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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
7152b1d0 647 support. There must be support in the platform specific
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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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779 CONFIG_USB_UHCI to enable it.
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
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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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853 CONFIG_USBD_PRODUCTID
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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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
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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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1106 environment variable, not the BOOTP server.
1107
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1109 serverip from a DHCP server, it is possible that more
1110 than one DNS serverip is offered to the client.
1111 If CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS2 is enabled, the secondary DNS
1112 serverip will be stored in the additional environment
1113 variable "dnsip2". The first DNS serverip is always
1114 stored in the variable "dnsip", when CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS
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1117 CONFIG_BOOTP_SEND_HOSTNAME - Some DHCP servers are capable
1118 to do a dynamic update of a DNS server. To do this, they
1119 need the hostname of the DHCP requester.
5d110f0a 1120 If CONFIG_BOOTP_SEND_HOSTNAME is defined, the content
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1122 option 12 to the DHCP server.
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a3d991bd 1124 - CDP Options:
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1127 The device id used in CDP trigger frames.
1128
1129 CONFIG_CDP_DEVICE_ID_PREFIX
1130
1131 A two character string which is prefixed to the MAC address
1132 of the device.
1133
1134 CONFIG_CDP_PORT_ID
1135
1136 A printf format string which contains the ascii name of
1137 the port. Normally is set to "eth%d" which sets
1138 eth0 for the first ethernet, eth1 for the second etc.
1139
1140 CONFIG_CDP_CAPABILITIES
1141
1142 A 32bit integer which indicates the device capabilities;
1143 0x00000010 for a normal host which does not forwards.
1144
1145 CONFIG_CDP_VERSION
1146
1147 An ascii string containing the version of the software.
1148
1149 CONFIG_CDP_PLATFORM
1150
1151 An ascii string containing the name of the platform.
1152
1153 CONFIG_CDP_TRIGGER
1154
1155 A 32bit integer sent on the trigger.
1156
1157 CONFIG_CDP_POWER_CONSUMPTION
1158
1159 A 16bit integer containing the power consumption of the
1160 device in .1 of milliwatts.
1161
1162 CONFIG_CDP_APPLIANCE_VLAN_TYPE
1163
1164 A byte containing the id of the VLAN.
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1167
1168 Several configurations allow to display the current
1169 status using a LED. For instance, the LED will blink
1170 fast while running U-Boot code, stop blinking as
1171 soon as a reply to a BOOTP request was received, and
1172 start blinking slow once the Linux kernel is running
1173 (supported by a status LED driver in the Linux
1174 kernel). Defining CONFIG_STATUS_LED enables this
1175 feature in U-Boot.
1176
1177- CAN Support: CONFIG_CAN_DRIVER
1178
1179 Defining CONFIG_CAN_DRIVER enables CAN driver support
1180 on those systems that support this (optional)
1181 feature, like the TQM8xxL modules.
1182
1183- I2C Support: CONFIG_HARD_I2C | CONFIG_SOFT_I2C
1184
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1187 include the appropriate I2C driver for the selected cpu.
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945af8d7 1189 This will allow you to use i2c commands at the u-boot
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1192 clock chips. See common/cmd_i2c.c for a description of the
43d9616c 1193 command line interface.
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1196 all I2C commands under a single 'i2c' root command. The
1197 older 'imm', 'imd', 'iprobe' etc. commands are considered
1198 deprecated and may disappear in the future.
1199
1200 CONFIG_HARD_I2C selects a hardware I2C controller.
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945af8d7 1202 CONFIG_SOFT_I2C configures u-boot to use a software (aka
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1204 support for I2C.
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945af8d7 1206 There are several other quantities that must also be
b37c7e5e 1207 defined when you define CONFIG_HARD_I2C or CONFIG_SOFT_I2C.
c609719b 1208
b37c7e5e 1209 In both cases you will need to define CFG_I2C_SPEED
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1210 to be the frequency (in Hz) at which you wish your i2c bus
1211 to run and CFG_I2C_SLAVE to be the address of this node (ie
1212 the cpu's i2c node address).
1213
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1214 Now, the u-boot i2c code for the mpc8xx (cpu/mpc8xx/i2c.c)
1215 sets the cpu up as a master node and so its address should
1216 therefore be cleared to 0 (See, eg, MPC823e User's Manual
945af8d7 1217 p.16-473). So, set CFG_I2C_SLAVE to 0.
c609719b 1218
945af8d7 1219 That's all that's required for CONFIG_HARD_I2C.
c609719b 1220
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1221 If you use the software i2c interface (CONFIG_SOFT_I2C)
1222 then the following macros need to be defined (examples are
1223 from include/configs/lwmon.h):
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1224
1225 I2C_INIT
1226
b37c7e5e 1227 (Optional). Any commands necessary to enable the I2C
43d9616c 1228 controller or configure ports.
c609719b 1229
ba56f625 1230 eg: #define I2C_INIT (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir |= PB_SCL)
b37c7e5e 1231
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1232 I2C_PORT
1233
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1234 (Only for MPC8260 CPU). The I/O port to use (the code
1235 assumes both bits are on the same port). Valid values
1236 are 0..3 for ports A..D.
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1238 I2C_ACTIVE
1239
1240 The code necessary to make the I2C data line active
1241 (driven). If the data line is open collector, this
1242 define can be null.
1243
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1244 eg: #define I2C_ACTIVE (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir |= PB_SDA)
1245
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1246 I2C_TRISTATE
1247
1248 The code necessary to make the I2C data line tri-stated
1249 (inactive). If the data line is open collector, this
1250 define can be null.
1251
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1252 eg: #define I2C_TRISTATE (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir &= ~PB_SDA)
1253
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1254 I2C_READ
1255
1256 Code that returns TRUE if the I2C data line is high,
1257 FALSE if it is low.
1258
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1259 eg: #define I2C_READ ((immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat & PB_SDA) != 0)
1260
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1261 I2C_SDA(bit)
1262
1263 If <bit> is TRUE, sets the I2C data line high. If it
1264 is FALSE, it clears it (low).
1265
b37c7e5e 1266 eg: #define I2C_SDA(bit) \
2535d602 1267 if(bit) immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat |= PB_SDA; \
ba56f625 1268 else immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat &= ~PB_SDA
b37c7e5e 1269
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1270 I2C_SCL(bit)
1271
1272 If <bit> is TRUE, sets the I2C clock line high. If it
1273 is FALSE, it clears it (low).
1274
b37c7e5e 1275 eg: #define I2C_SCL(bit) \
2535d602 1276 if(bit) immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat |= PB_SCL; \
ba56f625 1277 else immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat &= ~PB_SCL
b37c7e5e 1278
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1279 I2C_DELAY
1280
1281 This delay is invoked four times per clock cycle so this
1282 controls the rate of data transfer. The data rate thus
b37c7e5e 1283 is 1 / (I2C_DELAY * 4). Often defined to be something
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1284 like:
1285
b37c7e5e 1286 #define I2C_DELAY udelay(2)
c609719b 1287
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1288 CFG_I2C_INIT_BOARD
1289
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1290 When a board is reset during an i2c bus transfer
1291 chips might think that the current transfer is still
1292 in progress. On some boards it is possible to access
1293 the i2c SCLK line directly, either by using the
1294 processor pin as a GPIO or by having a second pin
1295 connected to the bus. If this option is defined a
1296 custom i2c_init_board() routine in boards/xxx/board.c
1297 is run early in the boot sequence.
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1299 CONFIG_I2CFAST (PPC405GP|PPC405EP only)
1300
1301 This option enables configuration of bi_iic_fast[] flags
1302 in u-boot bd_info structure based on u-boot environment
1303 variable "i2cfast". (see also i2cfast)
1304
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1305 CONFIG_I2C_MULTI_BUS
1306
1307 This option allows the use of multiple I2C buses, each of which
1308 must have a controller. At any point in time, only one bus is
1309 active. To switch to a different bus, use the 'i2c dev' command.
1310 Note that bus numbering is zero-based.
1311
1312 CFG_I2C_NOPROBES
1313
1314 This option specifies a list of I2C devices that will be skipped
1315 when the 'i2c probe' command is issued (or 'iprobe' using the legacy
1316 command). If CONFIG_I2C_MULTI_BUS is set, specify a list of bus-device
1317 pairs. Otherwise, specify a 1D array of device addresses
1318
1319 e.g.
1320 #undef CONFIG_I2C_MULTI_BUS
1321 #define CFG_I2C_NOPROBES {0x50,0x68}
1322
1323 will skip addresses 0x50 and 0x68 on a board with one I2C bus
1324
1325 #define CONFIG_I2C_MULTI_BUS
1326 #define CFG_I2C_MULTI_NOPROBES {{0,0x50},{0,0x68},{1,0x54}}
1327
1328 will skip addresses 0x50 and 0x68 on bus 0 and address 0x54 on bus 1
1329
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1330 CFG_SPD_BUS_NUM
1331
1332 If defined, then this indicates the I2C bus number for DDR SPD.
1333 If not defined, then U-Boot assumes that SPD is on I2C bus 0.
1334
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1335 CFG_RTC_BUS_NUM
1336
1337 If defined, then this indicates the I2C bus number for the RTC.
1338 If not defined, then U-Boot assumes that RTC is on I2C bus 0.
1339
1340 CFG_DTT_BUS_NUM
1341
1342 If defined, then this indicates the I2C bus number for the DTT.
1343 If not defined, then U-Boot assumes that DTT is on I2C bus 0.
1344
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1345 CONFIG_FSL_I2C
1346
1347 Define this option if you want to use Freescale's I2C driver in
1348 drivers/fsl_i2c.c.
1349
1350
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1351- SPI Support: CONFIG_SPI
1352
1353 Enables SPI driver (so far only tested with
1354 SPI EEPROM, also an instance works with Crystal A/D and
1355 D/As on the SACSng board)
1356
1357 CONFIG_SPI_X
1358
1359 Enables extended (16-bit) SPI EEPROM addressing.
1360 (symmetrical to CONFIG_I2C_X)
1361
1362 CONFIG_SOFT_SPI
1363
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1364 Enables a software (bit-bang) SPI driver rather than
1365 using hardware support. This is a general purpose
1366 driver that only requires three general I/O port pins
1367 (two outputs, one input) to function. If this is
1368 defined, the board configuration must define several
1369 SPI configuration items (port pins to use, etc). For
1370 an example, see include/configs/sacsng.h.
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ba56f625 1372- FPGA Support: CONFIG_FPGA_COUNT
c609719b 1373
8bde7f77 1374 Specify the number of FPGA devices to support.
c609719b 1375
8bde7f77 1376 CONFIG_FPGA
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1378 Used to specify the types of FPGA devices. For example,
1379 #define CONFIG_FPGA CFG_XILINX_VIRTEX2
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8bde7f77 1381 CFG_FPGA_PROG_FEEDBACK
c609719b 1382
8bde7f77 1383 Enable printing of hash marks during FPGA configuration.
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1384
1385 CFG_FPGA_CHECK_BUSY
1386
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1387 Enable checks on FPGA configuration interface busy
1388 status by the configuration function. This option
1389 will require a board or device specific function to
1390 be written.
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1391
1392 CONFIG_FPGA_DELAY
1393
1394 If defined, a function that provides delays in the FPGA
1395 configuration driver.
1396
1397 CFG_FPGA_CHECK_CTRLC
1398 Allow Control-C to interrupt FPGA configuration
1399
1400 CFG_FPGA_CHECK_ERROR
1401
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1402 Check for configuration errors during FPGA bitfile
1403 loading. For example, abort during Virtex II
1404 configuration if the INIT_B line goes low (which
1405 indicated a CRC error).
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1406
1407 CFG_FPGA_WAIT_INIT
1408
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1409 Maximum time to wait for the INIT_B line to deassert
1410 after PROB_B has been deasserted during a Virtex II
1411 FPGA configuration sequence. The default time is 500
1412 mS.
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1414 CFG_FPGA_WAIT_BUSY
1415
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1416 Maximum time to wait for BUSY to deassert during
1417 Virtex II FPGA configuration. The default is 5 mS.
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1418
1419 CFG_FPGA_WAIT_CONFIG
1420
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1421 Time to wait after FPGA configuration. The default is
1422 200 mS.
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1423
1424- Configuration Management:
1425 CONFIG_IDENT_STRING
1426
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1427 If defined, this string will be added to the U-Boot
1428 version information (U_BOOT_VERSION)
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1429
1430- Vendor Parameter Protection:
1431
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1432 U-Boot considers the values of the environment
1433 variables "serial#" (Board Serial Number) and
7152b1d0 1434 "ethaddr" (Ethernet Address) to be parameters that
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1435 are set once by the board vendor / manufacturer, and
1436 protects these variables from casual modification by
1437 the user. Once set, these variables are read-only,
1438 and write or delete attempts are rejected. You can
1439 change this behviour:
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1440
1441 If CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE is #defined in your config
1442 file, the write protection for vendor parameters is
47cd00fa 1443 completely disabled. Anybody can change or delete
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1444 these parameters.
