: if CONFIG_8xx_CONS_NONE is defined, the serial
378 port routines must be defined elsewhere
379 (i.e. serial_init(), serial_getc(), ...)
380
381 CONFIG_CFB_CONSOLE
382 Enables console device for a color framebuffer. Needs following
383 defines (cf. smiLynxEM, i8042, board/eltec/bab7xx)
384 VIDEO_FB_LITTLE_ENDIAN graphic memory organisation
385 (default big endian)
386 VIDEO_HW_RECTFILL graphic chip supports
387 rectangle fill
388 (cf. smiLynxEM)
389 VIDEO_HW_BITBLT graphic chip supports
390 bit-blit (cf. smiLynxEM)
391 VIDEO_VISIBLE_COLS visible pixel columns
392 (cols=pitch)
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +0000393 VIDEO_VISIBLE_ROWS visible pixel rows
394 VIDEO_PIXEL_SIZE bytes per pixel
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000395 VIDEO_DATA_FORMAT graphic data format
396 (0-5, cf. cfb_console.c)
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +0000397 VIDEO_FB_ADRS framebuffer address
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000398 VIDEO_KBD_INIT_FCT keyboard int fct
399 (i.e. i8042_kbd_init())
400 VIDEO_TSTC_FCT test char fct
401 (i.e. i8042_tstc)
402 VIDEO_GETC_FCT get char fct
403 (i.e. i8042_getc)
404 CONFIG_CONSOLE_CURSOR cursor drawing on/off
405 (requires blink timer
406 cf. i8042.c)
407 CFG_CONSOLE_BLINK_COUNT blink interval (cf. i8042.c)
408 CONFIG_CONSOLE_TIME display time/date info in
409 upper right corner
410 (requires CFG_CMD_DATE)
411 CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO display Linux logo in
412 upper left corner
wdenk9dd2b882002-12-03 21:28:10 +0000413 CONFIG_VIDEO_BMP_LOGO use bmp_logo.h instead of
414 linux_logo.h for logo.
415 Requires CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000416 CONFIG_CONSOLE_EXTRA_INFO
417 addional board info beside
418 the logo
419
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +0000420 When CONFIG_CFB_CONSOLE is defined, video console is
421 default i/o. Serial console can be forced with
422 environment 'console=serial'.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000423
wdenk1ebf41e2004-01-02 14:00:00 +0000424 When CONFIG_SILENT_CONSOLE is defined, all console
425 messages (by U-Boot and Linux!) can be silenced with
426 the "silent" environment variable. See
427 doc/README.silent for more information.
wdenk3da587e2003-10-19 23:22:11 +0000428
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000429- Console Baudrate:
430 CONFIG_BAUDRATE - in bps
431 Select one of the baudrates listed in
432 CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE, see below.
wdenk174e0e52003-12-07 22:27:15 +0000433 CFG_BRGCLK_PRESCALE, baudrate prescale
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000434
435- Interrupt driven serial port input:
436 CONFIG_SERIAL_SOFTWARE_FIFO
437
438 PPC405GP only.
439 Use an interrupt handler for receiving data on the
440 serial port. It also enables using hardware handshake
441 (RTS/CTS) and UART's built-in FIFO. Set the number of
442 bytes the interrupt driven input buffer should have.
443
wdenkf16b5162004-03-23 21:43:07 +0000444 Leave undefined to disable this feature, including
445 disable the buffer and hardware handshake.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000446
stroese3d24d6e2003-05-23 11:39:05 +0000447- Console UART Number:
448 CONFIG_UART1_CONSOLE
449
450 IBM PPC4xx only.
451 If defined internal UART1 (and not UART0) is used
452 as default U-Boot console.
453
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000454- Boot Delay: CONFIG_BOOTDELAY - in seconds
455 Delay before automatically booting the default image;
456 set to -1 to disable autoboot.
457
458 See doc/README.autoboot for these options that
459 work with CONFIG_BOOTDELAY. None are required.
460 CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_TIME
461 CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_MIN
462 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_KEYED
463 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_PROMPT
464 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
465 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR
466 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR2
467 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR2
468 CONFIG_ZERO_BOOTDELAY_CHECK
469 CONFIG_RESET_TO_RETRY
470
471- Autoboot Command:
472 CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND
473 Only needed when CONFIG_BOOTDELAY is enabled;
474 define a command string that is automatically executed
475 when no character is read on the console interface
476 within "Boot Delay" after reset.
477
478 CONFIG_BOOTARGS
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +0000479 This can be used to pass arguments to the bootm
480 command. The value of CONFIG_BOOTARGS goes into the
481 environment value "bootargs".
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000482
483 CONFIG_RAMBOOT and CONFIG_NFSBOOT
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +0000484 The value of these goes into the environment as
485 "ramboot" and "nfsboot" respectively, and can be used
486 as a convenience, when switching between booting from
487 ram and nfs.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000488
489- Pre-Boot Commands:
490 CONFIG_PREBOOT
491
492 When this option is #defined, the existence of the
493 environment variable "preboot" will be checked
494 immediately before starting the CONFIG_BOOTDELAY
495 countdown and/or running the auto-boot command resp.
496 entering interactive mode.
497
498 This feature is especially useful when "preboot" is
499 automatically generated or modified. For an example
500 see the LWMON board specific code: here "preboot" is
501 modified when the user holds down a certain
502 combination of keys on the (special) keyboard when
503 booting the systems
504
505- Serial Download Echo Mode:
506 CONFIG_LOADS_ECHO
507 If defined to 1, all characters received during a
508 serial download (using the "loads" command) are
509 echoed back. This might be needed by some terminal
510 emulations (like "cu"), but may as well just take
511 time on others. This setting #define's the initial
512 value of the "loads_echo" environment variable.
513
514- Kgdb Serial Baudrate: (if CFG_CMD_KGDB is defined)
515 CONFIG_KGDB_BAUDRATE
516 Select one of the baudrates listed in
517 CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE, see below.
518
519- Monitor Functions:
520 CONFIG_COMMANDS
521 Most monitor functions can be selected (or
522 de-selected) by adjusting the definition of
523 CONFIG_COMMANDS; to select individual functions,
524 #define CONFIG_COMMANDS by "OR"ing any of the
525 following values:
526
527 #define enables commands:
528 -------------------------
529 CFG_CMD_ASKENV * ask for env variable
wdenk1f197c62003-09-15 18:00:00 +0000530 CFG_CMD_AUTOSCRIPT Autoscript Support
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000531 CFG_CMD_BDI bdinfo
532 CFG_CMD_BEDBUG Include BedBug Debugger
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +0000533 CFG_CMD_BMP * BMP support
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000534 CFG_CMD_BOOTD bootd
535 CFG_CMD_CACHE icache, dcache
536 CFG_CMD_CONSOLE coninfo
537 CFG_CMD_DATE * support for RTC, date/time...
538 CFG_CMD_DHCP DHCP support
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +0000539 CFG_CMD_DIAG * Diagnostics
540 CFG_CMD_DOC * Disk-On-Chip Support
541 CFG_CMD_DTT Digital Therm and Thermostat
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000542 CFG_CMD_ECHO * echo arguments
543 CFG_CMD_EEPROM * EEPROM read/write support
544 CFG_CMD_ELF bootelf, bootvx
545 CFG_CMD_ENV saveenv
546 CFG_CMD_FDC * Floppy Disk Support
wdenk7a428cc2003-06-15 22:40:42 +0000547 CFG_CMD_FAT FAT partition support
wdenk591dda52002-11-18 00:14:45 +0000548 CFG_CMD_FDOS * Dos diskette Support
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000549 CFG_CMD_FLASH flinfo, erase, protect
550 CFG_CMD_FPGA FPGA device initialization support
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +0000551 CFG_CMD_HWFLOW * RTS/CTS hw flow control
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000552 CFG_CMD_I2C * I2C serial bus support
553 CFG_CMD_IDE * IDE harddisk support
554 CFG_CMD_IMI iminfo
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +0000555 CFG_CMD_IMLS List all found images
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000556 CFG_CMD_IMMAP * IMMR dump support
557 CFG_CMD_IRQ * irqinfo
wdenk2ebee312004-02-23 19:30:57 +0000558 CFG_CMD_ITEST * Integer/string test of 2 values
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +0000559 CFG_CMD_JFFS2 * JFFS2 Support
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000560 CFG_CMD_KGDB * kgdb
561 CFG_CMD_LOADB loadb
562 CFG_CMD_LOADS loads
563 CFG_CMD_MEMORY md, mm, nm, mw, cp, cmp, crc, base,
564 loop, mtest
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +0000565 CFG_CMD_MISC Misc functions like sleep etc
wdenk7a428cc2003-06-15 22:40:42 +0000566 CFG_CMD_MMC MMC memory mapped support
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000567 CFG_CMD_MII MII utility commands
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +0000568 CFG_CMD_NAND * NAND support
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000569 CFG_CMD_NET bootp, tftpboot, rarpboot
570 CFG_CMD_PCI * pciinfo
571 CFG_CMD_PCMCIA * PCMCIA support
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +0000572 CFG_CMD_PING * send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network host
573 CFG_CMD_PORTIO * Port I/O
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000574 CFG_CMD_REGINFO * Register dump
575 CFG_CMD_RUN run command in env variable
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +0000576 CFG_CMD_SAVES save S record dump
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000577 CFG_CMD_SCSI * SCSI Support
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +0000578 CFG_CMD_SDRAM * print SDRAM configuration information
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000579 CFG_CMD_SETGETDCR Support for DCR Register access (4xx only)
580 CFG_CMD_SPI * SPI serial bus support
581 CFG_CMD_USB * USB support
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +0000582 CFG_CMD_VFD * VFD support (TRAB)
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000583 CFG_CMD_BSP * Board SPecific functions
wdenk145d2c12004-04-15 21:48:45 +0000584 CFG_CMD_CDP * Cisco Discover Protocol support
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000585 -----------------------------------------------
586 CFG_CMD_ALL all
587
588 CFG_CMD_DFL Default configuration; at the moment
589 this is includes all commands, except
590 the ones marked with "*" in the list
591 above.
592
593 If you don't define CONFIG_COMMANDS it defaults to
594 CFG_CMD_DFL in include/cmd_confdefs.h. A board can
595 override the default settings in the respective
596 include file.
597
598 EXAMPLE: If you want all functions except of network
599 support you can write:
600
601 #define CONFIG_COMMANDS (CFG_CMD_ALL & ~CFG_CMD_NET)
602
603
604 Note: Don't enable the "icache" and "dcache" commands
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +0000605 (configuration option CFG_CMD_CACHE) unless you know
606 what you (and your U-Boot users) are doing. Data
607 cache cannot be enabled on systems like the 8xx or
608 8260 (where accesses to the IMMR region must be
609 uncached), and it cannot be disabled on all other
610 systems where we (mis-) use the data cache to hold an
611 initial stack and some data.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000612
613
614 XXX - this list needs to get updated!
615
616- Watchdog:
617 CONFIG_WATCHDOG
618 If this variable is defined, it enables watchdog
wdenkeb20ad32003-09-05 23:19:14 +0000619 support. There must be support in the platform specific
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000620 code for a watchdog. For the 8xx and 8260 CPUs, the
621 SIU Watchdog feature is enabled in the SYPCR
622 register.
623
stroeseb9c17c52003-04-04 15:53:41 +0000624- U-Boot Version:
625 CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE
626 If this variable is defined, an environment variable
627 named "ver" is created by U-Boot showing the U-Boot
628 version as printed by the "version" command.
629 This variable is readonly.
630
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000631- Real-Time Clock:
632
633 When CFG_CMD_DATE is selected, the type of the RTC
634 has to be selected, too. Define exactly one of the
635 following options:
636
637 CONFIG_RTC_MPC8xx - use internal RTC of MPC8xx
638 CONFIG_RTC_PCF8563 - use Philips PCF8563 RTC
639 CONFIG_RTC_MC146818 - use MC146818 RTC
wdenk1fe2c702003-03-06 21:55:29 +0000640 CONFIG_RTC_DS1307 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1307 RTC
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000641 CONFIG_RTC_DS1337 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1337 RTC
wdenk0893c472003-05-20 14:25:27 +0000642 CONFIG_RTC_DS1338 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1338 RTC
wdenkef5fe752003-03-12 10:41:04 +0000643 CONFIG_RTC_DS164x - use Dallas DS164x RTC
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000644
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +0000645 Note that if the RTC uses I2C, then the I2C interface
646 must also be configured. See I2C Support, below.
647
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000648- Timestamp Support:
649
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +0000650 When CONFIG_TIMESTAMP is selected, the timestamp
651 (date and time) of an image is printed by image
652 commands like bootm or iminfo. This option is
653 automatically enabled when you select CFG_CMD_DATE .
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000654
655- Partition Support:
656 CONFIG_MAC_PARTITION and/or CONFIG_DOS_PARTITION
657 and/or CONFIG_ISO_PARTITION
658
659 If IDE or SCSI support is enabled (CFG_CMD_IDE or
660 CFG_CMD_SCSI) you must configure support for at least
661 one partition type as well.
662
663- IDE Reset method:
wdenk369d43d2004-03-14 14:09:05 +0000664 CONFIG_IDE_RESET_ROUTINE - this is defined in several
665 board configurations files but used nowhere!
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000666
wdenk369d43d2004-03-14 14:09:05 +0000667 CONFIG_IDE_RESET - is this is defined, IDE Reset will
668 be performed by calling the function
669 ide_set_reset(int reset)
670 which has to be defined in a board specific file
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000671
672- ATAPI Support:
673 CONFIG_ATAPI
674
675 Set this to enable ATAPI support.
676
wdenkf602aa02004-03-13 23:29:43 +0000677- LBA48 Support
678 CONFIG_LBA48
679
680 Set this to enable support for disks larger than 137GB
681 Also look at CFG_64BIT_LBA ,CFG_64BIT_VSPRINTF and CFG_64BIT_STRTOUL
682 Whithout these , LBA48 support uses 32bit variables and will 'only'
683 support disks up to 2.1TB.
684
685 CFG_64BIT_LBA:
686 When enabled, makes the IDE subsystem use 64bit sector addresses.
687 Default is 32bit.
688
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000689- SCSI Support:
690 At the moment only there is only support for the
691 SYM53C8XX SCSI controller; define
692 CONFIG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX to enable it.
693
694 CFG_SCSI_MAX_LUN [8], CFG_SCSI_MAX_SCSI_ID [7] and
695 CFG_SCSI_MAX_DEVICE [CFG_SCSI_MAX_SCSI_ID *
696 CFG_SCSI_MAX_LUN] can be adjusted to define the
697 maximum numbers of LUNs, SCSI ID's and target
698 devices.
699 CFG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX_CCF to fix clock timing (80Mhz)
700
701- NETWORK Support (PCI):
wdenk4e112c12003-06-03 23:54:09 +0000702 CONFIG_E1000
703 Support for Intel 8254x gigabit chips.
stroese94ef1cf2003-06-05 15:39:44 +0000704
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000705 CONFIG_EEPRO100
706 Support for Intel 82557/82559/82559ER chips.
707 Optional CONFIG_EEPRO100_SROM_WRITE enables eeprom
708 write routine for first time initialisation.
