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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
wdenkce4832c2004-10-17 21:12:06 +000028Embedded boards based on PowerPC, ARM, MIPS and several other
29processors, which can be installed in a boot ROM and used to
30initialize and test the hardware or to download and run application
31code.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +000032
33The development of U-Boot is closely related to Linux: some parts of
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +000034the source code originate in the Linux source tree, we have some
35header files in common, and special provision has been made to
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +000036support booting of Linux images.
37
38Some attention has been paid to make this software easily
39configurable and extendable. For instance, all monitor commands are
40implemented with the same call interface, so that it's very easy to
41add new commands. Also, instead of permanently adding rarely used
42code (for instance hardware test utilities) to the monitor, you can
43load and run it dynamically.
44
45
46Status:
47=======
48
49In general, all boards for which a configuration option exists in the
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +000050Makefile have been tested to some extent and can be considered
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +000051"working". In fact, many of them are used in production systems.
52
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +000053In case of problems see the CHANGELOG and CREDITS files to find out
Wolfgang Denkb240aef2008-03-26 10:40:12 +010054who contributed the specific port. The MAINTAINERS file lists board
55maintainers.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +000056
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +000057
58Where to get help:
59==================
60
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +000061In case you have questions about, problems with or contributions for
62U-Boot you should send a message to the U-Boot mailing list at
63<u-boot-users@lists.sourceforge.net>. There is also an archive of
64previous traffic on the mailing list - please search the archive
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +000065before asking FAQ's. Please see
66http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/u-boot-users/
67
68
Wolfgang Denkb240aef2008-03-26 10:40:12 +010069Where to get source code:
70=========================
71
72The U-Boot source code is maintained in the git repository at
73git://www.denx.de/git/u-boot.git ; you can browse it online at
74http://www.denx.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=u-boot.git;a=summary
75
76The "snapshot" links on this page allow you to download tarballs of
77any version you might be interested in. Ofifcial releases are also
78available for FTP download from the ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/u-boot/
79directory.
80
Anatolij Gustschin08337f32008-03-26 18:13:33 +010081Pre-built (and tested) images are available from
Wolfgang Denkb240aef2008-03-26 10:40:12 +010082ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/u-boot/images/
83
84
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +000085Where we come from:
86===================
87
88- start from 8xxrom sources
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +000089- create PPCBoot project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/ppcboot)
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +000090- clean up code
91- make it easier to add custom boards
92- make it possible to add other [PowerPC] CPUs
93- extend functions, especially:
94 * Provide extended interface to Linux boot loader
95 * S-Record download
96 * network boot
97 * PCMCIA / CompactFLash / ATA disk / SCSI ... boot
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +000098- create ARMBoot project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/armboot)
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +000099- add other CPU families (starting with ARM)
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +0000100- create U-Boot project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/u-boot)
Wolfgang Denkb240aef2008-03-26 10:40:12 +0100101- current project page: see http://www.denx.de/wiki/UBoot
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +0000102
103
104Names and Spelling:
105===================
106
107The "official" name of this project is "Das U-Boot". The spelling
108"U-Boot" shall be used in all written text (documentation, comments
109in source files etc.). Example:
110
111 This is the README file for the U-Boot project.
112
113File names etc. shall be based on the string "u-boot". Examples:
114
115 include/asm-ppc/u-boot.h
116
117 #include <asm/u-boot.h>
118
119Variable names, preprocessor constants etc. shall be either based on
120the string "u_boot" or on "U_BOOT". Example:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000121
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +0000122 U_BOOT_VERSION u_boot_logo
123 IH_OS_U_BOOT u_boot_hush_start
124
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000125
wdenk7474aca2002-12-17 17:55:09 +0000126Versioning:
127===========
128
129U-Boot uses a 3 level version number containing a version, a
130sub-version, and a patchlevel: "U-Boot-2.34.5" means version "2",
131sub-version "34", and patchlevel "4".
132
133The patchlevel is used to indicate certain stages of development
134between released versions, i. e. officially released versions of
135U-Boot will always have a patchlevel of "0".
136
137
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000138Directory Hierarchy:
139====================
140
wdenkeb20ad32003-09-05 23:19:14 +0000141- board Board dependent files
142- common Misc architecture independent functions
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000143- cpu CPU specific files
wdenk337f5652004-10-28 00:09:35 +0000144 - 74xx_7xx Files specific to Freescale MPC74xx and 7xx CPUs
wdenkd729d302004-02-27 00:07:27 +0000145 - arm720t Files specific to ARM 720 CPUs
146 - arm920t Files specific to ARM 920 CPUs
wdenk91fcc952005-04-06 13:52:31 +0000147 - at91rm9200 Files specific to Atmel AT91RM9200 CPU
wdenk337f5652004-10-28 00:09:35 +0000148 - imx Files specific to Freescale MC9328 i.MX CPUs
wdenkf8e9a232004-10-09 22:21:29 +0000149 - s3c24x0 Files specific to Samsung S3C24X0 CPUs
wdenkd729d302004-02-27 00:07:27 +0000150 - arm925t Files specific to ARM 925 CPUs
151 - arm926ejs Files specific to ARM 926 CPUs
wdenkf8062712005-01-09 23:16:25 +0000152 - arm1136 Files specific to ARM 1136 CPUs
Wolfgang Denk64702552006-10-24 14:27:35 +0200153 - at32ap Files specific to Atmel AVR32 AP CPUs
wdenkd729d302004-02-27 00:07:27 +0000154 - i386 Files specific to i386 CPUs
155 - ixp Files specific to Intel XScale IXP CPUs
Daniel Hellstrom207e6952008-03-28 10:00:33 +0100156 - leon2 Files specific to Gaisler LEON2 SPARC CPU
Daniel Hellstromb552dbe2008-03-26 22:51:29 +0100157 - leon3 Files specific to Gaisler LEON3 SPARC CPU
wdenk337f5652004-10-28 00:09:35 +0000158 - mcf52x2 Files specific to Freescale ColdFire MCF52x2 CPUs
TsiChungLiew99b037a2008-01-14 17:43:33 -0600159 - mcf5227x Files specific to Freescale ColdFire MCF5227x CPUs
TsiChung Liewf6afe722007-06-18 13:50:13 -0500160 - mcf532x Files specific to Freescale ColdFire MCF5329 CPUs
TsiChungLiewfc3ca3b2007-08-16 15:05:11 -0500161 - mcf5445x Files specific to Freescale ColdFire MCF5445x CPUs
TsiChungLiew8cb946d2008-01-15 14:15:46 -0600162 - mcf547x_8x Files specific to Freescale ColdFire MCF547x_8x CPUs
wdenkd729d302004-02-27 00:07:27 +0000163 - mips Files specific to MIPS CPUs
wdenk337f5652004-10-28 00:09:35 +0000164 - mpc5xx Files specific to Freescale MPC5xx CPUs
165 - mpc5xxx Files specific to Freescale MPC5xxx CPUs
166 - mpc8xx Files specific to Freescale MPC8xx CPUs
167 - mpc8220 Files specific to Freescale MPC8220 CPUs
168 - mpc824x Files specific to Freescale MPC824x CPUs
169 - mpc8260 Files specific to Freescale MPC8260 CPUs
170 - mpc85xx Files specific to Freescale MPC85xx CPUs
wdenkd729d302004-02-27 00:07:27 +0000171 - nios Files specific to Altera NIOS CPUs
wdenkef3386f2004-10-10 21:27:30 +0000172 - nios2 Files specific to Altera Nios-II CPUs
Wolfgang Denk0ee70772005-09-23 11:05:55 +0200173 - ppc4xx Files specific to AMCC PowerPC 4xx CPUs
wdenkd729d302004-02-27 00:07:27 +0000174 - pxa Files specific to Intel XScale PXA CPUs
175 - s3c44b0 Files specific to Samsung S3C44B0 CPUs
176 - sa1100 Files specific to Intel StrongARM SA1100 CPUs
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000177- disk Code for disk drive partition handling
178- doc Documentation (don't expect too much)
wdenkeb20ad32003-09-05 23:19:14 +0000179- drivers Commonly used device drivers
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000180- dtt Digital Thermometer and Thermostat drivers
181- examples Example code for standalone applications, etc.
182- include Header Files
wdenkd729d302004-02-27 00:07:27 +0000183- lib_arm Files generic to ARM architecture
Wolfgang Denk83c15852006-10-24 14:21:16 +0200184- lib_avr32 Files generic to AVR32 architecture
wdenkd729d302004-02-27 00:07:27 +0000185- lib_generic Files generic to all architectures
186- lib_i386 Files generic to i386 architecture
187- lib_m68k Files generic to m68k architecture
188- lib_mips Files generic to MIPS architecture
189- lib_nios Files generic to NIOS architecture
190- lib_ppc Files generic to PowerPC architecture
Daniel Hellstrom9d7c6b22008-03-28 09:47:00 +0100191- lib_sparc Files generic to SPARC architecture
Wolfgang Denkb240aef2008-03-26 10:40:12 +0100192- libfdt Library files to support flattened device trees
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000193- net Networking code
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000194- post Power On Self Test
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000195- rtc Real Time Clock drivers
196- tools Tools to build S-Record or U-Boot images, etc.
197
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000198Software Configuration:
199=======================
200
201Configuration is usually done using C preprocessor defines; the
202rationale behind that is to avoid dead code whenever possible.
203
204There are two classes of configuration variables:
205
206* Configuration _OPTIONS_:
207 These are selectable by the user and have names beginning with
208 "CONFIG_".
209
210* Configuration _SETTINGS_:
211 These depend on the hardware etc. and should not be meddled with if
212 you don't know what you're doing; they have names beginning with
213 "CFG_".
214
215Later we will add a configuration tool - probably similar to or even
216identical to what's used for the Linux kernel. Right now, we have to
217do the configuration by hand, which means creating some symbolic
218links and editing some configuration files. We use the TQM8xxL boards
219as an example here.
220
221
222Selection of Processor Architecture and Board Type:
223---------------------------------------------------
224
225For all supported boards there are ready-to-use default
226configurations available; just type "make <board_name>_config".
227
228Example: For a TQM823L module type:
229
230 cd u-boot
231 make TQM823L_config
232
233For the Cogent platform, you need to specify the cpu type as well;
234e.g. "make cogent_mpc8xx_config". And also configure the cogent
235directory according to the instructions in cogent/README.
236
237
238Configuration Options:
239----------------------
240
241Configuration depends on the combination of board and CPU type; all
242such information is kept in a configuration file
243"include/configs/<board_name>.h".
244
245Example: For a TQM823L module, all configuration settings are in
246"include/configs/TQM823L.h".
247
248
wdenk1272e232002-11-10 22:06:23 +0000249Many of the options are named exactly as the corresponding Linux
250kernel configuration options. The intention is to make it easier to
251build a config tool - later.
252
253
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000254The following options need to be configured:
255
Kim Phillips203fee32007-08-10 13:28:25 -0500256- CPU Type: Define exactly one, e.g. CONFIG_MPC85XX.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000257
Kim Phillips203fee32007-08-10 13:28:25 -0500258- Board Type: Define exactly one, e.g. CONFIG_MPC8540ADS.
Wolfgang Denk994ad962006-10-24 14:42:37 +0200259
260- CPU Daughterboard Type: (if CONFIG_ATSTK1000 is defined)
Haavard Skinnemoen9d5a43f2007-11-01 12:44:20 +0100261 Define exactly one, e.g. CONFIG_ATSTK1002
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000262
263- CPU Module Type: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
264 Define exactly one of
265 CONFIG_CMA286_60_OLD
266--- FIXME --- not tested yet:
267 CONFIG_CMA286_60, CONFIG_CMA286_21, CONFIG_CMA286_60P,
268 CONFIG_CMA287_23, CONFIG_CMA287_50
269
270- Motherboard Type: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
271 Define exactly one of
272 CONFIG_CMA101, CONFIG_CMA102
273
274- Motherboard I/O Modules: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
275 Define one or more of
276 CONFIG_CMA302
277
278- Motherboard Options: (if CONFIG_CMA101 or CONFIG_CMA102 are defined)
279 Define one or more of
280 CONFIG_LCD_HEARTBEAT - update a character position on
281 the lcd display every second with
282 a "rotator" |\-/|\-/
283
wdenk2bb11052003-07-17 23:16:40 +0000284- Board flavour: (if CONFIG_MPC8260ADS is defined)
285 CONFIG_ADSTYPE
286 Possible values are:
287 CFG_8260ADS - original MPC8260ADS
wdenkad276f22004-01-04 16:28:35 +0000288 CFG_8266ADS - MPC8266ADS
wdenk2f0812d2003-10-08 22:45:44 +0000289 CFG_PQ2FADS - PQ2FADS-ZU or PQ2FADS-VR
wdenk3902d702004-04-15 18:22:41 +0000290 CFG_8272ADS - MPC8272ADS
wdenk2bb11052003-07-17 23:16:40 +0000291
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000292- MPC824X Family Member (if CONFIG_MPC824X is defined)
wdenk9b7f3842003-10-09 20:09:04 +0000293 Define exactly one of
294 CONFIG_MPC8240, CONFIG_MPC8245
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000295
wdenkfde37042004-01-31 20:06:54 +0000296- 8xx CPU Options: (if using an MPC8xx cpu)
wdenk20bddb32004-09-28 17:59:53 +0000297 CONFIG_8xx_GCLK_FREQ - deprecated: CPU clock if
298 get_gclk_freq() cannot work
wdenk9b7f3842003-10-09 20:09:04 +0000299 e.g. if there is no 32KHz
300 reference PIT/RTC clock
wdenk20bddb32004-09-28 17:59:53 +0000301 CONFIG_8xx_OSCLK - PLL input clock (either EXTCLK
302 or XTAL/EXTAL)
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000303
wdenk20bddb32004-09-28 17:59:53 +0000304- 859/866/885 CPU options: (if using a MPC859 or MPC866 or MPC885 CPU):
305 CFG_8xx_CPUCLK_MIN
306 CFG_8xx_CPUCLK_MAX
307 CONFIG_8xx_CPUCLK_DEFAULT
wdenkfde37042004-01-31 20:06:54 +0000308 See doc/README.MPC866
309
310 CFG_MEASURE_CPUCLK
311
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +0000312 Define this to measure the actual CPU clock instead
313 of relying on the correctness of the configured
314 values. Mostly useful for board bringup to make sure
315 the PLL is locked at the intended frequency. Note
316 that this requires a (stable) reference clock (32 kHz
wdenk20bddb32004-09-28 17:59:53 +0000317 RTC clock or CFG_8XX_XIN)
wdenkfde37042004-01-31 20:06:54 +0000318
Markus Klotzbuecher6e5c19a2006-03-24 15:28:02 +0100319- Intel Monahans options:
320 CFG_MONAHANS_RUN_MODE_OSC_RATIO
321
322 Defines the Monahans run mode to oscillator
323 ratio. Valid values are 8, 16, 24, 31. The core
324 frequency is this value multiplied by 13 MHz.
325
326 CFG_MONAHANS_TURBO_RUN_MODE_RATIO
Wolfgang Denkebd3deb2006-04-16 10:51:58 +0200327
Markus Klotzbuecher6e5c19a2006-03-24 15:28:02 +0100328 Defines the Monahans turbo mode to oscillator
329 ratio. Valid values are 1 (default if undefined) and
Wolfgang Denkebd3deb2006-04-16 10:51:58 +0200330 2. The core frequency as calculated above is multiplied
Markus Klotzbuecher6e5c19a2006-03-24 15:28:02 +0100331 by this value.
Wolfgang Denkebd3deb2006-04-16 10:51:58 +0200332
wdenk9b7f3842003-10-09 20:09:04 +0000333- Linux Kernel Interface:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000334 CONFIG_CLOCKS_IN_MHZ
335
336 U-Boot stores all clock information in Hz
337 internally. For binary compatibility with older Linux
338 kernels (which expect the clocks passed in the
339 bd_info data to be in MHz) the environment variable
340 "clocks_in_mhz" can be defined so that U-Boot
341 converts clock data to MHZ before passing it to the
342 Linux kernel.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000343 When CONFIG_CLOCKS_IN_MHZ is defined, a definition of
Wolfgang Denkb240aef2008-03-26 10:40:12 +0100344 "clocks_in_mhz=1" is automatically included in the
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000345 default environment.
346
wdenk9b7f3842003-10-09 20:09:04 +0000347 CONFIG_MEMSIZE_IN_BYTES [relevant for MIPS only]
348
349 When transfering memsize parameter to linux, some versions
350 expect it to be in bytes, others in MB.
351 Define CONFIG_MEMSIZE_IN_BYTES to make it in bytes.
352
Gerald Van Barend6abef42007-03-31 12:23:51 -0400353 CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT / CONFIG_OF_FLAT_TREE
Wolfgang Denk27a5b0b2005-10-13 01:45:54 +0200354
355 New kernel versions are expecting firmware settings to be
Gerald Van Barend6abef42007-03-31 12:23:51 -0400356 passed using flattened device trees (based on open firmware
357 concepts).
358
359 CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT
360 * New libfdt-based support
361 * Adds the "fdt" command
Kim Phillips9b46eb62007-08-10 14:34:14 -0500362 * The bootm command automatically updates the fdt
Gerald Van Barend6abef42007-03-31 12:23:51 -0400363
364 CONFIG_OF_FLAT_TREE
365 * Deprecated, see CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT
366 * Original ft_build.c-based support
367 * Automatically modifies the dft as part of the bootm command
368 * The environment variable "disable_of", when set,
369 disables this functionality.
Wolfgang Denk27a5b0b2005-10-13 01:45:54 +0200370
Wolfgang Denk27a5b0b2005-10-13 01:45:54 +0200371 OF_CPU - The proper name of the cpus node.
Kumar Galae40c2b52006-01-11 13:59:02 -0600372 OF_SOC - The proper name of the soc node.
Wolfgang Denk27a5b0b2005-10-13 01:45:54 +0200373 OF_TBCLK - The timebase frequency.
Kumar Galae40c2b52006-01-11 13:59:02 -0600374 OF_STDOUT_PATH - The path to the console device
Wolfgang Denk27a5b0b2005-10-13 01:45:54 +0200375
Kim Phillips9b46eb62007-08-10 14:34:14 -0500376 boards with QUICC Engines require OF_QE to set UCC mac addresses
377
Kumar Gala1e26aa52006-01-11 13:54:17 -0600378 CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP
379
380 Board code has addition modification that it wants to make
381 to the flat device tree before handing it off to the kernel
wdenkda04a8b2004-08-02 23:22:59 +0000382
Matthew McClintockefae4ca2006-06-28 10:41:37 -0500383 CONFIG_OF_BOOT_CPU
384
385 This define fills in the correct boot cpu in the boot
386 param header, the default value is zero if undefined.
387
wdenkda04a8b2004-08-02 23:22:59 +0000388- Serial Ports:
389 CFG_PL010_SERIAL
390
391 Define this if you want support for Amba PrimeCell PL010 UARTs.
392
393 CFG_PL011_SERIAL
394
395 Define this if you want support for Amba PrimeCell PL011 UARTs.
396
397 CONFIG_PL011_CLOCK
398
399 If you have Amba PrimeCell PL011 UARTs, set this variable to
400 the clock speed of the UARTs.
401
402 CONFIG_PL01x_PORTS
403
404 If you have Amba PrimeCell PL010 or PL011 UARTs on your board,
405 define this to a list of base addresses for each (supported)
406 port. See e.g. include/configs/versatile.h
407
408
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000409- Console Interface:
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +0000410 Depending on board, define exactly one serial port
411 (like CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC1, CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC2,
412 CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SCC1, ...), or switch off the serial
413 console by defining CONFIG_8xx_CONS_NONE
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000414
415 Note: if CONFIG_8xx_CONS_NONE is defined, the serial
416 port routines must be defined elsewhere
417 (i.e. serial_init(), serial_getc(), ...)
418
419 CONFIG_CFB_CONSOLE
420 Enables console device for a color framebuffer. Needs following
421 defines (cf. smiLynxEM, i8042, board/eltec/bab7xx)
422 VIDEO_FB_LITTLE_ENDIAN graphic memory organisation
423 (default big endian)
424 VIDEO_HW_RECTFILL graphic chip supports
425 rectangle fill
426 (cf. smiLynxEM)
427 VIDEO_HW_BITBLT graphic chip supports
428 bit-blit (cf. smiLynxEM)
429 VIDEO_VISIBLE_COLS visible pixel columns
430 (cols=pitch)
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +0000431 VIDEO_VISIBLE_ROWS visible pixel rows
432 VIDEO_PIXEL_SIZE bytes per pixel
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000433 VIDEO_DATA_FORMAT graphic data format
434 (0-5, cf. cfb_console.c)
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +0000435 VIDEO_FB_ADRS framebuffer address
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000436 VIDEO_KBD_INIT_FCT keyboard int fct
437 (i.e. i8042_kbd_init())
438 VIDEO_TSTC_FCT test char fct
439 (i.e. i8042_tstc)
440 VIDEO_GETC_FCT get char fct
441 (i.e. i8042_getc)
442 CONFIG_CONSOLE_CURSOR cursor drawing on/off
443 (requires blink timer
444 cf. i8042.c)
445 CFG_CONSOLE_BLINK_COUNT blink interval (cf. i8042.c)
446 CONFIG_CONSOLE_TIME display time/date info in
447 upper right corner
Jon Loeligerc1da5c92007-06-11 19:03:39 -0500448 (requires CONFIG_CMD_DATE)
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000449 CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO display Linux logo in
450 upper left corner
wdenk9dd2b882002-12-03 21:28:10 +0000451 CONFIG_VIDEO_BMP_LOGO use bmp_logo.h instead of
452 linux_logo.h for logo.
453 Requires CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000454 CONFIG_CONSOLE_EXTRA_INFO
455 addional board info beside
456 the logo
457
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +0000458 When CONFIG_CFB_CONSOLE is defined, video console is
459 default i/o. Serial console can be forced with
460 environment 'console=serial'.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000461
wdenk1ebf41e2004-01-02 14:00:00 +0000462 When CONFIG_SILENT_CONSOLE is defined, all console
463 messages (by U-Boot and Linux!) can be silenced with
464 the "silent" environment variable. See
465 doc/README.silent for more information.
wdenk3da587e2003-10-19 23:22:11 +0000466
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000467- Console Baudrate:
468 CONFIG_BAUDRATE - in bps
469 Select one of the baudrates listed in
470 CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE, see below.
wdenk174e0e52003-12-07 22:27:15 +0000471 CFG_BRGCLK_PRESCALE, baudrate prescale
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000472
473- Interrupt driven serial port input:
474 CONFIG_SERIAL_SOFTWARE_FIFO
475
476 PPC405GP only.
477 Use an interrupt handler for receiving data on the
478 serial port. It also enables using hardware handshake
479 (RTS/CTS) and UART's built-in FIFO. Set the number of
480 bytes the interrupt driven input buffer should have.
