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3# Wolfgang Denk, DENX Software Engineering, wd@denx.de.
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5# See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this
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23
24Summary:
25========
26
24ee89b9 27This directory contains the source code for U-Boot, a boot loader for
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28Embedded 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.
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32
33The development of U-Boot is closely related to Linux: some parts of
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34the source code originate in the Linux source tree, we have some
35header files in common, and special provision has been made to
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36support 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
24ee89b9 50Makefile have been tested to some extent and can be considered
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51"working". In fact, many of them are used in production systems.
52
24ee89b9 53In case of problems see the CHANGELOG and CREDITS files to find out
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54who contributed the specific port.
55
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56
57Where to get help:
58==================
59
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60In case you have questions about, problems with or contributions for
61U-Boot you should send a message to the U-Boot mailing list at
62<u-boot-users@lists.sourceforge.net>. There is also an archive of
63previous traffic on the mailing list - please search the archive
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64before asking FAQ's. Please see
65http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/u-boot-users/
66
67
68Where we come from:
69===================
70
71- start from 8xxrom sources
24ee89b9 72- create PPCBoot project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/ppcboot)
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73- clean up code
74- make it easier to add custom boards
75- make it possible to add other [PowerPC] CPUs
76- extend functions, especially:
77 * Provide extended interface to Linux boot loader
78 * S-Record download
79 * network boot
80 * PCMCIA / CompactFLash / ATA disk / SCSI ... boot
24ee89b9 81- create ARMBoot project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/armboot)
c609719b 82- add other CPU families (starting with ARM)
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83- create U-Boot project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/u-boot)
84
85
86Names and Spelling:
87===================
88
89The "official" name of this project is "Das U-Boot". The spelling
90"U-Boot" shall be used in all written text (documentation, comments
91in source files etc.). Example:
92
93 This is the README file for the U-Boot project.
94
95File names etc. shall be based on the string "u-boot". Examples:
96
97 include/asm-ppc/u-boot.h
98
99 #include <asm/u-boot.h>
100
101Variable names, preprocessor constants etc. shall be either based on
102the string "u_boot" or on "U_BOOT". Example:
103
104 U_BOOT_VERSION u_boot_logo
105 IH_OS_U_BOOT u_boot_hush_start
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106
107
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108Versioning:
109===========
110
111U-Boot uses a 3 level version number containing a version, a
112sub-version, and a patchlevel: "U-Boot-2.34.5" means version "2",
113sub-version "34", and patchlevel "4".
114
115The patchlevel is used to indicate certain stages of development
116between released versions, i. e. officially released versions of
117U-Boot will always have a patchlevel of "0".
118
119
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120Directory Hierarchy:
121====================
122
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123- board Board dependent files
124- common Misc architecture independent functions
c609719b 125- cpu CPU specific files
983fda83 126 - 74xx_7xx Files specific to Freescale MPC74xx and 7xx CPUs
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127 - arm720t Files specific to ARM 720 CPUs
128 - arm920t Files specific to ARM 920 CPUs
983fda83 129 - imx Files specific to Freescale MC9328 i.MX CPUs
1d9f4105 130 - s3c24x0 Files specific to Samsung S3C24X0 CPUs
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131 - arm925t Files specific to ARM 925 CPUs
132 - arm926ejs Files specific to ARM 926 CPUs
8ed96046 133 - arm1136 Files specific to ARM 1136 CPUs
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134 - at91rm9200 Files specific to Atmel AT91RM9200 CPUs
135 - i386 Files specific to i386 CPUs
136 - ixp Files specific to Intel XScale IXP CPUs
983fda83 137 - mcf52x2 Files specific to Freescale ColdFire MCF52x2 CPUs
11dadd54 138 - mips Files specific to MIPS CPUs
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139 - mpc5xx Files specific to Freescale MPC5xx CPUs
140 - mpc5xxx Files specific to Freescale MPC5xxx CPUs
141 - mpc8xx Files specific to Freescale MPC8xx CPUs
142 - mpc8220 Files specific to Freescale MPC8220 CPUs
143 - mpc824x Files specific to Freescale MPC824x CPUs
144 - mpc8260 Files specific to Freescale MPC8260 CPUs
145 - mpc85xx Files specific to Freescale MPC85xx CPUs
11dadd54 146 - nios Files specific to Altera NIOS CPUs
5c952cf0 147 - nios2 Files specific to Altera Nios-II CPUs
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148 - ppc4xx Files specific to IBM PowerPC 4xx CPUs
149 - pxa Files specific to Intel XScale PXA CPUs
150 - s3c44b0 Files specific to Samsung S3C44B0 CPUs
151 - sa1100 Files specific to Intel StrongARM SA1100 CPUs
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152- disk Code for disk drive partition handling
153- doc Documentation (don't expect too much)
7152b1d0 154- drivers Commonly used device drivers
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155- dtt Digital Thermometer and Thermostat drivers
156- examples Example code for standalone applications, etc.
157- include Header Files
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158- lib_arm Files generic to ARM architecture
159- lib_generic Files generic to all architectures
160- lib_i386 Files generic to i386 architecture
161- lib_m68k Files generic to m68k architecture
162- lib_mips Files generic to MIPS architecture
163- lib_nios Files generic to NIOS architecture
164- lib_ppc Files generic to PowerPC architecture
c609719b 165- net Networking code
c609719b 166- post Power On Self Test
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167- rtc Real Time Clock drivers
168- tools Tools to build S-Record or U-Boot images, etc.
169
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170Software Configuration:
171=======================
172
173Configuration is usually done using C preprocessor defines; the
174rationale behind that is to avoid dead code whenever possible.
175
176There are two classes of configuration variables:
177
178* Configuration _OPTIONS_:
179 These are selectable by the user and have names beginning with
180 "CONFIG_".
181
182* Configuration _SETTINGS_:
183 These depend on the hardware etc. and should not be meddled with if
184 you don't know what you're doing; they have names beginning with
185 "CFG_".
186
187Later we will add a configuration tool - probably similar to or even
188identical to what's used for the Linux kernel. Right now, we have to
189do the configuration by hand, which means creating some symbolic
190links and editing some configuration files. We use the TQM8xxL boards
191as an example here.
192
193
194Selection of Processor Architecture and Board Type:
195---------------------------------------------------
196
197For all supported boards there are ready-to-use default
198configurations available; just type "make <board_name>_config".
199
200Example: For a TQM823L module type:
201
202 cd u-boot
203 make TQM823L_config
204
205For the Cogent platform, you need to specify the cpu type as well;
206e.g. "make cogent_mpc8xx_config". And also configure the cogent
207directory according to the instructions in cogent/README.
208
209
210Configuration Options:
211----------------------
212
213Configuration depends on the combination of board and CPU type; all
214such information is kept in a configuration file
215"include/configs/<board_name>.h".
216
217Example: For a TQM823L module, all configuration settings are in
218"include/configs/TQM823L.h".
219
220
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221Many of the options are named exactly as the corresponding Linux
222kernel configuration options. The intention is to make it easier to
223build a config tool - later.
224
225
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226The following options need to be configured:
227
228- CPU Type: Define exactly one of
229
230 PowerPC based CPUs:
231 -------------------
232 CONFIG_MPC823, CONFIG_MPC850, CONFIG_MPC855, CONFIG_MPC860
0db5bca8 233 or CONFIG_MPC5xx
983fda83 234 or CONFIG_MPC8220
c609719b 235 or CONFIG_MPC824X, CONFIG_MPC8260
42d1f039 236 or CONFIG_MPC85xx
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237 or CONFIG_IOP480
238 or CONFIG_405GP
12f34241 239 or CONFIG_405EP
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240 or CONFIG_440
241 or CONFIG_MPC74xx
72755c71 242 or CONFIG_750FX
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243
244 ARM based CPUs:
245 ---------------
246 CONFIG_SA1110
247 CONFIG_ARM7
248 CONFIG_PXA250
249
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250 MicroBlaze based CPUs:
251 ----------------------
857cad37 252 CONFIG_MICROBLAZE
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254 Nios-2 based CPUs:
255 ----------------------
256 CONFIG_NIOS2
257
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258
259- Board Type: Define exactly one of
260
261 PowerPC based boards:
262 ---------------------
263
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264 CONFIG_ADCIOP CONFIG_GEN860T CONFIG_PCI405
265 CONFIG_ADS860 CONFIG_GENIETV CONFIG_PCIPPC2
266 CONFIG_AMX860 CONFIG_GTH CONFIG_PCIPPC6
267 CONFIG_AR405 CONFIG_gw8260 CONFIG_pcu_e
268 CONFIG_BAB7xx CONFIG_hermes CONFIG_PIP405
269 CONFIG_c2mon CONFIG_hymod CONFIG_PM826
270 CONFIG_CANBT CONFIG_IAD210 CONFIG_ppmc8260
271 CONFIG_CCM CONFIG_ICU862 CONFIG_QS823
272 CONFIG_CMI CONFIG_IP860 CONFIG_QS850
273 CONFIG_cogent_mpc8260 CONFIG_IPHASE4539 CONFIG_QS860T
274 CONFIG_cogent_mpc8xx CONFIG_IVML24 CONFIG_RBC823
275 CONFIG_CPCI405 CONFIG_IVML24_128 CONFIG_RPXClassic
276 CONFIG_CPCI4052 CONFIG_IVML24_256 CONFIG_RPXlite
277 CONFIG_CPCIISER4 CONFIG_IVMS8 CONFIG_RPXsuper
278 CONFIG_CPU86 CONFIG_IVMS8_128 CONFIG_rsdproto
279 CONFIG_CRAYL1 CONFIG_IVMS8_256 CONFIG_sacsng
280 CONFIG_CSB272 CONFIG_JSE CONFIG_Sandpoint8240
281 CONFIG_CU824 CONFIG_LANTEC CONFIG_Sandpoint8245
282 CONFIG_DASA_SIM CONFIG_lwmon CONFIG_sbc8260
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283 CONFIG_DB64360 CONFIG_MBX CONFIG_sbc8560
284 CONFIG_DB64460 CONFIG_MBX860T CONFIG_SM850
285 CONFIG_DU405 CONFIG_MHPC CONFIG_SPD823TS
286 CONFIG_DUET_ADS CONFIG_MIP405 CONFIG_STXGP3
287 CONFIG_EBONY CONFIG_MOUSSE CONFIG_SXNI855T
288 CONFIG_ELPPC CONFIG_MPC8260ADS CONFIG_TQM823L
289 CONFIG_ELPT860 CONFIG_MPC8540ADS CONFIG_TQM8260
290 CONFIG_ep8260 CONFIG_MPC8560ADS CONFIG_TQM850L
291 CONFIG_ERIC CONFIG_MUSENKI CONFIG_TQM855L
292 CONFIG_ESTEEM192E CONFIG_MVS1 CONFIG_TQM860L
293 CONFIG_ETX094 CONFIG_NETPHONE CONFIG_TTTech
294 CONFIG_EVB64260 CONFIG_NETTA CONFIG_UTX8245
295 CONFIG_FADS823 CONFIG_NETVIA CONFIG_V37
296 CONFIG_FADS850SAR CONFIG_NX823 CONFIG_W7OLMC
297 CONFIG_FADS860T CONFIG_OCRTC CONFIG_W7OLMG
298 CONFIG_FLAGADM CONFIG_ORSG CONFIG_WALNUT405
299 CONFIG_FPS850L CONFIG_OXC CONFIG_ZPC1900
300 CONFIG_FPS860L CONFIG_ZUMA
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301
302 ARM based boards:
303 -----------------
304
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305 CONFIG_AT91RM9200DK, CONFIG_CERF250, CONFIG_DNP1110,
306 CONFIG_EP7312, CONFIG_H2_OMAP1610, CONFIG_HHP_CRADLE,
307 CONFIG_IMPA7, CONFIG_INNOVATOROMAP1510, CONFIG_INNOVATOROMAP1610,
308 CONFIG_LART, CONFIG_LPD7A400 CONFIG_LUBBOCK,
309 CONFIG_OSK_OMAP5912, CONFIG_OMAP2420H4, CONFIG_SHANNON,
310 CONFIG_P2_OMAP730, CONFIG_SMDK2400, CONFIG_SMDK2410,
311 CONFIG_TRAB, CONFIG_VCMA9
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313 MicroBlaze based boards:
314 ------------------------
315
316 CONFIG_SUZAKU
317
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319 ------------------------
320
321 CONFIG_PCI5441 CONFIG_PK1C20
322
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323
324- CPU Module Type: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
325 Define exactly one of
326 CONFIG_CMA286_60_OLD
327--- FIXME --- not tested yet:
328 CONFIG_CMA286_60, CONFIG_CMA286_21, CONFIG_CMA286_60P,
329 CONFIG_CMA287_23, CONFIG_CMA287_50
330
331- Motherboard Type: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
332 Define exactly one of
333 CONFIG_CMA101, CONFIG_CMA102
334
335- Motherboard I/O Modules: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
336 Define one or more of
337 CONFIG_CMA302
338
339- Motherboard Options: (if CONFIG_CMA101 or CONFIG_CMA102 are defined)
340 Define one or more of
341 CONFIG_LCD_HEARTBEAT - update a character position on
342 the lcd display every second with
343 a "rotator" |\-/|\-/
344
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345- Board flavour: (if CONFIG_MPC8260ADS is defined)
346 CONFIG_ADSTYPE
347 Possible values are:
348 CFG_8260ADS - original MPC8260ADS
180d3f74 349 CFG_8266ADS - MPC8266ADS
54387ac9 350 CFG_PQ2FADS - PQ2FADS-ZU or PQ2FADS-VR
04a85b3b 351 CFG_8272ADS - MPC8272ADS
2535d602 352
c609719b 353- MPC824X Family Member (if CONFIG_MPC824X is defined)
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354 Define exactly one of
355 CONFIG_MPC8240, CONFIG_MPC8245
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75d1ea7f 357- 8xx CPU Options: (if using an MPC8xx cpu)
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358 CONFIG_8xx_GCLK_FREQ - deprecated: CPU clock if
359 get_gclk_freq() cannot work
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360 e.g. if there is no 32KHz
361 reference PIT/RTC clock
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362 CONFIG_8xx_OSCLK - PLL input clock (either EXTCLK
363 or XTAL/EXTAL)
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365- 859/866/885 CPU options: (if using a MPC859 or MPC866 or MPC885 CPU):
366 CFG_8xx_CPUCLK_MIN
367 CFG_8xx_CPUCLK_MAX
368 CONFIG_8xx_CPUCLK_DEFAULT
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369 See doc/README.MPC866
370
371 CFG_MEASURE_CPUCLK
372
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373 Define this to measure the actual CPU clock instead
374 of relying on the correctness of the configured
375 values. Mostly useful for board bringup to make sure
376 the PLL is locked at the intended frequency. Note
377 that this requires a (stable) reference clock (32 kHz
66ca92a5 378 RTC clock or CFG_8XX_XIN)
75d1ea7f 379
5da627a4 380- Linux Kernel Interface:
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381 CONFIG_CLOCKS_IN_MHZ
382
383 U-Boot stores all clock information in Hz
384 internally. For binary compatibility with older Linux
385 kernels (which expect the clocks passed in the
386 bd_info data to be in MHz) the environment variable
387 "clocks_in_mhz" can be defined so that U-Boot
388 converts clock data to MHZ before passing it to the
389 Linux kernel.
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390 When CONFIG_CLOCKS_IN_MHZ is defined, a definition of
391 "clocks_in_mhz=1" is automatically included in the
392 default environment.
393
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394 CONFIG_MEMSIZE_IN_BYTES [relevant for MIPS only]
395
396 When transfering memsize parameter to linux, some versions
397 expect it to be in bytes, others in MB.
398 Define CONFIG_MEMSIZE_IN_BYTES to make it in bytes.
399
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400- Serial Ports:
401 CFG_PL010_SERIAL
402
403 Define this if you want support for Amba PrimeCell PL010 UARTs.
404
405 CFG_PL011_SERIAL
406
407 Define this if you want support for Amba PrimeCell PL011 UARTs.
408
409 CONFIG_PL011_CLOCK
410
411 If you have Amba PrimeCell PL011 UARTs, set this variable to
412 the clock speed of the UARTs.