709
710 CONFIG_TULIP
711 Support for Digital 2114x chips.
712 Optional CONFIG_TULIP_SELECT_MEDIA for board specific
713 modem chip initialisation (KS8761/QS6611).
714
715 CONFIG_NATSEMI
716 Support for National dp83815 chips.
717
718 CONFIG_NS8382X
719 Support for National dp8382[01] gigabit chips.
720
wdenkaa603362003-05-12 21:50:16 +0000721- NETWORK Support (other):
722
723 CONFIG_DRIVER_LAN91C96
724 Support for SMSC's LAN91C96 chips.
725
726 CONFIG_LAN91C96_BASE
727 Define this to hold the physical address
728 of the LAN91C96's I/O space
729
730 CONFIG_LAN91C96_USE_32_BIT
731 Define this to enable 32 bit addressing
732
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000733- USB Support:
734 At the moment only the UHCI host controller is
wdenk369d43d2004-03-14 14:09:05 +0000735 supported (PIP405, MIP405, MPC5200); define
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000736 CONFIG_USB_UHCI to enable it.
737 define CONFIG_USB_KEYBOARD to enable the USB Keyboard
738 end define CONFIG_USB_STORAGE to enable the USB
739 storage devices.
740 Note:
741 Supported are USB Keyboards and USB Floppy drives
742 (TEAC FD-05PUB).
wdenk369d43d2004-03-14 14:09:05 +0000743 MPC5200 USB requires additional defines:
744 CONFIG_USB_CLOCK
745 for 528 MHz Clock: 0x0001bbbb
746 CONFIG_USB_CONFIG
747 for differential drivers: 0x00001000
748 for single ended drivers: 0x00005000
749
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000750
wdenk7a428cc2003-06-15 22:40:42 +0000751- MMC Support:
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +0000752 The MMC controller on the Intel PXA is supported. To
753 enable this define CONFIG_MMC. The MMC can be
754 accessed from the boot prompt by mapping the device
wdenk7a428cc2003-06-15 22:40:42 +0000755 to physical memory similar to flash. Command line is
756 enabled with CFG_CMD_MMC. The MMC driver also works with
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +0000757 the FAT fs. This is enabled with CFG_CMD_FAT.
wdenk7a428cc2003-06-15 22:40:42 +0000758
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000759- Keyboard Support:
760 CONFIG_ISA_KEYBOARD
761
762 Define this to enable standard (PC-Style) keyboard
763 support
764
765 CONFIG_I8042_KBD
766 Standard PC keyboard driver with US (is default) and
767 GERMAN key layout (switch via environment 'keymap=de') support.
768 Export function i8042_kbd_init, i8042_tstc and i8042_getc
769 for cfb_console. Supports cursor blinking.
770
771- Video support:
772 CONFIG_VIDEO
773
774 Define this to enable video support (for output to
775 video).
776
777 CONFIG_VIDEO_CT69000
778
779 Enable Chips & Technologies 69000 Video chip
780
781 CONFIG_VIDEO_SMI_LYNXEM
wdenkd3602132004-03-25 15:14:43 +0000782 Enable Silicon Motion SMI 712/710/810 Video chip. The
wdenkaea86e42004-03-23 22:53:55 +0000783 video output is selected via environment 'videoout'
784 (1 = LCD and 2 = CRT). If videoout is undefined, CRT is
785 assumed.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000786
wdenkd3602132004-03-25 15:14:43 +0000787 For the CT69000 and SMI_LYNXEM drivers, videomode is
788 selected via environment 'videomode'. Two diferent ways
wdenkaea86e42004-03-23 22:53:55 +0000789 are possible:
790 - "videomode=num" 'num' is a standard LiLo mode numbers.
791 Following standard modes are supported (* is default):
792
793 Colors 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x1024
794 -------------+---------------------------------------------
795 8 bits | 0x301* 0x303 0x305 0x161 0x307
796 15 bits | 0x310 0x313 0x316 0x162 0x319
797 16 bits | 0x311 0x314 0x317 0x163 0x31A
798 24 bits | 0x312 0x315 0x318 ? 0x31B
799 -------------+---------------------------------------------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000800 (i.e. setenv videomode 317; saveenv; reset;)
801
wdenkd3602132004-03-25 15:14:43 +0000802 - "videomode=bootargs" all the video parameters are parsed
wdenkaea86e42004-03-23 22:53:55 +0000803 from the bootargs. (See drivers/videomodes.c)
804
805
stroeseb9c17c52003-04-04 15:53:41 +0000806 CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +0000807 Enable Epson SED13806 driver. This driver supports 8bpp
wdenk9dd2b882002-12-03 21:28:10 +0000808 and 16bpp modes defined by CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806_8BPP
809 or CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806_16BPP
810
wdenk4e112c12003-06-03 23:54:09 +0000811- Keyboard Support:
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +0000812 CONFIG_KEYBOARD
wdenk4e112c12003-06-03 23:54:09 +0000813
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +0000814 Define this to enable a custom keyboard support.
815 This simply calls drv_keyboard_init() which must be
816 defined in your board-specific files.
817 The only board using this so far is RBC823.
wdenk9dd2b882002-12-03 21:28:10 +0000818
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000819- LCD Support: CONFIG_LCD
820
821 Define this to enable LCD support (for output to LCD
822 display); also select one of the supported displays
823 by defining one of these:
824
wdenkc0d54ae2003-11-25 16:55:19 +0000825 CONFIG_NEC_NL6448AC33:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000826
wdenkc0d54ae2003-11-25 16:55:19 +0000827 NEC NL6448AC33-18. Active, color, single scan.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000828
wdenkc0d54ae2003-11-25 16:55:19 +0000829 CONFIG_NEC_NL6448BC20
830
831 NEC NL6448BC20-08. 6.5", 640x480.
832 Active, color, single scan.
833
834 CONFIG_NEC_NL6448BC33_54
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000835
wdenkc0d54ae2003-11-25 16:55:19 +0000836 NEC NL6448BC33-54. 10.4", 640x480.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000837 Active, color, single scan.
838
839 CONFIG_SHARP_16x9
840
841 Sharp 320x240. Active, color, single scan.
842 It isn't 16x9, and I am not sure what it is.
843
844 CONFIG_SHARP_LQ64D341
845
846 Sharp LQ64D341 display, 640x480.
847 Active, color, single scan.
848
849 CONFIG_HLD1045
850
851 HLD1045 display, 640x480.
852 Active, color, single scan.
853
854 CONFIG_OPTREX_BW
855
856 Optrex CBL50840-2 NF-FW 99 22 M5
857 or
858 Hitachi LMG6912RPFC-00T
859 or
860 Hitachi SP14Q002
861
862 320x240. Black & white.
863
864 Normally display is black on white background; define
865 CFG_WHITE_ON_BLACK to get it inverted.
866
wdenkeb20ad32003-09-05 23:19:14 +0000867- Splash Screen Support: CONFIG_SPLASH_SCREEN
wdenk92bbe3f2003-04-20 14:04:18 +0000868
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +0000869 If this option is set, the environment is checked for
870 a variable "splashimage". If found, the usual display
871 of logo, copyright and system information on the LCD
872 is supressed and the BMP image at the address
873 specified in "splashimage" is loaded instead. The
874 console is redirected to the "nulldev", too. This
875 allows for a "silent" boot where a splash screen is
876 loaded very quickly after power-on.
wdenk92bbe3f2003-04-20 14:04:18 +0000877
wdenk710e3502003-08-29 20:57:53 +0000878- Compression support:
879 CONFIG_BZIP2
880
881 If this option is set, support for bzip2 compressed
882 images is included. If not, only uncompressed and gzip
883 compressed images are supported.
884
wdenk9c53f402003-10-15 23:53:47 +0000885 NOTE: the bzip2 algorithm requires a lot of RAM, so
886 the malloc area (as defined by CFG_MALLOC_LEN) should
887 be at least 4MB.
wdenk92bbe3f2003-04-20 14:04:18 +0000888
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000889- Ethernet address:
890 CONFIG_ETHADDR
891 CONFIG_ETH2ADDR
892 CONFIG_ETH3ADDR
893
894 Define a default value for ethernet address to use
895 for the respective ethernet interface, in case this
896 is not determined automatically.
897
898- IP address:
899 CONFIG_IPADDR
900
901 Define a default value for the IP address to use for
902 the default ethernet interface, in case this is not
903 determined through e.g. bootp.
904
905- Server IP address:
906 CONFIG_SERVERIP
907
908 Defines a default value for theIP address of a TFTP
909 server to contact when using the "tftboot" command.
910
911- BOOTP Recovery Mode:
912 CONFIG_BOOTP_RANDOM_DELAY
913
914 If you have many targets in a network that try to
915 boot using BOOTP, you may want to avoid that all
916 systems send out BOOTP requests at precisely the same
917 moment (which would happen for instance at recovery
918 from a power failure, when all systems will try to
919 boot, thus flooding the BOOTP server. Defining
920 CONFIG_BOOTP_RANDOM_DELAY causes a random delay to be
921 inserted before sending out BOOTP requests. The
922 following delays are insterted then:
923
924 1st BOOTP request: delay 0 ... 1 sec
925 2nd BOOTP request: delay 0 ... 2 sec
926 3rd BOOTP request: delay 0 ... 4 sec
927 4th and following
928 BOOTP requests: delay 0 ... 8 sec
929
stroesee0aadfb2003-08-28 14:17:32 +0000930- DHCP Advanced Options:
931 CONFIG_BOOTP_MASK
932
933 You can fine tune the DHCP functionality by adding
934 these flags to the CONFIG_BOOTP_MASK define:
935
936 CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS2 - If a DHCP client requests the DNS
937 serverip from a DHCP server, it is possible that more
938 than one DNS serverip is offered to the client.
939 If CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS2 is enabled, the secondary DNS
940 serverip will be stored in the additional environment
941 variable "dnsip2". The first DNS serverip is always
942 stored in the variable "dnsip", when CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS
943 is added to the CONFIG_BOOTP_MASK.
944
945 CONFIG_BOOTP_SEND_HOSTNAME - Some DHCP servers are capable
946 to do a dynamic update of a DNS server. To do this, they
947 need the hostname of the DHCP requester.
948 If CONFIG_BOOP_SEND_HOSTNAME is added to the
949 CONFIG_BOOTP_MASK, the content of the "hostname"
950 environment variable is passed as option 12 to
951 the DHCP server.
952
wdenk145d2c12004-04-15 21:48:45 +0000953 - CDP Options:
954 CONFIG_CDP_DEVICE_ID
955
956 The device id used in CDP trigger frames.
957
958 CONFIG_CDP_DEVICE_ID_PREFIX
959
960 A two character string which is prefixed to the MAC address
961 of the device.
962
963 CONFIG_CDP_PORT_ID
964
965 A printf format string which contains the ascii name of
966 the port. Normally is set to "eth%d" which sets
967 eth0 for the first ethernet, eth1 for the second etc.
968
969 CONFIG_CDP_CAPABILITIES
970
971 A 32bit integer which indicates the device capabilities;
972 0x00000010 for a normal host which does not forwards.
973
974 CONFIG_CDP_VERSION
975
976 An ascii string containing the version of the software.
977
978 CONFIG_CDP_PLATFORM
979
980 An ascii string containing the name of the platform.
981
982 CONFIG_CDP_TRIGGER
983
984 A 32bit integer sent on the trigger.
985
986 CONFIG_CDP_POWER_CONSUMPTION
987
988 A 16bit integer containing the power consumption of the
989 device in .1 of milliwatts.
990
991 CONFIG_CDP_APPLIANCE_VLAN_TYPE
992
993 A byte containing the id of the VLAN.
994
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000995- Status LED: CONFIG_STATUS_LED
996
997 Several configurations allow to display the current
998 status using a LED. For instance, the LED will blink
999 fast while running U-Boot code, stop blinking as
1000 soon as a reply to a BOOTP request was received, and
1001 start blinking slow once the Linux kernel is running
1002 (supported by a status LED driver in the Linux
1003 kernel). Defining CONFIG_STATUS_LED enables this
1004 feature in U-Boot.
1005
1006- CAN Support: CONFIG_CAN_DRIVER
1007
1008 Defining CONFIG_CAN_DRIVER enables CAN driver support
1009 on those systems that support this (optional)
1010 feature, like the TQM8xxL modules.
1011
1012- I2C Support: CONFIG_HARD_I2C | CONFIG_SOFT_I2C
1013
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001014 These enable I2C serial bus commands. Defining either of
wdenk21136db2003-07-16 21:53:01 +00001015 (but not both of) CONFIG_HARD_I2C or CONFIG_SOFT_I2C will
1016 include the appropriate I2C driver for the selected cpu.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001017
wdenk21136db2003-07-16 21:53:01 +00001018 This will allow you to use i2c commands at the u-boot
1019 command line (as long as you set CFG_CMD_I2C in
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001020 CONFIG_COMMANDS) and communicate with i2c based realtime
1021 clock chips. See common/cmd_i2c.c for a description of the
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001022 command line interface.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001023
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +00001024 CONFIG_HARD_I2C selects the CPM hardware driver for I2C.
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001025
wdenk21136db2003-07-16 21:53:01 +00001026 CONFIG_SOFT_I2C configures u-boot to use a software (aka
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001027 bit-banging) driver instead of CPM or similar hardware
1028 support for I2C.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001029
wdenk21136db2003-07-16 21:53:01 +00001030 There are several other quantities that must also be
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001031 defined when you define CONFIG_HARD_I2C or CONFIG_SOFT_I2C.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001032
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001033 In both cases you will need to define CFG_I2C_SPEED
wdenk21136db2003-07-16 21:53:01 +00001034 to be the frequency (in Hz) at which you wish your i2c bus
1035 to run and CFG_I2C_SLAVE to be the address of this node (ie
1036 the cpu's i2c node address).
1037
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001038 Now, the u-boot i2c code for the mpc8xx (cpu/mpc8xx/i2c.c)
1039 sets the cpu up as a master node and so its address should
1040 therefore be cleared to 0 (See, eg, MPC823e User's Manual
wdenk21136db2003-07-16 21:53:01 +00001041 p.16-473). So, set CFG_I2C_SLAVE to 0.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001042
wdenk21136db2003-07-16 21:53:01 +00001043 That's all that's required for CONFIG_HARD_I2C.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001044
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001045 If you use the software i2c interface (CONFIG_SOFT_I2C)
1046 then the following macros need to be defined (examples are
1047 from include/configs/lwmon.h):
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001048
1049 I2C_INIT
1050
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001051 (Optional). Any commands necessary to enable the I2C
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001052 controller or configure ports.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001053
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +00001054 eg: #define I2C_INIT (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir |= PB_SCL)
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001055
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001056 I2C_PORT
1057
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001058 (Only for MPC8260 CPU). The I/O port to use (the code
1059 assumes both bits are on the same port). Valid values
1060 are 0..3 for ports A..D.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001061
1062 I2C_ACTIVE
1063
1064 The code necessary to make the I2C data line active
1065 (driven). If the data line is open collector, this
1066 define can be null.
