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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
a85f9f21 129 - at91rm9200 Files specific to Atmel AT91RM9200 CPU
983fda83 130 - imx Files specific to Freescale MC9328 i.MX CPUs
1d9f4105 131 - s3c24x0 Files specific to Samsung S3C24X0 CPUs
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132 - arm925t Files specific to ARM 925 CPUs
133 - arm926ejs Files specific to ARM 926 CPUs
8ed96046 134 - arm1136 Files specific to ARM 1136 CPUs
72a087e0 135 - at32ap Files specific to Atmel AVR32 AP CPUs
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136 - i386 Files specific to i386 CPUs
137 - ixp Files specific to Intel XScale IXP CPUs
983fda83 138 - mcf52x2 Files specific to Freescale ColdFire MCF52x2 CPUs
11dadd54 139 - mips Files specific to MIPS CPUs
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140 - mpc5xx Files specific to Freescale MPC5xx CPUs
141 - mpc5xxx Files specific to Freescale MPC5xxx CPUs
142 - mpc8xx Files specific to Freescale MPC8xx CPUs
143 - mpc8220 Files specific to Freescale MPC8220 CPUs
144 - mpc824x Files specific to Freescale MPC824x CPUs
145 - mpc8260 Files specific to Freescale MPC8260 CPUs
146 - mpc85xx Files specific to Freescale MPC85xx CPUs
11dadd54 147 - nios Files specific to Altera NIOS CPUs
5c952cf0 148 - nios2 Files specific to Altera Nios-II CPUs
0c8721a4 149 - ppc4xx Files specific to AMCC PowerPC 4xx CPUs
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150 - pxa Files specific to Intel XScale PXA CPUs
151 - s3c44b0 Files specific to Samsung S3C44B0 CPUs
152 - sa1100 Files specific to Intel StrongARM SA1100 CPUs
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153- disk Code for disk drive partition handling
154- doc Documentation (don't expect too much)
7152b1d0 155- drivers Commonly used device drivers
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156- dtt Digital Thermometer and Thermostat drivers
157- examples Example code for standalone applications, etc.
158- include Header Files
11dadd54 159- lib_arm Files generic to ARM architecture
7b64fef3 160- lib_avr32 Files generic to AVR32 architecture
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161- lib_generic Files generic to all architectures
162- lib_i386 Files generic to i386 architecture
163- lib_m68k Files generic to m68k architecture
164- lib_mips Files generic to MIPS architecture
165- lib_nios Files generic to NIOS architecture
166- lib_ppc Files generic to PowerPC architecture
213bf8c8 167- libfdt Library files to support flattened device trees
c609719b 168- net Networking code
c609719b 169- post Power On Self Test
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170- rtc Real Time Clock drivers
171- tools Tools to build S-Record or U-Boot images, etc.
172
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173Software Configuration:
174=======================
175
176Configuration is usually done using C preprocessor defines; the
177rationale behind that is to avoid dead code whenever possible.
178
179There are two classes of configuration variables:
180
181* Configuration _OPTIONS_:
182 These are selectable by the user and have names beginning with
183 "CONFIG_".
184
185* Configuration _SETTINGS_:
186 These depend on the hardware etc. and should not be meddled with if
187 you don't know what you're doing; they have names beginning with
188 "CFG_".
189
190Later we will add a configuration tool - probably similar to or even
191identical to what's used for the Linux kernel. Right now, we have to
192do the configuration by hand, which means creating some symbolic
193links and editing some configuration files. We use the TQM8xxL boards
194as an example here.
195
196
197Selection of Processor Architecture and Board Type:
198---------------------------------------------------
199
200For all supported boards there are ready-to-use default
201configurations available; just type "make <board_name>_config".
202
203Example: For a TQM823L module type:
204
205 cd u-boot
206 make TQM823L_config
207
208For the Cogent platform, you need to specify the cpu type as well;
209e.g. "make cogent_mpc8xx_config". And also configure the cogent
210directory according to the instructions in cogent/README.
211
212
213Configuration Options:
214----------------------
215
216Configuration depends on the combination of board and CPU type; all
217such information is kept in a configuration file
218"include/configs/<board_name>.h".
219
220Example: For a TQM823L module, all configuration settings are in
221"include/configs/TQM823L.h".
222
223
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224Many of the options are named exactly as the corresponding Linux
225kernel configuration options. The intention is to make it easier to
226build a config tool - later.
227
228
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229The following options need to be configured:
230
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231- CPU Type: Define exactly one, e.g. CONFIG_MPC85XX.
232
233- Board Type: Define exactly one, e.g. CONFIG_MPC8540ADS.
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235- CPU Daughterboard Type: (if CONFIG_ATSTK1000 is defined)
236 Define exactly one of
237 CONFIG_ATSTK1002
238
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240- CPU Module Type: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
241 Define exactly one of
242 CONFIG_CMA286_60_OLD
243--- FIXME --- not tested yet:
244 CONFIG_CMA286_60, CONFIG_CMA286_21, CONFIG_CMA286_60P,
245 CONFIG_CMA287_23, CONFIG_CMA287_50
246
247- Motherboard Type: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
248 Define exactly one of
249 CONFIG_CMA101, CONFIG_CMA102
250
251- Motherboard I/O Modules: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
252 Define one or more of
253 CONFIG_CMA302
254
255- Motherboard Options: (if CONFIG_CMA101 or CONFIG_CMA102 are defined)
256 Define one or more of
257 CONFIG_LCD_HEARTBEAT - update a character position on
258 the lcd display every second with
259 a "rotator" |\-/|\-/
260
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261- Board flavour: (if CONFIG_MPC8260ADS is defined)
262 CONFIG_ADSTYPE
263 Possible values are:
264 CFG_8260ADS - original MPC8260ADS
180d3f74 265 CFG_8266ADS - MPC8266ADS
54387ac9 266 CFG_PQ2FADS - PQ2FADS-ZU or PQ2FADS-VR
04a85b3b 267 CFG_8272ADS - MPC8272ADS
2535d602 268
c609719b 269- MPC824X Family Member (if CONFIG_MPC824X is defined)
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270 Define exactly one of
271 CONFIG_MPC8240, CONFIG_MPC8245
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75d1ea7f 273- 8xx CPU Options: (if using an MPC8xx cpu)
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274 CONFIG_8xx_GCLK_FREQ - deprecated: CPU clock if
275 get_gclk_freq() cannot work
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276 e.g. if there is no 32KHz
277 reference PIT/RTC clock
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278 CONFIG_8xx_OSCLK - PLL input clock (either EXTCLK
279 or XTAL/EXTAL)
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281- 859/866/885 CPU options: (if using a MPC859 or MPC866 or MPC885 CPU):
282 CFG_8xx_CPUCLK_MIN
283 CFG_8xx_CPUCLK_MAX
284 CONFIG_8xx_CPUCLK_DEFAULT
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285 See doc/README.MPC866
286
287 CFG_MEASURE_CPUCLK
288
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289 Define this to measure the actual CPU clock instead
290 of relying on the correctness of the configured
291 values. Mostly useful for board bringup to make sure
292 the PLL is locked at the intended frequency. Note
293 that this requires a (stable) reference clock (32 kHz
66ca92a5 294 RTC clock or CFG_8XX_XIN)
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296- Intel Monahans options:
297 CFG_MONAHANS_RUN_MODE_OSC_RATIO
298
299 Defines the Monahans run mode to oscillator
300 ratio. Valid values are 8, 16, 24, 31. The core
301 frequency is this value multiplied by 13 MHz.
302
303 CFG_MONAHANS_TURBO_RUN_MODE_RATIO
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305 Defines the Monahans turbo mode to oscillator
306 ratio. Valid values are 1 (default if undefined) and
cf48eb9a 307 2. The core frequency as calculated above is multiplied
0b953ffc 308 by this value.
cf48eb9a 309
5da627a4 310- Linux Kernel Interface:
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311 CONFIG_CLOCKS_IN_MHZ
312
313 U-Boot stores all clock information in Hz
314 internally. For binary compatibility with older Linux
315 kernels (which expect the clocks passed in the
316 bd_info data to be in MHz) the environment variable
317 "clocks_in_mhz" can be defined so that U-Boot
318 converts clock data to MHZ before passing it to the
319 Linux kernel.
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320 When CONFIG_CLOCKS_IN_MHZ is defined, a definition of
321 "clocks_in_mhz=1" is automatically included in the
322 default environment.
323
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324 CONFIG_MEMSIZE_IN_BYTES [relevant for MIPS only]
325
326 When transfering memsize parameter to linux, some versions
327 expect it to be in bytes, others in MB.
328 Define CONFIG_MEMSIZE_IN_BYTES to make it in bytes.
329
213bf8c8 330 CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT / CONFIG_OF_FLAT_TREE
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332 New kernel versions are expecting firmware settings to be
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333 passed using flattened device trees (based on open firmware
334 concepts).
335
336 CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT
337 * New libfdt-based support
338 * Adds the "fdt" command
339 * The bootm command does _not_ modify the fdt
340
341 CONFIG_OF_FLAT_TREE
342 * Deprecated, see CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT
343 * Original ft_build.c-based support
344 * Automatically modifies the dft as part of the bootm command
345 * The environment variable "disable_of", when set,
346 disables this functionality.
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347
348 CONFIG_OF_FLAT_TREE_MAX_SIZE
349
350 The maximum size of the constructed OF tree.
351
352 OF_CPU - The proper name of the cpus node.
c2871f03 353 OF_SOC - The proper name of the soc node.
f57f70aa 354 OF_TBCLK - The timebase frequency.
c2871f03 355 OF_STDOUT_PATH - The path to the console device
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357 CONFIG_OF_HAS_BD_T
358
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359 * CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT - enables the "fdt bd_t" command
360 * CONFIG_OF_FLAT_TREE - The resulting flat device tree
361 will have a copy of the bd_t. Space should be
362 pre-allocated in the dts for the bd_t.
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364 CONFIG_OF_HAS_UBOOT_ENV
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366 * CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT - enables the "fdt bd_t" command
367 * CONFIG_OF_FLAT_TREE - The resulting flat device tree
368 will have a copy of u-boot's environment variables
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370 CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP
371
372 Board code has addition modification that it wants to make
373 to the flat device tree before handing it off to the kernel
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375 CONFIG_OF_BOOT_CPU
376
377 This define fills in the correct boot cpu in the boot
378 param header, the default value is zero if undefined.
379
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380- Serial Ports:
381 CFG_PL010_SERIAL
382
383 Define this if you want support for Amba PrimeCell PL010 UARTs.
384
385 CFG_PL011_SERIAL
386
387 Define this if you want support for Amba PrimeCell PL011 UARTs.
388
389 CONFIG_PL011_CLOCK
390
391 If you have Amba PrimeCell PL011 UARTs, set this variable to
392 the clock speed of the UARTs.
393
394 CONFIG_PL01x_PORTS
395
396 If you have Amba PrimeCell PL010 or PL011 UARTs on your board,
397 define this to a list of base addresses for each (supported)
398 port. See e.g. include/configs/versatile.h
399
400
c609719b 401- Console Interface:
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402 Depending on board, define exactly one serial port
403 (like CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC1, CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC2,
404 CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SCC1, ...), or switch off the serial
405 console by defining CONFIG_8xx_CONS_NONE
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407 Note: if CONFIG_8xx_CONS_NONE is defined, the serial
408 port routines must be defined elsewhere
409 (i.e. serial_init(), serial_getc(), ...)
410
411 CONFIG_CFB_CONSOLE
412 Enables console device for a color framebuffer. Needs following
413 defines (cf. smiLynxEM, i8042, board/eltec/bab7xx)
414 VIDEO_FB_LITTLE_ENDIAN graphic memory organisation
415 (default big endian)
416 VIDEO_HW_RECTFILL graphic chip supports
417 rectangle fill
418 (cf. smiLynxEM)
419 VIDEO_HW_BITBLT graphic chip supports
420 bit-blit (cf. smiLynxEM)
421 VIDEO_VISIBLE_COLS visible pixel columns
422 (cols=pitch)
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423 VIDEO_VISIBLE_ROWS visible pixel rows
424 VIDEO_PIXEL_SIZE bytes per pixel
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425 VIDEO_DATA_FORMAT graphic data format
426 (0-5, cf. cfb_console.c)
ba56f625 427 VIDEO_FB_ADRS framebuffer address
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428 VIDEO_KBD_INIT_FCT keyboard int fct
429 (i.e. i8042_kbd_init())
430 VIDEO_TSTC_FCT test char fct
431 (i.e. i8042_tstc)
432 VIDEO_GETC_FCT get char fct
433 (i.e. i8042_getc)
434 CONFIG_CONSOLE_CURSOR cursor drawing on/off
435 (requires blink timer
436 cf. i8042.c)
437 CFG_CONSOLE_BLINK_COUNT blink interval (cf. i8042.c)
438 CONFIG_CONSOLE_TIME display time/date info in
439 upper right corner
602ad3b3 440 (requires CONFIG_CMD_DATE)
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441 CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO display Linux logo in
442 upper left corner
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443 CONFIG_VIDEO_BMP_LOGO use bmp_logo.h instead of
444 linux_logo.h for logo.
445 Requires CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO
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446 CONFIG_CONSOLE_EXTRA_INFO
447 addional board info beside
448 the logo
449
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450 When CONFIG_CFB_CONSOLE is defined, video console is
451 default i/o. Serial console can be forced with
452 environment 'console=serial'.
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454 When CONFIG_SILENT_CONSOLE is defined, all console
455 messages (by U-Boot and Linux!) can be silenced with
456 the "silent" environment variable. See
457 doc/README.silent for more information.
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459- Console Baudrate:
460 CONFIG_BAUDRATE - in bps
461 Select one of the baudrates listed in
462 CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE, see below.
3bbc899f 463 CFG_BRGCLK_PRESCALE, baudrate prescale
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465- Interrupt driven serial port input:
466 CONFIG_SERIAL_SOFTWARE_FIFO
467
468 PPC405GP only.
469 Use an interrupt handler for receiving data on the
470 serial port. It also enables using hardware handshake
471 (RTS/CTS) and UART's built-in FIFO. Set the number of
472 bytes the interrupt driven input buffer should have.
473
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474 Leave undefined to disable this feature, including
475 disable the buffer and hardware handshake.
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477- Console UART Number:
478 CONFIG_UART1_CONSOLE
479
0c8721a4 480 AMCC PPC4xx only.
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481 If defined internal UART1 (and not UART0) is used
482 as default U-Boot console.
483
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484- Boot Delay: CONFIG_BOOTDELAY - in seconds
485 Delay before automatically booting the default image;
486 set to -1 to disable autoboot.
487
488 See doc/README.autoboot for these options that
489 work with CONFIG_BOOTDELAY. None are required.
490 CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_TIME
491 CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_MIN
492 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_KEYED
493 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_PROMPT
494 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
495 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR
496 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR2
497 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR2
498 CONFIG_ZERO_BOOTDELAY_CHECK
499 CONFIG_RESET_TO_RETRY
500
501- Autoboot Command:
502 CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND
503 Only needed when CONFIG_BOOTDELAY is enabled;
504 define a command string that is automatically executed
505 when no character is read on the console interface
506 within "Boot Delay" after reset.
507
508 CONFIG_BOOTARGS
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509 This can be used to pass arguments to the bootm
510 command. The value of CONFIG_BOOTARGS goes into the
511 environment value "bootargs".
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512
513 CONFIG_RAMBOOT and CONFIG_NFSBOOT
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514 The value of these goes into the environment as
515 "ramboot" and "nfsboot" respectively, and can be used
516 as a convenience, when switching between booting from
517 ram and nfs.
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518
519- Pre-Boot Commands:
520 CONFIG_PREBOOT
521
522 When this option is #defined, the existence of the
523 environment variable "preboot" will be checked
524 immediately before starting the CONFIG_BOOTDELAY
525 countdown and/or running the auto-boot command resp.
526 entering interactive mode.
527
528 This feature is especially useful when "preboot" is
529 automatically generated or modified. For an example
530 see the LWMON board specific code: here "preboot" is
531 modified when the user holds down a certain
532 combination of keys on the (special) keyboard when
533 booting the systems
534
535- Serial Download Echo Mode:
536 CONFIG_LOADS_ECHO
537 If defined to 1, all characters received during a
538 serial download (using the "loads" command) are
539 echoed back. This might be needed by some terminal
540 emulations (like "cu"), but may as well just take
541 time on others. This setting #define's the initial
542 value of the "loads_echo" environment variable.
543
602ad3b3 544- Kgdb Serial Baudrate: (if CONFIG_CMD_KGDB is defined)
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545 CONFIG_KGDB_BAUDRATE
546 Select one of the baudrates listed in
547 CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE, see below.
548
549- Monitor Functions:
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550 Monitor commands can be included or excluded
551 from the build by using the #include files
552 "config_cmd_all.h" and #undef'ing unwanted
553 commands, or using "config_cmd_default.h"
554 and augmenting with additional #define's
555 for wanted commands.
556
557 The default command configuration includes all commands
558 except those marked below with a "*".