413
414 CONFIG_PL01x_PORTS
415
416 If you have Amba PrimeCell PL010 or PL011 UARTs on your board,
417 define this to a list of base addresses for each (supported)
418 port. See e.g. include/configs/versatile.h
419
420
c609719b 421- Console Interface:
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422 Depending on board, define exactly one serial port
423 (like CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC1, CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC2,
424 CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SCC1, ...), or switch off the serial
425 console by defining CONFIG_8xx_CONS_NONE
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426
427 Note: if CONFIG_8xx_CONS_NONE is defined, the serial
428 port routines must be defined elsewhere
429 (i.e. serial_init(), serial_getc(), ...)
430
431 CONFIG_CFB_CONSOLE
432 Enables console device for a color framebuffer. Needs following
433 defines (cf. smiLynxEM, i8042, board/eltec/bab7xx)
434 VIDEO_FB_LITTLE_ENDIAN graphic memory organisation
435 (default big endian)
436 VIDEO_HW_RECTFILL graphic chip supports
437 rectangle fill
438 (cf. smiLynxEM)
439 VIDEO_HW_BITBLT graphic chip supports
440 bit-blit (cf. smiLynxEM)
441 VIDEO_VISIBLE_COLS visible pixel columns
442 (cols=pitch)
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443 VIDEO_VISIBLE_ROWS visible pixel rows
444 VIDEO_PIXEL_SIZE bytes per pixel
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445 VIDEO_DATA_FORMAT graphic data format
446 (0-5, cf. cfb_console.c)
ba56f625 447 VIDEO_FB_ADRS framebuffer address
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448 VIDEO_KBD_INIT_FCT keyboard int fct
449 (i.e. i8042_kbd_init())
450 VIDEO_TSTC_FCT test char fct
451 (i.e. i8042_tstc)
452 VIDEO_GETC_FCT get char fct
453 (i.e. i8042_getc)
454 CONFIG_CONSOLE_CURSOR cursor drawing on/off
455 (requires blink timer
456 cf. i8042.c)
457 CFG_CONSOLE_BLINK_COUNT blink interval (cf. i8042.c)
458 CONFIG_CONSOLE_TIME display time/date info in
459 upper right corner
460 (requires CFG_CMD_DATE)
461 CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO display Linux logo in
462 upper left corner
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463 CONFIG_VIDEO_BMP_LOGO use bmp_logo.h instead of
464 linux_logo.h for logo.
465 Requires CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO
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466 CONFIG_CONSOLE_EXTRA_INFO
467 addional board info beside
468 the logo
469
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470 When CONFIG_CFB_CONSOLE is defined, video console is
471 default i/o. Serial console can be forced with
472 environment 'console=serial'.
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474 When CONFIG_SILENT_CONSOLE is defined, all console
475 messages (by U-Boot and Linux!) can be silenced with
476 the "silent" environment variable. See
477 doc/README.silent for more information.
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479- Console Baudrate:
480 CONFIG_BAUDRATE - in bps
481 Select one of the baudrates listed in
482 CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE, see below.
3bbc899f 483 CFG_BRGCLK_PRESCALE, baudrate prescale
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485- Interrupt driven serial port input:
486 CONFIG_SERIAL_SOFTWARE_FIFO
487
488 PPC405GP only.
489 Use an interrupt handler for receiving data on the
490 serial port. It also enables using hardware handshake
491 (RTS/CTS) and UART's built-in FIFO. Set the number of
492 bytes the interrupt driven input buffer should have.
493
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494 Leave undefined to disable this feature, including
495 disable the buffer and hardware handshake.
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497- Console UART Number:
498 CONFIG_UART1_CONSOLE
499
500 IBM PPC4xx only.
501 If defined internal UART1 (and not UART0) is used
502 as default U-Boot console.
503
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504- Boot Delay: CONFIG_BOOTDELAY - in seconds
505 Delay before automatically booting the default image;
506 set to -1 to disable autoboot.
507
508 See doc/README.autoboot for these options that
509 work with CONFIG_BOOTDELAY. None are required.
510 CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_TIME
511 CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_MIN
512 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_KEYED
513 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_PROMPT
514 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
515 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR
516 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR2
517 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR2
518 CONFIG_ZERO_BOOTDELAY_CHECK
519 CONFIG_RESET_TO_RETRY
520
521- Autoboot Command:
522 CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND
523 Only needed when CONFIG_BOOTDELAY is enabled;
524 define a command string that is automatically executed
525 when no character is read on the console interface
526 within "Boot Delay" after reset.
527
528 CONFIG_BOOTARGS
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529 This can be used to pass arguments to the bootm
530 command. The value of CONFIG_BOOTARGS goes into the
531 environment value "bootargs".
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532
533 CONFIG_RAMBOOT and CONFIG_NFSBOOT
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534 The value of these goes into the environment as
535 "ramboot" and "nfsboot" respectively, and can be used
536 as a convenience, when switching between booting from
537 ram and nfs.
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538
539- Pre-Boot Commands:
540 CONFIG_PREBOOT
541
542 When this option is #defined, the existence of the
543 environment variable "preboot" will be checked
544 immediately before starting the CONFIG_BOOTDELAY
545 countdown and/or running the auto-boot command resp.
546 entering interactive mode.
547
548 This feature is especially useful when "preboot" is
549 automatically generated or modified. For an example
550 see the LWMON board specific code: here "preboot" is
551 modified when the user holds down a certain
552 combination of keys on the (special) keyboard when
553 booting the systems
554
555- Serial Download Echo Mode:
556 CONFIG_LOADS_ECHO
557 If defined to 1, all characters received during a
558 serial download (using the "loads" command) are
559 echoed back. This might be needed by some terminal
560 emulations (like "cu"), but may as well just take
561 time on others. This setting #define's the initial
562 value of the "loads_echo" environment variable.
563
564- Kgdb Serial Baudrate: (if CFG_CMD_KGDB is defined)
565 CONFIG_KGDB_BAUDRATE
566 Select one of the baudrates listed in
567 CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE, see below.
568
569- Monitor Functions:
570 CONFIG_COMMANDS
571 Most monitor functions can be selected (or
572 de-selected) by adjusting the definition of
573 CONFIG_COMMANDS; to select individual functions,
574 #define CONFIG_COMMANDS by "OR"ing any of the
575 following values:
576
577 #define enables commands:
578 -------------------------
579 CFG_CMD_ASKENV * ask for env variable
78137c3c 580 CFG_CMD_AUTOSCRIPT Autoscript Support
c609719b 581 CFG_CMD_BDI bdinfo
6705d81e 582 CFG_CMD_BEDBUG * Include BedBug Debugger
ba56f625 583 CFG_CMD_BMP * BMP support
6705d81e 584 CFG_CMD_BSP * Board specific commands
c609719b 585 CFG_CMD_BOOTD bootd
6705d81e 586 CFG_CMD_CACHE * icache, dcache
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587 CFG_CMD_CONSOLE coninfo
588 CFG_CMD_DATE * support for RTC, date/time...
6705d81e 589 CFG_CMD_DHCP * DHCP support
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590 CFG_CMD_DIAG * Diagnostics
591 CFG_CMD_DOC * Disk-On-Chip Support
6705d81e 592 CFG_CMD_DTT * Digital Therm and Thermostat
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593 CFG_CMD_ECHO * echo arguments
594 CFG_CMD_EEPROM * EEPROM read/write support
6705d81e 595 CFG_CMD_ELF * bootelf, bootvx
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596 CFG_CMD_ENV saveenv
597 CFG_CMD_FDC * Floppy Disk Support
6705d81e 598 CFG_CMD_FAT * FAT partition support
2262cfee 599 CFG_CMD_FDOS * Dos diskette Support
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600 CFG_CMD_FLASH flinfo, erase, protect
601 CFG_CMD_FPGA FPGA device initialization support
ba56f625 602 CFG_CMD_HWFLOW * RTS/CTS hw flow control
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603 CFG_CMD_I2C * I2C serial bus support
604 CFG_CMD_IDE * IDE harddisk support
605 CFG_CMD_IMI iminfo
ba56f625 606 CFG_CMD_IMLS List all found images
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607 CFG_CMD_IMMAP * IMMR dump support
608 CFG_CMD_IRQ * irqinfo
6705d81e 609 CFG_CMD_ITEST Integer/string test of 2 values
ba56f625 610 CFG_CMD_JFFS2 * JFFS2 Support
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611 CFG_CMD_KGDB * kgdb
612 CFG_CMD_LOADB loadb
613 CFG_CMD_LOADS loads
614 CFG_CMD_MEMORY md, mm, nm, mw, cp, cmp, crc, base,
56523f12 615 loop, loopw, mtest
ba56f625 616 CFG_CMD_MISC Misc functions like sleep etc
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617 CFG_CMD_MMC * MMC memory mapped support
618 CFG_CMD_MII * MII utility commands
ba56f625 619 CFG_CMD_NAND * NAND support
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620 CFG_CMD_NET bootp, tftpboot, rarpboot
621 CFG_CMD_PCI * pciinfo
622 CFG_CMD_PCMCIA * PCMCIA support
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623 CFG_CMD_PING * send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network host
624 CFG_CMD_PORTIO * Port I/O
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625 CFG_CMD_REGINFO * Register dump
626 CFG_CMD_RUN run command in env variable
6705d81e 627 CFG_CMD_SAVES * save S record dump
c609719b 628 CFG_CMD_SCSI * SCSI Support
ba56f625 629 CFG_CMD_SDRAM * print SDRAM configuration information
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630 CFG_CMD_SETGETDCR Support for DCR Register access (4xx only)
631 CFG_CMD_SPI * SPI serial bus support
632 CFG_CMD_USB * USB support
ba56f625 633 CFG_CMD_VFD * VFD support (TRAB)
c609719b 634 CFG_CMD_BSP * Board SPecific functions
a3d991bd 635 CFG_CMD_CDP * Cisco Discover Protocol support
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636 -----------------------------------------------
637 CFG_CMD_ALL all
638
81050926 639 CONFIG_CMD_DFL Default configuration; at the moment
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640 this is includes all commands, except
641 the ones marked with "*" in the list
642 above.
643
644 If you don't define CONFIG_COMMANDS it defaults to
81050926 645 CONFIG_CMD_DFL in include/cmd_confdefs.h. A board can
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646 override the default settings in the respective
647 include file.
648
649 EXAMPLE: If you want all functions except of network
650 support you can write:
651
652 #define CONFIG_COMMANDS (CFG_CMD_ALL & ~CFG_CMD_NET)
653
654
655 Note: Don't enable the "icache" and "dcache" commands
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656 (configuration option CFG_CMD_CACHE) unless you know
657 what you (and your U-Boot users) are doing. Data
658 cache cannot be enabled on systems like the 8xx or
659 8260 (where accesses to the IMMR region must be
660 uncached), and it cannot be disabled on all other
661 systems where we (mis-) use the data cache to hold an
662 initial stack and some data.
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664
665 XXX - this list needs to get updated!
666
667- Watchdog:
668 CONFIG_WATCHDOG
669 If this variable is defined, it enables watchdog
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671 code for a watchdog. For the 8xx and 8260 CPUs, the
672 SIU Watchdog feature is enabled in the SYPCR
673 register.
674
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676 CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE
677 If this variable is defined, an environment variable
678 named "ver" is created by U-Boot showing the U-Boot
679 version as printed by the "version" command.
680 This variable is readonly.
681
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682- Real-Time Clock:
683
684 When CFG_CMD_DATE is selected, the type of the RTC
685 has to be selected, too. Define exactly one of the
686 following options:
687
688 CONFIG_RTC_MPC8xx - use internal RTC of MPC8xx
689 CONFIG_RTC_PCF8563 - use Philips PCF8563 RTC
690 CONFIG_RTC_MC146818 - use MC146818 RTC
1cb8e980 691 CONFIG_RTC_DS1307 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1307 RTC
c609719b 692 CONFIG_RTC_DS1337 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1337 RTC
7f70e853 693 CONFIG_RTC_DS1338 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1338 RTC
3bac3513 694 CONFIG_RTC_DS164x - use Dallas DS164x RTC
4c0d4c3b 695 CONFIG_RTC_MAX6900 - use Maxim, Inc. MAX6900 RTC
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698 must also be configured. See I2C Support, below.
699
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700- Timestamp Support:
701
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702 When CONFIG_TIMESTAMP is selected, the timestamp
703 (date and time) of an image is printed by image
704 commands like bootm or iminfo. This option is
705 automatically enabled when you select CFG_CMD_DATE .
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707- Partition Support:
708 CONFIG_MAC_PARTITION and/or CONFIG_DOS_PARTITION
709 and/or CONFIG_ISO_PARTITION
710
711 If IDE or SCSI support is enabled (CFG_CMD_IDE or
712 CFG_CMD_SCSI) you must configure support for at least
713 one partition type as well.
714
715- IDE Reset method:
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716 CONFIG_IDE_RESET_ROUTINE - this is defined in several
717 board configurations files but used nowhere!
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719 CONFIG_IDE_RESET - is this is defined, IDE Reset will
720 be performed by calling the function
721 ide_set_reset(int reset)
722 which has to be defined in a board specific file
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724- ATAPI Support:
725 CONFIG_ATAPI
726
727 Set this to enable ATAPI support.
728
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730 CONFIG_LBA48
731
732 Set this to enable support for disks larger than 137GB
733 Also look at CFG_64BIT_LBA ,CFG_64BIT_VSPRINTF and CFG_64BIT_STRTOUL
734 Whithout these , LBA48 support uses 32bit variables and will 'only'
735 support disks up to 2.1TB.
736
737 CFG_64BIT_LBA:
738 When enabled, makes the IDE subsystem use 64bit sector addresses.
739 Default is 32bit.
740
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741- SCSI Support:
742 At the moment only there is only support for the
743 SYM53C8XX SCSI controller; define
744 CONFIG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX to enable it.
745
746 CFG_SCSI_MAX_LUN [8], CFG_SCSI_MAX_SCSI_ID [7] and
747 CFG_SCSI_MAX_DEVICE [CFG_SCSI_MAX_SCSI_ID *
748 CFG_SCSI_MAX_LUN] can be adjusted to define the
749 maximum numbers of LUNs, SCSI ID's and target
750 devices.
751 CFG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX_CCF to fix clock timing (80Mhz)
752
753- NETWORK Support (PCI):
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754 CONFIG_E1000
755 Support for Intel 8254x gigabit chips.
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757 CONFIG_EEPRO100
758 Support for Intel 82557/82559/82559ER chips.
759 Optional CONFIG_EEPRO100_SROM_WRITE enables eeprom
760 write routine for first time initialisation.
761
762 CONFIG_TULIP
763 Support for Digital 2114x chips.
764 Optional CONFIG_TULIP_SELECT_MEDIA for board specific
765 modem chip initialisation (KS8761/QS6611).
766
767 CONFIG_NATSEMI
768 Support for National dp83815 chips.
769
770 CONFIG_NS8382X
771 Support for National dp8382[01] gigabit chips.
772
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773- NETWORK Support (other):
774
775 CONFIG_DRIVER_LAN91C96
776 Support for SMSC's LAN91C96 chips.
777
778 CONFIG_LAN91C96_BASE
779 Define this to hold the physical address
780 of the LAN91C96's I/O space
781
782 CONFIG_LAN91C96_USE_32_BIT
783 Define this to enable 32 bit addressing
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786 Support for SMSC's LAN91C111 chip
787
788 CONFIG_SMC91111_BASE
789 Define this to hold the physical address
790 of the device (I/O space)
791
792 CONFIG_SMC_USE_32_BIT
793 Define this if data bus is 32 bits
794
795 CONFIG_SMC_USE_IOFUNCS
796 Define this to use i/o functions instead of macros
797 (some hardware wont work with macros)
798
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799- USB Support:
800 At the moment only the UHCI host controller is
4d13cbad 801 supported (PIP405, MIP405, MPC5200); define
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802 CONFIG_USB_UHCI to enable it.
803 define CONFIG_USB_KEYBOARD to enable the USB Keyboard
30d56fae 804 and define CONFIG_USB_STORAGE to enable the USB
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805 storage devices.
806 Note:
807 Supported are USB Keyboards and USB Floppy drives
808 (TEAC FD-05PUB).