481
wdenkf16b5162004-03-23 21:43:07 +0000482 Leave undefined to disable this feature, including
483 disable the buffer and hardware handshake.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000484
stroese3d24d6e2003-05-23 11:39:05 +0000485- Console UART Number:
486 CONFIG_UART1_CONSOLE
487
Wolfgang Denk0ee70772005-09-23 11:05:55 +0200488 AMCC PPC4xx only.
stroese3d24d6e2003-05-23 11:39:05 +0000489 If defined internal UART1 (and not UART0) is used
490 as default U-Boot console.
491
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000492- Boot Delay: CONFIG_BOOTDELAY - in seconds
493 Delay before automatically booting the default image;
494 set to -1 to disable autoboot.
495
496 See doc/README.autoboot for these options that
497 work with CONFIG_BOOTDELAY. None are required.
498 CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_TIME
499 CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_MIN
500 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_KEYED
501 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_PROMPT
502 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
503 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR
504 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR2
505 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR2
506 CONFIG_ZERO_BOOTDELAY_CHECK
507 CONFIG_RESET_TO_RETRY
508
509- Autoboot Command:
510 CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND
511 Only needed when CONFIG_BOOTDELAY is enabled;
512 define a command string that is automatically executed
513 when no character is read on the console interface
514 within "Boot Delay" after reset.
515
516 CONFIG_BOOTARGS
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +0000517 This can be used to pass arguments to the bootm
518 command. The value of CONFIG_BOOTARGS goes into the
519 environment value "bootargs".
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000520
521 CONFIG_RAMBOOT and CONFIG_NFSBOOT
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +0000522 The value of these goes into the environment as
523 "ramboot" and "nfsboot" respectively, and can be used
524 as a convenience, when switching between booting from
525 ram and nfs.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000526
527- Pre-Boot Commands:
528 CONFIG_PREBOOT
529
530 When this option is #defined, the existence of the
531 environment variable "preboot" will be checked
532 immediately before starting the CONFIG_BOOTDELAY
533 countdown and/or running the auto-boot command resp.
534 entering interactive mode.
535
536 This feature is especially useful when "preboot" is
537 automatically generated or modified. For an example
538 see the LWMON board specific code: here "preboot" is
539 modified when the user holds down a certain
540 combination of keys on the (special) keyboard when
541 booting the systems
542
543- Serial Download Echo Mode:
544 CONFIG_LOADS_ECHO
545 If defined to 1, all characters received during a
546 serial download (using the "loads" command) are
547 echoed back. This might be needed by some terminal
548 emulations (like "cu"), but may as well just take
549 time on others. This setting #define's the initial
550 value of the "loads_echo" environment variable.
551
Jon Loeligerc1da5c92007-06-11 19:03:39 -0500552- Kgdb Serial Baudrate: (if CONFIG_CMD_KGDB is defined)
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000553 CONFIG_KGDB_BAUDRATE
554 Select one of the baudrates listed in
555 CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE, see below.
556
557- Monitor Functions:
Jon Loeligerc1da5c92007-06-11 19:03:39 -0500558 Monitor commands can be included or excluded
559 from the build by using the #include files
560 "config_cmd_all.h" and #undef'ing unwanted
561 commands, or using "config_cmd_default.h"
562 and augmenting with additional #define's
563 for wanted commands.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000564
Jon Loeligerc1da5c92007-06-11 19:03:39 -0500565 The default command configuration includes all commands
566 except those marked below with a "*".
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000567
Jon Loeligerc1da5c92007-06-11 19:03:39 -0500568 CONFIG_CMD_ASKENV * ask for env variable
569 CONFIG_CMD_AUTOSCRIPT Autoscript Support
570 CONFIG_CMD_BDI bdinfo
571 CONFIG_CMD_BEDBUG * Include BedBug Debugger
572 CONFIG_CMD_BMP * BMP support
573 CONFIG_CMD_BSP * Board specific commands
574 CONFIG_CMD_BOOTD bootd
575 CONFIG_CMD_CACHE * icache, dcache
576 CONFIG_CMD_CONSOLE coninfo
577 CONFIG_CMD_DATE * support for RTC, date/time...
578 CONFIG_CMD_DHCP * DHCP support
579 CONFIG_CMD_DIAG * Diagnostics
580 CONFIG_CMD_DOC * Disk-On-Chip Support
581 CONFIG_CMD_DTT * Digital Therm and Thermostat
582 CONFIG_CMD_ECHO echo arguments
583 CONFIG_CMD_EEPROM * EEPROM read/write support
584 CONFIG_CMD_ELF * bootelf, bootvx
585 CONFIG_CMD_ENV saveenv
586 CONFIG_CMD_FDC * Floppy Disk Support
587 CONFIG_CMD_FAT * FAT partition support
588 CONFIG_CMD_FDOS * Dos diskette Support
589 CONFIG_CMD_FLASH flinfo, erase, protect
590 CONFIG_CMD_FPGA FPGA device initialization support
591 CONFIG_CMD_HWFLOW * RTS/CTS hw flow control
592 CONFIG_CMD_I2C * I2C serial bus support
593 CONFIG_CMD_IDE * IDE harddisk support
594 CONFIG_CMD_IMI iminfo
595 CONFIG_CMD_IMLS List all found images
596 CONFIG_CMD_IMMAP * IMMR dump support
597 CONFIG_CMD_IRQ * irqinfo
598 CONFIG_CMD_ITEST Integer/string test of 2 values
599 CONFIG_CMD_JFFS2 * JFFS2 Support
600 CONFIG_CMD_KGDB * kgdb
601 CONFIG_CMD_LOADB loadb
602 CONFIG_CMD_LOADS loads
603 CONFIG_CMD_MEMORY md, mm, nm, mw, cp, cmp, crc, base,
604 loop, loopw, mtest
605 CONFIG_CMD_MISC Misc functions like sleep etc
606 CONFIG_CMD_MMC * MMC memory mapped support
607 CONFIG_CMD_MII * MII utility commands
608 CONFIG_CMD_NAND * NAND support
609 CONFIG_CMD_NET bootp, tftpboot, rarpboot
610 CONFIG_CMD_PCI * pciinfo
611 CONFIG_CMD_PCMCIA * PCMCIA support
612 CONFIG_CMD_PING * send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network
613 host
614 CONFIG_CMD_PORTIO * Port I/O
615 CONFIG_CMD_REGINFO * Register dump
616 CONFIG_CMD_RUN run command in env variable
617 CONFIG_CMD_SAVES * save S record dump
618 CONFIG_CMD_SCSI * SCSI Support
619 CONFIG_CMD_SDRAM * print SDRAM configuration information
620 (requires CONFIG_CMD_I2C)
621 CONFIG_CMD_SETGETDCR Support for DCR Register access
622 (4xx only)
623 CONFIG_CMD_SPI * SPI serial bus support
624 CONFIG_CMD_USB * USB support
625 CONFIG_CMD_VFD * VFD support (TRAB)
Jon Loeligerc1da5c92007-06-11 19:03:39 -0500626 CONFIG_CMD_CDP * Cisco Discover Protocol support
627 CONFIG_CMD_FSL * Microblaze FSL support
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000628
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000629
630 EXAMPLE: If you want all functions except of network
631 support you can write:
632
Jon Loeligerc1da5c92007-06-11 19:03:39 -0500633 #include "config_cmd_all.h"
634 #undef CONFIG_CMD_NET
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000635
Gerald Van Barend6abef42007-03-31 12:23:51 -0400636 Other Commands:
637 fdt (flattened device tree) command: CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000638
639 Note: Don't enable the "icache" and "dcache" commands
Jon Loeligerc1da5c92007-06-11 19:03:39 -0500640 (configuration option CONFIG_CMD_CACHE) unless you know
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +0000641 what you (and your U-Boot users) are doing. Data
642 cache cannot be enabled on systems like the 8xx or
643 8260 (where accesses to the IMMR region must be
644 uncached), and it cannot be disabled on all other
645 systems where we (mis-) use the data cache to hold an
646 initial stack and some data.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000647
648
649 XXX - this list needs to get updated!
650
651- Watchdog:
652 CONFIG_WATCHDOG
653 If this variable is defined, it enables watchdog
wdenkeb20ad32003-09-05 23:19:14 +0000654 support. There must be support in the platform specific
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000655 code for a watchdog. For the 8xx and 8260 CPUs, the
656 SIU Watchdog feature is enabled in the SYPCR
657 register.
658
stroeseb9c17c52003-04-04 15:53:41 +0000659- U-Boot Version:
660 CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE
661 If this variable is defined, an environment variable
662 named "ver" is created by U-Boot showing the U-Boot
663 version as printed by the "version" command.
664 This variable is readonly.
665
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000666- Real-Time Clock:
667
Jon Loeligerc1da5c92007-06-11 19:03:39 -0500668 When CONFIG_CMD_DATE is selected, the type of the RTC
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000669 has to be selected, too. Define exactly one of the
670 following options:
671
672 CONFIG_RTC_MPC8xx - use internal RTC of MPC8xx
673 CONFIG_RTC_PCF8563 - use Philips PCF8563 RTC
Guennadi Liakhovetskid4387492008-04-15 14:15:30 +0200674 CONFIG_RTC_MC13783 - use MC13783 RTC
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000675 CONFIG_RTC_MC146818 - use MC146818 RTC
wdenk1fe2c702003-03-06 21:55:29 +0000676 CONFIG_RTC_DS1307 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1307 RTC
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000677 CONFIG_RTC_DS1337 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1337 RTC
wdenk0893c472003-05-20 14:25:27 +0000678 CONFIG_RTC_DS1338 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1338 RTC
wdenkef5fe752003-03-12 10:41:04 +0000679 CONFIG_RTC_DS164x - use Dallas DS164x RTC
Tor Krillb27939b2008-03-15 15:40:26 +0100680 CONFIG_RTC_ISL1208 - use Intersil ISL1208 RTC
wdenkaeba06f2004-06-09 17:34:58 +0000681 CONFIG_RTC_MAX6900 - use Maxim, Inc. MAX6900 RTC
Joakim Tjernlund2ef27312008-03-26 13:02:13 +0100682 CFG_RTC_DS1337_NOOSC - Turn off the OSC output for DS1337
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000683
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +0000684 Note that if the RTC uses I2C, then the I2C interface
685 must also be configured. See I2C Support, below.
686
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000687- Timestamp Support:
688
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +0000689 When CONFIG_TIMESTAMP is selected, the timestamp
690 (date and time) of an image is printed by image
691 commands like bootm or iminfo. This option is
Jon Loeligerc1da5c92007-06-11 19:03:39 -0500692 automatically enabled when you select CONFIG_CMD_DATE .
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000693
694- Partition Support:
695 CONFIG_MAC_PARTITION and/or CONFIG_DOS_PARTITION
696 and/or CONFIG_ISO_PARTITION
697
Wolfgang Denkb240aef2008-03-26 10:40:12 +0100698 If IDE or SCSI support is enabled (CONFIG_CMD_IDE or
699 CONFIG_CMD_SCSI) you must configure support for at
700 least one partition type as well.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000701
702- IDE Reset method:
wdenk369d43d2004-03-14 14:09:05 +0000703 CONFIG_IDE_RESET_ROUTINE - this is defined in several
704 board configurations files but used nowhere!
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000705
wdenk369d43d2004-03-14 14:09:05 +0000706 CONFIG_IDE_RESET - is this is defined, IDE Reset will
707 be performed by calling the function
708 ide_set_reset(int reset)
709 which has to be defined in a board specific file
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000710
711- ATAPI Support:
712 CONFIG_ATAPI
713
714 Set this to enable ATAPI support.
715
wdenkf602aa02004-03-13 23:29:43 +0000716- LBA48 Support
717 CONFIG_LBA48
718
719 Set this to enable support for disks larger than 137GB
720 Also look at CFG_64BIT_LBA ,CFG_64BIT_VSPRINTF and CFG_64BIT_STRTOUL
721 Whithout these , LBA48 support uses 32bit variables and will 'only'
722 support disks up to 2.1TB.
723
724 CFG_64BIT_LBA:
725 When enabled, makes the IDE subsystem use 64bit sector addresses.
726 Default is 32bit.
727
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000728- SCSI Support:
729 At the moment only there is only support for the
730 SYM53C8XX SCSI controller; define
731 CONFIG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX to enable it.
732
733 CFG_SCSI_MAX_LUN [8], CFG_SCSI_MAX_SCSI_ID [7] and
734 CFG_SCSI_MAX_DEVICE [CFG_SCSI_MAX_SCSI_ID *
735 CFG_SCSI_MAX_LUN] can be adjusted to define the
736 maximum numbers of LUNs, SCSI ID's and target
737 devices.
738 CFG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX_CCF to fix clock timing (80Mhz)
739
740- NETWORK Support (PCI):
wdenk4e112c12003-06-03 23:54:09 +0000741 CONFIG_E1000
742 Support for Intel 8254x gigabit chips.
stroese94ef1cf2003-06-05 15:39:44 +0000743
Andre Schwarz68c2a302008-03-06 16:45:44 +0100744 CONFIG_E1000_FALLBACK_MAC
745 default MAC for empty eeprom after production.
746
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000747 CONFIG_EEPRO100
748 Support for Intel 82557/82559/82559ER chips.
749 Optional CONFIG_EEPRO100_SROM_WRITE enables eeprom
750 write routine for first time initialisation.
751
752 CONFIG_TULIP
753 Support for Digital 2114x chips.
754 Optional CONFIG_TULIP_SELECT_MEDIA for board specific
755 modem chip initialisation (KS8761/QS6611).
756
757 CONFIG_NATSEMI
758 Support for National dp83815 chips.
759
760 CONFIG_NS8382X
761 Support for National dp8382[01] gigabit chips.
762
wdenkaa603362003-05-12 21:50:16 +0000763- NETWORK Support (other):
764
765 CONFIG_DRIVER_LAN91C96
766 Support for SMSC's LAN91C96 chips.
767
768 CONFIG_LAN91C96_BASE
769 Define this to hold the physical address
770 of the LAN91C96's I/O space
771
772 CONFIG_LAN91C96_USE_32_BIT
773 Define this to enable 32 bit addressing
774
wdenk3c711762004-06-09 13:37:52 +0000775 CONFIG_DRIVER_SMC91111
776 Support for SMSC's LAN91C111 chip
777
778 CONFIG_SMC91111_BASE
779 Define this to hold the physical address
780 of the device (I/O space)
781
782 CONFIG_SMC_USE_32_BIT
783 Define this if data bus is 32 bits
784
785 CONFIG_SMC_USE_IOFUNCS
786 Define this to use i/o functions instead of macros
787 (some hardware wont work with macros)
788
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000789- USB Support:
790 At the moment only the UHCI host controller is
wdenk369d43d2004-03-14 14:09:05 +0000791 supported (PIP405, MIP405, MPC5200); define
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000792 CONFIG_USB_UHCI to enable it.
793 define CONFIG_USB_KEYBOARD to enable the USB Keyboard
wdenkfb30b4c2004-10-09 22:44:59 +0000794 and define CONFIG_USB_STORAGE to enable the USB
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000795 storage devices.
796 Note:
797 Supported are USB Keyboards and USB Floppy drives
798 (TEAC FD-05PUB).
wdenk369d43d2004-03-14 14:09:05 +0000799 MPC5200 USB requires additional defines:
800 CONFIG_USB_CLOCK
801 for 528 MHz Clock: 0x0001bbbb
802 CONFIG_USB_CONFIG
803 for differential drivers: 0x00001000
804 for single ended drivers: 0x00005000
Zhang Wei063f9ff2007-06-06 10:08:13 +0200805 CFG_USB_EVENT_POLL
806 May be defined to allow interrupt polling
807 instead of using asynchronous interrupts
wdenk369d43d2004-03-14 14:09:05 +0000808
Wolfgang Denk3f0137b2006-06-14 17:45:53 +0200809- USB Device:
810 Define the below if you wish to use the USB console.
811 Once firmware is rebuilt from a serial console issue the
812 command "setenv stdin usbtty; setenv stdout usbtty" and
813 attach your usb cable. The Unix command "dmesg" should print
814 it has found a new device. The environment variable usbtty
815 can be set to gserial or cdc_acm to enable your device to
Wolfgang Denke2601822006-06-14 18:14:56 +0200816 appear to a USB host as a Linux gserial device or a
Wolfgang Denk3f0137b2006-06-14 17:45:53 +0200817 Common Device Class Abstract Control Model serial device.
818 If you select usbtty = gserial you should be able to enumerate
819 a Linux host by
820 # modprobe usbserial vendor=0xVendorID product=0xProductID
821 else if using cdc_acm, simply setting the environment
822 variable usbtty to be cdc_acm should suffice. The following
823 might be defined in YourBoardName.h
Wolfgang Denke2601822006-06-14 18:14:56 +0200824
Wolfgang Denk3f0137b2006-06-14 17:45:53 +0200825 CONFIG_USB_DEVICE
826 Define this to build a UDC device
827
828 CONFIG_USB_TTY
829 Define this to have a tty type of device available to
830 talk to the UDC device
Wolfgang Denke2601822006-06-14 18:14:56 +0200831
Wolfgang Denk3f0137b2006-06-14 17:45:53 +0200832 CFG_CONSOLE_IS_IN_ENV
833 Define this if you want stdin, stdout &/or stderr to
834 be set to usbtty.
835
836 mpc8xx:
837 CFG_USB_EXTC_CLK 0xBLAH
838 Derive USB clock from external clock "blah"
Wolfgang Denke2601822006-06-14 18:14:56 +0200839 - CFG_USB_EXTC_CLK 0x02
840
Wolfgang Denk3f0137b2006-06-14 17:45:53 +0200841 CFG_USB_BRG_CLK 0xBLAH
842 Derive USB clock from brgclk
843 - CFG_USB_BRG_CLK 0x04
844
Wolfgang Denke2601822006-06-14 18:14:56 +0200845 If you have a USB-IF assigned VendorID then you may wish to
Wolfgang Denk3f0137b2006-06-14 17:45:53 +0200846 define your own vendor specific values either in BoardName.h
Wolfgang Denke2601822006-06-14 18:14:56 +0200847 or directly in usbd_vendor_info.h. If you don't define
Wolfgang Denk3f0137b2006-06-14 17:45:53 +0200848 CONFIG_USBD_MANUFACTURER, CONFIG_USBD_PRODUCT_NAME,
849 CONFIG_USBD_VENDORID and CONFIG_USBD_PRODUCTID, then U-Boot
850 should pretend to be a Linux device to it's target host.
851
852 CONFIG_USBD_MANUFACTURER
853 Define this string as the name of your company for
854 - CONFIG_USBD_MANUFACTURER "my company"
Wolfgang Denke2601822006-06-14 18:14:56 +0200855
Wolfgang Denk3f0137b2006-06-14 17:45:53 +0200856 CONFIG_USBD_PRODUCT_NAME
857 Define this string as the name of your product
858 - CONFIG_USBD_PRODUCT_NAME "acme usb device"
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000859
Wolfgang Denk3f0137b2006-06-14 17:45:53 +0200860 CONFIG_USBD_VENDORID
861 Define this as your assigned Vendor ID from the USB
862 Implementors Forum. This *must* be a genuine Vendor ID
863 to avoid polluting the USB namespace.
864 - CONFIG_USBD_VENDORID 0xFFFF
Wolfgang Denke2601822006-06-14 18:14:56 +0200865
Wolfgang Denk3f0137b2006-06-14 17:45:53 +0200866 CONFIG_USBD_PRODUCTID
867 Define this as the unique Product ID
868 for your device
869 - CONFIG_USBD_PRODUCTID 0xFFFF
Wolfgang Denke2601822006-06-14 18:14:56 +0200870
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000871
wdenk7a428cc2003-06-15 22:40:42 +0000872- MMC Support:
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +0000873 The MMC controller on the Intel PXA is supported. To
874 enable this define CONFIG_MMC. The MMC can be
875 accessed from the boot prompt by mapping the device
wdenk7a428cc2003-06-15 22:40:42 +0000876 to physical memory similar to flash. Command line is
Jon Loeligerc1da5c92007-06-11 19:03:39 -0500877 enabled with CONFIG_CMD_MMC. The MMC driver also works with
878 the FAT fs. This is enabled with CONFIG_CMD_FAT.
wdenk7a428cc2003-06-15 22:40:42 +0000879
wdenkda04a8b2004-08-02 23:22:59 +0000880- Journaling Flash filesystem support:
881 CONFIG_JFFS2_NAND, CONFIG_JFFS2_NAND_OFF, CONFIG_JFFS2_NAND_SIZE,
882 CONFIG_JFFS2_NAND_DEV
883 Define these for a default partition on a NAND device
884
885 CFG_JFFS2_FIRST_SECTOR,
886 CFG_JFFS2_FIRST_BANK, CFG_JFFS2_NUM_BANKS
887 Define these for a default partition on a NOR device
888
889 CFG_JFFS_CUSTOM_PART
890 Define this to create an own partition. You have to provide a
891 function struct part_info* jffs2_part_info(int part_num)
892
893 If you define only one JFFS2 partition you may also want to
wdenk07d7e6b2004-12-16 21:44:03 +0000894 #define CFG_JFFS_SINGLE_PART 1
wdenkda04a8b2004-08-02 23:22:59 +0000895 to disable the command chpart. This is the default when you
896 have not defined a custom partition
897
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000898- Keyboard Support:
899 CONFIG_ISA_KEYBOARD
900
901 Define this to enable standard (PC-Style) keyboard
902 support
903
904 CONFIG_I8042_KBD
905 Standard PC keyboard driver with US (is default) and
906 GERMAN key layout (switch via environment 'keymap=de') support.
907 Export function i8042_kbd_init, i8042_tstc and i8042_getc
908 for cfb_console. Supports cursor blinking.
909
910- Video support:
911 CONFIG_VIDEO
912
913 Define this to enable video support (for output to
914 video).