559
560 CONFIG_CMD_ASKENV * ask for env variable
561 CONFIG_CMD_AUTOSCRIPT Autoscript Support
562 CONFIG_CMD_BDI bdinfo
563 CONFIG_CMD_BEDBUG * Include BedBug Debugger
564 CONFIG_CMD_BMP * BMP support
565 CONFIG_CMD_BSP * Board specific commands
566 CONFIG_CMD_BOOTD bootd
567 CONFIG_CMD_CACHE * icache, dcache
568 CONFIG_CMD_CONSOLE coninfo
569 CONFIG_CMD_DATE * support for RTC, date/time...
570 CONFIG_CMD_DHCP * DHCP support
571 CONFIG_CMD_DIAG * Diagnostics
572 CONFIG_CMD_DOC * Disk-On-Chip Support
573 CONFIG_CMD_DTT * Digital Therm and Thermostat
574 CONFIG_CMD_ECHO echo arguments
575 CONFIG_CMD_EEPROM * EEPROM read/write support
576 CONFIG_CMD_ELF * bootelf, bootvx
577 CONFIG_CMD_ENV saveenv
578 CONFIG_CMD_FDC * Floppy Disk Support
579 CONFIG_CMD_FAT * FAT partition support
580 CONFIG_CMD_FDOS * Dos diskette Support
581 CONFIG_CMD_FLASH flinfo, erase, protect
582 CONFIG_CMD_FPGA FPGA device initialization support
583 CONFIG_CMD_HWFLOW * RTS/CTS hw flow control
584 CONFIG_CMD_I2C * I2C serial bus support
585 CONFIG_CMD_IDE * IDE harddisk support
586 CONFIG_CMD_IMI iminfo
587 CONFIG_CMD_IMLS List all found images
588 CONFIG_CMD_IMMAP * IMMR dump support
589 CONFIG_CMD_IRQ * irqinfo
590 CONFIG_CMD_ITEST Integer/string test of 2 values
591 CONFIG_CMD_JFFS2 * JFFS2 Support
592 CONFIG_CMD_KGDB * kgdb
593 CONFIG_CMD_LOADB loadb
594 CONFIG_CMD_LOADS loads
595 CONFIG_CMD_MEMORY md, mm, nm, mw, cp, cmp, crc, base,
596 loop, loopw, mtest
597 CONFIG_CMD_MISC Misc functions like sleep etc
598 CONFIG_CMD_MMC * MMC memory mapped support
599 CONFIG_CMD_MII * MII utility commands
600 CONFIG_CMD_NAND * NAND support
601 CONFIG_CMD_NET bootp, tftpboot, rarpboot
602 CONFIG_CMD_PCI * pciinfo
603 CONFIG_CMD_PCMCIA * PCMCIA support
604 CONFIG_CMD_PING * send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network
605 host
606 CONFIG_CMD_PORTIO * Port I/O
607 CONFIG_CMD_REGINFO * Register dump
608 CONFIG_CMD_RUN run command in env variable
609 CONFIG_CMD_SAVES * save S record dump
610 CONFIG_CMD_SCSI * SCSI Support
611 CONFIG_CMD_SDRAM * print SDRAM configuration information
612 (requires CONFIG_CMD_I2C)
613 CONFIG_CMD_SETGETDCR Support for DCR Register access
614 (4xx only)
615 CONFIG_CMD_SPI * SPI serial bus support
616 CONFIG_CMD_USB * USB support
617 CONFIG_CMD_VFD * VFD support (TRAB)
618 CONFIG_CMD_BSP * Board SPecific functions
619 CONFIG_CMD_CDP * Cisco Discover Protocol support
620 CONFIG_CMD_FSL * Microblaze FSL support
621
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623 EXAMPLE: If you want all functions except of network
624 support you can write:
625
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627 #undef CONFIG_CMD_NET
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630 fdt (flattened device tree) command: CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT
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632 Note: Don't enable the "icache" and "dcache" commands
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635 cache cannot be enabled on systems like the 8xx or
636 8260 (where accesses to the IMMR region must be
637 uncached), and it cannot be disabled on all other
638 systems where we (mis-) use the data cache to hold an
639 initial stack and some data.
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641
642 XXX - this list needs to get updated!
643
644- Watchdog:
645 CONFIG_WATCHDOG
646 If this variable is defined, it enables watchdog
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649 SIU Watchdog feature is enabled in the SYPCR
650 register.
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653 CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE
654 If this variable is defined, an environment variable
655 named "ver" is created by U-Boot showing the U-Boot
656 version as printed by the "version" command.
657 This variable is readonly.
658
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660
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663 following options:
664
665 CONFIG_RTC_MPC8xx - use internal RTC of MPC8xx
666 CONFIG_RTC_PCF8563 - use Philips PCF8563 RTC
667 CONFIG_RTC_MC146818 - use MC146818 RTC
1cb8e980 668 CONFIG_RTC_DS1307 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1307 RTC
c609719b 669 CONFIG_RTC_DS1337 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1337 RTC
7f70e853 670 CONFIG_RTC_DS1338 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1338 RTC
3bac3513 671 CONFIG_RTC_DS164x - use Dallas DS164x RTC
4c0d4c3b 672 CONFIG_RTC_MAX6900 - use Maxim, Inc. MAX6900 RTC
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675 must also be configured. See I2C Support, below.
676
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678
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680 (date and time) of an image is printed by image
681 commands like bootm or iminfo. This option is
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684- Partition Support:
685 CONFIG_MAC_PARTITION and/or CONFIG_DOS_PARTITION
686 and/or CONFIG_ISO_PARTITION
687
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689 CONFIG_CMD_SCSI) you must configure support for at least
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691
692- IDE Reset method:
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694 board configurations files but used nowhere!
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697 be performed by calling the function
698 ide_set_reset(int reset)
699 which has to be defined in a board specific file
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701- ATAPI Support:
702 CONFIG_ATAPI
703
704 Set this to enable ATAPI support.
705
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707 CONFIG_LBA48
708
709 Set this to enable support for disks larger than 137GB
710 Also look at CFG_64BIT_LBA ,CFG_64BIT_VSPRINTF and CFG_64BIT_STRTOUL
711 Whithout these , LBA48 support uses 32bit variables and will 'only'
712 support disks up to 2.1TB.
713
714 CFG_64BIT_LBA:
715 When enabled, makes the IDE subsystem use 64bit sector addresses.
716 Default is 32bit.
717
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719 At the moment only there is only support for the
720 SYM53C8XX SCSI controller; define
721 CONFIG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX to enable it.
722
723 CFG_SCSI_MAX_LUN [8], CFG_SCSI_MAX_SCSI_ID [7] and
724 CFG_SCSI_MAX_DEVICE [CFG_SCSI_MAX_SCSI_ID *
725 CFG_SCSI_MAX_LUN] can be adjusted to define the
726 maximum numbers of LUNs, SCSI ID's and target
727 devices.
728 CFG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX_CCF to fix clock timing (80Mhz)
729
730- NETWORK Support (PCI):
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732 Support for Intel 8254x gigabit chips.
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735 Support for Intel 82557/82559/82559ER chips.
736 Optional CONFIG_EEPRO100_SROM_WRITE enables eeprom
737 write routine for first time initialisation.
738
739 CONFIG_TULIP
740 Support for Digital 2114x chips.
741 Optional CONFIG_TULIP_SELECT_MEDIA for board specific
742 modem chip initialisation (KS8761/QS6611).
743
744 CONFIG_NATSEMI
745 Support for National dp83815 chips.
746
747 CONFIG_NS8382X
748 Support for National dp8382[01] gigabit chips.
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751
752 CONFIG_DRIVER_LAN91C96
753 Support for SMSC's LAN91C96 chips.
754
755 CONFIG_LAN91C96_BASE
756 Define this to hold the physical address
757 of the LAN91C96's I/O space
758
759 CONFIG_LAN91C96_USE_32_BIT
760 Define this to enable 32 bit addressing
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763 Support for SMSC's LAN91C111 chip
764
765 CONFIG_SMC91111_BASE
766 Define this to hold the physical address
767 of the device (I/O space)
768
769 CONFIG_SMC_USE_32_BIT
770 Define this if data bus is 32 bits
771
772 CONFIG_SMC_USE_IOFUNCS
773 Define this to use i/o functions instead of macros
774 (some hardware wont work with macros)
775
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777 At the moment only the UHCI host controller is
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780 define CONFIG_USB_KEYBOARD to enable the USB Keyboard
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782 storage devices.
783 Note:
784 Supported are USB Keyboards and USB Floppy drives
785 (TEAC FD-05PUB).
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787 CONFIG_USB_CLOCK
788 for 528 MHz Clock: 0x0001bbbb
789 CONFIG_USB_CONFIG
790 for differential drivers: 0x00001000
791 for single ended drivers: 0x00005000
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793 May be defined to allow interrupt polling
794 instead of using asynchronous interrupts
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797 Define the below if you wish to use the USB console.
798 Once firmware is rebuilt from a serial console issue the
799 command "setenv stdin usbtty; setenv stdout usbtty" and
800 attach your usb cable. The Unix command "dmesg" should print
801 it has found a new device. The environment variable usbtty
802 can be set to gserial or cdc_acm to enable your device to
386eda02 803 appear to a USB host as a Linux gserial device or a
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805 If you select usbtty = gserial you should be able to enumerate
806 a Linux host by
807 # modprobe usbserial vendor=0xVendorID product=0xProductID
808 else if using cdc_acm, simply setting the environment
809 variable usbtty to be cdc_acm should suffice. The following
810 might be defined in YourBoardName.h
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813 Define this to build a UDC device
814
815 CONFIG_USB_TTY
816 Define this to have a tty type of device available to
817 talk to the UDC device
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820 Define this if you want stdin, stdout &/or stderr to
821 be set to usbtty.
822
823 mpc8xx:
824 CFG_USB_EXTC_CLK 0xBLAH
825 Derive USB clock from external clock "blah"
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827
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829 Derive USB clock from brgclk
830 - CFG_USB_BRG_CLK 0x04
831
386eda02 832 If you have a USB-IF assigned VendorID then you may wish to
16c8d5e7 833 define your own vendor specific values either in BoardName.h
386eda02 834 or directly in usbd_vendor_info.h. If you don't define
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836 CONFIG_USBD_VENDORID and CONFIG_USBD_PRODUCTID, then U-Boot
837 should pretend to be a Linux device to it's target host.
838
839 CONFIG_USBD_MANUFACTURER
840 Define this string as the name of your company for
841 - CONFIG_USBD_MANUFACTURER "my company"
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844 Define this string as the name of your product
845 - CONFIG_USBD_PRODUCT_NAME "acme usb device"
846
847 CONFIG_USBD_VENDORID
848 Define this as your assigned Vendor ID from the USB
849 Implementors Forum. This *must* be a genuine Vendor ID
850 to avoid polluting the USB namespace.
851 - CONFIG_USBD_VENDORID 0xFFFF
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854 Define this as the unique Product ID
855 for your device
856 - CONFIG_USBD_PRODUCTID 0xFFFF
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860 The MMC controller on the Intel PXA is supported. To
861 enable this define CONFIG_MMC. The MMC can be
862 accessed from the boot prompt by mapping the device
71f95118 863 to physical memory similar to flash. Command line is
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865 the FAT fs. This is enabled with CONFIG_CMD_FAT.
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868 CONFIG_JFFS2_NAND, CONFIG_JFFS2_NAND_OFF, CONFIG_JFFS2_NAND_SIZE,
869 CONFIG_JFFS2_NAND_DEV
870 Define these for a default partition on a NAND device
871
872 CFG_JFFS2_FIRST_SECTOR,
873 CFG_JFFS2_FIRST_BANK, CFG_JFFS2_NUM_BANKS
874 Define these for a default partition on a NOR device
875
876 CFG_JFFS_CUSTOM_PART
877 Define this to create an own partition. You have to provide a
878 function struct part_info* jffs2_part_info(int part_num)
879
880 If you define only one JFFS2 partition you may also want to
efe2a4d5 881 #define CFG_JFFS_SINGLE_PART 1
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883 have not defined a custom partition
884
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885- Keyboard Support:
886 CONFIG_ISA_KEYBOARD
887
888 Define this to enable standard (PC-Style) keyboard
889 support
890
891 CONFIG_I8042_KBD
892 Standard PC keyboard driver with US (is default) and
893 GERMAN key layout (switch via environment 'keymap=de') support.
894 Export function i8042_kbd_init, i8042_tstc and i8042_getc
895 for cfb_console. Supports cursor blinking.
896
897- Video support:
898 CONFIG_VIDEO
899
900 Define this to enable video support (for output to
901 video).
902
903 CONFIG_VIDEO_CT69000
904
905 Enable Chips & Technologies 69000 Video chip
906
907 CONFIG_VIDEO_SMI_LYNXEM
b79a11cc 908 Enable Silicon Motion SMI 712/710/810 Video chip. The
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909 video output is selected via environment 'videoout'
910 (1 = LCD and 2 = CRT). If videoout is undefined, CRT is
911 assumed.
912
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914 selected via environment 'videomode'. Two diferent ways
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916 - "videomode=num" 'num' is a standard LiLo mode numbers.
6e592385 917 Following standard modes are supported (* is default):
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919 Colors 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x1024
920 -------------+---------------------------------------------
921 8 bits | 0x301* 0x303 0x305 0x161 0x307
922 15 bits | 0x310 0x313 0x316 0x162 0x319
923 16 bits | 0x311 0x314 0x317 0x163 0x31A
924 24 bits | 0x312 0x315 0x318 ? 0x31B
925 -------------+---------------------------------------------
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927
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929 from the bootargs. (See drivers/videomodes.c)
930
931
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935 or CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806_16BPP
936
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8bde7f77 938 CONFIG_KEYBOARD
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941 This simply calls drv_keyboard_init() which must be
942 defined in your board-specific files.
943 The only board using this so far is RBC823.
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946
947 Define this to enable LCD support (for output to LCD
948 display); also select one of the supported displays
949 by defining one of these:
950
fd3103bb 951 CONFIG_NEC_NL6448AC33:
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fd3103bb 953 NEC NL6448AC33-18. Active, color, single scan.
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fd3103bb 955 CONFIG_NEC_NL6448BC20
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958 Active, color, single scan.
959
960 CONFIG_NEC_NL6448BC33_54
961
962 NEC NL6448BC33-54. 10.4", 640x480.
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964
965 CONFIG_SHARP_16x9
966
967 Sharp 320x240. Active, color, single scan.
968 It isn't 16x9, and I am not sure what it is.
969
970 CONFIG_SHARP_LQ64D341
971
972 Sharp LQ64D341 display, 640x480.
973 Active, color, single scan.
974
975 CONFIG_HLD1045
976
977 HLD1045 display, 640x480.
978 Active, color, single scan.
979
980 CONFIG_OPTREX_BW
981
982 Optrex CBL50840-2 NF-FW 99 22 M5
983 or
984 Hitachi LMG6912RPFC-00T
985 or
986 Hitachi SP14Q002
987
988 320x240. Black & white.
989
990 Normally display is black on white background; define
991 CFG_WHITE_ON_BLACK to get it inverted.
992
7152b1d0 993- Splash Screen Support: CONFIG_SPLASH_SCREEN
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995 If this option is set, the environment is checked for
996 a variable "splashimage". If found, the usual display
997 of logo, copyright and system information on the LCD
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999 specified in "splashimage" is loaded instead. The
1000 console is redirected to the "nulldev", too. This
1001 allows for a "silent" boot where a splash screen is
1002 loaded very quickly after power-on.
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1005
1006 If this option is set, additionally to standard BMP
1007 images, gzipped BMP images can be displayed via the
1008 splashscreen support or the bmp command.
1009
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1011 CONFIG_BZIP2
1012
1013 If this option is set, support for bzip2 compressed
1014 images is included. If not, only uncompressed and gzip
1015 compressed images are supported.
1016
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1018 the malloc area (as defined by CFG_MALLOC_LEN) should
1019 be at least 4MB.
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1022 CONFIG_PHY_ADDR
1023
1024 The address of PHY on MII bus.
1025
1026 CONFIG_PHY_CLOCK_FREQ (ppc4xx)
1027
1028 The clock frequency of the MII bus
1029
1030 CONFIG_PHY_GIGE
1031
1032 If this option is set, support for speed/duplex
1033 detection of Gigabit PHY is included.
1034
1035 CONFIG_PHY_RESET_DELAY
1036
1037 Some PHY like Intel LXT971A need extra delay after
1038 reset before any MII register access is possible.
1039 For such PHY, set this option to the usec delay
1040 required. (minimum 300usec for LXT971A)
1041
1042 CONFIG_PHY_CMD_DELAY (ppc4xx)
1043
1044 Some PHY like Intel LXT971A need extra delay after
1045 command issued before MII status register can be read
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1048 CONFIG_ETHADDR
1049 CONFIG_ETH2ADDR
1050 CONFIG_ETH3ADDR
1051
1052 Define a default value for ethernet address to use
1053 for the respective ethernet interface, in case this
1054 is not determined automatically.