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809 MPC5200 USB requires additional defines:
810 CONFIG_USB_CLOCK
811 for 528 MHz Clock: 0x0001bbbb
812 CONFIG_USB_CONFIG
813 for differential drivers: 0x00001000
814 for single ended drivers: 0x00005000
815
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818 The MMC controller on the Intel PXA is supported. To
819 enable this define CONFIG_MMC. The MMC can be
820 accessed from the boot prompt by mapping the device
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821 to physical memory similar to flash. Command line is
822 enabled with CFG_CMD_MMC. The MMC driver also works with
8bde7f77 823 the FAT fs. This is enabled with CFG_CMD_FAT.
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825- Journaling Flash filesystem support:
826 CONFIG_JFFS2_NAND, CONFIG_JFFS2_NAND_OFF, CONFIG_JFFS2_NAND_SIZE,
827 CONFIG_JFFS2_NAND_DEV
828 Define these for a default partition on a NAND device
829
830 CFG_JFFS2_FIRST_SECTOR,
831 CFG_JFFS2_FIRST_BANK, CFG_JFFS2_NUM_BANKS
832 Define these for a default partition on a NOR device
833
834 CFG_JFFS_CUSTOM_PART
835 Define this to create an own partition. You have to provide a
836 function struct part_info* jffs2_part_info(int part_num)
837
838 If you define only one JFFS2 partition you may also want to
efe2a4d5 839 #define CFG_JFFS_SINGLE_PART 1
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841 have not defined a custom partition
842
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843- Keyboard Support:
844 CONFIG_ISA_KEYBOARD
845
846 Define this to enable standard (PC-Style) keyboard
847 support
848
849 CONFIG_I8042_KBD
850 Standard PC keyboard driver with US (is default) and
851 GERMAN key layout (switch via environment 'keymap=de') support.
852 Export function i8042_kbd_init, i8042_tstc and i8042_getc
853 for cfb_console. Supports cursor blinking.
854
855- Video support:
856 CONFIG_VIDEO
857
858 Define this to enable video support (for output to
859 video).
860
861 CONFIG_VIDEO_CT69000
862
863 Enable Chips & Technologies 69000 Video chip
864
865 CONFIG_VIDEO_SMI_LYNXEM
b79a11cc 866 Enable Silicon Motion SMI 712/710/810 Video chip. The
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867 video output is selected via environment 'videoout'
868 (1 = LCD and 2 = CRT). If videoout is undefined, CRT is
869 assumed.
870
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871 For the CT69000 and SMI_LYNXEM drivers, videomode is
872 selected via environment 'videomode'. Two diferent ways
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873 are possible:
874 - "videomode=num" 'num' is a standard LiLo mode numbers.
6e592385 875 Following standard modes are supported (* is default):
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877 Colors 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x1024
878 -------------+---------------------------------------------
879 8 bits | 0x301* 0x303 0x305 0x161 0x307
880 15 bits | 0x310 0x313 0x316 0x162 0x319
881 16 bits | 0x311 0x314 0x317 0x163 0x31A
882 24 bits | 0x312 0x315 0x318 ? 0x31B
883 -------------+---------------------------------------------
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884 (i.e. setenv videomode 317; saveenv; reset;)
885
b79a11cc 886 - "videomode=bootargs" all the video parameters are parsed
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887 from the bootargs. (See drivers/videomodes.c)
888
889
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43d9616c 891 Enable Epson SED13806 driver. This driver supports 8bpp
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892 and 16bpp modes defined by CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806_8BPP
893 or CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806_16BPP
894
682011ff 895- Keyboard Support:
8bde7f77 896 CONFIG_KEYBOARD
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898 Define this to enable a custom keyboard support.
899 This simply calls drv_keyboard_init() which must be
900 defined in your board-specific files.
901 The only board using this so far is RBC823.
a6c7ad2f 902
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903- LCD Support: CONFIG_LCD
904
905 Define this to enable LCD support (for output to LCD
906 display); also select one of the supported displays
907 by defining one of these:
908
fd3103bb 909 CONFIG_NEC_NL6448AC33:
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fd3103bb 911 NEC NL6448AC33-18. Active, color, single scan.
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fd3103bb 913 CONFIG_NEC_NL6448BC20
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916 Active, color, single scan.
917
918 CONFIG_NEC_NL6448BC33_54
919
920 NEC NL6448BC33-54. 10.4", 640x480.
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921 Active, color, single scan.
922
923 CONFIG_SHARP_16x9
924
925 Sharp 320x240. Active, color, single scan.
926 It isn't 16x9, and I am not sure what it is.
927
928 CONFIG_SHARP_LQ64D341
929
930 Sharp LQ64D341 display, 640x480.
931 Active, color, single scan.
932
933 CONFIG_HLD1045
934
935 HLD1045 display, 640x480.
936 Active, color, single scan.
937
938 CONFIG_OPTREX_BW
939
940 Optrex CBL50840-2 NF-FW 99 22 M5
941 or
942 Hitachi LMG6912RPFC-00T
943 or
944 Hitachi SP14Q002
945
946 320x240. Black & white.
947
948 Normally display is black on white background; define
949 CFG_WHITE_ON_BLACK to get it inverted.
950
7152b1d0 951- Splash Screen Support: CONFIG_SPLASH_SCREEN
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953 If this option is set, the environment is checked for
954 a variable "splashimage". If found, the usual display
955 of logo, copyright and system information on the LCD
e94d2cd9 956 is suppressed and the BMP image at the address
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957 specified in "splashimage" is loaded instead. The
958 console is redirected to the "nulldev", too. This
959 allows for a "silent" boot where a splash screen is
960 loaded very quickly after power-on.
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962- Compression support:
963 CONFIG_BZIP2
964
965 If this option is set, support for bzip2 compressed
966 images is included. If not, only uncompressed and gzip
967 compressed images are supported.
968
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969 NOTE: the bzip2 algorithm requires a lot of RAM, so
970 the malloc area (as defined by CFG_MALLOC_LEN) should
971 be at least 4MB.
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974 CONFIG_PHY_ADDR
975
976 The address of PHY on MII bus.
977
978 CONFIG_PHY_CLOCK_FREQ (ppc4xx)
979
980 The clock frequency of the MII bus
981
982 CONFIG_PHY_GIGE
983
984 If this option is set, support for speed/duplex
985 detection of Gigabit PHY is included.
986
987 CONFIG_PHY_RESET_DELAY
988
989 Some PHY like Intel LXT971A need extra delay after
990 reset before any MII register access is possible.
991 For such PHY, set this option to the usec delay
992 required. (minimum 300usec for LXT971A)
993
994 CONFIG_PHY_CMD_DELAY (ppc4xx)
995
996 Some PHY like Intel LXT971A need extra delay after
997 command issued before MII status register can be read
998
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999- Ethernet address:
1000 CONFIG_ETHADDR
1001 CONFIG_ETH2ADDR
1002 CONFIG_ETH3ADDR
1003
1004 Define a default value for ethernet address to use
1005 for the respective ethernet interface, in case this
1006 is not determined automatically.
1007
1008- IP address:
1009 CONFIG_IPADDR
1010
1011 Define a default value for the IP address to use for
1012 the default ethernet interface, in case this is not
1013 determined through e.g. bootp.
1014
1015- Server IP address:
1016 CONFIG_SERVERIP
1017
1018 Defines a default value for theIP address of a TFTP
1019 server to contact when using the "tftboot" command.
1020
1021- BOOTP Recovery Mode:
1022 CONFIG_BOOTP_RANDOM_DELAY
1023
1024 If you have many targets in a network that try to
1025 boot using BOOTP, you may want to avoid that all
1026 systems send out BOOTP requests at precisely the same
1027 moment (which would happen for instance at recovery
1028 from a power failure, when all systems will try to
1029 boot, thus flooding the BOOTP server. Defining
1030 CONFIG_BOOTP_RANDOM_DELAY causes a random delay to be
1031 inserted before sending out BOOTP requests. The
1032 following delays are insterted then:
1033
1034 1st BOOTP request: delay 0 ... 1 sec
1035 2nd BOOTP request: delay 0 ... 2 sec
1036 3rd BOOTP request: delay 0 ... 4 sec
1037 4th and following
1038 BOOTP requests: delay 0 ... 8 sec
1039
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1041 CONFIG_BOOTP_MASK
1042
1043 You can fine tune the DHCP functionality by adding
1044 these flags to the CONFIG_BOOTP_MASK define:
1045
1046 CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS2 - If a DHCP client requests the DNS
1047 serverip from a DHCP server, it is possible that more
1048 than one DNS serverip is offered to the client.
1049 If CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS2 is enabled, the secondary DNS
1050 serverip will be stored in the additional environment
1051 variable "dnsip2". The first DNS serverip is always
1052 stored in the variable "dnsip", when CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS
1053 is added to the CONFIG_BOOTP_MASK.
1054
1055 CONFIG_BOOTP_SEND_HOSTNAME - Some DHCP servers are capable
1056 to do a dynamic update of a DNS server. To do this, they
1057 need the hostname of the DHCP requester.
1058 If CONFIG_BOOP_SEND_HOSTNAME is added to the
1059 CONFIG_BOOTP_MASK, the content of the "hostname"
1060 environment variable is passed as option 12 to
1061 the DHCP server.
1062
a3d991bd 1063 - CDP Options:
6e592385 1064 CONFIG_CDP_DEVICE_ID
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1066 The device id used in CDP trigger frames.
1067
1068 CONFIG_CDP_DEVICE_ID_PREFIX
1069
1070 A two character string which is prefixed to the MAC address
1071 of the device.
1072
1073 CONFIG_CDP_PORT_ID
1074
1075 A printf format string which contains the ascii name of
1076 the port. Normally is set to "eth%d" which sets
1077 eth0 for the first ethernet, eth1 for the second etc.
1078
1079 CONFIG_CDP_CAPABILITIES
1080
1081 A 32bit integer which indicates the device capabilities;
1082 0x00000010 for a normal host which does not forwards.
1083
1084 CONFIG_CDP_VERSION
1085
1086 An ascii string containing the version of the software.
1087
1088 CONFIG_CDP_PLATFORM
1089
1090 An ascii string containing the name of the platform.
1091
1092 CONFIG_CDP_TRIGGER
1093
1094 A 32bit integer sent on the trigger.
1095
1096 CONFIG_CDP_POWER_CONSUMPTION
1097
1098 A 16bit integer containing the power consumption of the
1099 device in .1 of milliwatts.
1100
1101 CONFIG_CDP_APPLIANCE_VLAN_TYPE
1102
1103 A byte containing the id of the VLAN.
1104
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1106
1107 Several configurations allow to display the current
1108 status using a LED. For instance, the LED will blink
1109 fast while running U-Boot code, stop blinking as
1110 soon as a reply to a BOOTP request was received, and
1111 start blinking slow once the Linux kernel is running
1112 (supported by a status LED driver in the Linux
1113 kernel). Defining CONFIG_STATUS_LED enables this
1114 feature in U-Boot.
1115
1116- CAN Support: CONFIG_CAN_DRIVER
1117
1118 Defining CONFIG_CAN_DRIVER enables CAN driver support
1119 on those systems that support this (optional)
1120 feature, like the TQM8xxL modules.
1121
1122- I2C Support: CONFIG_HARD_I2C | CONFIG_SOFT_I2C
1123
b37c7e5e 1124 These enable I2C serial bus commands. Defining either of
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1126 include the appropriate I2C driver for the selected cpu.
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1129 command line (as long as you set CFG_CMD_I2C in
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1130 CONFIG_COMMANDS) and communicate with i2c based realtime
1131 clock chips. See common/cmd_i2c.c for a description of the
43d9616c 1132 command line interface.
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ba56f625 1134 CONFIG_HARD_I2C selects the CPM hardware driver for I2C.
b37c7e5e 1135
945af8d7 1136 CONFIG_SOFT_I2C configures u-boot to use a software (aka
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1138 support for I2C.
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945af8d7 1140 There are several other quantities that must also be
b37c7e5e 1141 defined when you define CONFIG_HARD_I2C or CONFIG_SOFT_I2C.
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b37c7e5e 1143 In both cases you will need to define CFG_I2C_SPEED
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1145 to run and CFG_I2C_SLAVE to be the address of this node (ie
1146 the cpu's i2c node address).
1147
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1149 sets the cpu up as a master node and so its address should
1150 therefore be cleared to 0 (See, eg, MPC823e User's Manual
945af8d7 1151 p.16-473). So, set CFG_I2C_SLAVE to 0.
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945af8d7 1153 That's all that's required for CONFIG_HARD_I2C.
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1156 then the following macros need to be defined (examples are
1157 from include/configs/lwmon.h):
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1159 I2C_INIT
1160
b37c7e5e 1161 (Optional). Any commands necessary to enable the I2C
43d9616c 1162 controller or configure ports.
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ba56f625 1164 eg: #define I2C_INIT (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir |= PB_SCL)
b37c7e5e 1165
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1167
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1169 assumes both bits are on the same port). Valid values
1170 are 0..3 for ports A..D.
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1172 I2C_ACTIVE
1173
1174 The code necessary to make the I2C data line active
1175 (driven). If the data line is open collector, this
1176 define can be null.
1177
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1179
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1181
1182 The code necessary to make the I2C data line tri-stated
1183 (inactive). If the data line is open collector, this
1184 define can be null.
1185
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1187
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1188 I2C_READ
1189
1190 Code that returns TRUE if the I2C data line is high,
1191 FALSE if it is low.
1192
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1194
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1196
1197 If <bit> is TRUE, sets the I2C data line high. If it
1198 is FALSE, it clears it (low).
1199
b37c7e5e 1200 eg: #define I2C_SDA(bit) \
2535d602 1201 if(bit) immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat |= PB_SDA; \
ba56f625 1202 else immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat &= ~PB_SDA
b37c7e5e 1203
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1204 I2C_SCL(bit)
1205
1206 If <bit> is TRUE, sets the I2C clock line high. If it
1207 is FALSE, it clears it (low).
1208
b37c7e5e 1209 eg: #define I2C_SCL(bit) \
2535d602 1210 if(bit) immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat |= PB_SCL; \
ba56f625 1211 else immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat &= ~PB_SCL
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1214
1215 This delay is invoked four times per clock cycle so this
1216 controls the rate of data transfer. The data rate thus
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1219
b37c7e5e 1220 #define I2C_DELAY udelay(2)
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1223
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1224 When a board is reset during an i2c bus transfer
1225 chips might think that the current transfer is still
1226 in progress. On some boards it is possible to access
1227 the i2c SCLK line directly, either by using the
1228 processor pin as a GPIO or by having a second pin
1229 connected to the bus. If this option is defined a
1230 custom i2c_init_board() routine in boards/xxx/board.c
1231 is run early in the boot sequence.
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1233 CONFIG_I2CFAST (PPC405GP|PPC405EP only)
1234
1235 This option enables configuration of bi_iic_fast[] flags
1236 in u-boot bd_info structure based on u-boot environment
1237 variable "i2cfast". (see also i2cfast)
1238
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1240
1241 Enables SPI driver (so far only tested with
1242 SPI EEPROM, also an instance works with Crystal A/D and
1243 D/As on the SACSng board)
1244
1245 CONFIG_SPI_X
1246
1247 Enables extended (16-bit) SPI EEPROM addressing.
1248 (symmetrical to CONFIG_I2C_X)
1249
1250 CONFIG_SOFT_SPI
1251
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1253 using hardware support. This is a general purpose
1254 driver that only requires three general I/O port pins
1255 (two outputs, one input) to function. If this is
1256 defined, the board configuration must define several
1257 SPI configuration items (port pins to use, etc). For
1258 an example, see include/configs/sacsng.h.
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ba56f625 1260- FPGA Support: CONFIG_FPGA_COUNT
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8bde7f77 1262 Specify the number of FPGA devices to support.
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8bde7f77 1264 CONFIG_FPGA
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1267 #define CONFIG_FPGA CFG_XILINX_VIRTEX2
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8bde7f77 1269 CFG_FPGA_PROG_FEEDBACK
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8bde7f77 1271 Enable printing of hash marks during FPGA configuration.