1067
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001068 eg: #define I2C_ACTIVE (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir |= PB_SDA)
1069
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001070 I2C_TRISTATE
1071
1072 The code necessary to make the I2C data line tri-stated
1073 (inactive). If the data line is open collector, this
1074 define can be null.
1075
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001076 eg: #define I2C_TRISTATE (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir &= ~PB_SDA)
1077
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001078 I2C_READ
1079
1080 Code that returns TRUE if the I2C data line is high,
1081 FALSE if it is low.
1082
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001083 eg: #define I2C_READ ((immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat & PB_SDA) != 0)
1084
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001085 I2C_SDA(bit)
1086
1087 If <bit> is TRUE, sets the I2C data line high. If it
1088 is FALSE, it clears it (low).
1089
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001090 eg: #define I2C_SDA(bit) \
wdenk2bb11052003-07-17 23:16:40 +00001091 if(bit) immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat |= PB_SDA; \
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +00001092 else immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat &= ~PB_SDA
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001093
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001094 I2C_SCL(bit)
1095
1096 If <bit> is TRUE, sets the I2C clock line high. If it
1097 is FALSE, it clears it (low).
1098
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001099 eg: #define I2C_SCL(bit) \
wdenk2bb11052003-07-17 23:16:40 +00001100 if(bit) immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat |= PB_SCL; \
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +00001101 else immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat &= ~PB_SCL
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001102
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001103 I2C_DELAY
1104
1105 This delay is invoked four times per clock cycle so this
1106 controls the rate of data transfer. The data rate thus
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001107 is 1 / (I2C_DELAY * 4). Often defined to be something
wdenk21136db2003-07-16 21:53:01 +00001108 like:
1109
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001110 #define I2C_DELAY udelay(2)
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001111
wdenkcc1e2562003-03-06 13:39:27 +00001112 CFG_I2C_INIT_BOARD
1113
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001114 When a board is reset during an i2c bus transfer
1115 chips might think that the current transfer is still
1116 in progress. On some boards it is possible to access
1117 the i2c SCLK line directly, either by using the
1118 processor pin as a GPIO or by having a second pin
1119 connected to the bus. If this option is defined a
1120 custom i2c_init_board() routine in boards/xxx/board.c
1121 is run early in the boot sequence.
wdenkcc1e2562003-03-06 13:39:27 +00001122
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001123- SPI Support: CONFIG_SPI
1124
1125 Enables SPI driver (so far only tested with
1126 SPI EEPROM, also an instance works with Crystal A/D and
1127 D/As on the SACSng board)
1128
1129 CONFIG_SPI_X
1130
1131 Enables extended (16-bit) SPI EEPROM addressing.
1132 (symmetrical to CONFIG_I2C_X)
1133
1134 CONFIG_SOFT_SPI
1135
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001136 Enables a software (bit-bang) SPI driver rather than
1137 using hardware support. This is a general purpose
1138 driver that only requires three general I/O port pins
1139 (two outputs, one input) to function. If this is
1140 defined, the board configuration must define several
1141 SPI configuration items (port pins to use, etc). For
1142 an example, see include/configs/sacsng.h.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001143
1144- FPGA Support: CONFIG_FPGA_COUNT
1145
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001146 Specify the number of FPGA devices to support.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001147
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001148 CONFIG_FPGA
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001149
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001150 Used to specify the types of FPGA devices. For example,
1151 #define CONFIG_FPGA CFG_XILINX_VIRTEX2
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001152
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001153 CFG_FPGA_PROG_FEEDBACK
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001154
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001155 Enable printing of hash marks during FPGA configuration.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001156
1157 CFG_FPGA_CHECK_BUSY
1158
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001159 Enable checks on FPGA configuration interface busy
1160 status by the configuration function. This option
1161 will require a board or device specific function to
1162 be written.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001163
1164 CONFIG_FPGA_DELAY
1165
1166 If defined, a function that provides delays in the FPGA
1167 configuration driver.
1168
1169 CFG_FPGA_CHECK_CTRLC
1170 Allow Control-C to interrupt FPGA configuration
1171
1172 CFG_FPGA_CHECK_ERROR
1173
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001174 Check for configuration errors during FPGA bitfile
1175 loading. For example, abort during Virtex II
1176 configuration if the INIT_B line goes low (which
1177 indicated a CRC error).
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001178
1179 CFG_FPGA_WAIT_INIT
1180
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001181 Maximum time to wait for the INIT_B line to deassert
1182 after PROB_B has been deasserted during a Virtex II
1183 FPGA configuration sequence. The default time is 500
1184 mS.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001185
1186 CFG_FPGA_WAIT_BUSY
1187
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001188 Maximum time to wait for BUSY to deassert during
1189 Virtex II FPGA configuration. The default is 5 mS.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001190
1191 CFG_FPGA_WAIT_CONFIG
1192
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001193 Time to wait after FPGA configuration. The default is
1194 200 mS.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001195
1196- Configuration Management:
1197 CONFIG_IDENT_STRING
1198
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001199 If defined, this string will be added to the U-Boot
1200 version information (U_BOOT_VERSION)
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001201
1202- Vendor Parameter Protection:
1203
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001204 U-Boot considers the values of the environment
1205 variables "serial#" (Board Serial Number) and
wdenkeb20ad32003-09-05 23:19:14 +00001206 "ethaddr" (Ethernet Address) to be parameters that
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001207 are set once by the board vendor / manufacturer, and
1208 protects these variables from casual modification by
1209 the user. Once set, these variables are read-only,
1210 and write or delete attempts are rejected. You can
1211 change this behviour:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001212
1213 If CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE is #defined in your config
1214 file, the write protection for vendor parameters is
wdenkcc1e2562003-03-06 13:39:27 +00001215 completely disabled. Anybody can change or delete
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001216 these parameters.
1217
1218 Alternatively, if you #define _both_ CONFIG_ETHADDR
1219 _and_ CONFIG_OVERWRITE_ETHADDR_ONCE, a default
1220 ethernet address is installed in the environment,
1221 which can be changed exactly ONCE by the user. [The
1222 serial# is unaffected by this, i. e. it remains
1223 read-only.]
1224
1225- Protected RAM:
1226 CONFIG_PRAM
1227
1228 Define this variable to enable the reservation of
1229 "protected RAM", i. e. RAM which is not overwritten
1230 by U-Boot. Define CONFIG_PRAM to hold the number of
1231 kB you want to reserve for pRAM. You can overwrite
1232 this default value by defining an environment
1233 variable "pram" to the number of kB you want to
1234 reserve. Note that the board info structure will
1235 still show the full amount of RAM. If pRAM is
1236 reserved, a new environment variable "mem" will
1237 automatically be defined to hold the amount of
1238 remaining RAM in a form that can be passed as boot
1239 argument to Linux, for instance like that:
1240
1241 setenv bootargs ... mem=\$(mem)
1242 saveenv
1243
1244 This way you can tell Linux not to use this memory,
1245 either, which results in a memory region that will
1246 not be affected by reboots.
1247
1248 *WARNING* If your board configuration uses automatic
1249 detection of the RAM size, you must make sure that
1250 this memory test is non-destructive. So far, the
1251 following board configurations are known to be
1252 "pRAM-clean":
1253
1254 ETX094, IVMS8, IVML24, SPD8xx, TQM8xxL,
1255 HERMES, IP860, RPXlite, LWMON, LANTEC,
1256 PCU_E, FLAGADM, TQM8260
1257
1258- Error Recovery:
1259 CONFIG_PANIC_HANG
1260
1261 Define this variable to stop the system in case of a
1262 fatal error, so that you have to reset it manually.
1263 This is probably NOT a good idea for an embedded
1264 system where you want to system to reboot
1265 automatically as fast as possible, but it may be
1266 useful during development since you can try to debug
1267 the conditions that lead to the situation.
1268
1269 CONFIG_NET_RETRY_COUNT
1270
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001271 This variable defines the number of retries for
1272 network operations like ARP, RARP, TFTP, or BOOTP
1273 before giving up the operation. If not defined, a
1274 default value of 5 is used.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001275
1276- Command Interpreter:
wdenk3902d702004-04-15 18:22:41 +00001277 CFG_AUTO_COMPLETE
1278
1279 Enable auto completion of commands using TAB.
1280
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001281 CFG_HUSH_PARSER
1282
1283 Define this variable to enable the "hush" shell (from
1284 Busybox) as command line interpreter, thus enabling
1285 powerful command line syntax like
1286 if...then...else...fi conditionals or `&&' and '||'
1287 constructs ("shell scripts").
1288
1289 If undefined, you get the old, much simpler behaviour
1290 with a somewhat smaller memory footprint.
1291
1292
1293 CFG_PROMPT_HUSH_PS2
1294
1295 This defines the secondary prompt string, which is
1296 printed when the command interpreter needs more input
1297 to complete a command. Usually "> ".
1298
1299 Note:
1300
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001301 In the current implementation, the local variables
1302 space and global environment variables space are
1303 separated. Local variables are those you define by
1304 simply typing `name=value'. To access a local
1305 variable later on, you have write `$name' or
1306 `${name}'; to execute the contents of a variable
1307 directly type `$name' at the command prompt.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001308
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001309 Global environment variables are those you use
1310 setenv/printenv to work with. To run a command stored
1311 in such a variable, you need to use the run command,
1312 and you must not use the '$' sign to access them.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001313
1314 To store commands and special characters in a
1315 variable, please use double quotation marks
1316 surrounding the whole text of the variable, instead
1317 of the backslashes before semicolons and special
1318 symbols.
1319
wdenkc0aa5c52003-12-06 19:49:23 +00001320- Default Environment:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001321 CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS
1322
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001323 Define this to contain any number of null terminated
1324 strings (variable = value pairs) that will be part of
wdenkeb20ad32003-09-05 23:19:14 +00001325 the default environment compiled into the boot image.
wdenk591dda52002-11-18 00:14:45 +00001326
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001327 For example, place something like this in your
1328 board's config file:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001329
1330 #define CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS \
1331 "myvar1=value1\0" \
1332 "myvar2=value2\0"
1333
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001334 Warning: This method is based on knowledge about the
1335 internal format how the environment is stored by the
1336 U-Boot code. This is NOT an official, exported
1337 interface! Although it is unlikely that this format
wdenkeb20ad32003-09-05 23:19:14 +00001338 will change soon, there is no guarantee either.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001339 You better know what you are doing here.
1340
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001341 Note: overly (ab)use of the default environment is
1342 discouraged. Make sure to check other ways to preset
1343 the environment like the autoscript function or the
1344 boot command first.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001345
wdenkc0aa5c52003-12-06 19:49:23 +00001346- DataFlash Support:
wdenk381669a2003-06-16 23:50:08 +00001347 CONFIG_HAS_DATAFLASH
1348
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001349 Defining this option enables DataFlash features and
1350 allows to read/write in Dataflash via the standard
1351 commands cp, md...
wdenk381669a2003-06-16 23:50:08 +00001352
wdenkef893942004-02-23 16:11:30 +00001353- SystemACE Support:
1354 CONFIG_SYSTEMACE
1355
1356 Adding this option adds support for Xilinx SystemACE
1357 chips attached via some sort of local bus. The address
1358 of the chip must alsh be defined in the
1359 CFG_SYSTEMACE_BASE macro. For example:
1360
1361 #define CONFIG_SYSTEMACE
1362 #define CFG_SYSTEMACE_BASE 0xf0000000
1363
1364 When SystemACE support is added, the "ace" device type
1365 becomes available to the fat commands, i.e. fatls.
1366
wdenkc0aa5c52003-12-06 19:49:23 +00001367- Show boot progress:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001368 CONFIG_SHOW_BOOT_PROGRESS
1369
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001370 Defining this option allows to add some board-
1371 specific code (calling a user-provided function
1372 "show_boot_progress(int)") that enables you to show
1373 the system's boot progress on some display (for
1374 example, some LED's) on your board. At the moment,
1375 the following checkpoints are implemented:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001376
1377 Arg Where When
1378 1 common/cmd_bootm.c before attempting to boot an image
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +00001379 -1 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has bad magic number
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001380 2 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has correct magic number
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +00001381 -2 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has bad checksum
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001382 3 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has correct checksum
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +00001383 -3 common/cmd_bootm.c Image data has bad checksum
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001384 4 common/cmd_bootm.c Image data has correct checksum
1385 -4 common/cmd_bootm.c Image is for unsupported architecture
1386 5 common/cmd_bootm.c Architecture check OK
1387 -5 common/cmd_bootm.c Wrong Image Type (not kernel, multi, standalone)
1388 6 common/cmd_bootm.c Image Type check OK
1389 -6 common/cmd_bootm.c gunzip uncompression error
1390 -7 common/cmd_bootm.c Unimplemented compression type
1391 7 common/cmd_bootm.c Uncompression OK
1392 -8 common/cmd_bootm.c Wrong Image Type (not kernel, multi, standalone)
1393 8 common/cmd_bootm.c Image Type check OK
1394 -9 common/cmd_bootm.c Unsupported OS (not Linux, BSD, VxWorks, QNX)
1395 9 common/cmd_bootm.c Start initial ramdisk verification
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +00001396 -10 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk header has bad magic number
1397 -11 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk header has bad checksum
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001398 10 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk header is OK
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +00001399 -12 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk data has bad checksum
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001400 11 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk data has correct checksum
1401 12 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk verification complete, start loading
1402 -13 common/cmd_bootm.c Wrong Image Type (not PPC Linux Ramdisk)
1403 13 common/cmd_bootm.c Start multifile image verification
1404 14 common/cmd_bootm.c No initial ramdisk, no multifile, continue.
