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Summary:
========
This directory contains the source code for U-Boot, a boot loader for
Embedded boards based on PowerPC and ARM processors, which can be
installed in a boot ROM and used to initialize and test the hardware
or to download and run application code.
The development of U-Boot is closely related to Linux: some parts of
the source code originate in the Linux source tree, we have some
header files in common, and special provision has been made to
support booting of Linux images.
Some attention has been paid to make this software easily
configurable and extendable. For instance, all monitor commands are
implemented with the same call interface, so that it's very easy to
add new commands. Also, instead of permanently adding rarely used
code (for instance hardware test utilities) to the monitor, you can
load and run it dynamically.
Status:
=======
In general, all boards for which a configuration option exists in the
Makefile have been tested to some extent and can be considered
"working". In fact, many of them are used in production systems.
In case of problems see the CHANGELOG and CREDITS files to find out
who contributed the specific port.
Where to get help:
==================
In case you have questions about, problems with or contributions for
U-Boot you should send a message to the U-Boot mailing list at
<u-boot-users@lists.sourceforge.net>. There is also an archive of
previous traffic on the mailing list - please search the archive
before asking FAQ's. Please see
http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/u-boot-users/
Where we come from:
===================
- start from 8xxrom sources
- create PPCBoot project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/ppcboot)
- clean up code
- make it easier to add custom boards
- make it possible to add other [PowerPC] CPUs
- extend functions, especially:
* Provide extended interface to Linux boot loader
* S-Record download
* network boot
* PCMCIA / CompactFLash / ATA disk / SCSI ... boot
- create ARMBoot project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/armboot)
- create U-Boot project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/u-boot)
Names and Spelling:
===================
The "official" name of this project is "Das U-Boot". The spelling
"U-Boot" shall be used in all written text (documentation, comments
in source files etc.). Example:
This is the README file for the U-Boot project.
File names etc. shall be based on the string "u-boot". Examples:
include/asm-ppc/u-boot.h
#include <asm/u-boot.h>
Variable names, preprocessor constants etc. shall be either based on
the string "u_boot" or on "U_BOOT". Example:
U_BOOT_VERSION u_boot_logo
IH_OS_U_BOOT u_boot_hush_start
Versioning:
===========
U-Boot uses a 3 level version number containing a version, a
sub-version, and a patchlevel: "U-Boot-2.34.5" means version "2",
sub-version "34", and patchlevel "4".
The patchlevel is used to indicate certain stages of development
between released versions, i. e. officially released versions of
U-Boot will always have a patchlevel of "0".
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Directory Hierarchy:
====================
- board Board dependend files
- common Misc architecture independend functions
- cpu CPU specific files
- disk Code for disk drive partition handling
- doc Documentation (don't expect too much)
- drivers Common used device drivers
- dtt Digital Thermometer and Thermostat drivers
- examples Example code for standalone applications, etc.
- include Header Files
- disk Harddisk interface code
- net Networking code
- ppc Files generic to PowerPC architecture
- post Power On Self Test
- post/arch Symlink to architecture specific Power On Self Test
- post/arch-ppc PowerPC architecture specific Power On Self Test
- post/cpu/mpc8260 MPC8260 CPU specific Power On Self Test
- post/cpu/mpc8xx MPC8xx CPU specific Power On Self Test
- rtc Real Time Clock drivers
- tools Tools to build S-Record or U-Boot images, etc.