1445
1446 Alternatively, if you #define _both_ CONFIG_ETHADDR
1447 _and_ CONFIG_OVERWRITE_ETHADDR_ONCE, a default
1448 ethernet address is installed in the environment,
1449 which can be changed exactly ONCE by the user. [The
1450 serial# is unaffected by this, i. e. it remains
1451 read-only.]
1452
1453- Protected RAM:
1454 CONFIG_PRAM
1455
1456 Define this variable to enable the reservation of
1457 "protected RAM", i. e. RAM which is not overwritten
1458 by U-Boot. Define CONFIG_PRAM to hold the number of
1459 kB you want to reserve for pRAM. You can overwrite
1460 this default value by defining an environment
1461 variable "pram" to the number of kB you want to
1462 reserve. Note that the board info structure will
1463 still show the full amount of RAM. If pRAM is
1464 reserved, a new environment variable "mem" will
1465 automatically be defined to hold the amount of
1466 remaining RAM in a form that can be passed as boot
1467 argument to Linux, for instance like that:
1468
fe126d8b 1469 setenv bootargs ... mem=\${mem}
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1470 saveenv
1471
1472 This way you can tell Linux not to use this memory,
1473 either, which results in a memory region that will
1474 not be affected by reboots.
1475
1476 *WARNING* If your board configuration uses automatic
1477 detection of the RAM size, you must make sure that
1478 this memory test is non-destructive. So far, the
1479 following board configurations are known to be
1480 "pRAM-clean":
1481
1482 ETX094, IVMS8, IVML24, SPD8xx, TQM8xxL,
1483 HERMES, IP860, RPXlite, LWMON, LANTEC,
1484 PCU_E, FLAGADM, TQM8260
1485
1486- Error Recovery:
1487 CONFIG_PANIC_HANG
1488
1489 Define this variable to stop the system in case of a
1490 fatal error, so that you have to reset it manually.
1491 This is probably NOT a good idea for an embedded
1492 system where you want to system to reboot
1493 automatically as fast as possible, but it may be
1494 useful during development since you can try to debug
1495 the conditions that lead to the situation.
1496
1497 CONFIG_NET_RETRY_COUNT
1498
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1499 This variable defines the number of retries for
1500 network operations like ARP, RARP, TFTP, or BOOTP
1501 before giving up the operation. If not defined, a
1502 default value of 5 is used.
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1504- Command Interpreter:
8078f1a5 1505 CONFIG_AUTO_COMPLETE
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1506
1507 Enable auto completion of commands using TAB.
1508
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1509 Note that this feature has NOT been implemented yet
1510 for the "hush" shell.
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1511
1512
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1513 CFG_HUSH_PARSER
1514
1515 Define this variable to enable the "hush" shell (from
1516 Busybox) as command line interpreter, thus enabling
1517 powerful command line syntax like
1518 if...then...else...fi conditionals or `&&' and '||'
1519 constructs ("shell scripts").
1520
1521 If undefined, you get the old, much simpler behaviour
1522 with a somewhat smaller memory footprint.
1523
1524
1525 CFG_PROMPT_HUSH_PS2
1526
1527 This defines the secondary prompt string, which is
1528 printed when the command interpreter needs more input
1529 to complete a command. Usually "> ".
1530
1531 Note:
1532
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1533 In the current implementation, the local variables
1534 space and global environment variables space are
1535 separated. Local variables are those you define by
1536 simply typing `name=value'. To access a local
1537 variable later on, you have write `$name' or
1538 `${name}'; to execute the contents of a variable
1539 directly type `$name' at the command prompt.
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1541 Global environment variables are those you use
1542 setenv/printenv to work with. To run a command stored
1543 in such a variable, you need to use the run command,
1544 and you must not use the '$' sign to access them.
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1545
1546 To store commands and special characters in a
1547 variable, please use double quotation marks
1548 surrounding the whole text of the variable, instead
1549 of the backslashes before semicolons and special
1550 symbols.
1551
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1552- Commandline Editing and History:
1553 CONFIG_CMDLINE_EDITING
1554
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1555 Enable editiong and History functions for interactive
1556 commandline input operations
aa0c71ac 1557
a8c7c708 1558- Default Environment:
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1559 CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS
1560
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1561 Define this to contain any number of null terminated
1562 strings (variable = value pairs) that will be part of
7152b1d0 1563 the default environment compiled into the boot image.
2262cfee 1564
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1565 For example, place something like this in your
1566 board's config file:
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1567
1568 #define CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS \
1569 "myvar1=value1\0" \
1570 "myvar2=value2\0"
1571
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1572 Warning: This method is based on knowledge about the
1573 internal format how the environment is stored by the
1574 U-Boot code. This is NOT an official, exported
1575 interface! Although it is unlikely that this format
7152b1d0 1576 will change soon, there is no guarantee either.
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1577 You better know what you are doing here.
1578
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1579 Note: overly (ab)use of the default environment is
1580 discouraged. Make sure to check other ways to preset
1581 the environment like the autoscript function or the
1582 boot command first.
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a8c7c708 1584- DataFlash Support:
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1585 CONFIG_HAS_DATAFLASH
1586
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1587 Defining this option enables DataFlash features and
1588 allows to read/write in Dataflash via the standard
1589 commands cp, md...
2abbe075 1590
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1591- SystemACE Support:
1592 CONFIG_SYSTEMACE
1593
1594 Adding this option adds support for Xilinx SystemACE
1595 chips attached via some sort of local bus. The address
1596 of the chip must alsh be defined in the
1597 CFG_SYSTEMACE_BASE macro. For example:
1598
1599 #define CONFIG_SYSTEMACE
1600 #define CFG_SYSTEMACE_BASE 0xf0000000
1601
1602 When SystemACE support is added, the "ace" device type
1603 becomes available to the fat commands, i.e. fatls.
1604
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1605- TFTP Fixed UDP Port:
1606 CONFIG_TFTP_PORT
1607
28cb9375 1608 If this is defined, the environment variable tftpsrcp
ecb0ccd9 1609 is used to supply the TFTP UDP source port value.
28cb9375 1610 If tftpsrcp isn't defined, the normal pseudo-random port
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1611 number generator is used.
1612
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1613 Also, the environment variable tftpdstp is used to supply
1614 the TFTP UDP destination port value. If tftpdstp isn't
1615 defined, the normal port 69 is used.
1616
1617 The purpose for tftpsrcp is to allow a TFTP server to
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1618 blindly start the TFTP transfer using the pre-configured
1619 target IP address and UDP port. This has the effect of
1620 "punching through" the (Windows XP) firewall, allowing
1621 the remainder of the TFTP transfer to proceed normally.
1622 A better solution is to properly configure the firewall,
1623 but sometimes that is not allowed.
1624
a8c7c708 1625- Show boot progress:
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1626 CONFIG_SHOW_BOOT_PROGRESS
1627
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1628 Defining this option allows to add some board-
1629 specific code (calling a user-provided function
1630 "show_boot_progress(int)") that enables you to show
1631 the system's boot progress on some display (for
1632 example, some LED's) on your board. At the moment,
1633 the following checkpoints are implemented:
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1634
1635 Arg Where When
1636 1 common/cmd_bootm.c before attempting to boot an image
ba56f625 1637 -1 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has bad magic number
c609719b 1638 2 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has correct magic number
ba56f625 1639 -2 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has bad checksum
c609719b 1640 3 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has correct checksum
ba56f625 1641 -3 common/cmd_bootm.c Image data has bad checksum
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1642 4 common/cmd_bootm.c Image data has correct checksum
1643 -4 common/cmd_bootm.c Image is for unsupported architecture
1644 5 common/cmd_bootm.c Architecture check OK
1645 -5 common/cmd_bootm.c Wrong Image Type (not kernel, multi, standalone)
1646 6 common/cmd_bootm.c Image Type check OK
1647 -6 common/cmd_bootm.c gunzip uncompression error
1648 -7 common/cmd_bootm.c Unimplemented compression type
1649 7 common/cmd_bootm.c Uncompression OK
1650 -8 common/cmd_bootm.c Wrong Image Type (not kernel, multi, standalone)
1651 8 common/cmd_bootm.c Image Type check OK
1652 -9 common/cmd_bootm.c Unsupported OS (not Linux, BSD, VxWorks, QNX)
1653 9 common/cmd_bootm.c Start initial ramdisk verification
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1654 -10 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk header has bad magic number
1655 -11 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk header has bad checksum
c609719b 1656 10 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk header is OK
ba56f625 1657 -12 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk data has bad checksum
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1658 11 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk data has correct checksum
1659 12 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk verification complete, start loading
1660 -13 common/cmd_bootm.c Wrong Image Type (not PPC Linux Ramdisk)
1661 13 common/cmd_bootm.c Start multifile image verification
1662 14 common/cmd_bootm.c No initial ramdisk, no multifile, continue.
1663 15 common/cmd_bootm.c All preparation done, transferring control to OS
1664
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1665 -30 lib_ppc/board.c Fatal error, hang the system
1666 -31 post/post.c POST test failed, detected by post_output_backlog()
1667 -32 post/post.c POST test failed, detected by post_run_single()
63e73c9a 1668
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1669 34 common/cmd_doc.c before loading a Image from a DOC device
1670 -35 common/cmd_doc.c Bad usage of "doc" command
1671 35 common/cmd_doc.c correct usage of "doc" command
1672 -36 common/cmd_doc.c No boot device
1673 36 common/cmd_doc.c correct boot device
1674 -37 common/cmd_doc.c Unknown Chip ID on boot device
1675 37 common/cmd_doc.c correct chip ID found, device available
1676 -38 common/cmd_doc.c Read Error on boot device
1677 38 common/cmd_doc.c reading Image header from DOC device OK
1678 -39 common/cmd_doc.c Image header has bad magic number
1679 39 common/cmd_doc.c Image header has correct magic number
1680 -40 common/cmd_doc.c Error reading Image from DOC device
1681 40 common/cmd_doc.c Image header has correct magic number
1682 41 common/cmd_ide.c before loading a Image from a IDE device
1683 -42 common/cmd_ide.c Bad usage of "ide" command
1684 42 common/cmd_ide.c correct usage of "ide" command
1685 -43 common/cmd_ide.c No boot device
1686 43 common/cmd_ide.c boot device found
1687 -44 common/cmd_ide.c Device not available
1688 44 common/cmd_ide.c Device available
1689 -45 common/cmd_ide.c wrong partition selected
1690 45 common/cmd_ide.c partition selected
1691 -46 common/cmd_ide.c Unknown partition table
1692 46 common/cmd_ide.c valid partition table found
1693 -47 common/cmd_ide.c Invalid partition type
1694 47 common/cmd_ide.c correct partition type
1695 -48 common/cmd_ide.c Error reading Image Header on boot device
1696 48 common/cmd_ide.c reading Image Header from IDE device OK
1697 -49 common/cmd_ide.c Image header has bad magic number
1698 49 common/cmd_ide.c Image header has correct magic number
1699 -50 common/cmd_ide.c Image header has bad checksum
1700 50 common/cmd_ide.c Image header has correct checksum
1701 -51 common/cmd_ide.c Error reading Image from IDE device
1702 51 common/cmd_ide.c reading Image from IDE device OK
1703 52 common/cmd_nand.c before loading a Image from a NAND device
1704 -53 common/cmd_nand.c Bad usage of "nand" command
1705 53 common/cmd_nand.c correct usage of "nand" command
1706 -54 common/cmd_nand.c No boot device
1707 54 common/cmd_nand.c boot device found
1708 -55 common/cmd_nand.c Unknown Chip ID on boot device
1709 55 common/cmd_nand.c correct chip ID found, device available
1710 -56 common/cmd_nand.c Error reading Image Header on boot device
1711 56 common/cmd_nand.c reading Image Header from NAND device OK
1712 -57 common/cmd_nand.c Image header has bad magic number
1713 57 common/cmd_nand.c Image header has correct magic number
1714 -58 common/cmd_nand.c Error reading Image from NAND device
1715 58 common/cmd_nand.c reading Image from NAND device OK
1716
1717 -60 common/env_common.c Environment has a bad CRC, using default
1718
1719 64 net/eth.c starting with Ethernetconfiguration.
1720 -64 net/eth.c no Ethernet found.
1721 65 net/eth.c Ethernet found.