1405 15 common/cmd_bootm.c All preparation done, transferring control to OS
1406
wdenkd729d302004-02-27 00:07:27 +00001407 -30 lib_ppc/board.c Fatal error, hang the system
1408 -31 post/post.c POST test failed, detected by post_output_backlog()
1409 -32 post/post.c POST test failed, detected by post_run_single()
wdenke97d3d92004-02-23 22:22:28 +00001410
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001411 -1 common/cmd_doc.c Bad usage of "doc" command
1412 -1 common/cmd_doc.c No boot device
1413 -1 common/cmd_doc.c Unknown Chip ID on boot device
1414 -1 common/cmd_doc.c Read Error on boot device
1415 -1 common/cmd_doc.c Image header has bad magic number
1416
1417 -1 common/cmd_ide.c Bad usage of "ide" command
1418 -1 common/cmd_ide.c No boot device
1419 -1 common/cmd_ide.c Unknown boot device
1420 -1 common/cmd_ide.c Unknown partition table
1421 -1 common/cmd_ide.c Invalid partition type
1422 -1 common/cmd_ide.c Read Error on boot device
1423 -1 common/cmd_ide.c Image header has bad magic number
1424
wdenk8706ea82003-09-18 10:02:25 +00001425 -1 common/cmd_nand.c Bad usage of "nand" command
1426 -1 common/cmd_nand.c No boot device
1427 -1 common/cmd_nand.c Unknown Chip ID on boot device
1428 -1 common/cmd_nand.c Read Error on boot device
1429 -1 common/cmd_nand.c Image header has bad magic number
1430
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +00001431 -1 common/env_common.c Environment has a bad CRC, using default
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001432
1433
1434Modem Support:
1435--------------
1436
wdenk8dba0502003-03-31 16:34:49 +00001437[so far only for SMDK2400 and TRAB boards]
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001438
1439- Modem support endable:
1440 CONFIG_MODEM_SUPPORT
1441
1442- RTS/CTS Flow control enable:
1443 CONFIG_HWFLOW
1444
1445- Modem debug support:
1446 CONFIG_MODEM_SUPPORT_DEBUG
1447
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001448 Enables debugging stuff (char screen[1024], dbg())
1449 for modem support. Useful only with BDI2000.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001450
wdenkc0aa5c52003-12-06 19:49:23 +00001451- Interrupt support (PPC):
1452
wdenk1ebf41e2004-01-02 14:00:00 +00001453 There are common interrupt_init() and timer_interrupt()
1454 for all PPC archs. interrupt_init() calls interrupt_init_cpu()
1455 for cpu specific initialization. interrupt_init_cpu()
1456 should set decrementer_count to appropriate value. If
1457 cpu resets decrementer automatically after interrupt
1458 (ppc4xx) it should set decrementer_count to zero.
1459 timer_interrupt() calls timer_interrupt_cpu() for cpu
1460 specific handling. If board has watchdog / status_led
1461 / other_activity_monitor it works automatically from
1462 general timer_interrupt().
wdenkc0aa5c52003-12-06 19:49:23 +00001463
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001464- General:
1465
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001466 In the target system modem support is enabled when a
1467 specific key (key combination) is pressed during
1468 power-on. Otherwise U-Boot will boot normally
1469 (autoboot). The key_pressed() fuction is called from
1470 board_init(). Currently key_pressed() is a dummy
1471 function, returning 1 and thus enabling modem
1472 initialization.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001473
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001474 If there are no modem init strings in the
1475 environment, U-Boot proceed to autoboot; the
1476 previous output (banner, info printfs) will be
1477 supressed, though.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001478
1479 See also: doc/README.Modem
1480
1481
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001482Configuration Settings:
1483-----------------------
1484
1485- CFG_LONGHELP: Defined when you want long help messages included;
1486 undefine this when you're short of memory.
1487
1488- CFG_PROMPT: This is what U-Boot prints on the console to
1489 prompt for user input.
1490
1491- CFG_CBSIZE: Buffer size for input from the Console
1492
1493- CFG_PBSIZE: Buffer size for Console output
1494
1495- CFG_MAXARGS: max. Number of arguments accepted for monitor commands
1496
1497- CFG_BARGSIZE: Buffer size for Boot Arguments which are passed to
1498 the application (usually a Linux kernel) when it is
1499 booted
1500
1501- CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE:
1502 List of legal baudrate settings for this board.
1503
1504- CFG_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001505 Suppress display of console information at boot.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001506
1507- CFG_CONSOLE_IS_IN_ENV
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001508 If the board specific function
1509 extern int overwrite_console (void);
1510 returns 1, the stdin, stderr and stdout are switched to the
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001511 serial port, else the settings in the environment are used.
1512
1513- CFG_CONSOLE_OVERWRITE_ROUTINE
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001514 Enable the call to overwrite_console().
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001515
1516- CFG_CONSOLE_ENV_OVERWRITE
1517 Enable overwrite of previous console environment settings.
1518
1519- CFG_MEMTEST_START, CFG_MEMTEST_END:
1520 Begin and End addresses of the area used by the
1521 simple memory test.
1522
1523- CFG_ALT_MEMTEST:
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001524 Enable an alternate, more extensive memory test.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001525
wdenk5958f4a2003-09-18 09:21:33 +00001526- CFG_MEMTEST_SCRATCH:
1527 Scratch address used by the alternate memory test
1528 You only need to set this if address zero isn't writeable
1529
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001530- CFG_TFTP_LOADADDR:
1531 Default load address for network file downloads
1532
1533- CFG_LOADS_BAUD_CHANGE:
1534 Enable temporary baudrate change while serial download
1535
1536- CFG_SDRAM_BASE:
1537 Physical start address of SDRAM. _Must_ be 0 here.
1538
1539- CFG_MBIO_BASE:
1540 Physical start address of Motherboard I/O (if using a
1541 Cogent motherboard)
1542
1543- CFG_FLASH_BASE:
1544 Physical start address of Flash memory.
1545
1546- CFG_MONITOR_BASE:
1547 Physical start address of boot monitor code (set by
1548 make config files to be same as the text base address
1549 (TEXT_BASE) used when linking) - same as
1550 CFG_FLASH_BASE when booting from flash.
1551
1552- CFG_MONITOR_LEN:
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001553 Size of memory reserved for monitor code, used to
1554 determine _at_compile_time_ (!) if the environment is
1555 embedded within the U-Boot image, or in a separate
1556 flash sector.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001557
1558- CFG_MALLOC_LEN:
1559 Size of DRAM reserved for malloc() use.
1560
1561- CFG_BOOTMAPSZ:
1562 Maximum size of memory mapped by the startup code of
1563 the Linux kernel; all data that must be processed by
1564 the Linux kernel (bd_info, boot arguments, eventually
1565 initrd image) must be put below this limit.
1566
1567- CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS:
1568 Max number of Flash memory banks
1569
1570- CFG_MAX_FLASH_SECT:
1571 Max number of sectors on a Flash chip
1572
1573- CFG_FLASH_ERASE_TOUT:
1574 Timeout for Flash erase operations (in ms)
1575
1576- CFG_FLASH_WRITE_TOUT:
1577 Timeout for Flash write operations (in ms)
1578
wdenkdccbda02003-07-14 22:13:32 +00001579- CFG_FLASH_LOCK_TOUT
1580 Timeout for Flash set sector lock bit operation (in ms)
1581
1582- CFG_FLASH_UNLOCK_TOUT
1583 Timeout for Flash clear lock bits operation (in ms)
1584
1585- CFG_FLASH_PROTECTION
1586 If defined, hardware flash sectors protection is used
1587 instead of U-Boot software protection.
1588
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001589- CFG_DIRECT_FLASH_TFTP:
1590
1591 Enable TFTP transfers directly to flash memory;
1592 without this option such a download has to be
1593 performed in two steps: (1) download to RAM, and (2)
1594 copy from RAM to flash.
1595
1596 The two-step approach is usually more reliable, since
1597 you can check if the download worked before you erase
1598 the flash, but in some situations (when sytem RAM is
1599 too limited to allow for a tempory copy of the
1600 downloaded image) this option may be very useful.
1601
1602- CFG_FLASH_CFI:
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001603 Define if the flash driver uses extra elements in the
wdenk2cefd152004-02-08 22:55:38 +00001604 common flash structure for storing flash geometry.
1605
1606- CFG_FLASH_CFI_DRIVER
1607 This option also enables the building of the cfi_flash driver
1608 in the drivers directory
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001609
stroese94ef1cf2003-06-05 15:39:44 +00001610- CFG_RX_ETH_BUFFER:
1611 Defines the number of ethernet receive buffers. On some
1612 ethernet controllers it is recommended to set this value
1613 to 8 or even higher (EEPRO100 or 405 EMAC), since all
1614 buffers can be full shortly after enabling the interface
1615 on high ethernet traffic.
1616 Defaults to 4 if not defined.
1617
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001618The following definitions that deal with the placement and management
1619of environment data (variable area); in general, we support the
1620following configurations:
1621
1622- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH:
1623
1624 Define this if the environment is in flash memory.
1625
1626 a) The environment occupies one whole flash sector, which is
1627 "embedded" in the text segment with the U-Boot code. This
1628 happens usually with "bottom boot sector" or "top boot
1629 sector" type flash chips, which have several smaller
1630 sectors at the start or the end. For instance, such a
1631 layout can have sector sizes of 8, 2x4, 16, Nx32 kB. In
1632 such a case you would place the environment in one of the
1633 4 kB sectors - with U-Boot code before and after it. With
1634 "top boot sector" type flash chips, you would put the
1635 environment in one of the last sectors, leaving a gap
1636 between U-Boot and the environment.
1637
1638 - CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
1639
1640 Offset of environment data (variable area) to the
1641 beginning of flash memory; for instance, with bottom boot
1642 type flash chips the second sector can be used: the offset
1643 for this sector is given here.
1644
1645 CFG_ENV_OFFSET is used relative to CFG_FLASH_BASE.
1646
1647 - CFG_ENV_ADDR:
1648
1649 This is just another way to specify the start address of
1650 the flash sector containing the environment (instead of
1651 CFG_ENV_OFFSET).
1652
1653 - CFG_ENV_SECT_SIZE:
1654
1655 Size of the sector containing the environment.
1656
1657
1658 b) Sometimes flash chips have few, equal sized, BIG sectors.
1659 In such a case you don't want to spend a whole sector for
1660 the environment.
1661
1662 - CFG_ENV_SIZE:
1663
1664 If you use this in combination with CFG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH
1665 and CFG_ENV_SECT_SIZE, you can specify to use only a part
1666 of this flash sector for the environment. This saves
1667 memory for the RAM copy of the environment.
1668
1669 It may also save flash memory if you decide to use this
1670 when your environment is "embedded" within U-Boot code,
1671 since then the remainder of the flash sector could be used
1672 for U-Boot code. It should be pointed out that this is
1673 STRONGLY DISCOURAGED from a robustness point of view:
1674 updating the environment in flash makes it always
1675 necessary to erase the WHOLE sector. If something goes
1676 wrong before the contents has been restored from a copy in
1677 RAM, your target system will be dead.
1678
1679 - CFG_ENV_ADDR_REDUND
1680 CFG_ENV_SIZE_REDUND
1681
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001682 These settings describe a second storage area used to hold
1683 a redundand copy of the environment data, so that there is
wdenkb02744a2003-04-05 00:53:31 +00001684 a valid backup copy in case there is a power failure during
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001685 a "saveenv" operation.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001686
1687BE CAREFUL! Any changes to the flash layout, and some changes to the
1688source code will make it necessary to adapt <board>/u-boot.lds*
1689accordingly!
1690
1691
1692- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_NVRAM:
1693
1694 Define this if you have some non-volatile memory device
1695 (NVRAM, battery buffered SRAM) which you want to use for the
1696 environment.
1697
1698 - CFG_ENV_ADDR:
1699 - CFG_ENV_SIZE:
1700
1701 These two #defines are used to determin the memory area you
1702 want to use for environment. It is assumed that this memory
1703 can just be read and written to, without any special
1704 provision.
1705
1706BE CAREFUL! The first access to the environment happens quite early
1707in U-Boot initalization (when we try to get the setting of for the
1708console baudrate). You *MUST* have mappend your NVRAM area then, or
1709U-Boot will hang.
1710
1711Please note that even with NVRAM we still use a copy of the
1712environment in RAM: we could work on NVRAM directly, but we want to
1713keep settings there always unmodified except somebody uses "saveenv"
1714to save the current settings.
1715
1716
1717- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_EEPROM:
1718
1719 Use this if you have an EEPROM or similar serial access
1720 device and a driver for it.
1721
1722 - CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
1723 - CFG_ENV_SIZE:
1724
1725 These two #defines specify the offset and size of the
1726 environment area within the total memory of your EEPROM.
1727
1728 - CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR:
1729 If defined, specified the chip address of the EEPROM device.
1730 The default address is zero.
1731
1732 - CFG_EEPROM_PAGE_WRITE_BITS:
1733 If defined, the number of bits used to address bytes in a
1734 single page in the EEPROM device. A 64 byte page, for example
1735 would require six bits.
1736
1737 - CFG_EEPROM_PAGE_WRITE_DELAY_MS:
1738 If defined, the number of milliseconds to delay between
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +00001739 page writes. The default is zero milliseconds.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001740
1741 - CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR_LEN:
1742 The length in bytes of the EEPROM memory array address. Note
1743 that this is NOT the chip address length!
1744
1745 - CFG_EEPROM_SIZE:
1746 The size in bytes of the EEPROM device.
1747
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001748
wdenk86765902003-12-06 23:55:10 +00001749- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_DATAFLASH:
1750
wdenk1ebf41e2004-01-02 14:00:00 +00001751 Define this if you have a DataFlash memory device which you
wdenk86765902003-12-06 23:55:10 +00001752 want to use for the environment.
1753
1754 - CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
1755 - CFG_ENV_ADDR:
1756 - CFG_ENV_SIZE:
1757
1758 These three #defines specify the offset and size of the
1759 environment area within the total memory of your DataFlash placed
1760 at the specified address.
1761
1762
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001763- CFG_SPI_INIT_OFFSET
1764
1765 Defines offset to the initial SPI buffer area in DPRAM. The
1766 area is used at an early stage (ROM part) if the environment
1767 is configured to reside in the SPI EEPROM: We need a 520 byte
1768 scratch DPRAM area. It is used between the two initialization
1769 calls (spi_init_f() and spi_init_r()). A value of 0xB00 seems
1770 to be a good choice since it makes it far enough from the
1771 start of the data area as well as from the stack pointer.
1772
1773Please note that the environment is read-only as long as the monitor
1774has been relocated to RAM and a RAM copy of the environment has been
1775created; also, when using EEPROM you will have to use getenv_r()
1776until then to read environment variables.
1777
wdenk8dba0502003-03-31 16:34:49 +00001778The environment is protected by a CRC32 checksum. Before the monitor
1779is relocated into RAM, as a result of a bad CRC you will be working
1780with the compiled-in default environment - *silently*!!! [This is
1781necessary, because the first environment variable we need is the
1782"baudrate" setting for the console - if we have a bad CRC, we don't
1783have any device yet where we could complain.]
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001784
1785Note: once the monitor has been relocated, then it will complain if
1786the default environment is used; a new CRC is computed as soon as you
wdenk8dba0502003-03-31 16:34:49 +00001787use the "saveenv" command to store a valid environment.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001788
wdenk49c3f672003-10-08 22:33:00 +00001789- CFG_FAULT_ECHO_LINK_DOWN:
wdenk9c53f402003-10-15 23:53:47 +00001790 Echo the inverted Ethernet link state to the fault LED.
wdenk49c3f672003-10-08 22:33:00 +00001791
1792 Note: If this option is active, then CFG_FAULT_MII_ADDR
1793 also needs to be defined.