- cpu/74xx_7xx Files specific to Motorola MPC74xx and 7xx CPUs
- cpu/mpc8xx Files specific to Motorola MPC8xx CPUs
- cpu/mpc824x Files specific to Motorola MPC824x CPUs
- cpu/mpc8260 Files specific to Motorola MPC8260 CPU
- cpu/ppc4xx Files specific to IBM 4xx CPUs
- board/RPXClassic
Files specific to RPXClassic boards
- board/RPXlite Files specific to RPXlite boards
- board/c2mon Files specific to c2mon boards
- board/cogent Files specific to Cogent boards
(need further configuration)
Files specific to CPCIISER4 boards
- board/cpu86 Files specific to CPU86 boards
- board/cray/ Files specific to boards manufactured by Cray
- board/cray/L1 Files specific to L1 boards
- board/cu824 Files specific to CU824 boards
- board/ebony Files specific to IBM Ebony board
- board/eric Files specific to ERIC boards
- board/esd/ Files specific to boards manufactured by ESD
- board/esd/adciop Files specific to ADCIOP boards
- board/esd/ar405 Files specific to AR405 boards
- board/esd/canbt Files specific to CANBT boards
- board/esd/cpci405 Files specific to CPCI405 boards
- board/esd/cpciiser4 Files specific to CPCIISER4 boards
- board/esd/common Common files for ESD boards
- board/esd/dasa_sim Files specific to DASA_SIM boards
- board/esd/du405 Files specific to DU405 boards
- board/esd/ocrtc Files specific to OCRTC boards
- board/esd/pci405 Files specific to PCI405 boards
- board/esteem192e
Files specific to ESTEEM192E boards
- board/etx094 Files specific to ETX_094 boards
- board/evb64260
Files specific to EVB64260 boards
- board/fads Files specific to FADS boards
- board/flagadm Files specific to FLAGADM boards
- board/gen860t Files specific to GEN860T boards
- board/genietv Files specific to GENIETV boards
- board/gth Files specific to GTH boards
- board/hermes Files specific to HERMES boards
- board/hymod Files specific to HYMOD boards
- board/icu862 Files specific to ICU862 boards
- board/ip860 Files specific to IP860 boards
- board/iphase4539
Files specific to Interphase4539 boards
- board/ivm Files specific to IVMS8/IVML24 boards
- board/lantec Files specific to LANTEC boards
- board/lwmon Files specific to LWMON boards
- board/mbx8xx Files specific to MBX boards
- board/mpc8260ads
Files specific to MMPC8260ADS boards
- board/mpl/ Files specific to boards manufactured by MPL
- board/mpl/common Common files for MPL boards
- board/mpl/pip405 Files specific to PIP405 boards
- board/mpl/mip405 Files specific to MIP405 boards
- board/musenki Files specific to MUSEKNI boards
- board/mvs1 Files specific to MVS1 boards
- board/nx823 Files specific to NX823 boards
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- board/oxc Files specific to OXC boards
- board/pcippc2 Files specific to PCIPPC2/PCIPPC6 boards
- board/pm826 Files specific to PM826 boards
- board/ppmc8260
Files specific to PPMC8260 boards
- board/rpxsuper
Files specific to RPXsuper boards
- board/rsdproto
Files specific to RSDproto boards
- board/sandpoint
Files specific to Sandpoint boards
- board/sbc8260 Files specific to SBC8260 boards
- board/sacsng Files specific to SACSng boards
- board/siemens Files specific to boards manufactured by Siemens AG
- board/siemens/CCM Files specific to CCM boards
- board/siemens/IAD210 Files specific to IAD210 boards
- board/siemens/SCM Files specific to SCM boards
- board/siemens/pcu_e Files specific to PCU_E boards
- board/sixnet Files specific to SIXNET boards
- board/spd8xx Files specific to SPD8xxTS boards
- board/tqm8260 Files specific to TQM8260 boards
- board/tqm8xx Files specific to TQM8xxL boards
- board/w7o Files specific to W7O boards
- board/walnut405
Files specific to Walnut405 boards
- board/westel/ Files specific to boards manufactured by Westel Wireless
- board/westel/amx860 Files specific to AMX860 boards
- board/utx8245 Files specific to UTX8245 boards
Software Configuration:
=======================
Configuration is usually done using C preprocessor defines; the
rationale behind that is to avoid dead code whenever possible.
There are two classes of configuration variables:
* Configuration _OPTIONS_:
These are selectable by the user and have names beginning with
"CONFIG_".
* Configuration _SETTINGS_:
These depend on the hardware etc. and should not be meddled with if
you don't know what you're doing; they have names beginning with
"CFG_".
Later we will add a configuration tool - probably similar to or even
identical to what's used for the Linux kernel. Right now, we have to
do the configuration by hand, which means creating some symbolic
links and editing some configuration files. We use the TQM8xxL boards
as an example here.
Selection of Processor Architecture and Board Type:
---------------------------------------------------
For all supported boards there are ready-to-use default
configurations available; just type "make <board_name>_config".
Example: For a TQM823L module type:
cd u-boot
make TQM823L_config
For the Cogent platform, you need to specify the cpu type as well;
e.g. "make cogent_mpc8xx_config". And also configure the cogent
directory according to the instructions in cogent/README.
Configuration Options:
----------------------
Configuration depends on the combination of board and CPU type; all
such information is kept in a configuration file
"include/configs/<board_name>.h".
Example: For a TQM823L module, all configuration settings are in
"include/configs/TQM823L.h".
Many of the options are named exactly as the corresponding Linux
kernel configuration options. The intention is to make it easier to
build a config tool - later.