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1273 CFG_FPGA_CHECK_BUSY
1274
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1275 Enable checks on FPGA configuration interface busy
1276 status by the configuration function. This option
1277 will require a board or device specific function to
1278 be written.
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1280 CONFIG_FPGA_DELAY
1281
1282 If defined, a function that provides delays in the FPGA
1283 configuration driver.
1284
1285 CFG_FPGA_CHECK_CTRLC
1286 Allow Control-C to interrupt FPGA configuration
1287
1288 CFG_FPGA_CHECK_ERROR
1289
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1290 Check for configuration errors during FPGA bitfile
1291 loading. For example, abort during Virtex II
1292 configuration if the INIT_B line goes low (which
1293 indicated a CRC error).
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1295 CFG_FPGA_WAIT_INIT
1296
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1297 Maximum time to wait for the INIT_B line to deassert
1298 after PROB_B has been deasserted during a Virtex II
1299 FPGA configuration sequence. The default time is 500
1300 mS.
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1302 CFG_FPGA_WAIT_BUSY
1303
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1305 Virtex II FPGA configuration. The default is 5 mS.
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1307 CFG_FPGA_WAIT_CONFIG
1308
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1310 200 mS.
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1311
1312- Configuration Management:
1313 CONFIG_IDENT_STRING
1314
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1315 If defined, this string will be added to the U-Boot
1316 version information (U_BOOT_VERSION)
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1317
1318- Vendor Parameter Protection:
1319
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1320 U-Boot considers the values of the environment
1321 variables "serial#" (Board Serial Number) and
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1323 are set once by the board vendor / manufacturer, and
1324 protects these variables from casual modification by
1325 the user. Once set, these variables are read-only,
1326 and write or delete attempts are rejected. You can
1327 change this behviour:
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1329 If CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE is #defined in your config
1330 file, the write protection for vendor parameters is
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1332 these parameters.
1333
1334 Alternatively, if you #define _both_ CONFIG_ETHADDR
1335 _and_ CONFIG_OVERWRITE_ETHADDR_ONCE, a default
1336 ethernet address is installed in the environment,
1337 which can be changed exactly ONCE by the user. [The
1338 serial# is unaffected by this, i. e. it remains
1339 read-only.]
1340
1341- Protected RAM:
1342 CONFIG_PRAM
1343
1344 Define this variable to enable the reservation of
1345 "protected RAM", i. e. RAM which is not overwritten
1346 by U-Boot. Define CONFIG_PRAM to hold the number of
1347 kB you want to reserve for pRAM. You can overwrite
1348 this default value by defining an environment
1349 variable "pram" to the number of kB you want to
1350 reserve. Note that the board info structure will
1351 still show the full amount of RAM. If pRAM is
1352 reserved, a new environment variable "mem" will
1353 automatically be defined to hold the amount of
1354 remaining RAM in a form that can be passed as boot
1355 argument to Linux, for instance like that:
1356
1357 setenv bootargs ... mem=\$(mem)
1358 saveenv
1359
1360 This way you can tell Linux not to use this memory,
1361 either, which results in a memory region that will
1362 not be affected by reboots.
1363
1364 *WARNING* If your board configuration uses automatic
1365 detection of the RAM size, you must make sure that
1366 this memory test is non-destructive. So far, the
1367 following board configurations are known to be
1368 "pRAM-clean":
1369
1370 ETX094, IVMS8, IVML24, SPD8xx, TQM8xxL,
1371 HERMES, IP860, RPXlite, LWMON, LANTEC,
1372 PCU_E, FLAGADM, TQM8260
1373
1374- Error Recovery:
1375 CONFIG_PANIC_HANG
1376
1377 Define this variable to stop the system in case of a
1378 fatal error, so that you have to reset it manually.
1379 This is probably NOT a good idea for an embedded
1380 system where you want to system to reboot
1381 automatically as fast as possible, but it may be
1382 useful during development since you can try to debug
1383 the conditions that lead to the situation.
1384
1385 CONFIG_NET_RETRY_COUNT
1386
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1388 network operations like ARP, RARP, TFTP, or BOOTP
1389 before giving up the operation. If not defined, a
1390 default value of 5 is used.
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1392- Command Interpreter:
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1393 CFG_AUTO_COMPLETE
1394
1395 Enable auto completion of commands using TAB.
1396
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1397 CFG_HUSH_PARSER
1398
1399 Define this variable to enable the "hush" shell (from
1400 Busybox) as command line interpreter, thus enabling
1401 powerful command line syntax like
1402 if...then...else...fi conditionals or `&&' and '||'
1403 constructs ("shell scripts").
1404
1405 If undefined, you get the old, much simpler behaviour
1406 with a somewhat smaller memory footprint.
1407
1408
1409 CFG_PROMPT_HUSH_PS2
1410
1411 This defines the secondary prompt string, which is
1412 printed when the command interpreter needs more input
1413 to complete a command. Usually "> ".
1414
1415 Note:
1416
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1417 In the current implementation, the local variables
1418 space and global environment variables space are
1419 separated. Local variables are those you define by
1420 simply typing `name=value'. To access a local
1421 variable later on, you have write `$name' or
1422 `${name}'; to execute the contents of a variable
1423 directly type `$name' at the command prompt.
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1425 Global environment variables are those you use
1426 setenv/printenv to work with. To run a command stored
1427 in such a variable, you need to use the run command,
1428 and you must not use the '$' sign to access them.
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1429
1430 To store commands and special characters in a
1431 variable, please use double quotation marks
1432 surrounding the whole text of the variable, instead
1433 of the backslashes before semicolons and special
1434 symbols.
1435
a8c7c708 1436- Default Environment:
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1437 CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS
1438
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1439 Define this to contain any number of null terminated
1440 strings (variable = value pairs) that will be part of
7152b1d0 1441 the default environment compiled into the boot image.
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1443 For example, place something like this in your
1444 board's config file:
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1446 #define CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS \
1447 "myvar1=value1\0" \
1448 "myvar2=value2\0"
1449
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1450 Warning: This method is based on knowledge about the
1451 internal format how the environment is stored by the
1452 U-Boot code. This is NOT an official, exported
1453 interface! Although it is unlikely that this format
7152b1d0 1454 will change soon, there is no guarantee either.
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1455 You better know what you are doing here.
1456
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1457 Note: overly (ab)use of the default environment is
1458 discouraged. Make sure to check other ways to preset
1459 the environment like the autoscript function or the
1460 boot command first.
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a8c7c708 1462- DataFlash Support:
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1463 CONFIG_HAS_DATAFLASH
1464
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1465 Defining this option enables DataFlash features and
1466 allows to read/write in Dataflash via the standard
1467 commands cp, md...
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1469- SystemACE Support:
1470 CONFIG_SYSTEMACE
1471
1472 Adding this option adds support for Xilinx SystemACE
1473 chips attached via some sort of local bus. The address
1474 of the chip must alsh be defined in the
1475 CFG_SYSTEMACE_BASE macro. For example:
1476
1477 #define CONFIG_SYSTEMACE
1478 #define CFG_SYSTEMACE_BASE 0xf0000000
1479
1480 When SystemACE support is added, the "ace" device type
1481 becomes available to the fat commands, i.e. fatls.
1482
a8c7c708 1483- Show boot progress:
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1484 CONFIG_SHOW_BOOT_PROGRESS
1485
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1486 Defining this option allows to add some board-
1487 specific code (calling a user-provided function
1488 "show_boot_progress(int)") that enables you to show
1489 the system's boot progress on some display (for
1490 example, some LED's) on your board. At the moment,
1491 the following checkpoints are implemented:
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1493 Arg Where When
1494 1 common/cmd_bootm.c before attempting to boot an image
ba56f625 1495 -1 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has bad magic number
c609719b 1496 2 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has correct magic number
ba56f625 1497 -2 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has bad checksum
c609719b 1498 3 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has correct checksum
ba56f625 1499 -3 common/cmd_bootm.c Image data has bad checksum
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1500 4 common/cmd_bootm.c Image data has correct checksum
1501 -4 common/cmd_bootm.c Image is for unsupported architecture
1502 5 common/cmd_bootm.c Architecture check OK
1503 -5 common/cmd_bootm.c Wrong Image Type (not kernel, multi, standalone)
1504 6 common/cmd_bootm.c Image Type check OK
1505 -6 common/cmd_bootm.c gunzip uncompression error
1506 -7 common/cmd_bootm.c Unimplemented compression type
1507 7 common/cmd_bootm.c Uncompression OK
1508 -8 common/cmd_bootm.c Wrong Image Type (not kernel, multi, standalone)
1509 8 common/cmd_bootm.c Image Type check OK
1510 -9 common/cmd_bootm.c Unsupported OS (not Linux, BSD, VxWorks, QNX)
1511 9 common/cmd_bootm.c Start initial ramdisk verification
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1512 -10 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk header has bad magic number
1513 -11 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk header has bad checksum
c609719b 1514 10 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk header is OK
ba56f625 1515 -12 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk data has bad checksum
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1516 11 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk data has correct checksum
1517 12 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk verification complete, start loading
1518 -13 common/cmd_bootm.c Wrong Image Type (not PPC Linux Ramdisk)
1519 13 common/cmd_bootm.c Start multifile image verification
1520 14 common/cmd_bootm.c No initial ramdisk, no multifile, continue.
1521 15 common/cmd_bootm.c All preparation done, transferring control to OS
1522
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1523 -30 lib_ppc/board.c Fatal error, hang the system
1524 -31 post/post.c POST test failed, detected by post_output_backlog()
1525 -32 post/post.c POST test failed, detected by post_run_single()
63e73c9a 1526
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1527 -1 common/cmd_doc.c Bad usage of "doc" command
1528 -1 common/cmd_doc.c No boot device
1529 -1 common/cmd_doc.c Unknown Chip ID on boot device
1530 -1 common/cmd_doc.c Read Error on boot device
1531 -1 common/cmd_doc.c Image header has bad magic number
1532
1533 -1 common/cmd_ide.c Bad usage of "ide" command
1534 -1 common/cmd_ide.c No boot device
1535 -1 common/cmd_ide.c Unknown boot device
1536 -1 common/cmd_ide.c Unknown partition table
1537 -1 common/cmd_ide.c Invalid partition type
1538 -1 common/cmd_ide.c Read Error on boot device
1539 -1 common/cmd_ide.c Image header has bad magic number
1540
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1541 -1 common/cmd_nand.c Bad usage of "nand" command
1542 -1 common/cmd_nand.c No boot device
1543 -1 common/cmd_nand.c Unknown Chip ID on boot device
1544 -1 common/cmd_nand.c Read Error on boot device
1545 -1 common/cmd_nand.c Image header has bad magic number
1546
ba56f625 1547 -1 common/env_common.c Environment has a bad CRC, using default
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1548
1549
1550Modem Support:
1551--------------
1552
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1554
1555- Modem support endable:
1556 CONFIG_MODEM_SUPPORT
1557
1558- RTS/CTS Flow control enable:
1559 CONFIG_HWFLOW
1560
1561- Modem debug support:
1562 CONFIG_MODEM_SUPPORT_DEBUG
1563
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1564 Enables debugging stuff (char screen[1024], dbg())
1565 for modem support. Useful only with BDI2000.
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1568
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1570 for all PPC archs. interrupt_init() calls interrupt_init_cpu()
1571 for cpu specific initialization. interrupt_init_cpu()
1572 should set decrementer_count to appropriate value. If
1573 cpu resets decrementer automatically after interrupt
1574 (ppc4xx) it should set decrementer_count to zero.
1575 timer_interrupt() calls timer_interrupt_cpu() for cpu
1576 specific handling. If board has watchdog / status_led
1577 / other_activity_monitor it works automatically from
1578 general timer_interrupt().
a8c7c708 1579
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1581
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1582 In the target system modem support is enabled when a
1583 specific key (key combination) is pressed during
1584 power-on. Otherwise U-Boot will boot normally
1585 (autoboot). The key_pressed() fuction is called from
1586 board_init(). Currently key_pressed() is a dummy
1587 function, returning 1 and thus enabling modem
1588 initialization.
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1590 If there are no modem init strings in the
1591 environment, U-Boot proceed to autoboot; the
1592 previous output (banner, info printfs) will be
1593 supressed, though.
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1594
1595 See also: doc/README.Modem
1596
1597
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1598Configuration Settings:
1599-----------------------
1600
1601- CFG_LONGHELP: Defined when you want long help messages included;
1602 undefine this when you're short of memory.
1603
1604- CFG_PROMPT: This is what U-Boot prints on the console to
1605 prompt for user input.
1606
1607- CFG_CBSIZE: Buffer size for input from the Console
1608
1609- CFG_PBSIZE: Buffer size for Console output
1610
1611- CFG_MAXARGS: max. Number of arguments accepted for monitor commands
1612
1613- CFG_BARGSIZE: Buffer size for Boot Arguments which are passed to
1614 the application (usually a Linux kernel) when it is
1615 booted
1616
1617- CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE:
1618 List of legal baudrate settings for this board.
1619
1620- CFG_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET
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1623- CFG_CONSOLE_IS_IN_ENV
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1625 extern int overwrite_console (void);
1626 returns 1, the stdin, stderr and stdout are switched to the
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1628
1629- CFG_CONSOLE_OVERWRITE_ROUTINE
8bde7f77 1630 Enable the call to overwrite_console().
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1632- CFG_CONSOLE_ENV_OVERWRITE
1633 Enable overwrite of previous console environment settings.
1634
1635- CFG_MEMTEST_START, CFG_MEMTEST_END:
1636 Begin and End addresses of the area used by the
1637 simple memory test.
1638
1639- CFG_ALT_MEMTEST:
8bde7f77 1640 Enable an alternate, more extensive memory test.
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1642- CFG_MEMTEST_SCRATCH:
1643 Scratch address used by the alternate memory test
1644 You only need to set this if address zero isn't writeable
1645
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1646- CFG_TFTP_LOADADDR:
1647 Default load address for network file downloads
1648
1649- CFG_LOADS_BAUD_CHANGE:
1650 Enable temporary baudrate change while serial download
1651
1652- CFG_SDRAM_BASE:
1653 Physical start address of SDRAM. _Must_ be 0 here.
1654
1655- CFG_MBIO_BASE:
1656 Physical start address of Motherboard I/O (if using a
1657 Cogent motherboard)
1658
1659- CFG_FLASH_BASE:
1660 Physical start address of Flash memory.
1661
1662- CFG_MONITOR_BASE:
1663 Physical start address of boot monitor code (set by
1664 make config files to be same as the text base address
1665 (TEXT_BASE) used when linking) - same as
1666 CFG_FLASH_BASE when booting from flash.
1667
1668- CFG_MONITOR_LEN:
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1669 Size of memory reserved for monitor code, used to
1670 determine _at_compile_time_ (!) if the environment is
1671 embedded within the U-Boot image, or in a separate
1672 flash sector.
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1673
1674- CFG_MALLOC_LEN:
1675 Size of DRAM reserved for malloc() use.
1676
1677- CFG_BOOTMAPSZ:
1678 Maximum size of memory mapped by the startup code of
1679 the Linux kernel; all data that must be processed by
1680 the Linux kernel (bd_info, boot arguments, eventually
1681 initrd image) must be put below this limit.
1682
1683- CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS:
1684 Max number of Flash memory banks
1685
1686- CFG_MAX_FLASH_SECT:
1687 Max number of sectors on a Flash chip
1688
1689- CFG_FLASH_ERASE_TOUT:
1690 Timeout for Flash erase operations (in ms)
1691
1692- CFG_FLASH_WRITE_TOUT:
1693 Timeout for Flash write operations (in ms)
1694
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1696 Timeout for Flash set sector lock bit operation (in ms)
1697
1698- CFG_FLASH_UNLOCK_TOUT
1699 Timeout for Flash clear lock bits operation (in ms)
1700
1701- CFG_FLASH_PROTECTION
1702 If defined, hardware flash sectors protection is used
1703 instead of U-Boot software protection.
1704
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1705- CFG_DIRECT_FLASH_TFTP:
1706
1707 Enable TFTP transfers directly to flash memory;
1708 without this option such a download has to be
1709 performed in two steps: (1) download to RAM, and (2)
1710 copy from RAM to flash.