1794
1795- CFG_FAULT_MII_ADDR:
wdenk9c53f402003-10-15 23:53:47 +00001796 MII address of the PHY to check for the Ethernet link state.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001797
wdenkf602aa02004-03-13 23:29:43 +00001798- CFG_64BIT_VSPRINTF:
1799 Makes vsprintf (and all *printf functions) support printing
1800 of 64bit values by using the L quantifier
1801
1802- CFG_64BIT_STRTOUL:
1803 Adds simple_strtoull that returns a 64bit value
1804
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001805Low Level (hardware related) configuration options:
wdenkc8434db2003-03-26 06:55:25 +00001806---------------------------------------------------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001807
1808- CFG_CACHELINE_SIZE:
1809 Cache Line Size of the CPU.
1810
1811- CFG_DEFAULT_IMMR:
1812 Default address of the IMMR after system reset.
wdenk2bb11052003-07-17 23:16:40 +00001813
wdenk9c53f402003-10-15 23:53:47 +00001814 Needed on some 8260 systems (MPC8260ADS, PQ2FADS-ZU,
1815 and RPXsuper) to be able to adjust the position of
1816 the IMMR register after a reset.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001817
wdenk1272e232002-11-10 22:06:23 +00001818- Floppy Disk Support:
1819 CFG_FDC_DRIVE_NUMBER
1820
1821 the default drive number (default value 0)
1822
1823 CFG_ISA_IO_STRIDE
1824
1825 defines the spacing between fdc chipset registers
1826 (default value 1)
1827
1828 CFG_ISA_IO_OFFSET
1829
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001830 defines the offset of register from address. It
1831 depends on which part of the data bus is connected to
1832 the fdc chipset. (default value 0)
wdenk1272e232002-11-10 22:06:23 +00001833
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001834 If CFG_ISA_IO_STRIDE CFG_ISA_IO_OFFSET and
1835 CFG_FDC_DRIVE_NUMBER are undefined, they take their
1836 default value.
wdenk1272e232002-11-10 22:06:23 +00001837
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001838 if CFG_FDC_HW_INIT is defined, then the function
1839 fdc_hw_init() is called at the beginning of the FDC
1840 setup. fdc_hw_init() must be provided by the board
1841 source code. It is used to make hardware dependant
1842 initializations.
wdenk1272e232002-11-10 22:06:23 +00001843
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001844- CFG_IMMR: Physical address of the Internal Memory Mapped
1845 Register; DO NOT CHANGE! (11-4)
1846 [MPC8xx systems only]
1847
1848- CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR:
1849
wdenkeb20ad32003-09-05 23:19:14 +00001850 Start address of memory area that can be used for
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001851 initial data and stack; please note that this must be
1852 writable memory that is working WITHOUT special
1853 initialization, i. e. you CANNOT use normal RAM which
1854 will become available only after programming the
1855 memory controller and running certain initialization
1856 sequences.
1857
1858 U-Boot uses the following memory types:
1859 - MPC8xx and MPC8260: IMMR (internal memory of the CPU)
1860 - MPC824X: data cache
1861 - PPC4xx: data cache
1862
wdenk8dba0502003-03-31 16:34:49 +00001863- CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001864
1865 Offset of the initial data structure in the memory
1866 area defined by CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR. Usually
wdenk8dba0502003-03-31 16:34:49 +00001867 CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET is chosen such that the initial
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001868 data is located at the end of the available space
1869 (sometimes written as (CFG_INIT_RAM_END -
1870 CFG_INIT_DATA_SIZE), and the initial stack is just
1871 below that area (growing from (CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR +
wdenk8dba0502003-03-31 16:34:49 +00001872 CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET) downward.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001873
1874 Note:
1875 On the MPC824X (or other systems that use the data
1876 cache for initial memory) the address chosen for
1877 CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR is basically arbitrary - it must
1878 point to an otherwise UNUSED address space between
1879 the top of RAM and the start of the PCI space.
1880
1881- CFG_SIUMCR: SIU Module Configuration (11-6)
1882
1883- CFG_SYPCR: System Protection Control (11-9)
1884
1885- CFG_TBSCR: Time Base Status and Control (11-26)
1886
1887- CFG_PISCR: Periodic Interrupt Status and Control (11-31)
1888
1889- CFG_PLPRCR: PLL, Low-Power, and Reset Control Register (15-30)
1890
1891- CFG_SCCR: System Clock and reset Control Register (15-27)
1892
1893- CFG_OR_TIMING_SDRAM:
1894 SDRAM timing
1895
1896- CFG_MAMR_PTA:
1897 periodic timer for refresh
1898
1899- CFG_DER: Debug Event Register (37-47)
1900
1901- FLASH_BASE0_PRELIM, FLASH_BASE1_PRELIM, CFG_REMAP_OR_AM,
1902 CFG_PRELIM_OR_AM, CFG_OR_TIMING_FLASH, CFG_OR0_REMAP,
1903 CFG_OR0_PRELIM, CFG_BR0_PRELIM, CFG_OR1_REMAP, CFG_OR1_PRELIM,
1904 CFG_BR1_PRELIM:
1905 Memory Controller Definitions: BR0/1 and OR0/1 (FLASH)
1906
1907- SDRAM_BASE2_PRELIM, SDRAM_BASE3_PRELIM, SDRAM_MAX_SIZE,
1908 CFG_OR_TIMING_SDRAM, CFG_OR2_PRELIM, CFG_BR2_PRELIM,
1909 CFG_OR3_PRELIM, CFG_BR3_PRELIM:
1910 Memory Controller Definitions: BR2/3 and OR2/3 (SDRAM)
1911
1912- CFG_MAMR_PTA, CFG_MPTPR_2BK_4K, CFG_MPTPR_1BK_4K, CFG_MPTPR_2BK_8K,
1913 CFG_MPTPR_1BK_8K, CFG_MAMR_8COL, CFG_MAMR_9COL:
1914 Machine Mode Register and Memory Periodic Timer
1915 Prescaler definitions (SDRAM timing)
1916
1917- CFG_I2C_UCODE_PATCH, CFG_I2C_DPMEM_OFFSET [0x1FC0]:
1918 enable I2C microcode relocation patch (MPC8xx);
1919 define relocation offset in DPRAM [DSP2]
1920
1921- CFG_SPI_UCODE_PATCH, CFG_SPI_DPMEM_OFFSET [0x1FC0]:
1922 enable SPI microcode relocation patch (MPC8xx);
1923 define relocation offset in DPRAM [SCC4]
1924
1925- CFG_USE_OSCCLK:
1926 Use OSCM clock mode on MBX8xx board. Be careful,
1927 wrong setting might damage your board. Read
1928 doc/README.MBX before setting this variable!
1929
wdenk2029f4d2002-11-21 23:11:29 +00001930- CFG_CPM_POST_WORD_ADDR: (MPC8xx, MPC8260 only)
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001931 Offset of the bootmode word in DPRAM used by post
1932 (Power On Self Tests). This definition overrides
1933 #define'd default value in commproc.h resp.
1934 cpm_8260.h.
wdenk2029f4d2002-11-21 23:11:29 +00001935
stroese3d24d6e2003-05-23 11:39:05 +00001936- CFG_PCI_SLV_MEM_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_SLV_MEM_BUS, CFG_PICMR0_MASK_ATTRIB,
1937 CFG_PCI_MSTR0_LOCAL, CFG_PCIMSK0_MASK, CFG_PCI_MSTR1_LOCAL,
1938 CFG_PCIMSK1_MASK, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_BUS,
1939 CFG_CPU_PCI_MEM_START, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_SIZE, CFG_POCMR0_MASK_ATTRIB,
1940 CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_BUS, CPU_PCI_MEMIO_START,
1941 CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_SIZE, CFG_POCMR1_MASK_ATTRIB, CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_LOCAL,
1942 CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_BUS, CFG_CPU_PCI_IO_START, CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_SIZE,
wdenkbf2f8c92003-05-22 22:52:13 +00001943 CFG_POCMR2_MASK_ATTRIB: (MPC826x only)
1944 Overrides the default PCI memory map in cpu/mpc8260/pci.c if set.
1945
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001946Building the Software:
1947======================
1948
1949Building U-Boot has been tested in native PPC environments (on a
1950PowerBook G3 running LinuxPPC 2000) and in cross environments
1951(running RedHat 6.x and 7.x Linux on x86, Solaris 2.6 on a SPARC, and
1952NetBSD 1.5 on x86).
1953
1954If you are not using a native PPC environment, it is assumed that you
1955have the GNU cross compiling tools available in your path and named
1956with a prefix of "powerpc-linux-". If this is not the case, (e.g. if
1957you are using Monta Vista's Hard Hat Linux CDK 1.2) you must change
1958the definition of CROSS_COMPILE in Makefile. For HHL on a 4xx CPU,
1959change it to:
1960
1961 CROSS_COMPILE = ppc_4xx-
1962
1963
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +00001964U-Boot is intended to be simple to build. After installing the
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001965sources you must configure U-Boot for one specific board type. This
1966is done by typing:
1967
1968 make NAME_config
1969
1970where "NAME_config" is the name of one of the existing
1971configurations; the following names are supported:
1972
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00001973 ADCIOP_config ADS860_config AR405_config
1974 at91rm9200dk_config CANBT_config cmi_mpc5xx_config
1975 cogent_common_config cogent_mpc8260_config cogent_mpc8xx_config
1976 CPCI405_config CPCIISER4_config CU824_config
1977 DUET_ADS_config EBONY_config ELPT860_config
1978 ESTEEM192E_config ETX094_config FADS823_config
1979 FADS850SAR_config FADS860T_config FPS850L_config
1980 FPS860L_config GEN860T_config GENIETV_config
1981 GTH_config hermes_config hymod_config
1982 IP860_config IVML24_config IVMS8_config
1983 JSE_config LANTEC_config lwmon_config
1984 MBX860T_config MBX_config MPC8260ADS_config
1985 MPC8540ADS_config MPC8560ADS_config NETVIA_config
1986 omap1510inn_config omap1610h2_config omap1610inn_config
1987 pcu_e_config PIP405_config QS823_config
1988 QS850_config QS860T_config RPXlite_config
1989 RPXsuper_config rsdproto_config Sandpoint8240_config
1990 sbc8260_config SM850_config SPD823TS_config
1991 SXNI855T_config TQM823L_config TQM850L_config
1992 TQM855L_config TQM860L_config WALNUT405_config
1993 ZPC1900_config
wdenk2f0812d2003-10-08 22:45:44 +00001994
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00001995 Note: for some board special configuration names may exist; check if
1996 additional information is available from the board vendor; for
1997 instance, the TQM8xxL systems run normally at 50 MHz and use a
1998 SCC for 10baseT ethernet; there are also systems with 80 MHz
1999 CPU clock, and an optional Fast Ethernet module is available
2000 for CPU's with FEC. You can select such additional "features"
2001 when chosing the configuration, i. e.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002002
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002003 make TQM860L_config
2004 - will configure for a plain TQM860L, i. e. 50MHz, no FEC
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002005
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002006 make TQM860L_FEC_config
2007 - will configure for a TQM860L at 50MHz with FEC for ethernet
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002008
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002009 make TQM860L_80MHz_config
2010 - will configure for a TQM860L at 80 MHz, with normal 10baseT
2011 interface
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002012
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002013 make TQM860L_FEC_80MHz_config
2014 - will configure for a TQM860L at 80 MHz with FEC for ethernet
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002015
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002016 make TQM823L_LCD_config
2017 - will configure for a TQM823L with U-Boot console on LCD
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002018
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002019 make TQM823L_LCD_80MHz_config
2020 - will configure for a TQM823L at 80 MHz with U-Boot console on LCD
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002021
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002022 etc.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002023
2024
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002025 Finally, type "make all", and you should get some working U-Boot
2026 images ready for download to / installation on your system:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002027
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002028 - "u-boot.bin" is a raw binary image
2029 - "u-boot" is an image in ELF binary format
2030 - "u-boot.srec" is in Motorola S-Record format
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002031
2032
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002033 Please be aware that the Makefiles assume you are using GNU make, so
2034 for instance on NetBSD you might need to use "gmake" instead of
2035 native "make".
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002036
2037
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002038 If the system board that you have is not listed, then you will need
2039 to port U-Boot to your hardware platform. To do this, follow these
2040 steps:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002041
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002042 1. Add a new configuration option for your board to the toplevel
2043 "Makefile" and to the "MAKEALL" script, using the existing
2044 entries as examples. Note that here and at many other places
2045 boards and other names are listed in alphabetical sort order. Please
2046 keep this order.
2047 2. Create a new directory to hold your board specific code. Add any
2048 files you need. In your board directory, you will need at least
2049 the "Makefile", a "<board>.c", "flash.c" and "u-boot.lds".
2050 3. Create a new configuration file "include/configs/<board>.h" for
2051 your board
2052 3. If you're porting U-Boot to a new CPU, then also create a new
2053 directory to hold your CPU specific code. Add any files you need.
2054 4. Run "make <board>_config" with your new name.
2055 5. Type "make", and you should get a working "u-boot.srec" file
2056 to be installed on your target system.
2057 6. Debug and solve any problems that might arise.
2058 [Of course, this last step is much harder than it sounds.]
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002059
2060
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002061 Testing of U-Boot Modifications, Ports to New Hardware, etc.:
2062 ==============================================================
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002063
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002064 If you have modified U-Boot sources (for instance added a new board
2065 or support for new devices, a new CPU, etc.) you are expected to
2066 provide feedback to the other developers. The feedback normally takes
2067 the form of a "patch", i. e. a context diff against a certain (latest
2068 official or latest in CVS) version of U-Boot sources.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002069
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002070 But before you submit such a patch, please verify that your modifi-
2071 cation did not break existing code. At least make sure that *ALL* of
2072 the supported boards compile WITHOUT ANY compiler warnings. To do so,
2073 just run the "MAKEALL" script, which will configure and build U-Boot
2074 for ALL supported system. Be warned, this will take a while. You can
2075 select which (cross) compiler to use by passing a `CROSS_COMPILE'
2076 environment variable to the script, i. e. to use the cross tools from
2077 MontaVista's Hard Hat Linux you can type
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002078
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002079 CROSS_COMPILE=ppc_8xx- MAKEALL
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002080
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002081 or to build on a native PowerPC system you can type
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002082
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002083 CROSS_COMPILE=' ' MAKEALL
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002084
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002085 See also "U-Boot Porting Guide" below.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002086
2087
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002088 Monitor Commands - Overview:
2089 ============================
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002090
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002091 go - start application at address 'addr'
2092 run - run commands in an environment variable
2093 bootm - boot application image from memory
2094 bootp - boot image via network using BootP/TFTP protocol
2095 tftpboot- boot image via network using TFTP protocol
2096 and env variables "ipaddr" and "serverip"
2097 (and eventually "gatewayip")
2098 rarpboot- boot image via network using RARP/TFTP protocol
2099 diskboot- boot from IDE devicebootd - boot default, i.e., run 'bootcmd'
2100 loads - load S-Record file over serial line
2101 loadb - load binary file over serial line (kermit mode)
2102 md - memory display
2103 mm - memory modify (auto-incrementing)
2104 nm - memory modify (constant address)
2105 mw - memory write (fill)
2106 cp - memory copy
2107 cmp - memory compare
2108 crc32 - checksum calculation
2109 imd - i2c memory display
2110 imm - i2c memory modify (auto-incrementing)
2111 inm - i2c memory modify (constant address)
2112 imw - i2c memory write (fill)
2113 icrc32 - i2c checksum calculation
2114 iprobe - probe to discover valid I2C chip addresses
2115 iloop - infinite loop on address range
2116 isdram - print SDRAM configuration information
2117 sspi - SPI utility commands
2118 base - print or set address offset
2119 printenv- print environment variables
2120 setenv - set environment variables
2121 saveenv - save environment variables to persistent storage
2122 protect - enable or disable FLASH write protection
2123 erase - erase FLASH memory
2124 flinfo - print FLASH memory information
2125 bdinfo - print Board Info structure
2126 iminfo - print header information for application image
2127 coninfo - print console devices and informations
2128 ide - IDE sub-system
2129 loop - infinite loop on address range
2130 mtest - simple RAM test
2131 icache - enable or disable instruction cache
2132 dcache - enable or disable data cache
2133 reset - Perform RESET of the CPU
2134 echo - echo args to console
2135 version - print monitor version
2136 help - print online help
2137 ? - alias for 'help'
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002138
2139
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002140 Monitor Commands - Detailed Description:
2141 ========================================
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002142
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002143 TODO.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002144
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002145 For now: just type "help <command>".