1722
1723 -80 common/cmd_net.c usage wrong
1724 80 common/cmd_net.c before calling NetLoop()
1725 -81 common/cmd_net.c some error in NetLoop() occured
1726 81 common/cmd_net.c NetLoop() back without error
1727 -82 common/cmd_net.c size == 0 (File with size 0 loaded)
1728 82 common/cmd_net.c trying automatic boot
1729 83 common/cmd_net.c running autoscript
1730 -83 common/cmd_net.c some error in automatic boot or autoscript
1731 84 common/cmd_net.c end without errors
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1732
1733Modem Support:
1734--------------
1735
85ec0bcc 1736[so far only for SMDK2400 and TRAB boards]
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1737
1738- Modem support endable:
1739 CONFIG_MODEM_SUPPORT
1740
1741- RTS/CTS Flow control enable:
1742 CONFIG_HWFLOW
1743
1744- Modem debug support:
1745 CONFIG_MODEM_SUPPORT_DEBUG
1746
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1747 Enables debugging stuff (char screen[1024], dbg())
1748 for modem support. Useful only with BDI2000.
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1751
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1752 There are common interrupt_init() and timer_interrupt()
1753 for all PPC archs. interrupt_init() calls interrupt_init_cpu()
1754 for cpu specific initialization. interrupt_init_cpu()
1755 should set decrementer_count to appropriate value. If
1756 cpu resets decrementer automatically after interrupt
1757 (ppc4xx) it should set decrementer_count to zero.
1758 timer_interrupt() calls timer_interrupt_cpu() for cpu
1759 specific handling. If board has watchdog / status_led
1760 / other_activity_monitor it works automatically from
1761 general timer_interrupt().
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1764
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1765 In the target system modem support is enabled when a
1766 specific key (key combination) is pressed during
1767 power-on. Otherwise U-Boot will boot normally
1768 (autoboot). The key_pressed() fuction is called from
1769 board_init(). Currently key_pressed() is a dummy
1770 function, returning 1 and thus enabling modem
1771 initialization.
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1773 If there are no modem init strings in the
1774 environment, U-Boot proceed to autoboot; the
1775 previous output (banner, info printfs) will be
1776 supressed, though.
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1778 See also: doc/README.Modem
1779
1780
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1781Configuration Settings:
1782-----------------------
1783
1784- CFG_LONGHELP: Defined when you want long help messages included;
1785 undefine this when you're short of memory.
1786
1787- CFG_PROMPT: This is what U-Boot prints on the console to
1788 prompt for user input.
1789
1790- CFG_CBSIZE: Buffer size for input from the Console
1791
1792- CFG_PBSIZE: Buffer size for Console output
1793
1794- CFG_MAXARGS: max. Number of arguments accepted for monitor commands
1795
1796- CFG_BARGSIZE: Buffer size for Boot Arguments which are passed to
1797 the application (usually a Linux kernel) when it is
1798 booted
1799
1800- CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE:
1801 List of legal baudrate settings for this board.
1802
1803- CFG_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET
8bde7f77 1804 Suppress display of console information at boot.
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1806- CFG_CONSOLE_IS_IN_ENV
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1807 If the board specific function
1808 extern int overwrite_console (void);
1809 returns 1, the stdin, stderr and stdout are switched to the
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1811
1812- CFG_CONSOLE_OVERWRITE_ROUTINE
8bde7f77 1813 Enable the call to overwrite_console().
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1815- CFG_CONSOLE_ENV_OVERWRITE
1816 Enable overwrite of previous console environment settings.
1817
1818- CFG_MEMTEST_START, CFG_MEMTEST_END:
1819 Begin and End addresses of the area used by the
1820 simple memory test.
1821
1822- CFG_ALT_MEMTEST:
8bde7f77 1823 Enable an alternate, more extensive memory test.
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1825- CFG_MEMTEST_SCRATCH:
1826 Scratch address used by the alternate memory test
1827 You only need to set this if address zero isn't writeable
1828
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1829- CFG_TFTP_LOADADDR:
1830 Default load address for network file downloads
1831
1832- CFG_LOADS_BAUD_CHANGE:
1833 Enable temporary baudrate change while serial download
1834
1835- CFG_SDRAM_BASE:
1836 Physical start address of SDRAM. _Must_ be 0 here.
1837
1838- CFG_MBIO_BASE:
1839 Physical start address of Motherboard I/O (if using a
1840 Cogent motherboard)
1841
1842- CFG_FLASH_BASE:
1843 Physical start address of Flash memory.
1844
1845- CFG_MONITOR_BASE:
1846 Physical start address of boot monitor code (set by
1847 make config files to be same as the text base address
1848 (TEXT_BASE) used when linking) - same as
1849 CFG_FLASH_BASE when booting from flash.
1850
1851- CFG_MONITOR_LEN:
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1852 Size of memory reserved for monitor code, used to
1853 determine _at_compile_time_ (!) if the environment is
1854 embedded within the U-Boot image, or in a separate
1855 flash sector.
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1857- CFG_MALLOC_LEN:
1858 Size of DRAM reserved for malloc() use.
1859
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1860- CFG_BOOTM_LEN:
1861 Normally compressed uImages are limited to an
1862 uncompressed size of 8 MBytes. If this is not enough,
1863 you can define CFG_BOOTM_LEN in your board config file
1864 to adjust this setting to your needs.
1865
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1866- CFG_BOOTMAPSZ:
1867 Maximum size of memory mapped by the startup code of
1868 the Linux kernel; all data that must be processed by
1869 the Linux kernel (bd_info, boot arguments, eventually
1870 initrd image) must be put below this limit.
1871
1872- CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS:
1873 Max number of Flash memory banks
1874
1875- CFG_MAX_FLASH_SECT:
1876 Max number of sectors on a Flash chip
1877
1878- CFG_FLASH_ERASE_TOUT:
1879 Timeout for Flash erase operations (in ms)
1880
1881- CFG_FLASH_WRITE_TOUT:
1882 Timeout for Flash write operations (in ms)
1883
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1884- CFG_FLASH_LOCK_TOUT
1885 Timeout for Flash set sector lock bit operation (in ms)
1886
1887- CFG_FLASH_UNLOCK_TOUT
1888 Timeout for Flash clear lock bits operation (in ms)
1889
1890- CFG_FLASH_PROTECTION
1891 If defined, hardware flash sectors protection is used
1892 instead of U-Boot software protection.
1893
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1894- CFG_DIRECT_FLASH_TFTP:
1895
1896 Enable TFTP transfers directly to flash memory;
1897 without this option such a download has to be
1898 performed in two steps: (1) download to RAM, and (2)
1899 copy from RAM to flash.
1900
1901 The two-step approach is usually more reliable, since
1902 you can check if the download worked before you erase
1903 the flash, but in some situations (when sytem RAM is
1904 too limited to allow for a tempory copy of the
1905 downloaded image) this option may be very useful.
1906
1907- CFG_FLASH_CFI:
43d9616c 1908 Define if the flash driver uses extra elements in the
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1909 common flash structure for storing flash geometry.
1910
1911- CFG_FLASH_CFI_DRIVER
1912 This option also enables the building of the cfi_flash driver
1913 in the drivers directory
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1916 If this option is defined, the common CFI flash doesn't
1917 print it's warning upon not recognized FLASH banks. This
1918 is useful, if some of the configured banks are only
1919 optionally available.
1920
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1921- CFG_RX_ETH_BUFFER:
1922 Defines the number of ethernet receive buffers. On some
1923 ethernet controllers it is recommended to set this value
1924 to 8 or even higher (EEPRO100 or 405 EMAC), since all
1925 buffers can be full shortly after enabling the interface
1926 on high ethernet traffic.
1927 Defaults to 4 if not defined.
1928
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1929The following definitions that deal with the placement and management
1930of environment data (variable area); in general, we support the
1931following configurations:
1932
1933- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH:
1934
1935 Define this if the environment is in flash memory.
1936
1937 a) The environment occupies one whole flash sector, which is
1938 "embedded" in the text segment with the U-Boot code. This
1939 happens usually with "bottom boot sector" or "top boot
1940 sector" type flash chips, which have several smaller
1941 sectors at the start or the end. For instance, such a
1942 layout can have sector sizes of 8, 2x4, 16, Nx32 kB. In
1943 such a case you would place the environment in one of the
1944 4 kB sectors - with U-Boot code before and after it. With
1945 "top boot sector" type flash chips, you would put the
1946 environment in one of the last sectors, leaving a gap
1947 between U-Boot and the environment.
1948
1949 - CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
1950
1951 Offset of environment data (variable area) to the
1952 beginning of flash memory; for instance, with bottom boot
1953 type flash chips the second sector can be used: the offset
1954 for this sector is given here.
1955
1956 CFG_ENV_OFFSET is used relative to CFG_FLASH_BASE.
1957
1958 - CFG_ENV_ADDR:
1959
1960 This is just another way to specify the start address of
1961 the flash sector containing the environment (instead of
1962 CFG_ENV_OFFSET).
1963
1964 - CFG_ENV_SECT_SIZE:
1965
1966 Size of the sector containing the environment.
1967
1968
1969 b) Sometimes flash chips have few, equal sized, BIG sectors.
1970 In such a case you don't want to spend a whole sector for
1971 the environment.
1972
1973 - CFG_ENV_SIZE:
1974
1975 If you use this in combination with CFG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH
1976 and CFG_ENV_SECT_SIZE, you can specify to use only a part
1977 of this flash sector for the environment. This saves
1978 memory for the RAM copy of the environment.
1979
1980 It may also save flash memory if you decide to use this
1981 when your environment is "embedded" within U-Boot code,
1982 since then the remainder of the flash sector could be used
1983 for U-Boot code. It should be pointed out that this is
1984 STRONGLY DISCOURAGED from a robustness point of view:
1985 updating the environment in flash makes it always
1986 necessary to erase the WHOLE sector. If something goes
1987 wrong before the contents has been restored from a copy in
1988 RAM, your target system will be dead.
1989
1990 - CFG_ENV_ADDR_REDUND
1991 CFG_ENV_SIZE_REDUND
1992
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1993 These settings describe a second storage area used to hold
1994 a redundand copy of the environment data, so that there is
3e38691e 1995 a valid backup copy in case there is a power failure during
43d9616c 1996 a "saveenv" operation.
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1998BE CAREFUL! Any changes to the flash layout, and some changes to the
1999source code will make it necessary to adapt <board>/u-boot.lds*
2000accordingly!
2001
2002
2003- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_NVRAM:
2004
2005 Define this if you have some non-volatile memory device
2006 (NVRAM, battery buffered SRAM) which you want to use for the
2007 environment.
2008
2009 - CFG_ENV_ADDR:
2010 - CFG_ENV_SIZE:
2011
2012 These two #defines are used to determin the memory area you
2013 want to use for environment. It is assumed that this memory
2014 can just be read and written to, without any special
2015 provision.
2016
2017BE CAREFUL! The first access to the environment happens quite early
2018in U-Boot initalization (when we try to get the setting of for the
2019console baudrate). You *MUST* have mappend your NVRAM area then, or
2020U-Boot will hang.
2021
2022Please note that even with NVRAM we still use a copy of the
2023environment in RAM: we could work on NVRAM directly, but we want to
2024keep settings there always unmodified except somebody uses "saveenv"
2025to save the current settings.
2026
2027
2028- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_EEPROM:
2029
2030 Use this if you have an EEPROM or similar serial access
2031 device and a driver for it.
2032
2033 - CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
2034 - CFG_ENV_SIZE:
2035
2036 These two #defines specify the offset and size of the
2037 environment area within the total memory of your EEPROM.
2038
2039 - CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR:
2040 If defined, specified the chip address of the EEPROM device.
2041 The default address is zero.
2042
2043 - CFG_EEPROM_PAGE_WRITE_BITS:
2044 If defined, the number of bits used to address bytes in a
2045 single page in the EEPROM device. A 64 byte page, for example
2046 would require six bits.
2047
2048 - CFG_EEPROM_PAGE_WRITE_DELAY_MS:
2049 If defined, the number of milliseconds to delay between
ba56f625 2050 page writes. The default is zero milliseconds.
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2051
2052 - CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR_LEN:
2053 The length in bytes of the EEPROM memory array address. Note
2054 that this is NOT the chip address length!
2055
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2056 - CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR_OVERFLOW:
2057 EEPROM chips that implement "address overflow" are ones
2058 like Catalyst 24WC04/08/16 which has 9/10/11 bits of
2059 address and the extra bits end up in the "chip address" bit
2060 slots. This makes a 24WC08 (1Kbyte) chip look like four 256
2061 byte chips.
2062
2063 Note that we consider the length of the address field to
2064 still be one byte because the extra address bits are hidden
2065 in the chip address.
2066
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2067 - CFG_EEPROM_SIZE:
2068 The size in bytes of the EEPROM device.
2069
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2071- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_DATAFLASH:
2072
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2074 want to use for the environment.