1711
1712 The two-step approach is usually more reliable, since
1713 you can check if the download worked before you erase
1714 the flash, but in some situations (when sytem RAM is
1715 too limited to allow for a tempory copy of the
1716 downloaded image) this option may be very useful.
1717
1718- CFG_FLASH_CFI:
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1720 common flash structure for storing flash geometry.
1721
1722- CFG_FLASH_CFI_DRIVER
1723 This option also enables the building of the cfi_flash driver
1724 in the drivers directory
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1726- CFG_RX_ETH_BUFFER:
1727 Defines the number of ethernet receive buffers. On some
1728 ethernet controllers it is recommended to set this value
1729 to 8 or even higher (EEPRO100 or 405 EMAC), since all
1730 buffers can be full shortly after enabling the interface
1731 on high ethernet traffic.
1732 Defaults to 4 if not defined.
1733
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1734The following definitions that deal with the placement and management
1735of environment data (variable area); in general, we support the
1736following configurations:
1737
1738- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH:
1739
1740 Define this if the environment is in flash memory.
1741
1742 a) The environment occupies one whole flash sector, which is
1743 "embedded" in the text segment with the U-Boot code. This
1744 happens usually with "bottom boot sector" or "top boot
1745 sector" type flash chips, which have several smaller
1746 sectors at the start or the end. For instance, such a
1747 layout can have sector sizes of 8, 2x4, 16, Nx32 kB. In
1748 such a case you would place the environment in one of the
1749 4 kB sectors - with U-Boot code before and after it. With
1750 "top boot sector" type flash chips, you would put the
1751 environment in one of the last sectors, leaving a gap
1752 between U-Boot and the environment.
1753
1754 - CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
1755
1756 Offset of environment data (variable area) to the
1757 beginning of flash memory; for instance, with bottom boot
1758 type flash chips the second sector can be used: the offset
1759 for this sector is given here.
1760
1761 CFG_ENV_OFFSET is used relative to CFG_FLASH_BASE.
1762
1763 - CFG_ENV_ADDR:
1764
1765 This is just another way to specify the start address of
1766 the flash sector containing the environment (instead of
1767 CFG_ENV_OFFSET).
1768
1769 - CFG_ENV_SECT_SIZE:
1770
1771 Size of the sector containing the environment.
1772
1773
1774 b) Sometimes flash chips have few, equal sized, BIG sectors.
1775 In such a case you don't want to spend a whole sector for
1776 the environment.
1777
1778 - CFG_ENV_SIZE:
1779
1780 If you use this in combination with CFG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH
1781 and CFG_ENV_SECT_SIZE, you can specify to use only a part
1782 of this flash sector for the environment. This saves
1783 memory for the RAM copy of the environment.
1784
1785 It may also save flash memory if you decide to use this
1786 when your environment is "embedded" within U-Boot code,
1787 since then the remainder of the flash sector could be used
1788 for U-Boot code. It should be pointed out that this is
1789 STRONGLY DISCOURAGED from a robustness point of view:
1790 updating the environment in flash makes it always
1791 necessary to erase the WHOLE sector. If something goes
1792 wrong before the contents has been restored from a copy in
1793 RAM, your target system will be dead.
1794
1795 - CFG_ENV_ADDR_REDUND
1796 CFG_ENV_SIZE_REDUND
1797
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1798 These settings describe a second storage area used to hold
1799 a redundand copy of the environment data, so that there is
3e38691e 1800 a valid backup copy in case there is a power failure during
43d9616c 1801 a "saveenv" operation.
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1803BE CAREFUL! Any changes to the flash layout, and some changes to the
1804source code will make it necessary to adapt <board>/u-boot.lds*
1805accordingly!
1806
1807
1808- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_NVRAM:
1809
1810 Define this if you have some non-volatile memory device
1811 (NVRAM, battery buffered SRAM) which you want to use for the
1812 environment.
1813
1814 - CFG_ENV_ADDR:
1815 - CFG_ENV_SIZE:
1816
1817 These two #defines are used to determin the memory area you
1818 want to use for environment. It is assumed that this memory
1819 can just be read and written to, without any special
1820 provision.
1821
1822BE CAREFUL! The first access to the environment happens quite early
1823in U-Boot initalization (when we try to get the setting of for the
1824console baudrate). You *MUST* have mappend your NVRAM area then, or
1825U-Boot will hang.
1826
1827Please note that even with NVRAM we still use a copy of the
1828environment in RAM: we could work on NVRAM directly, but we want to
1829keep settings there always unmodified except somebody uses "saveenv"
1830to save the current settings.
1831
1832
1833- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_EEPROM:
1834
1835 Use this if you have an EEPROM or similar serial access
1836 device and a driver for it.
1837
1838 - CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
1839 - CFG_ENV_SIZE:
1840
1841 These two #defines specify the offset and size of the
1842 environment area within the total memory of your EEPROM.
1843
1844 - CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR:
1845 If defined, specified the chip address of the EEPROM device.
1846 The default address is zero.
1847
1848 - CFG_EEPROM_PAGE_WRITE_BITS:
1849 If defined, the number of bits used to address bytes in a
1850 single page in the EEPROM device. A 64 byte page, for example
1851 would require six bits.
1852
1853 - CFG_EEPROM_PAGE_WRITE_DELAY_MS:
1854 If defined, the number of milliseconds to delay between
ba56f625 1855 page writes. The default is zero milliseconds.
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1857 - CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR_LEN:
1858 The length in bytes of the EEPROM memory array address. Note
1859 that this is NOT the chip address length!
1860
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1861 - CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR_OVERFLOW:
1862 EEPROM chips that implement "address overflow" are ones
1863 like Catalyst 24WC04/08/16 which has 9/10/11 bits of
1864 address and the extra bits end up in the "chip address" bit
1865 slots. This makes a 24WC08 (1Kbyte) chip look like four 256
1866 byte chips.
1867
1868 Note that we consider the length of the address field to
1869 still be one byte because the extra address bits are hidden
1870 in the chip address.
1871
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1872 - CFG_EEPROM_SIZE:
1873 The size in bytes of the EEPROM device.
1874
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1876- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_DATAFLASH:
1877
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1879 want to use for the environment.
1880
1881 - CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
1882 - CFG_ENV_ADDR:
1883 - CFG_ENV_SIZE:
1884
1885 These three #defines specify the offset and size of the
1886 environment area within the total memory of your DataFlash placed
1887 at the specified address.
1888
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1889- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_NAND:
1890
1891 Define this if you have a NAND device which you want to use
1892 for the environment.
1893
1894 - CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
1895 - CFG_ENV_SIZE:
1896
1897 These two #defines specify the offset and size of the environment
1898 area within the first NAND device.
5779d8d9 1899
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1900- CFG_SPI_INIT_OFFSET
1901
1902 Defines offset to the initial SPI buffer area in DPRAM. The
1903 area is used at an early stage (ROM part) if the environment
1904 is configured to reside in the SPI EEPROM: We need a 520 byte
1905 scratch DPRAM area. It is used between the two initialization
1906 calls (spi_init_f() and spi_init_r()). A value of 0xB00 seems
1907 to be a good choice since it makes it far enough from the
1908 start of the data area as well as from the stack pointer.
1909
1910Please note that the environment is read-only as long as the monitor
1911has been relocated to RAM and a RAM copy of the environment has been
1912created; also, when using EEPROM you will have to use getenv_r()
1913until then to read environment variables.
1914
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1915The environment is protected by a CRC32 checksum. Before the monitor
1916is relocated into RAM, as a result of a bad CRC you will be working
1917with the compiled-in default environment - *silently*!!! [This is
1918necessary, because the first environment variable we need is the
1919"baudrate" setting for the console - if we have a bad CRC, we don't
1920have any device yet where we could complain.]
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1922Note: once the monitor has been relocated, then it will complain if
1923the default environment is used; a new CRC is computed as soon as you
85ec0bcc 1924use the "saveenv" command to store a valid environment.
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fc3e2165 1926- CFG_FAULT_ECHO_LINK_DOWN:
42d1f039 1927 Echo the inverted Ethernet link state to the fault LED.
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1929 Note: If this option is active, then CFG_FAULT_MII_ADDR
1930 also needs to be defined.
1931
1932- CFG_FAULT_MII_ADDR:
42d1f039 1933 MII address of the PHY to check for the Ethernet link state.
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1935- CFG_64BIT_VSPRINTF:
1936 Makes vsprintf (and all *printf functions) support printing
1937 of 64bit values by using the L quantifier
1938
1939- CFG_64BIT_STRTOUL:
1940 Adds simple_strtoull that returns a 64bit value
1941
c609719b 1942Low Level (hardware related) configuration options:
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1944
1945- CFG_CACHELINE_SIZE:
1946 Cache Line Size of the CPU.
1947
1948- CFG_DEFAULT_IMMR:
1949 Default address of the IMMR after system reset.
2535d602 1950
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1951 Needed on some 8260 systems (MPC8260ADS, PQ2FADS-ZU,
1952 and RPXsuper) to be able to adjust the position of
1953 the IMMR register after a reset.
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1955- Floppy Disk Support:
1956 CFG_FDC_DRIVE_NUMBER
1957
1958 the default drive number (default value 0)
1959
1960 CFG_ISA_IO_STRIDE
1961
1962 defines the spacing between fdc chipset registers
1963 (default value 1)
1964
1965 CFG_ISA_IO_OFFSET
1966
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1967 defines the offset of register from address. It
1968 depends on which part of the data bus is connected to
1969 the fdc chipset. (default value 0)
7f6c2cbc 1970
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1971 If CFG_ISA_IO_STRIDE CFG_ISA_IO_OFFSET and
1972 CFG_FDC_DRIVE_NUMBER are undefined, they take their
1973 default value.
7f6c2cbc 1974
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1975 if CFG_FDC_HW_INIT is defined, then the function
1976 fdc_hw_init() is called at the beginning of the FDC
1977 setup. fdc_hw_init() must be provided by the board
1978 source code. It is used to make hardware dependant
1979 initializations.
7f6c2cbc 1980
25d6712a 1981- CFG_IMMR: Physical address of the Internal Memory.
efe2a4d5 1982 DO NOT CHANGE unless you know exactly what you're
25d6712a 1983 doing! (11-4) [MPC8xx/82xx systems only]
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1984
1985- CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR:
1986
7152b1d0 1987 Start address of memory area that can be used for
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1988 initial data and stack; please note that this must be
1989 writable memory that is working WITHOUT special
1990 initialization, i. e. you CANNOT use normal RAM which
1991 will become available only after programming the
1992 memory controller and running certain initialization
1993 sequences.
1994
1995 U-Boot uses the following memory types:
1996 - MPC8xx and MPC8260: IMMR (internal memory of the CPU)
1997 - MPC824X: data cache
1998 - PPC4xx: data cache
1999
85ec0bcc 2000- CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET:
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2001
2002 Offset of the initial data structure in the memory
2003 area defined by CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR. Usually
85ec0bcc 2004 CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET is chosen such that the initial
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2005 data is located at the end of the available space
2006 (sometimes written as (CFG_INIT_RAM_END -
2007 CFG_INIT_DATA_SIZE), and the initial stack is just
2008 below that area (growing from (CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR +
85ec0bcc 2009 CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET) downward.
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2010
2011 Note:
2012 On the MPC824X (or other systems that use the data
2013 cache for initial memory) the address chosen for
2014 CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR is basically arbitrary - it must
2015 point to an otherwise UNUSED address space between
2016 the top of RAM and the start of the PCI space.
2017
2018- CFG_SIUMCR: SIU Module Configuration (11-6)
2019
2020- CFG_SYPCR: System Protection Control (11-9)
2021
2022- CFG_TBSCR: Time Base Status and Control (11-26)
2023
2024- CFG_PISCR: Periodic Interrupt Status and Control (11-31)
2025
2026- CFG_PLPRCR: PLL, Low-Power, and Reset Control Register (15-30)
2027
2028- CFG_SCCR: System Clock and reset Control Register (15-27)
2029
2030- CFG_OR_TIMING_SDRAM:
2031 SDRAM timing
2032
2033- CFG_MAMR_PTA:
2034 periodic timer for refresh
2035
2036- CFG_DER: Debug Event Register (37-47)
2037
2038- FLASH_BASE0_PRELIM, FLASH_BASE1_PRELIM, CFG_REMAP_OR_AM,
2039 CFG_PRELIM_OR_AM, CFG_OR_TIMING_FLASH, CFG_OR0_REMAP,
2040 CFG_OR0_PRELIM, CFG_BR0_PRELIM, CFG_OR1_REMAP, CFG_OR1_PRELIM,
2041 CFG_BR1_PRELIM:
2042 Memory Controller Definitions: BR0/1 and OR0/1 (FLASH)
2043
2044- SDRAM_BASE2_PRELIM, SDRAM_BASE3_PRELIM, SDRAM_MAX_SIZE,
2045 CFG_OR_TIMING_SDRAM, CFG_OR2_PRELIM, CFG_BR2_PRELIM,
2046 CFG_OR3_PRELIM, CFG_BR3_PRELIM:
2047 Memory Controller Definitions: BR2/3 and OR2/3 (SDRAM)
2048
2049- CFG_MAMR_PTA, CFG_MPTPR_2BK_4K, CFG_MPTPR_1BK_4K, CFG_MPTPR_2BK_8K,
2050 CFG_MPTPR_1BK_8K, CFG_MAMR_8COL, CFG_MAMR_9COL:
2051 Machine Mode Register and Memory Periodic Timer
2052 Prescaler definitions (SDRAM timing)
2053
2054- CFG_I2C_UCODE_PATCH, CFG_I2C_DPMEM_OFFSET [0x1FC0]:
2055 enable I2C microcode relocation patch (MPC8xx);
2056 define relocation offset in DPRAM [DSP2]
2057
2058- CFG_SPI_UCODE_PATCH, CFG_SPI_DPMEM_OFFSET [0x1FC0]:
2059 enable SPI microcode relocation patch (MPC8xx);
2060 define relocation offset in DPRAM [SCC4]
2061
2062- CFG_USE_OSCCLK:
2063 Use OSCM clock mode on MBX8xx board. Be careful,
2064 wrong setting might damage your board. Read
2065 doc/README.MBX before setting this variable!
2066
ea909b76 2067- CFG_CPM_POST_WORD_ADDR: (MPC8xx, MPC8260 only)
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2068 Offset of the bootmode word in DPRAM used by post
2069 (Power On Self Tests). This definition overrides
2070 #define'd default value in commproc.h resp.
2071 cpm_8260.h.
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2073- CFG_PCI_SLV_MEM_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_SLV_MEM_BUS, CFG_PICMR0_MASK_ATTRIB,
2074 CFG_PCI_MSTR0_LOCAL, CFG_PCIMSK0_MASK, CFG_PCI_MSTR1_LOCAL,
2075 CFG_PCIMSK1_MASK, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_BUS,
2076 CFG_CPU_PCI_MEM_START, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_SIZE, CFG_POCMR0_MASK_ATTRIB,
2077 CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_BUS, CPU_PCI_MEMIO_START,
2078 CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_SIZE, CFG_POCMR1_MASK_ATTRIB, CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_LOCAL,
2079 CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_BUS, CFG_CPU_PCI_IO_START, CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_SIZE,
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2080 CFG_POCMR2_MASK_ATTRIB: (MPC826x only)
2081 Overrides the default PCI memory map in cpu/mpc8260/pci.c if set.
2082
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2083- CONFIG_ETHER_ON_FEC[12]
2084 Define to enable FEC[12] on a 8xx series processor.
2085
2086- CONFIG_FEC[12]_PHY
2087 Define to the hardcoded PHY address which corresponds
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2088 to the given FEC; i. e.
2089 #define CONFIG_FEC1_PHY 4
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2090 means that the PHY with address 4 is connected to FEC1
2091
2092 When set to -1, means to probe for first available.
2093
2094- CONFIG_FEC[12]_PHY_NORXERR
2095 The PHY does not have a RXERR line (RMII only).
2096 (so program the FEC to ignore it).
2097
2098- CONFIG_RMII
2099 Enable RMII mode for all FECs.
2100 Note that this is a global option, we can't
2101 have one FEC in standard MII mode and another in RMII mode.