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002146
2147
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002148 Environment Variables:
2149 ======================
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002150
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002151 U-Boot supports user configuration using Environment Variables which
2152 can be made persistent by saving to Flash memory.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002153
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002154 Environment Variables are set using "setenv", printed using
2155 "printenv", and saved to Flash using "saveenv". Using "setenv"
2156 without a value can be used to delete a variable from the
2157 environment. As long as you don't save the environment you are
2158 working with an in-memory copy. In case the Flash area containing the
2159 environment is erased by accident, a default environment is provided.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002160
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002161 Some configuration options can be set using Environment Variables:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002162
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002163 baudrate - see CONFIG_BAUDRATE
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002164
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002165 bootdelay - see CONFIG_BOOTDELAY
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002166
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002167 bootcmd - see CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002168
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002169 bootargs - Boot arguments when booting an RTOS image
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002170
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002171 bootfile - Name of the image to load with TFTP
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002172
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002173 autoload - if set to "no" (any string beginning with 'n'),
2174 "bootp" will just load perform a lookup of the
2175 configuration from the BOOTP server, but not try to
2176 load any image using TFTP
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002177
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002178 autostart - if set to "yes", an image loaded using the "bootp",
2179 "rarpboot", "tftpboot" or "diskboot" commands will
2180 be automatically started (by internally calling
2181 "bootm")
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002182
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002183 If set to "no", a standalone image passed to the
2184 "bootm" command will be copied to the load address
2185 (and eventually uncompressed), but NOT be started.
2186 This can be used to load and uncompress arbitrary
2187 data.
wdenk3f9ab982003-04-12 23:38:12 +00002188
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002189 initrd_high - restrict positioning of initrd images:
2190 If this variable is not set, initrd images will be
2191 copied to the highest possible address in RAM; this
2192 is usually what you want since it allows for
2193 maximum initrd size. If for some reason you want to
2194 make sure that the initrd image is loaded below the
2195 CFG_BOOTMAPSZ limit, you can set this environment
2196 variable to a value of "no" or "off" or "0".
2197 Alternatively, you can set it to a maximum upper
2198 address to use (U-Boot will still check that it
2199 does not overwrite the U-Boot stack and data).
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002200
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002201 For instance, when you have a system with 16 MB
2202 RAM, and want to reserve 4 MB from use by Linux,
2203 you can do this by adding "mem=12M" to the value of
2204 the "bootargs" variable. However, now you must make
2205 sure that the initrd image is placed in the first
2206 12 MB as well - this can be done with
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002207
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002208 setenv initrd_high 00c00000
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002209
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002210 If you set initrd_high to 0xFFFFFFFF, this is an
2211 indication to U-Boot that all addresses are legal
2212 for the Linux kernel, including addresses in flash
2213 memory. In this case U-Boot will NOT COPY the
2214 ramdisk at all. This may be useful to reduce the
2215 boot time on your system, but requires that this
2216 feature is supported by your Linux kernel.
wdenk6f770ed2003-05-23 23:18:21 +00002217
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002218 ipaddr - IP address; needed for tftpboot command
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002219
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002220 loadaddr - Default load address for commands like "bootp",
2221 "rarpboot", "tftpboot", "loadb" or "diskboot"
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002222
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002223 loads_echo - see CONFIG_LOADS_ECHO
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002224
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002225 serverip - TFTP server IP address; needed for tftpboot command
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002226
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002227 bootretry - see CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_TIME
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002228
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002229 bootdelaykey - see CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002230
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002231 bootstopkey - see CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002232
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002233 ethprime - When CONFIG_NET_MULTI is enabled controls which
2234 interface is used first.
wdenk145d2c12004-04-15 21:48:45 +00002235
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002236 ethact - When CONFIG_NET_MULTI is enabled controls which
2237 interface is currently active. For example you
2238 can do the following
wdenk145d2c12004-04-15 21:48:45 +00002239
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002240 => setenv ethact FEC ETHERNET
2241 => ping 192.168.0.1 # traffic sent on FEC ETHERNET
2242 => setenv ethact SCC ETHERNET
2243 => ping 10.0.0.1 # traffic sent on SCC ETHERNET
wdenk145d2c12004-04-15 21:48:45 +00002244
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002245 netretry - When set to "no" each network operation will
2246 either succeed or fail without retrying.
2247 Useful on scripts which control the retry operation
2248 themselves.
wdenk145d2c12004-04-15 21:48:45 +00002249
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002250 vlan - When set to a value < 4095 the traffic over
2251 ethernet is encapsulated/received over 802.1q
2252 VLAN tagged frames.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002253
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002254 The following environment variables may be used and automatically
2255 updated by the network boot commands ("bootp" and "rarpboot"),
2256 depending the information provided by your boot server:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002257
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002258 bootfile - see above
2259 dnsip - IP address of your Domain Name Server
2260 dnsip2 - IP address of your secondary Domain Name Server
2261 gatewayip - IP address of the Gateway (Router) to use
2262 hostname - Target hostname
2263 ipaddr - see above
2264 netmask - Subnet Mask
2265 rootpath - Pathname of the root filesystem on the NFS server
2266 serverip - see above
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002267
2268
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002269 There are two special Environment Variables:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002270
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002271 serial# - contains hardware identification information such
2272 as type string and/or serial number
2273 ethaddr - Ethernet address
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002274
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002275 These variables can be set only once (usually during manufacturing of
2276 the board). U-Boot refuses to delete or overwrite these variables
2277 once they have been set once.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002278
stroeseb9c17c52003-04-04 15:53:41 +00002279
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002280 Further special Environment Variables:
stroeseb9c17c52003-04-04 15:53:41 +00002281
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002282 ver - Contains the U-Boot version string as printed
2283 with the "version" command. This variable is
2284 readonly (see CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE).
stroeseb9c17c52003-04-04 15:53:41 +00002285
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002286
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002287 Please note that changes to some configuration parameters may take
2288 only effect after the next boot (yes, that's just like Windoze :-).
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002289
2290
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002291 Command Line Parsing:
2292 =====================
wdenkf4688a22003-05-28 08:06:31 +00002293
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002294 There are two different command line parsers available with U-Boot:
2295 the old "simple" one, and the much more powerful "hush" shell:
wdenkf4688a22003-05-28 08:06:31 +00002296
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002297 Old, simple command line parser:
2298 --------------------------------
wdenkf4688a22003-05-28 08:06:31 +00002299
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002300 - supports environment variables (through setenv / saveenv commands)
2301 - several commands on one line, separated by ';'
2302 - variable substitution using "... $(name) ..." syntax
2303 - special characters ('$', ';') can be escaped by prefixing with '\',
2304 for example:
2305 setenv bootcmd bootm \$(address)
2306 - You can also escape text by enclosing in single apostrophes, for example:
2307 setenv addip 'setenv bootargs $bootargs ip=$ipaddr:$serverip:$gatewayip:$netmask:$hostname::off'
wdenkf4688a22003-05-28 08:06:31 +00002308
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002309 Hush shell:
2310 -----------
wdenkf4688a22003-05-28 08:06:31 +00002311
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002312 - similar to Bourne shell, with control structures like
2313 if...then...else...fi, for...do...done; while...do...done,
2314 until...do...done, ...
2315 - supports environment ("global") variables (through setenv / saveenv
2316 commands) and local shell variables (through standard shell syntax
2317 "name=value"); only environment variables can be used with "run"
2318 command
wdenkf4688a22003-05-28 08:06:31 +00002319
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002320 General rules:
2321 --------------
wdenkf4688a22003-05-28 08:06:31 +00002322
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002323 (1) If a command line (or an environment variable executed by a "run"
2324 command) contains several commands separated by semicolon, and
2325 one of these commands fails, then the remaining commands will be
2326 executed anyway.
wdenkf4688a22003-05-28 08:06:31 +00002327
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002328 (2) If you execute several variables with one call to run (i. e.
2329 calling run with a list af variables as arguments), any failing
2330 command will cause "run" to terminate, i. e. the remaining
2331 variables are not executed.
wdenkf4688a22003-05-28 08:06:31 +00002332
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002333 Note for Redundant Ethernet Interfaces:
2334 =======================================
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002335
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002336 Some boards come with redundant ethernet interfaces; U-Boot supports
2337 such configurations and is capable of automatic selection of a
2338 "working" interface when needed. MAC assignment works as follows:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002339
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002340 Network interfaces are numbered eth0, eth1, eth2, ... Corresponding
2341 MAC addresses can be stored in the environment as "ethaddr" (=>eth0),
2342 "eth1addr" (=>eth1), "eth2addr", ...
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002343
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002344 If the network interface stores some valid MAC address (for instance
2345 in SROM), this is used as default address if there is NO correspon-
2346 ding setting in the environment; if the corresponding environment
2347 variable is set, this overrides the settings in the card; that means:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002348
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002349 o If the SROM has a valid MAC address, and there is no address in the
2350 environment, the SROM's address is used.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002351
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002352 o If there is no valid address in the SROM, and a definition in the
2353 environment exists, then the value from the environment variable is
2354 used.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002355
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002356 o If both the SROM and the environment contain a MAC address, and
2357 both addresses are the same, this MAC address is used.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002358
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002359 o If both the SROM and the environment contain a MAC address, and the
2360 addresses differ, the value from the environment is used and a
2361 warning is printed.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002362
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002363 o If neither SROM nor the environment contain a MAC address, an error
2364 is raised.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002365
2366
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002367 Image Formats:
2368 ==============
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002369
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002370 The "boot" commands of this monitor operate on "image" files which
2371 can be basicly anything, preceeded by a special header; see the
2372 definitions in include/image.h for details; basicly, the header
2373 defines the following image properties:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002374
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002375 * Target Operating System (Provisions for OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD,
2376 4.4BSD, Linux, SVR4, Esix, Solaris, Irix, SCO, Dell, NCR, VxWorks,
2377 LynxOS, pSOS, QNX, RTEMS, ARTOS;
2378 Currently supported: Linux, NetBSD, VxWorks, QNX, RTEMS, ARTOS, LynxOS).
2379 * Target CPU Architecture (Provisions for Alpha, ARM, Intel x86,
2380 IA64, MIPS, NIOS, PowerPC, IBM S390, SuperH, Sparc, Sparc 64 Bit;
2381 Currently supported: ARM, Intel x86, MIPS, NIOS, PowerPC).
2382 * Compression Type (uncompressed, gzip, bzip2)
2383 * Load Address
2384 * Entry Point
2385 * Image Name
2386 * Image Timestamp
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002387
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002388 The header is marked by a special Magic Number, and both the header
2389 and the data portions of the image are secured against corruption by
2390 CRC32 checksums.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002391
2392
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002393 Linux Support:
2394 ==============
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002395
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002396 Although U-Boot should support any OS or standalone application
2397 easily, the main focus has always been on Linux during the design of
2398 U-Boot.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002399
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002400 U-Boot includes many features that so far have been part of some
2401 special "boot loader" code within the Linux kernel. Also, any
2402 "initrd" images to be used are no longer part of one big Linux image;
2403 instead, kernel and "initrd" are separate images. This implementation
2404 serves several purposes:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002405
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002406 - the same features can be used for other OS or standalone
2407 applications (for instance: using compressed images to reduce the
2408 Flash memory footprint)
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002409
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002410 - it becomes much easier to port new Linux kernel versions because
2411 lots of low-level, hardware dependent stuff are done by U-Boot
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002412
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002413 - the same Linux kernel image can now be used with different "initrd"
2414 images; of course this also means that different kernel images can
2415 be run with the same "initrd". This makes testing easier (you don't
2416 have to build a new "zImage.initrd" Linux image when you just
2417 change a file in your "initrd"). Also, a field-upgrade of the
2418 software is easier now.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002419
2420
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002421 Linux HOWTO:
2422 ============
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002423
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002424 Porting Linux to U-Boot based systems:
2425 ---------------------------------------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002426
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002427 U-Boot cannot save you from doing all the necessary modifications to
2428 configure the Linux device drivers for use with your target hardware
2429 (no, we don't intend to provide a full virtual machine interface to
2430 Linux :-).
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002431
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002432 But now you can ignore ALL boot loader code (in arch/ppc/mbxboot).
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002433
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002434 Just make sure your machine specific header file (for instance
2435 include/asm-ppc/tqm8xx.h) includes the same definition of the Board
2436 Information structure as we define in include/u-boot.h, and make
2437 sure that your definition of IMAP_ADDR uses the same value as your
2438 U-Boot configuration in CFG_IMMR.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002439
2440
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002441 Configuring the Linux kernel:
2442 -----------------------------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002443
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002444 No specific requirements for U-Boot. Make sure you have some root
2445 device (initial ramdisk, NFS) for your target system.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002446
2447
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002448 Building a Linux Image:
2449 -----------------------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002450
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002451 With U-Boot, "normal" build targets like "zImage" or "bzImage" are
2452 not used. If you use recent kernel source, a new build target
2453 "uImage" will exist which automatically builds an image usable by
2454 U-Boot. Most older kernels also have support for a "pImage" target,
2455 which was introduced for our predecessor project PPCBoot and uses a
2456 100% compatible format.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002457
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002458 Example:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002459
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002460 make TQM850L_config
2461 make oldconfig
2462 make dep
2463 make uImage
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +00002464
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002465 The "uImage" build target uses a special tool (in 'tools/mkimage') to
2466 encapsulate a compressed Linux kernel image with header information,
2467 CRC32 checksum etc. for use with U-Boot. This is what we are doing:
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +00002468
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002469 * build a standard "vmlinux" kernel image (in ELF binary format):
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +00002470
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002471 * convert the kernel into a raw binary image:
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +00002472
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002473 ${CROSS_COMPILE}-objcopy -O binary \
2474 -R .note -R .comment \
2475 -S vmlinux linux.bin
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002476
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002477 * compress the binary image:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002478
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002479 gzip -9 linux.bin
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002480
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002481 * package compressed binary image for U-Boot:
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +00002482
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002483 mkimage -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C gzip \
2484 -a 0 -e 0 -n "Linux Kernel Image" \
2485 -d linux.bin.gz uImage
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +00002486
2487
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002488 The "mkimage" tool can also be used to create ramdisk images for use
2489 with U-Boot, either separated from the Linux kernel image, or
2490 combined into one file. "mkimage" encapsulates the images with a 64
2491 byte header containing information about target architecture,
2492 operating system, image type, compression method, entry points, time
2493 stamp, CRC32 checksums, etc.