915
916 CONFIG_VIDEO_CT69000
917
918 Enable Chips & Technologies 69000 Video chip
919
920 CONFIG_VIDEO_SMI_LYNXEM
wdenkd3602132004-03-25 15:14:43 +0000921 Enable Silicon Motion SMI 712/710/810 Video chip. The
wdenkaea86e42004-03-23 22:53:55 +0000922 video output is selected via environment 'videoout'
923 (1 = LCD and 2 = CRT). If videoout is undefined, CRT is
924 assumed.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000925
wdenkd3602132004-03-25 15:14:43 +0000926 For the CT69000 and SMI_LYNXEM drivers, videomode is
927 selected via environment 'videomode'. Two diferent ways
wdenkaea86e42004-03-23 22:53:55 +0000928 are possible:
929 - "videomode=num" 'num' is a standard LiLo mode numbers.
wdenk05939202004-04-18 17:39:38 +0000930 Following standard modes are supported (* is default):
wdenkaea86e42004-03-23 22:53:55 +0000931
932 Colors 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x1024
933 -------------+---------------------------------------------
934 8 bits | 0x301* 0x303 0x305 0x161 0x307
935 15 bits | 0x310 0x313 0x316 0x162 0x319
936 16 bits | 0x311 0x314 0x317 0x163 0x31A
937 24 bits | 0x312 0x315 0x318 ? 0x31B
938 -------------+---------------------------------------------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000939 (i.e. setenv videomode 317; saveenv; reset;)
940
wdenkd3602132004-03-25 15:14:43 +0000941 - "videomode=bootargs" all the video parameters are parsed
Marcel Ziswileraea68562007-12-30 03:30:46 +0100942 from the bootargs. (See drivers/video/videomodes.c)
wdenkaea86e42004-03-23 22:53:55 +0000943
944
stroeseb9c17c52003-04-04 15:53:41 +0000945 CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +0000946 Enable Epson SED13806 driver. This driver supports 8bpp
wdenk9dd2b882002-12-03 21:28:10 +0000947 and 16bpp modes defined by CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806_8BPP
948 or CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806_16BPP
949
wdenk4e112c12003-06-03 23:54:09 +0000950- Keyboard Support:
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +0000951 CONFIG_KEYBOARD
wdenk4e112c12003-06-03 23:54:09 +0000952
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +0000953 Define this to enable a custom keyboard support.
954 This simply calls drv_keyboard_init() which must be
955 defined in your board-specific files.
956 The only board using this so far is RBC823.
wdenk9dd2b882002-12-03 21:28:10 +0000957
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000958- LCD Support: CONFIG_LCD
959
960 Define this to enable LCD support (for output to LCD
961 display); also select one of the supported displays
962 by defining one of these:
963
wdenkc0d54ae2003-11-25 16:55:19 +0000964 CONFIG_NEC_NL6448AC33:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000965
wdenkc0d54ae2003-11-25 16:55:19 +0000966 NEC NL6448AC33-18. Active, color, single scan.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000967
wdenkc0d54ae2003-11-25 16:55:19 +0000968 CONFIG_NEC_NL6448BC20
969
970 NEC NL6448BC20-08. 6.5", 640x480.
971 Active, color, single scan.
972
973 CONFIG_NEC_NL6448BC33_54
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000974
wdenkc0d54ae2003-11-25 16:55:19 +0000975 NEC NL6448BC33-54. 10.4", 640x480.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000976 Active, color, single scan.
977
978 CONFIG_SHARP_16x9
979
980 Sharp 320x240. Active, color, single scan.
981 It isn't 16x9, and I am not sure what it is.
982
983 CONFIG_SHARP_LQ64D341
984
985 Sharp LQ64D341 display, 640x480.
986 Active, color, single scan.
987
988 CONFIG_HLD1045
989
990 HLD1045 display, 640x480.
991 Active, color, single scan.
992
993 CONFIG_OPTREX_BW
994
995 Optrex CBL50840-2 NF-FW 99 22 M5
996 or
997 Hitachi LMG6912RPFC-00T
998 or
999 Hitachi SP14Q002
1000
1001 320x240. Black & white.
1002
1003 Normally display is black on white background; define
1004 CFG_WHITE_ON_BLACK to get it inverted.
1005
wdenkeb20ad32003-09-05 23:19:14 +00001006- Splash Screen Support: CONFIG_SPLASH_SCREEN
wdenk92bbe3f2003-04-20 14:04:18 +00001007
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001008 If this option is set, the environment is checked for
1009 a variable "splashimage". If found, the usual display
1010 of logo, copyright and system information on the LCD
wdenk01686632004-06-30 22:59:18 +00001011 is suppressed and the BMP image at the address
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001012 specified in "splashimage" is loaded instead. The
1013 console is redirected to the "nulldev", too. This
1014 allows for a "silent" boot where a splash screen is
1015 loaded very quickly after power-on.
wdenk92bbe3f2003-04-20 14:04:18 +00001016
Stefan Roesed9d97742005-09-22 09:04:17 +02001017- Gzip compressed BMP image support: CONFIG_VIDEO_BMP_GZIP
1018
1019 If this option is set, additionally to standard BMP
1020 images, gzipped BMP images can be displayed via the
1021 splashscreen support or the bmp command.
1022
wdenk710e3502003-08-29 20:57:53 +00001023- Compression support:
1024 CONFIG_BZIP2
1025
1026 If this option is set, support for bzip2 compressed
1027 images is included. If not, only uncompressed and gzip
1028 compressed images are supported.
1029
wdenk9c53f402003-10-15 23:53:47 +00001030 NOTE: the bzip2 algorithm requires a lot of RAM, so
1031 the malloc area (as defined by CFG_MALLOC_LEN) should
1032 be at least 4MB.
wdenk92bbe3f2003-04-20 14:04:18 +00001033
wdenk0e2bd9c2004-06-06 21:51:03 +00001034- MII/PHY support:
1035 CONFIG_PHY_ADDR
1036
1037 The address of PHY on MII bus.
1038
1039 CONFIG_PHY_CLOCK_FREQ (ppc4xx)
1040
1041 The clock frequency of the MII bus
1042
1043 CONFIG_PHY_GIGE
1044
1045 If this option is set, support for speed/duplex
1046 detection of Gigabit PHY is included.
1047
1048 CONFIG_PHY_RESET_DELAY
1049
1050 Some PHY like Intel LXT971A need extra delay after
1051 reset before any MII register access is possible.
1052 For such PHY, set this option to the usec delay
1053 required. (minimum 300usec for LXT971A)
1054
1055 CONFIG_PHY_CMD_DELAY (ppc4xx)
1056
1057 Some PHY like Intel LXT971A need extra delay after
1058 command issued before MII status register can be read
1059
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001060- Ethernet address:
1061 CONFIG_ETHADDR
1062 CONFIG_ETH2ADDR
1063 CONFIG_ETH3ADDR
1064
1065 Define a default value for ethernet address to use
1066 for the respective ethernet interface, in case this
1067 is not determined automatically.
1068
1069- IP address:
1070 CONFIG_IPADDR
1071
1072 Define a default value for the IP address to use for
1073 the default ethernet interface, in case this is not
1074 determined through e.g. bootp.
1075
1076- Server IP address:
1077 CONFIG_SERVERIP
1078
1079 Defines a default value for theIP address of a TFTP
1080 server to contact when using the "tftboot" command.
1081
David Updegraff7280da72007-06-11 10:41:07 -05001082- Multicast TFTP Mode:
1083 CONFIG_MCAST_TFTP
1084
1085 Defines whether you want to support multicast TFTP as per
1086 rfc-2090; for example to work with atftp. Lets lots of targets
1087 tftp down the same boot image concurrently. Note: the ethernet
1088 driver in use must provide a function: mcast() to join/leave a
1089 multicast group.
1090
1091 CONFIG_BOOTP_RANDOM_DELAY
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001092- BOOTP Recovery Mode:
1093 CONFIG_BOOTP_RANDOM_DELAY
1094
1095 If you have many targets in a network that try to
1096 boot using BOOTP, you may want to avoid that all
1097 systems send out BOOTP requests at precisely the same
1098 moment (which would happen for instance at recovery
1099 from a power failure, when all systems will try to
1100 boot, thus flooding the BOOTP server. Defining
1101 CONFIG_BOOTP_RANDOM_DELAY causes a random delay to be
1102 inserted before sending out BOOTP requests. The
Wolfgang Denkb65aaf92007-08-06 23:21:05 +02001103 following delays are inserted then:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001104
1105 1st BOOTP request: delay 0 ... 1 sec
1106 2nd BOOTP request: delay 0 ... 2 sec
1107 3rd BOOTP request: delay 0 ... 4 sec
1108 4th and following
1109 BOOTP requests: delay 0 ... 8 sec
1110
stroesee0aadfb2003-08-28 14:17:32 +00001111- DHCP Advanced Options:
Jon Loeliger5336a762007-07-09 22:08:34 -05001112 You can fine tune the DHCP functionality by defining
1113 CONFIG_BOOTP_* symbols:
stroesee0aadfb2003-08-28 14:17:32 +00001114
Jon Loeliger5336a762007-07-09 22:08:34 -05001115 CONFIG_BOOTP_SUBNETMASK
1116 CONFIG_BOOTP_GATEWAY
1117 CONFIG_BOOTP_HOSTNAME
1118 CONFIG_BOOTP_NISDOMAIN
1119 CONFIG_BOOTP_BOOTPATH
1120 CONFIG_BOOTP_BOOTFILESIZE
1121 CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS
1122 CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS2
1123 CONFIG_BOOTP_SEND_HOSTNAME
1124 CONFIG_BOOTP_NTPSERVER
1125 CONFIG_BOOTP_TIMEOFFSET
1126 CONFIG_BOOTP_VENDOREX
stroesee0aadfb2003-08-28 14:17:32 +00001127
Wilson Callan22bcd6e2007-07-28 10:56:13 -04001128 CONFIG_BOOTP_SERVERIP - TFTP server will be the serverip
1129 environment variable, not the BOOTP server.
stroesee0aadfb2003-08-28 14:17:32 +00001130
1131 CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS2 - If a DHCP client requests the DNS
1132 serverip from a DHCP server, it is possible that more
1133 than one DNS serverip is offered to the client.
1134 If CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS2 is enabled, the secondary DNS
1135 serverip will be stored in the additional environment
1136 variable "dnsip2". The first DNS serverip is always
1137 stored in the variable "dnsip", when CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS
Jon Loeliger5336a762007-07-09 22:08:34 -05001138 is defined.
stroesee0aadfb2003-08-28 14:17:32 +00001139
1140 CONFIG_BOOTP_SEND_HOSTNAME - Some DHCP servers are capable
1141 to do a dynamic update of a DNS server. To do this, they
1142 need the hostname of the DHCP requester.
Wilson Callan22bcd6e2007-07-28 10:56:13 -04001143 If CONFIG_BOOTP_SEND_HOSTNAME is defined, the content
Jon Loeliger5336a762007-07-09 22:08:34 -05001144 of the "hostname" environment variable is passed as
1145 option 12 to the DHCP server.
stroesee0aadfb2003-08-28 14:17:32 +00001146
Aras Vaichas72aa3f32008-03-26 09:43:57 +11001147 CONFIG_BOOTP_DHCP_REQUEST_DELAY
1148
1149 A 32bit value in microseconds for a delay between
1150 receiving a "DHCP Offer" and sending the "DHCP Request".
1151 This fixes a problem with certain DHCP servers that don't
1152 respond 100% of the time to a "DHCP request". E.g. On an
1153 AT91RM9200 processor running at 180MHz, this delay needed
1154 to be *at least* 15,000 usec before a Windows Server 2003
1155 DHCP server would reply 100% of the time. I recommend at
1156 least 50,000 usec to be safe. The alternative is to hope
1157 that one of the retries will be successful but note that
1158 the DHCP timeout and retry process takes a longer than
1159 this delay.
1160
wdenk145d2c12004-04-15 21:48:45 +00001161 - CDP Options:
wdenk05939202004-04-18 17:39:38 +00001162 CONFIG_CDP_DEVICE_ID
wdenk145d2c12004-04-15 21:48:45 +00001163
1164 The device id used in CDP trigger frames.
1165
1166 CONFIG_CDP_DEVICE_ID_PREFIX
1167
1168 A two character string which is prefixed to the MAC address
1169 of the device.
1170
1171 CONFIG_CDP_PORT_ID
1172
1173 A printf format string which contains the ascii name of
1174 the port. Normally is set to "eth%d" which sets
1175 eth0 for the first ethernet, eth1 for the second etc.
1176
1177 CONFIG_CDP_CAPABILITIES
1178
1179 A 32bit integer which indicates the device capabilities;
1180 0x00000010 for a normal host which does not forwards.
1181
1182 CONFIG_CDP_VERSION
1183
1184 An ascii string containing the version of the software.
1185
1186 CONFIG_CDP_PLATFORM
1187
1188 An ascii string containing the name of the platform.
1189
1190 CONFIG_CDP_TRIGGER
1191
1192 A 32bit integer sent on the trigger.
1193
1194 CONFIG_CDP_POWER_CONSUMPTION
1195
1196 A 16bit integer containing the power consumption of the
1197 device in .1 of milliwatts.
1198
1199 CONFIG_CDP_APPLIANCE_VLAN_TYPE
1200
1201 A byte containing the id of the VLAN.
1202
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001203- Status LED: CONFIG_STATUS_LED
1204
1205 Several configurations allow to display the current
1206 status using a LED. For instance, the LED will blink
1207 fast while running U-Boot code, stop blinking as
1208 soon as a reply to a BOOTP request was received, and
1209 start blinking slow once the Linux kernel is running
1210 (supported by a status LED driver in the Linux
1211 kernel). Defining CONFIG_STATUS_LED enables this
1212 feature in U-Boot.
1213
1214- CAN Support: CONFIG_CAN_DRIVER
1215
1216 Defining CONFIG_CAN_DRIVER enables CAN driver support
1217 on those systems that support this (optional)
1218 feature, like the TQM8xxL modules.
1219
1220- I2C Support: CONFIG_HARD_I2C | CONFIG_SOFT_I2C
1221
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001222 These enable I2C serial bus commands. Defining either of
wdenk21136db2003-07-16 21:53:01 +00001223 (but not both of) CONFIG_HARD_I2C or CONFIG_SOFT_I2C will
1224 include the appropriate I2C driver for the selected cpu.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001225
wdenk21136db2003-07-16 21:53:01 +00001226 This will allow you to use i2c commands at the u-boot
Jon Loeligerc1da5c92007-06-11 19:03:39 -05001227 command line (as long as you set CONFIG_CMD_I2C in
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001228 CONFIG_COMMANDS) and communicate with i2c based realtime
1229 clock chips. See common/cmd_i2c.c for a description of the
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001230 command line interface.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001231
Ben Warren45657152006-09-07 16:50:54 -04001232 CONFIG_I2C_CMD_TREE is a recommended option that places
1233 all I2C commands under a single 'i2c' root command. The
1234 older 'imm', 'imd', 'iprobe' etc. commands are considered
1235 deprecated and may disappear in the future.
1236
1237 CONFIG_HARD_I2C selects a hardware I2C controller.
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001238
wdenk21136db2003-07-16 21:53:01 +00001239 CONFIG_SOFT_I2C configures u-boot to use a software (aka
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001240 bit-banging) driver instead of CPM or similar hardware
1241 support for I2C.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001242
wdenk21136db2003-07-16 21:53:01 +00001243 There are several other quantities that must also be
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001244 defined when you define CONFIG_HARD_I2C or CONFIG_SOFT_I2C.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001245
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001246 In both cases you will need to define CFG_I2C_SPEED
wdenk21136db2003-07-16 21:53:01 +00001247 to be the frequency (in Hz) at which you wish your i2c bus
1248 to run and CFG_I2C_SLAVE to be the address of this node (ie
1249 the cpu's i2c node address).
1250
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001251 Now, the u-boot i2c code for the mpc8xx (cpu/mpc8xx/i2c.c)
1252 sets the cpu up as a master node and so its address should
1253 therefore be cleared to 0 (See, eg, MPC823e User's Manual
wdenk21136db2003-07-16 21:53:01 +00001254 p.16-473). So, set CFG_I2C_SLAVE to 0.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001255
wdenk21136db2003-07-16 21:53:01 +00001256 That's all that's required for CONFIG_HARD_I2C.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001257
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001258 If you use the software i2c interface (CONFIG_SOFT_I2C)
1259 then the following macros need to be defined (examples are
1260 from include/configs/lwmon.h):
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001261
1262 I2C_INIT
1263
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001264 (Optional). Any commands necessary to enable the I2C
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001265 controller or configure ports.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001266
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +00001267 eg: #define I2C_INIT (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir |= PB_SCL)
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001268
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001269 I2C_PORT
1270
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001271 (Only for MPC8260 CPU). The I/O port to use (the code
1272 assumes both bits are on the same port). Valid values
1273 are 0..3 for ports A..D.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001274
1275 I2C_ACTIVE
1276
1277 The code necessary to make the I2C data line active
1278 (driven). If the data line is open collector, this
1279 define can be null.
1280
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001281 eg: #define I2C_ACTIVE (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir |= PB_SDA)
1282
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001283 I2C_TRISTATE
1284
1285 The code necessary to make the I2C data line tri-stated
1286 (inactive). If the data line is open collector, this
1287 define can be null.
1288
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001289 eg: #define I2C_TRISTATE (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir &= ~PB_SDA)
1290
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001291 I2C_READ
1292
1293 Code that returns TRUE if the I2C data line is high,
1294 FALSE if it is low.
1295
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001296 eg: #define I2C_READ ((immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat & PB_SDA) != 0)
1297
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001298 I2C_SDA(bit)
1299
1300 If <bit> is TRUE, sets the I2C data line high. If it
1301 is FALSE, it clears it (low).
1302
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001303 eg: #define I2C_SDA(bit) \
wdenk2bb11052003-07-17 23:16:40 +00001304 if(bit) immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat |= PB_SDA; \
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +00001305 else immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat &= ~PB_SDA
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001306
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001307 I2C_SCL(bit)
1308
1309 If <bit> is TRUE, sets the I2C clock line high. If it
1310 is FALSE, it clears it (low).
1311
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001312 eg: #define I2C_SCL(bit) \
wdenk2bb11052003-07-17 23:16:40 +00001313 if(bit) immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat |= PB_SCL; \
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +00001314 else immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat &= ~PB_SCL
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001315
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001316 I2C_DELAY
1317
1318 This delay is invoked four times per clock cycle so this
1319 controls the rate of data transfer. The data rate thus
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001320 is 1 / (I2C_DELAY * 4). Often defined to be something
wdenk21136db2003-07-16 21:53:01 +00001321 like:
1322
wdenkb9bbd242003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001323 #define I2C_DELAY udelay(2)
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001324
wdenkcc1e2562003-03-06 13:39:27 +00001325 CFG_I2C_INIT_BOARD
1326
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001327 When a board is reset during an i2c bus transfer
1328 chips might think that the current transfer is still
1329 in progress. On some boards it is possible to access
1330 the i2c SCLK line directly, either by using the
1331 processor pin as a GPIO or by having a second pin
1332 connected to the bus. If this option is defined a
1333 custom i2c_init_board() routine in boards/xxx/board.c
1334 is run early in the boot sequence.
wdenkcc1e2562003-03-06 13:39:27 +00001335
wdenk0e2bd9c2004-06-06 21:51:03 +00001336 CONFIG_I2CFAST (PPC405GP|PPC405EP only)
1337
1338 This option enables configuration of bi_iic_fast[] flags
1339 in u-boot bd_info structure based on u-boot environment
1340 variable "i2cfast". (see also i2cfast)
1341
Ben Warren45657152006-09-07 16:50:54 -04001342 CONFIG_I2C_MULTI_BUS
1343
1344 This option allows the use of multiple I2C buses, each of which
1345 must have a controller. At any point in time, only one bus is
1346 active. To switch to a different bus, use the 'i2c dev' command.
1347 Note that bus numbering is zero-based.
1348
1349 CFG_I2C_NOPROBES
1350
1351 This option specifies a list of I2C devices that will be skipped
1352 when the 'i2c probe' command is issued (or 'iprobe' using the legacy
1353 command). If CONFIG_I2C_MULTI_BUS is set, specify a list of bus-device
Wolfgang Denkb240aef2008-03-26 10:40:12 +01001354 pairs. Otherwise, specify a 1D array of device addresses
Ben Warren45657152006-09-07 16:50:54 -04001355
1356 e.g.
1357 #undef CONFIG_I2C_MULTI_BUS
1358 #define CFG_I2C_NOPROBES {0x50,0x68}
1359
1360 will skip addresses 0x50 and 0x68 on a board with one I2C bus
1361
1362 #define CONFIG_I2C_MULTI_BUS
1363 #define CFG_I2C_MULTI_NOPROBES {{0,0x50},{0,0x68},{1,0x54}}
1364
1365 will skip addresses 0x50 and 0x68 on bus 0 and address 0x54 on bus 1
1366
Timur Tabiab347542006-11-03 19:15:00 -06001367 CFG_SPD_BUS_NUM
1368
1369 If defined, then this indicates the I2C bus number for DDR SPD.
1370 If not defined, then U-Boot assumes that SPD is on I2C bus 0.
1371
Stefan Roese096cc9b2007-02-20 10:51:26 +01001372 CFG_RTC_BUS_NUM
1373
1374 If defined, then this indicates the I2C bus number for the RTC.
1375 If not defined, then U-Boot assumes that RTC is on I2C bus 0.
1376
1377 CFG_DTT_BUS_NUM
1378
1379 If defined, then this indicates the I2C bus number for the DTT.
1380 If not defined, then U-Boot assumes that DTT is on I2C bus 0.
1381
Timur Tabiab347542006-11-03 19:15:00 -06001382 CONFIG_FSL_I2C
1383
1384 Define this option if you want to use Freescale's I2C driver in
Marcel Ziswileraea68562007-12-30 03:30:46 +01001385 drivers/i2c/fsl_i2c.c.
Timur Tabiab347542006-11-03 19:15:00 -06001386
1387
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001388- SPI Support: CONFIG_SPI
1389
1390 Enables SPI driver (so far only tested with
1391 SPI EEPROM, also an instance works with Crystal A/D and
1392 D/As on the SACSng board)
1393
1394 CONFIG_SPI_X
1395
1396 Enables extended (16-bit) SPI EEPROM addressing.
1397 (symmetrical to CONFIG_I2C_X)
1398
1399 CONFIG_SOFT_SPI
1400
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001401 Enables a software (bit-bang) SPI driver rather than
1402 using hardware support. This is a general purpose
1403 driver that only requires three general I/O port pins
1404 (two outputs, one input) to function. If this is
1405 defined, the board configuration must define several
1406 SPI configuration items (port pins to use, etc). For
1407 an example, see include/configs/sacsng.h.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001408
Ben Warren7efe9272008-01-16 22:37:35 -05001409 CONFIG_HARD_SPI
1410
1411 Enables a hardware SPI driver for general-purpose reads
1412 and writes. As with CONFIG_SOFT_SPI, the board configuration
1413 must define a list of chip-select function pointers.