2102
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2103- CONFIG_CRC32_VERIFY
2104 Add a verify option to the crc32 command.
2105 The syntax is:
2106
2107 => crc32 -v <address> <count> <crc32>
2108
2109 Where address/count indicate a memory area
2110 and crc32 is the correct crc32 which the
2111 area should have.
2112
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2113- CONFIG_LOOPW
2114 Add the "loopw" memory command. This only takes effect if
2115 the memory commands are activated globally (CFG_CMD_MEM).
2116
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2117- CONFIG_MX_CYCLIC
2118 Add the "mdc" and "mwc" memory commands. These are cyclic
2119 "md/mw" commands.
2120 Examples:
2121
efe2a4d5 2122 => mdc.b 10 4 500
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2123 This command will print 4 bytes (10,11,12,13) each 500 ms.
2124
efe2a4d5 2125 => mwc.l 100 12345678 10
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2126 This command will write 12345678 to address 100 all 10 ms.
2127
efe2a4d5 2128 This only takes effect if the memory commands are activated
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2129 globally (CFG_CMD_MEM).
2130
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2131Building the Software:
2132======================
2133
2134Building U-Boot has been tested in native PPC environments (on a
2135PowerBook G3 running LinuxPPC 2000) and in cross environments
2136(running RedHat 6.x and 7.x Linux on x86, Solaris 2.6 on a SPARC, and
2137NetBSD 1.5 on x86).
2138
2139If you are not using a native PPC environment, it is assumed that you
2140have the GNU cross compiling tools available in your path and named
2141with a prefix of "powerpc-linux-". If this is not the case, (e.g. if
2142you are using Monta Vista's Hard Hat Linux CDK 1.2) you must change
2143the definition of CROSS_COMPILE in Makefile. For HHL on a 4xx CPU,
2144change it to:
2145
2146 CROSS_COMPILE = ppc_4xx-
2147
2148
ba56f625 2149U-Boot is intended to be simple to build. After installing the
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2150sources you must configure U-Boot for one specific board type. This
2151is done by typing:
2152
2153 make NAME_config
2154
2155where "NAME_config" is the name of one of the existing
2156configurations; the following names are supported:
2157
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2158 ADCIOP_config FPS860L_config omap730p2_config
2159 ADS860_config GEN860T_config pcu_e_config
983fda83 2160 Alaska8220_config
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2161 AR405_config GENIETV_config PIP405_config
2162 at91rm9200dk_config GTH_config QS823_config
2163 CANBT_config hermes_config QS850_config
2164 cmi_mpc5xx_config hymod_config QS860T_config
2165 cogent_common_config IP860_config RPXlite_config
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2166 cogent_mpc8260_config IVML24_config RPXlite_DW_config
2167 cogent_mpc8xx_config IVMS8_config RPXsuper_config
2168 CPCI405_config JSE_config rsdproto_config
2169 CPCIISER4_config LANTEC_config Sandpoint8240_config
2170 csb272_config lwmon_config sbc8260_config
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2171 CU824_config MBX860T_config sbc8560_33_config
2172 DUET_ADS_config MBX_config sbc8560_66_config
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2173 EBONY_config MPC8260ADS_config SM850_config
2174 ELPT860_config MPC8540ADS_config SPD823TS_config
2175 ESTEEM192E_config MPC8560ADS_config stxgp3_config
2176 ETX094_config NETVIA_config SXNI855T_config
2177 FADS823_config omap1510inn_config TQM823L_config
2178 FADS850SAR_config omap1610h2_config TQM850L_config
2179 FADS860T_config omap1610inn_config TQM855L_config
2180 FPS850L_config omap5912osk_config TQM860L_config
8ed96046 2181 omap2420h4_config WALNUT405_config
983fda83 2182 Yukon8220_config
8b07a110 2183 ZPC1900_config
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2185Note: for some board special configuration names may exist; check if
2186 additional information is available from the board vendor; for
2187 instance, the TQM823L systems are available without (standard)
2188 or with LCD support. You can select such additional "features"
2189 when chosing the configuration, i. e.
2190
2191 make TQM823L_config
2192 - will configure for a plain TQM823L, i. e. no LCD support
2193
2194 make TQM823L_LCD_config
2195 - will configure for a TQM823L with U-Boot console on LCD
2196
2197 etc.
2198
2199
2200Finally, type "make all", and you should get some working U-Boot
2201images ready for download to / installation on your system:
2202
2203- "u-boot.bin" is a raw binary image
2204- "u-boot" is an image in ELF binary format
2205- "u-boot.srec" is in Motorola S-Record format
2206
2207
2208Please be aware that the Makefiles assume you are using GNU make, so
2209for instance on NetBSD you might need to use "gmake" instead of
2210native "make".
2211
2212
2213If the system board that you have is not listed, then you will need
2214to port U-Boot to your hardware platform. To do this, follow these
2215steps:
2216
22171. Add a new configuration option for your board to the toplevel
2218 "Makefile" and to the "MAKEALL" script, using the existing
2219 entries as examples. Note that here and at many other places
2220 boards and other names are listed in alphabetical sort order. Please
2221 keep this order.
22222. Create a new directory to hold your board specific code. Add any
2223 files you need. In your board directory, you will need at least
2224 the "Makefile", a "<board>.c", "flash.c" and "u-boot.lds".
22253. Create a new configuration file "include/configs/<board>.h" for
2226 your board
22273. If you're porting U-Boot to a new CPU, then also create a new
2228 directory to hold your CPU specific code. Add any files you need.
22294. Run "make <board>_config" with your new name.
22305. Type "make", and you should get a working "u-boot.srec" file
2231 to be installed on your target system.
22326. Debug and solve any problems that might arise.
2233 [Of course, this last step is much harder than it sounds.]
2234
2235
2236Testing of U-Boot Modifications, Ports to New Hardware, etc.:
2237==============================================================
2238
2239If you have modified U-Boot sources (for instance added a new board
2240or support for new devices, a new CPU, etc.) you are expected to
2241provide feedback to the other developers. The feedback normally takes
2242the form of a "patch", i. e. a context diff against a certain (latest
2243official or latest in CVS) version of U-Boot sources.
2244
2245But before you submit such a patch, please verify that your modifi-
2246cation did not break existing code. At least make sure that *ALL* of
2247the supported boards compile WITHOUT ANY compiler warnings. To do so,
2248just run the "MAKEALL" script, which will configure and build U-Boot
2249for ALL supported system. Be warned, this will take a while. You can
2250select which (cross) compiler to use by passing a `CROSS_COMPILE'
2251environment variable to the script, i. e. to use the cross tools from
2252MontaVista's Hard Hat Linux you can type
2253
2254 CROSS_COMPILE=ppc_8xx- MAKEALL
2255
2256or to build on a native PowerPC system you can type
2257
2258 CROSS_COMPILE=' ' MAKEALL
2259
2260See also "U-Boot Porting Guide" below.
2261
2262
2263Monitor Commands - Overview:
2264============================
2265
2266go - start application at address 'addr'
2267run - run commands in an environment variable
2268bootm - boot application image from memory
2269bootp - boot image via network using BootP/TFTP protocol
2270tftpboot- boot image via network using TFTP protocol
2271 and env variables "ipaddr" and "serverip"
2272 (and eventually "gatewayip")
2273rarpboot- boot image via network using RARP/TFTP protocol
2274diskboot- boot from IDE devicebootd - boot default, i.e., run 'bootcmd'
2275loads - load S-Record file over serial line
2276loadb - load binary file over serial line (kermit mode)
2277md - memory display
2278mm - memory modify (auto-incrementing)
2279nm - memory modify (constant address)
2280mw - memory write (fill)
2281cp - memory copy
2282cmp - memory compare
2283crc32 - checksum calculation
2284imd - i2c memory display
2285imm - i2c memory modify (auto-incrementing)
2286inm - i2c memory modify (constant address)
2287imw - i2c memory write (fill)
2288icrc32 - i2c checksum calculation
2289iprobe - probe to discover valid I2C chip addresses
2290iloop - infinite loop on address range
2291isdram - print SDRAM configuration information
2292sspi - SPI utility commands
2293base - print or set address offset
2294printenv- print environment variables
2295setenv - set environment variables
2296saveenv - save environment variables to persistent storage
2297protect - enable or disable FLASH write protection
2298erase - erase FLASH memory
2299flinfo - print FLASH memory information
2300bdinfo - print Board Info structure
2301iminfo - print header information for application image
2302coninfo - print console devices and informations
2303ide - IDE sub-system
2304loop - infinite loop on address range
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2306mtest - simple RAM test
2307icache - enable or disable instruction cache
2308dcache - enable or disable data cache
2309reset - Perform RESET of the CPU
2310echo - echo args to console
2311version - print monitor version
2312help - print online help
2313? - alias for 'help'
2314
2315
2316Monitor Commands - Detailed Description:
2317========================================
2318
2319TODO.
2320
2321For now: just type "help <command>".
2322
2323
2324Environment Variables:
2325======================
2326
2327U-Boot supports user configuration using Environment Variables which
2328can be made persistent by saving to Flash memory.
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2330Environment Variables are set using "setenv", printed using
2331"printenv", and saved to Flash using "saveenv". Using "setenv"
2332without a value can be used to delete a variable from the
2333environment. As long as you don't save the environment you are
2334working with an in-memory copy. In case the Flash area containing the
2335environment is erased by accident, a default environment is provided.
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2729af9d 2337Some configuration options can be set using Environment Variables:
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2729af9d 2339 baudrate - see CONFIG_BAUDRATE
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2729af9d 2341 bootdelay - see CONFIG_BOOTDELAY
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2729af9d 2343 bootcmd - see CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND
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2729af9d 2345 bootargs - Boot arguments when booting an RTOS image
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2729af9d 2347 bootfile - Name of the image to load with TFTP
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2349 autoload - if set to "no" (any string beginning with 'n'),
2350 "bootp" will just load perform a lookup of the
2351 configuration from the BOOTP server, but not try to
2352 load any image using TFTP
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2354 autostart - if set to "yes", an image loaded using the "bootp",
2355 "rarpboot", "tftpboot" or "diskboot" commands will
2356 be automatically started (by internally calling
2357 "bootm")
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2359 If set to "no", a standalone image passed to the
2360 "bootm" command will be copied to the load address
2361 (and eventually uncompressed), but NOT be started.
2362 This can be used to load and uncompress arbitrary
2363 data.
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2365 i2cfast - (PPC405GP|PPC405EP only)
2366 if set to 'y' configures Linux I2C driver for fast
2367 mode (400kHZ). This environment variable is used in
2368 initialization code. So, for changes to be effective
2369 it must be saved and board must be reset.
2370
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2371 initrd_high - restrict positioning of initrd images:
2372 If this variable is not set, initrd images will be
2373 copied to the highest possible address in RAM; this
2374 is usually what you want since it allows for
2375 maximum initrd size. If for some reason you want to
2376 make sure that the initrd image is loaded below the
2377 CFG_BOOTMAPSZ limit, you can set this environment
2378 variable to a value of "no" or "off" or "0".
2379 Alternatively, you can set it to a maximum upper
2380 address to use (U-Boot will still check that it
2381 does not overwrite the U-Boot stack and data).
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2383 For instance, when you have a system with 16 MB
2384 RAM, and want to reserve 4 MB from use by Linux,
2385 you can do this by adding "mem=12M" to the value of
2386 the "bootargs" variable. However, now you must make
2387 sure that the initrd image is placed in the first
2388 12 MB as well - this can be done with
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2392 If you set initrd_high to 0xFFFFFFFF, this is an
2393 indication to U-Boot that all addresses are legal
2394 for the Linux kernel, including addresses in flash
2395 memory. In this case U-Boot will NOT COPY the
2396 ramdisk at all. This may be useful to reduce the
2397 boot time on your system, but requires that this
2398 feature is supported by your Linux kernel.
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2729af9d 2400 ipaddr - IP address; needed for tftpboot command
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2402 loadaddr - Default load address for commands like "bootp",
2403 "rarpboot", "tftpboot", "loadb" or "diskboot"
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2729af9d 2405 loads_echo - see CONFIG_LOADS_ECHO
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2729af9d 2407 serverip - TFTP server IP address; needed for tftpboot command
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2729af9d 2409 bootretry - see CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_TIME
a3d991bd 2410
2729af9d 2411 bootdelaykey - see CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
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2729af9d 2413 bootstopkey - see CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR
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2415 ethprime - When CONFIG_NET_MULTI is enabled controls which
2416 interface is used first.
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2418 ethact - When CONFIG_NET_MULTI is enabled controls which
2419 interface is currently active. For example you
2420 can do the following
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2422 => setenv ethact FEC ETHERNET
2423 => ping 192.168.0.1 # traffic sent on FEC ETHERNET
2424 => setenv ethact SCC ETHERNET
2425 => ping 10.0.0.1 # traffic sent on SCC ETHERNET
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2427 netretry - When set to "no" each network operation will
2428 either succeed or fail without retrying.
2429 When set to "once" the network operation will
2430 fail when all the available network interfaces
2431 are tried once without success.
2432 Useful on scripts which control the retry operation
2433 themselves.
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2435 vlan - When set to a value < 4095 the traffic over
2436 ethernet is encapsulated/received over 802.1q
2437 VLAN tagged frames.
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2439The following environment variables may be used and automatically
2440updated by the network boot commands ("bootp" and "rarpboot"),
2441depending the information provided by your boot server:
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2443 bootfile - see above
2444 dnsip - IP address of your Domain Name Server
2445 dnsip2 - IP address of your secondary Domain Name Server
2446 gatewayip - IP address of the Gateway (Router) to use
2447 hostname - Target hostname
2448 ipaddr - see above
2449 netmask - Subnet Mask
2450 rootpath - Pathname of the root filesystem on the NFS server
2451 serverip - see above
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2456 serial# - contains hardware identification information such
2457 as type string and/or serial number
2458 ethaddr - Ethernet address
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2460These variables can be set only once (usually during manufacturing of
2461the board). U-Boot refuses to delete or overwrite these variables
2462once they have been set once.
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2729af9d 2465Further special Environment Variables:
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2467 ver - Contains the U-Boot version string as printed
2468 with the "version" command. This variable is
2469 readonly (see CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE).
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2472Please note that changes to some configuration parameters may take
2473only effect after the next boot (yes, that's just like Windoze :-).
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2476Command Line Parsing:
2477=====================
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2479There are two different command line parsers available with U-Boot:
2480the old "simple" one, and the much more powerful "hush" shell:
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2482Old, simple command line parser:
2483--------------------------------
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2485- supports environment variables (through setenv / saveenv commands)
2486- several commands on one line, separated by ';'
2487- variable substitution using "... $(name) ..." syntax
2488- special characters ('$', ';') can be escaped by prefixing with '\',
2489 for example:
2490 setenv bootcmd bootm \$(address)
2491- You can also escape text by enclosing in single apostrophes, for example:
2492 setenv addip 'setenv bootargs $bootargs ip=$ipaddr:$serverip:$gatewayip:$netmask:$hostname::off'
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2494Hush shell:
2495-----------
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2497- similar to Bourne shell, with control structures like
2498 if...then...else...fi, for...do...done; while...do...done,
2499 until...do...done, ...
2500- supports environment ("global") variables (through setenv / saveenv
2501 commands) and local shell variables (through standard shell syntax
2502 "name=value"); only environment variables can be used with "run"
2503 command
2504
2505General rules:
2506--------------
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2508(1) If a command line (or an environment variable executed by a "run"
2509 command) contains several commands separated by semicolon, and
2510 one of these commands fails, then the remaining commands will be
2511 executed anyway.
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2513(2) If you execute several variables with one call to run (i. e.
2514 calling run with a list af variables as arguments), any failing
2515 command will cause "run" to terminate, i. e. the remaining
2516 variables are not executed.
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2518Note for Redundant Ethernet Interfaces:
2519=======================================
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2521Some boards come with redundant ethernet interfaces; U-Boot supports
2522such configurations and is capable of automatic selection of a
2523"working" interface when needed. MAC assignment works as follows:
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2525Network interfaces are numbered eth0, eth1, eth2, ... Corresponding
2526MAC addresses can be stored in the environment as "ethaddr" (=>eth0),
2527"eth1addr" (=>eth1), "eth2addr", ...