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +00002494
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002495 "mkimage" can be called in two ways: to verify existing images and
2496 print the header information, or to build new images.
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +00002497
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002498 In the first form (with "-l" option) mkimage lists the information
2499 contained in the header of an existing U-Boot image; this includes
2500 checksum verification:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002501
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002502 tools/mkimage -l image
2503 -l ==> list image header information
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002504
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002505 The second form (with "-d" option) is used to build a U-Boot image
2506 from a "data file" which is used as image payload:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002507
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002508 tools/mkimage -A arch -O os -T type -C comp -a addr -e ep \
2509 -n name -d data_file image
2510 -A ==> set architecture to 'arch'
2511 -O ==> set operating system to 'os'
2512 -T ==> set image type to 'type'
2513 -C ==> set compression type 'comp'
2514 -a ==> set load address to 'addr' (hex)
2515 -e ==> set entry point to 'ep' (hex)
2516 -n ==> set image name to 'name'
2517 -d ==> use image data from 'datafile'
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002518
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002519 Right now, all Linux kernels use the same load address (0x00000000),
2520 but the entry point address depends on the kernel version:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002521
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002522 - 2.2.x kernels have the entry point at 0x0000000C,
2523 - 2.3.x and later kernels have the entry point at 0x00000000.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002524
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002525 So a typical call to build a U-Boot image would read:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002526
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002527 -> tools/mkimage -n '2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L' \
2528 > -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C gzip -a 0 -e 0 \
2529 > -d /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux.gz \
2530 > examples/uImage.TQM850L
2531 Image Name: 2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
2532 Created: Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
2533 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2534 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327.86 kB = 0.32 MB
2535 Load Address: 0x00000000
2536 Entry Point: 0x00000000
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002537
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002538 To verify the contents of the image (or check for corruption):
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002539
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002540 -> tools/mkimage -l examples/uImage.TQM850L
2541 Image Name: 2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
2542 Created: Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
2543 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2544 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327.86 kB = 0.32 MB
2545 Load Address: 0x00000000
2546 Entry Point: 0x00000000
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002547
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002548 NOTE: for embedded systems where boot time is critical you can trade
2549 speed for memory and install an UNCOMPRESSED image instead: this
2550 needs more space in Flash, but boots much faster since it does not
2551 need to be uncompressed:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002552
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002553 -> gunzip /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux.gz
2554 -> tools/mkimage -n '2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L' \
2555 > -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0 -e 0 \
2556 > -d /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux \
2557 > examples/uImage.TQM850L-uncompressed
2558 Image Name: 2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
2559 Created: Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
2560 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
2561 Data Size: 792160 Bytes = 773.59 kB = 0.76 MB
2562 Load Address: 0x00000000
2563 Entry Point: 0x00000000
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002564
2565
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002566 Similar you can build U-Boot images from a 'ramdisk.image.gz' file
2567 when your kernel is intended to use an initial ramdisk:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002568
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002569 -> tools/mkimage -n 'Simple Ramdisk Image' \
2570 > -A ppc -O linux -T ramdisk -C gzip \
2571 > -d /LinuxPPC/images/SIMPLE-ramdisk.image.gz examples/simple-initrd
2572 Image Name: Simple Ramdisk Image
2573 Created: Wed Jan 12 14:01:50 2000
2574 Image Type: PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
2575 Data Size: 566530 Bytes = 553.25 kB = 0.54 MB
2576 Load Address: 0x00000000
2577 Entry Point: 0x00000000
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002578
2579
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002580 Installing a Linux Image:
2581 -------------------------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002582
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002583 To downloading a U-Boot image over the serial (console) interface,
2584 you must convert the image to S-Record format:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002585
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002586 objcopy -I binary -O srec examples/image examples/image.srec
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002587
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002588 The 'objcopy' does not understand the information in the U-Boot
2589 image header, so the resulting S-Record file will be relative to
2590 address 0x00000000. To load it to a given address, you need to
2591 specify the target address as 'offset' parameter with the 'loads'
2592 command.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002593
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002594 Example: install the image to address 0x40100000 (which on the
2595 TQM8xxL is in the first Flash bank):
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002596
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002597 => erase 40100000 401FFFFF
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002598
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002599 .......... done
2600 Erased 8 sectors
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002601
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002602 => loads 40100000
2603 ## Ready for S-Record download ...
2604 ~>examples/image.srec
2605 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ...
2606 ...
2607 15989 15990 15991 15992
2608 [file transfer complete]
2609 [connected]
2610 ## Start Addr = 0x00000000
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002611
2612
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002613 You can check the success of the download using the 'iminfo' command;
2614 this includes a checksum verification so you can be sure no data
2615 corruption happened:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002616
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002617 => imi 40100000
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002618
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002619 ## Checking Image at 40100000 ...
2620 Image Name: 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
2621 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2622 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
2623 Load Address: 00000000
2624 Entry Point: 0000000c
2625 Verifying Checksum ... OK
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002626
2627
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002628 Boot Linux:
2629 -----------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002630
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002631 The "bootm" command is used to boot an application that is stored in
2632 memory (RAM or Flash). In case of a Linux kernel image, the contents
2633 of the "bootargs" environment variable is passed to the kernel as
2634 parameters. You can check and modify this variable using the
2635 "printenv" and "setenv" commands:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002636
2637
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002638 => printenv bootargs
2639 bootargs=root=/dev/ram
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002640
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002641 => setenv bootargs root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002642
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002643 => printenv bootargs
2644 bootargs=root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002645
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002646 => bootm 40020000
2647 ## Booting Linux kernel at 40020000 ...
2648 Image Name: 2.2.13 for NFS on TQM850L
2649 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2650 Data Size: 381681 Bytes = 372 kB = 0 MB
2651 Load Address: 00000000
2652 Entry Point: 0000000c
2653 Verifying Checksum ... OK
2654 Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
2655 Linux version 2.2.13 (wd@denx.local.net) (gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release)) #1 Wed Jul 19 02:35:17 MEST 2000
2656 Boot arguments: root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
2657 time_init: decrementer frequency = 187500000/60
2658 Calibrating delay loop... 49.77 BogoMIPS
2659 Memory: 15208k available (700k kernel code, 444k data, 32k init) [c0000000,c1000000]
2660 ...
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002661
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002662 If you want to boot a Linux kernel with initial ram disk, you pass
2663 the memory addresses of both the kernel and the initrd image (PPBCOOT
2664 format!) to the "bootm" command:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002665
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002666 => imi 40100000 40200000
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002667
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002668 ## Checking Image at 40100000 ...
2669 Image Name: 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
2670 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2671 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
2672 Load Address: 00000000
2673 Entry Point: 0000000c
2674 Verifying Checksum ... OK
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002675
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002676 ## Checking Image at 40200000 ...
2677 Image Name: Simple Ramdisk Image
2678 Image Type: PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
2679 Data Size: 566530 Bytes = 553 kB = 0 MB
2680 Load Address: 00000000
2681 Entry Point: 00000000
2682 Verifying Checksum ... OK
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002683
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002684 => bootm 40100000 40200000
2685 ## Booting Linux kernel at 40100000 ...
2686 Image Name: 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
2687 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2688 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
2689 Load Address: 00000000
2690 Entry Point: 0000000c
2691 Verifying Checksum ... OK
2692 Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
2693 ## Loading RAMDisk Image at 40200000 ...
2694 Image Name: Simple Ramdisk Image
2695 Image Type: PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
2696 Data Size: 566530 Bytes = 553 kB = 0 MB
2697 Load Address: 00000000
2698 Entry Point: 00000000
2699 Verifying Checksum ... OK
2700 Loading Ramdisk ... OK
2701 Linux version 2.2.13 (wd@denx.local.net) (gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release)) #1 Wed Jul 19 02:32:08 MEST 2000
2702 Boot arguments: root=/dev/ram
2703 time_init: decrementer frequency = 187500000/60
2704 Calibrating delay loop... 49.77 BogoMIPS
2705 ...
2706 RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
2707 VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002708
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002709 bash#
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002710
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002711 More About U-Boot Image Types:
2712 ------------------------------
wdenk4fc95692003-02-28 00:49:47 +00002713
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002714 U-Boot supports the following image types:
wdenk4fc95692003-02-28 00:49:47 +00002715
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002716 "Standalone Programs" are directly runnable in the environment
2717 provided by U-Boot; it is expected that (if they behave
2718 well) you can continue to work in U-Boot after return from
2719 the Standalone Program.
2720 "OS Kernel Images" are usually images of some Embedded OS which
2721 will take over control completely. Usually these programs
2722 will install their own set of exception handlers, device
2723 drivers, set up the MMU, etc. - this means, that you cannot
2724 expect to re-enter U-Boot except by resetting the CPU.
2725 "RAMDisk Images" are more or less just data blocks, and their
2726 parameters (address, size) are passed to an OS kernel that is
2727 being started.
2728 "Multi-File Images" contain several images, typically an OS
2729 (Linux) kernel image and one or more data images like
2730 RAMDisks. This construct is useful for instance when you want
2731 to boot over the network using BOOTP etc., where the boot
2732 server provides just a single image file, but you want to get
2733 for instance an OS kernel and a RAMDisk image.
stroeseb9c17c52003-04-04 15:53:41 +00002734
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002735 "Multi-File Images" start with a list of image sizes, each
2736 image size (in bytes) specified by an "uint32_t" in network
2737 byte order. This list is terminated by an "(uint32_t)0".
2738 Immediately after the terminating 0 follow the images, one by
2739 one, all aligned on "uint32_t" boundaries (size rounded up to
2740 a multiple of 4 bytes).
stroeseb9c17c52003-04-04 15:53:41 +00002741
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002742 "Firmware Images" are binary images containing firmware (like
2743 U-Boot or FPGA images) which usually will be programmed to
2744 flash memory.
stroeseb9c17c52003-04-04 15:53:41 +00002745
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002746 "Script files" are command sequences that will be executed by
2747 U-Boot's command interpreter; this feature is especially
2748 useful when you configure U-Boot to use a real shell (hush)
2749 as command interpreter.
wdenk4fc95692003-02-28 00:49:47 +00002750
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002751
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002752 Standalone HOWTO:
2753 =================
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002754
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002755 One of the features of U-Boot is that you can dynamically load and
2756 run "standalone" applications, which can use some resources of
2757 U-Boot like console I/O functions or interrupt services.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002758
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002759 Two simple examples are included with the sources:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002760
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002761 "Hello World" Demo:
2762 -------------------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002763
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002764 'examples/hello_world.c' contains a small "Hello World" Demo
2765 application; it is automatically compiled when you build U-Boot.
2766 It's configured to run at address 0x00040004, so you can play with it
2767 like that:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002768
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002769 => loads
2770 ## Ready for S-Record download ...
2771 ~>examples/hello_world.srec
2772 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...
2773 [file transfer complete]
2774 [connected]
2775 ## Start Addr = 0x00040004
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002776
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002777 => go 40004 Hello World! This is a test.
2778 ## Starting application at 0x00040004 ...
2779 Hello World
2780 argc = 7
2781 argv[0] = "40004"
2782 argv[1] = "Hello"
2783 argv[2] = "World!"
2784 argv[3] = "This"
2785 argv[4] = "is"
2786 argv[5] = "a"
2787 argv[6] = "test."
2788 argv[7] = "<NULL>"
2789 Hit any key to exit ...
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002790
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002791 ## Application terminated, rc = 0x0
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002792
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002793 Another example, which demonstrates how to register a CPM interrupt
2794 handler with the U-Boot code, can be found in 'examples/timer.c'.
2795 Here, a CPM timer is set up to generate an interrupt every second.
2796 The interrupt service routine is trivial, just printing a '.'
2797 character, but this is just a demo program. The application can be
2798 controlled by the following keys:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002799
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002800 ? - print current values og the CPM Timer registers
2801 b - enable interrupts and start timer
2802 e - stop timer and disable interrupts
2803 q - quit application
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002804
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002805 => loads
2806 ## Ready for S-Record download ...
2807 ~>examples/timer.srec
2808 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...
2809 [file transfer complete]
2810 [connected]
2811 ## Start Addr = 0x00040004
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002812
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002813 => go 40004
2814 ## Starting application at 0x00040004 ...
2815 TIMERS=0xfff00980
2816 Using timer 1
2817 tgcr @ 0xfff00980, tmr @ 0xfff00990, trr @ 0xfff00994, tcr @ 0xfff00998, tcn @ 0xfff0099c, ter @ 0xfff009b0
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002818
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002819 Hit 'b':
2820 [q, b, e, ?] Set interval 1000000 us
2821 Enabling timer
2822 Hit '?':
2823 [q, b, e, ?] ........
2824 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0xef6, ter=0x0
2825 Hit '?':
2826 [q, b, e, ?] .
2827 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x2ad4, ter=0x0
2828 Hit '?':
2829 [q, b, e, ?] .
2830 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x1efc, ter=0x0
2831 Hit '?':
2832 [q, b, e, ?] .
2833 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x169d, ter=0x0
2834 Hit 'e':
2835 [q, b, e, ?] ...Stopping timer
2836 Hit 'q':
2837 [q, b, e, ?] ## Application terminated, rc = 0x0
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002838
wdenk8dba0502003-03-31 16:34:49 +00002839
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002840 Minicom warning:
2841 ================
wdenk8dba0502003-03-31 16:34:49 +00002842
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002843 Over time, many people have reported problems when trying to use the
2844 "minicom" terminal emulation program for serial download. I (wd)
2845 consider minicom to be broken, and recommend not to use it. Under
2846 Unix, I recommend to use C-Kermit for general purpose use (and
2847 especially for kermit binary protocol download ("loadb" command), and
2848 use "cu" for S-Record download ("loads" command).
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002849
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002850 Nevertheless, if you absolutely want to use it try adding this
2851 configuration to your "File transfer protocols" section:
wdenk88e72a32003-06-19 23:04:19 +00002852
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002853 Name Program Name U/D FullScr IO-Red. Multi
2854 X kermit /usr/bin/kermit -i -l %l -s Y U Y N N
2855 Y kermit /usr/bin/kermit -i -l %l -r N D Y N N
wdenk88e72a32003-06-19 23:04:19 +00002856
2857
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002858 NetBSD Notes:
2859 =============
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002860
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002861 Starting at version 0.9.2, U-Boot supports NetBSD both as host
2862 (build U-Boot) and target system (boots NetBSD/mpc8xx).