1414 Currently supported on some MPC8xxx processors. For an
1415 example, see include/configs/mpc8349emds.h.
1416
Guennadi Liakhovetski07327a52008-04-15 14:14:25 +02001417 CONFIG_MXC_SPI
1418
1419 Enables the driver for the SPI controllers on i.MX and MXC
1420 SoCs. Currently only i.MX31 is supported.
1421
Matthias Fuchsa4400872007-12-27 17:12:34 +01001422- FPGA Support: CONFIG_FPGA
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001423
Matthias Fuchsa4400872007-12-27 17:12:34 +01001424 Enables FPGA subsystem.
1425
1426 CONFIG_FPGA_<vendor>
1427
1428 Enables support for specific chip vendors.
1429 (ALTERA, XILINX)
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001430
Matthias Fuchsa4400872007-12-27 17:12:34 +01001431 CONFIG_FPGA_<family>
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001432
Matthias Fuchsa4400872007-12-27 17:12:34 +01001433 Enables support for FPGA family.
1434 (SPARTAN2, SPARTAN3, VIRTEX2, CYCLONE2, ACEX1K, ACEX)
1435
1436 CONFIG_FPGA_COUNT
1437
1438 Specify the number of FPGA devices to support.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001439
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001440 CFG_FPGA_PROG_FEEDBACK
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001441
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001442 Enable printing of hash marks during FPGA configuration.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001443
1444 CFG_FPGA_CHECK_BUSY
1445
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001446 Enable checks on FPGA configuration interface busy
1447 status by the configuration function. This option
1448 will require a board or device specific function to
1449 be written.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001450
1451 CONFIG_FPGA_DELAY
1452
1453 If defined, a function that provides delays in the FPGA
1454 configuration driver.
1455
1456 CFG_FPGA_CHECK_CTRLC
1457 Allow Control-C to interrupt FPGA configuration
1458
1459 CFG_FPGA_CHECK_ERROR
1460
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001461 Check for configuration errors during FPGA bitfile
1462 loading. For example, abort during Virtex II
1463 configuration if the INIT_B line goes low (which
1464 indicated a CRC error).
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001465
1466 CFG_FPGA_WAIT_INIT
1467
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001468 Maximum time to wait for the INIT_B line to deassert
1469 after PROB_B has been deasserted during a Virtex II
1470 FPGA configuration sequence. The default time is 500
1471 mS.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001472
1473 CFG_FPGA_WAIT_BUSY
1474
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001475 Maximum time to wait for BUSY to deassert during
1476 Virtex II FPGA configuration. The default is 5 mS.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001477
1478 CFG_FPGA_WAIT_CONFIG
1479
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001480 Time to wait after FPGA configuration. The default is
1481 200 mS.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001482
1483- Configuration Management:
1484 CONFIG_IDENT_STRING
1485
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001486 If defined, this string will be added to the U-Boot
1487 version information (U_BOOT_VERSION)
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001488
1489- Vendor Parameter Protection:
1490
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001491 U-Boot considers the values of the environment
1492 variables "serial#" (Board Serial Number) and
wdenkeb20ad32003-09-05 23:19:14 +00001493 "ethaddr" (Ethernet Address) to be parameters that
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001494 are set once by the board vendor / manufacturer, and
1495 protects these variables from casual modification by
1496 the user. Once set, these variables are read-only,
1497 and write or delete attempts are rejected. You can
1498 change this behviour:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001499
1500 If CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE is #defined in your config
1501 file, the write protection for vendor parameters is
wdenkcc1e2562003-03-06 13:39:27 +00001502 completely disabled. Anybody can change or delete
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001503 these parameters.
1504
1505 Alternatively, if you #define _both_ CONFIG_ETHADDR
1506 _and_ CONFIG_OVERWRITE_ETHADDR_ONCE, a default
1507 ethernet address is installed in the environment,
1508 which can be changed exactly ONCE by the user. [The
1509 serial# is unaffected by this, i. e. it remains
1510 read-only.]
1511
1512- Protected RAM:
1513 CONFIG_PRAM
1514
1515 Define this variable to enable the reservation of
1516 "protected RAM", i. e. RAM which is not overwritten
1517 by U-Boot. Define CONFIG_PRAM to hold the number of
1518 kB you want to reserve for pRAM. You can overwrite
1519 this default value by defining an environment
1520 variable "pram" to the number of kB you want to
1521 reserve. Note that the board info structure will
1522 still show the full amount of RAM. If pRAM is
1523 reserved, a new environment variable "mem" will
1524 automatically be defined to hold the amount of
1525 remaining RAM in a form that can be passed as boot
1526 argument to Linux, for instance like that:
1527
Wolfgang Denk86eb3b72005-11-20 21:40:11 +01001528 setenv bootargs ... mem=\${mem}
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001529 saveenv
1530
1531 This way you can tell Linux not to use this memory,
1532 either, which results in a memory region that will
1533 not be affected by reboots.
1534
1535 *WARNING* If your board configuration uses automatic
1536 detection of the RAM size, you must make sure that
1537 this memory test is non-destructive. So far, the
1538 following board configurations are known to be
1539 "pRAM-clean":
1540
1541 ETX094, IVMS8, IVML24, SPD8xx, TQM8xxL,
1542 HERMES, IP860, RPXlite, LWMON, LANTEC,
1543 PCU_E, FLAGADM, TQM8260
1544
1545- Error Recovery:
1546 CONFIG_PANIC_HANG
1547
1548 Define this variable to stop the system in case of a
1549 fatal error, so that you have to reset it manually.
1550 This is probably NOT a good idea for an embedded
1551 system where you want to system to reboot
1552 automatically as fast as possible, but it may be
1553 useful during development since you can try to debug
1554 the conditions that lead to the situation.
1555
1556 CONFIG_NET_RETRY_COUNT
1557
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001558 This variable defines the number of retries for
1559 network operations like ARP, RARP, TFTP, or BOOTP
1560 before giving up the operation. If not defined, a
1561 default value of 5 is used.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001562
Guennadi Liakhovetskib38c2b32008-04-03 17:04:19 +02001563 CONFIG_ARP_TIMEOUT
1564
1565 Timeout waiting for an ARP reply in milliseconds.
1566
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001567- Command Interpreter:
Wolfgang Denk81352ed2006-10-28 02:28:02 +02001568 CONFIG_AUTO_COMPLETE
wdenk3902d702004-04-15 18:22:41 +00001569
1570 Enable auto completion of commands using TAB.
1571
Wolfgang Denk018147d2006-11-27 15:32:42 +01001572 Note that this feature has NOT been implemented yet
1573 for the "hush" shell.
Wolfgang Denk81352ed2006-10-28 02:28:02 +02001574
1575
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001576 CFG_HUSH_PARSER
1577
1578 Define this variable to enable the "hush" shell (from
1579 Busybox) as command line interpreter, thus enabling
1580 powerful command line syntax like
1581 if...then...else...fi conditionals or `&&' and '||'
1582 constructs ("shell scripts").
1583
1584 If undefined, you get the old, much simpler behaviour
1585 with a somewhat smaller memory footprint.
1586
1587
1588 CFG_PROMPT_HUSH_PS2
1589
1590 This defines the secondary prompt string, which is
1591 printed when the command interpreter needs more input
1592 to complete a command. Usually "> ".
1593
1594 Note:
1595
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001596 In the current implementation, the local variables
1597 space and global environment variables space are
1598 separated. Local variables are those you define by
1599 simply typing `name=value'. To access a local
1600 variable later on, you have write `$name' or
1601 `${name}'; to execute the contents of a variable
1602 directly type `$name' at the command prompt.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001603
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001604 Global environment variables are those you use
1605 setenv/printenv to work with. To run a command stored
1606 in such a variable, you need to use the run command,
1607 and you must not use the '$' sign to access them.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001608
1609 To store commands and special characters in a
1610 variable, please use double quotation marks
1611 surrounding the whole text of the variable, instead
1612 of the backslashes before semicolons and special
1613 symbols.
1614
Wolfgang Denk2039a072006-07-21 11:35:21 +02001615- Commandline Editing and History:
1616 CONFIG_CMDLINE_EDITING
1617
Wolfgang Denkc80857e2006-07-21 11:56:05 +02001618 Enable editiong and History functions for interactive
1619 commandline input operations
Wolfgang Denk2039a072006-07-21 11:35:21 +02001620
wdenkc0aa5c52003-12-06 19:49:23 +00001621- Default Environment:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001622 CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS
1623
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001624 Define this to contain any number of null terminated
1625 strings (variable = value pairs) that will be part of
wdenkeb20ad32003-09-05 23:19:14 +00001626 the default environment compiled into the boot image.
wdenk591dda52002-11-18 00:14:45 +00001627
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001628 For example, place something like this in your
1629 board's config file:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001630
1631 #define CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS \
1632 "myvar1=value1\0" \
1633 "myvar2=value2\0"
1634
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001635 Warning: This method is based on knowledge about the
1636 internal format how the environment is stored by the
1637 U-Boot code. This is NOT an official, exported
1638 interface! Although it is unlikely that this format
wdenkeb20ad32003-09-05 23:19:14 +00001639 will change soon, there is no guarantee either.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001640 You better know what you are doing here.
1641
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001642 Note: overly (ab)use of the default environment is
1643 discouraged. Make sure to check other ways to preset
1644 the environment like the autoscript function or the
1645 boot command first.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001646
wdenkc0aa5c52003-12-06 19:49:23 +00001647- DataFlash Support:
wdenk381669a2003-06-16 23:50:08 +00001648 CONFIG_HAS_DATAFLASH
1649
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001650 Defining this option enables DataFlash features and
1651 allows to read/write in Dataflash via the standard
1652 commands cp, md...
wdenk381669a2003-06-16 23:50:08 +00001653
wdenkef893942004-02-23 16:11:30 +00001654- SystemACE Support:
1655 CONFIG_SYSTEMACE
1656
1657 Adding this option adds support for Xilinx SystemACE
1658 chips attached via some sort of local bus. The address
1659 of the chip must alsh be defined in the
1660 CFG_SYSTEMACE_BASE macro. For example:
1661
1662 #define CONFIG_SYSTEMACE
1663 #define CFG_SYSTEMACE_BASE 0xf0000000
1664
1665 When SystemACE support is added, the "ace" device type
1666 becomes available to the fat commands, i.e. fatls.
1667
Wolfgang Denke3cfce52005-09-24 22:37:32 +02001668- TFTP Fixed UDP Port:
1669 CONFIG_TFTP_PORT
1670
Wolfgang Denk227b5192005-09-24 23:25:46 +02001671 If this is defined, the environment variable tftpsrcp
Wolfgang Denke3cfce52005-09-24 22:37:32 +02001672 is used to supply the TFTP UDP source port value.
Wolfgang Denk227b5192005-09-24 23:25:46 +02001673 If tftpsrcp isn't defined, the normal pseudo-random port
Wolfgang Denke3cfce52005-09-24 22:37:32 +02001674 number generator is used.
1675
Wolfgang Denk227b5192005-09-24 23:25:46 +02001676 Also, the environment variable tftpdstp is used to supply
1677 the TFTP UDP destination port value. If tftpdstp isn't
1678 defined, the normal port 69 is used.
1679
1680 The purpose for tftpsrcp is to allow a TFTP server to
Wolfgang Denke3cfce52005-09-24 22:37:32 +02001681 blindly start the TFTP transfer using the pre-configured
1682 target IP address and UDP port. This has the effect of
1683 "punching through" the (Windows XP) firewall, allowing
1684 the remainder of the TFTP transfer to proceed normally.
1685 A better solution is to properly configure the firewall,
1686 but sometimes that is not allowed.
1687
wdenkc0aa5c52003-12-06 19:49:23 +00001688- Show boot progress:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001689 CONFIG_SHOW_BOOT_PROGRESS
1690
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001691 Defining this option allows to add some board-
1692 specific code (calling a user-provided function
1693 "show_boot_progress(int)") that enables you to show
1694 the system's boot progress on some display (for
1695 example, some LED's) on your board. At the moment,
1696 the following checkpoints are implemented:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001697
Marian Balakowicz74eb4ae2008-03-12 10:33:01 +01001698Legacy uImage format:
1699
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001700 Arg Where When
1701 1 common/cmd_bootm.c before attempting to boot an image
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +00001702 -1 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has bad magic number
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001703 2 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has correct magic number
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +00001704 -2 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has bad checksum
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001705 3 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has correct checksum
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +00001706 -3 common/cmd_bootm.c Image data has bad checksum
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001707 4 common/cmd_bootm.c Image data has correct checksum
1708 -4 common/cmd_bootm.c Image is for unsupported architecture
1709 5 common/cmd_bootm.c Architecture check OK
Marian Balakowicz74eb4ae2008-03-12 10:33:01 +01001710 -5 common/cmd_bootm.c Wrong Image Type (not kernel, multi)
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001711 6 common/cmd_bootm.c Image Type check OK
1712 -6 common/cmd_bootm.c gunzip uncompression error
1713 -7 common/cmd_bootm.c Unimplemented compression type
1714 7 common/cmd_bootm.c Uncompression OK
Marian Balakowicz74eb4ae2008-03-12 10:33:01 +01001715 8 common/cmd_bootm.c No uncompress/copy overwrite error
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001716 -9 common/cmd_bootm.c Unsupported OS (not Linux, BSD, VxWorks, QNX)
Marian Balakowicz74eb4ae2008-03-12 10:33:01 +01001717
1718 9 common/image.c Start initial ramdisk verification
1719 -10 common/image.c Ramdisk header has bad magic number
1720 -11 common/image.c Ramdisk header has bad checksum
1721 10 common/image.c Ramdisk header is OK
1722 -12 common/image.c Ramdisk data has bad checksum
1723 11 common/image.c Ramdisk data has correct checksum
1724 12 common/image.c Ramdisk verification complete, start loading
1725 -13 common/image.c Wrong Image Type (not PPC Linux Ramdisk)
1726 13 common/image.c Start multifile image verification
1727 14 common/image.c No initial ramdisk, no multifile, continue.
1728
1729 15 lib_<arch>/bootm.c All preparation done, transferring control to OS
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001730
wdenkd729d302004-02-27 00:07:27 +00001731 -30 lib_ppc/board.c Fatal error, hang the system
1732 -31 post/post.c POST test failed, detected by post_output_backlog()
1733 -32 post/post.c POST test failed, detected by post_run_single()
wdenke97d3d92004-02-23 22:22:28 +00001734
Heiko Schocher633e03a2007-06-22 19:11:54 +02001735 34 common/cmd_doc.c before loading a Image from a DOC device
1736 -35 common/cmd_doc.c Bad usage of "doc" command
1737 35 common/cmd_doc.c correct usage of "doc" command
1738 -36 common/cmd_doc.c No boot device
1739 36 common/cmd_doc.c correct boot device
1740 -37 common/cmd_doc.c Unknown Chip ID on boot device
1741 37 common/cmd_doc.c correct chip ID found, device available
1742 -38 common/cmd_doc.c Read Error on boot device
1743 38 common/cmd_doc.c reading Image header from DOC device OK
1744 -39 common/cmd_doc.c Image header has bad magic number
1745 39 common/cmd_doc.c Image header has correct magic number
1746 -40 common/cmd_doc.c Error reading Image from DOC device
1747 40 common/cmd_doc.c Image header has correct magic number
1748 41 common/cmd_ide.c before loading a Image from a IDE device
1749 -42 common/cmd_ide.c Bad usage of "ide" command
1750 42 common/cmd_ide.c correct usage of "ide" command
1751 -43 common/cmd_ide.c No boot device
1752 43 common/cmd_ide.c boot device found
1753 -44 common/cmd_ide.c Device not available
1754 44 common/cmd_ide.c Device available
1755 -45 common/cmd_ide.c wrong partition selected
1756 45 common/cmd_ide.c partition selected
1757 -46 common/cmd_ide.c Unknown partition table
1758 46 common/cmd_ide.c valid partition table found
1759 -47 common/cmd_ide.c Invalid partition type
1760 47 common/cmd_ide.c correct partition type
1761 -48 common/cmd_ide.c Error reading Image Header on boot device
1762 48 common/cmd_ide.c reading Image Header from IDE device OK
1763 -49 common/cmd_ide.c Image header has bad magic number
1764 49 common/cmd_ide.c Image header has correct magic number
1765 -50 common/cmd_ide.c Image header has bad checksum
1766 50 common/cmd_ide.c Image header has correct checksum
1767 -51 common/cmd_ide.c Error reading Image from IDE device
1768 51 common/cmd_ide.c reading Image from IDE device OK
1769 52 common/cmd_nand.c before loading a Image from a NAND device
1770 -53 common/cmd_nand.c Bad usage of "nand" command
1771 53 common/cmd_nand.c correct usage of "nand" command
1772 -54 common/cmd_nand.c No boot device
1773 54 common/cmd_nand.c boot device found
1774 -55 common/cmd_nand.c Unknown Chip ID on boot device
1775 55 common/cmd_nand.c correct chip ID found, device available
1776 -56 common/cmd_nand.c Error reading Image Header on boot device
1777 56 common/cmd_nand.c reading Image Header from NAND device OK
1778 -57 common/cmd_nand.c Image header has bad magic number
1779 57 common/cmd_nand.c Image header has correct magic number
1780 -58 common/cmd_nand.c Error reading Image from NAND device
1781 58 common/cmd_nand.c reading Image from NAND device OK
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001782
Heiko Schocher633e03a2007-06-22 19:11:54 +02001783 -60 common/env_common.c Environment has a bad CRC, using default
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001784
Heiko Schocher633e03a2007-06-22 19:11:54 +02001785 64 net/eth.c starting with Ethernetconfiguration.
1786 -64 net/eth.c no Ethernet found.
1787 65 net/eth.c Ethernet found.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001788
Heiko Schocher633e03a2007-06-22 19:11:54 +02001789 -80 common/cmd_net.c usage wrong
1790 80 common/cmd_net.c before calling NetLoop()
1791 -81 common/cmd_net.c some error in NetLoop() occured
1792 81 common/cmd_net.c NetLoop() back without error
1793 -82 common/cmd_net.c size == 0 (File with size 0 loaded)
1794 82 common/cmd_net.c trying automatic boot
1795 83 common/cmd_net.c running autoscript
1796 -83 common/cmd_net.c some error in automatic boot or autoscript
1797 84 common/cmd_net.c end without errors
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001798
Marian Balakowicz74eb4ae2008-03-12 10:33:01 +01001799FIT uImage format:
1800
1801 Arg Where When
1802 100 common/cmd_bootm.c Kernel FIT Image has correct format
1803 -100 common/cmd_bootm.c Kernel FIT Image has incorrect format
1804 101 common/cmd_bootm.c No Kernel subimage unit name, using configuration
1805 -101 common/cmd_bootm.c Can't get configuration for kernel subimage
1806 102 common/cmd_bootm.c Kernel unit name specified
1807 -103 common/cmd_bootm.c Can't get kernel subimage node offset
Marian Balakowicz0cd4f3d2008-03-12 10:35:46 +01001808 103 common/cmd_bootm.c Found configuration node
Marian Balakowicz74eb4ae2008-03-12 10:33:01 +01001809 104 common/cmd_bootm.c Got kernel subimage node offset
1810 -104 common/cmd_bootm.c Kernel subimage hash verification failed
1811 105 common/cmd_bootm.c Kernel subimage hash verification OK
1812 -105 common/cmd_bootm.c Kernel subimage is for unsupported architecture
1813 106 common/cmd_bootm.c Architecture check OK
1814 -106 common/cmd_bootm.c Kernel subimage has wrong typea
1815 107 common/cmd_bootm.c Kernel subimge type OK
1816 -107 common/cmd_bootm.c Can't get kernel subimage data/size
1817 108 common/cmd_bootm.c Got kernel subimage data/size
1818 -108 common/cmd_bootm.c Wrong image type (not legacy, FIT)
1819 -109 common/cmd_bootm.c Can't get kernel subimage type
1820 -110 common/cmd_bootm.c Can't get kernel subimage comp
1821 -111 common/cmd_bootm.c Can't get kernel subimage os
1822 -112 common/cmd_bootm.c Can't get kernel subimage load address
1823 -113 common/cmd_bootm.c Image uncompress/copy overwrite error
1824
1825 120 common/image.c Start initial ramdisk verification
1826 -120 common/image.c Ramdisk FIT image has incorrect format
1827 121 common/image.c Ramdisk FIT image has correct format
1828 122 common/image.c No Ramdisk subimage unit name, using configuration
1829 -122 common/image.c Can't get configuration for ramdisk subimage
1830 123 common/image.c Ramdisk unit name specified
1831 -124 common/image.c Can't get ramdisk subimage node offset
1832 125 common/image.c Got ramdisk subimage node offset
1833 -125 common/image.c Ramdisk subimage hash verification failed
1834 126 common/image.c Ramdisk subimage hash verification OK
1835 -126 common/image.c Ramdisk subimage for unsupported architecture
1836 127 common/image.c Architecture check OK
1837 -127 common/image.c Can't get ramdisk subimage data/size
1838 128 common/image.c Got ramdisk subimage data/size
1839 129 common/image.c Can't get ramdisk load address
1840 -129 common/image.c Got ramdisk load address
1841
1842 -130 common/cmd_doc.c Icorrect FIT image format
1843 131 common/cmd_doc.c FIT image format OK
1844
1845 -140 common/cmd_ide.c Icorrect FIT image format
1846 141 common/cmd_ide.c FIT image format OK
1847
1848 -150 common/cmd_nand.c Icorrect FIT image format
1849 151 common/cmd_nand.c FIT image format OK
1850
1851
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001852Modem Support:
1853--------------
1854
wdenk8dba0502003-03-31 16:34:49 +00001855[so far only for SMDK2400 and TRAB boards]
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001856
1857- Modem support endable:
1858 CONFIG_MODEM_SUPPORT
1859
1860- RTS/CTS Flow control enable:
1861 CONFIG_HWFLOW
1862
1863- Modem debug support:
1864 CONFIG_MODEM_SUPPORT_DEBUG
1865
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001866 Enables debugging stuff (char screen[1024], dbg())
1867 for modem support. Useful only with BDI2000.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001868
wdenkc0aa5c52003-12-06 19:49:23 +00001869- Interrupt support (PPC):
1870
wdenk1ebf41e2004-01-02 14:00:00 +00001871 There are common interrupt_init() and timer_interrupt()
1872 for all PPC archs. interrupt_init() calls interrupt_init_cpu()
1873 for cpu specific initialization. interrupt_init_cpu()
1874 should set decrementer_count to appropriate value. If
1875 cpu resets decrementer automatically after interrupt
1876 (ppc4xx) it should set decrementer_count to zero.