2075
2076 - CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
2077 - CFG_ENV_ADDR:
2078 - CFG_ENV_SIZE:
2079
2080 These three #defines specify the offset and size of the
2081 environment area within the total memory of your DataFlash placed
2082 at the specified address.
2083
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2084- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_NAND:
2085
2086 Define this if you have a NAND device which you want to use
2087 for the environment.
2088
2089 - CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
2090 - CFG_ENV_SIZE:
2091
2092 These two #defines specify the offset and size of the environment
2093 area within the first NAND device.
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2095 - CFG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND
2096
2097 This setting describes a second storage area of CFG_ENV_SIZE
2098 size used to hold a redundant copy of the environment data,
2099 so that there is a valid backup copy in case there is a
2100 power failure during a "saveenv" operation.
2101
2102 Note: CFG_ENV_OFFSET and CFG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND must be aligned
2103 to a block boundary, and CFG_ENV_SIZE must be a multiple of
2104 the NAND devices block size.
2105
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2106- CFG_SPI_INIT_OFFSET
2107
2108 Defines offset to the initial SPI buffer area in DPRAM. The
2109 area is used at an early stage (ROM part) if the environment
2110 is configured to reside in the SPI EEPROM: We need a 520 byte
2111 scratch DPRAM area. It is used between the two initialization
2112 calls (spi_init_f() and spi_init_r()). A value of 0xB00 seems
2113 to be a good choice since it makes it far enough from the
2114 start of the data area as well as from the stack pointer.
2115
2116Please note that the environment is read-only as long as the monitor
2117has been relocated to RAM and a RAM copy of the environment has been
2118created; also, when using EEPROM you will have to use getenv_r()
2119until then to read environment variables.
2120
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2121The environment is protected by a CRC32 checksum. Before the monitor
2122is relocated into RAM, as a result of a bad CRC you will be working
2123with the compiled-in default environment - *silently*!!! [This is
2124necessary, because the first environment variable we need is the
2125"baudrate" setting for the console - if we have a bad CRC, we don't
2126have any device yet where we could complain.]
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2127
2128Note: once the monitor has been relocated, then it will complain if
2129the default environment is used; a new CRC is computed as soon as you
85ec0bcc 2130use the "saveenv" command to store a valid environment.
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fc3e2165 2132- CFG_FAULT_ECHO_LINK_DOWN:
42d1f039 2133 Echo the inverted Ethernet link state to the fault LED.
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2134
2135 Note: If this option is active, then CFG_FAULT_MII_ADDR
2136 also needs to be defined.
2137
2138- CFG_FAULT_MII_ADDR:
42d1f039 2139 MII address of the PHY to check for the Ethernet link state.
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2141- CFG_64BIT_VSPRINTF:
2142 Makes vsprintf (and all *printf functions) support printing
2143 of 64bit values by using the L quantifier
2144
2145- CFG_64BIT_STRTOUL:
2146 Adds simple_strtoull that returns a 64bit value
2147
c609719b 2148Low Level (hardware related) configuration options:
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2150
2151- CFG_CACHELINE_SIZE:
2152 Cache Line Size of the CPU.
2153
2154- CFG_DEFAULT_IMMR:
2155 Default address of the IMMR after system reset.
2535d602 2156
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2157 Needed on some 8260 systems (MPC8260ADS, PQ2FADS-ZU,
2158 and RPXsuper) to be able to adjust the position of
2159 the IMMR register after a reset.
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2161- Floppy Disk Support:
2162 CFG_FDC_DRIVE_NUMBER
2163
2164 the default drive number (default value 0)
2165
2166 CFG_ISA_IO_STRIDE
2167
2168 defines the spacing between fdc chipset registers
2169 (default value 1)
2170
2171 CFG_ISA_IO_OFFSET
2172
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2173 defines the offset of register from address. It
2174 depends on which part of the data bus is connected to
2175 the fdc chipset. (default value 0)
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2177 If CFG_ISA_IO_STRIDE CFG_ISA_IO_OFFSET and
2178 CFG_FDC_DRIVE_NUMBER are undefined, they take their
2179 default value.
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2181 if CFG_FDC_HW_INIT is defined, then the function
2182 fdc_hw_init() is called at the beginning of the FDC
2183 setup. fdc_hw_init() must be provided by the board
2184 source code. It is used to make hardware dependant
2185 initializations.
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25d6712a 2187- CFG_IMMR: Physical address of the Internal Memory.
efe2a4d5 2188 DO NOT CHANGE unless you know exactly what you're
25d6712a 2189 doing! (11-4) [MPC8xx/82xx systems only]
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2190
2191- CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR:
2192
7152b1d0 2193 Start address of memory area that can be used for
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2194 initial data and stack; please note that this must be
2195 writable memory that is working WITHOUT special
2196 initialization, i. e. you CANNOT use normal RAM which
2197 will become available only after programming the
2198 memory controller and running certain initialization
2199 sequences.
2200
2201 U-Boot uses the following memory types:
2202 - MPC8xx and MPC8260: IMMR (internal memory of the CPU)
2203 - MPC824X: data cache
2204 - PPC4xx: data cache
2205
85ec0bcc 2206- CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET:
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2207
2208 Offset of the initial data structure in the memory
2209 area defined by CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR. Usually
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2211 data is located at the end of the available space
2212 (sometimes written as (CFG_INIT_RAM_END -
2213 CFG_INIT_DATA_SIZE), and the initial stack is just
2214 below that area (growing from (CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR +
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2216
2217 Note:
2218 On the MPC824X (or other systems that use the data
2219 cache for initial memory) the address chosen for
2220 CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR is basically arbitrary - it must
2221 point to an otherwise UNUSED address space between
2222 the top of RAM and the start of the PCI space.
2223
2224- CFG_SIUMCR: SIU Module Configuration (11-6)
2225
2226- CFG_SYPCR: System Protection Control (11-9)
2227
2228- CFG_TBSCR: Time Base Status and Control (11-26)
2229
2230- CFG_PISCR: Periodic Interrupt Status and Control (11-31)
2231
2232- CFG_PLPRCR: PLL, Low-Power, and Reset Control Register (15-30)
2233
2234- CFG_SCCR: System Clock and reset Control Register (15-27)
2235
2236- CFG_OR_TIMING_SDRAM:
2237 SDRAM timing
2238
2239- CFG_MAMR_PTA:
2240 periodic timer for refresh
2241
2242- CFG_DER: Debug Event Register (37-47)
2243
2244- FLASH_BASE0_PRELIM, FLASH_BASE1_PRELIM, CFG_REMAP_OR_AM,
2245 CFG_PRELIM_OR_AM, CFG_OR_TIMING_FLASH, CFG_OR0_REMAP,
2246 CFG_OR0_PRELIM, CFG_BR0_PRELIM, CFG_OR1_REMAP, CFG_OR1_PRELIM,
2247 CFG_BR1_PRELIM:
2248 Memory Controller Definitions: BR0/1 and OR0/1 (FLASH)
2249
2250- SDRAM_BASE2_PRELIM, SDRAM_BASE3_PRELIM, SDRAM_MAX_SIZE,
2251 CFG_OR_TIMING_SDRAM, CFG_OR2_PRELIM, CFG_BR2_PRELIM,
2252 CFG_OR3_PRELIM, CFG_BR3_PRELIM:
2253 Memory Controller Definitions: BR2/3 and OR2/3 (SDRAM)
2254
2255- CFG_MAMR_PTA, CFG_MPTPR_2BK_4K, CFG_MPTPR_1BK_4K, CFG_MPTPR_2BK_8K,
2256 CFG_MPTPR_1BK_8K, CFG_MAMR_8COL, CFG_MAMR_9COL:
2257 Machine Mode Register and Memory Periodic Timer
2258 Prescaler definitions (SDRAM timing)
2259
2260- CFG_I2C_UCODE_PATCH, CFG_I2C_DPMEM_OFFSET [0x1FC0]:
2261 enable I2C microcode relocation patch (MPC8xx);
2262 define relocation offset in DPRAM [DSP2]
2263
2264- CFG_SPI_UCODE_PATCH, CFG_SPI_DPMEM_OFFSET [0x1FC0]:
2265 enable SPI microcode relocation patch (MPC8xx);
2266 define relocation offset in DPRAM [SCC4]
2267
2268- CFG_USE_OSCCLK:
2269 Use OSCM clock mode on MBX8xx board. Be careful,
2270 wrong setting might damage your board. Read
2271 doc/README.MBX before setting this variable!
2272
ea909b76 2273- CFG_CPM_POST_WORD_ADDR: (MPC8xx, MPC8260 only)
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2274 Offset of the bootmode word in DPRAM used by post
2275 (Power On Self Tests). This definition overrides
2276 #define'd default value in commproc.h resp.
2277 cpm_8260.h.
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2279- CFG_PCI_SLV_MEM_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_SLV_MEM_BUS, CFG_PICMR0_MASK_ATTRIB,
2280 CFG_PCI_MSTR0_LOCAL, CFG_PCIMSK0_MASK, CFG_PCI_MSTR1_LOCAL,
2281 CFG_PCIMSK1_MASK, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_BUS,
2282 CFG_CPU_PCI_MEM_START, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_SIZE, CFG_POCMR0_MASK_ATTRIB,
2283 CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_BUS, CPU_PCI_MEMIO_START,
2284 CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_SIZE, CFG_POCMR1_MASK_ATTRIB, CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_LOCAL,
2285 CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_BUS, CFG_CPU_PCI_IO_START, CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_SIZE,
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2286 CFG_POCMR2_MASK_ATTRIB: (MPC826x only)
2287 Overrides the default PCI memory map in cpu/mpc8260/pci.c if set.
2288
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2289- CONFIG_SPD_EEPROM
2290 Get DDR timing information from an I2C EEPROM. Common with pluggable
2291 memory modules such as SODIMMs
2292 SPD_EEPROM_ADDRESS
2293 I2C address of the SPD EEPROM
2294
2295- CFG_SPD_BUS_NUM
2296 If SPD EEPROM is on an I2C bus other than the first one, specify here.
2297 Note that the value must resolve to something your driver can deal with.
2298
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2299- CFG_83XX_DDR_USES_CS0
2300 Only for 83xx systems. If specified, then DDR should be configured
2301 using CS0 and CS1 instead of CS2 and CS3.
2302
2303- CFG_83XX_DDR_USES_CS0
2304 Only for 83xx systems. If specified, then DDR should be configured
2305 using CS0 and CS1 instead of CS2 and CS3.
2306
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2307- CONFIG_ETHER_ON_FEC[12]
2308 Define to enable FEC[12] on a 8xx series processor.
2309
2310- CONFIG_FEC[12]_PHY
2311 Define to the hardcoded PHY address which corresponds
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2313 #define CONFIG_FEC1_PHY 4
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2314 means that the PHY with address 4 is connected to FEC1
2315
2316 When set to -1, means to probe for first available.
2317
2318- CONFIG_FEC[12]_PHY_NORXERR
2319 The PHY does not have a RXERR line (RMII only).
2320 (so program the FEC to ignore it).
2321
2322- CONFIG_RMII
2323 Enable RMII mode for all FECs.
2324 Note that this is a global option, we can't
2325 have one FEC in standard MII mode and another in RMII mode.
2326
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2327- CONFIG_CRC32_VERIFY
2328 Add a verify option to the crc32 command.
2329 The syntax is:
2330
2331 => crc32 -v <address> <count> <crc32>
2332
2333 Where address/count indicate a memory area
2334 and crc32 is the correct crc32 which the
2335 area should have.
2336
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2338 Add the "loopw" memory command. This only takes effect if
602ad3b3 2339 the memory commands are activated globally (CONFIG_CMD_MEM).
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2341- CONFIG_MX_CYCLIC
2342 Add the "mdc" and "mwc" memory commands. These are cyclic
2343 "md/mw" commands.
2344 Examples:
2345
efe2a4d5 2346 => mdc.b 10 4 500
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2347 This command will print 4 bytes (10,11,12,13) each 500 ms.
2348
efe2a4d5 2349 => mwc.l 100 12345678 10
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2350 This command will write 12345678 to address 100 all 10 ms.
2351
efe2a4d5 2352 This only takes effect if the memory commands are activated
602ad3b3 2353 globally (CONFIG_CMD_MEM).
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2355- CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT
2356- CONFIG_SKIP_RELOCATE_UBOOT
2357
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2358 [ARM only] If these variables are defined, then
2359 certain low level initializations (like setting up
2360 the memory controller) are omitted and/or U-Boot does
2361 not relocate itself into RAM.
2362 Normally these variables MUST NOT be defined. The
2363 only exception is when U-Boot is loaded (to RAM) by
2364 some other boot loader or by a debugger which
2365 performs these intializations itself.