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2529If the network interface stores some valid MAC address (for instance
2530in SROM), this is used as default address if there is NO correspon-
2531ding setting in the environment; if the corresponding environment
2532variable is set, this overrides the settings in the card; that means:
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2534o If the SROM has a valid MAC address, and there is no address in the
2535 environment, the SROM's address is used.
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2537o If there is no valid address in the SROM, and a definition in the
2538 environment exists, then the value from the environment variable is
2539 used.
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2541o If both the SROM and the environment contain a MAC address, and
2542 both addresses are the same, this MAC address is used.
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2544o If both the SROM and the environment contain a MAC address, and the
2545 addresses differ, the value from the environment is used and a
2546 warning is printed.
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2548o If neither SROM nor the environment contain a MAC address, an error
2549 is raised.
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2552Image Formats:
2553==============
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2555The "boot" commands of this monitor operate on "image" files which
2556can be basicly anything, preceeded by a special header; see the
2557definitions in include/image.h for details; basicly, the header
2558defines the following image properties:
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2560* Target Operating System (Provisions for OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD,
2561 4.4BSD, Linux, SVR4, Esix, Solaris, Irix, SCO, Dell, NCR, VxWorks,
2562 LynxOS, pSOS, QNX, RTEMS, ARTOS;
2563 Currently supported: Linux, NetBSD, VxWorks, QNX, RTEMS, ARTOS, LynxOS).
2564* Target CPU Architecture (Provisions for Alpha, ARM, Intel x86,
2565 IA64, MIPS, NIOS, PowerPC, IBM S390, SuperH, Sparc, Sparc 64 Bit;
2566 Currently supported: ARM, Intel x86, MIPS, NIOS, PowerPC).
2567* Compression Type (uncompressed, gzip, bzip2)
2568* Load Address
2569* Entry Point
2570* Image Name
2571* Image Timestamp
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2573The header is marked by a special Magic Number, and both the header
2574and the data portions of the image are secured against corruption by
2575CRC32 checksums.
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2577
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2578Linux Support:
2579==============
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2581Although U-Boot should support any OS or standalone application
2582easily, the main focus has always been on Linux during the design of
2583U-Boot.
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2585U-Boot includes many features that so far have been part of some
2586special "boot loader" code within the Linux kernel. Also, any
2587"initrd" images to be used are no longer part of one big Linux image;
2588instead, kernel and "initrd" are separate images. This implementation
2589serves several purposes:
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2591- the same features can be used for other OS or standalone
2592 applications (for instance: using compressed images to reduce the
2593 Flash memory footprint)
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2595- it becomes much easier to port new Linux kernel versions because
2596 lots of low-level, hardware dependent stuff are done by U-Boot
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2598- the same Linux kernel image can now be used with different "initrd"
2599 images; of course this also means that different kernel images can
2600 be run with the same "initrd". This makes testing easier (you don't
2601 have to build a new "zImage.initrd" Linux image when you just
2602 change a file in your "initrd"). Also, a field-upgrade of the
2603 software is easier now.
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2606Linux HOWTO:
2607============
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2609Porting Linux to U-Boot based systems:
2610---------------------------------------
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2612U-Boot cannot save you from doing all the necessary modifications to
2613configure the Linux device drivers for use with your target hardware
2614(no, we don't intend to provide a full virtual machine interface to
2615Linux :-).
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2729af9d 2617But now you can ignore ALL boot loader code (in arch/ppc/mbxboot).
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2619Just make sure your machine specific header file (for instance
2620include/asm-ppc/tqm8xx.h) includes the same definition of the Board
2621Information structure as we define in include/u-boot.h, and make
2622sure that your definition of IMAP_ADDR uses the same value as your
2623U-Boot configuration in CFG_IMMR.
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2626Configuring the Linux kernel:
2627-----------------------------
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2629No specific requirements for U-Boot. Make sure you have some root
2630device (initial ramdisk, NFS) for your target system.
2631
2632
2633Building a Linux Image:
2634-----------------------
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2636With U-Boot, "normal" build targets like "zImage" or "bzImage" are
2637not used. If you use recent kernel source, a new build target
2638"uImage" will exist which automatically builds an image usable by
2639U-Boot. Most older kernels also have support for a "pImage" target,
2640which was introduced for our predecessor project PPCBoot and uses a
2641100% compatible format.
2642
2643Example:
2644
2645 make TQM850L_config
2646 make oldconfig
2647 make dep
2648 make uImage
2649
2650The "uImage" build target uses a special tool (in 'tools/mkimage') to
2651encapsulate a compressed Linux kernel image with header information,
2652CRC32 checksum etc. for use with U-Boot. This is what we are doing:
2653
2654* build a standard "vmlinux" kernel image (in ELF binary format):
2655
2656* convert the kernel into a raw binary image:
2657
2658 ${CROSS_COMPILE}-objcopy -O binary \
2659 -R .note -R .comment \
2660 -S vmlinux linux.bin
2661
2662* compress the binary image:
2663
2664 gzip -9 linux.bin
2665
2666* package compressed binary image for U-Boot:
2667
2668 mkimage -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C gzip \
2669 -a 0 -e 0 -n "Linux Kernel Image" \
2670 -d linux.bin.gz uImage
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2673The "mkimage" tool can also be used to create ramdisk images for use
2674with U-Boot, either separated from the Linux kernel image, or
2675combined into one file. "mkimage" encapsulates the images with a 64
2676byte header containing information about target architecture,
2677operating system, image type, compression method, entry points, time
2678stamp, CRC32 checksums, etc.
2679
2680"mkimage" can be called in two ways: to verify existing images and
2681print the header information, or to build new images.
2682
2683In the first form (with "-l" option) mkimage lists the information
2684contained in the header of an existing U-Boot image; this includes
2685checksum verification:
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2687 tools/mkimage -l image
2688 -l ==> list image header information
2689
2690The second form (with "-d" option) is used to build a U-Boot image
2691from a "data file" which is used as image payload:
2692
2693 tools/mkimage -A arch -O os -T type -C comp -a addr -e ep \
2694 -n name -d data_file image
2695 -A ==> set architecture to 'arch'
2696 -O ==> set operating system to 'os'
2697 -T ==> set image type to 'type'
2698 -C ==> set compression type 'comp'
2699 -a ==> set load address to 'addr' (hex)
2700 -e ==> set entry point to 'ep' (hex)
2701 -n ==> set image name to 'name'
2702 -d ==> use image data from 'datafile'
2703
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2704Right now, all Linux kernels for PowerPC systems use the same load
2705address (0x00000000), but the entry point address depends on the
2706kernel version:
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2708- 2.2.x kernels have the entry point at 0x0000000C,
2709- 2.3.x and later kernels have the entry point at 0x00000000.
2710
2711So a typical call to build a U-Boot image would read:
2712
2713 -> tools/mkimage -n '2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L' \
2714 > -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C gzip -a 0 -e 0 \
2715 > -d /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux.gz \
2716 > examples/uImage.TQM850L
2717 Image Name: 2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
2718 Created: Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
2719 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2720 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327.86 kB = 0.32 MB
2721 Load Address: 0x00000000
2722 Entry Point: 0x00000000
2723
2724To verify the contents of the image (or check for corruption):
2725
2726 -> tools/mkimage -l examples/uImage.TQM850L
2727 Image Name: 2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
2728 Created: Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
2729 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2730 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327.86 kB = 0.32 MB
2731 Load Address: 0x00000000
2732 Entry Point: 0x00000000
2733
2734NOTE: for embedded systems where boot time is critical you can trade
2735speed for memory and install an UNCOMPRESSED image instead: this
2736needs more space in Flash, but boots much faster since it does not
2737need to be uncompressed:
2738
2739 -> gunzip /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux.gz
2740 -> tools/mkimage -n '2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L' \
2741 > -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0 -e 0 \
2742 > -d /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux \
2743 > examples/uImage.TQM850L-uncompressed
2744 Image Name: 2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
2745 Created: Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
2746 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
2747 Data Size: 792160 Bytes = 773.59 kB = 0.76 MB
2748 Load Address: 0x00000000
2749 Entry Point: 0x00000000
2750
2751
2752Similar you can build U-Boot images from a 'ramdisk.image.gz' file
2753when your kernel is intended to use an initial ramdisk:
2754
2755 -> tools/mkimage -n 'Simple Ramdisk Image' \
2756 > -A ppc -O linux -T ramdisk -C gzip \
2757 > -d /LinuxPPC/images/SIMPLE-ramdisk.image.gz examples/simple-initrd
2758 Image Name: Simple Ramdisk Image
2759 Created: Wed Jan 12 14:01:50 2000
2760 Image Type: PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
2761 Data Size: 566530 Bytes = 553.25 kB = 0.54 MB
2762 Load Address: 0x00000000
2763 Entry Point: 0x00000000
2764
2765
2766Installing a Linux Image:
2767-------------------------
2768
2769To downloading a U-Boot image over the serial (console) interface,
2770you must convert the image to S-Record format:
2771
2772 objcopy -I binary -O srec examples/image examples/image.srec
2773
2774The 'objcopy' does not understand the information in the U-Boot
2775image header, so the resulting S-Record file will be relative to
2776address 0x00000000. To load it to a given address, you need to
2777specify the target address as 'offset' parameter with the 'loads'
2778command.
2779
2780Example: install the image to address 0x40100000 (which on the
2781TQM8xxL is in the first Flash bank):
2782
2783 => erase 40100000 401FFFFF
2784
2785 .......... done
2786 Erased 8 sectors
2787
2788 => loads 40100000
2789 ## Ready for S-Record download ...
2790 ~>examples/image.srec
2791 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ...
2792 ...
2793 15989 15990 15991 15992
2794 [file transfer complete]
2795 [connected]
2796 ## Start Addr = 0x00000000
2797
2798
2799You can check the success of the download using the 'iminfo' command;
2800this includes a checksum verification so you can be sure no data
2801corruption happened:
2802
2803 => imi 40100000
2804
2805 ## Checking Image at 40100000 ...
2806 Image Name: 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
2807 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2808 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
2809 Load Address: 00000000
2810 Entry Point: 0000000c
2811 Verifying Checksum ... OK
2812
2813
2814Boot Linux:
2815-----------
2816
2817The "bootm" command is used to boot an application that is stored in
2818memory (RAM or Flash). In case of a Linux kernel image, the contents
2819of the "bootargs" environment variable is passed to the kernel as
2820parameters. You can check and modify this variable using the
2821"printenv" and "setenv" commands:
2822
2823
2824 => printenv bootargs
2825 bootargs=root=/dev/ram
2826
2827 => setenv bootargs root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
2828
2829 => printenv bootargs
2830 bootargs=root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
2831
2832 => bootm 40020000
2833 ## Booting Linux kernel at 40020000 ...
2834 Image Name: 2.2.13 for NFS on TQM850L
2835 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2836 Data Size: 381681 Bytes = 372 kB = 0 MB
2837 Load Address: 00000000
2838 Entry Point: 0000000c
2839 Verifying Checksum ... OK
2840 Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
2841 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
2842 Boot arguments: root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
2843 time_init: decrementer frequency = 187500000/60
2844 Calibrating delay loop... 49.77 BogoMIPS
2845 Memory: 15208k available (700k kernel code, 444k data, 32k init) [c0000000,c1000000]
2846 ...
2847
2848If you want to boot a Linux kernel with initial ram disk, you pass
2849the memory addresses of both the kernel and the initrd image (PPBCOOT
2850format!) to the "bootm" command:
2851
2852 => imi 40100000 40200000
2853
2854 ## Checking Image at 40100000 ...
2855 Image Name: 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
2856 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2857 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
2858 Load Address: 00000000
2859 Entry Point: 0000000c
2860 Verifying Checksum ... OK
2861
2862 ## Checking Image at 40200000 ...
2863 Image Name: Simple Ramdisk Image
2864 Image Type: PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
2865 Data Size: 566530 Bytes = 553 kB = 0 MB
2866 Load Address: 00000000
2867 Entry Point: 00000000
2868 Verifying Checksum ... OK
2869
2870 => bootm 40100000 40200000
2871 ## Booting Linux kernel at 40100000 ...
2872 Image Name: 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
2873 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2874 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
2875 Load Address: 00000000
2876 Entry Point: 0000000c
2877 Verifying Checksum ... OK
2878 Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
2879 ## Loading RAMDisk Image at 40200000 ...
2880 Image Name: Simple Ramdisk Image
2881 Image Type: PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
2882 Data Size: 566530 Bytes = 553 kB = 0 MB
2883 Load Address: 00000000
2884 Entry Point: 00000000
2885 Verifying Checksum ... OK
2886 Loading Ramdisk ... OK
2887 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
2888 Boot arguments: root=/dev/ram
2889 time_init: decrementer frequency = 187500000/60
2890 Calibrating delay loop... 49.77 BogoMIPS
2891 ...
2892 RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
2893 VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
2894
2895 bash#
2896
2897More About U-Boot Image Types:
2898------------------------------
2899
2900U-Boot supports the following image types:
2901
2902 "Standalone Programs" are directly runnable in the environment
2903 provided by U-Boot; it is expected that (if they behave
2904 well) you can continue to work in U-Boot after return from
2905 the Standalone Program.
2906 "OS Kernel Images" are usually images of some Embedded OS which
2907 will take over control completely. Usually these programs
2908 will install their own set of exception handlers, device
2909 drivers, set up the MMU, etc. - this means, that you cannot
2910 expect to re-enter U-Boot except by resetting the CPU.
2911 "RAMDisk Images" are more or less just data blocks, and their
2912 parameters (address, size) are passed to an OS kernel that is
2913 being started.
2914 "Multi-File Images" contain several images, typically an OS
2915 (Linux) kernel image and one or more data images like
2916 RAMDisks. This construct is useful for instance when you want
2917 to boot over the network using BOOTP etc., where the boot
2918 server provides just a single image file, but you want to get
2919 for instance an OS kernel and a RAMDisk image.
2920
2921 "Multi-File Images" start with a list of image sizes, each
2922 image size (in bytes) specified by an "uint32_t" in network
2923 byte order. This list is terminated by an "(uint32_t)0".
2924 Immediately after the terminating 0 follow the images, one by
2925 one, all aligned on "uint32_t" boundaries (size rounded up to
2926 a multiple of 4 bytes).
2927
2928 "Firmware Images" are binary images containing firmware (like
2929 U-Boot or FPGA images) which usually will be programmed to
2930 flash memory.
2931
2932 "Script files" are command sequences that will be executed by
2933 U-Boot's command interpreter; this feature is especially
2934 useful when you configure U-Boot to use a real shell (hush)
2935 as command interpreter.
2936
2937
2938Standalone HOWTO:
2939=================
2940
2941One of the features of U-Boot is that you can dynamically load and
2942run "standalone" applications, which can use some resources of
2943U-Boot like console I/O functions or interrupt services.
2944
2945Two simple examples are included with the sources:
2946
2947"Hello World" Demo:
2948-------------------
2949
2950'examples/hello_world.c' contains a small "Hello World" Demo
2951application; it is automatically compiled when you build U-Boot.
2952It's configured to run at address 0x00040004, so you can play with it
2953like that:
2954
2955 => loads
2956 ## Ready for S-Record download ...
2957 ~>examples/hello_world.srec
2958 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...
2959 [file transfer complete]
2960 [connected]
2961 ## Start Addr = 0x00040004
2962
2963 => go 40004 Hello World! This is a test.
2964 ## Starting application at 0x00040004 ...
2965 Hello World
2966 argc = 7
2967 argv[0] = "40004"
2968 argv[1] = "Hello"
2969 argv[2] = "World!"
2970 argv[3] = "This"
2971 argv[4] = "is"
2972 argv[5] = "a"
2973 argv[6] = "test."
2974 argv[7] = "<NULL>"
2975 Hit any key to exit ...
2976
2977 ## Application terminated, rc = 0x0
2978
2979Another example, which demonstrates how to register a CPM interrupt
2980handler with the U-Boot code, can be found in 'examples/timer.c'.
2981Here, a CPM timer is set up to generate an interrupt every second.
2982The interrupt service routine is trivial, just printing a '.'
2983character, but this is just a demo program. The application can be
2984controlled by the following keys:
2985
2986 ? - print current values og the CPM Timer registers
2987 b - enable interrupts and start timer
2988 e - stop timer and disable interrupts
2989 q - quit application
2990
2991 => loads
2992 ## Ready for S-Record download ...