1877 timer_interrupt() calls timer_interrupt_cpu() for cpu
1878 specific handling. If board has watchdog / status_led
1879 / other_activity_monitor it works automatically from
1880 general timer_interrupt().
wdenkc0aa5c52003-12-06 19:49:23 +00001881
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001882- General:
1883
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001884 In the target system modem support is enabled when a
1885 specific key (key combination) is pressed during
1886 power-on. Otherwise U-Boot will boot normally
1887 (autoboot). The key_pressed() fuction is called from
1888 board_init(). Currently key_pressed() is a dummy
1889 function, returning 1 and thus enabling modem
1890 initialization.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001891
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001892 If there are no modem init strings in the
1893 environment, U-Boot proceed to autoboot; the
1894 previous output (banner, info printfs) will be
1895 supressed, though.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001896
1897 See also: doc/README.Modem
1898
1899
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001900Configuration Settings:
1901-----------------------
1902
1903- CFG_LONGHELP: Defined when you want long help messages included;
1904 undefine this when you're short of memory.
1905
1906- CFG_PROMPT: This is what U-Boot prints on the console to
1907 prompt for user input.
1908
1909- CFG_CBSIZE: Buffer size for input from the Console
1910
1911- CFG_PBSIZE: Buffer size for Console output
1912
1913- CFG_MAXARGS: max. Number of arguments accepted for monitor commands
1914
1915- CFG_BARGSIZE: Buffer size for Boot Arguments which are passed to
1916 the application (usually a Linux kernel) when it is
1917 booted
1918
1919- CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE:
1920 List of legal baudrate settings for this board.
1921
1922- CFG_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001923 Suppress display of console information at boot.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001924
1925- CFG_CONSOLE_IS_IN_ENV
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001926 If the board specific function
1927 extern int overwrite_console (void);
1928 returns 1, the stdin, stderr and stdout are switched to the
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001929 serial port, else the settings in the environment are used.
1930
1931- CFG_CONSOLE_OVERWRITE_ROUTINE
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001932 Enable the call to overwrite_console().
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001933
1934- CFG_CONSOLE_ENV_OVERWRITE
1935 Enable overwrite of previous console environment settings.
1936
1937- CFG_MEMTEST_START, CFG_MEMTEST_END:
1938 Begin and End addresses of the area used by the
1939 simple memory test.
1940
1941- CFG_ALT_MEMTEST:
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001942 Enable an alternate, more extensive memory test.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001943
wdenk5958f4a2003-09-18 09:21:33 +00001944- CFG_MEMTEST_SCRATCH:
1945 Scratch address used by the alternate memory test
1946 You only need to set this if address zero isn't writeable
1947
Stefan Roesea13709f2008-03-26 10:14:11 +01001948- CFG_MEM_TOP_HIDE (PPC only):
1949 If CFG_MEM_TOP_HIDE is defined in the board config header,
1950 this specified memory area will get subtracted from the top
1951 (end) of ram and won't get "touched" at all by U-Boot. By
1952 fixing up gd->ram_size the Linux kernel should gets passed
1953 the now "corrected" memory size and won't touch it either.
1954 This should work for arch/ppc and arch/powerpc. Only Linux
Stefan Roese37f31bf2008-03-28 11:02:53 +01001955 board ports in arch/powerpc with bootwrapper support that
Stefan Roesea13709f2008-03-26 10:14:11 +01001956 recalculate the memory size from the SDRAM controller setup
Stefan Roese37f31bf2008-03-28 11:02:53 +01001957 will have to get fixed in Linux additionally.
Stefan Roesea13709f2008-03-26 10:14:11 +01001958
1959 This option can be used as a workaround for the 440EPx/GRx
1960 CHIP 11 errata where the last 256 bytes in SDRAM shouldn't
1961 be touched.
1962
1963 WARNING: Please make sure that this value is a multiple of
1964 the Linux page size (normally 4k). If this is not the case,
1965 then the end address of the Linux memory will be located at a
1966 non page size aligned address and this could cause major
1967 problems.
1968
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001969- CFG_TFTP_LOADADDR:
1970 Default load address for network file downloads
1971
1972- CFG_LOADS_BAUD_CHANGE:
1973 Enable temporary baudrate change while serial download
1974
1975- CFG_SDRAM_BASE:
1976 Physical start address of SDRAM. _Must_ be 0 here.
1977
1978- CFG_MBIO_BASE:
1979 Physical start address of Motherboard I/O (if using a
1980 Cogent motherboard)
1981
1982- CFG_FLASH_BASE:
1983 Physical start address of Flash memory.
1984
1985- CFG_MONITOR_BASE:
1986 Physical start address of boot monitor code (set by
1987 make config files to be same as the text base address
1988 (TEXT_BASE) used when linking) - same as
1989 CFG_FLASH_BASE when booting from flash.
1990
1991- CFG_MONITOR_LEN:
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001992 Size of memory reserved for monitor code, used to
1993 determine _at_compile_time_ (!) if the environment is
1994 embedded within the U-Boot image, or in a separate
1995 flash sector.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001996
1997- CFG_MALLOC_LEN:
1998 Size of DRAM reserved for malloc() use.
1999
Stefan Roese5d5ce292006-03-13 11:16:36 +01002000- CFG_BOOTM_LEN:
2001 Normally compressed uImages are limited to an
2002 uncompressed size of 8 MBytes. If this is not enough,
2003 you can define CFG_BOOTM_LEN in your board config file
2004 to adjust this setting to your needs.
2005
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002006- CFG_BOOTMAPSZ:
2007 Maximum size of memory mapped by the startup code of
2008 the Linux kernel; all data that must be processed by
Bartlomiej Siekac5648c82008-04-14 15:44:16 +02002009 the Linux kernel (bd_info, boot arguments, FDT blob if
2010 used) must be put below this limit, unless "bootm_low"
2011 enviroment variable is defined and non-zero. In such case
2012 all data for the Linux kernel must be between "bootm_low"
2013 and "bootm_low" + CFG_BOOTMAPSZ.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002014
2015- CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS:
2016 Max number of Flash memory banks
2017
2018- CFG_MAX_FLASH_SECT:
2019 Max number of sectors on a Flash chip
2020
2021- CFG_FLASH_ERASE_TOUT:
2022 Timeout for Flash erase operations (in ms)
2023
2024- CFG_FLASH_WRITE_TOUT:
2025 Timeout for Flash write operations (in ms)
2026
wdenkdccbda02003-07-14 22:13:32 +00002027- CFG_FLASH_LOCK_TOUT
2028 Timeout for Flash set sector lock bit operation (in ms)
2029
2030- CFG_FLASH_UNLOCK_TOUT
2031 Timeout for Flash clear lock bits operation (in ms)
2032
2033- CFG_FLASH_PROTECTION
2034 If defined, hardware flash sectors protection is used
2035 instead of U-Boot software protection.
2036
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002037- CFG_DIRECT_FLASH_TFTP:
2038
2039 Enable TFTP transfers directly to flash memory;
2040 without this option such a download has to be
2041 performed in two steps: (1) download to RAM, and (2)
2042 copy from RAM to flash.
2043
2044 The two-step approach is usually more reliable, since
2045 you can check if the download worked before you erase
2046 the flash, but in some situations (when sytem RAM is
2047 too limited to allow for a tempory copy of the
2048 downloaded image) this option may be very useful.
2049
2050- CFG_FLASH_CFI:
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00002051 Define if the flash driver uses extra elements in the
wdenk2cefd152004-02-08 22:55:38 +00002052 common flash structure for storing flash geometry.
2053
2054- CFG_FLASH_CFI_DRIVER
2055 This option also enables the building of the cfi_flash driver
2056 in the drivers directory
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002057
Guennadi Liakhovetski183284f2008-04-03 13:36:02 +02002058- CFG_FLASH_USE_BUFFER_WRITE
2059 Use buffered writes to flash.
2060
2061- CONFIG_FLASH_SPANSION_S29WS_N
2062 s29ws-n MirrorBit flash has non-standard addresses for buffered
2063 write commands.
2064
Stefan Roesec443fe92005-11-22 13:20:42 +01002065- CFG_FLASH_QUIET_TEST
2066 If this option is defined, the common CFI flash doesn't
2067 print it's warning upon not recognized FLASH banks. This
2068 is useful, if some of the configured banks are only
2069 optionally available.
2070
Jerry Van Barenaae73572008-03-08 13:48:01 -05002071- CONFIG_FLASH_SHOW_PROGRESS
2072 If defined (must be an integer), print out countdown
2073 digits and dots. Recommended value: 45 (9..1) for 80
2074 column displays, 15 (3..1) for 40 column displays.
2075
stroese94ef1cf2003-06-05 15:39:44 +00002076- CFG_RX_ETH_BUFFER:
2077 Defines the number of ethernet receive buffers. On some
2078 ethernet controllers it is recommended to set this value
2079 to 8 or even higher (EEPRO100 or 405 EMAC), since all
2080 buffers can be full shortly after enabling the interface
2081 on high ethernet traffic.
2082 Defaults to 4 if not defined.
2083
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002084The following definitions that deal with the placement and management
2085of environment data (variable area); in general, we support the
2086following configurations:
2087
2088- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH:
2089
2090 Define this if the environment is in flash memory.
2091
2092 a) The environment occupies one whole flash sector, which is
2093 "embedded" in the text segment with the U-Boot code. This
2094 happens usually with "bottom boot sector" or "top boot
2095 sector" type flash chips, which have several smaller
2096 sectors at the start or the end. For instance, such a
2097 layout can have sector sizes of 8, 2x4, 16, Nx32 kB. In
2098 such a case you would place the environment in one of the
2099 4 kB sectors - with U-Boot code before and after it. With
2100 "top boot sector" type flash chips, you would put the
2101 environment in one of the last sectors, leaving a gap
2102 between U-Boot and the environment.
2103
2104 - CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
2105
2106 Offset of environment data (variable area) to the
2107 beginning of flash memory; for instance, with bottom boot
2108 type flash chips the second sector can be used: the offset
2109 for this sector is given here.
2110
2111 CFG_ENV_OFFSET is used relative to CFG_FLASH_BASE.
2112
2113 - CFG_ENV_ADDR:
2114
2115 This is just another way to specify the start address of
2116 the flash sector containing the environment (instead of
2117 CFG_ENV_OFFSET).
2118
2119 - CFG_ENV_SECT_SIZE:
2120
2121 Size of the sector containing the environment.
2122
2123
2124 b) Sometimes flash chips have few, equal sized, BIG sectors.
2125 In such a case you don't want to spend a whole sector for
2126 the environment.
2127
2128 - CFG_ENV_SIZE:
2129
2130 If you use this in combination with CFG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH
2131 and CFG_ENV_SECT_SIZE, you can specify to use only a part
2132 of this flash sector for the environment. This saves
2133 memory for the RAM copy of the environment.
2134
2135 It may also save flash memory if you decide to use this
2136 when your environment is "embedded" within U-Boot code,
2137 since then the remainder of the flash sector could be used
2138 for U-Boot code. It should be pointed out that this is
2139 STRONGLY DISCOURAGED from a robustness point of view:
2140 updating the environment in flash makes it always
2141 necessary to erase the WHOLE sector. If something goes
2142 wrong before the contents has been restored from a copy in
2143 RAM, your target system will be dead.
2144
2145 - CFG_ENV_ADDR_REDUND
2146 CFG_ENV_SIZE_REDUND
2147
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00002148 These settings describe a second storage area used to hold
2149 a redundand copy of the environment data, so that there is
wdenkb02744a2003-04-05 00:53:31 +00002150 a valid backup copy in case there is a power failure during
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00002151 a "saveenv" operation.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002152
2153BE CAREFUL! Any changes to the flash layout, and some changes to the
2154source code will make it necessary to adapt <board>/u-boot.lds*
2155accordingly!
2156
2157
2158- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_NVRAM:
2159
2160 Define this if you have some non-volatile memory device
2161 (NVRAM, battery buffered SRAM) which you want to use for the
2162 environment.
2163
2164 - CFG_ENV_ADDR:
2165 - CFG_ENV_SIZE:
2166
2167 These two #defines are used to determin the memory area you
2168 want to use for environment. It is assumed that this memory
2169 can just be read and written to, without any special
2170 provision.
2171
2172BE CAREFUL! The first access to the environment happens quite early
2173in U-Boot initalization (when we try to get the setting of for the
2174console baudrate). You *MUST* have mappend your NVRAM area then, or
2175U-Boot will hang.
2176
2177Please note that even with NVRAM we still use a copy of the
2178environment in RAM: we could work on NVRAM directly, but we want to
2179keep settings there always unmodified except somebody uses "saveenv"
2180to save the current settings.
2181
2182
2183- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_EEPROM:
2184
2185 Use this if you have an EEPROM or similar serial access
2186 device and a driver for it.
2187
2188 - CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
2189 - CFG_ENV_SIZE:
2190
2191 These two #defines specify the offset and size of the
2192 environment area within the total memory of your EEPROM.
2193
2194 - CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR:
2195 If defined, specified the chip address of the EEPROM device.
2196 The default address is zero.
2197
2198 - CFG_EEPROM_PAGE_WRITE_BITS:
2199 If defined, the number of bits used to address bytes in a
2200 single page in the EEPROM device. A 64 byte page, for example
2201 would require six bits.
2202
2203 - CFG_EEPROM_PAGE_WRITE_DELAY_MS:
2204 If defined, the number of milliseconds to delay between
wdenk544e9732004-02-06 23:19:44 +00002205 page writes. The default is zero milliseconds.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002206
2207 - CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR_LEN:
2208 The length in bytes of the EEPROM memory array address. Note
2209 that this is NOT the chip address length!
2210
wdenk20c98a62004-04-23 20:32:05 +00002211 - CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR_OVERFLOW:
2212 EEPROM chips that implement "address overflow" are ones
2213 like Catalyst 24WC04/08/16 which has 9/10/11 bits of
2214 address and the extra bits end up in the "chip address" bit
2215 slots. This makes a 24WC08 (1Kbyte) chip look like four 256
2216 byte chips.
2217
2218 Note that we consider the length of the address field to
2219 still be one byte because the extra address bits are hidden
2220 in the chip address.
2221
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002222 - CFG_EEPROM_SIZE:
2223 The size in bytes of the EEPROM device.
2224
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002225
wdenk86765902003-12-06 23:55:10 +00002226- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_DATAFLASH:
2227
wdenk1ebf41e2004-01-02 14:00:00 +00002228 Define this if you have a DataFlash memory device which you
wdenk86765902003-12-06 23:55:10 +00002229 want to use for the environment.
2230
2231 - CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
2232 - CFG_ENV_ADDR:
2233 - CFG_ENV_SIZE:
2234
2235 These three #defines specify the offset and size of the
2236 environment area within the total memory of your DataFlash placed
2237 at the specified address.
2238
wdenk79b59372004-06-09 14:58:14 +00002239- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_NAND:
2240
2241 Define this if you have a NAND device which you want to use
2242 for the environment.
2243
2244 - CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
2245 - CFG_ENV_SIZE:
2246
2247 These two #defines specify the offset and size of the environment
2248 area within the first NAND device.
wdenk86765902003-12-06 23:55:10 +00002249
Markus Klotzbuecher5d113e02006-03-20 18:02:44 +01002250 - CFG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND
2251
2252 This setting describes a second storage area of CFG_ENV_SIZE
2253 size used to hold a redundant copy of the environment data,
2254 so that there is a valid backup copy in case there is a
2255 power failure during a "saveenv" operation.
2256
2257 Note: CFG_ENV_OFFSET and CFG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND must be aligned
2258 to a block boundary, and CFG_ENV_SIZE must be a multiple of
2259 the NAND devices block size.
2260
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002261- CFG_SPI_INIT_OFFSET
2262
2263 Defines offset to the initial SPI buffer area in DPRAM. The
2264 area is used at an early stage (ROM part) if the environment
2265 is configured to reside in the SPI EEPROM: We need a 520 byte
2266 scratch DPRAM area. It is used between the two initialization
2267 calls (spi_init_f() and spi_init_r()). A value of 0xB00 seems
2268 to be a good choice since it makes it far enough from the
2269 start of the data area as well as from the stack pointer.
2270
Bruce Adleredecc942007-11-02 13:15:42 -07002271Please note that the environment is read-only until the monitor
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002272has been relocated to RAM and a RAM copy of the environment has been
2273created; also, when using EEPROM you will have to use getenv_r()
2274until then to read environment variables.
2275
wdenk8dba0502003-03-31 16:34:49 +00002276The environment is protected by a CRC32 checksum. Before the monitor
2277is relocated into RAM, as a result of a bad CRC you will be working
2278with the compiled-in default environment - *silently*!!! [This is
2279necessary, because the first environment variable we need is the
2280"baudrate" setting for the console - if we have a bad CRC, we don't
2281have any device yet where we could complain.]
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002282
2283Note: once the monitor has been relocated, then it will complain if
2284the default environment is used; a new CRC is computed as soon as you
wdenk8dba0502003-03-31 16:34:49 +00002285use the "saveenv" command to store a valid environment.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002286
wdenk49c3f672003-10-08 22:33:00 +00002287- CFG_FAULT_ECHO_LINK_DOWN:
wdenk9c53f402003-10-15 23:53:47 +00002288 Echo the inverted Ethernet link state to the fault LED.
wdenk49c3f672003-10-08 22:33:00 +00002289
2290 Note: If this option is active, then CFG_FAULT_MII_ADDR
2291 also needs to be defined.
2292
2293- CFG_FAULT_MII_ADDR:
wdenk9c53f402003-10-15 23:53:47 +00002294 MII address of the PHY to check for the Ethernet link state.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002295
wdenkf602aa02004-03-13 23:29:43 +00002296- CFG_64BIT_VSPRINTF:
2297 Makes vsprintf (and all *printf functions) support printing
2298 of 64bit values by using the L quantifier
2299
2300- CFG_64BIT_STRTOUL:
2301 Adds simple_strtoull that returns a 64bit value
2302
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002303Low Level (hardware related) configuration options:
wdenkc8434db2003-03-26 06:55:25 +00002304---------------------------------------------------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002305
2306- CFG_CACHELINE_SIZE:
2307 Cache Line Size of the CPU.
2308
2309- CFG_DEFAULT_IMMR:
2310 Default address of the IMMR after system reset.
wdenk2bb11052003-07-17 23:16:40 +00002311
wdenk9c53f402003-10-15 23:53:47 +00002312 Needed on some 8260 systems (MPC8260ADS, PQ2FADS-ZU,
2313 and RPXsuper) to be able to adjust the position of
2314 the IMMR register after a reset.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002315
wdenk1272e232002-11-10 22:06:23 +00002316- Floppy Disk Support:
2317 CFG_FDC_DRIVE_NUMBER
2318
2319 the default drive number (default value 0)
2320
2321 CFG_ISA_IO_STRIDE
2322
2323 defines the spacing between fdc chipset registers
2324 (default value 1)
2325
2326 CFG_ISA_IO_OFFSET
2327
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00002328 defines the offset of register from address. It
2329 depends on which part of the data bus is connected to
2330 the fdc chipset. (default value 0)
wdenk1272e232002-11-10 22:06:23 +00002331
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00002332 If CFG_ISA_IO_STRIDE CFG_ISA_IO_OFFSET and
2333 CFG_FDC_DRIVE_NUMBER are undefined, they take their
2334 default value.
wdenk1272e232002-11-10 22:06:23 +00002335
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00002336 if CFG_FDC_HW_INIT is defined, then the function
2337 fdc_hw_init() is called at the beginning of the FDC
2338 setup. fdc_hw_init() must be provided by the board
2339 source code. It is used to make hardware dependant
2340 initializations.
wdenk1272e232002-11-10 22:06:23 +00002341
wdenkb3a4a702004-12-10 11:40:40 +00002342- CFG_IMMR: Physical address of the Internal Memory.
wdenk07d7e6b2004-12-16 21:44:03 +00002343 DO NOT CHANGE unless you know exactly what you're
wdenkb3a4a702004-12-10 11:40:40 +00002344 doing! (11-4) [MPC8xx/82xx systems only]
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002345
2346- CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR:
2347
wdenkeb20ad32003-09-05 23:19:14 +00002348 Start address of memory area that can be used for
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002349 initial data and stack; please note that this must be
2350 writable memory that is working WITHOUT special
2351 initialization, i. e. you CANNOT use normal RAM which
2352 will become available only after programming the
2353 memory controller and running certain initialization
2354 sequences.
2355
2356 U-Boot uses the following memory types:
2357 - MPC8xx and MPC8260: IMMR (internal memory of the CPU)
2358 - MPC824X: data cache
2359 - PPC4xx: data cache
2360
wdenk8dba0502003-03-31 16:34:49 +00002361- CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002362
2363 Offset of the initial data structure in the memory
2364 area defined by CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR. Usually
wdenk8dba0502003-03-31 16:34:49 +00002365 CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET is chosen such that the initial
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002366 data is located at the end of the available space
2367 (sometimes written as (CFG_INIT_RAM_END -
2368 CFG_INIT_DATA_SIZE), and the initial stack is just
2369 below that area (growing from (CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR +
wdenk8dba0502003-03-31 16:34:49 +00002370 CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET) downward.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002371
2372 Note:
2373 On the MPC824X (or other systems that use the data
2374 cache for initial memory) the address chosen for
2375 CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR is basically arbitrary - it must
2376 point to an otherwise UNUSED address space between
2377 the top of RAM and the start of the PCI space.