1055
1056- IP address:
1057 CONFIG_IPADDR
1058
1059 Define a default value for the IP address to use for
1060 the default ethernet interface, in case this is not
1061 determined through e.g. bootp.
1062
1063- Server IP address:
1064 CONFIG_SERVERIP
1065
1066 Defines a default value for theIP address of a TFTP
1067 server to contact when using the "tftboot" command.
1068
1069- BOOTP Recovery Mode:
1070 CONFIG_BOOTP_RANDOM_DELAY
1071
1072 If you have many targets in a network that try to
1073 boot using BOOTP, you may want to avoid that all
1074 systems send out BOOTP requests at precisely the same
1075 moment (which would happen for instance at recovery
1076 from a power failure, when all systems will try to
1077 boot, thus flooding the BOOTP server. Defining
1078 CONFIG_BOOTP_RANDOM_DELAY causes a random delay to be
1079 inserted before sending out BOOTP requests. The
6c33c785 1080 following delays are inserted then:
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1082 1st BOOTP request: delay 0 ... 1 sec
1083 2nd BOOTP request: delay 0 ... 2 sec
1084 3rd BOOTP request: delay 0 ... 4 sec
1085 4th and following
1086 BOOTP requests: delay 0 ... 8 sec
1087
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1090 CONFIG_BOOTP_* symbols:
1091
1092 CONFIG_BOOTP_SUBNETMASK
1093 CONFIG_BOOTP_GATEWAY
1094 CONFIG_BOOTP_HOSTNAME
1095 CONFIG_BOOTP_NISDOMAIN
1096 CONFIG_BOOTP_BOOTPATH
1097 CONFIG_BOOTP_BOOTFILESIZE
1098 CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS
1099 CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS2
1100 CONFIG_BOOTP_SEND_HOSTNAME
1101 CONFIG_BOOTP_NTPSERVER
1102 CONFIG_BOOTP_TIMEOFFSET
1103 CONFIG_BOOTP_VENDOREX
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1105 CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS2 - If a DHCP client requests the DNS
1106 serverip from a DHCP server, it is possible that more
1107 than one DNS serverip is offered to the client.
1108 If CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS2 is enabled, the secondary DNS
1109 serverip will be stored in the additional environment
1110 variable "dnsip2". The first DNS serverip is always
1111 stored in the variable "dnsip", when CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS
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1114 CONFIG_BOOTP_SEND_HOSTNAME - Some DHCP servers are capable
1115 to do a dynamic update of a DNS server. To do this, they
1116 need the hostname of the DHCP requester.
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1118 of the "hostname" environment variable is passed as
1119 option 12 to the DHCP server.
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1124 The device id used in CDP trigger frames.
1125
1126 CONFIG_CDP_DEVICE_ID_PREFIX
1127
1128 A two character string which is prefixed to the MAC address
1129 of the device.
1130
1131 CONFIG_CDP_PORT_ID
1132
1133 A printf format string which contains the ascii name of
1134 the port. Normally is set to "eth%d" which sets
1135 eth0 for the first ethernet, eth1 for the second etc.
1136
1137 CONFIG_CDP_CAPABILITIES
1138
1139 A 32bit integer which indicates the device capabilities;
1140 0x00000010 for a normal host which does not forwards.
1141
1142 CONFIG_CDP_VERSION
1143
1144 An ascii string containing the version of the software.
1145
1146 CONFIG_CDP_PLATFORM
1147
1148 An ascii string containing the name of the platform.
1149
1150 CONFIG_CDP_TRIGGER
1151
1152 A 32bit integer sent on the trigger.
1153
1154 CONFIG_CDP_POWER_CONSUMPTION
1155
1156 A 16bit integer containing the power consumption of the
1157 device in .1 of milliwatts.
1158
1159 CONFIG_CDP_APPLIANCE_VLAN_TYPE
1160
1161 A byte containing the id of the VLAN.
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1164
1165 Several configurations allow to display the current
1166 status using a LED. For instance, the LED will blink
1167 fast while running U-Boot code, stop blinking as
1168 soon as a reply to a BOOTP request was received, and
1169 start blinking slow once the Linux kernel is running
1170 (supported by a status LED driver in the Linux
1171 kernel). Defining CONFIG_STATUS_LED enables this
1172 feature in U-Boot.
1173
1174- CAN Support: CONFIG_CAN_DRIVER
1175
1176 Defining CONFIG_CAN_DRIVER enables CAN driver support
1177 on those systems that support this (optional)
1178 feature, like the TQM8xxL modules.
1179
1180- I2C Support: CONFIG_HARD_I2C | CONFIG_SOFT_I2C
1181
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1184 include the appropriate I2C driver for the selected cpu.
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945af8d7 1186 This will allow you to use i2c commands at the u-boot
602ad3b3 1187 command line (as long as you set CONFIG_CMD_I2C in
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1189 clock chips. See common/cmd_i2c.c for a description of the
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1193 all I2C commands under a single 'i2c' root command. The
1194 older 'imm', 'imd', 'iprobe' etc. commands are considered
1195 deprecated and may disappear in the future.
1196
1197 CONFIG_HARD_I2C selects a hardware I2C controller.
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1201 support for I2C.
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945af8d7 1203 There are several other quantities that must also be
b37c7e5e 1204 defined when you define CONFIG_HARD_I2C or CONFIG_SOFT_I2C.
c609719b 1205
b37c7e5e 1206 In both cases you will need to define CFG_I2C_SPEED
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1207 to be the frequency (in Hz) at which you wish your i2c bus
1208 to run and CFG_I2C_SLAVE to be the address of this node (ie
1209 the cpu's i2c node address).
1210
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1211 Now, the u-boot i2c code for the mpc8xx (cpu/mpc8xx/i2c.c)
1212 sets the cpu up as a master node and so its address should
1213 therefore be cleared to 0 (See, eg, MPC823e User's Manual
945af8d7 1214 p.16-473). So, set CFG_I2C_SLAVE to 0.
c609719b 1215
945af8d7 1216 That's all that's required for CONFIG_HARD_I2C.
c609719b 1217
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1218 If you use the software i2c interface (CONFIG_SOFT_I2C)
1219 then the following macros need to be defined (examples are
1220 from include/configs/lwmon.h):
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1221
1222 I2C_INIT
1223
b37c7e5e 1224 (Optional). Any commands necessary to enable the I2C
43d9616c 1225 controller or configure ports.
c609719b 1226
ba56f625 1227 eg: #define I2C_INIT (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir |= PB_SCL)
b37c7e5e 1228
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1229 I2C_PORT
1230
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1231 (Only for MPC8260 CPU). The I/O port to use (the code
1232 assumes both bits are on the same port). Valid values
1233 are 0..3 for ports A..D.
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1235 I2C_ACTIVE
1236
1237 The code necessary to make the I2C data line active
1238 (driven). If the data line is open collector, this
1239 define can be null.
1240
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1241 eg: #define I2C_ACTIVE (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir |= PB_SDA)
1242
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1243 I2C_TRISTATE
1244
1245 The code necessary to make the I2C data line tri-stated
1246 (inactive). If the data line is open collector, this
1247 define can be null.
1248
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1249 eg: #define I2C_TRISTATE (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir &= ~PB_SDA)
1250
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1251 I2C_READ
1252
1253 Code that returns TRUE if the I2C data line is high,
1254 FALSE if it is low.
1255
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1256 eg: #define I2C_READ ((immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat & PB_SDA) != 0)
1257
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1258 I2C_SDA(bit)
1259
1260 If <bit> is TRUE, sets the I2C data line high. If it
1261 is FALSE, it clears it (low).
1262
b37c7e5e 1263 eg: #define I2C_SDA(bit) \
2535d602 1264 if(bit) immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat |= PB_SDA; \
ba56f625 1265 else immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat &= ~PB_SDA
b37c7e5e 1266
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1267 I2C_SCL(bit)
1268
1269 If <bit> is TRUE, sets the I2C clock line high. If it
1270 is FALSE, it clears it (low).
1271
b37c7e5e 1272 eg: #define I2C_SCL(bit) \
2535d602 1273 if(bit) immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat |= PB_SCL; \
ba56f625 1274 else immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat &= ~PB_SCL
b37c7e5e 1275
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1276 I2C_DELAY
1277
1278 This delay is invoked four times per clock cycle so this
1279 controls the rate of data transfer. The data rate thus
b37c7e5e 1280 is 1 / (I2C_DELAY * 4). Often defined to be something
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1281 like:
1282
b37c7e5e 1283 #define I2C_DELAY udelay(2)
c609719b 1284
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1285 CFG_I2C_INIT_BOARD
1286
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1287 When a board is reset during an i2c bus transfer
1288 chips might think that the current transfer is still
1289 in progress. On some boards it is possible to access
1290 the i2c SCLK line directly, either by using the
1291 processor pin as a GPIO or by having a second pin
1292 connected to the bus. If this option is defined a
1293 custom i2c_init_board() routine in boards/xxx/board.c
1294 is run early in the boot sequence.
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1296 CONFIG_I2CFAST (PPC405GP|PPC405EP only)
1297
1298 This option enables configuration of bi_iic_fast[] flags
1299 in u-boot bd_info structure based on u-boot environment
1300 variable "i2cfast". (see also i2cfast)
1301
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1302 CONFIG_I2C_MULTI_BUS
1303
1304 This option allows the use of multiple I2C buses, each of which
1305 must have a controller. At any point in time, only one bus is
1306 active. To switch to a different bus, use the 'i2c dev' command.
1307 Note that bus numbering is zero-based.
1308
1309 CFG_I2C_NOPROBES
1310
1311 This option specifies a list of I2C devices that will be skipped
1312 when the 'i2c probe' command is issued (or 'iprobe' using the legacy
1313 command). If CONFIG_I2C_MULTI_BUS is set, specify a list of bus-device
1314 pairs. Otherwise, specify a 1D array of device addresses
1315
1316 e.g.
1317 #undef CONFIG_I2C_MULTI_BUS
1318 #define CFG_I2C_NOPROBES {0x50,0x68}
1319
1320 will skip addresses 0x50 and 0x68 on a board with one I2C bus
1321
1322 #define CONFIG_I2C_MULTI_BUS
1323 #define CFG_I2C_MULTI_NOPROBES {{0,0x50},{0,0x68},{1,0x54}}
1324
1325 will skip addresses 0x50 and 0x68 on bus 0 and address 0x54 on bus 1
1326
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1327 CFG_SPD_BUS_NUM
1328
1329 If defined, then this indicates the I2C bus number for DDR SPD.
1330 If not defined, then U-Boot assumes that SPD is on I2C bus 0.
1331
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1332 CFG_RTC_BUS_NUM
1333
1334 If defined, then this indicates the I2C bus number for the RTC.
1335 If not defined, then U-Boot assumes that RTC is on I2C bus 0.
1336
1337 CFG_DTT_BUS_NUM
1338
1339 If defined, then this indicates the I2C bus number for the DTT.
1340 If not defined, then U-Boot assumes that DTT is on I2C bus 0.
1341
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1342 CONFIG_FSL_I2C
1343
1344 Define this option if you want to use Freescale's I2C driver in
1345 drivers/fsl_i2c.c.
1346
1347
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1348- SPI Support: CONFIG_SPI
1349
1350 Enables SPI driver (so far only tested with
1351 SPI EEPROM, also an instance works with Crystal A/D and
1352 D/As on the SACSng board)
1353
1354 CONFIG_SPI_X
1355
1356 Enables extended (16-bit) SPI EEPROM addressing.
1357 (symmetrical to CONFIG_I2C_X)
1358
1359 CONFIG_SOFT_SPI
1360
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1361 Enables a software (bit-bang) SPI driver rather than
1362 using hardware support. This is a general purpose
1363 driver that only requires three general I/O port pins
1364 (two outputs, one input) to function. If this is
1365 defined, the board configuration must define several
1366 SPI configuration items (port pins to use, etc). For
1367 an example, see include/configs/sacsng.h.
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ba56f625 1369- FPGA Support: CONFIG_FPGA_COUNT
c609719b 1370
8bde7f77 1371 Specify the number of FPGA devices to support.
c609719b 1372
8bde7f77 1373 CONFIG_FPGA
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1375 Used to specify the types of FPGA devices. For example,
1376 #define CONFIG_FPGA CFG_XILINX_VIRTEX2
c609719b 1377
8bde7f77 1378 CFG_FPGA_PROG_FEEDBACK
c609719b 1379
8bde7f77 1380 Enable printing of hash marks during FPGA configuration.
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1381
1382 CFG_FPGA_CHECK_BUSY
1383
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1384 Enable checks on FPGA configuration interface busy
1385 status by the configuration function. This option
1386 will require a board or device specific function to
1387 be written.
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1388
1389 CONFIG_FPGA_DELAY
1390
1391 If defined, a function that provides delays in the FPGA
1392 configuration driver.
1393
1394 CFG_FPGA_CHECK_CTRLC
1395 Allow Control-C to interrupt FPGA configuration
1396
1397 CFG_FPGA_CHECK_ERROR
1398
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1399 Check for configuration errors during FPGA bitfile
1400 loading. For example, abort during Virtex II
1401 configuration if the INIT_B line goes low (which
1402 indicated a CRC error).
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1404 CFG_FPGA_WAIT_INIT
1405
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1406 Maximum time to wait for the INIT_B line to deassert
1407 after PROB_B has been deasserted during a Virtex II
1408 FPGA configuration sequence. The default time is 500
1409 mS.
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1411 CFG_FPGA_WAIT_BUSY
1412
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1413 Maximum time to wait for BUSY to deassert during
1414 Virtex II FPGA configuration. The default is 5 mS.
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1415
1416 CFG_FPGA_WAIT_CONFIG
1417
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1418 Time to wait after FPGA configuration. The default is
1419 200 mS.
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1420
1421- Configuration Management:
1422 CONFIG_IDENT_STRING
1423
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1424 If defined, this string will be added to the U-Boot
1425 version information (U_BOOT_VERSION)
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1426
1427- Vendor Parameter Protection:
1428
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1429 U-Boot considers the values of the environment
1430 variables "serial#" (Board Serial Number) and
7152b1d0 1431 "ethaddr" (Ethernet Address) to be parameters that
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1432 are set once by the board vendor / manufacturer, and
1433 protects these variables from casual modification by
1434 the user. Once set, these variables are read-only,
1435 and write or delete attempts are rejected. You can
1436 change this behviour:
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1438 If CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE is #defined in your config
1439 file, the write protection for vendor parameters is
47cd00fa 1440 completely disabled. Anybody can change or delete
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1441 these parameters.
1442
1443 Alternatively, if you #define _both_ CONFIG_ETHADDR
1444 _and_ CONFIG_OVERWRITE_ETHADDR_ONCE, a default
1445 ethernet address is installed in the environment,
1446 which can be changed exactly ONCE by the user. [The
1447 serial# is unaffected by this, i. e. it remains
1448 read-only.]
1449
1450- Protected RAM:
1451 CONFIG_PRAM
1452
1453 Define this variable to enable the reservation of
1454 "protected RAM", i. e. RAM which is not overwritten
1455 by U-Boot. Define CONFIG_PRAM to hold the number of
1456 kB you want to reserve for pRAM. You can overwrite
1457 this default value by defining an environment
1458 variable "pram" to the number of kB you want to
1459 reserve. Note that the board info structure will
1460 still show the full amount of RAM. If pRAM is
1461 reserved, a new environment variable "mem" will
1462 automatically be defined to hold the amount of
1463 remaining RAM in a form that can be passed as boot
1464 argument to Linux, for instance like that:
1465
fe126d8b 1466 setenv bootargs ... mem=\${mem}
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1467 saveenv
1468
1469 This way you can tell Linux not to use this memory,
1470 either, which results in a memory region that will
1471 not be affected by reboots.
1472
1473 *WARNING* If your board configuration uses automatic
1474 detection of the RAM size, you must make sure that
1475 this memory test is non-destructive. So far, the
1476 following board configurations are known to be
1477 "pRAM-clean":
1478
1479 ETX094, IVMS8, IVML24, SPD8xx, TQM8xxL,
1480 HERMES, IP860, RPXlite, LWMON, LANTEC,
1481 PCU_E, FLAGADM, TQM8260
1482
1483- Error Recovery:
1484 CONFIG_PANIC_HANG
1485
1486 Define this variable to stop the system in case of a
1487 fatal error, so that you have to reset it manually.
1488 This is probably NOT a good idea for an embedded
1489 system where you want to system to reboot
1490 automatically as fast as possible, but it may be
1491 useful during development since you can try to debug
1492 the conditions that lead to the situation.
1493
1494 CONFIG_NET_RETRY_COUNT
1495
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1496 This variable defines the number of retries for
1497 network operations like ARP, RARP, TFTP, or BOOTP
1498 before giving up the operation. If not defined, a
1499 default value of 5 is used.
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1500
1501- Command Interpreter:
8078f1a5 1502 CONFIG_AUTO_COMPLETE
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1503
1504 Enable auto completion of commands using TAB.
1505
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1506 Note that this feature has NOT been implemented yet
1507 for the "hush" shell.