2993 ~>examples/timer.srec
2994 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...
2995 [file transfer complete]
2996 [connected]
2997 ## Start Addr = 0x00040004
2998
2999 => go 40004
3000 ## Starting application at 0x00040004 ...
3001 TIMERS=0xfff00980
3002 Using timer 1
3003 tgcr @ 0xfff00980, tmr @ 0xfff00990, trr @ 0xfff00994, tcr @ 0xfff00998, tcn @ 0xfff0099c, ter @ 0xfff009b0
3004
3005Hit 'b':
3006 [q, b, e, ?] Set interval 1000000 us
3007 Enabling timer
3008Hit '?':
3009 [q, b, e, ?] ........
3010 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0xef6, ter=0x0
3011Hit '?':
3012 [q, b, e, ?] .
3013 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x2ad4, ter=0x0
3014Hit '?':
3015 [q, b, e, ?] .
3016 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x1efc, ter=0x0
3017Hit '?':
3018 [q, b, e, ?] .
3019 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x169d, ter=0x0
3020Hit 'e':
3021 [q, b, e, ?] ...Stopping timer
3022Hit 'q':
3023 [q, b, e, ?] ## Application terminated, rc = 0x0
3024
3025
3026Minicom warning:
3027================
3028
3029Over time, many people have reported problems when trying to use the
3030"minicom" terminal emulation program for serial download. I (wd)
3031consider minicom to be broken, and recommend not to use it. Under
3032Unix, I recommend to use C-Kermit for general purpose use (and
3033especially for kermit binary protocol download ("loadb" command), and
3034use "cu" for S-Record download ("loads" command).
3035
3036Nevertheless, if you absolutely want to use it try adding this
3037configuration to your "File transfer protocols" section:
3038
3039 Name Program Name U/D FullScr IO-Red. Multi
3040 X kermit /usr/bin/kermit -i -l %l -s Y U Y N N
3041 Y kermit /usr/bin/kermit -i -l %l -r N D Y N N
3042
3043
3044NetBSD Notes:
3045=============
3046
3047Starting at version 0.9.2, U-Boot supports NetBSD both as host
3048(build U-Boot) and target system (boots NetBSD/mpc8xx).
3049
3050Building requires a cross environment; it is known to work on
3051NetBSD/i386 with the cross-powerpc-netbsd-1.3 package (you will also
3052need gmake since the Makefiles are not compatible with BSD make).
3053Note that the cross-powerpc package does not install include files;
3054attempting to build U-Boot will fail because <machine/ansi.h> is
3055missing. This file has to be installed and patched manually:
3056
3057 # cd /usr/pkg/cross/powerpc-netbsd/include
3058 # mkdir powerpc
3059 # ln -s powerpc machine
3060 # cp /usr/src/sys/arch/powerpc/include/ansi.h powerpc/ansi.h
3061 # ${EDIT} powerpc/ansi.h ## must remove __va_list, _BSD_VA_LIST
3062
3063Native builds *don't* work due to incompatibilities between native
3064and U-Boot include files.
3065
3066Booting assumes that (the first part of) the image booted is a
3067stage-2 loader which in turn loads and then invokes the kernel
3068proper. Loader sources will eventually appear in the NetBSD source
3069tree (probably in sys/arc/mpc8xx/stand/u-boot_stage2/); in the
3070meantime, send mail to bruno@exet-ag.de and/or wd@denx.de for
3071details.
3072
3073
3074Implementation Internals:
3075=========================
3076
3077The following is not intended to be a complete description of every
3078implementation detail. However, it should help to understand the
3079inner workings of U-Boot and make it easier to port it to custom
3080hardware.
3081
3082
3083Initial Stack, Global Data:
3084---------------------------
3085
3086The implementation of U-Boot is complicated by the fact that U-Boot
3087starts running out of ROM (flash memory), usually without access to
3088system RAM (because the memory controller is not initialized yet).
3089This means that we don't have writable Data or BSS segments, and BSS
3090is not initialized as zero. To be able to get a C environment working
3091at all, we have to allocate at least a minimal stack. Implementation
3092options for this are defined and restricted by the CPU used: Some CPU
3093models provide on-chip memory (like the IMMR area on MPC8xx and
3094MPC826x processors), on others (parts of) the data cache can be
3095locked as (mis-) used as memory, etc.
3096
3097 Chris Hallinan posted a good summary of these issues to the
3098 u-boot-users mailing list:
3099
3100 Subject: RE: [U-Boot-Users] RE: More On Memory Bank x (nothingness)?
3101 From: "Chris Hallinan" <clh@net1plus.com>
3102 Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:43:46 -0500 (22:43 MET)
3103 ...
3104
3105 Correct me if I'm wrong, folks, but the way I understand it
3106 is this: Using DCACHE as initial RAM for Stack, etc, does not
3107 require any physical RAM backing up the cache. The cleverness
3108 is that the cache is being used as a temporary supply of
3109 necessary storage before the SDRAM controller is setup. It's
3110 beyond the scope of this list to expain the details, but you
3111 can see how this works by studying the cache architecture and
3112 operation in the architecture and processor-specific manuals.
3113
3114 OCM is On Chip Memory, which I believe the 405GP has 4K. It
3115 is another option for the system designer to use as an
3116 initial stack/ram area prior to SDRAM being available. Either
3117 option should work for you. Using CS 4 should be fine if your
3118 board designers haven't used it for something that would
3119 cause you grief during the initial boot! It is frequently not
3120 used.
3121
3122 CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR should be somewhere that won't interfere
3123 with your processor/board/system design. The default value
3124 you will find in any recent u-boot distribution in
3125 Walnut405.h should work for you. I'd set it to a value larger
3126 than your SDRAM module. If you have a 64MB SDRAM module, set
3127 it above 400_0000. Just make sure your board has no resources
3128 that are supposed to respond to that address! That code in
3129 start.S has been around a while and should work as is when
3130 you get the config right.
3131
3132 -Chris Hallinan
3133 DS4.COM, Inc.
3134
3135It is essential to remember this, since it has some impact on the C
3136code for the initialization procedures:
3137
3138* Initialized global data (data segment) is read-only. Do not attempt
3139 to write it.
3140
3141* Do not use any unitialized global data (or implicitely initialized
3142 as zero data - BSS segment) at all - this is undefined, initiali-
3143 zation is performed later (when relocating to RAM).
3144
3145* Stack space is very limited. Avoid big data buffers or things like
3146 that.
3147
3148Having only the stack as writable memory limits means we cannot use
3149normal global data to share information beween the code. But it
3150turned out that the implementation of U-Boot can be greatly
3151simplified by making a global data structure (gd_t) available to all
3152functions. We could pass a pointer to this data as argument to _all_
3153functions, but this would bloat the code. Instead we use a feature of
3154the GCC compiler (Global Register Variables) to share the data: we
3155place a pointer (gd) to the global data into a register which we
3156reserve for this purpose.
3157
3158When choosing a register for such a purpose we are restricted by the
3159relevant (E)ABI specifications for the current architecture, and by
3160GCC's implementation.
3161
3162For PowerPC, the following registers have specific use:
3163 R1: stack pointer
3164 R2: TOC pointer
3165 R3-R4: parameter passing and return values
3166 R5-R10: parameter passing
3167 R13: small data area pointer
3168 R30: GOT pointer
3169 R31: frame pointer
3170
3171 (U-Boot also uses R14 as internal GOT pointer.)
3172
3173 ==> U-Boot will use R29 to hold a pointer to the global data
3174
3175 Note: on PPC, we could use a static initializer (since the
3176 address of the global data structure is known at compile time),
3177 but it turned out that reserving a register results in somewhat
3178 smaller code - although the code savings are not that big (on
3179 average for all boards 752 bytes for the whole U-Boot image,
3180 624 text + 127 data).
3181
3182On ARM, the following registers are used:
3183
3184 R0: function argument word/integer result
3185 R1-R3: function argument word
3186 R9: GOT pointer
3187 R10: stack limit (used only if stack checking if enabled)
3188 R11: argument (frame) pointer
3189 R12: temporary workspace
3190 R13: stack pointer
3191 R14: link register
3192 R15: program counter
3193
3194 ==> U-Boot will use R8 to hold a pointer to the global data
3195
3196
3197Memory Management:
3198------------------
3199
3200U-Boot runs in system state and uses physical addresses, i.e. the
3201MMU is not used either for address mapping nor for memory protection.
3202
3203The available memory is mapped to fixed addresses using the memory
3204controller. In this process, a contiguous block is formed for each
3205memory type (Flash, SDRAM, SRAM), even when it consists of several
3206physical memory banks.
3207
3208U-Boot is installed in the first 128 kB of the first Flash bank (on
3209TQM8xxL modules this is the range 0x40000000 ... 0x4001FFFF). After
3210booting and sizing and initializing DRAM, the code relocates itself
3211to the upper end of DRAM. Immediately below the U-Boot code some
3212memory is reserved for use by malloc() [see CFG_MALLOC_LEN
3213configuration setting]. Below that, a structure with global Board
3214Info data is placed, followed by the stack (growing downward).
3215
3216Additionally, some exception handler code is copied to the low 8 kB
3217of DRAM (0x00000000 ... 0x00001FFF).
3218
3219So a typical memory configuration with 16 MB of DRAM could look like
3220this:
3221
3222 0x0000 0000 Exception Vector code
3223 :
3224 0x0000 1FFF
3225 0x0000 2000 Free for Application Use
3226 :
3227 :
3228
3229 :
3230 :
3231 0x00FB FF20 Monitor Stack (Growing downward)
3232 0x00FB FFAC Board Info Data and permanent copy of global data
3233 0x00FC 0000 Malloc Arena
3234 :
3235 0x00FD FFFF
3236 0x00FE 0000 RAM Copy of Monitor Code
3237 ... eventually: LCD or video framebuffer
3238 ... eventually: pRAM (Protected RAM - unchanged by reset)
3239 0x00FF FFFF [End of RAM]
3240
3241
3242System Initialization:
3243----------------------
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3245In the reset configuration, U-Boot starts at the reset entry point
3246(on most PowerPC systens at address 0x00000100). Because of the reset
3247configuration for CS0# this is a mirror of the onboard Flash memory.
3248To be able to re-map memory U-Boot then jumps to its link address.
3249To be able to implement the initialization code in C, a (small!)
3250initial stack is set up in the internal Dual Ported RAM (in case CPUs
3251which provide such a feature like MPC8xx or MPC8260), or in a locked
3252part of the data cache. After that, U-Boot initializes the CPU core,
3253the caches and the SIU.
3254
3255Next, all (potentially) available memory banks are mapped using a
3256preliminary mapping. For example, we put them on 512 MB boundaries
3257(multiples of 0x20000000: SDRAM on 0x00000000 and 0x20000000, Flash
3258on 0x40000000 and 0x60000000, SRAM on 0x80000000). Then UPM A is
3259programmed for SDRAM access. Using the temporary configuration, a
3260simple memory test is run that determines the size of the SDRAM
3261banks.
3262
3263When there is more than one SDRAM bank, and the banks are of
3264different size, the largest is mapped first. For equal size, the first
3265bank (CS2#) is mapped first. The first mapping is always for address
32660x00000000, with any additional banks following immediately to create
3267contiguous memory starting from 0.
3268
3269Then, the monitor installs itself at the upper end of the SDRAM area
3270and allocates memory for use by malloc() and for the global Board
3271Info data; also, the exception vector code is copied to the low RAM
3272pages, and the final stack is set up.
3273
3274Only after this relocation will you have a "normal" C environment;
3275until that you are restricted in several ways, mostly because you are
3276running from ROM, and because the code will have to be relocated to a
3277new address in RAM.
3278
3279
3280U-Boot Porting Guide:
3281----------------------
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3283[Based on messages by Jerry Van Baren in the U-Boot-Users mailing
3284list, October 2002]
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3285
3286
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3287int main (int argc, char *argv[])
3288{
3289 sighandler_t no_more_time;
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3291 signal (SIGALRM, no_more_time);
3292 alarm (PROJECT_DEADLINE - toSec (3 * WEEK));
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3294 if (available_money > available_manpower) {
3295 pay consultant to port U-Boot;
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3296 return 0;
3297 }
3298
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3299 Download latest U-Boot source;
3300
3301 Subscribe to u-boot-users mailing list;
3302
3303 if (clueless) {
3304 email ("Hi, I am new to U-Boot, how do I get started?");
3305 }
3306
3307 while (learning) {
3308 Read the README file in the top level directory;
3309 Read http://www.denx.de/twiki/bin/view/DULG/Manual ;
3310 Read the source, Luke;
3311 }
3312
3313 if (available_money > toLocalCurrency ($2500)) {
3314 Buy a BDI2000;
3315 } else {
3316 Add a lot of aggravation and time;
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3317 }
3318
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3319 Create your own board support subdirectory;
3320
3321 Create your own board config file;
3322
3323 while (!running) {
3324 do {
3325 Add / modify source code;
3326 } until (compiles);
3327 Debug;
3328 if (clueless)
3329 email ("Hi, I am having problems...");
3330 }
3331 Send patch file to Wolfgang;
3332
3333 return 0;
3334}
3335
3336void no_more_time (int sig)
3337{
3338 hire_a_guru();
3339}
3340
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3342Coding Standards:
3343-----------------
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3345All contributions to U-Boot should conform to the Linux kernel
3346coding style; see the file "Documentation/CodingStyle" in your Linux
3347kernel source directory.
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3349Please note that U-Boot is implemented in C (and to some small parts
3350in Assembler); no C++ is used, so please do not use C++ style
3351comments (//) in your code.
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3353Please also stick to the following formatting rules:
3354- remove any trailing white space
3355- use TAB characters for indentation, not spaces
3356- make sure NOT to use DOS '\r\n' line feeds
3357- do not add more than 2 empty lines to source files
3358- do not add trailing empty lines to source files
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3360Submissions which do not conform to the standards may be returned
3361with a request to reformat the changes.
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3362
3363
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3364Submitting Patches:
3365-------------------
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3367Since the number of patches for U-Boot is growing, we need to
3368establish some rules. Submissions which do not conform to these rules
3369may be rejected, even when they contain important and valuable stuff.
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3370
3371
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3372When you send a patch, please include the following information with
3373it:
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3375* For bug fixes: a description of the bug and how your patch fixes
3376 this bug. Please try to include a way of demonstrating that the
3377 patch actually fixes something.
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3379* For new features: a description of the feature and your
3380 implementation.
c609719b 3381
2729af9d 3382* A CHANGELOG entry as plaintext (separate from the patch)
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2729af9d 3384* For major contributions, your entry to the CREDITS file
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3386* When you add support for a new board, don't forget to add this
3387 board to the MAKEALL script, too.
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3389* If your patch adds new configuration options, don't forget to
3390 document these in the README file.
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3392* The patch itself. If you are accessing the CVS repository use "cvs
3393 update; cvs diff -puRN"; else, use "diff -purN OLD NEW". If your
3394 version of diff does not support these options, then get the latest
3395 version of GNU diff.
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3397 The current directory when running this command shall be the top
3398 level directory of the U-Boot source tree, or it's parent directory
3399 (i. e. please make sure that your patch includes sufficient
3400 directory information for the affected files).
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3402 We accept patches as plain text, MIME attachments or as uuencoded
3403 gzipped text.
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3405* If one logical set of modifications affects or creates several
3406 files, all these changes shall be submitted in a SINGLE patch file.
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3408* Changesets that contain different, unrelated modifications shall be
3409 submitted as SEPARATE patches, one patch per changeset.
8bde7f77 3410
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3414* Before sending the patch, run the MAKEALL script on your patched
3415 source tree and make sure that no errors or warnings are reported
3416 for any of the boards.
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3418* Keep your modifications to the necessary minimum: A patch
3419 containing several unrelated changes or arbitrary reformats will be
3420 returned with a request to re-formatting / split it.
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3422* If you modify existing code, make sure that your new code does not
3423 add to the memory footprint of the code ;-) Small is beautiful!
3424 When adding new features, these should compile conditionally only
3425 (using #ifdef), and the resulting code with the new feature
3426 disabled must not need more memory than the old code without your
3427 modification.