2378
2379- CFG_SIUMCR: SIU Module Configuration (11-6)
2380
2381- CFG_SYPCR: System Protection Control (11-9)
2382
2383- CFG_TBSCR: Time Base Status and Control (11-26)
2384
2385- CFG_PISCR: Periodic Interrupt Status and Control (11-31)
2386
2387- CFG_PLPRCR: PLL, Low-Power, and Reset Control Register (15-30)
2388
2389- CFG_SCCR: System Clock and reset Control Register (15-27)
2390
2391- CFG_OR_TIMING_SDRAM:
2392 SDRAM timing
2393
2394- CFG_MAMR_PTA:
2395 periodic timer for refresh
2396
2397- CFG_DER: Debug Event Register (37-47)
2398
2399- FLASH_BASE0_PRELIM, FLASH_BASE1_PRELIM, CFG_REMAP_OR_AM,
2400 CFG_PRELIM_OR_AM, CFG_OR_TIMING_FLASH, CFG_OR0_REMAP,
2401 CFG_OR0_PRELIM, CFG_BR0_PRELIM, CFG_OR1_REMAP, CFG_OR1_PRELIM,
2402 CFG_BR1_PRELIM:
2403 Memory Controller Definitions: BR0/1 and OR0/1 (FLASH)
2404
2405- SDRAM_BASE2_PRELIM, SDRAM_BASE3_PRELIM, SDRAM_MAX_SIZE,
2406 CFG_OR_TIMING_SDRAM, CFG_OR2_PRELIM, CFG_BR2_PRELIM,
2407 CFG_OR3_PRELIM, CFG_BR3_PRELIM:
2408 Memory Controller Definitions: BR2/3 and OR2/3 (SDRAM)
2409
2410- CFG_MAMR_PTA, CFG_MPTPR_2BK_4K, CFG_MPTPR_1BK_4K, CFG_MPTPR_2BK_8K,
2411 CFG_MPTPR_1BK_8K, CFG_MAMR_8COL, CFG_MAMR_9COL:
2412 Machine Mode Register and Memory Periodic Timer
2413 Prescaler definitions (SDRAM timing)
2414
2415- CFG_I2C_UCODE_PATCH, CFG_I2C_DPMEM_OFFSET [0x1FC0]:
2416 enable I2C microcode relocation patch (MPC8xx);
2417 define relocation offset in DPRAM [DSP2]
2418
Heiko Schocherc8148ed2008-01-11 01:12:07 +01002419- CFG_SMC_UCODE_PATCH, CFG_SMC_DPMEM_OFFSET [0x1FC0]:
2420 enable SMC microcode relocation patch (MPC8xx);
2421 define relocation offset in DPRAM [SMC1]
2422
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002423- CFG_SPI_UCODE_PATCH, CFG_SPI_DPMEM_OFFSET [0x1FC0]:
2424 enable SPI microcode relocation patch (MPC8xx);
2425 define relocation offset in DPRAM [SCC4]
2426
2427- CFG_USE_OSCCLK:
2428 Use OSCM clock mode on MBX8xx board. Be careful,
2429 wrong setting might damage your board. Read
2430 doc/README.MBX before setting this variable!
2431
wdenk2029f4d2002-11-21 23:11:29 +00002432- CFG_CPM_POST_WORD_ADDR: (MPC8xx, MPC8260 only)
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00002433 Offset of the bootmode word in DPRAM used by post
2434 (Power On Self Tests). This definition overrides
2435 #define'd default value in commproc.h resp.
2436 cpm_8260.h.
wdenk2029f4d2002-11-21 23:11:29 +00002437
stroese3d24d6e2003-05-23 11:39:05 +00002438- CFG_PCI_SLV_MEM_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_SLV_MEM_BUS, CFG_PICMR0_MASK_ATTRIB,
2439 CFG_PCI_MSTR0_LOCAL, CFG_PCIMSK0_MASK, CFG_PCI_MSTR1_LOCAL,
2440 CFG_PCIMSK1_MASK, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_BUS,
2441 CFG_CPU_PCI_MEM_START, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_SIZE, CFG_POCMR0_MASK_ATTRIB,
2442 CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_BUS, CPU_PCI_MEMIO_START,
2443 CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_SIZE, CFG_POCMR1_MASK_ATTRIB, CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_LOCAL,
2444 CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_BUS, CFG_CPU_PCI_IO_START, CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_SIZE,
wdenkbf2f8c92003-05-22 22:52:13 +00002445 CFG_POCMR2_MASK_ATTRIB: (MPC826x only)
2446 Overrides the default PCI memory map in cpu/mpc8260/pci.c if set.
2447
Ben Warren45657152006-09-07 16:50:54 -04002448- CONFIG_SPD_EEPROM
Wolfgang Denkb240aef2008-03-26 10:40:12 +01002449 Get DDR timing information from an I2C EEPROM. Common
2450 with pluggable memory modules such as SODIMMs
2451
Ben Warren45657152006-09-07 16:50:54 -04002452 SPD_EEPROM_ADDRESS
2453 I2C address of the SPD EEPROM
2454
2455- CFG_SPD_BUS_NUM
Wolfgang Denkb240aef2008-03-26 10:40:12 +01002456 If SPD EEPROM is on an I2C bus other than the first
2457 one, specify here. Note that the value must resolve
2458 to something your driver can deal with.
Ben Warren45657152006-09-07 16:50:54 -04002459
Timur Tabi054838e2006-10-31 18:44:42 -06002460- CFG_83XX_DDR_USES_CS0
Wolfgang Denkb240aef2008-03-26 10:40:12 +01002461 Only for 83xx systems. If specified, then DDR should
2462 be configured using CS0 and CS1 instead of CS2 and CS3.
Timur Tabi054838e2006-10-31 18:44:42 -06002463
2464- CFG_83XX_DDR_USES_CS0
Wolfgang Denkb240aef2008-03-26 10:40:12 +01002465 Only for 83xx systems. If specified, then DDR should
2466 be configured using CS0 and CS1 instead of CS2 and CS3.
Timur Tabi054838e2006-10-31 18:44:42 -06002467
wdenk6203e402004-04-18 10:13:26 +00002468- CONFIG_ETHER_ON_FEC[12]
2469 Define to enable FEC[12] on a 8xx series processor.
2470
2471- CONFIG_FEC[12]_PHY
2472 Define to the hardcoded PHY address which corresponds
wdenk05939202004-04-18 17:39:38 +00002473 to the given FEC; i. e.
2474 #define CONFIG_FEC1_PHY 4
wdenk6203e402004-04-18 10:13:26 +00002475 means that the PHY with address 4 is connected to FEC1
2476
2477 When set to -1, means to probe for first available.
2478
2479- CONFIG_FEC[12]_PHY_NORXERR
2480 The PHY does not have a RXERR line (RMII only).
2481 (so program the FEC to ignore it).
2482
2483- CONFIG_RMII
2484 Enable RMII mode for all FECs.
2485 Note that this is a global option, we can't
2486 have one FEC in standard MII mode and another in RMII mode.
2487
wdenk20c98a62004-04-23 20:32:05 +00002488- CONFIG_CRC32_VERIFY
2489 Add a verify option to the crc32 command.
2490 The syntax is:
2491
2492 => crc32 -v <address> <count> <crc32>
2493
2494 Where address/count indicate a memory area
2495 and crc32 is the correct crc32 which the
2496 area should have.
2497
wdenk64519362004-07-11 17:40:54 +00002498- CONFIG_LOOPW
2499 Add the "loopw" memory command. This only takes effect if
Jon Loeligerc1da5c92007-06-11 19:03:39 -05002500 the memory commands are activated globally (CONFIG_CMD_MEM).
wdenk64519362004-07-11 17:40:54 +00002501
stroesecc3af832004-12-16 18:46:55 +00002502- CONFIG_MX_CYCLIC
2503 Add the "mdc" and "mwc" memory commands. These are cyclic
2504 "md/mw" commands.
2505 Examples:
2506
wdenk07d7e6b2004-12-16 21:44:03 +00002507 => mdc.b 10 4 500
stroesecc3af832004-12-16 18:46:55 +00002508 This command will print 4 bytes (10,11,12,13) each 500 ms.
2509
wdenk07d7e6b2004-12-16 21:44:03 +00002510 => mwc.l 100 12345678 10
stroesecc3af832004-12-16 18:46:55 +00002511 This command will write 12345678 to address 100 all 10 ms.
2512
wdenk07d7e6b2004-12-16 21:44:03 +00002513 This only takes effect if the memory commands are activated
Jon Loeligerc1da5c92007-06-11 19:03:39 -05002514 globally (CONFIG_CMD_MEM).
stroesecc3af832004-12-16 18:46:55 +00002515
wdenk3d3d99f2005-04-04 12:44:11 +00002516- CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT
2517- CONFIG_SKIP_RELOCATE_UBOOT
2518
wdenke085e5b2005-04-05 23:32:21 +00002519 [ARM only] If these variables are defined, then
2520 certain low level initializations (like setting up
2521 the memory controller) are omitted and/or U-Boot does
2522 not relocate itself into RAM.
2523 Normally these variables MUST NOT be defined. The
2524 only exception is when U-Boot is loaded (to RAM) by
2525 some other boot loader or by a debugger which
2526 performs these intializations itself.
wdenk3d3d99f2005-04-04 12:44:11 +00002527
wdenk336b2bc2005-04-02 23:52:25 +00002528
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002529Building the Software:
2530======================
2531
Wolfgang Denkb240aef2008-03-26 10:40:12 +01002532Building U-Boot has been tested in several native build environments
2533and in many different cross environments. Of course we cannot support
2534all possibly existing versions of cross development tools in all
2535(potentially obsolete) versions. In case of tool chain problems we
2536recommend to use the ELDK (see http://www.denx.de/wiki/DULG/ELDK)
2537which is extensively used to build and test U-Boot.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002538
Wolfgang Denkb240aef2008-03-26 10:40:12 +01002539If you are not using a native environment, it is assumed that you
2540have GNU cross compiling tools available in your path. In this case,
2541you must set the environment variable CROSS_COMPILE in your shell.
2542Note that no changes to the Makefile or any other source files are
2543necessary. For example using the ELDK on a 4xx CPU, please enter:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002544
Wolfgang Denkb240aef2008-03-26 10:40:12 +01002545 $ CROSS_COMPILE=ppc_4xx-
2546 $ export CROSS_COMPILE
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002547
Wolfgang Denkb240aef2008-03-26 10:40:12 +01002548U-Boot is intended to be simple to build. After installing the
2549sources you must configure U-Boot for one specific board type. This
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002550is done by typing:
2551
2552 make NAME_config
2553
Wolfgang Denkb240aef2008-03-26 10:40:12 +01002554where "NAME_config" is the name of one of the existing configu-
2555rations; see the main Makefile for supported names.
wdenk2f0812d2003-10-08 22:45:44 +00002556
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002557Note: for some board special configuration names may exist; check if
2558 additional information is available from the board vendor; for
2559 instance, the TQM823L systems are available without (standard)
2560 or with LCD support. You can select such additional "features"
2561 when chosing the configuration, i. e.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002562
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002563 make TQM823L_config
2564 - will configure for a plain TQM823L, i. e. no LCD support
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002565
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002566 make TQM823L_LCD_config
2567 - will configure for a TQM823L with U-Boot console on LCD
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002568
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002569 etc.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002570
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002571
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002572Finally, type "make all", and you should get some working U-Boot
2573images ready for download to / installation on your system:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002574
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002575- "u-boot.bin" is a raw binary image
2576- "u-boot" is an image in ELF binary format
2577- "u-boot.srec" is in Motorola S-Record format
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002578
Marian Balakowiczefe063f2006-09-07 17:25:40 +02002579By default the build is performed locally and the objects are saved
2580in the source directory. One of the two methods can be used to change
2581this behavior and build U-Boot to some external directory:
2582
25831. Add O= to the make command line invocations:
2584
2585 make O=/tmp/build distclean
2586 make O=/tmp/build NAME_config
2587 make O=/tmp/build all
2588
25892. Set environment variable BUILD_DIR to point to the desired location:
2590
2591 export BUILD_DIR=/tmp/build
2592 make distclean
2593 make NAME_config
2594 make all
2595
2596Note that the command line "O=" setting overrides the BUILD_DIR environment
2597variable.
2598
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002599
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002600Please be aware that the Makefiles assume you are using GNU make, so
2601for instance on NetBSD you might need to use "gmake" instead of
2602native "make".
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002603
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002604
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002605If the system board that you have is not listed, then you will need
2606to port U-Boot to your hardware platform. To do this, follow these
2607steps:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002608
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +000026091. Add a new configuration option for your board to the toplevel
2610 "Makefile" and to the "MAKEALL" script, using the existing
2611 entries as examples. Note that here and at many other places
2612 boards and other names are listed in alphabetical sort order. Please
2613 keep this order.
26142. Create a new directory to hold your board specific code. Add any
2615 files you need. In your board directory, you will need at least
2616 the "Makefile", a "<board>.c", "flash.c" and "u-boot.lds".
26173. Create a new configuration file "include/configs/<board>.h" for
2618 your board
26193. If you're porting U-Boot to a new CPU, then also create a new
2620 directory to hold your CPU specific code. Add any files you need.
26214. Run "make <board>_config" with your new name.
26225. Type "make", and you should get a working "u-boot.srec" file
2623 to be installed on your target system.
26246. Debug and solve any problems that might arise.
2625 [Of course, this last step is much harder than it sounds.]
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002626
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002627
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002628Testing of U-Boot Modifications, Ports to New Hardware, etc.:
2629==============================================================
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002630
Wolfgang Denkb240aef2008-03-26 10:40:12 +01002631If you have modified U-Boot sources (for instance added a new board
2632or support for new devices, a new CPU, etc.) you are expected to
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002633provide feedback to the other developers. The feedback normally takes
2634the form of a "patch", i. e. a context diff against a certain (latest
Wolfgang Denkb240aef2008-03-26 10:40:12 +01002635official or latest in the git repository) version of U-Boot sources.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002636
Wolfgang Denkb240aef2008-03-26 10:40:12 +01002637But before you submit such a patch, please verify that your modifi-
2638cation did not break existing code. At least make sure that *ALL* of
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002639the supported boards compile WITHOUT ANY compiler warnings. To do so,
2640just run the "MAKEALL" script, which will configure and build U-Boot
Wolfgang Denkb240aef2008-03-26 10:40:12 +01002641for ALL supported system. Be warned, this will take a while. You can
2642select which (cross) compiler to use by passing a `CROSS_COMPILE'
2643environment variable to the script, i. e. to use the ELDK cross tools
2644you can type
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002645
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002646 CROSS_COMPILE=ppc_8xx- MAKEALL
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002647
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002648or to build on a native PowerPC system you can type
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002649
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002650 CROSS_COMPILE=' ' MAKEALL
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002651
Wolfgang Denkb240aef2008-03-26 10:40:12 +01002652When using the MAKEALL script, the default behaviour is to build
2653U-Boot in the source directory. This location can be changed by
2654setting the BUILD_DIR environment variable. Also, for each target
2655built, the MAKEALL script saves two log files (<target>.ERR and
2656<target>.MAKEALL) in the <source dir>/LOG directory. This default
2657location can be changed by setting the MAKEALL_LOGDIR environment
2658variable. For example:
Marian Balakowiczefe063f2006-09-07 17:25:40 +02002659
2660 export BUILD_DIR=/tmp/build
2661 export MAKEALL_LOGDIR=/tmp/log
2662 CROSS_COMPILE=ppc_8xx- MAKEALL
2663
Wolfgang Denkb240aef2008-03-26 10:40:12 +01002664With the above settings build objects are saved in the /tmp/build,
2665log files are saved in the /tmp/log and the source tree remains clean
2666during the whole build process.
Marian Balakowiczefe063f2006-09-07 17:25:40 +02002667
2668
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002669See also "U-Boot Porting Guide" below.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002670
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002671
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002672Monitor Commands - Overview:
2673============================
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002674
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002675go - start application at address 'addr'
2676run - run commands in an environment variable
2677bootm - boot application image from memory
2678bootp - boot image via network using BootP/TFTP protocol
2679tftpboot- boot image via network using TFTP protocol
2680 and env variables "ipaddr" and "serverip"
2681 (and eventually "gatewayip")
2682rarpboot- boot image via network using RARP/TFTP protocol
2683diskboot- boot from IDE devicebootd - boot default, i.e., run 'bootcmd'
2684loads - load S-Record file over serial line
2685loadb - load binary file over serial line (kermit mode)
2686md - memory display
2687mm - memory modify (auto-incrementing)
2688nm - memory modify (constant address)
2689mw - memory write (fill)
2690cp - memory copy
2691cmp - memory compare
2692crc32 - checksum calculation
2693imd - i2c memory display
2694imm - i2c memory modify (auto-incrementing)
2695inm - i2c memory modify (constant address)
2696imw - i2c memory write (fill)
2697icrc32 - i2c checksum calculation
2698iprobe - probe to discover valid I2C chip addresses
2699iloop - infinite loop on address range
2700isdram - print SDRAM configuration information
2701sspi - SPI utility commands
2702base - print or set address offset
2703printenv- print environment variables
2704setenv - set environment variables
2705saveenv - save environment variables to persistent storage
2706protect - enable or disable FLASH write protection
2707erase - erase FLASH memory
2708flinfo - print FLASH memory information
2709bdinfo - print Board Info structure
2710iminfo - print header information for application image
2711coninfo - print console devices and informations
2712ide - IDE sub-system
2713loop - infinite loop on address range
wdenk64519362004-07-11 17:40:54 +00002714loopw - infinite write loop on address range
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002715mtest - simple RAM test
2716icache - enable or disable instruction cache
2717dcache - enable or disable data cache
2718reset - Perform RESET of the CPU
2719echo - echo args to console
2720version - print monitor version
2721help - print online help
2722? - alias for 'help'
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002723
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002724
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002725Monitor Commands - Detailed Description:
2726========================================
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002727
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002728TODO.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002729
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002730For now: just type "help <command>".
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002731
2732
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002733Environment Variables:
2734======================
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002735
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002736U-Boot supports user configuration using Environment Variables which
2737can be made persistent by saving to Flash memory.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002738
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002739Environment Variables are set using "setenv", printed using
2740"printenv", and saved to Flash using "saveenv". Using "setenv"
2741without a value can be used to delete a variable from the
2742environment. As long as you don't save the environment you are
2743working with an in-memory copy. In case the Flash area containing the
2744environment is erased by accident, a default environment is provided.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002745
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002746Some configuration options can be set using Environment Variables:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002747
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002748 baudrate - see CONFIG_BAUDRATE
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002749
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002750 bootdelay - see CONFIG_BOOTDELAY
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002751
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002752 bootcmd - see CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002753
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002754 bootargs - Boot arguments when booting an RTOS image
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002755
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002756 bootfile - Name of the image to load with TFTP
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002757
Bartlomiej Siekac5648c82008-04-14 15:44:16 +02002758 bootm_low - Memory range available for image processing in the bootm
2759 command can be restricted. This variable is given as
2760 a hexadecimal number and defines lowest address allowed
2761 for use by the bootm command. See also "bootm_size"
2762 environment variable. Address defined by "bootm_low" is
2763 also the base of the initial memory mapping for the Linux
2764 kernel -- see the descripton of CFG_BOOTMAPSZ.
2765
2766 bootm_size - Memory range available for image processing in the bootm
2767 command can be restricted. This variable is given as
2768 a hexadecimal number and defines the size of the region
2769 allowed for use by the bootm command. See also "bootm_low"
2770 environment variable.
2771
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002772 autoload - if set to "no" (any string beginning with 'n'),
2773 "bootp" will just load perform a lookup of the
2774 configuration from the BOOTP server, but not try to
2775 load any image using TFTP
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002776
Marian Balakowicz18710b82008-03-12 12:13:13 +01002777 autoscript - if set to "yes" commands like "loadb", "loady",
2778 "bootp", "tftpb", "rarpboot" and "nfs" will attempt
2779 to automatically run script images (by internally
2780 calling "autoscript").
2781
2782 autoscript_uname - if script image is in a format (FIT) this
2783 variable is used to get script subimage unit name.
2784
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002785 autostart - if set to "yes", an image loaded using the "bootp",
2786 "rarpboot", "tftpboot" or "diskboot" commands will
2787 be automatically started (by internally calling
2788 "bootm")
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002789
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002790 If set to "no", a standalone image passed to the
2791 "bootm" command will be copied to the load address
2792 (and eventually uncompressed), but NOT be started.
2793 This can be used to load and uncompress arbitrary
2794 data.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002795
wdenk0e2bd9c2004-06-06 21:51:03 +00002796 i2cfast - (PPC405GP|PPC405EP only)
2797 if set to 'y' configures Linux I2C driver for fast
2798 mode (400kHZ). This environment variable is used in
2799 initialization code. So, for changes to be effective
2800 it must be saved and board must be reset.
2801
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002802 initrd_high - restrict positioning of initrd images:
2803 If this variable is not set, initrd images will be
2804 copied to the highest possible address in RAM; this
2805 is usually what you want since it allows for
2806 maximum initrd size. If for some reason you want to
2807 make sure that the initrd image is loaded below the
2808 CFG_BOOTMAPSZ limit, you can set this environment
2809 variable to a value of "no" or "off" or "0".
2810 Alternatively, you can set it to a maximum upper
2811 address to use (U-Boot will still check that it
2812 does not overwrite the U-Boot stack and data).
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002813
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002814 For instance, when you have a system with 16 MB
2815 RAM, and want to reserve 4 MB from use by Linux,
2816 you can do this by adding "mem=12M" to the value of
2817 the "bootargs" variable. However, now you must make
2818 sure that the initrd image is placed in the first
2819 12 MB as well - this can be done with
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002820
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002821 setenv initrd_high 00c00000
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002822
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002823 If you set initrd_high to 0xFFFFFFFF, this is an
2824 indication to U-Boot that all addresses are legal
2825 for the Linux kernel, including addresses in flash
2826 memory. In this case U-Boot will NOT COPY the
2827 ramdisk at all. This may be useful to reduce the
2828 boot time on your system, but requires that this
2829 feature is supported by your Linux kernel.
wdenk3f9ab982003-04-12 23:38:12 +00002830
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002831 ipaddr - IP address; needed for tftpboot command
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002832
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002833 loadaddr - Default load address for commands like "bootp",
2834 "rarpboot", "tftpboot", "loadb" or "diskboot"
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002835
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002836 loads_echo - see CONFIG_LOADS_ECHO
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002837
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002838 serverip - TFTP server IP address; needed for tftpboot command
wdenk6f770ed2003-05-23 23:18:21 +00002839
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002840 bootretry - see CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_TIME
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002841
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002842 bootdelaykey - see CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002843
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002844 bootstopkey - see CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002845
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002846 ethprime - When CONFIG_NET_MULTI is enabled controls which
2847 interface is used first.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002848
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002849 ethact - When CONFIG_NET_MULTI is enabled controls which
2850 interface is currently active. For example you
2851 can do the following
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002852
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002853 => setenv ethact FEC ETHERNET
2854 => ping 192.168.0.1 # traffic sent on FEC ETHERNET
2855 => setenv ethact SCC ETHERNET
2856 => ping 10.0.0.1 # traffic sent on SCC ETHERNET
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002857
Matthias Fuchs204f0ec2008-01-17 07:45:05 +01002858 ethrotate - When set to "no" U-Boot does not go through all
2859 available network interfaces.