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1508
1509
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1510 CFG_HUSH_PARSER
1511
1512 Define this variable to enable the "hush" shell (from
1513 Busybox) as command line interpreter, thus enabling
1514 powerful command line syntax like
1515 if...then...else...fi conditionals or `&&' and '||'
1516 constructs ("shell scripts").
1517
1518 If undefined, you get the old, much simpler behaviour
1519 with a somewhat smaller memory footprint.
1520
1521
1522 CFG_PROMPT_HUSH_PS2
1523
1524 This defines the secondary prompt string, which is
1525 printed when the command interpreter needs more input
1526 to complete a command. Usually "> ".
1527
1528 Note:
1529
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1530 In the current implementation, the local variables
1531 space and global environment variables space are
1532 separated. Local variables are those you define by
1533 simply typing `name=value'. To access a local
1534 variable later on, you have write `$name' or
1535 `${name}'; to execute the contents of a variable
1536 directly type `$name' at the command prompt.
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1538 Global environment variables are those you use
1539 setenv/printenv to work with. To run a command stored
1540 in such a variable, you need to use the run command,
1541 and you must not use the '$' sign to access them.
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1542
1543 To store commands and special characters in a
1544 variable, please use double quotation marks
1545 surrounding the whole text of the variable, instead
1546 of the backslashes before semicolons and special
1547 symbols.
1548
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1549- Commandline Editing and History:
1550 CONFIG_CMDLINE_EDITING
1551
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1552 Enable editiong and History functions for interactive
1553 commandline input operations
aa0c71ac 1554
a8c7c708 1555- Default Environment:
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1556 CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS
1557
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1558 Define this to contain any number of null terminated
1559 strings (variable = value pairs) that will be part of
7152b1d0 1560 the default environment compiled into the boot image.
2262cfee 1561
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1562 For example, place something like this in your
1563 board's config file:
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1564
1565 #define CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS \
1566 "myvar1=value1\0" \
1567 "myvar2=value2\0"
1568
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1569 Warning: This method is based on knowledge about the
1570 internal format how the environment is stored by the
1571 U-Boot code. This is NOT an official, exported
1572 interface! Although it is unlikely that this format
7152b1d0 1573 will change soon, there is no guarantee either.
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1574 You better know what you are doing here.
1575
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1576 Note: overly (ab)use of the default environment is
1577 discouraged. Make sure to check other ways to preset
1578 the environment like the autoscript function or the
1579 boot command first.
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a8c7c708 1581- DataFlash Support:
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1582 CONFIG_HAS_DATAFLASH
1583
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1584 Defining this option enables DataFlash features and
1585 allows to read/write in Dataflash via the standard
1586 commands cp, md...
2abbe075 1587
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1588- SystemACE Support:
1589 CONFIG_SYSTEMACE
1590
1591 Adding this option adds support for Xilinx SystemACE
1592 chips attached via some sort of local bus. The address
1593 of the chip must alsh be defined in the
1594 CFG_SYSTEMACE_BASE macro. For example:
1595
1596 #define CONFIG_SYSTEMACE
1597 #define CFG_SYSTEMACE_BASE 0xf0000000
1598
1599 When SystemACE support is added, the "ace" device type
1600 becomes available to the fat commands, i.e. fatls.
1601
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1602- TFTP Fixed UDP Port:
1603 CONFIG_TFTP_PORT
1604
28cb9375 1605 If this is defined, the environment variable tftpsrcp
ecb0ccd9 1606 is used to supply the TFTP UDP source port value.
28cb9375 1607 If tftpsrcp isn't defined, the normal pseudo-random port
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1608 number generator is used.
1609
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1610 Also, the environment variable tftpdstp is used to supply
1611 the TFTP UDP destination port value. If tftpdstp isn't
1612 defined, the normal port 69 is used.
1613
1614 The purpose for tftpsrcp is to allow a TFTP server to
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1615 blindly start the TFTP transfer using the pre-configured
1616 target IP address and UDP port. This has the effect of
1617 "punching through" the (Windows XP) firewall, allowing
1618 the remainder of the TFTP transfer to proceed normally.
1619 A better solution is to properly configure the firewall,
1620 but sometimes that is not allowed.
1621
a8c7c708 1622- Show boot progress:
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1623 CONFIG_SHOW_BOOT_PROGRESS
1624
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1625 Defining this option allows to add some board-
1626 specific code (calling a user-provided function
1627 "show_boot_progress(int)") that enables you to show
1628 the system's boot progress on some display (for
1629 example, some LED's) on your board. At the moment,
1630 the following checkpoints are implemented:
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1631
1632 Arg Where When
1633 1 common/cmd_bootm.c before attempting to boot an image
ba56f625 1634 -1 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has bad magic number
c609719b 1635 2 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has correct magic number
ba56f625 1636 -2 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has bad checksum
c609719b 1637 3 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has correct checksum
ba56f625 1638 -3 common/cmd_bootm.c Image data has bad checksum
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1639 4 common/cmd_bootm.c Image data has correct checksum
1640 -4 common/cmd_bootm.c Image is for unsupported architecture
1641 5 common/cmd_bootm.c Architecture check OK
1642 -5 common/cmd_bootm.c Wrong Image Type (not kernel, multi, standalone)
1643 6 common/cmd_bootm.c Image Type check OK
1644 -6 common/cmd_bootm.c gunzip uncompression error
1645 -7 common/cmd_bootm.c Unimplemented compression type
1646 7 common/cmd_bootm.c Uncompression OK
1647 -8 common/cmd_bootm.c Wrong Image Type (not kernel, multi, standalone)
1648 8 common/cmd_bootm.c Image Type check OK
1649 -9 common/cmd_bootm.c Unsupported OS (not Linux, BSD, VxWorks, QNX)
1650 9 common/cmd_bootm.c Start initial ramdisk verification
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1651 -10 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk header has bad magic number
1652 -11 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk header has bad checksum
c609719b 1653 10 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk header is OK
ba56f625 1654 -12 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk data has bad checksum
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1655 11 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk data has correct checksum
1656 12 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk verification complete, start loading
1657 -13 common/cmd_bootm.c Wrong Image Type (not PPC Linux Ramdisk)
1658 13 common/cmd_bootm.c Start multifile image verification
1659 14 common/cmd_bootm.c No initial ramdisk, no multifile, continue.
1660 15 common/cmd_bootm.c All preparation done, transferring control to OS
1661
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1662 -30 lib_ppc/board.c Fatal error, hang the system
1663 -31 post/post.c POST test failed, detected by post_output_backlog()
1664 -32 post/post.c POST test failed, detected by post_run_single()
63e73c9a 1665
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1666 34 common/cmd_doc.c before loading a Image from a DOC device
1667 -35 common/cmd_doc.c Bad usage of "doc" command
1668 35 common/cmd_doc.c correct usage of "doc" command
1669 -36 common/cmd_doc.c No boot device
1670 36 common/cmd_doc.c correct boot device
1671 -37 common/cmd_doc.c Unknown Chip ID on boot device
1672 37 common/cmd_doc.c correct chip ID found, device available
1673 -38 common/cmd_doc.c Read Error on boot device
1674 38 common/cmd_doc.c reading Image header from DOC device OK
1675 -39 common/cmd_doc.c Image header has bad magic number
1676 39 common/cmd_doc.c Image header has correct magic number
1677 -40 common/cmd_doc.c Error reading Image from DOC device
1678 40 common/cmd_doc.c Image header has correct magic number
1679 41 common/cmd_ide.c before loading a Image from a IDE device
1680 -42 common/cmd_ide.c Bad usage of "ide" command
1681 42 common/cmd_ide.c correct usage of "ide" command
1682 -43 common/cmd_ide.c No boot device
1683 43 common/cmd_ide.c boot device found
1684 -44 common/cmd_ide.c Device not available
1685 44 common/cmd_ide.c Device available
1686 -45 common/cmd_ide.c wrong partition selected
1687 45 common/cmd_ide.c partition selected
1688 -46 common/cmd_ide.c Unknown partition table
1689 46 common/cmd_ide.c valid partition table found
1690 -47 common/cmd_ide.c Invalid partition type
1691 47 common/cmd_ide.c correct partition type
1692 -48 common/cmd_ide.c Error reading Image Header on boot device
1693 48 common/cmd_ide.c reading Image Header from IDE device OK
1694 -49 common/cmd_ide.c Image header has bad magic number
1695 49 common/cmd_ide.c Image header has correct magic number
1696 -50 common/cmd_ide.c Image header has bad checksum
1697 50 common/cmd_ide.c Image header has correct checksum
1698 -51 common/cmd_ide.c Error reading Image from IDE device
1699 51 common/cmd_ide.c reading Image from IDE device OK
1700 52 common/cmd_nand.c before loading a Image from a NAND device
1701 -53 common/cmd_nand.c Bad usage of "nand" command
1702 53 common/cmd_nand.c correct usage of "nand" command
1703 -54 common/cmd_nand.c No boot device
1704 54 common/cmd_nand.c boot device found
1705 -55 common/cmd_nand.c Unknown Chip ID on boot device
1706 55 common/cmd_nand.c correct chip ID found, device available
1707 -56 common/cmd_nand.c Error reading Image Header on boot device
1708 56 common/cmd_nand.c reading Image Header from NAND device OK
1709 -57 common/cmd_nand.c Image header has bad magic number
1710 57 common/cmd_nand.c Image header has correct magic number
1711 -58 common/cmd_nand.c Error reading Image from NAND device
1712 58 common/cmd_nand.c reading Image from NAND device OK
1713
1714 -60 common/env_common.c Environment has a bad CRC, using default
1715
1716 64 net/eth.c starting with Ethernetconfiguration.
1717 -64 net/eth.c no Ethernet found.
1718 65 net/eth.c Ethernet found.
1719
1720 -80 common/cmd_net.c usage wrong
1721 80 common/cmd_net.c before calling NetLoop()
1722 -81 common/cmd_net.c some error in NetLoop() occured
1723 81 common/cmd_net.c NetLoop() back without error
1724 -82 common/cmd_net.c size == 0 (File with size 0 loaded)
1725 82 common/cmd_net.c trying automatic boot
1726 83 common/cmd_net.c running autoscript
1727 -83 common/cmd_net.c some error in automatic boot or autoscript
1728 84 common/cmd_net.c end without errors
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1729
1730Modem Support:
1731--------------
1732
85ec0bcc 1733[so far only for SMDK2400 and TRAB boards]
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1734
1735- Modem support endable:
1736 CONFIG_MODEM_SUPPORT
1737
1738- RTS/CTS Flow control enable:
1739 CONFIG_HWFLOW
1740
1741- Modem debug support:
1742 CONFIG_MODEM_SUPPORT_DEBUG
1743
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1744 Enables debugging stuff (char screen[1024], dbg())
1745 for modem support. Useful only with BDI2000.
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1747- Interrupt support (PPC):
1748
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1749 There are common interrupt_init() and timer_interrupt()
1750 for all PPC archs. interrupt_init() calls interrupt_init_cpu()
1751 for cpu specific initialization. interrupt_init_cpu()
1752 should set decrementer_count to appropriate value. If
1753 cpu resets decrementer automatically after interrupt
1754 (ppc4xx) it should set decrementer_count to zero.
1755 timer_interrupt() calls timer_interrupt_cpu() for cpu
1756 specific handling. If board has watchdog / status_led
1757 / other_activity_monitor it works automatically from
1758 general timer_interrupt().
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1761
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1762 In the target system modem support is enabled when a
1763 specific key (key combination) is pressed during
1764 power-on. Otherwise U-Boot will boot normally
1765 (autoboot). The key_pressed() fuction is called from
1766 board_init(). Currently key_pressed() is a dummy
1767 function, returning 1 and thus enabling modem
1768 initialization.
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1770 If there are no modem init strings in the
1771 environment, U-Boot proceed to autoboot; the
1772 previous output (banner, info printfs) will be
1773 supressed, though.
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1775 See also: doc/README.Modem
1776
1777
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1778Configuration Settings:
1779-----------------------
1780
1781- CFG_LONGHELP: Defined when you want long help messages included;
1782 undefine this when you're short of memory.
1783
1784- CFG_PROMPT: This is what U-Boot prints on the console to
1785 prompt for user input.
1786
1787- CFG_CBSIZE: Buffer size for input from the Console
1788
1789- CFG_PBSIZE: Buffer size for Console output
1790
1791- CFG_MAXARGS: max. Number of arguments accepted for monitor commands
1792
1793- CFG_BARGSIZE: Buffer size for Boot Arguments which are passed to
1794 the application (usually a Linux kernel) when it is
1795 booted
1796
1797- CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE:
1798 List of legal baudrate settings for this board.
1799
1800- CFG_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET
8bde7f77 1801 Suppress display of console information at boot.
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1803- CFG_CONSOLE_IS_IN_ENV
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1804 If the board specific function
1805 extern int overwrite_console (void);
1806 returns 1, the stdin, stderr and stdout are switched to the
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1808
1809- CFG_CONSOLE_OVERWRITE_ROUTINE
8bde7f77 1810 Enable the call to overwrite_console().
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1812- CFG_CONSOLE_ENV_OVERWRITE
1813 Enable overwrite of previous console environment settings.
1814
1815- CFG_MEMTEST_START, CFG_MEMTEST_END:
1816 Begin and End addresses of the area used by the
1817 simple memory test.
1818
1819- CFG_ALT_MEMTEST:
8bde7f77 1820 Enable an alternate, more extensive memory test.
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1822- CFG_MEMTEST_SCRATCH:
1823 Scratch address used by the alternate memory test
1824 You only need to set this if address zero isn't writeable
1825
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1826- CFG_TFTP_LOADADDR:
1827 Default load address for network file downloads
1828
1829- CFG_LOADS_BAUD_CHANGE:
1830 Enable temporary baudrate change while serial download
1831
1832- CFG_SDRAM_BASE:
1833 Physical start address of SDRAM. _Must_ be 0 here.
1834
1835- CFG_MBIO_BASE:
1836 Physical start address of Motherboard I/O (if using a
1837 Cogent motherboard)
1838
1839- CFG_FLASH_BASE:
1840 Physical start address of Flash memory.
1841
1842- CFG_MONITOR_BASE:
1843 Physical start address of boot monitor code (set by
1844 make config files to be same as the text base address
1845 (TEXT_BASE) used when linking) - same as
1846 CFG_FLASH_BASE when booting from flash.
1847
1848- CFG_MONITOR_LEN:
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1849 Size of memory reserved for monitor code, used to
1850 determine _at_compile_time_ (!) if the environment is
1851 embedded within the U-Boot image, or in a separate
1852 flash sector.
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1854- CFG_MALLOC_LEN:
1855 Size of DRAM reserved for malloc() use.
1856
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1858 Normally compressed uImages are limited to an
1859 uncompressed size of 8 MBytes. If this is not enough,
1860 you can define CFG_BOOTM_LEN in your board config file
1861 to adjust this setting to your needs.
1862
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1863- CFG_BOOTMAPSZ:
1864 Maximum size of memory mapped by the startup code of
1865 the Linux kernel; all data that must be processed by
1866 the Linux kernel (bd_info, boot arguments, eventually
1867 initrd image) must be put below this limit.
1868
1869- CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS:
1870 Max number of Flash memory banks
1871
1872- CFG_MAX_FLASH_SECT:
1873 Max number of sectors on a Flash chip
1874
1875- CFG_FLASH_ERASE_TOUT:
1876 Timeout for Flash erase operations (in ms)
1877
1878- CFG_FLASH_WRITE_TOUT:
1879 Timeout for Flash write operations (in ms)
1880
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1881- CFG_FLASH_LOCK_TOUT
1882 Timeout for Flash set sector lock bit operation (in ms)
1883
1884- CFG_FLASH_UNLOCK_TOUT
1885 Timeout for Flash clear lock bits operation (in ms)
1886
1887- CFG_FLASH_PROTECTION
1888 If defined, hardware flash sectors protection is used
1889 instead of U-Boot software protection.
1890
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1891- CFG_DIRECT_FLASH_TFTP:
1892
1893 Enable TFTP transfers directly to flash memory;
1894 without this option such a download has to be
1895 performed in two steps: (1) download to RAM, and (2)
1896 copy from RAM to flash.
1897
1898 The two-step approach is usually more reliable, since
1899 you can check if the download worked before you erase
1900 the flash, but in some situations (when sytem RAM is
1901 too limited to allow for a tempory copy of the
1902 downloaded image) this option may be very useful.
1903
1904- CFG_FLASH_CFI:
43d9616c 1905 Define if the flash driver uses extra elements in the
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1906 common flash structure for storing flash geometry.
1907
1908- CFG_FLASH_CFI_DRIVER
1909 This option also enables the building of the cfi_flash driver
1910 in the drivers directory
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1913 If this option is defined, the common CFI flash doesn't
1914 print it's warning upon not recognized FLASH banks. This
1915 is useful, if some of the configured banks are only
1916 optionally available.
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1919 Defines the number of ethernet receive buffers. On some
1920 ethernet controllers it is recommended to set this value
1921 to 8 or even higher (EEPRO100 or 405 EMAC), since all
1922 buffers can be full shortly after enabling the interface
1923 on high ethernet traffic.