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The following options need to be configured:
- CPU Type: Define exactly one of
PowerPC based CPUs:
-------------------
CONFIG_MPC823, CONFIG_MPC850, CONFIG_MPC855, CONFIG_MPC860
or CONFIG_MPC824X, CONFIG_MPC8260
or CONFIG_IOP480
or CONFIG_405GP
or CONFIG_440
or CONFIG_MPC74xx
ARM based CPUs:
---------------
CONFIG_SA1110
CONFIG_ARM7
CONFIG_PXA250
- Board Type: Define exactly one of
PowerPC based boards:
---------------------
CONFIG_ADCIOP, CONFIG_ICU862 CONFIG_RPXsuper,
CONFIG_ADS860, CONFIG_IP860, CONFIG_SM850,
CONFIG_AMX860, CONFIG_IPHASE4539, CONFIG_SPD823TS,
CONFIG_AR405, CONFIG_IVML24, CONFIG_SXNI855T,
CONFIG_BAB7xx, CONFIG_IVML24_128, CONFIG_Sandpoint8240,
CONFIG_CANBT, CONFIG_IVML24_256, CONFIG_Sandpoint8245,
CONFIG_CCM, CONFIG_IVMS8, CONFIG_TQM823L,
CONFIG_CPCI405, CONFIG_IVMS8_128, CONFIG_TQM850L,
CONFIG_CPCI4052, CONFIG_IVMS8_256, CONFIG_TQM855L,
CONFIG_CPCIISER4, CONFIG_LANTEC, CONFIG_TQM860L,
CONFIG_CPU86, CONFIG_MBX, CONFIG_TQM8260,
CONFIG_CRAYL1, CONFIG_MBX860T, CONFIG_TTTech,
CONFIG_CU824, CONFIG_MHPC, CONFIG_UTX8245,
CONFIG_DASA_SIM, CONFIG_MIP405, CONFIG_W7OLMC,
CONFIG_DU405, CONFIG_MOUSSE, CONFIG_W7OLMG,
CONFIG_ELPPC, CONFIG_MPC8260ADS, CONFIG_WALNUT405,
CONFIG_ERIC, CONFIG_MUSENKI, CONFIG_ZUMA,
CONFIG_ESTEEM192E, CONFIG_MVS1, CONFIG_c2mon,
CONFIG_ETX094, CONFIG_NX823, CONFIG_cogent_mpc8260,
CONFIG_EVB64260, CONFIG_OCRTC, CONFIG_cogent_mpc8xx,
CONFIG_FADS823, CONFIG_ORSG, CONFIG_ep8260,
CONFIG_FADS850SAR, CONFIG_OXC, CONFIG_gw8260,
CONFIG_FADS860T, CONFIG_PCI405, CONFIG_hermes,
CONFIG_FLAGADM, CONFIG_PCIPPC2, CONFIG_hymod,
CONFIG_FPS850L, CONFIG_PCIPPC6, CONFIG_lwmon,
CONFIG_GEN860T, CONFIG_PIP405, CONFIG_pcu_e,
CONFIG_GENIETV, CONFIG_PM826, CONFIG_ppmc8260,
CONFIG_GTH, CONFIG_RPXClassic, CONFIG_rsdproto,
CONFIG_IAD210, CONFIG_RPXlite, CONFIG_sbc8260,
CONFIG_EBONY, CONFIG_sacsng, CONFIG_FPS860L,
CONFIG_V37
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ARM based boards:
-----------------
CONFIG_HHP_CRADLE, CONFIG_DNP1110, CONFIG_EP7312,
CONFIG_IMPA7, CONFIG_LART, CONFIG_LUBBOCK,
CONFIG_SHANNON, CONFIG_SMDK2400, CONFIG_SMDK2410,
CONFIG_TRAB
- CPU Module Type: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
Define exactly one of
CONFIG_CMA286_60_OLD
--- FIXME --- not tested yet:
CONFIG_CMA286_60, CONFIG_CMA286_21, CONFIG_CMA286_60P,
CONFIG_CMA287_23, CONFIG_CMA287_50
- Motherboard Type: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
Define exactly one of
CONFIG_CMA101, CONFIG_CMA102
- Motherboard I/O Modules: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
Define one or more of
CONFIG_CMA302
- Motherboard Options: (if CONFIG_CMA101 or CONFIG_CMA102 are defined)
Define one or more of
CONFIG_LCD_HEARTBEAT - update a character position on
the lcd display every second with
a "rotator" |\-/|\-/
- MPC824X Family Member (if CONFIG_MPC824X is defined)
Define exactly one of
CONFIG_MPC8240, CONFIG_MPC8245
- 8xx CPU Options: (if using an 8xx cpu)
Define one or more of
CONFIG_8xx_GCLK_FREQ - if get_gclk_freq() can not work e.g.