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2368Building the Software:
2369======================
2370
2371Building U-Boot has been tested in native PPC environments (on a
2372PowerBook G3 running LinuxPPC 2000) and in cross environments
2373(running RedHat 6.x and 7.x Linux on x86, Solaris 2.6 on a SPARC, and
2374NetBSD 1.5 on x86).
2375
2376If you are not using a native PPC environment, it is assumed that you
2377have the GNU cross compiling tools available in your path and named
2378with a prefix of "powerpc-linux-". If this is not the case, (e.g. if
2379you are using Monta Vista's Hard Hat Linux CDK 1.2) you must change
2380the definition of CROSS_COMPILE in Makefile. For HHL on a 4xx CPU,
2381change it to:
2382
2383 CROSS_COMPILE = ppc_4xx-
2384
2385
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2387sources you must configure U-Boot for one specific board type. This
2388is done by typing:
2389
2390 make NAME_config
2391
2392where "NAME_config" is the name of one of the existing
2628114e 2393configurations; see the main Makefile for supported names.
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2395Note: for some board special configuration names may exist; check if
2396 additional information is available from the board vendor; for
2397 instance, the TQM823L systems are available without (standard)
2398 or with LCD support. You can select such additional "features"
2399 when chosing the configuration, i. e.
2400
2401 make TQM823L_config
2402 - will configure for a plain TQM823L, i. e. no LCD support
2403
2404 make TQM823L_LCD_config
2405 - will configure for a TQM823L with U-Boot console on LCD
2406
2407 etc.
2408
2409
2410Finally, type "make all", and you should get some working U-Boot
2411images ready for download to / installation on your system:
2412
2413- "u-boot.bin" is a raw binary image
2414- "u-boot" is an image in ELF binary format
2415- "u-boot.srec" is in Motorola S-Record format
2416
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2417By default the build is performed locally and the objects are saved
2418in the source directory. One of the two methods can be used to change
2419this behavior and build U-Boot to some external directory:
2420
24211. Add O= to the make command line invocations:
2422
2423 make O=/tmp/build distclean
2424 make O=/tmp/build NAME_config
2425 make O=/tmp/build all
2426
24272. Set environment variable BUILD_DIR to point to the desired location:
2428
2429 export BUILD_DIR=/tmp/build
2430 make distclean
2431 make NAME_config
2432 make all
2433
2434Note that the command line "O=" setting overrides the BUILD_DIR environment
2435variable.
2436
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2437
2438Please be aware that the Makefiles assume you are using GNU make, so
2439for instance on NetBSD you might need to use "gmake" instead of
2440native "make".
2441
2442
2443If the system board that you have is not listed, then you will need
2444to port U-Boot to your hardware platform. To do this, follow these
2445steps:
2446
24471. Add a new configuration option for your board to the toplevel
2448 "Makefile" and to the "MAKEALL" script, using the existing
2449 entries as examples. Note that here and at many other places
2450 boards and other names are listed in alphabetical sort order. Please
2451 keep this order.
24522. Create a new directory to hold your board specific code. Add any
2453 files you need. In your board directory, you will need at least
2454 the "Makefile", a "<board>.c", "flash.c" and "u-boot.lds".
24553. Create a new configuration file "include/configs/<board>.h" for
2456 your board
24573. If you're porting U-Boot to a new CPU, then also create a new
2458 directory to hold your CPU specific code. Add any files you need.
24594. Run "make <board>_config" with your new name.
24605. Type "make", and you should get a working "u-boot.srec" file
2461 to be installed on your target system.
24626. Debug and solve any problems that might arise.
2463 [Of course, this last step is much harder than it sounds.]
2464
2465
2466Testing of U-Boot Modifications, Ports to New Hardware, etc.:
2467==============================================================
2468
2469If you have modified U-Boot sources (for instance added a new board
2470or support for new devices, a new CPU, etc.) you are expected to
2471provide feedback to the other developers. The feedback normally takes
2472the form of a "patch", i. e. a context diff against a certain (latest
2473official or latest in CVS) version of U-Boot sources.
2474
2475But before you submit such a patch, please verify that your modifi-
2476cation did not break existing code. At least make sure that *ALL* of
2477the supported boards compile WITHOUT ANY compiler warnings. To do so,
2478just run the "MAKEALL" script, which will configure and build U-Boot
2479for ALL supported system. Be warned, this will take a while. You can
2480select which (cross) compiler to use by passing a `CROSS_COMPILE'
2481environment variable to the script, i. e. to use the cross tools from
2482MontaVista's Hard Hat Linux you can type
2483
2484 CROSS_COMPILE=ppc_8xx- MAKEALL
2485
2486or to build on a native PowerPC system you can type
2487
2488 CROSS_COMPILE=' ' MAKEALL
2489
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2490When using the MAKEALL script, the default behaviour is to build U-Boot
2491in the source directory. This location can be changed by setting the
2492BUILD_DIR environment variable. Also, for each target built, the MAKEALL
2493script saves two log files (<target>.ERR and <target>.MAKEALL) in the
2494<source dir>/LOG directory. This default location can be changed by
2495setting the MAKEALL_LOGDIR environment variable. For example:
2496
2497 export BUILD_DIR=/tmp/build
2498 export MAKEALL_LOGDIR=/tmp/log
2499 CROSS_COMPILE=ppc_8xx- MAKEALL
2500
2501With the above settings build objects are saved in the /tmp/build, log
2502files are saved in the /tmp/log and the source tree remains clean during
2503the whole build process.
2504
2505
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2506See also "U-Boot Porting Guide" below.
2507
2508
2509Monitor Commands - Overview:
2510============================
2511
2512go - start application at address 'addr'
2513run - run commands in an environment variable
2514bootm - boot application image from memory
2515bootp - boot image via network using BootP/TFTP protocol
2516tftpboot- boot image via network using TFTP protocol
2517 and env variables "ipaddr" and "serverip"
2518 (and eventually "gatewayip")
2519rarpboot- boot image via network using RARP/TFTP protocol
2520diskboot- boot from IDE devicebootd - boot default, i.e., run 'bootcmd'
2521loads - load S-Record file over serial line
2522loadb - load binary file over serial line (kermit mode)
2523md - memory display
2524mm - memory modify (auto-incrementing)
2525nm - memory modify (constant address)
2526mw - memory write (fill)
2527cp - memory copy
2528cmp - memory compare
2529crc32 - checksum calculation
2530imd - i2c memory display
2531imm - i2c memory modify (auto-incrementing)
2532inm - i2c memory modify (constant address)
2533imw - i2c memory write (fill)
2534icrc32 - i2c checksum calculation
2535iprobe - probe to discover valid I2C chip addresses
2536iloop - infinite loop on address range
2537isdram - print SDRAM configuration information
2538sspi - SPI utility commands
2539base - print or set address offset
2540printenv- print environment variables
2541setenv - set environment variables
2542saveenv - save environment variables to persistent storage
2543protect - enable or disable FLASH write protection
2544erase - erase FLASH memory
2545flinfo - print FLASH memory information
2546bdinfo - print Board Info structure
2547iminfo - print header information for application image
2548coninfo - print console devices and informations
2549ide - IDE sub-system
2550loop - infinite loop on address range
56523f12 2551loopw - infinite write loop on address range
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2552mtest - simple RAM test
2553icache - enable or disable instruction cache
2554dcache - enable or disable data cache
2555reset - Perform RESET of the CPU
2556echo - echo args to console
2557version - print monitor version
2558help - print online help
2559? - alias for 'help'
2560
2561
2562Monitor Commands - Detailed Description:
2563========================================
2564
2565TODO.
2566
2567For now: just type "help <command>".
2568
2569
2570Environment Variables:
2571======================
2572
2573U-Boot supports user configuration using Environment Variables which
2574can be made persistent by saving to Flash memory.
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2576Environment Variables are set using "setenv", printed using
2577"printenv", and saved to Flash using "saveenv". Using "setenv"
2578without a value can be used to delete a variable from the
2579environment. As long as you don't save the environment you are
2580working with an in-memory copy. In case the Flash area containing the
2581environment is erased by accident, a default environment is provided.
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2729af9d 2583Some configuration options can be set using Environment Variables:
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2729af9d 2585 baudrate - see CONFIG_BAUDRATE
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2729af9d 2587 bootdelay - see CONFIG_BOOTDELAY
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2729af9d 2589 bootcmd - see CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND
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2729af9d 2591 bootargs - Boot arguments when booting an RTOS image
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2729af9d 2593 bootfile - Name of the image to load with TFTP
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2595 autoload - if set to "no" (any string beginning with 'n'),
2596 "bootp" will just load perform a lookup of the
2597 configuration from the BOOTP server, but not try to
2598 load any image using TFTP
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2600 autostart - if set to "yes", an image loaded using the "bootp",
2601 "rarpboot", "tftpboot" or "diskboot" commands will
2602 be automatically started (by internally calling
2603 "bootm")
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2605 If set to "no", a standalone image passed to the
2606 "bootm" command will be copied to the load address
2607 (and eventually uncompressed), but NOT be started.
2608 This can be used to load and uncompress arbitrary
2609 data.
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2611 i2cfast - (PPC405GP|PPC405EP only)
2612 if set to 'y' configures Linux I2C driver for fast
2613 mode (400kHZ). This environment variable is used in
2614 initialization code. So, for changes to be effective
2615 it must be saved and board must be reset.
2616
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2617 initrd_high - restrict positioning of initrd images:
2618 If this variable is not set, initrd images will be
2619 copied to the highest possible address in RAM; this
2620 is usually what you want since it allows for
2621 maximum initrd size. If for some reason you want to
2622 make sure that the initrd image is loaded below the
2623 CFG_BOOTMAPSZ limit, you can set this environment
2624 variable to a value of "no" or "off" or "0".
2625 Alternatively, you can set it to a maximum upper
2626 address to use (U-Boot will still check that it
2627 does not overwrite the U-Boot stack and data).
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2629 For instance, when you have a system with 16 MB
2630 RAM, and want to reserve 4 MB from use by Linux,
2631 you can do this by adding "mem=12M" to the value of
2632 the "bootargs" variable. However, now you must make
2633 sure that the initrd image is placed in the first
2634 12 MB as well - this can be done with
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2729af9d 2636 setenv initrd_high 00c00000
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2638 If you set initrd_high to 0xFFFFFFFF, this is an
2639 indication to U-Boot that all addresses are legal
2640 for the Linux kernel, including addresses in flash
2641 memory. In this case U-Boot will NOT COPY the
2642 ramdisk at all. This may be useful to reduce the
2643 boot time on your system, but requires that this
2644 feature is supported by your Linux kernel.
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2729af9d 2646 ipaddr - IP address; needed for tftpboot command
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2648 loadaddr - Default load address for commands like "bootp",
2649 "rarpboot", "tftpboot", "loadb" or "diskboot"
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2729af9d 2651 loads_echo - see CONFIG_LOADS_ECHO
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2729af9d 2653 serverip - TFTP server IP address; needed for tftpboot command
a3d991bd 2654
2729af9d 2655 bootretry - see CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_TIME
a3d991bd 2656
2729af9d 2657 bootdelaykey - see CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
a3d991bd 2658
2729af9d 2659 bootstopkey - see CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR
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2661 ethprime - When CONFIG_NET_MULTI is enabled controls which
2662 interface is used first.
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2664 ethact - When CONFIG_NET_MULTI is enabled controls which
2665 interface is currently active. For example you
2666 can do the following
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2668 => setenv ethact FEC ETHERNET
2669 => ping 192.168.0.1 # traffic sent on FEC ETHERNET
2670 => setenv ethact SCC ETHERNET
2671 => ping 10.0.0.1 # traffic sent on SCC ETHERNET
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2673 netretry - When set to "no" each network operation will
2674 either succeed or fail without retrying.
2675 When set to "once" the network operation will
2676 fail when all the available network interfaces
2677 are tried once without success.
2678 Useful on scripts which control the retry operation
2679 themselves.
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28cb9375 2681 tftpsrcport - If this is set, the value is used for TFTP's
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2682 UDP source port.
2683
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2684 tftpdstport - If this is set, the value is used for TFTP's UDP
2685 destination port instead of the Well Know Port 69.
2686
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2687 vlan - When set to a value < 4095 the traffic over
2688 ethernet is encapsulated/received over 802.1q
2689 VLAN tagged frames.
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2691The following environment variables may be used and automatically
2692updated by the network boot commands ("bootp" and "rarpboot"),
2693depending the information provided by your boot server:
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2695 bootfile - see above
2696 dnsip - IP address of your Domain Name Server
2697 dnsip2 - IP address of your secondary Domain Name Server
2698 gatewayip - IP address of the Gateway (Router) to use
2699 hostname - Target hostname
2700 ipaddr - see above
2701 netmask - Subnet Mask
2702 rootpath - Pathname of the root filesystem on the NFS server
2703 serverip - see above
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c1551ea8 2705
2729af9d 2706There are two special Environment Variables:
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2708 serial# - contains hardware identification information such
2709 as type string and/or serial number
2710 ethaddr - Ethernet address
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2712These variables can be set only once (usually during manufacturing of
2713the board). U-Boot refuses to delete or overwrite these variables
2714once they have been set once.