2860 It just stays at the currently selected interface.
2861
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002862 netretry - When set to "no" each network operation will
2863 either succeed or fail without retrying.
2864 When set to "once" the network operation will
2865 fail when all the available network interfaces
2866 are tried once without success.
2867 Useful on scripts which control the retry operation
2868 themselves.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002869
Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARDd2164ef2008-01-07 08:41:34 +01002870 npe_ucode - see CONFIG_IXP4XX_NPE_EXT_UCOD
2871 if set load address for the npe microcode
2872
Wolfgang Denk227b5192005-09-24 23:25:46 +02002873 tftpsrcport - If this is set, the value is used for TFTP's
Wolfgang Denke3cfce52005-09-24 22:37:32 +02002874 UDP source port.
2875
Wolfgang Denk227b5192005-09-24 23:25:46 +02002876 tftpdstport - If this is set, the value is used for TFTP's UDP
2877 destination port instead of the Well Know Port 69.
2878
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002879 vlan - When set to a value < 4095 the traffic over
2880 ethernet is encapsulated/received over 802.1q
2881 VLAN tagged frames.
wdenk145d2c12004-04-15 21:48:45 +00002882
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002883The following environment variables may be used and automatically
2884updated by the network boot commands ("bootp" and "rarpboot"),
2885depending the information provided by your boot server:
wdenk145d2c12004-04-15 21:48:45 +00002886
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002887 bootfile - see above
2888 dnsip - IP address of your Domain Name Server
2889 dnsip2 - IP address of your secondary Domain Name Server
2890 gatewayip - IP address of the Gateway (Router) to use
2891 hostname - Target hostname
2892 ipaddr - see above
2893 netmask - Subnet Mask
2894 rootpath - Pathname of the root filesystem on the NFS server
2895 serverip - see above
wdenk145d2c12004-04-15 21:48:45 +00002896
wdenk145d2c12004-04-15 21:48:45 +00002897
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002898There are two special Environment Variables:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002899
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002900 serial# - contains hardware identification information such
2901 as type string and/or serial number
2902 ethaddr - Ethernet address
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002903
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002904These variables can be set only once (usually during manufacturing of
2905the board). U-Boot refuses to delete or overwrite these variables
2906once they have been set once.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002907
2908
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002909Further special Environment Variables:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002910
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002911 ver - Contains the U-Boot version string as printed
2912 with the "version" command. This variable is
2913 readonly (see CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE).
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002914
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002915
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002916Please note that changes to some configuration parameters may take
2917only effect after the next boot (yes, that's just like Windoze :-).
stroeseb9c17c52003-04-04 15:53:41 +00002918
stroeseb9c17c52003-04-04 15:53:41 +00002919
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002920Command Line Parsing:
2921=====================
stroeseb9c17c52003-04-04 15:53:41 +00002922
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002923There are two different command line parsers available with U-Boot:
2924the old "simple" one, and the much more powerful "hush" shell:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002925
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002926Old, simple command line parser:
2927--------------------------------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002928
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002929- supports environment variables (through setenv / saveenv commands)
2930- several commands on one line, separated by ';'
Wolfgang Denk86eb3b72005-11-20 21:40:11 +01002931- variable substitution using "... ${name} ..." syntax
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002932- special characters ('$', ';') can be escaped by prefixing with '\',
2933 for example:
Wolfgang Denk86eb3b72005-11-20 21:40:11 +01002934 setenv bootcmd bootm \${address}
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002935- You can also escape text by enclosing in single apostrophes, for example:
2936 setenv addip 'setenv bootargs $bootargs ip=$ipaddr:$serverip:$gatewayip:$netmask:$hostname::off'
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002937
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002938Hush shell:
2939-----------
wdenkf4688a22003-05-28 08:06:31 +00002940
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002941- similar to Bourne shell, with control structures like
2942 if...then...else...fi, for...do...done; while...do...done,
2943 until...do...done, ...
2944- supports environment ("global") variables (through setenv / saveenv
2945 commands) and local shell variables (through standard shell syntax
2946 "name=value"); only environment variables can be used with "run"
2947 command
wdenkf4688a22003-05-28 08:06:31 +00002948
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002949General rules:
2950--------------
wdenkf4688a22003-05-28 08:06:31 +00002951
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002952(1) If a command line (or an environment variable executed by a "run"
2953 command) contains several commands separated by semicolon, and
2954 one of these commands fails, then the remaining commands will be
2955 executed anyway.
wdenkf4688a22003-05-28 08:06:31 +00002956
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002957(2) If you execute several variables with one call to run (i. e.
2958 calling run with a list af variables as arguments), any failing
2959 command will cause "run" to terminate, i. e. the remaining
2960 variables are not executed.
wdenkf4688a22003-05-28 08:06:31 +00002961
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002962Note for Redundant Ethernet Interfaces:
2963=======================================
wdenkf4688a22003-05-28 08:06:31 +00002964
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002965Some boards come with redundant ethernet interfaces; U-Boot supports
2966such configurations and is capable of automatic selection of a
2967"working" interface when needed. MAC assignment works as follows:
wdenkf4688a22003-05-28 08:06:31 +00002968
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002969Network interfaces are numbered eth0, eth1, eth2, ... Corresponding
2970MAC addresses can be stored in the environment as "ethaddr" (=>eth0),
2971"eth1addr" (=>eth1), "eth2addr", ...
wdenkf4688a22003-05-28 08:06:31 +00002972
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002973If the network interface stores some valid MAC address (for instance
2974in SROM), this is used as default address if there is NO correspon-
2975ding setting in the environment; if the corresponding environment
2976variable is set, this overrides the settings in the card; that means:
wdenkf4688a22003-05-28 08:06:31 +00002977
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002978o If the SROM has a valid MAC address, and there is no address in the
2979 environment, the SROM's address is used.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002980
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002981o If there is no valid address in the SROM, and a definition in the
2982 environment exists, then the value from the environment variable is
2983 used.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002984
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002985o If both the SROM and the environment contain a MAC address, and
2986 both addresses are the same, this MAC address is used.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002987
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002988o If both the SROM and the environment contain a MAC address, and the
2989 addresses differ, the value from the environment is used and a
2990 warning is printed.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002991
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002992o If neither SROM nor the environment contain a MAC address, an error
2993 is raised.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002994
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002995
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00002996Image Formats:
2997==============
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002998
Marian Balakowicz18710b82008-03-12 12:13:13 +01002999U-Boot is capable of booting (and performing other auxiliary operations on)
3000images in two formats:
3001
3002New uImage format (FIT)
3003-----------------------
3004
3005Flexible and powerful format based on Flattened Image Tree -- FIT (similar
3006to Flattened Device Tree). It allows the use of images with multiple
3007components (several kernels, ramdisks, etc.), with contents protected by
3008SHA1, MD5 or CRC32. More details are found in the doc/uImage.FIT directory.
3009
3010
3011Old uImage format
3012-----------------
3013
3014Old image format is based on binary files which can be basically anything,
3015preceded by a special header; see the definitions in include/image.h for
3016details; basically, the header defines the following image properties:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003017
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003018* Target Operating System (Provisions for OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD,
3019 4.4BSD, Linux, SVR4, Esix, Solaris, Irix, SCO, Dell, NCR, VxWorks,
3020 LynxOS, pSOS, QNX, RTEMS, ARTOS;
3021 Currently supported: Linux, NetBSD, VxWorks, QNX, RTEMS, ARTOS, LynxOS).
Wolfgang Denk83c15852006-10-24 14:21:16 +02003022* Target CPU Architecture (Provisions for Alpha, ARM, AVR32, Intel x86,
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003023 IA64, MIPS, NIOS, PowerPC, IBM S390, SuperH, Sparc, Sparc 64 Bit;
Wolfgang Denk83c15852006-10-24 14:21:16 +02003024 Currently supported: ARM, AVR32, Intel x86, MIPS, NIOS, PowerPC).
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003025* Compression Type (uncompressed, gzip, bzip2)
3026* Load Address
3027* Entry Point
3028* Image Name
3029* Image Timestamp
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003030
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003031The header is marked by a special Magic Number, and both the header
3032and the data portions of the image are secured against corruption by
3033CRC32 checksums.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003034
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003035
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003036Linux Support:
3037==============
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003038
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003039Although U-Boot should support any OS or standalone application
3040easily, the main focus has always been on Linux during the design of
3041U-Boot.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003042
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003043U-Boot includes many features that so far have been part of some
3044special "boot loader" code within the Linux kernel. Also, any
3045"initrd" images to be used are no longer part of one big Linux image;
3046instead, kernel and "initrd" are separate images. This implementation
3047serves several purposes:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003048
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003049- the same features can be used for other OS or standalone
3050 applications (for instance: using compressed images to reduce the
3051 Flash memory footprint)
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003052
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003053- it becomes much easier to port new Linux kernel versions because
3054 lots of low-level, hardware dependent stuff are done by U-Boot
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003055
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003056- the same Linux kernel image can now be used with different "initrd"
3057 images; of course this also means that different kernel images can
3058 be run with the same "initrd". This makes testing easier (you don't
3059 have to build a new "zImage.initrd" Linux image when you just
3060 change a file in your "initrd"). Also, a field-upgrade of the
3061 software is easier now.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003062
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003063
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003064Linux HOWTO:
3065============
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003066
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003067Porting Linux to U-Boot based systems:
3068---------------------------------------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003069
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003070U-Boot cannot save you from doing all the necessary modifications to
3071configure the Linux device drivers for use with your target hardware
3072(no, we don't intend to provide a full virtual machine interface to
3073Linux :-).
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003074
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003075But now you can ignore ALL boot loader code (in arch/ppc/mbxboot).
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003076
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003077Just make sure your machine specific header file (for instance
3078include/asm-ppc/tqm8xx.h) includes the same definition of the Board
3079Information structure as we define in include/u-boot.h, and make
3080sure that your definition of IMAP_ADDR uses the same value as your
3081U-Boot configuration in CFG_IMMR.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003082
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003083
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003084Configuring the Linux kernel:
3085-----------------------------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003086
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003087No specific requirements for U-Boot. Make sure you have some root
3088device (initial ramdisk, NFS) for your target system.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003089
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003090
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003091Building a Linux Image:
3092-----------------------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003093
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003094With U-Boot, "normal" build targets like "zImage" or "bzImage" are
3095not used. If you use recent kernel source, a new build target
3096"uImage" will exist which automatically builds an image usable by
3097U-Boot. Most older kernels also have support for a "pImage" target,
3098which was introduced for our predecessor project PPCBoot and uses a
3099100% compatible format.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003100
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003101Example:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003102
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003103 make TQM850L_config
3104 make oldconfig
3105 make dep
3106 make uImage
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003107
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003108The "uImage" build target uses a special tool (in 'tools/mkimage') to
3109encapsulate a compressed Linux kernel image with header information,
3110CRC32 checksum etc. for use with U-Boot. This is what we are doing:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003111
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003112* build a standard "vmlinux" kernel image (in ELF binary format):
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003113
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003114* convert the kernel into a raw binary image:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003115
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003116 ${CROSS_COMPILE}-objcopy -O binary \
3117 -R .note -R .comment \
3118 -S vmlinux linux.bin
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +00003119
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003120* compress the binary image:
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +00003121
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003122 gzip -9 linux.bin
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +00003123
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003124* package compressed binary image for U-Boot:
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +00003125
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003126 mkimage -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C gzip \
3127 -a 0 -e 0 -n "Linux Kernel Image" \
3128 -d linux.bin.gz uImage
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003129
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003130
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003131The "mkimage" tool can also be used to create ramdisk images for use
3132with U-Boot, either separated from the Linux kernel image, or
3133combined into one file. "mkimage" encapsulates the images with a 64
3134byte header containing information about target architecture,
3135operating system, image type, compression method, entry points, time
3136stamp, CRC32 checksums, etc.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003137
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003138"mkimage" can be called in two ways: to verify existing images and
3139print the header information, or to build new images.
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +00003140
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003141In the first form (with "-l" option) mkimage lists the information
3142contained in the header of an existing U-Boot image; this includes
3143checksum verification:
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +00003144
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003145 tools/mkimage -l image
3146 -l ==> list image header information
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +00003147
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003148The second form (with "-d" option) is used to build a U-Boot image
3149from a "data file" which is used as image payload:
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +00003150
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003151 tools/mkimage -A arch -O os -T type -C comp -a addr -e ep \
3152 -n name -d data_file image
3153 -A ==> set architecture to 'arch'
3154 -O ==> set operating system to 'os'
3155 -T ==> set image type to 'type'
3156 -C ==> set compression type 'comp'
3157 -a ==> set load address to 'addr' (hex)
3158 -e ==> set entry point to 'ep' (hex)
3159 -n ==> set image name to 'name'
3160 -d ==> use image data from 'datafile'
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +00003161
wdenkcd914452004-05-29 16:53:29 +00003162Right now, all Linux kernels for PowerPC systems use the same load
3163address (0x00000000), but the entry point address depends on the
3164kernel version:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003165
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003166- 2.2.x kernels have the entry point at 0x0000000C,
3167- 2.3.x and later kernels have the entry point at 0x00000000.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003168
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003169So a typical call to build a U-Boot image would read:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003170
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003171 -> tools/mkimage -n '2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L' \
3172 > -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C gzip -a 0 -e 0 \
3173 > -d /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux.gz \
3174 > examples/uImage.TQM850L
3175 Image Name: 2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
3176 Created: Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
3177 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
3178 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327.86 kB = 0.32 MB
3179 Load Address: 0x00000000
3180 Entry Point: 0x00000000
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003181
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003182To verify the contents of the image (or check for corruption):
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003183
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003184 -> tools/mkimage -l examples/uImage.TQM850L
3185 Image Name: 2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
3186 Created: Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
3187 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
3188 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327.86 kB = 0.32 MB
3189 Load Address: 0x00000000
3190 Entry Point: 0x00000000
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003191
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003192NOTE: for embedded systems where boot time is critical you can trade
3193speed for memory and install an UNCOMPRESSED image instead: this
3194needs more space in Flash, but boots much faster since it does not
3195need to be uncompressed:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003196
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003197 -> gunzip /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux.gz
3198 -> tools/mkimage -n '2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L' \
3199 > -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0 -e 0 \
3200 > -d /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux \
3201 > examples/uImage.TQM850L-uncompressed
3202 Image Name: 2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
3203 Created: Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
3204 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
3205 Data Size: 792160 Bytes = 773.59 kB = 0.76 MB
3206 Load Address: 0x00000000
3207 Entry Point: 0x00000000
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003208
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003209
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003210Similar you can build U-Boot images from a 'ramdisk.image.gz' file
3211when your kernel is intended to use an initial ramdisk:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003212
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003213 -> tools/mkimage -n 'Simple Ramdisk Image' \
3214 > -A ppc -O linux -T ramdisk -C gzip \
3215 > -d /LinuxPPC/images/SIMPLE-ramdisk.image.gz examples/simple-initrd
3216 Image Name: Simple Ramdisk Image
3217 Created: Wed Jan 12 14:01:50 2000
3218 Image Type: PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
3219 Data Size: 566530 Bytes = 553.25 kB = 0.54 MB
3220 Load Address: 0x00000000
3221 Entry Point: 0x00000000
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003222
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003223
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003224Installing a Linux Image:
3225-------------------------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003226
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003227To downloading a U-Boot image over the serial (console) interface,
3228you must convert the image to S-Record format:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003229
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003230 objcopy -I binary -O srec examples/image examples/image.srec
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003231
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003232The 'objcopy' does not understand the information in the U-Boot
3233image header, so the resulting S-Record file will be relative to
3234address 0x00000000. To load it to a given address, you need to
3235specify the target address as 'offset' parameter with the 'loads'
3236command.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003237
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003238Example: install the image to address 0x40100000 (which on the
3239TQM8xxL is in the first Flash bank):
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003240
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003241 => erase 40100000 401FFFFF
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003242
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003243 .......... done
3244 Erased 8 sectors
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003245
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003246 => loads 40100000
3247 ## Ready for S-Record download ...
3248 ~>examples/image.srec
3249 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ...
3250 ...
3251 15989 15990 15991 15992
3252 [file transfer complete]
3253 [connected]
3254 ## Start Addr = 0x00000000
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003255
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003256
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003257You can check the success of the download using the 'iminfo' command;
Wolfgang Denkb240aef2008-03-26 10:40:12 +01003258this includes a checksum verification so you can be sure no data
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003259corruption happened:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003260
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003261 => imi 40100000
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003262
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003263 ## Checking Image at 40100000 ...
3264 Image Name: 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
3265 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
3266 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
3267 Load Address: 00000000
3268 Entry Point: 0000000c
3269 Verifying Checksum ... OK
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003270
3271
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003272Boot Linux:
3273-----------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003274
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003275The "bootm" command is used to boot an application that is stored in
3276memory (RAM or Flash). In case of a Linux kernel image, the contents
3277of the "bootargs" environment variable is passed to the kernel as
3278parameters. You can check and modify this variable using the
3279"printenv" and "setenv" commands:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003280
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003281
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003282 => printenv bootargs
3283 bootargs=root=/dev/ram
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003284
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003285 => 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 +00003286
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003287 => printenv bootargs
3288 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 +00003289
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003290 => bootm 40020000
3291 ## Booting Linux kernel at 40020000 ...
3292 Image Name: 2.2.13 for NFS on TQM850L
3293 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
3294 Data Size: 381681 Bytes = 372 kB = 0 MB
3295 Load Address: 00000000
3296 Entry Point: 0000000c
3297 Verifying Checksum ... OK
3298 Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
3299 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
3300 Boot arguments: root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
3301 time_init: decrementer frequency = 187500000/60
3302 Calibrating delay loop... 49.77 BogoMIPS
3303 Memory: 15208k available (700k kernel code, 444k data, 32k init) [c0000000,c1000000]
3304 ...
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003305
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003306If you want to boot a Linux kernel with initial ram disk, you pass
3307the memory addresses of both the kernel and the initrd image (PPBCOOT
3308format!) to the "bootm" command:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003309
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003310 => imi 40100000 40200000
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003311
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003312 ## Checking Image at 40100000 ...
3313 Image Name: 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
3314 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
3315 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
3316 Load Address: 00000000
3317 Entry Point: 0000000c
3318 Verifying Checksum ... OK
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003319
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003320 ## Checking Image at 40200000 ...
3321 Image Name: Simple Ramdisk Image
3322 Image Type: PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
3323 Data Size: 566530 Bytes = 553 kB = 0 MB
3324 Load Address: 00000000
3325 Entry Point: 00000000
3326 Verifying Checksum ... OK
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003327
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003328 => bootm 40100000 40200000
3329 ## Booting Linux kernel at 40100000 ...
3330 Image Name: 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
3331 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
3332 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
3333 Load Address: 00000000
3334 Entry Point: 0000000c
3335 Verifying Checksum ... OK
3336 Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
3337 ## Loading RAMDisk Image at 40200000 ...
3338 Image Name: Simple Ramdisk Image
3339 Image Type: PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
3340 Data Size: 566530 Bytes = 553 kB = 0 MB
3341 Load Address: 00000000
3342 Entry Point: 00000000
3343 Verifying Checksum ... OK
3344 Loading Ramdisk ... OK
3345 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
3346 Boot arguments: root=/dev/ram
3347 time_init: decrementer frequency = 187500000/60
3348 Calibrating delay loop... 49.77 BogoMIPS
3349 ...
3350 RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
3351 VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003352
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003353 bash#
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003354
Matthew McClintockefae4ca2006-06-28 10:41:37 -05003355Boot Linux and pass a flat device tree:
3356-----------
3357
3358First, U-Boot must be compiled with the appropriate defines. See the section
3359titled "Linux Kernel Interface" above for a more in depth explanation. The
3360following is an example of how to start a kernel and pass an updated
3361flat device tree:
3362
3363=> print oftaddr
3364oftaddr=0x300000
3365=> print oft
3366oft=oftrees/mpc8540ads.dtb
3367=> tftp $oftaddr $oft
3368Speed: 1000, full duplex
3369Using TSEC0 device
3370TFTP from server 192.168.1.1; our IP address is 192.168.1.101
3371Filename 'oftrees/mpc8540ads.dtb'.
3372Load address: 0x300000
3373Loading: #
3374done
3375Bytes transferred = 4106 (100a hex)
3376=> tftp $loadaddr $bootfile
3377Speed: 1000, full duplex
3378Using TSEC0 device
3379TFTP from server 192.168.1.1; our IP address is 192.168.1.2
3380Filename 'uImage'.
3381Load address: 0x200000
3382Loading:############
3383done
3384Bytes transferred = 1029407 (fb51f hex)
3385=> print loadaddr
3386loadaddr=200000
3387=> print oftaddr
3388oftaddr=0x300000
3389=> bootm $loadaddr - $oftaddr
3390## Booting image at 00200000 ...
Wolfgang Denk018147d2006-11-27 15:32:42 +01003391 Image Name: Linux-2.6.17-dirty
3392 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
3393 Data Size: 1029343 Bytes = 1005.2 kB
Matthew McClintockefae4ca2006-06-28 10:41:37 -05003394 Load Address: 00000000
Wolfgang Denk018147d2006-11-27 15:32:42 +01003395 Entry Point: 00000000
Matthew McClintockefae4ca2006-06-28 10:41:37 -05003396 Verifying Checksum ... OK
3397 Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
3398Booting using flat device tree at 0x300000
3399Using MPC85xx ADS machine description
3400Memory CAM mapping: CAM0=256Mb, CAM1=256Mb, CAM2=0Mb residual: 0Mb
3401[snip]
3402
3403
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003404More About U-Boot Image Types:
3405------------------------------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003406
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003407U-Boot supports the following image types:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003408
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003409 "Standalone Programs" are directly runnable in the environment
3410 provided by U-Boot; it is expected that (if they behave
3411 well) you can continue to work in U-Boot after return from
3412 the Standalone Program.
3413 "OS Kernel Images" are usually images of some Embedded OS which
3414 will take over control completely. Usually these programs
3415 will install their own set of exception handlers, device
3416 drivers, set up the MMU, etc. - this means, that you cannot
3417 expect to re-enter U-Boot except by resetting the CPU.
3418 "RAMDisk Images" are more or less just data blocks, and their
3419 parameters (address, size) are passed to an OS kernel that is
3420 being started.