no 32KHz reference PIT/RTC clock
- Clock Interface:
CONFIG_CLOCKS_IN_MHZ
U-Boot stores all clock information in Hz
internally. For binary compatibility with older Linux
kernels (which expect the clocks passed in the
bd_info data to be in MHz) the environment variable
"clocks_in_mhz" can be defined so that U-Boot
converts clock data to MHZ before passing it to the
Linux kernel.
When CONFIG_CLOCKS_IN_MHZ is defined, a definition of
"clocks_in_mhz=1" is automatically included in the
default environment.
- Console Interface:
Depending on board, define exactly one serial port
(like CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC1, CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC2,
CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SCC1, ...), or switch off the serial
console by defining CONFIG_8xx_CONS_NONE
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Note: if CONFIG_8xx_CONS_NONE is defined, the serial
port routines must be defined elsewhere
(i.e. serial_init(), serial_getc(), ...)
CONFIG_CFB_CONSOLE
Enables console device for a color framebuffer. Needs following
defines (cf. smiLynxEM, i8042, board/eltec/bab7xx)
VIDEO_FB_LITTLE_ENDIAN graphic memory organisation
(default big endian)
VIDEO_HW_RECTFILL graphic chip supports
rectangle fill
(cf. smiLynxEM)
VIDEO_HW_BITBLT graphic chip supports
bit-blit (cf. smiLynxEM)
VIDEO_VISIBLE_COLS visible pixel columns
(cols=pitch)
VIDEO_VISIBLE_ROWS visible pixel rows
VIDEO_PIXEL_SIZE bytes per pixel
VIDEO_DATA_FORMAT graphic data format
(0-5, cf. cfb_console.c)
VIDEO_FB_ADRS framebuffer address
VIDEO_KBD_INIT_FCT keyboard int fct
(i.e. i8042_kbd_init())
VIDEO_TSTC_FCT test char fct
(i.e. i8042_tstc)
VIDEO_GETC_FCT get char fct
(i.e. i8042_getc)
CONFIG_CONSOLE_CURSOR cursor drawing on/off
(requires blink timer
cf. i8042.c)
CFG_CONSOLE_BLINK_COUNT blink interval (cf. i8042.c)
CONFIG_CONSOLE_TIME display time/date info in
upper right corner
(requires CFG_CMD_DATE)
CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO display Linux logo in
upper left corner
CONFIG_VIDEO_BMP_LOGO use bmp_logo.h instead of
linux_logo.h for logo.
Requires CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO
CONFIG_CONSOLE_EXTRA_INFO
addional board info beside
the logo
When CONFIG_CFB_CONSOLE is defined, video console is
default i/o. Serial console can be forced with
environment 'console=serial'.
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- Console Baudrate:
CONFIG_BAUDRATE - in bps
Select one of the baudrates listed in
CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE, see below.
- Interrupt driven serial port input:
CONFIG_SERIAL_SOFTWARE_FIFO
PPC405GP only.
Use an interrupt handler for receiving data on the
serial port. It also enables using hardware handshake
(RTS/CTS) and UART's built-in FIFO. Set the number of
bytes the interrupt driven input buffer should have.
Set to 0 to disable this feature (this is the default).
This will also disable hardware handshake.
- Boot Delay: CONFIG_BOOTDELAY - in seconds
Delay before automatically booting the default image;
set to -1 to disable autoboot.
See doc/README.autoboot for these options that
work with CONFIG_BOOTDELAY. None are required.
CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_TIME
CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_MIN
CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_KEYED
CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_PROMPT
CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR
CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR2
CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR2
CONFIG_ZERO_BOOTDELAY_CHECK
CONFIG_RESET_TO_RETRY
- Autoboot Command:
CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND
Only needed when CONFIG_BOOTDELAY is enabled;
define a command string that is automatically executed
when no character is read on the console interface
within "Boot Delay" after reset.
CONFIG_BOOTARGS
This can be used to pass arguments to the bootm
command. The value of CONFIG_BOOTARGS goes into the
environment value "bootargs".
The value of these goes into the environment as
"ramboot" and "nfsboot" respectively, and can be used
as a convenience, when switching between booting from
ram and nfs.
