From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 17365 invoked by alias); 11 Dec 2003 11:38:57 -0000 Mailing-List: contact ecos-discuss-help@sources.redhat.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: ecos-discuss-owner@sources.redhat.com Received: (qmail 17358 invoked from network); 11 Dec 2003 11:38:57 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hermes.chez-thomas.org) (63.225.98.241) by sources.redhat.com with SMTP; 11 Dec 2003 11:38:57 -0000 Received: by hermes.chez-thomas.org (Postfix, from userid 2000) id 68E6550E1E5; Thu, 11 Dec 2003 04:38:56 -0700 (MST) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by hermes.chez-thomas.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 809FA50E1E4; Thu, 11 Dec 2003 04:38:55 -0700 (MST) From: Gary Thomas To: Viswanath Bandi Cc: ecos-discuss@sources.redhat.com In-Reply-To: <3FD8570E.9090007@txc.stpn.soft.net> References: <3FD8570E.9090007@txc.stpn.soft.net> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: MLB Associates Message-Id: <1071142735.1942.123.camel@hermes> Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 11:38:00 -0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-6.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,IN_REP_TO,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT, REFERENCES,REPLY_WITH_QUOTES,USER_AGENT_XIMIAN autolearn=ham version=2.55 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.55 (1.174.2.19-2003-05-19-exp) Subject: Re: [ECOS] MPC860 Porting (ROM/Flash) X-SW-Source: 2003-12/txt/msg00151.txt.bz2 On Thu, 2003-12-11 at 04:37, Viswanath Bandi wrote: > Hello All, > > I have been trying to port eCos to a custom board based on MPC860. I > copied the > target mbx in powerpc directory and made the necessary changes. In mbx, > there is > an option called CYGHWR_HAL_POWERPC_MBX_BOOT_32BIT_FLASH to boot from > 32bit flash. > Our board uses Intel 28F320J5 chip arranged as 2M x 16bit memory. Any > idea how > I need to reflect in the CDL file? Look at how other target platforms have used this device. You'll end up with a new package in the devs/flash/powerpc directory which has CDL and support files that describe your situation. > > Also can somebody tell what is the difference between booting from ROM and > booting from FLASH. Nothing (as long as it's NOR FLASH) - just terminology. -- Gary Thomas MLB Associates -- Before posting, please read the FAQ: http://sources.redhat.com/fom/ecos and search the list archive: http://sources.redhat.com/ml/ecos-discuss