1924 Defaults to 4 if not defined.
1925
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1926The following definitions that deal with the placement and management
1927of environment data (variable area); in general, we support the
1928following configurations:
1929
1930- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH:
1931
1932 Define this if the environment is in flash memory.
1933
1934 a) The environment occupies one whole flash sector, which is
1935 "embedded" in the text segment with the U-Boot code. This
1936 happens usually with "bottom boot sector" or "top boot
1937 sector" type flash chips, which have several smaller
1938 sectors at the start or the end. For instance, such a
1939 layout can have sector sizes of 8, 2x4, 16, Nx32 kB. In
1940 such a case you would place the environment in one of the
1941 4 kB sectors - with U-Boot code before and after it. With
1942 "top boot sector" type flash chips, you would put the
1943 environment in one of the last sectors, leaving a gap
1944 between U-Boot and the environment.
1945
1946 - CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
1947
1948 Offset of environment data (variable area) to the
1949 beginning of flash memory; for instance, with bottom boot
1950 type flash chips the second sector can be used: the offset
1951 for this sector is given here.
1952
1953 CFG_ENV_OFFSET is used relative to CFG_FLASH_BASE.
1954
1955 - CFG_ENV_ADDR:
1956
1957 This is just another way to specify the start address of
1958 the flash sector containing the environment (instead of
1959 CFG_ENV_OFFSET).
1960
1961 - CFG_ENV_SECT_SIZE:
1962
1963 Size of the sector containing the environment.
1964
1965
1966 b) Sometimes flash chips have few, equal sized, BIG sectors.
1967 In such a case you don't want to spend a whole sector for
1968 the environment.
1969
1970 - CFG_ENV_SIZE:
1971
1972 If you use this in combination with CFG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH
1973 and CFG_ENV_SECT_SIZE, you can specify to use only a part
1974 of this flash sector for the environment. This saves
1975 memory for the RAM copy of the environment.
1976
1977 It may also save flash memory if you decide to use this
1978 when your environment is "embedded" within U-Boot code,
1979 since then the remainder of the flash sector could be used
1980 for U-Boot code. It should be pointed out that this is
1981 STRONGLY DISCOURAGED from a robustness point of view:
1982 updating the environment in flash makes it always
1983 necessary to erase the WHOLE sector. If something goes
1984 wrong before the contents has been restored from a copy in
1985 RAM, your target system will be dead.
1986
1987 - CFG_ENV_ADDR_REDUND
1988 CFG_ENV_SIZE_REDUND
1989
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1990 These settings describe a second storage area used to hold
1991 a redundand copy of the environment data, so that there is
3e38691e 1992 a valid backup copy in case there is a power failure during
43d9616c 1993 a "saveenv" operation.
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1995BE CAREFUL! Any changes to the flash layout, and some changes to the
1996source code will make it necessary to adapt <board>/u-boot.lds*
1997accordingly!
1998
1999
2000- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_NVRAM:
2001
2002 Define this if you have some non-volatile memory device
2003 (NVRAM, battery buffered SRAM) which you want to use for the
2004 environment.
2005
2006 - CFG_ENV_ADDR:
2007 - CFG_ENV_SIZE:
2008
2009 These two #defines are used to determin the memory area you
2010 want to use for environment. It is assumed that this memory
2011 can just be read and written to, without any special
2012 provision.
2013
2014BE CAREFUL! The first access to the environment happens quite early
2015in U-Boot initalization (when we try to get the setting of for the
2016console baudrate). You *MUST* have mappend your NVRAM area then, or
2017U-Boot will hang.
2018
2019Please note that even with NVRAM we still use a copy of the
2020environment in RAM: we could work on NVRAM directly, but we want to
2021keep settings there always unmodified except somebody uses "saveenv"
2022to save the current settings.
2023
2024
2025- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_EEPROM:
2026
2027 Use this if you have an EEPROM or similar serial access
2028 device and a driver for it.
2029
2030 - CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
2031 - CFG_ENV_SIZE:
2032
2033 These two #defines specify the offset and size of the
2034 environment area within the total memory of your EEPROM.
2035
2036 - CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR:
2037 If defined, specified the chip address of the EEPROM device.
2038 The default address is zero.
2039
2040 - CFG_EEPROM_PAGE_WRITE_BITS:
2041 If defined, the number of bits used to address bytes in a
2042 single page in the EEPROM device. A 64 byte page, for example
2043 would require six bits.
2044
2045 - CFG_EEPROM_PAGE_WRITE_DELAY_MS:
2046 If defined, the number of milliseconds to delay between
ba56f625 2047 page writes. The default is zero milliseconds.
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2049 - CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR_LEN:
2050 The length in bytes of the EEPROM memory array address. Note
2051 that this is NOT the chip address length!
2052
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2053 - CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR_OVERFLOW:
2054 EEPROM chips that implement "address overflow" are ones
2055 like Catalyst 24WC04/08/16 which has 9/10/11 bits of
2056 address and the extra bits end up in the "chip address" bit
2057 slots. This makes a 24WC08 (1Kbyte) chip look like four 256
2058 byte chips.
2059
2060 Note that we consider the length of the address field to
2061 still be one byte because the extra address bits are hidden
2062 in the chip address.
2063
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2064 - CFG_EEPROM_SIZE:
2065 The size in bytes of the EEPROM device.
2066
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2068- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_DATAFLASH:
2069
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2071 want to use for the environment.
2072
2073 - CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
2074 - CFG_ENV_ADDR:
2075 - CFG_ENV_SIZE:
2076
2077 These three #defines specify the offset and size of the
2078 environment area within the total memory of your DataFlash placed
2079 at the specified address.
2080
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2081- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_NAND:
2082
2083 Define this if you have a NAND device which you want to use
2084 for the environment.
2085
2086 - CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
2087 - CFG_ENV_SIZE:
2088
2089 These two #defines specify the offset and size of the environment
2090 area within the first NAND device.
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2093
2094 This setting describes a second storage area of CFG_ENV_SIZE
2095 size used to hold a redundant copy of the environment data,
2096 so that there is a valid backup copy in case there is a
2097 power failure during a "saveenv" operation.
2098
2099 Note: CFG_ENV_OFFSET and CFG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND must be aligned
2100 to a block boundary, and CFG_ENV_SIZE must be a multiple of
2101 the NAND devices block size.
2102
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2103- CFG_SPI_INIT_OFFSET
2104
2105 Defines offset to the initial SPI buffer area in DPRAM. The
2106 area is used at an early stage (ROM part) if the environment
2107 is configured to reside in the SPI EEPROM: We need a 520 byte
2108 scratch DPRAM area. It is used between the two initialization
2109 calls (spi_init_f() and spi_init_r()). A value of 0xB00 seems
2110 to be a good choice since it makes it far enough from the
2111 start of the data area as well as from the stack pointer.
2112
2113Please note that the environment is read-only as long as the monitor
2114has been relocated to RAM and a RAM copy of the environment has been
2115created; also, when using EEPROM you will have to use getenv_r()
2116until then to read environment variables.
2117
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2118The environment is protected by a CRC32 checksum. Before the monitor
2119is relocated into RAM, as a result of a bad CRC you will be working
2120with the compiled-in default environment - *silently*!!! [This is
2121necessary, because the first environment variable we need is the
2122"baudrate" setting for the console - if we have a bad CRC, we don't
2123have any device yet where we could complain.]
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2124
2125Note: once the monitor has been relocated, then it will complain if
2126the default environment is used; a new CRC is computed as soon as you
85ec0bcc 2127use the "saveenv" command to store a valid environment.
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fc3e2165 2129- CFG_FAULT_ECHO_LINK_DOWN:
42d1f039 2130 Echo the inverted Ethernet link state to the fault LED.
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2131
2132 Note: If this option is active, then CFG_FAULT_MII_ADDR
2133 also needs to be defined.
2134
2135- CFG_FAULT_MII_ADDR:
42d1f039 2136 MII address of the PHY to check for the Ethernet link state.
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2138- CFG_64BIT_VSPRINTF:
2139 Makes vsprintf (and all *printf functions) support printing
2140 of 64bit values by using the L quantifier
2141
2142- CFG_64BIT_STRTOUL:
2143 Adds simple_strtoull that returns a 64bit value
2144
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2147
2148- CFG_CACHELINE_SIZE:
2149 Cache Line Size of the CPU.
2150
2151- CFG_DEFAULT_IMMR:
2152 Default address of the IMMR after system reset.
2535d602 2153
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2154 Needed on some 8260 systems (MPC8260ADS, PQ2FADS-ZU,
2155 and RPXsuper) to be able to adjust the position of
2156 the IMMR register after a reset.
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2158- Floppy Disk Support:
2159 CFG_FDC_DRIVE_NUMBER
2160
2161 the default drive number (default value 0)
2162
2163 CFG_ISA_IO_STRIDE
2164
2165 defines the spacing between fdc chipset registers
2166 (default value 1)
2167
2168 CFG_ISA_IO_OFFSET
2169
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2170 defines the offset of register from address. It
2171 depends on which part of the data bus is connected to
2172 the fdc chipset. (default value 0)
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2174 If CFG_ISA_IO_STRIDE CFG_ISA_IO_OFFSET and
2175 CFG_FDC_DRIVE_NUMBER are undefined, they take their
2176 default value.
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2178 if CFG_FDC_HW_INIT is defined, then the function
2179 fdc_hw_init() is called at the beginning of the FDC
2180 setup. fdc_hw_init() must be provided by the board
2181 source code. It is used to make hardware dependant
2182 initializations.
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25d6712a 2184- CFG_IMMR: Physical address of the Internal Memory.
efe2a4d5 2185 DO NOT CHANGE unless you know exactly what you're
25d6712a 2186 doing! (11-4) [MPC8xx/82xx systems only]
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2187
2188- CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR:
2189
7152b1d0 2190 Start address of memory area that can be used for
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2191 initial data and stack; please note that this must be
2192 writable memory that is working WITHOUT special
2193 initialization, i. e. you CANNOT use normal RAM which
2194 will become available only after programming the
2195 memory controller and running certain initialization
2196 sequences.
2197
2198 U-Boot uses the following memory types:
2199 - MPC8xx and MPC8260: IMMR (internal memory of the CPU)
2200 - MPC824X: data cache
2201 - PPC4xx: data cache
2202
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2204
2205 Offset of the initial data structure in the memory
2206 area defined by CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR. Usually
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2208 data is located at the end of the available space
2209 (sometimes written as (CFG_INIT_RAM_END -
2210 CFG_INIT_DATA_SIZE), and the initial stack is just
2211 below that area (growing from (CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR +
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2213
2214 Note:
2215 On the MPC824X (or other systems that use the data
2216 cache for initial memory) the address chosen for
2217 CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR is basically arbitrary - it must
2218 point to an otherwise UNUSED address space between
2219 the top of RAM and the start of the PCI space.
2220
2221- CFG_SIUMCR: SIU Module Configuration (11-6)
2222
2223- CFG_SYPCR: System Protection Control (11-9)
2224
2225- CFG_TBSCR: Time Base Status and Control (11-26)
2226
2227- CFG_PISCR: Periodic Interrupt Status and Control (11-31)
2228
2229- CFG_PLPRCR: PLL, Low-Power, and Reset Control Register (15-30)
2230
2231- CFG_SCCR: System Clock and reset Control Register (15-27)
2232
2233- CFG_OR_TIMING_SDRAM:
2234 SDRAM timing
2235
2236- CFG_MAMR_PTA:
2237 periodic timer for refresh
2238
2239- CFG_DER: Debug Event Register (37-47)
2240
2241- FLASH_BASE0_PRELIM, FLASH_BASE1_PRELIM, CFG_REMAP_OR_AM,
2242 CFG_PRELIM_OR_AM, CFG_OR_TIMING_FLASH, CFG_OR0_REMAP,
2243 CFG_OR0_PRELIM, CFG_BR0_PRELIM, CFG_OR1_REMAP, CFG_OR1_PRELIM,
2244 CFG_BR1_PRELIM:
2245 Memory Controller Definitions: BR0/1 and OR0/1 (FLASH)
2246
2247- SDRAM_BASE2_PRELIM, SDRAM_BASE3_PRELIM, SDRAM_MAX_SIZE,
2248 CFG_OR_TIMING_SDRAM, CFG_OR2_PRELIM, CFG_BR2_PRELIM,
2249 CFG_OR3_PRELIM, CFG_BR3_PRELIM:
2250 Memory Controller Definitions: BR2/3 and OR2/3 (SDRAM)
2251
2252- CFG_MAMR_PTA, CFG_MPTPR_2BK_4K, CFG_MPTPR_1BK_4K, CFG_MPTPR_2BK_8K,
2253 CFG_MPTPR_1BK_8K, CFG_MAMR_8COL, CFG_MAMR_9COL:
2254 Machine Mode Register and Memory Periodic Timer
2255 Prescaler definitions (SDRAM timing)
2256
2257- CFG_I2C_UCODE_PATCH, CFG_I2C_DPMEM_OFFSET [0x1FC0]:
2258 enable I2C microcode relocation patch (MPC8xx);
2259 define relocation offset in DPRAM [DSP2]
2260
2261- CFG_SPI_UCODE_PATCH, CFG_SPI_DPMEM_OFFSET [0x1FC0]:
2262 enable SPI microcode relocation patch (MPC8xx);
2263 define relocation offset in DPRAM [SCC4]
2264
2265- CFG_USE_OSCCLK:
2266 Use OSCM clock mode on MBX8xx board. Be careful,
2267 wrong setting might damage your board. Read
2268 doc/README.MBX before setting this variable!
2269
ea909b76 2270- CFG_CPM_POST_WORD_ADDR: (MPC8xx, MPC8260 only)
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2272 (Power On Self Tests). This definition overrides
2273 #define'd default value in commproc.h resp.
2274 cpm_8260.h.
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2276- CFG_PCI_SLV_MEM_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_SLV_MEM_BUS, CFG_PICMR0_MASK_ATTRIB,
2277 CFG_PCI_MSTR0_LOCAL, CFG_PCIMSK0_MASK, CFG_PCI_MSTR1_LOCAL,
2278 CFG_PCIMSK1_MASK, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_BUS,
2279 CFG_CPU_PCI_MEM_START, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_SIZE, CFG_POCMR0_MASK_ATTRIB,
2280 CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_BUS, CPU_PCI_MEMIO_START,
2281 CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_SIZE, CFG_POCMR1_MASK_ATTRIB, CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_LOCAL,
2282 CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_BUS, CFG_CPU_PCI_IO_START, CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_SIZE,
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2283 CFG_POCMR2_MASK_ATTRIB: (MPC826x only)
2284 Overrides the default PCI memory map in cpu/mpc8260/pci.c if set.
2285
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2286- CONFIG_SPD_EEPROM
2287 Get DDR timing information from an I2C EEPROM. Common with pluggable
2288 memory modules such as SODIMMs
2289 SPD_EEPROM_ADDRESS
2290 I2C address of the SPD EEPROM
2291
2292- CFG_SPD_BUS_NUM
2293 If SPD EEPROM is on an I2C bus other than the first one, specify here.
2294 Note that the value must resolve to something your driver can deal with.
2295
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2296- CFG_83XX_DDR_USES_CS0
2297 Only for 83xx systems. If specified, then DDR should be configured
2298 using CS0 and CS1 instead of CS2 and CS3.
2299
2300- CFG_83XX_DDR_USES_CS0
2301 Only for 83xx systems. If specified, then DDR should be configured
2302 using CS0 and CS1 instead of CS2 and CS3.
2303
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2304- CONFIG_ETHER_ON_FEC[12]
2305 Define to enable FEC[12] on a 8xx series processor.
2306
2307- CONFIG_FEC[12]_PHY
2308 Define to the hardcoded PHY address which corresponds
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2309 to the given FEC; i. e.
2310 #define CONFIG_FEC1_PHY 4
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2311 means that the PHY with address 4 is connected to FEC1
2312
2313 When set to -1, means to probe for first available.
2314
2315- CONFIG_FEC[12]_PHY_NORXERR
2316 The PHY does not have a RXERR line (RMII only).
2317 (so program the FEC to ignore it).
2318
2319- CONFIG_RMII
2320 Enable RMII mode for all FECs.
2321 Note that this is a global option, we can't
2322 have one FEC in standard MII mode and another in RMII mode.
2323
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2324- CONFIG_CRC32_VERIFY
2325 Add a verify option to the crc32 command.
2326 The syntax is:
2327
2328 => crc32 -v <address> <count> <crc32>
2329
2330 Where address/count indicate a memory area
2331 and crc32 is the correct crc32 which the
2332 area should have.
2333
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2335 Add the "loopw" memory command. This only takes effect if
602ad3b3 2336 the memory commands are activated globally (CONFIG_CMD_MEM).
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2338- CONFIG_MX_CYCLIC
2339 Add the "mdc" and "mwc" memory commands. These are cyclic
2340 "md/mw" commands.
2341 Examples:
2342
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2344 This command will print 4 bytes (10,11,12,13) each 500 ms.
2345
efe2a4d5 2346 => mwc.l 100 12345678 10
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2347 This command will write 12345678 to address 100 all 10 ms.