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- Pre-Boot Commands:
CONFIG_PREBOOT
When this option is #defined, the existence of the
environment variable "preboot" will be checked
immediately before starting the CONFIG_BOOTDELAY
countdown and/or running the auto-boot command resp.
entering interactive mode.
This feature is especially useful when "preboot" is
automatically generated or modified. For an example
see the LWMON board specific code: here "preboot" is
modified when the user holds down a certain
combination of keys on the (special) keyboard when
booting the systems
- Serial Download Echo Mode:
CONFIG_LOADS_ECHO
If defined to 1, all characters received during a
serial download (using the "loads" command) are
echoed back. This might be needed by some terminal
emulations (like "cu"), but may as well just take
time on others. This setting #define's the initial
value of the "loads_echo" environment variable.
- Kgdb Serial Baudrate: (if CFG_CMD_KGDB is defined)
CONFIG_KGDB_BAUDRATE
Select one of the baudrates listed in
CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE, see below.
- Monitor Functions:
CONFIG_COMMANDS
Most monitor functions can be selected (or
de-selected) by adjusting the definition of
CONFIG_COMMANDS; to select individual functions,
#define CONFIG_COMMANDS by "OR"ing any of the
following values:
#define enables commands:
-------------------------
CFG_CMD_ASKENV * ask for env variable
CFG_CMD_BDI bdinfo
CFG_CMD_BEDBUG Include BedBug Debugger
CFG_CMD_BOOTD bootd
CFG_CMD_CACHE icache, dcache
CFG_CMD_CONSOLE coninfo
CFG_CMD_DATE * support for RTC, date/time...
CFG_CMD_DHCP DHCP support
CFG_CMD_ECHO * echo arguments
CFG_CMD_EEPROM * EEPROM read/write support
CFG_CMD_ELF bootelf, bootvx
CFG_CMD_ENV saveenv
CFG_CMD_FDC * Floppy Disk Support
CFG_CMD_FDOS * Dos diskette Support
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CFG_CMD_FLASH flinfo, erase, protect
CFG_CMD_FPGA FPGA device initialization support
CFG_CMD_I2C * I2C serial bus support
CFG_CMD_IDE * IDE harddisk support
CFG_CMD_IMI iminfo
CFG_CMD_IMMAP * IMMR dump support
CFG_CMD_IRQ * irqinfo
CFG_CMD_KGDB * kgdb
CFG_CMD_LOADB loadb
CFG_CMD_LOADS loads
CFG_CMD_MEMORY md, mm, nm, mw, cp, cmp, crc, base,
loop, mtest
CFG_CMD_MII MII utility commands
CFG_CMD_NET bootp, tftpboot, rarpboot
CFG_CMD_PCI * pciinfo
CFG_CMD_PCMCIA * PCMCIA support
CFG_CMD_REGINFO * Register dump
CFG_CMD_RUN run command in env variable
CFG_CMD_SCSI * SCSI Support
CFG_CMD_SETGETDCR Support for DCR Register access (4xx only)
CFG_CMD_SPI * SPI serial bus support
CFG_CMD_USB * USB support
CFG_CMD_BSP * Board SPecific functions
-----------------------------------------------
CFG_CMD_ALL all
CFG_CMD_DFL Default configuration; at the moment
this is includes all commands, except
the ones marked with "*" in the list
above.
If you don't define CONFIG_COMMANDS it defaults to
CFG_CMD_DFL in include/cmd_confdefs.h. A board can
override the default settings in the respective
include file.
EXAMPLE: If you want all functions except of network
support you can write:
#define CONFIG_COMMANDS (CFG_CMD_ALL & ~CFG_CMD_NET)
Note: Don't enable the "icache" and "dcache" commands
(configuration option CFG_CMD_CACHE) unless you know
what you (and your U-Boot users) are doing. Data
cache cannot be enabled on systems like the 8xx or
8260 (where accesses to the IMMR region must be
uncached), and it cannot be disabled on all other
systems where we (mis-) use the data cache to hold an
initial stack and some data.
XXX - this list needs to get updated!
- Watchdog:
CONFIG_WATCHDOG
If this variable is defined, it enables watchdog
support. There must support in the platform specific
code for a watchdog. For the 8xx and 8260 CPUs, the
SIU Watchdog feature is enabled in the SYPCR
register.