3421 "Multi-File Images" contain several images, typically an OS
3422 (Linux) kernel image and one or more data images like
3423 RAMDisks. This construct is useful for instance when you want
3424 to boot over the network using BOOTP etc., where the boot
3425 server provides just a single image file, but you want to get
3426 for instance an OS kernel and a RAMDisk image.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003427
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003428 "Multi-File Images" start with a list of image sizes, each
3429 image size (in bytes) specified by an "uint32_t" in network
3430 byte order. This list is terminated by an "(uint32_t)0".
3431 Immediately after the terminating 0 follow the images, one by
3432 one, all aligned on "uint32_t" boundaries (size rounded up to
3433 a multiple of 4 bytes).
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003434
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003435 "Firmware Images" are binary images containing firmware (like
3436 U-Boot or FPGA images) which usually will be programmed to
3437 flash memory.
wdenk4fc95692003-02-28 00:49:47 +00003438
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003439 "Script files" are command sequences that will be executed by
3440 U-Boot's command interpreter; this feature is especially
3441 useful when you configure U-Boot to use a real shell (hush)
3442 as command interpreter.
wdenk4fc95692003-02-28 00:49:47 +00003443
stroeseb9c17c52003-04-04 15:53:41 +00003444
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003445Standalone HOWTO:
3446=================
stroeseb9c17c52003-04-04 15:53:41 +00003447
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003448One of the features of U-Boot is that you can dynamically load and
3449run "standalone" applications, which can use some resources of
3450U-Boot like console I/O functions or interrupt services.
stroeseb9c17c52003-04-04 15:53:41 +00003451
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003452Two simple examples are included with the sources:
wdenk4fc95692003-02-28 00:49:47 +00003453
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003454"Hello World" Demo:
3455-------------------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003456
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003457'examples/hello_world.c' contains a small "Hello World" Demo
3458application; it is automatically compiled when you build U-Boot.
3459It's configured to run at address 0x00040004, so you can play with it
3460like that:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003461
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003462 => loads
3463 ## Ready for S-Record download ...
3464 ~>examples/hello_world.srec
3465 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...
3466 [file transfer complete]
3467 [connected]
3468 ## Start Addr = 0x00040004
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003469
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003470 => go 40004 Hello World! This is a test.
3471 ## Starting application at 0x00040004 ...
3472 Hello World
3473 argc = 7
3474 argv[0] = "40004"
3475 argv[1] = "Hello"
3476 argv[2] = "World!"
3477 argv[3] = "This"
3478 argv[4] = "is"
3479 argv[5] = "a"
3480 argv[6] = "test."
3481 argv[7] = "<NULL>"
3482 Hit any key to exit ...
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003483
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003484 ## Application terminated, rc = 0x0
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003485
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003486Another example, which demonstrates how to register a CPM interrupt
3487handler with the U-Boot code, can be found in 'examples/timer.c'.
3488Here, a CPM timer is set up to generate an interrupt every second.
3489The interrupt service routine is trivial, just printing a '.'
3490character, but this is just a demo program. The application can be
3491controlled by the following keys:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003492
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003493 ? - print current values og the CPM Timer registers
3494 b - enable interrupts and start timer
3495 e - stop timer and disable interrupts
3496 q - quit application
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003497
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003498 => loads
3499 ## Ready for S-Record download ...
3500 ~>examples/timer.srec
3501 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...
3502 [file transfer complete]
3503 [connected]
3504 ## Start Addr = 0x00040004
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003505
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003506 => go 40004
3507 ## Starting application at 0x00040004 ...
3508 TIMERS=0xfff00980
3509 Using timer 1
3510 tgcr @ 0xfff00980, tmr @ 0xfff00990, trr @ 0xfff00994, tcr @ 0xfff00998, tcn @ 0xfff0099c, ter @ 0xfff009b0
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003511
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003512Hit 'b':
3513 [q, b, e, ?] Set interval 1000000 us
3514 Enabling timer
3515Hit '?':
3516 [q, b, e, ?] ........
3517 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0xef6, ter=0x0
3518Hit '?':
3519 [q, b, e, ?] .
3520 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x2ad4, ter=0x0
3521Hit '?':
3522 [q, b, e, ?] .
3523 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x1efc, ter=0x0
3524Hit '?':
3525 [q, b, e, ?] .
3526 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x169d, ter=0x0
3527Hit 'e':
3528 [q, b, e, ?] ...Stopping timer
3529Hit 'q':
3530 [q, b, e, ?] ## Application terminated, rc = 0x0
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003531
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003532
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003533Minicom warning:
3534================
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003535
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003536Over time, many people have reported problems when trying to use the
3537"minicom" terminal emulation program for serial download. I (wd)
3538consider minicom to be broken, and recommend not to use it. Under
3539Unix, I recommend to use C-Kermit for general purpose use (and
3540especially for kermit binary protocol download ("loadb" command), and
3541use "cu" for S-Record download ("loads" command).
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003542
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003543Nevertheless, if you absolutely want to use it try adding this
3544configuration to your "File transfer protocols" section:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003545
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003546 Name Program Name U/D FullScr IO-Red. Multi
3547 X kermit /usr/bin/kermit -i -l %l -s Y U Y N N
3548 Y kermit /usr/bin/kermit -i -l %l -r N D Y N N
wdenk8dba0502003-03-31 16:34:49 +00003549
wdenk8dba0502003-03-31 16:34:49 +00003550
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003551NetBSD Notes:
3552=============
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003553
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003554Starting at version 0.9.2, U-Boot supports NetBSD both as host
3555(build U-Boot) and target system (boots NetBSD/mpc8xx).
wdenk88e72a32003-06-19 23:04:19 +00003556
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003557Building requires a cross environment; it is known to work on
3558NetBSD/i386 with the cross-powerpc-netbsd-1.3 package (you will also
3559need gmake since the Makefiles are not compatible with BSD make).
3560Note that the cross-powerpc package does not install include files;
3561attempting to build U-Boot will fail because <machine/ansi.h> is
3562missing. This file has to be installed and patched manually:
wdenk88e72a32003-06-19 23:04:19 +00003563
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003564 # cd /usr/pkg/cross/powerpc-netbsd/include
3565 # mkdir powerpc
3566 # ln -s powerpc machine
3567 # cp /usr/src/sys/arch/powerpc/include/ansi.h powerpc/ansi.h
3568 # ${EDIT} powerpc/ansi.h ## must remove __va_list, _BSD_VA_LIST
wdenk88e72a32003-06-19 23:04:19 +00003569
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003570Native builds *don't* work due to incompatibilities between native
3571and U-Boot include files.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003572
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003573Booting assumes that (the first part of) the image booted is a
3574stage-2 loader which in turn loads and then invokes the kernel
3575proper. Loader sources will eventually appear in the NetBSD source
3576tree (probably in sys/arc/mpc8xx/stand/u-boot_stage2/); in the
wdenkd0245fc2005-04-13 10:02:42 +00003577meantime, see ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/u-boot/ppcboot_stage2.tar.gz
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003578
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003579
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003580Implementation Internals:
3581=========================
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003582
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003583The following is not intended to be a complete description of every
3584implementation detail. However, it should help to understand the
3585inner workings of U-Boot and make it easier to port it to custom
3586hardware.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003587
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003588
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003589Initial Stack, Global Data:
3590---------------------------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003591
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003592The implementation of U-Boot is complicated by the fact that U-Boot
3593starts running out of ROM (flash memory), usually without access to
3594system RAM (because the memory controller is not initialized yet).
3595This means that we don't have writable Data or BSS segments, and BSS
3596is not initialized as zero. To be able to get a C environment working
3597at all, we have to allocate at least a minimal stack. Implementation
3598options for this are defined and restricted by the CPU used: Some CPU
3599models provide on-chip memory (like the IMMR area on MPC8xx and
3600MPC826x processors), on others (parts of) the data cache can be
3601locked as (mis-) used as memory, etc.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003602
Wolfgang Denkb240aef2008-03-26 10:40:12 +01003603 Chris Hallinan posted a good summary of these issues to the
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003604 u-boot-users mailing list:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003605
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003606 Subject: RE: [U-Boot-Users] RE: More On Memory Bank x (nothingness)?
3607 From: "Chris Hallinan" <clh@net1plus.com>
3608 Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:43:46 -0500 (22:43 MET)
3609 ...
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003610
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003611 Correct me if I'm wrong, folks, but the way I understand it
3612 is this: Using DCACHE as initial RAM for Stack, etc, does not
3613 require any physical RAM backing up the cache. The cleverness
3614 is that the cache is being used as a temporary supply of
3615 necessary storage before the SDRAM controller is setup. It's
3616 beyond the scope of this list to expain the details, but you
3617 can see how this works by studying the cache architecture and
3618 operation in the architecture and processor-specific manuals.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003619
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003620 OCM is On Chip Memory, which I believe the 405GP has 4K. It
3621 is another option for the system designer to use as an
3622 initial stack/ram area prior to SDRAM being available. Either
3623 option should work for you. Using CS 4 should be fine if your
3624 board designers haven't used it for something that would
3625 cause you grief during the initial boot! It is frequently not
3626 used.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003627
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003628 CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR should be somewhere that won't interfere
3629 with your processor/board/system design. The default value
3630 you will find in any recent u-boot distribution in
Stefan Roese3e1f1b32005-08-01 16:49:12 +02003631 walnut.h should work for you. I'd set it to a value larger
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003632 than your SDRAM module. If you have a 64MB SDRAM module, set
3633 it above 400_0000. Just make sure your board has no resources
3634 that are supposed to respond to that address! That code in
3635 start.S has been around a while and should work as is when
3636 you get the config right.
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00003637
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003638 -Chris Hallinan
3639 DS4.COM, Inc.
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00003640
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003641It is essential to remember this, since it has some impact on the C
3642code for the initialization procedures:
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00003643
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003644* Initialized global data (data segment) is read-only. Do not attempt
3645 to write it.
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00003646
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003647* Do not use any unitialized global data (or implicitely initialized
3648 as zero data - BSS segment) at all - this is undefined, initiali-
3649 zation is performed later (when relocating to RAM).
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00003650
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003651* Stack space is very limited. Avoid big data buffers or things like
3652 that.
wdenk4a5c8a72003-03-06 00:02:04 +00003653
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003654Having only the stack as writable memory limits means we cannot use
3655normal global data to share information beween the code. But it
3656turned out that the implementation of U-Boot can be greatly
3657simplified by making a global data structure (gd_t) available to all
3658functions. We could pass a pointer to this data as argument to _all_
3659functions, but this would bloat the code. Instead we use a feature of
3660the GCC compiler (Global Register Variables) to share the data: we
3661place a pointer (gd) to the global data into a register which we
3662reserve for this purpose.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003663
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003664When choosing a register for such a purpose we are restricted by the
3665relevant (E)ABI specifications for the current architecture, and by
3666GCC's implementation.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003667
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003668For PowerPC, the following registers have specific use:
3669 R1: stack pointer
Wolfgang Denk69c09642008-02-14 22:43:22 +01003670 R2: reserved for system use
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003671 R3-R4: parameter passing and return values
3672 R5-R10: parameter passing
3673 R13: small data area pointer
3674 R30: GOT pointer
3675 R31: frame pointer
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003676
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003677 (U-Boot also uses R14 as internal GOT pointer.)
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003678
Wolfgang Denk69c09642008-02-14 22:43:22 +01003679 ==> U-Boot will use R2 to hold a pointer to the global data
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003680
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003681 Note: on PPC, we could use a static initializer (since the
3682 address of the global data structure is known at compile time),
3683 but it turned out that reserving a register results in somewhat
3684 smaller code - although the code savings are not that big (on
3685 average for all boards 752 bytes for the whole U-Boot image,
3686 624 text + 127 data).
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003687
Mike Frysinger60f09302008-02-04 19:26:54 -05003688On Blackfin, the normal C ABI (except for P5) is followed as documented here:
3689 http://docs.blackfin.uclinux.org/doku.php?id=application_binary_interface
3690
3691 ==> U-Boot will use P5 to hold a pointer to the global data
3692
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003693On ARM, the following registers are used:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003694
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003695 R0: function argument word/integer result
3696 R1-R3: function argument word
3697 R9: GOT pointer
3698 R10: stack limit (used only if stack checking if enabled)
3699 R11: argument (frame) pointer
3700 R12: temporary workspace
3701 R13: stack pointer
3702 R14: link register
3703 R15: program counter
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003704
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003705 ==> U-Boot will use R8 to hold a pointer to the global data
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003706
Wolfgang Denk6405a152006-03-31 18:32:53 +02003707NOTE: DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR must be used with file-global scope,
3708or current versions of GCC may "optimize" the code too much.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003709
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003710Memory Management:
3711------------------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003712
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003713U-Boot runs in system state and uses physical addresses, i.e. the
3714MMU is not used either for address mapping nor for memory protection.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003715
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003716The available memory is mapped to fixed addresses using the memory
3717controller. In this process, a contiguous block is formed for each
3718memory type (Flash, SDRAM, SRAM), even when it consists of several
3719physical memory banks.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003720
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003721U-Boot is installed in the first 128 kB of the first Flash bank (on
3722TQM8xxL modules this is the range 0x40000000 ... 0x4001FFFF). After
3723booting and sizing and initializing DRAM, the code relocates itself
3724to the upper end of DRAM. Immediately below the U-Boot code some
3725memory is reserved for use by malloc() [see CFG_MALLOC_LEN
3726configuration setting]. Below that, a structure with global Board
3727Info data is placed, followed by the stack (growing downward).
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003728
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003729Additionally, some exception handler code is copied to the low 8 kB
3730of DRAM (0x00000000 ... 0x00001FFF).
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003731
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003732So a typical memory configuration with 16 MB of DRAM could look like
3733this:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003734
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003735 0x0000 0000 Exception Vector code
3736 :
3737 0x0000 1FFF
3738 0x0000 2000 Free for Application Use
3739 :
3740 :
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003741
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003742 :
3743 :
3744 0x00FB FF20 Monitor Stack (Growing downward)
3745 0x00FB FFAC Board Info Data and permanent copy of global data
3746 0x00FC 0000 Malloc Arena
3747 :
3748 0x00FD FFFF
3749 0x00FE 0000 RAM Copy of Monitor Code
3750 ... eventually: LCD or video framebuffer
3751 ... eventually: pRAM (Protected RAM - unchanged by reset)
3752 0x00FF FFFF [End of RAM]
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003753
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003754
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003755System Initialization:
3756----------------------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003757
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003758In the reset configuration, U-Boot starts at the reset entry point
3759(on most PowerPC systens at address 0x00000100). Because of the reset
3760configuration for CS0# this is a mirror of the onboard Flash memory.
3761To be able to re-map memory U-Boot then jumps to its link address.
3762To be able to implement the initialization code in C, a (small!)
3763initial stack is set up in the internal Dual Ported RAM (in case CPUs
3764which provide such a feature like MPC8xx or MPC8260), or in a locked
3765part of the data cache. After that, U-Boot initializes the CPU core,
3766the caches and the SIU.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003767
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003768Next, all (potentially) available memory banks are mapped using a
3769preliminary mapping. For example, we put them on 512 MB boundaries
3770(multiples of 0x20000000: SDRAM on 0x00000000 and 0x20000000, Flash
3771on 0x40000000 and 0x60000000, SRAM on 0x80000000). Then UPM A is
3772programmed for SDRAM access. Using the temporary configuration, a
3773simple memory test is run that determines the size of the SDRAM
3774banks.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003775
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003776When there is more than one SDRAM bank, and the banks are of
3777different size, the largest is mapped first. For equal size, the first
3778bank (CS2#) is mapped first. The first mapping is always for address
37790x00000000, with any additional banks following immediately to create
3780contiguous memory starting from 0.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003781
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003782Then, the monitor installs itself at the upper end of the SDRAM area
3783and allocates memory for use by malloc() and for the global Board
3784Info data; also, the exception vector code is copied to the low RAM
3785pages, and the final stack is set up.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003786
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003787Only after this relocation will you have a "normal" C environment;
3788until that you are restricted in several ways, mostly because you are
3789running from ROM, and because the code will have to be relocated to a
3790new address in RAM.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003791
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003792
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003793U-Boot Porting Guide:
3794----------------------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003795
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003796[Based on messages by Jerry Van Baren in the U-Boot-Users mailing
3797list, October 2002]
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003798
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003799
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003800int main (int argc, char *argv[])
3801{
3802 sighandler_t no_more_time;
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003803
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003804 signal (SIGALRM, no_more_time);
3805 alarm (PROJECT_DEADLINE - toSec (3 * WEEK));
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003806
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003807 if (available_money > available_manpower) {
3808 pay consultant to port U-Boot;
3809 return 0;
3810 }
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003811
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003812 Download latest U-Boot source;
wdenk34b613e2002-12-17 01:51:00 +00003813
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003814 Subscribe to u-boot-users mailing list;
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003815
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003816 if (clueless) {
3817 email ("Hi, I am new to U-Boot, how do I get started?");
3818 }
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003819
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003820 while (learning) {
3821 Read the README file in the top level directory;
3822 Read http://www.denx.de/twiki/bin/view/DULG/Manual ;
3823 Read the source, Luke;
3824 }
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003825
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003826 if (available_money > toLocalCurrency ($2500)) {
3827 Buy a BDI2000;
3828 } else {
3829 Add a lot of aggravation and time;
3830 }
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003831
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003832 Create your own board support subdirectory;
wdenk34b613e2002-12-17 01:51:00 +00003833
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003834 Create your own board config file;
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003835
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003836 while (!running) {
3837 do {
3838 Add / modify source code;
3839 } until (compiles);
3840 Debug;
3841 if (clueless)
3842 email ("Hi, I am having problems...");
wdenk634d2f72004-04-15 23:14:49 +00003843 }
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003844 Send patch file to Wolfgang;
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003845
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003846 return 0;
3847}
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003848
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003849void no_more_time (int sig)
3850{
3851 hire_a_guru();
3852}
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003853
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003854
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003855Coding Standards:
3856-----------------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003857
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003858All contributions to U-Boot should conform to the Linux kernel
Detlev Zundelaa63d482006-09-01 15:39:02 +02003859coding style; see the file "Documentation/CodingStyle" and the script
3860"scripts/Lindent" in your Linux kernel source directory. In sources
3861originating from U-Boot a style corresponding to "Lindent -pcs" (adding
3862spaces before parameters to function calls) is actually used.
3863
3864Source files originating from a different project (for example the
3865MTD subsystem) are generally exempt from these guidelines and are not
3866reformated to ease subsequent migration to newer versions of those
3867sources.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003868
Detlev Zundelaa63d482006-09-01 15:39:02 +02003869Please note that U-Boot is implemented in C (and to some small parts in
3870Assembler); no C++ is used, so please do not use C++ style comments (//)
3871in your code.
wdenkad276f22004-01-04 16:28:35 +00003872
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003873Please also stick to the following formatting rules:
3874- remove any trailing white space
3875- use TAB characters for indentation, not spaces
3876- make sure NOT to use DOS '\r\n' line feeds
3877- do not add more than 2 empty lines to source files
3878- do not add trailing empty lines to source files
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003879
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003880Submissions which do not conform to the standards may be returned
3881with a request to reformat the changes.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003882
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003883
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003884Submitting Patches:
3885-------------------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003886
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003887Since the number of patches for U-Boot is growing, we need to
3888establish some rules. Submissions which do not conform to these rules
3889may be rejected, even when they contain important and valuable stuff.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003890
wdenkcbc49a52005-05-03 14:12:25 +00003891Patches shall be sent to the u-boot-users mailing list.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003892
Wolfgang Denkb240aef2008-03-26 10:40:12 +01003893Please see http://www.denx.de/wiki/UBoot/Patches for details.
3894
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003895When you send a patch, please include the following information with
3896it:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003897
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003898* For bug fixes: a description of the bug and how your patch fixes
3899 this bug. Please try to include a way of demonstrating that the
3900 patch actually fixes something.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003901
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003902* For new features: a description of the feature and your
3903 implementation.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003904
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003905* A CHANGELOG entry as plaintext (separate from the patch)
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003906
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003907* For major contributions, your entry to the CREDITS file
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003908
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003909* When you add support for a new board, don't forget to add this
3910 board to the MAKEALL script, too.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003911
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003912* If your patch adds new configuration options, don't forget to
3913 document these in the README file.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003914
Wolfgang Denkb240aef2008-03-26 10:40:12 +01003915* The patch itself. If you are using git (which is *strongly*
3916 recommended) you can easily generate the patch using the
3917 "git-format-patch". If you then use "git-send-email" to send it to
3918 the U-Boot mailing list, you will avoid most of the common problems
3919 with some other mail clients.
wdenkca9bc762003-07-15 07:45:49 +00003920
Wolfgang Denkb240aef2008-03-26 10:40:12 +01003921 If you cannot use git, use "diff -purN OLD NEW". If your version of
3922 diff does not support these options, then get the latest version of
3923 GNU diff.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003924
Wolfgang Denkb240aef2008-03-26 10:40:12 +01003925 The current directory when running this command shall be the parent
3926 directory of the U-Boot source tree (i. e. please make sure that
3927 your patch includes sufficient directory information for the
3928 affected files).
3929
3930 We prefer patches as plain text. MIME attachments are discouraged,
3931 and compressed attachments must not be used.
wdenk88e72a32003-06-19 23:04:19 +00003932
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003933* If one logical set of modifications affects or creates several
3934 files, all these changes shall be submitted in a SINGLE patch file.
wdenk57b2d802003-06-27 21:31:46 +00003935
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003936* Changesets that contain different, unrelated modifications shall be
3937 submitted as SEPARATE patches, one patch per changeset.
wdenk88e72a32003-06-19 23:04:19 +00003938
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003939
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003940Notes:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003941
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003942* Before sending the patch, run the MAKEALL script on your patched
3943 source tree and make sure that no errors or warnings are reported
3944 for any of the boards.
3945
3946* Keep your modifications to the necessary minimum: A patch
3947 containing several unrelated changes or arbitrary reformats will be
3948 returned with a request to re-formatting / split it.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003949
wdenk6c59edc2004-05-03 20:45:30 +00003950* If you modify existing code, make sure that your new code does not
3951 add to the memory footprint of the code ;-) Small is beautiful!
3952 When adding new features, these should compile conditionally only
3953 (using #ifdef), and the resulting code with the new feature
3954 disabled must not need more memory than the old code without your
3955 modification.
wdenkcbc49a52005-05-03 14:12:25 +00003956
3957* Remember that there is a size limit of 40 kB per message on the
Wolfgang Denkb240aef2008-03-26 10:40:12 +01003958 u-boot-users mailing list. Bigger patches will be moderated. If
3959 they are reasonable and not bigger than 100 kB, they will be
3960 acknowledged. Even bigger patches should be avoided.