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f07771cc 2716
2729af9d 2717Further special Environment Variables:
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2719 ver - Contains the U-Boot version string as printed
2720 with the "version" command. This variable is
2721 readonly (see CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE).
f07771cc 2722
f07771cc 2723
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2724Please note that changes to some configuration parameters may take
2725only effect after the next boot (yes, that's just like Windoze :-).
f07771cc 2726
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2728Command Line Parsing:
2729=====================
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2731There are two different command line parsers available with U-Boot:
2732the old "simple" one, and the much more powerful "hush" shell:
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2734Old, simple command line parser:
2735--------------------------------
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2737- supports environment variables (through setenv / saveenv commands)
2738- several commands on one line, separated by ';'
fe126d8b 2739- variable substitution using "... ${name} ..." syntax
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2740- special characters ('$', ';') can be escaped by prefixing with '\',
2741 for example:
fe126d8b 2742 setenv bootcmd bootm \${address}
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2743- You can also escape text by enclosing in single apostrophes, for example:
2744 setenv addip 'setenv bootargs $bootargs ip=$ipaddr:$serverip:$gatewayip:$netmask:$hostname::off'
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2746Hush shell:
2747-----------
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2749- similar to Bourne shell, with control structures like
2750 if...then...else...fi, for...do...done; while...do...done,
2751 until...do...done, ...
2752- supports environment ("global") variables (through setenv / saveenv
2753 commands) and local shell variables (through standard shell syntax
2754 "name=value"); only environment variables can be used with "run"
2755 command
2756
2757General rules:
2758--------------
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2760(1) If a command line (or an environment variable executed by a "run"
2761 command) contains several commands separated by semicolon, and
2762 one of these commands fails, then the remaining commands will be
2763 executed anyway.
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2765(2) If you execute several variables with one call to run (i. e.
2766 calling run with a list af variables as arguments), any failing
2767 command will cause "run" to terminate, i. e. the remaining
2768 variables are not executed.
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2770Note for Redundant Ethernet Interfaces:
2771=======================================
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2773Some boards come with redundant ethernet interfaces; U-Boot supports
2774such configurations and is capable of automatic selection of a
2775"working" interface when needed. MAC assignment works as follows:
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2777Network interfaces are numbered eth0, eth1, eth2, ... Corresponding
2778MAC addresses can be stored in the environment as "ethaddr" (=>eth0),
2779"eth1addr" (=>eth1), "eth2addr", ...
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2781If the network interface stores some valid MAC address (for instance
2782in SROM), this is used as default address if there is NO correspon-
2783ding setting in the environment; if the corresponding environment
2784variable is set, this overrides the settings in the card; that means:
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2786o If the SROM has a valid MAC address, and there is no address in the
2787 environment, the SROM's address is used.
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2789o If there is no valid address in the SROM, and a definition in the
2790 environment exists, then the value from the environment variable is
2791 used.
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2793o If both the SROM and the environment contain a MAC address, and
2794 both addresses are the same, this MAC address is used.
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2796o If both the SROM and the environment contain a MAC address, and the
2797 addresses differ, the value from the environment is used and a
2798 warning is printed.
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2800o If neither SROM nor the environment contain a MAC address, an error
2801 is raised.
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2804Image Formats:
2805==============
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2807The "boot" commands of this monitor operate on "image" files which
2808can be basicly anything, preceeded by a special header; see the
2809definitions in include/image.h for details; basicly, the header
2810defines the following image properties:
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2812* Target Operating System (Provisions for OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD,
2813 4.4BSD, Linux, SVR4, Esix, Solaris, Irix, SCO, Dell, NCR, VxWorks,
2814 LynxOS, pSOS, QNX, RTEMS, ARTOS;
2815 Currently supported: Linux, NetBSD, VxWorks, QNX, RTEMS, ARTOS, LynxOS).
7b64fef3 2816* Target CPU Architecture (Provisions for Alpha, ARM, AVR32, Intel x86,
2729af9d 2817 IA64, MIPS, NIOS, PowerPC, IBM S390, SuperH, Sparc, Sparc 64 Bit;
7b64fef3 2818 Currently supported: ARM, AVR32, Intel x86, MIPS, NIOS, PowerPC).
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2819* Compression Type (uncompressed, gzip, bzip2)
2820* Load Address
2821* Entry Point
2822* Image Name
2823* Image Timestamp
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2825The header is marked by a special Magic Number, and both the header
2826and the data portions of the image are secured against corruption by
2827CRC32 checksums.
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2828
2829
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2830Linux Support:
2831==============
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2833Although U-Boot should support any OS or standalone application
2834easily, the main focus has always been on Linux during the design of
2835U-Boot.
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2837U-Boot includes many features that so far have been part of some
2838special "boot loader" code within the Linux kernel. Also, any
2839"initrd" images to be used are no longer part of one big Linux image;
2840instead, kernel and "initrd" are separate images. This implementation
2841serves several purposes:
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2843- the same features can be used for other OS or standalone
2844 applications (for instance: using compressed images to reduce the
2845 Flash memory footprint)
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2847- it becomes much easier to port new Linux kernel versions because
2848 lots of low-level, hardware dependent stuff are done by U-Boot
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2850- the same Linux kernel image can now be used with different "initrd"
2851 images; of course this also means that different kernel images can
2852 be run with the same "initrd". This makes testing easier (you don't
2853 have to build a new "zImage.initrd" Linux image when you just
2854 change a file in your "initrd"). Also, a field-upgrade of the
2855 software is easier now.
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2858Linux HOWTO:
2859============
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2861Porting Linux to U-Boot based systems:
2862---------------------------------------
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2864U-Boot cannot save you from doing all the necessary modifications to
2865configure the Linux device drivers for use with your target hardware
2866(no, we don't intend to provide a full virtual machine interface to
2867Linux :-).
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2729af9d 2869But now you can ignore ALL boot loader code (in arch/ppc/mbxboot).
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2871Just make sure your machine specific header file (for instance
2872include/asm-ppc/tqm8xx.h) includes the same definition of the Board
2873Information structure as we define in include/u-boot.h, and make
2874sure that your definition of IMAP_ADDR uses the same value as your
2875U-Boot configuration in CFG_IMMR.
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2878Configuring the Linux kernel:
2879-----------------------------
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2881No specific requirements for U-Boot. Make sure you have some root
2882device (initial ramdisk, NFS) for your target system.
2883
2884
2885Building a Linux Image:
2886-----------------------
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2888With U-Boot, "normal" build targets like "zImage" or "bzImage" are
2889not used. If you use recent kernel source, a new build target
2890"uImage" will exist which automatically builds an image usable by
2891U-Boot. Most older kernels also have support for a "pImage" target,
2892which was introduced for our predecessor project PPCBoot and uses a
2893100% compatible format.
2894
2895Example:
2896
2897 make TQM850L_config
2898 make oldconfig
2899 make dep
2900 make uImage
2901
2902The "uImage" build target uses a special tool (in 'tools/mkimage') to
2903encapsulate a compressed Linux kernel image with header information,
2904CRC32 checksum etc. for use with U-Boot. This is what we are doing:
2905
2906* build a standard "vmlinux" kernel image (in ELF binary format):
2907
2908* convert the kernel into a raw binary image:
2909
2910 ${CROSS_COMPILE}-objcopy -O binary \
2911 -R .note -R .comment \
2912 -S vmlinux linux.bin
2913
2914* compress the binary image:
2915
2916 gzip -9 linux.bin
2917
2918* package compressed binary image for U-Boot:
2919
2920 mkimage -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C gzip \
2921 -a 0 -e 0 -n "Linux Kernel Image" \
2922 -d linux.bin.gz uImage
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2925The "mkimage" tool can also be used to create ramdisk images for use
2926with U-Boot, either separated from the Linux kernel image, or
2927combined into one file. "mkimage" encapsulates the images with a 64
2928byte header containing information about target architecture,
2929operating system, image type, compression method, entry points, time
2930stamp, CRC32 checksums, etc.
2931
2932"mkimage" can be called in two ways: to verify existing images and
2933print the header information, or to build new images.
2934
2935In the first form (with "-l" option) mkimage lists the information
2936contained in the header of an existing U-Boot image; this includes
2937checksum verification:
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2939 tools/mkimage -l image
2940 -l ==> list image header information
2941
2942The second form (with "-d" option) is used to build a U-Boot image
2943from a "data file" which is used as image payload:
2944
2945 tools/mkimage -A arch -O os -T type -C comp -a addr -e ep \
2946 -n name -d data_file image
2947 -A ==> set architecture to 'arch'
2948 -O ==> set operating system to 'os'
2949 -T ==> set image type to 'type'
2950 -C ==> set compression type 'comp'
2951 -a ==> set load address to 'addr' (hex)
2952 -e ==> set entry point to 'ep' (hex)
2953 -n ==> set image name to 'name'
2954 -d ==> use image data from 'datafile'
2955
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2956Right now, all Linux kernels for PowerPC systems use the same load
2957address (0x00000000), but the entry point address depends on the
2958kernel version:
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2959
2960- 2.2.x kernels have the entry point at 0x0000000C,
2961- 2.3.x and later kernels have the entry point at 0x00000000.
2962
2963So a typical call to build a U-Boot image would read:
2964
2965 -> tools/mkimage -n '2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L' \
2966 > -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C gzip -a 0 -e 0 \
2967 > -d /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux.gz \
2968 > examples/uImage.TQM850L
2969 Image Name: 2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
2970 Created: Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
2971 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2972 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327.86 kB = 0.32 MB
2973 Load Address: 0x00000000
2974 Entry Point: 0x00000000
2975
2976To verify the contents of the image (or check for corruption):
2977
2978 -> tools/mkimage -l examples/uImage.TQM850L
2979 Image Name: 2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
2980 Created: Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
2981 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2982 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327.86 kB = 0.32 MB
2983 Load Address: 0x00000000
2984 Entry Point: 0x00000000
2985
2986NOTE: for embedded systems where boot time is critical you can trade
2987speed for memory and install an UNCOMPRESSED image instead: this
2988needs more space in Flash, but boots much faster since it does not
2989need to be uncompressed:
2990
2991 -> gunzip /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux.gz
2992 -> tools/mkimage -n '2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L' \
2993 > -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0 -e 0 \
2994 > -d /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux \
2995 > examples/uImage.TQM850L-uncompressed
2996 Image Name: 2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
2997 Created: Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
2998 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
2999 Data Size: 792160 Bytes = 773.59 kB = 0.76 MB
3000 Load Address: 0x00000000
3001 Entry Point: 0x00000000
3002
3003
3004Similar you can build U-Boot images from a 'ramdisk.image.gz' file
3005when your kernel is intended to use an initial ramdisk:
3006
3007 -> tools/mkimage -n 'Simple Ramdisk Image' \
3008 > -A ppc -O linux -T ramdisk -C gzip \
3009 > -d /LinuxPPC/images/SIMPLE-ramdisk.image.gz examples/simple-initrd
3010 Image Name: Simple Ramdisk Image
3011 Created: Wed Jan 12 14:01:50 2000
3012 Image Type: PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
3013 Data Size: 566530 Bytes = 553.25 kB = 0.54 MB
3014 Load Address: 0x00000000
3015 Entry Point: 0x00000000
3016
3017
3018Installing a Linux Image:
3019-------------------------
3020
3021To downloading a U-Boot image over the serial (console) interface,
3022you must convert the image to S-Record format:
3023
3024 objcopy -I binary -O srec examples/image examples/image.srec
3025
3026The 'objcopy' does not understand the information in the U-Boot
3027image header, so the resulting S-Record file will be relative to
3028address 0x00000000. To load it to a given address, you need to
3029specify the target address as 'offset' parameter with the 'loads'
3030command.
3031
3032Example: install the image to address 0x40100000 (which on the
3033TQM8xxL is in the first Flash bank):
3034
3035 => erase 40100000 401FFFFF
3036
3037 .......... done
3038 Erased 8 sectors
3039
3040 => loads 40100000
3041 ## Ready for S-Record download ...
3042 ~>examples/image.srec
3043 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ...
3044 ...
3045 15989 15990 15991 15992
3046 [file transfer complete]
3047 [connected]
3048 ## Start Addr = 0x00000000
3049
3050
3051You can check the success of the download using the 'iminfo' command;
3052this includes a checksum verification so you can be sure no data
3053corruption happened:
3054
3055 => imi 40100000
3056
3057 ## Checking Image at 40100000 ...