2348
efe2a4d5 2349 This only takes effect if the memory commands are activated
602ad3b3 2350 globally (CONFIG_CMD_MEM).
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2352- CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT
2353- CONFIG_SKIP_RELOCATE_UBOOT
2354
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2355 [ARM only] If these variables are defined, then
2356 certain low level initializations (like setting up
2357 the memory controller) are omitted and/or U-Boot does
2358 not relocate itself into RAM.
2359 Normally these variables MUST NOT be defined. The
2360 only exception is when U-Boot is loaded (to RAM) by
2361 some other boot loader or by a debugger which
2362 performs these intializations itself.
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2365Building the Software:
2366======================
2367
2368Building U-Boot has been tested in native PPC environments (on a
2369PowerBook G3 running LinuxPPC 2000) and in cross environments
2370(running RedHat 6.x and 7.x Linux on x86, Solaris 2.6 on a SPARC, and
2371NetBSD 1.5 on x86).
2372
2373If you are not using a native PPC environment, it is assumed that you
2374have the GNU cross compiling tools available in your path and named
2375with a prefix of "powerpc-linux-". If this is not the case, (e.g. if
2376you are using Monta Vista's Hard Hat Linux CDK 1.2) you must change
2377the definition of CROSS_COMPILE in Makefile. For HHL on a 4xx CPU,
2378change it to:
2379
2380 CROSS_COMPILE = ppc_4xx-
2381
2382
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2384sources you must configure U-Boot for one specific board type. This
2385is done by typing:
2386
2387 make NAME_config
2388
2389where "NAME_config" is the name of one of the existing
2628114e 2390configurations; see the main Makefile for supported names.
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2392Note: for some board special configuration names may exist; check if
2393 additional information is available from the board vendor; for
2394 instance, the TQM823L systems are available without (standard)
2395 or with LCD support. You can select such additional "features"
2396 when chosing the configuration, i. e.
2397
2398 make TQM823L_config
2399 - will configure for a plain TQM823L, i. e. no LCD support
2400
2401 make TQM823L_LCD_config
2402 - will configure for a TQM823L with U-Boot console on LCD
2403
2404 etc.
2405
2406
2407Finally, type "make all", and you should get some working U-Boot
2408images ready for download to / installation on your system:
2409
2410- "u-boot.bin" is a raw binary image
2411- "u-boot" is an image in ELF binary format
2412- "u-boot.srec" is in Motorola S-Record format
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2414By default the build is performed locally and the objects are saved
2415in the source directory. One of the two methods can be used to change
2416this behavior and build U-Boot to some external directory:
2417
24181. Add O= to the make command line invocations:
2419
2420 make O=/tmp/build distclean
2421 make O=/tmp/build NAME_config
2422 make O=/tmp/build all
2423
24242. Set environment variable BUILD_DIR to point to the desired location:
2425
2426 export BUILD_DIR=/tmp/build
2427 make distclean
2428 make NAME_config
2429 make all
2430
2431Note that the command line "O=" setting overrides the BUILD_DIR environment
2432variable.
2433
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2434
2435Please be aware that the Makefiles assume you are using GNU make, so
2436for instance on NetBSD you might need to use "gmake" instead of
2437native "make".
2438
2439
2440If the system board that you have is not listed, then you will need
2441to port U-Boot to your hardware platform. To do this, follow these
2442steps:
2443
24441. Add a new configuration option for your board to the toplevel
2445 "Makefile" and to the "MAKEALL" script, using the existing
2446 entries as examples. Note that here and at many other places
2447 boards and other names are listed in alphabetical sort order. Please
2448 keep this order.
24492. Create a new directory to hold your board specific code. Add any
2450 files you need. In your board directory, you will need at least
2451 the "Makefile", a "<board>.c", "flash.c" and "u-boot.lds".
24523. Create a new configuration file "include/configs/<board>.h" for
2453 your board
24543. If you're porting U-Boot to a new CPU, then also create a new
2455 directory to hold your CPU specific code. Add any files you need.
24564. Run "make <board>_config" with your new name.
24575. Type "make", and you should get a working "u-boot.srec" file
2458 to be installed on your target system.
24596. Debug and solve any problems that might arise.
2460 [Of course, this last step is much harder than it sounds.]
2461
2462
2463Testing of U-Boot Modifications, Ports to New Hardware, etc.:
2464==============================================================
2465
2466If you have modified U-Boot sources (for instance added a new board
2467or support for new devices, a new CPU, etc.) you are expected to
2468provide feedback to the other developers. The feedback normally takes
2469the form of a "patch", i. e. a context diff against a certain (latest
2470official or latest in CVS) version of U-Boot sources.
2471
2472But before you submit such a patch, please verify that your modifi-
2473cation did not break existing code. At least make sure that *ALL* of
2474the supported boards compile WITHOUT ANY compiler warnings. To do so,
2475just run the "MAKEALL" script, which will configure and build U-Boot
2476for ALL supported system. Be warned, this will take a while. You can
2477select which (cross) compiler to use by passing a `CROSS_COMPILE'
2478environment variable to the script, i. e. to use the cross tools from
2479MontaVista's Hard Hat Linux you can type
2480
2481 CROSS_COMPILE=ppc_8xx- MAKEALL
2482
2483or to build on a native PowerPC system you can type
2484
2485 CROSS_COMPILE=' ' MAKEALL
2486
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2487When using the MAKEALL script, the default behaviour is to build U-Boot
2488in the source directory. This location can be changed by setting the
2489BUILD_DIR environment variable. Also, for each target built, the MAKEALL
2490script saves two log files (<target>.ERR and <target>.MAKEALL) in the
2491<source dir>/LOG directory. This default location can be changed by
2492setting the MAKEALL_LOGDIR environment variable. For example:
2493
2494 export BUILD_DIR=/tmp/build
2495 export MAKEALL_LOGDIR=/tmp/log
2496 CROSS_COMPILE=ppc_8xx- MAKEALL
2497
2498With the above settings build objects are saved in the /tmp/build, log
2499files are saved in the /tmp/log and the source tree remains clean during
2500the whole build process.
2501
2502
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2503See also "U-Boot Porting Guide" below.
2504
2505
2506Monitor Commands - Overview:
2507============================
2508
2509go - start application at address 'addr'
2510run - run commands in an environment variable
2511bootm - boot application image from memory
2512bootp - boot image via network using BootP/TFTP protocol
2513tftpboot- boot image via network using TFTP protocol
2514 and env variables "ipaddr" and "serverip"
2515 (and eventually "gatewayip")
2516rarpboot- boot image via network using RARP/TFTP protocol
2517diskboot- boot from IDE devicebootd - boot default, i.e., run 'bootcmd'
2518loads - load S-Record file over serial line
2519loadb - load binary file over serial line (kermit mode)
2520md - memory display
2521mm - memory modify (auto-incrementing)
2522nm - memory modify (constant address)
2523mw - memory write (fill)
2524cp - memory copy
2525cmp - memory compare
2526crc32 - checksum calculation
2527imd - i2c memory display
2528imm - i2c memory modify (auto-incrementing)
2529inm - i2c memory modify (constant address)
2530imw - i2c memory write (fill)
2531icrc32 - i2c checksum calculation
2532iprobe - probe to discover valid I2C chip addresses
2533iloop - infinite loop on address range
2534isdram - print SDRAM configuration information
2535sspi - SPI utility commands
2536base - print or set address offset
2537printenv- print environment variables
2538setenv - set environment variables
2539saveenv - save environment variables to persistent storage
2540protect - enable or disable FLASH write protection
2541erase - erase FLASH memory
2542flinfo - print FLASH memory information
2543bdinfo - print Board Info structure
2544iminfo - print header information for application image
2545coninfo - print console devices and informations
2546ide - IDE sub-system
2547loop - infinite loop on address range
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2549mtest - simple RAM test
2550icache - enable or disable instruction cache
2551dcache - enable or disable data cache
2552reset - Perform RESET of the CPU
2553echo - echo args to console
2554version - print monitor version
2555help - print online help
2556? - alias for 'help'
2557
2558
2559Monitor Commands - Detailed Description:
2560========================================
2561
2562TODO.
2563
2564For now: just type "help <command>".
2565
2566
2567Environment Variables:
2568======================
2569
2570U-Boot supports user configuration using Environment Variables which
2571can be made persistent by saving to Flash memory.
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2573Environment Variables are set using "setenv", printed using
2574"printenv", and saved to Flash using "saveenv". Using "setenv"
2575without a value can be used to delete a variable from the
2576environment. As long as you don't save the environment you are
2577working with an in-memory copy. In case the Flash area containing the
2578environment is erased by accident, a default environment is provided.
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2729af9d 2580Some configuration options can be set using Environment Variables:
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2729af9d 2582 baudrate - see CONFIG_BAUDRATE
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2729af9d 2584 bootdelay - see CONFIG_BOOTDELAY
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2729af9d 2586 bootcmd - see CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND
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2729af9d 2588 bootargs - Boot arguments when booting an RTOS image
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2729af9d 2590 bootfile - Name of the image to load with TFTP
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2592 autoload - if set to "no" (any string beginning with 'n'),
2593 "bootp" will just load perform a lookup of the
2594 configuration from the BOOTP server, but not try to
2595 load any image using TFTP
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2597 autostart - if set to "yes", an image loaded using the "bootp",
2598 "rarpboot", "tftpboot" or "diskboot" commands will
2599 be automatically started (by internally calling
2600 "bootm")
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2602 If set to "no", a standalone image passed to the
2603 "bootm" command will be copied to the load address
2604 (and eventually uncompressed), but NOT be started.
2605 This can be used to load and uncompress arbitrary
2606 data.
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2608 i2cfast - (PPC405GP|PPC405EP only)
2609 if set to 'y' configures Linux I2C driver for fast
2610 mode (400kHZ). This environment variable is used in
2611 initialization code. So, for changes to be effective
2612 it must be saved and board must be reset.
2613
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2614 initrd_high - restrict positioning of initrd images:
2615 If this variable is not set, initrd images will be
2616 copied to the highest possible address in RAM; this
2617 is usually what you want since it allows for
2618 maximum initrd size. If for some reason you want to
2619 make sure that the initrd image is loaded below the
2620 CFG_BOOTMAPSZ limit, you can set this environment
2621 variable to a value of "no" or "off" or "0".
2622 Alternatively, you can set it to a maximum upper
2623 address to use (U-Boot will still check that it
2624 does not overwrite the U-Boot stack and data).
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2626 For instance, when you have a system with 16 MB
2627 RAM, and want to reserve 4 MB from use by Linux,
2628 you can do this by adding "mem=12M" to the value of
2629 the "bootargs" variable. However, now you must make
2630 sure that the initrd image is placed in the first
2631 12 MB as well - this can be done with
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2729af9d 2633 setenv initrd_high 00c00000
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2635 If you set initrd_high to 0xFFFFFFFF, this is an
2636 indication to U-Boot that all addresses are legal
2637 for the Linux kernel, including addresses in flash
2638 memory. In this case U-Boot will NOT COPY the
2639 ramdisk at all. This may be useful to reduce the
2640 boot time on your system, but requires that this
2641 feature is supported by your Linux kernel.
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2729af9d 2643 ipaddr - IP address; needed for tftpboot command
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2645 loadaddr - Default load address for commands like "bootp",
2646 "rarpboot", "tftpboot", "loadb" or "diskboot"
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2729af9d 2648 loads_echo - see CONFIG_LOADS_ECHO
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2729af9d 2650 serverip - TFTP server IP address; needed for tftpboot command
a3d991bd 2651
2729af9d 2652 bootretry - see CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_TIME
a3d991bd 2653
2729af9d 2654 bootdelaykey - see CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
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2729af9d 2656 bootstopkey - see CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR
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2658 ethprime - When CONFIG_NET_MULTI is enabled controls which
2659 interface is used first.
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2661 ethact - When CONFIG_NET_MULTI is enabled controls which
2662 interface is currently active. For example you
2663 can do the following
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2665 => setenv ethact FEC ETHERNET
2666 => ping 192.168.0.1 # traffic sent on FEC ETHERNET
2667 => setenv ethact SCC ETHERNET
2668 => ping 10.0.0.1 # traffic sent on SCC ETHERNET
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2670 netretry - When set to "no" each network operation will
2671 either succeed or fail without retrying.
2672 When set to "once" the network operation will
2673 fail when all the available network interfaces
2674 are tried once without success.
2675 Useful on scripts which control the retry operation
2676 themselves.
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28cb9375 2678 tftpsrcport - If this is set, the value is used for TFTP's
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2679 UDP source port.
2680
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2681 tftpdstport - If this is set, the value is used for TFTP's UDP
2682 destination port instead of the Well Know Port 69.
2683
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2684 vlan - When set to a value < 4095 the traffic over
2685 ethernet is encapsulated/received over 802.1q
2686 VLAN tagged frames.
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2688The following environment variables may be used and automatically
2689updated by the network boot commands ("bootp" and "rarpboot"),
2690depending the information provided by your boot server:
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2692 bootfile - see above
2693 dnsip - IP address of your Domain Name Server
2694 dnsip2 - IP address of your secondary Domain Name Server
2695 gatewayip - IP address of the Gateway (Router) to use
2696 hostname - Target hostname
2697 ipaddr - see above
2698 netmask - Subnet Mask
2699 rootpath - Pathname of the root filesystem on the NFS server
2700 serverip - see above
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c1551ea8 2702
2729af9d 2703There are two special Environment Variables:
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2705 serial# - contains hardware identification information such
2706 as type string and/or serial number
2707 ethaddr - Ethernet address
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2709These variables can be set only once (usually during manufacturing of
2710the board). U-Boot refuses to delete or overwrite these variables
2711once they have been set once.
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f07771cc 2713
2729af9d 2714Further special Environment Variables:
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2716 ver - Contains the U-Boot version string as printed
2717 with the "version" command. This variable is
2718 readonly (see CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE).
f07771cc 2719
f07771cc 2720
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2721Please note that changes to some configuration parameters may take
2722only effect after the next boot (yes, that's just like Windoze :-).
f07771cc 2723
f07771cc 2724
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2725Command Line Parsing:
2726=====================
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2728There are two different command line parsers available with U-Boot:
2729the old "simple" one, and the much more powerful "hush" shell:
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2731Old, simple command line parser:
2732--------------------------------
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2734- supports environment variables (through setenv / saveenv commands)
2735- several commands on one line, separated by ';'
fe126d8b 2736- variable substitution using "... ${name} ..." syntax
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2737- special characters ('$', ';') can be escaped by prefixing with '\',
2738 for example:
fe126d8b 2739 setenv bootcmd bootm \${address}
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2740- You can also escape text by enclosing in single apostrophes, for example:
2741 setenv addip 'setenv bootargs $bootargs ip=$ipaddr:$serverip:$gatewayip:$netmask:$hostname::off'
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2743Hush shell:
2744-----------
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2746- similar to Bourne shell, with control structures like
2747 if...then...else...fi, for...do...done; while...do...done,
2748 until...do...done, ...
2749- supports environment ("global") variables (through setenv / saveenv
2750 commands) and local shell variables (through standard shell syntax
2751 "name=value"); only environment variables can be used with "run"
2752 command
2753
2754General rules:
2755--------------
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2757(1) If a command line (or an environment variable executed by a "run"
2758 command) contains several commands separated by semicolon, and
2759 one of these commands fails, then the remaining commands will be
2760 executed anyway.
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2762(2) If you execute several variables with one call to run (i. e.
2763 calling run with a list af variables as arguments), any failing
2764 command will cause "run" to terminate, i. e. the remaining
2765 variables are not executed.
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2767Note for Redundant Ethernet Interfaces:
2768=======================================
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2770Some boards come with redundant ethernet interfaces; U-Boot supports
2771such configurations and is capable of automatic selection of a
2772"working" interface when needed. MAC assignment works as follows:
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2774Network interfaces are numbered eth0, eth1, eth2, ... Corresponding
2775MAC addresses can be stored in the environment as "ethaddr" (=>eth0),
2776"eth1addr" (=>eth1), "eth2addr", ...
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2778If the network interface stores some valid MAC address (for instance
2779in SROM), this is used as default address if there is NO correspon-
2780ding setting in the environment; if the corresponding environment
2781variable is set, this overrides the settings in the card; that means:
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2783o If the SROM has a valid MAC address, and there is no address in the
2784 environment, the SROM's address is used.
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2786o If there is no valid address in the SROM, and a definition in the
2787 environment exists, then the value from the environment variable is
2788 used.
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2790o If both the SROM and the environment contain a MAC address, and
2791 both addresses are the same, this MAC address is used.
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2793o If both the SROM and the environment contain a MAC address, and the
2794 addresses differ, the value from the environment is used and a
2795 warning is printed.
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2797o If neither SROM nor the environment contain a MAC address, an error
2798 is raised.