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002863
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002864 Building requires a cross environment; it is known to work on
2865 NetBSD/i386 with the cross-powerpc-netbsd-1.3 package (you will also
2866 need gmake since the Makefiles are not compatible with BSD make).
2867 Note that the cross-powerpc package does not install include files;
2868 attempting to build U-Boot will fail because <machine/ansi.h> is
2869 missing. This file has to be installed and patched manually:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002870
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002871 # cd /usr/pkg/cross/powerpc-netbsd/include
2872 # mkdir powerpc
2873 # ln -s powerpc machine
2874 # cp /usr/src/sys/arch/powerpc/include/ansi.h powerpc/ansi.h
2875 # ${EDIT} powerpc/ansi.h ## must remove __va_list, _BSD_VA_LIST
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002876
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002877 Native builds *don't* work due to incompatibilities between native
2878 and U-Boot include files.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002879
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002880 Booting assumes that (the first part of) the image booted is a
2881 stage-2 loader which in turn loads and then invokes the kernel
2882 proper. Loader sources will eventually appear in the NetBSD source
2883 tree (probably in sys/arc/mpc8xx/stand/u-boot_stage2/); in the
2884 meantime, send mail to bruno@exet-ag.de and/or wd@denx.de for
2885 details.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002886
2887
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002888 Implementation Internals:
2889 =========================
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002890
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002891 The following is not intended to be a complete description of every
2892 implementation detail. However, it should help to understand the
2893 inner workings of U-Boot and make it easier to port it to custom
2894 hardware.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002895
2896
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002897 Initial Stack, Global Data:
2898 ---------------------------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002899
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002900 The implementation of U-Boot is complicated by the fact that U-Boot
2901 starts running out of ROM (flash memory), usually without access to
2902 system RAM (because the memory controller is not initialized yet).
2903 This means that we don't have writable Data or BSS segments, and BSS
2904 is not initialized as zero. To be able to get a C environment working
2905 at all, we have to allocate at least a minimal stack. Implementation
2906 options for this are defined and restricted by the CPU used: Some CPU
2907 models provide on-chip memory (like the IMMR area on MPC8xx and
2908 MPC826x processors), on others (parts of) the data cache can be
2909 locked as (mis-) used as memory, etc.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002910
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002911 Chris Hallinan posted a good summary of these issues to the
2912 u-boot-users mailing list:
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00002913
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002914 Subject: RE: [U-Boot-Users] RE: More On Memory Bank x (nothingness)?
2915 From: "Chris Hallinan" <clh@net1plus.com>
2916 Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:43:46 -0500 (22:43 MET)
2917 ...
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00002918
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002919 Correct me if I'm wrong, folks, but the way I understand it
2920 is this: Using DCACHE as initial RAM for Stack, etc, does not
2921 require any physical RAM backing up the cache. The cleverness
2922 is that the cache is being used as a temporary supply of
2923 necessary storage before the SDRAM controller is setup. It's
2924 beyond the scope of this list to expain the details, but you
2925 can see how this works by studying the cache architecture and
2926 operation in the architecture and processor-specific manuals.
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00002927
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002928 OCM is On Chip Memory, which I believe the 405GP has 4K. It
2929 is another option for the system designer to use as an
2930 initial stack/ram area prior to SDRAM being available. Either
2931 option should work for you. Using CS 4 should be fine if your
2932 board designers haven't used it for something that would
2933 cause you grief during the initial boot! It is frequently not
2934 used.
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00002935
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002936 CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR should be somewhere that won't interfere
2937 with your processor/board/system design. The default value
2938 you will find in any recent u-boot distribution in
2939 Walnut405.h should work for you. I'd set it to a value larger
2940 than your SDRAM module. If you have a 64MB SDRAM module, set
2941 it above 400_0000. Just make sure your board has no resources
2942 that are supposed to respond to that address! That code in
2943 start.S has been around a while and should work as is when
2944 you get the config right.
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00002945
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002946 -Chris Hallinan
2947 DS4.COM, Inc.
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00002948
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002949 It is essential to remember this, since it has some impact on the C
2950 code for the initialization procedures:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002951
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002952 * Initialized global data (data segment) is read-only. Do not attempt
2953 to write it.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002954
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002955 * Do not use any unitialized global data (or implicitely initialized
2956 as zero data - BSS segment) at all - this is undefined, initiali-
2957 zation is performed later (when relocating to RAM).
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002958
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002959 * Stack space is very limited. Avoid big data buffers or things like
2960 that.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002961
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002962 Having only the stack as writable memory limits means we cannot use
2963 normal global data to share information beween the code. But it
2964 turned out that the implementation of U-Boot can be greatly
2965 simplified by making a global data structure (gd_t) available to all
2966 functions. We could pass a pointer to this data as argument to _all_
2967 functions, but this would bloat the code. Instead we use a feature of
2968 the GCC compiler (Global Register Variables) to share the data: we
2969 place a pointer (gd) to the global data into a register which we
2970 reserve for this purpose.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002971
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002972 When choosing a register for such a purpose we are restricted by the
2973 relevant (E)ABI specifications for the current architecture, and by
2974 GCC's implementation.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002975
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002976 For PowerPC, the following registers have specific use:
2977 R1: stack pointer
2978 R2: TOC pointer
2979 R3-R4: parameter passing and return values
2980 R5-R10: parameter passing
2981 R13: small data area pointer
2982 R30: GOT pointer
2983 R31: frame pointer
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002984
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002985 (U-Boot also uses R14 as internal GOT pointer.)
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002986
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002987 ==> U-Boot will use R29 to hold a pointer to the global data
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002988
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002989 Note: on PPC, we could use a static initializer (since the
2990 address of the global data structure is known at compile time),
2991 but it turned out that reserving a register results in somewhat
2992 smaller code - although the code savings are not that big (on
2993 average for all boards 752 bytes for the whole U-Boot image,
2994 624 text + 127 data).
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002995
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002996 On ARM, the following registers are used:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002997
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00002998 R0: function argument word/integer result
2999 R1-R3: function argument word
3000 R9: GOT pointer
3001 R10: stack limit (used only if stack checking if enabled)
3002 R11: argument (frame) pointer
3003 R12: temporary workspace
3004 R13: stack pointer
3005 R14: link register
3006 R15: program counter
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003007
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003008 ==> U-Boot will use R8 to hold a pointer to the global data
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003009
3010
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003011 Memory Management:
3012 ------------------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003013
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003014 U-Boot runs in system state and uses physical addresses, i.e. the
3015 MMU is not used either for address mapping nor for memory protection.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003016
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003017 The available memory is mapped to fixed addresses using the memory
3018 controller. In this process, a contiguous block is formed for each
3019 memory type (Flash, SDRAM, SRAM), even when it consists of several
3020 physical memory banks.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003021
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003022 U-Boot is installed in the first 128 kB of the first Flash bank (on
3023 TQM8xxL modules this is the range 0x40000000 ... 0x4001FFFF). After
3024 booting and sizing and initializing DRAM, the code relocates itself
3025 to the upper end of DRAM. Immediately below the U-Boot code some
3026 memory is reserved for use by malloc() [see CFG_MALLOC_LEN
3027 configuration setting]. Below that, a structure with global Board
3028 Info data is placed, followed by the stack (growing downward).
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003029
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003030 Additionally, some exception handler code is copied to the low 8 kB
3031 of DRAM (0x00000000 ... 0x00001FFF).
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003032
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003033 So a typical memory configuration with 16 MB of DRAM could look like
3034 this:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003035
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003036 0x0000 0000 Exception Vector code
3037 :
3038 0x0000 1FFF
3039 0x0000 2000 Free for Application Use
3040 :
3041 :
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003042
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003043 :
3044 :
3045 0x00FB FF20 Monitor Stack (Growing downward)
3046 0x00FB FFAC Board Info Data and permanent copy of global data
3047 0x00FC 0000 Malloc Arena
3048 :
3049 0x00FD FFFF
3050 0x00FE 0000 RAM Copy of Monitor Code
3051 ... eventually: LCD or video framebuffer
3052 ... eventually: pRAM (Protected RAM - unchanged by reset)
3053 0x00FF FFFF [End of RAM]
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003054
3055
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003056 System Initialization:
3057 ----------------------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003058
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003059 In the reset configuration, U-Boot starts at the reset entry point
3060 (on most PowerPC systens at address 0x00000100). Because of the reset
3061 configuration for CS0# this is a mirror of the onboard Flash memory.
3062 To be able to re-map memory U-Boot then jumps to its link address.
3063 To be able to implement the initialization code in C, a (small!)
3064 initial stack is set up in the internal Dual Ported RAM (in case CPUs
3065 which provide such a feature like MPC8xx or MPC8260), or in a locked
3066 part of the data cache. After that, U-Boot initializes the CPU core,
3067 the caches and the SIU.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003068
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003069 Next, all (potentially) available memory banks are mapped using a
3070 preliminary mapping. For example, we put them on 512 MB boundaries
3071 (multiples of 0x20000000: SDRAM on 0x00000000 and 0x20000000, Flash
3072 on 0x40000000 and 0x60000000, SRAM on 0x80000000). Then UPM A is
3073 programmed for SDRAM access. Using the temporary configuration, a
3074 simple memory test is run that determines the size of the SDRAM
3075 banks.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003076
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003077 When there is more than one SDRAM bank, and the banks are of
3078 different size, the largest is mapped first. For equal size, the first
3079 bank (CS2#) is mapped first. The first mapping is always for address
3080 0x00000000, with any additional banks following immediately to create
3081 contiguous memory starting from 0.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003082
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003083 Then, the monitor installs itself at the upper end of the SDRAM area
3084 and allocates memory for use by malloc() and for the global Board
3085 Info data; also, the exception vector code is copied to the low RAM
3086 pages, and the final stack is set up.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003087
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003088 Only after this relocation will you have a "normal" C environment;
3089 until that you are restricted in several ways, mostly because you are
3090 running from ROM, and because the code will have to be relocated to a
3091 new address in RAM.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003092
3093
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003094 U-Boot Porting Guide:
3095 ----------------------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003096
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003097 [Based on messages by Jerry Van Baren in the U-Boot-Users mailing
3098 list, October 2002]
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003099
3100
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003101 int main (int argc, char *argv[])
3102 {
3103 sighandler_t no_more_time;
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003104
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003105 signal (SIGALRM, no_more_time);
3106 alarm (PROJECT_DEADLINE - toSec (3 * WEEK));
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003107
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003108 if (available_money > available_manpower) {
3109 pay consultant to port U-Boot;
3110 return 0;
3111 }
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003112
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003113 Download latest U-Boot source;
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003114
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003115 Subscribe to u-boot-users mailing list;
wdenk34b613e2002-12-17 01:51:00 +00003116
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003117 if (clueless) {
3118 email ("Hi, I am new to U-Boot, how do I get started?");
3119 }
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003120
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003121 while (learning) {
3122 Read the README file in the top level directory;
3123 Read http://www.denx.de/twiki/bin/view/DULG/Manual ;
3124 Read the source, Luke;
3125 }
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003126
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003127 if (available_money > toLocalCurrency ($2500)) {
3128 Buy a BDI2000;
3129 } else {
3130 Add a lot of aggravation and time;
3131 }
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003132
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003133 Create your own board support subdirectory;
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003134
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003135 Create your own board config file;
wdenk34b613e2002-12-17 01:51:00 +00003136
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003137 while (!running) {
3138 do {
3139 Add / modify source code;
3140 } until (compiles);
3141 Debug;
3142 if (clueless)
3143 email ("Hi, I am having problems...");
3144 }
3145 Send patch file to Wolfgang;
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003146
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003147 return 0;
3148 }
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003149
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003150 void no_more_time (int sig)
3151 {
3152 hire_a_guru();
3153 }
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003154
3155
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003156 Coding Standards:
3157 -----------------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003158
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003159 All contributions to U-Boot should conform to the Linux kernel
3160 coding style; see the file "Documentation/CodingStyle" in your Linux
3161 kernel source directory.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003162
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003163 Please note that U-Boot is implemented in C (and to some small parts
3164 in Assembler); no C++ is used, so please do not use C++ style
3165 comments (//) in your code.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003166
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003167 Please also stick to the following formatting rules:
3168 - remove any trailing white space
3169 - use TAB characters for indentation, not spaces
3170 - make sure NOT to use DOS '\r\n' line feeds
3171 - do not add more than 2 empty lines to source files
3172 - do not add trailing empty lines to source files
wdenkad276f22004-01-04 16:28:35 +00003173
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003174 Submissions which do not conform to the standards may be returned
3175 with a request to reformat the changes.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003176
3177
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003178 Submitting Patches:
3179 -------------------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003180
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003181 Since the number of patches for U-Boot is growing, we need to
3182 establish some rules. Submissions which do not conform to these rules
3183 may be rejected, even when they contain important and valuable stuff.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003184
3185
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003186 When you send a patch, please include the following information with
3187 it:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003188
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003189 * For bug fixes: a description of the bug and how your patch fixes
3190 this bug. Please try to include a way of demonstrating that the
3191 patch actually fixes something.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003192
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003193 * For new features: a description of the feature and your
3194 implementation.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003195
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003196 * A CHANGELOG entry as plaintext (separate from the patch)
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003197
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003198 * For major contributions, your entry to the CREDITS file
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003199
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003200 * When you add support for a new board, don't forget to add this
3201 board to the MAKEALL script, too.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003202
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003203 * If your patch adds new configuration options, don't forget to
3204 document these in the README file.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003205
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003206 * The patch itself. If you are accessing the CVS repository use "cvs
3207 update; cvs diff -puRN"; else, use "diff -purN OLD NEW". If your
3208 version of diff does not support these options, then get the latest
3209 version of GNU diff.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003210
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003211 The current directory when running this command shall be the top
3212 level directory of the U-Boot source tree, or it's parent directory
3213 (i. e. please make sure that your patch includes sufficient
3214 directory information for the affected files).
wdenkca9bc762003-07-15 07:45:49 +00003215
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003216 We accept patches as plain text, MIME attachments or as uuencoded
3217 gzipped text.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003218
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003219 * If one logical set of modifications affects or creates several
3220 files, all these changes shall be submitted in a SINGLE patch file.
wdenk88e72a32003-06-19 23:04:19 +00003221
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003222 * Changesets that contain different, unrelated modifications shall be
3223 submitted as SEPARATE patches, one patch per changeset.
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +00003224
wdenk88e72a32003-06-19 23:04:19 +00003225
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003226 Notes:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003227
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003228 * Before sending the patch, run the MAKEALL script on your patched
3229 source tree and make sure that no errors or warnings are reported
3230 for any of the boards.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003231
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003232 * Keep your modifications to the necessary minimum: A patch
3233 containing several unrelated changes or arbitrary reformats will be
3234 returned with a request to re-formatting / split it.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003235
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003236 * If you modify existing code, make sure that your new code does not
3237 add to the memory footprint of the code ;-) Small is beautiful!
3238 When adding new features, these should compile conditionally only
3239 (using #ifdef), and the resulting code with the new feature
3240 disabled must not need more memory than the old code without your
3241 modification.