3058 Image Name: 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
3059 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
3060 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
3061 Load Address: 00000000
3062 Entry Point: 0000000c
3063 Verifying Checksum ... OK
3064
3065
3066Boot Linux:
3067-----------
3068
3069The "bootm" command is used to boot an application that is stored in
3070memory (RAM or Flash). In case of a Linux kernel image, the contents
3071of the "bootargs" environment variable is passed to the kernel as
3072parameters. You can check and modify this variable using the
3073"printenv" and "setenv" commands:
3074
3075
3076 => printenv bootargs
3077 bootargs=root=/dev/ram
3078
3079 => setenv bootargs root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
3080
3081 => printenv bootargs
3082 bootargs=root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
3083
3084 => bootm 40020000
3085 ## Booting Linux kernel at 40020000 ...
3086 Image Name: 2.2.13 for NFS on TQM850L
3087 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
3088 Data Size: 381681 Bytes = 372 kB = 0 MB
3089 Load Address: 00000000
3090 Entry Point: 0000000c
3091 Verifying Checksum ... OK
3092 Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
3093 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
3094 Boot arguments: root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
3095 time_init: decrementer frequency = 187500000/60
3096 Calibrating delay loop... 49.77 BogoMIPS
3097 Memory: 15208k available (700k kernel code, 444k data, 32k init) [c0000000,c1000000]
3098 ...
3099
3100If you want to boot a Linux kernel with initial ram disk, you pass
3101the memory addresses of both the kernel and the initrd image (PPBCOOT
3102format!) to the "bootm" command:
3103
3104 => imi 40100000 40200000
3105
3106 ## Checking Image at 40100000 ...
3107 Image Name: 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
3108 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
3109 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
3110 Load Address: 00000000
3111 Entry Point: 0000000c
3112 Verifying Checksum ... OK
3113
3114 ## Checking Image at 40200000 ...
3115 Image Name: Simple Ramdisk Image
3116 Image Type: PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
3117 Data Size: 566530 Bytes = 553 kB = 0 MB
3118 Load Address: 00000000
3119 Entry Point: 00000000
3120 Verifying Checksum ... OK
3121
3122 => bootm 40100000 40200000
3123 ## Booting Linux kernel at 40100000 ...
3124 Image Name: 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
3125 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
3126 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
3127 Load Address: 00000000
3128 Entry Point: 0000000c
3129 Verifying Checksum ... OK
3130 Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
3131 ## Loading RAMDisk Image at 40200000 ...
3132 Image Name: Simple Ramdisk Image
3133 Image Type: PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
3134 Data Size: 566530 Bytes = 553 kB = 0 MB
3135 Load Address: 00000000
3136 Entry Point: 00000000
3137 Verifying Checksum ... OK
3138 Loading Ramdisk ... OK
3139 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
3140 Boot arguments: root=/dev/ram
3141 time_init: decrementer frequency = 187500000/60
3142 Calibrating delay loop... 49.77 BogoMIPS
3143 ...
3144 RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
3145 VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
3146
3147 bash#
3148
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3149Boot Linux and pass a flat device tree:
3150-----------
3151
3152First, U-Boot must be compiled with the appropriate defines. See the section
3153titled "Linux Kernel Interface" above for a more in depth explanation. The
3154following is an example of how to start a kernel and pass an updated
3155flat device tree:
3156
3157=> print oftaddr
3158oftaddr=0x300000
3159=> print oft
3160oft=oftrees/mpc8540ads.dtb
3161=> tftp $oftaddr $oft
3162Speed: 1000, full duplex
3163Using TSEC0 device
3164TFTP from server 192.168.1.1; our IP address is 192.168.1.101
3165Filename 'oftrees/mpc8540ads.dtb'.
3166Load address: 0x300000
3167Loading: #
3168done
3169Bytes transferred = 4106 (100a hex)
3170=> tftp $loadaddr $bootfile
3171Speed: 1000, full duplex
3172Using TSEC0 device
3173TFTP from server 192.168.1.1; our IP address is 192.168.1.2
3174Filename 'uImage'.
3175Load address: 0x200000
3176Loading:############
3177done
3178Bytes transferred = 1029407 (fb51f hex)
3179=> print loadaddr
3180loadaddr=200000
3181=> print oftaddr
3182oftaddr=0x300000
3183=> bootm $loadaddr - $oftaddr
3184## Booting image at 00200000 ...
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3185 Image Name: Linux-2.6.17-dirty
3186 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
3187 Data Size: 1029343 Bytes = 1005.2 kB
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3190 Verifying Checksum ... OK
3191 Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
3192Booting using flat device tree at 0x300000
3193Using MPC85xx ADS machine description
3194Memory CAM mapping: CAM0=256Mb, CAM1=256Mb, CAM2=0Mb residual: 0Mb
3195[snip]
3196
3197
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3198More About U-Boot Image Types:
3199------------------------------
3200
3201U-Boot supports the following image types:
3202
3203 "Standalone Programs" are directly runnable in the environment
3204 provided by U-Boot; it is expected that (if they behave
3205 well) you can continue to work in U-Boot after return from
3206 the Standalone Program.
3207 "OS Kernel Images" are usually images of some Embedded OS which
3208 will take over control completely. Usually these programs
3209 will install their own set of exception handlers, device
3210 drivers, set up the MMU, etc. - this means, that you cannot
3211 expect to re-enter U-Boot except by resetting the CPU.
3212 "RAMDisk Images" are more or less just data blocks, and their
3213 parameters (address, size) are passed to an OS kernel that is
3214 being started.
3215 "Multi-File Images" contain several images, typically an OS
3216 (Linux) kernel image and one or more data images like
3217 RAMDisks. This construct is useful for instance when you want
3218 to boot over the network using BOOTP etc., where the boot
3219 server provides just a single image file, but you want to get
3220 for instance an OS kernel and a RAMDisk image.
3221
3222 "Multi-File Images" start with a list of image sizes, each
3223 image size (in bytes) specified by an "uint32_t" in network
3224 byte order. This list is terminated by an "(uint32_t)0".
3225 Immediately after the terminating 0 follow the images, one by
3226 one, all aligned on "uint32_t" boundaries (size rounded up to
3227 a multiple of 4 bytes).
3228
3229 "Firmware Images" are binary images containing firmware (like
3230 U-Boot or FPGA images) which usually will be programmed to
3231 flash memory.
3232
3233 "Script files" are command sequences that will be executed by
3234 U-Boot's command interpreter; this feature is especially
3235 useful when you configure U-Boot to use a real shell (hush)
3236 as command interpreter.
3237
3238
3239Standalone HOWTO:
3240=================
3241
3242One of the features of U-Boot is that you can dynamically load and
3243run "standalone" applications, which can use some resources of
3244U-Boot like console I/O functions or interrupt services.
3245
3246Two simple examples are included with the sources:
3247
3248"Hello World" Demo:
3249-------------------
3250
3251'examples/hello_world.c' contains a small "Hello World" Demo
3252application; it is automatically compiled when you build U-Boot.
3253It's configured to run at address 0x00040004, so you can play with it
3254like that:
3255
3256 => loads
3257 ## Ready for S-Record download ...
3258 ~>examples/hello_world.srec
3259 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...
3260 [file transfer complete]
3261 [connected]
3262 ## Start Addr = 0x00040004
3263
3264 => go 40004 Hello World! This is a test.
3265 ## Starting application at 0x00040004 ...
3266 Hello World
3267 argc = 7
3268 argv[0] = "40004"
3269 argv[1] = "Hello"
3270 argv[2] = "World!"
3271 argv[3] = "This"
3272 argv[4] = "is"
3273 argv[5] = "a"
3274 argv[6] = "test."
3275 argv[7] = "<NULL>"
3276 Hit any key to exit ...
3277
3278 ## Application terminated, rc = 0x0
3279
3280Another example, which demonstrates how to register a CPM interrupt
3281handler with the U-Boot code, can be found in 'examples/timer.c'.
3282Here, a CPM timer is set up to generate an interrupt every second.
3283The interrupt service routine is trivial, just printing a '.'
3284character, but this is just a demo program. The application can be
3285controlled by the following keys:
3286
3287 ? - print current values og the CPM Timer registers
3288 b - enable interrupts and start timer
3289 e - stop timer and disable interrupts
3290 q - quit application
3291
3292 => loads
3293 ## Ready for S-Record download ...
3294 ~>examples/timer.srec
3295 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...
3296 [file transfer complete]
3297 [connected]
3298 ## Start Addr = 0x00040004
3299
3300 => go 40004
3301 ## Starting application at 0x00040004 ...
3302 TIMERS=0xfff00980
3303 Using timer 1
3304 tgcr @ 0xfff00980, tmr @ 0xfff00990, trr @ 0xfff00994, tcr @ 0xfff00998, tcn @ 0xfff0099c, ter @ 0xfff009b0
3305
3306Hit 'b':
3307 [q, b, e, ?] Set interval 1000000 us
3308 Enabling timer
3309Hit '?':
3310 [q, b, e, ?] ........
3311 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0xef6, ter=0x0
3312Hit '?':
3313 [q, b, e, ?] .
3314 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x2ad4, ter=0x0
3315Hit '?':
3316 [q, b, e, ?] .
3317 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x1efc, ter=0x0
3318Hit '?':
3319 [q, b, e, ?] .
3320 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x169d, ter=0x0
3321Hit 'e':
3322 [q, b, e, ?] ...Stopping timer
3323Hit 'q':
3324 [q, b, e, ?] ## Application terminated, rc = 0x0
3325
3326
3327Minicom warning:
3328================
3329
3330Over time, many people have reported problems when trying to use the
3331"minicom" terminal emulation program for serial download. I (wd)
3332consider minicom to be broken, and recommend not to use it. Under
3333Unix, I recommend to use C-Kermit for general purpose use (and
3334especially for kermit binary protocol download ("loadb" command), and
3335use "cu" for S-Record download ("loads" command).
3336
3337Nevertheless, if you absolutely want to use it try adding this
3338configuration to your "File transfer protocols" section:
3339
3340 Name Program Name U/D FullScr IO-Red. Multi
3341 X kermit /usr/bin/kermit -i -l %l -s Y U Y N N
3342 Y kermit /usr/bin/kermit -i -l %l -r N D Y N N
3343
3344
3345NetBSD Notes:
3346=============
3347
3348Starting at version 0.9.2, U-Boot supports NetBSD both as host
3349(build U-Boot) and target system (boots NetBSD/mpc8xx).
3350
3351Building requires a cross environment; it is known to work on
3352NetBSD/i386 with the cross-powerpc-netbsd-1.3 package (you will also
3353need gmake since the Makefiles are not compatible with BSD make).
3354Note that the cross-powerpc package does not install include files;
3355attempting to build U-Boot will fail because <machine/ansi.h> is
3356missing. This file has to be installed and patched manually:
3357
3358 # cd /usr/pkg/cross/powerpc-netbsd/include
3359 # mkdir powerpc
3360 # ln -s powerpc machine
3361 # cp /usr/src/sys/arch/powerpc/include/ansi.h powerpc/ansi.h
3362 # ${EDIT} powerpc/ansi.h ## must remove __va_list, _BSD_VA_LIST
3363
3364Native builds *don't* work due to incompatibilities between native
3365and U-Boot include files.
3366
3367Booting assumes that (the first part of) the image booted is a
3368stage-2 loader which in turn loads and then invokes the kernel
3369proper. Loader sources will eventually appear in the NetBSD source
3370tree (probably in sys/arc/mpc8xx/stand/u-boot_stage2/); in the
2a8af187 3371meantime, see ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/u-boot/ppcboot_stage2.tar.gz
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3372
3373
3374Implementation Internals:
3375=========================
3376
3377The following is not intended to be a complete description of every
3378implementation detail. However, it should help to understand the
3379inner workings of U-Boot and make it easier to port it to custom
3380hardware.
3381
3382
3383Initial Stack, Global Data:
3384---------------------------
3385
3386The implementation of U-Boot is complicated by the fact that U-Boot
3387starts running out of ROM (flash memory), usually without access to
3388system RAM (because the memory controller is not initialized yet).
3389This means that we don't have writable Data or BSS segments, and BSS
3390is not initialized as zero. To be able to get a C environment working
3391at all, we have to allocate at least a minimal stack. Implementation
3392options for this are defined and restricted by the CPU used: Some CPU
3393models provide on-chip memory (like the IMMR area on MPC8xx and
3394MPC826x processors), on others (parts of) the data cache can be
3395locked as (mis-) used as memory, etc.
3396
3397 Chris Hallinan posted a good summary of these issues to the
3398 u-boot-users mailing list:
3399
3400 Subject: RE: [U-Boot-Users] RE: More On Memory Bank x (nothingness)?
3401 From: "Chris Hallinan" <clh@net1plus.com>
3402 Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:43:46 -0500 (22:43 MET)
3403 ...