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2801Image Formats:
2802==============
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2804The "boot" commands of this monitor operate on "image" files which
2805can be basicly anything, preceeded by a special header; see the
2806definitions in include/image.h for details; basicly, the header
2807defines the following image properties:
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2809* Target Operating System (Provisions for OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD,
2810 4.4BSD, Linux, SVR4, Esix, Solaris, Irix, SCO, Dell, NCR, VxWorks,
2811 LynxOS, pSOS, QNX, RTEMS, ARTOS;
2812 Currently supported: Linux, NetBSD, VxWorks, QNX, RTEMS, ARTOS, LynxOS).
7b64fef3 2813* Target CPU Architecture (Provisions for Alpha, ARM, AVR32, Intel x86,
2729af9d 2814 IA64, MIPS, NIOS, PowerPC, IBM S390, SuperH, Sparc, Sparc 64 Bit;
7b64fef3 2815 Currently supported: ARM, AVR32, Intel x86, MIPS, NIOS, PowerPC).
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2816* Compression Type (uncompressed, gzip, bzip2)
2817* Load Address
2818* Entry Point
2819* Image Name
2820* Image Timestamp
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2822The header is marked by a special Magic Number, and both the header
2823and the data portions of the image are secured against corruption by
2824CRC32 checksums.
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2825
2826
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2827Linux Support:
2828==============
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2830Although U-Boot should support any OS or standalone application
2831easily, the main focus has always been on Linux during the design of
2832U-Boot.
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2834U-Boot includes many features that so far have been part of some
2835special "boot loader" code within the Linux kernel. Also, any
2836"initrd" images to be used are no longer part of one big Linux image;
2837instead, kernel and "initrd" are separate images. This implementation
2838serves several purposes:
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2840- the same features can be used for other OS or standalone
2841 applications (for instance: using compressed images to reduce the
2842 Flash memory footprint)
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2844- it becomes much easier to port new Linux kernel versions because
2845 lots of low-level, hardware dependent stuff are done by U-Boot
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2847- the same Linux kernel image can now be used with different "initrd"
2848 images; of course this also means that different kernel images can
2849 be run with the same "initrd". This makes testing easier (you don't
2850 have to build a new "zImage.initrd" Linux image when you just
2851 change a file in your "initrd"). Also, a field-upgrade of the
2852 software is easier now.
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2855Linux HOWTO:
2856============
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2858Porting Linux to U-Boot based systems:
2859---------------------------------------
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2861U-Boot cannot save you from doing all the necessary modifications to
2862configure the Linux device drivers for use with your target hardware
2863(no, we don't intend to provide a full virtual machine interface to
2864Linux :-).
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2729af9d 2866But now you can ignore ALL boot loader code (in arch/ppc/mbxboot).
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2868Just make sure your machine specific header file (for instance
2869include/asm-ppc/tqm8xx.h) includes the same definition of the Board
2870Information structure as we define in include/u-boot.h, and make
2871sure that your definition of IMAP_ADDR uses the same value as your
2872U-Boot configuration in CFG_IMMR.
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2875Configuring the Linux kernel:
2876-----------------------------
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2878No specific requirements for U-Boot. Make sure you have some root
2879device (initial ramdisk, NFS) for your target system.
2880
2881
2882Building a Linux Image:
2883-----------------------
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2885With U-Boot, "normal" build targets like "zImage" or "bzImage" are
2886not used. If you use recent kernel source, a new build target
2887"uImage" will exist which automatically builds an image usable by
2888U-Boot. Most older kernels also have support for a "pImage" target,
2889which was introduced for our predecessor project PPCBoot and uses a
2890100% compatible format.
2891
2892Example:
2893
2894 make TQM850L_config
2895 make oldconfig
2896 make dep
2897 make uImage
2898
2899The "uImage" build target uses a special tool (in 'tools/mkimage') to
2900encapsulate a compressed Linux kernel image with header information,
2901CRC32 checksum etc. for use with U-Boot. This is what we are doing:
2902
2903* build a standard "vmlinux" kernel image (in ELF binary format):
2904
2905* convert the kernel into a raw binary image:
2906
2907 ${CROSS_COMPILE}-objcopy -O binary \
2908 -R .note -R .comment \
2909 -S vmlinux linux.bin
2910
2911* compress the binary image:
2912
2913 gzip -9 linux.bin
2914
2915* package compressed binary image for U-Boot:
2916
2917 mkimage -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C gzip \
2918 -a 0 -e 0 -n "Linux Kernel Image" \
2919 -d linux.bin.gz uImage
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2922The "mkimage" tool can also be used to create ramdisk images for use
2923with U-Boot, either separated from the Linux kernel image, or
2924combined into one file. "mkimage" encapsulates the images with a 64
2925byte header containing information about target architecture,
2926operating system, image type, compression method, entry points, time
2927stamp, CRC32 checksums, etc.
2928
2929"mkimage" can be called in two ways: to verify existing images and
2930print the header information, or to build new images.
2931
2932In the first form (with "-l" option) mkimage lists the information
2933contained in the header of an existing U-Boot image; this includes
2934checksum verification:
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2936 tools/mkimage -l image
2937 -l ==> list image header information
2938
2939The second form (with "-d" option) is used to build a U-Boot image
2940from a "data file" which is used as image payload:
2941
2942 tools/mkimage -A arch -O os -T type -C comp -a addr -e ep \
2943 -n name -d data_file image
2944 -A ==> set architecture to 'arch'
2945 -O ==> set operating system to 'os'
2946 -T ==> set image type to 'type'
2947 -C ==> set compression type 'comp'
2948 -a ==> set load address to 'addr' (hex)
2949 -e ==> set entry point to 'ep' (hex)
2950 -n ==> set image name to 'name'
2951 -d ==> use image data from 'datafile'
2952
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2953Right now, all Linux kernels for PowerPC systems use the same load
2954address (0x00000000), but the entry point address depends on the
2955kernel version:
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2956
2957- 2.2.x kernels have the entry point at 0x0000000C,
2958- 2.3.x and later kernels have the entry point at 0x00000000.
2959
2960So a typical call to build a U-Boot image would read:
2961
2962 -> tools/mkimage -n '2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L' \
2963 > -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C gzip -a 0 -e 0 \
2964 > -d /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux.gz \
2965 > examples/uImage.TQM850L
2966 Image Name: 2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
2967 Created: Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
2968 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2969 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327.86 kB = 0.32 MB
2970 Load Address: 0x00000000
2971 Entry Point: 0x00000000
2972
2973To verify the contents of the image (or check for corruption):
2974
2975 -> tools/mkimage -l examples/uImage.TQM850L
2976 Image Name: 2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
2977 Created: Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
2978 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2979 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327.86 kB = 0.32 MB
2980 Load Address: 0x00000000
2981 Entry Point: 0x00000000
2982
2983NOTE: for embedded systems where boot time is critical you can trade
2984speed for memory and install an UNCOMPRESSED image instead: this
2985needs more space in Flash, but boots much faster since it does not
2986need to be uncompressed:
2987
2988 -> gunzip /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux.gz
2989 -> tools/mkimage -n '2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L' \
2990 > -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0 -e 0 \
2991 > -d /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux \
2992 > examples/uImage.TQM850L-uncompressed
2993 Image Name: 2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
2994 Created: Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
2995 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
2996 Data Size: 792160 Bytes = 773.59 kB = 0.76 MB
2997 Load Address: 0x00000000
2998 Entry Point: 0x00000000
2999
3000
3001Similar you can build U-Boot images from a 'ramdisk.image.gz' file
3002when your kernel is intended to use an initial ramdisk:
3003
3004 -> tools/mkimage -n 'Simple Ramdisk Image' \
3005 > -A ppc -O linux -T ramdisk -C gzip \
3006 > -d /LinuxPPC/images/SIMPLE-ramdisk.image.gz examples/simple-initrd
3007 Image Name: Simple Ramdisk Image
3008 Created: Wed Jan 12 14:01:50 2000
3009 Image Type: PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
3010 Data Size: 566530 Bytes = 553.25 kB = 0.54 MB
3011 Load Address: 0x00000000
3012 Entry Point: 0x00000000
3013
3014
3015Installing a Linux Image:
3016-------------------------
3017
3018To downloading a U-Boot image over the serial (console) interface,
3019you must convert the image to S-Record format:
3020
3021 objcopy -I binary -O srec examples/image examples/image.srec
3022
3023The 'objcopy' does not understand the information in the U-Boot
3024image header, so the resulting S-Record file will be relative to
3025address 0x00000000. To load it to a given address, you need to
3026specify the target address as 'offset' parameter with the 'loads'
3027command.
3028
3029Example: install the image to address 0x40100000 (which on the
3030TQM8xxL is in the first Flash bank):
3031
3032 => erase 40100000 401FFFFF
3033
3034 .......... done
3035 Erased 8 sectors
3036
3037 => loads 40100000
3038 ## Ready for S-Record download ...
3039 ~>examples/image.srec
3040 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ...
3041 ...
3042 15989 15990 15991 15992
3043 [file transfer complete]
3044 [connected]
3045 ## Start Addr = 0x00000000
3046
3047
3048You can check the success of the download using the 'iminfo' command;
3049this includes a checksum verification so you can be sure no data
3050corruption happened:
3051
3052 => imi 40100000
3053
3054 ## Checking Image at 40100000 ...
3055 Image Name: 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
3056 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
3057 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
3058 Load Address: 00000000
3059 Entry Point: 0000000c
3060 Verifying Checksum ... OK
3061
3062
3063Boot Linux:
3064-----------
3065
3066The "bootm" command is used to boot an application that is stored in
3067memory (RAM or Flash). In case of a Linux kernel image, the contents
3068of the "bootargs" environment variable is passed to the kernel as
3069parameters. You can check and modify this variable using the
3070"printenv" and "setenv" commands:
3071
3072
3073 => printenv bootargs
3074 bootargs=root=/dev/ram
3075
3076 => setenv bootargs root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
3077
3078 => printenv bootargs
3079 bootargs=root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
3080
3081 => bootm 40020000
3082 ## Booting Linux kernel at 40020000 ...
3083 Image Name: 2.2.13 for NFS on TQM850L
3084 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
3085 Data Size: 381681 Bytes = 372 kB = 0 MB
3086 Load Address: 00000000
3087 Entry Point: 0000000c
3088 Verifying Checksum ... OK
3089 Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
3090 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
3091 Boot arguments: root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
3092 time_init: decrementer frequency = 187500000/60
3093 Calibrating delay loop... 49.77 BogoMIPS
3094 Memory: 15208k available (700k kernel code, 444k data, 32k init) [c0000000,c1000000]
3095 ...
3096
3097If you want to boot a Linux kernel with initial ram disk, you pass
3098the memory addresses of both the kernel and the initrd image (PPBCOOT
3099format!) to the "bootm" command:
3100
3101 => imi 40100000 40200000
3102
3103 ## Checking Image at 40100000 ...
3104 Image Name: 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
3105 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
3106 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
3107 Load Address: 00000000
3108 Entry Point: 0000000c
3109 Verifying Checksum ... OK
3110
3111 ## Checking Image at 40200000 ...
3112 Image Name: Simple Ramdisk Image
3113 Image Type: PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
3114 Data Size: 566530 Bytes = 553 kB = 0 MB
3115 Load Address: 00000000
3116 Entry Point: 00000000
3117 Verifying Checksum ... OK
3118
3119 => bootm 40100000 40200000
3120 ## Booting Linux kernel at 40100000 ...
3121 Image Name: 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
3122 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
3123 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
3124 Load Address: 00000000
3125 Entry Point: 0000000c
3126 Verifying Checksum ... OK
3127 Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
3128 ## Loading RAMDisk Image at 40200000 ...
3129 Image Name: Simple Ramdisk Image
3130 Image Type: PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
3131 Data Size: 566530 Bytes = 553 kB = 0 MB
3132 Load Address: 00000000
3133 Entry Point: 00000000
3134 Verifying Checksum ... OK
3135 Loading Ramdisk ... OK
3136 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
3137 Boot arguments: root=/dev/ram
3138 time_init: decrementer frequency = 187500000/60
3139 Calibrating delay loop... 49.77 BogoMIPS
3140 ...
3141 RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
3142 VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
3143
3144 bash#
3145
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3146Boot Linux and pass a flat device tree:
3147-----------
3148
3149First, U-Boot must be compiled with the appropriate defines. See the section
3150titled "Linux Kernel Interface" above for a more in depth explanation. The
3151following is an example of how to start a kernel and pass an updated
3152flat device tree:
3153
3154=> print oftaddr
3155oftaddr=0x300000
3156=> print oft
3157oft=oftrees/mpc8540ads.dtb
3158=> tftp $oftaddr $oft
3159Speed: 1000, full duplex
3160Using TSEC0 device
3161TFTP from server 192.168.1.1; our IP address is 192.168.1.101
3162Filename 'oftrees/mpc8540ads.dtb'.
3163Load address: 0x300000
3164Loading: #
3165done
3166Bytes transferred = 4106 (100a hex)
3167=> tftp $loadaddr $bootfile
3168Speed: 1000, full duplex
3169Using TSEC0 device
3170TFTP from server 192.168.1.1; our IP address is 192.168.1.2
3171Filename 'uImage'.
3172Load address: 0x200000
3173Loading:############
3174done
3175Bytes transferred = 1029407 (fb51f hex)
3176=> print loadaddr
3177loadaddr=200000
3178=> print oftaddr
3179oftaddr=0x300000
3180=> bootm $loadaddr - $oftaddr
3181## Booting image at 00200000 ...
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3182 Image Name: Linux-2.6.17-dirty
3183 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
3184 Data Size: 1029343 Bytes = 1005.2 kB
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3187 Verifying Checksum ... OK
3188 Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
3189Booting using flat device tree at 0x300000
3190Using MPC85xx ADS machine description
3191Memory CAM mapping: CAM0=256Mb, CAM1=256Mb, CAM2=0Mb residual: 0Mb
3192[snip]
3193
3194
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3195More About U-Boot Image Types:
3196------------------------------
3197
3198U-Boot supports the following image types:
3199
3200 "Standalone Programs" are directly runnable in the environment
3201 provided by U-Boot; it is expected that (if they behave
3202 well) you can continue to work in U-Boot after return from
3203 the Standalone Program.
3204 "OS Kernel Images" are usually images of some Embedded OS which
3205 will take over control completely. Usually these programs
3206 will install their own set of exception handlers, device
3207 drivers, set up the MMU, etc. - this means, that you cannot
3208 expect to re-enter U-Boot except by resetting the CPU.
3209 "RAMDisk Images" are more or less just data blocks, and their
3210 parameters (address, size) are passed to an OS kernel that is
3211 being started.
3212 "Multi-File Images" contain several images, typically an OS
3213 (Linux) kernel image and one or more data images like
3214 RAMDisks. This construct is useful for instance when you want
3215 to boot over the network using BOOTP etc., where the boot
3216 server provides just a single image file, but you want to get
3217 for instance an OS kernel and a RAMDisk image.
3218
3219 "Multi-File Images" start with a list of image sizes, each
3220 image size (in bytes) specified by an "uint32_t" in network
3221 byte order. This list is terminated by an "(uint32_t)0".
3222 Immediately after the terminating 0 follow the images, one by
3223 one, all aligned on "uint32_t" boundaries (size rounded up to
3224 a multiple of 4 bytes).
3225
3226 "Firmware Images" are binary images containing firmware (like
3227 U-Boot or FPGA images) which usually will be programmed to
3228 flash memory.
3229
3230 "Script files" are command sequences that will be executed by
3231 U-Boot's command interpreter; this feature is especially
3232 useful when you configure U-Boot to use a real shell (hush)
3233 as command interpreter.
3234
3235
3236Standalone HOWTO:
3237=================
3238
3239One of the features of U-Boot is that you can dynamically load and
3240run "standalone" applications, which can use some resources of
3241U-Boot like console I/O functions or interrupt services.
3242
3243Two simple examples are included with the sources:
3244
3245"Hello World" Demo:
3246-------------------
3247
3248'examples/hello_world.c' contains a small "Hello World" Demo
3249application; it is automatically compiled when you build U-Boot.
3250It's configured to run at address 0x00040004, so you can play with it
3251like that:
3252
3253 => loads
3254 ## Ready for S-Record download ...
3255 ~>examples/hello_world.srec
3256 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...
3257 [file transfer complete]
3258 [connected]
3259 ## Start Addr = 0x00040004
3260
3261 => go 40004 Hello World! This is a test.
3262 ## Starting application at 0x00040004 ...
3263 Hello World
3264 argc = 7
3265 argv[0] = "40004"
3266 argv[1] = "Hello"
3267 argv[2] = "World!"
3268 argv[3] = "This"
3269 argv[4] = "is"
3270 argv[5] = "a"
3271 argv[6] = "test."
3272 argv[7] = "<NULL>"
3273 Hit any key to exit ...
3274
3275 ## Application terminated, rc = 0x0
3276
3277Another example, which demonstrates how to register a CPM interrupt
3278handler with the U-Boot code, can be found in 'examples/timer.c'.
3279Here, a CPM timer is set up to generate an interrupt every second.
3280The interrupt service routine is trivial, just printing a '.'
3281character, but this is just a demo program. The application can be
3282controlled by the following keys:
3283
3284 ? - print current values og the CPM Timer registers
3285 b - enable interrupts and start timer
3286 e - stop timer and disable interrupts
3287 q - quit application
3288
3289 => loads
3290 ## Ready for S-Record download ...