3404
3405 Correct me if I'm wrong, folks, but the way I understand it
3406 is this: Using DCACHE as initial RAM for Stack, etc, does not
3407 require any physical RAM backing up the cache. The cleverness
3408 is that the cache is being used as a temporary supply of
3409 necessary storage before the SDRAM controller is setup. It's
3410 beyond the scope of this list to expain the details, but you
3411 can see how this works by studying the cache architecture and
3412 operation in the architecture and processor-specific manuals.
3413
3414 OCM is On Chip Memory, which I believe the 405GP has 4K. It
3415 is another option for the system designer to use as an
3416 initial stack/ram area prior to SDRAM being available. Either
3417 option should work for you. Using CS 4 should be fine if your
3418 board designers haven't used it for something that would
3419 cause you grief during the initial boot! It is frequently not
3420 used.
3421
3422 CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR should be somewhere that won't interfere
3423 with your processor/board/system design. The default value
3424 you will find in any recent u-boot distribution in
8a316c9b 3425 walnut.h should work for you. I'd set it to a value larger
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3426 than your SDRAM module. If you have a 64MB SDRAM module, set
3427 it above 400_0000. Just make sure your board has no resources
3428 that are supposed to respond to that address! That code in
3429 start.S has been around a while and should work as is when
3430 you get the config right.
3431
3432 -Chris Hallinan
3433 DS4.COM, Inc.
3434
3435It is essential to remember this, since it has some impact on the C
3436code for the initialization procedures:
3437
3438* Initialized global data (data segment) is read-only. Do not attempt
3439 to write it.
3440
3441* Do not use any unitialized global data (or implicitely initialized
3442 as zero data - BSS segment) at all - this is undefined, initiali-
3443 zation is performed later (when relocating to RAM).
3444
3445* Stack space is very limited. Avoid big data buffers or things like
3446 that.
3447
3448Having only the stack as writable memory limits means we cannot use
3449normal global data to share information beween the code. But it
3450turned out that the implementation of U-Boot can be greatly
3451simplified by making a global data structure (gd_t) available to all
3452functions. We could pass a pointer to this data as argument to _all_
3453functions, but this would bloat the code. Instead we use a feature of
3454the GCC compiler (Global Register Variables) to share the data: we
3455place a pointer (gd) to the global data into a register which we
3456reserve for this purpose.
3457
3458When choosing a register for such a purpose we are restricted by the
3459relevant (E)ABI specifications for the current architecture, and by
3460GCC's implementation.
3461
3462For PowerPC, the following registers have specific use:
3463 R1: stack pointer
3464 R2: TOC pointer
3465 R3-R4: parameter passing and return values
3466 R5-R10: parameter passing
3467 R13: small data area pointer
3468 R30: GOT pointer
3469 R31: frame pointer
3470
3471 (U-Boot also uses R14 as internal GOT pointer.)
3472
3473 ==> U-Boot will use R29 to hold a pointer to the global data
3474
3475 Note: on PPC, we could use a static initializer (since the
3476 address of the global data structure is known at compile time),
3477 but it turned out that reserving a register results in somewhat
3478 smaller code - although the code savings are not that big (on
3479 average for all boards 752 bytes for the whole U-Boot image,
3480 624 text + 127 data).
3481
3482On ARM, the following registers are used:
3483
3484 R0: function argument word/integer result
3485 R1-R3: function argument word
3486 R9: GOT pointer
3487 R10: stack limit (used only if stack checking if enabled)
3488 R11: argument (frame) pointer
3489 R12: temporary workspace
3490 R13: stack pointer
3491 R14: link register
3492 R15: program counter
3493
3494 ==> U-Boot will use R8 to hold a pointer to the global data
3495
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3496NOTE: DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR must be used with file-global scope,
3497or current versions of GCC may "optimize" the code too much.
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3498
3499Memory Management:
3500------------------
3501
3502U-Boot runs in system state and uses physical addresses, i.e. the
3503MMU is not used either for address mapping nor for memory protection.
3504
3505The available memory is mapped to fixed addresses using the memory
3506controller. In this process, a contiguous block is formed for each
3507memory type (Flash, SDRAM, SRAM), even when it consists of several
3508physical memory banks.
3509
3510U-Boot is installed in the first 128 kB of the first Flash bank (on
3511TQM8xxL modules this is the range 0x40000000 ... 0x4001FFFF). After
3512booting and sizing and initializing DRAM, the code relocates itself
3513to the upper end of DRAM. Immediately below the U-Boot code some
3514memory is reserved for use by malloc() [see CFG_MALLOC_LEN
3515configuration setting]. Below that, a structure with global Board
3516Info data is placed, followed by the stack (growing downward).
3517
3518Additionally, some exception handler code is copied to the low 8 kB
3519of DRAM (0x00000000 ... 0x00001FFF).
3520
3521So a typical memory configuration with 16 MB of DRAM could look like
3522this:
3523
3524 0x0000 0000 Exception Vector code
3525 :
3526 0x0000 1FFF
3527 0x0000 2000 Free for Application Use
3528 :
3529 :
3530
3531 :
3532 :
3533 0x00FB FF20 Monitor Stack (Growing downward)
3534 0x00FB FFAC Board Info Data and permanent copy of global data
3535 0x00FC 0000 Malloc Arena
3536 :
3537 0x00FD FFFF
3538 0x00FE 0000 RAM Copy of Monitor Code
3539 ... eventually: LCD or video framebuffer
3540 ... eventually: pRAM (Protected RAM - unchanged by reset)
3541 0x00FF FFFF [End of RAM]
3542
3543
3544System Initialization:
3545----------------------
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3547In the reset configuration, U-Boot starts at the reset entry point
3548(on most PowerPC systens at address 0x00000100). Because of the reset
3549configuration for CS0# this is a mirror of the onboard Flash memory.
3550To be able to re-map memory U-Boot then jumps to its link address.
3551To be able to implement the initialization code in C, a (small!)
3552initial stack is set up in the internal Dual Ported RAM (in case CPUs
3553which provide such a feature like MPC8xx or MPC8260), or in a locked
3554part of the data cache. After that, U-Boot initializes the CPU core,
3555the caches and the SIU.
3556
3557Next, all (potentially) available memory banks are mapped using a
3558preliminary mapping. For example, we put them on 512 MB boundaries
3559(multiples of 0x20000000: SDRAM on 0x00000000 and 0x20000000, Flash
3560on 0x40000000 and 0x60000000, SRAM on 0x80000000). Then UPM A is
3561programmed for SDRAM access. Using the temporary configuration, a
3562simple memory test is run that determines the size of the SDRAM
3563banks.
3564
3565When there is more than one SDRAM bank, and the banks are of
3566different size, the largest is mapped first. For equal size, the first
3567bank (CS2#) is mapped first. The first mapping is always for address
35680x00000000, with any additional banks following immediately to create
3569contiguous memory starting from 0.
3570
3571Then, the monitor installs itself at the upper end of the SDRAM area
3572and allocates memory for use by malloc() and for the global Board
3573Info data; also, the exception vector code is copied to the low RAM
3574pages, and the final stack is set up.
3575
3576Only after this relocation will you have a "normal" C environment;
3577until that you are restricted in several ways, mostly because you are
3578running from ROM, and because the code will have to be relocated to a
3579new address in RAM.
3580
3581
3582U-Boot Porting Guide:
3583----------------------
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3585[Based on messages by Jerry Van Baren in the U-Boot-Users mailing
3586list, October 2002]
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3587
3588
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3589int main (int argc, char *argv[])
3590{
3591 sighandler_t no_more_time;
c609719b 3592
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3593 signal (SIGALRM, no_more_time);
3594 alarm (PROJECT_DEADLINE - toSec (3 * WEEK));
c609719b 3595
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3596 if (available_money > available_manpower) {
3597 pay consultant to port U-Boot;
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3598 return 0;
3599 }
3600
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3601 Download latest U-Boot source;
3602
3603 Subscribe to u-boot-users mailing list;
3604
3605 if (clueless) {
3606 email ("Hi, I am new to U-Boot, how do I get started?");
3607 }
3608
3609 while (learning) {
3610 Read the README file in the top level directory;
3611 Read http://www.denx.de/twiki/bin/view/DULG/Manual ;
3612 Read the source, Luke;
3613 }
3614
3615 if (available_money > toLocalCurrency ($2500)) {
3616 Buy a BDI2000;
3617 } else {
3618 Add a lot of aggravation and time;
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3619 }
3620
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3621 Create your own board support subdirectory;
3622
3623 Create your own board config file;
3624
3625 while (!running) {
3626 do {
3627 Add / modify source code;
3628 } until (compiles);
3629 Debug;
3630 if (clueless)
3631 email ("Hi, I am having problems...");
3632 }
3633 Send patch file to Wolfgang;
3634
3635 return 0;
3636}
3637
3638void no_more_time (int sig)
3639{
3640 hire_a_guru();
3641}
3642
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3644Coding Standards:
3645-----------------
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2729af9d 3647All contributions to U-Boot should conform to the Linux kernel
2c051651
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3648coding style; see the file "Documentation/CodingStyle" and the script
3649"scripts/Lindent" in your Linux kernel source directory. In sources
3650originating from U-Boot a style corresponding to "Lindent -pcs" (adding
3651spaces before parameters to function calls) is actually used.
3652
3653Source files originating from a different project (for example the
3654MTD subsystem) are generally exempt from these guidelines and are not
3655reformated to ease subsequent migration to newer versions of those
3656sources.
3657
3658Please note that U-Boot is implemented in C (and to some small parts in
3659Assembler); no C++ is used, so please do not use C++ style comments (//)
3660in your code.
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3662Please also stick to the following formatting rules:
3663- remove any trailing white space
3664- use TAB characters for indentation, not spaces
3665- make sure NOT to use DOS '\r\n' line feeds
3666- do not add more than 2 empty lines to source files
3667- do not add trailing empty lines to source files
180d3f74 3668
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3669Submissions which do not conform to the standards may be returned
3670with a request to reformat the changes.
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3671
3672
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3673Submitting Patches:
3674-------------------
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3676Since the number of patches for U-Boot is growing, we need to
3677establish some rules. Submissions which do not conform to these rules
3678may be rejected, even when they contain important and valuable stuff.
c609719b 3679
90dc6704 3680Patches shall be sent to the u-boot-users mailing list.
c609719b 3681
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3682When you send a patch, please include the following information with
3683it:
c609719b 3684
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3685* For bug fixes: a description of the bug and how your patch fixes
3686 this bug. Please try to include a way of demonstrating that the
3687 patch actually fixes something.
c609719b 3688
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3689* For new features: a description of the feature and your
3690 implementation.
c609719b 3691
2729af9d 3692* A CHANGELOG entry as plaintext (separate from the patch)
c609719b 3693
2729af9d 3694* For major contributions, your entry to the CREDITS file
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3696* When you add support for a new board, don't forget to add this
3697 board to the MAKEALL script, too.
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3699* If your patch adds new configuration options, don't forget to
3700 document these in the README file.
c609719b 3701
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3702* The patch itself. If you are accessing the CVS repository use "cvs
3703 update; cvs diff -puRN"; else, use "diff -purN OLD NEW". If your
3704 version of diff does not support these options, then get the latest
3705 version of GNU diff.
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3707 The current directory when running this command shall be the top
3708 level directory of the U-Boot source tree, or it's parent directory
3709 (i. e. please make sure that your patch includes sufficient
3710 directory information for the affected files).
6dff5529 3711
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3712 We accept patches as plain text, MIME attachments or as uuencoded
3713 gzipped text.
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3715* If one logical set of modifications affects or creates several
3716 files, all these changes shall be submitted in a SINGLE patch file.
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3718* Changesets that contain different, unrelated modifications shall be
3719 submitted as SEPARATE patches, one patch per changeset.
8bde7f77 3720
52f52c14 3721
2729af9d 3722Notes:
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3724* Before sending the patch, run the MAKEALL script on your patched
3725 source tree and make sure that no errors or warnings are reported
3726 for any of the boards.
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3728* Keep your modifications to the necessary minimum: A patch
3729 containing several unrelated changes or arbitrary reformats will be
3730 returned with a request to re-formatting / split it.
c609719b 3731
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3732* If you modify existing code, make sure that your new code does not
3733 add to the memory footprint of the code ;-) Small is beautiful!
3734 When adding new features, these should compile conditionally only
3735 (using #ifdef), and the resulting code with the new feature
3736 disabled must not need more memory than the old code without your
3737 modification.
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3738
3739* Remember that there is a size limit of 40 kB per message on the
3740 u-boot-users mailing list. Compression may help.