3291 ~>examples/timer.srec
3292 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...
3293 [file transfer complete]
3294 [connected]
3295 ## Start Addr = 0x00040004
3296
3297 => go 40004
3298 ## Starting application at 0x00040004 ...
3299 TIMERS=0xfff00980
3300 Using timer 1
3301 tgcr @ 0xfff00980, tmr @ 0xfff00990, trr @ 0xfff00994, tcr @ 0xfff00998, tcn @ 0xfff0099c, ter @ 0xfff009b0
3302
3303Hit 'b':
3304 [q, b, e, ?] Set interval 1000000 us
3305 Enabling timer
3306Hit '?':
3307 [q, b, e, ?] ........
3308 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0xef6, ter=0x0
3309Hit '?':
3310 [q, b, e, ?] .
3311 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x2ad4, ter=0x0
3312Hit '?':
3313 [q, b, e, ?] .
3314 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x1efc, ter=0x0
3315Hit '?':
3316 [q, b, e, ?] .
3317 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x169d, ter=0x0
3318Hit 'e':
3319 [q, b, e, ?] ...Stopping timer
3320Hit 'q':
3321 [q, b, e, ?] ## Application terminated, rc = 0x0
3322
3323
3324Minicom warning:
3325================
3326
3327Over time, many people have reported problems when trying to use the
3328"minicom" terminal emulation program for serial download. I (wd)
3329consider minicom to be broken, and recommend not to use it. Under
3330Unix, I recommend to use C-Kermit for general purpose use (and
3331especially for kermit binary protocol download ("loadb" command), and
3332use "cu" for S-Record download ("loads" command).
3333
3334Nevertheless, if you absolutely want to use it try adding this
3335configuration to your "File transfer protocols" section:
3336
3337 Name Program Name U/D FullScr IO-Red. Multi
3338 X kermit /usr/bin/kermit -i -l %l -s Y U Y N N
3339 Y kermit /usr/bin/kermit -i -l %l -r N D Y N N
3340
3341
3342NetBSD Notes:
3343=============
3344
3345Starting at version 0.9.2, U-Boot supports NetBSD both as host
3346(build U-Boot) and target system (boots NetBSD/mpc8xx).
3347
3348Building requires a cross environment; it is known to work on
3349NetBSD/i386 with the cross-powerpc-netbsd-1.3 package (you will also
3350need gmake since the Makefiles are not compatible with BSD make).
3351Note that the cross-powerpc package does not install include files;
3352attempting to build U-Boot will fail because <machine/ansi.h> is
3353missing. This file has to be installed and patched manually:
3354
3355 # cd /usr/pkg/cross/powerpc-netbsd/include
3356 # mkdir powerpc
3357 # ln -s powerpc machine
3358 # cp /usr/src/sys/arch/powerpc/include/ansi.h powerpc/ansi.h
3359 # ${EDIT} powerpc/ansi.h ## must remove __va_list, _BSD_VA_LIST
3360
3361Native builds *don't* work due to incompatibilities between native
3362and U-Boot include files.
3363
3364Booting assumes that (the first part of) the image booted is a
3365stage-2 loader which in turn loads and then invokes the kernel
3366proper. Loader sources will eventually appear in the NetBSD source
3367tree (probably in sys/arc/mpc8xx/stand/u-boot_stage2/); in the
2a8af187 3368meantime, see ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/u-boot/ppcboot_stage2.tar.gz
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3369
3370
3371Implementation Internals:
3372=========================
3373
3374The following is not intended to be a complete description of every
3375implementation detail. However, it should help to understand the
3376inner workings of U-Boot and make it easier to port it to custom
3377hardware.
3378
3379
3380Initial Stack, Global Data:
3381---------------------------
3382
3383The implementation of U-Boot is complicated by the fact that U-Boot
3384starts running out of ROM (flash memory), usually without access to
3385system RAM (because the memory controller is not initialized yet).
3386This means that we don't have writable Data or BSS segments, and BSS
3387is not initialized as zero. To be able to get a C environment working
3388at all, we have to allocate at least a minimal stack. Implementation
3389options for this are defined and restricted by the CPU used: Some CPU
3390models provide on-chip memory (like the IMMR area on MPC8xx and
3391MPC826x processors), on others (parts of) the data cache can be
3392locked as (mis-) used as memory, etc.
3393
3394 Chris Hallinan posted a good summary of these issues to the
3395 u-boot-users mailing list:
3396
3397 Subject: RE: [U-Boot-Users] RE: More On Memory Bank x (nothingness)?
3398 From: "Chris Hallinan" <clh@net1plus.com>
3399 Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:43:46 -0500 (22:43 MET)
3400 ...
3401
3402 Correct me if I'm wrong, folks, but the way I understand it
3403 is this: Using DCACHE as initial RAM for Stack, etc, does not
3404 require any physical RAM backing up the cache. The cleverness
3405 is that the cache is being used as a temporary supply of
3406 necessary storage before the SDRAM controller is setup. It's
3407 beyond the scope of this list to expain the details, but you
3408 can see how this works by studying the cache architecture and
3409 operation in the architecture and processor-specific manuals.
3410
3411 OCM is On Chip Memory, which I believe the 405GP has 4K. It
3412 is another option for the system designer to use as an
3413 initial stack/ram area prior to SDRAM being available. Either
3414 option should work for you. Using CS 4 should be fine if your
3415 board designers haven't used it for something that would
3416 cause you grief during the initial boot! It is frequently not
3417 used.
3418
3419 CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR should be somewhere that won't interfere
3420 with your processor/board/system design. The default value
3421 you will find in any recent u-boot distribution in
8a316c9b 3422 walnut.h should work for you. I'd set it to a value larger
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3423 than your SDRAM module. If you have a 64MB SDRAM module, set
3424 it above 400_0000. Just make sure your board has no resources
3425 that are supposed to respond to that address! That code in
3426 start.S has been around a while and should work as is when
3427 you get the config right.
3428
3429 -Chris Hallinan
3430 DS4.COM, Inc.
3431
3432It is essential to remember this, since it has some impact on the C
3433code for the initialization procedures:
3434
3435* Initialized global data (data segment) is read-only. Do not attempt
3436 to write it.
3437
3438* Do not use any unitialized global data (or implicitely initialized
3439 as zero data - BSS segment) at all - this is undefined, initiali-
3440 zation is performed later (when relocating to RAM).
3441
3442* Stack space is very limited. Avoid big data buffers or things like
3443 that.
3444
3445Having only the stack as writable memory limits means we cannot use
3446normal global data to share information beween the code. But it
3447turned out that the implementation of U-Boot can be greatly
3448simplified by making a global data structure (gd_t) available to all
3449functions. We could pass a pointer to this data as argument to _all_
3450functions, but this would bloat the code. Instead we use a feature of
3451the GCC compiler (Global Register Variables) to share the data: we
3452place a pointer (gd) to the global data into a register which we
3453reserve for this purpose.
3454
3455When choosing a register for such a purpose we are restricted by the
3456relevant (E)ABI specifications for the current architecture, and by
3457GCC's implementation.
3458
3459For PowerPC, the following registers have specific use:
3460 R1: stack pointer
3461 R2: TOC pointer
3462 R3-R4: parameter passing and return values
3463 R5-R10: parameter passing
3464 R13: small data area pointer
3465 R30: GOT pointer
3466 R31: frame pointer
3467
3468 (U-Boot also uses R14 as internal GOT pointer.)
3469
3470 ==> U-Boot will use R29 to hold a pointer to the global data
3471
3472 Note: on PPC, we could use a static initializer (since the
3473 address of the global data structure is known at compile time),
3474 but it turned out that reserving a register results in somewhat
3475 smaller code - although the code savings are not that big (on
3476 average for all boards 752 bytes for the whole U-Boot image,
3477 624 text + 127 data).
3478
3479On ARM, the following registers are used:
3480
3481 R0: function argument word/integer result
3482 R1-R3: function argument word
3483 R9: GOT pointer
3484 R10: stack limit (used only if stack checking if enabled)
3485 R11: argument (frame) pointer
3486 R12: temporary workspace
3487 R13: stack pointer
3488 R14: link register
3489 R15: program counter
3490
3491 ==> U-Boot will use R8 to hold a pointer to the global data
3492
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3493NOTE: DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR must be used with file-global scope,
3494or current versions of GCC may "optimize" the code too much.
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3495
3496Memory Management:
3497------------------
3498
3499U-Boot runs in system state and uses physical addresses, i.e. the
3500MMU is not used either for address mapping nor for memory protection.
3501
3502The available memory is mapped to fixed addresses using the memory
3503controller. In this process, a contiguous block is formed for each
3504memory type (Flash, SDRAM, SRAM), even when it consists of several
3505physical memory banks.
3506
3507U-Boot is installed in the first 128 kB of the first Flash bank (on
3508TQM8xxL modules this is the range 0x40000000 ... 0x4001FFFF). After
3509booting and sizing and initializing DRAM, the code relocates itself
3510to the upper end of DRAM. Immediately below the U-Boot code some
3511memory is reserved for use by malloc() [see CFG_MALLOC_LEN
3512configuration setting]. Below that, a structure with global Board
3513Info data is placed, followed by the stack (growing downward).
3514
3515Additionally, some exception handler code is copied to the low 8 kB
3516of DRAM (0x00000000 ... 0x00001FFF).
3517
3518So a typical memory configuration with 16 MB of DRAM could look like
3519this:
3520
3521 0x0000 0000 Exception Vector code
3522 :
3523 0x0000 1FFF
3524 0x0000 2000 Free for Application Use
3525 :
3526 :
3527
3528 :
3529 :
3530 0x00FB FF20 Monitor Stack (Growing downward)
3531 0x00FB FFAC Board Info Data and permanent copy of global data
3532 0x00FC 0000 Malloc Arena
3533 :
3534 0x00FD FFFF
3535 0x00FE 0000 RAM Copy of Monitor Code
3536 ... eventually: LCD or video framebuffer
3537 ... eventually: pRAM (Protected RAM - unchanged by reset)
3538 0x00FF FFFF [End of RAM]
3539
3540
3541System Initialization:
3542----------------------
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3544In the reset configuration, U-Boot starts at the reset entry point
3545(on most PowerPC systens at address 0x00000100). Because of the reset
3546configuration for CS0# this is a mirror of the onboard Flash memory.
3547To be able to re-map memory U-Boot then jumps to its link address.
3548To be able to implement the initialization code in C, a (small!)
3549initial stack is set up in the internal Dual Ported RAM (in case CPUs
3550which provide such a feature like MPC8xx or MPC8260), or in a locked
3551part of the data cache. After that, U-Boot initializes the CPU core,
3552the caches and the SIU.
3553
3554Next, all (potentially) available memory banks are mapped using a
3555preliminary mapping. For example, we put them on 512 MB boundaries
3556(multiples of 0x20000000: SDRAM on 0x00000000 and 0x20000000, Flash
3557on 0x40000000 and 0x60000000, SRAM on 0x80000000). Then UPM A is
3558programmed for SDRAM access. Using the temporary configuration, a
3559simple memory test is run that determines the size of the SDRAM
3560banks.
3561
3562When there is more than one SDRAM bank, and the banks are of
3563different size, the largest is mapped first. For equal size, the first
3564bank (CS2#) is mapped first. The first mapping is always for address
35650x00000000, with any additional banks following immediately to create
3566contiguous memory starting from 0.
3567
3568Then, the monitor installs itself at the upper end of the SDRAM area
3569and allocates memory for use by malloc() and for the global Board
3570Info data; also, the exception vector code is copied to the low RAM
3571pages, and the final stack is set up.
3572
3573Only after this relocation will you have a "normal" C environment;
3574until that you are restricted in several ways, mostly because you are
3575running from ROM, and because the code will have to be relocated to a
3576new address in RAM.
3577
3578
3579U-Boot Porting Guide:
3580----------------------
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3582[Based on messages by Jerry Van Baren in the U-Boot-Users mailing
3583list, October 2002]
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3584
3585
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3586int main (int argc, char *argv[])
3587{
3588 sighandler_t no_more_time;
c609719b 3589
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3590 signal (SIGALRM, no_more_time);
3591 alarm (PROJECT_DEADLINE - toSec (3 * WEEK));
c609719b 3592
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3593 if (available_money > available_manpower) {
3594 pay consultant to port U-Boot;
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3595 return 0;
3596 }
3597
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3598 Download latest U-Boot source;
3599
3600 Subscribe to u-boot-users mailing list;
3601
3602 if (clueless) {
3603 email ("Hi, I am new to U-Boot, how do I get started?");
3604 }
3605
3606 while (learning) {
3607 Read the README file in the top level directory;
3608 Read http://www.denx.de/twiki/bin/view/DULG/Manual ;
3609 Read the source, Luke;
3610 }
3611
3612 if (available_money > toLocalCurrency ($2500)) {
3613 Buy a BDI2000;
3614 } else {
3615 Add a lot of aggravation and time;
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3616 }
3617
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3618 Create your own board support subdirectory;
3619
3620 Create your own board config file;
3621
3622 while (!running) {
3623 do {
3624 Add / modify source code;
3625 } until (compiles);
3626 Debug;
3627 if (clueless)
3628 email ("Hi, I am having problems...");
3629 }
3630 Send patch file to Wolfgang;
3631
3632 return 0;
3633}
3634
3635void no_more_time (int sig)
3636{
3637 hire_a_guru();
3638}
3639
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3641Coding Standards:
3642-----------------
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2729af9d 3644All contributions to U-Boot should conform to the Linux kernel
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3645coding style; see the file "Documentation/CodingStyle" and the script
3646"scripts/Lindent" in your Linux kernel source directory. In sources
3647originating from U-Boot a style corresponding to "Lindent -pcs" (adding
3648spaces before parameters to function calls) is actually used.
3649
3650Source files originating from a different project (for example the
3651MTD subsystem) are generally exempt from these guidelines and are not
3652reformated to ease subsequent migration to newer versions of those
3653sources.
3654
3655Please note that U-Boot is implemented in C (and to some small parts in
3656Assembler); no C++ is used, so please do not use C++ style comments (//)
3657in your code.
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3659Please also stick to the following formatting rules:
3660- remove any trailing white space
3661- use TAB characters for indentation, not spaces
3662- make sure NOT to use DOS '\r\n' line feeds
3663- do not add more than 2 empty lines to source files
3664- do not add trailing empty lines to source files
180d3f74 3665
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3666Submissions which do not conform to the standards may be returned
3667with a request to reformat the changes.
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3668
3669
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3670Submitting Patches:
3671-------------------
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3673Since the number of patches for U-Boot is growing, we need to
3674establish some rules. Submissions which do not conform to these rules
3675may be rejected, even when they contain important and valuable stuff.
c609719b 3676
90dc6704 3677Patches shall be sent to the u-boot-users mailing list.
c609719b 3678
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3679When you send a patch, please include the following information with
3680it:
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3682* For bug fixes: a description of the bug and how your patch fixes
3683 this bug. Please try to include a way of demonstrating that the
3684 patch actually fixes something.
c609719b 3685
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3686* For new features: a description of the feature and your
3687 implementation.
c609719b 3688
2729af9d 3689* A CHANGELOG entry as plaintext (separate from the patch)
c609719b 3690
2729af9d 3691* For major contributions, your entry to the CREDITS file
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3693* When you add support for a new board, don't forget to add this
3694 board to the MAKEALL script, too.
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3696* If your patch adds new configuration options, don't forget to
3697 document these in the README file.
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3699* The patch itself. If you are accessing the CVS repository use "cvs
3700 update; cvs diff -puRN"; else, use "diff -purN OLD NEW". If your
3701 version of diff does not support these options, then get the latest
3702 version of GNU diff.
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3704 The current directory when running this command shall be the top
3705 level directory of the U-Boot source tree, or it's parent directory
3706 (i. e. please make sure that your patch includes sufficient
3707 directory information for the affected files).
6dff5529 3708
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3709 We accept patches as plain text, MIME attachments or as uuencoded
3710 gzipped text.
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3712* If one logical set of modifications affects or creates several
3713 files, all these changes shall be submitted in a SINGLE patch file.
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3715* Changesets that contain different, unrelated modifications shall be
3716 submitted as SEPARATE patches, one patch per changeset.
8bde7f77 3717
52f52c14 3718
2729af9d 3719Notes:
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3721* Before sending the patch, run the MAKEALL script on your patched
3722 source tree and make sure that no errors or warnings are reported
3723 for any of the boards.
c609719b 3724
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3725* Keep your modifications to the necessary minimum: A patch
3726 containing several unrelated changes or arbitrary reformats will be
3727 returned with a request to re-formatting / split it.
c609719b 3728
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3729* If you modify existing code, make sure that your new code does not
3730 add to the memory footprint of the code ;-) Small is beautiful!
3731 When adding new features, these should compile conditionally only
3732 (using #ifdef), and the resulting code with the new feature
3733 disabled must not need more memory than the old code without your
3734 modification.
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3735
3736* Remember that there is a size limit of 40 kB per message on the
3737 u-boot-users mailing list. Compression may help.