- Real-Time Clock:
When CFG_CMD_DATE is selected, the type of the RTC
has to be selected, too. Define exactly one of the
following options:
CONFIG_RTC_MPC8xx - use internal RTC of MPC8xx
CONFIG_RTC_PCF8563 - use Philips PCF8563 RTC
CONFIG_RTC_MC146818 - use MC146818 RTC
CONFIG_RTC_DS1307 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1307 RTC
CONFIG_RTC_DS1337 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1337 RTC
- Timestamp Support:
When CONFIG_TIMESTAMP is selected, the timestamp
(date and time) of an image is printed by image
commands like bootm or iminfo. This option is
automatically enabled when you select CFG_CMD_DATE .
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- Partition Support:
CONFIG_MAC_PARTITION and/or CONFIG_DOS_PARTITION
and/or CONFIG_ISO_PARTITION
If IDE or SCSI support is enabled (CFG_CMD_IDE or
CFG_CMD_SCSI) you must configure support for at least
one partition type as well.
- IDE Reset method:
CONFIG_IDE_RESET_ROUTINE
Set this to define that instead of a reset Pin, the
routine ide_set_reset(int idereset) will be used.
- ATAPI Support:
CONFIG_ATAPI
Set this to enable ATAPI support.
- SCSI Support:
At the moment only there is only support for the
SYM53C8XX SCSI controller; define
CONFIG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX to enable it.
CFG_SCSI_MAX_LUN [8], CFG_SCSI_MAX_SCSI_ID [7] and
CFG_SCSI_MAX_DEVICE [CFG_SCSI_MAX_SCSI_ID *
CFG_SCSI_MAX_LUN] can be adjusted to define the
maximum numbers of LUNs, SCSI ID's and target
devices.
CFG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX_CCF to fix clock timing (80Mhz)
- NETWORK Support (PCI):
CONFIG_EEPRO100
Support for Intel 82557/82559/82559ER chips.
Optional CONFIG_EEPRO100_SROM_WRITE enables eeprom
write routine for first time initialisation.
CONFIG_TULIP
Support for Digital 2114x chips.
Optional CONFIG_TULIP_SELECT_MEDIA for board specific
modem chip initialisation (KS8761/QS6611).
CONFIG_NATSEMI
Support for National dp83815 chips.
CONFIG_NS8382X
Support for National dp8382[01] gigabit chips.
- USB Support:
At the moment only the UHCI host controller is
supported (PIP405, MIP405); define
CONFIG_USB_UHCI to enable it.
define CONFIG_USB_KEYBOARD to enable the USB Keyboard
end define CONFIG_USB_STORAGE to enable the USB
storage devices.
Note:
Supported are USB Keyboards and USB Floppy drives
(TEAC FD-05PUB).
- Keyboard Support:
CONFIG_ISA_KEYBOARD
Define this to enable standard (PC-Style) keyboard
support
CONFIG_I8042_KBD
Standard PC keyboard driver with US (is default) and
GERMAN key layout (switch via environment 'keymap=de') support.
Export function i8042_kbd_init, i8042_tstc and i8042_getc
for cfb_console. Supports cursor blinking.
- Video support:
CONFIG_VIDEO
Define this to enable video support (for output to
video).
CONFIG_VIDEO_CT69000
Enable Chips & Technologies 69000 Video chip
CONFIG_VIDEO_SMI_LYNXEM
Enable Silicon Motion SMI 712/710/810 Video chip
Videomode are selected via environment 'videomode' with
standard LiLo mode numbers.
Following modes are supported (* is default):
800x600 1024x768 1280x1024
256 (8bit) 303* 305 307
65536 (16bit) 314 317 31a
16,7 Mill (24bit) 315 318 31b
Enable Epson SED13806 driver. This driver supports 8bpp
and 16bpp modes defined by CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806_8BPP
or CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806_16BPP
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- LCD Support: CONFIG_LCD
Define this to enable LCD support (for output to LCD
display); also select one of the supported displays
by defining one of these:
CONFIG_NEC_NL6648AC33:
NEC NL6648AC33-18. Active, color, single scan.
CONFIG_NEC_NL6648BC20
NEC NL6648BC20-08. 6.5", 640x480.
Active, color, single scan.
CONFIG_SHARP_16x9
Sharp 320x240. Active, color, single scan.
It isn't 16x9, and I am not sure what it is.
CONFIG_SHARP_LQ64D341
Sharp LQ64D341 display, 640x480.
Active, color, single scan.
CONFIG_HLD1045
HLD1045 display, 640x480.
Active, color, single scan.
CONFIG_OPTREX_BW
Optrex CBL50840-2 NF-FW 99 22 M5
or
Hitachi LMG6912RPFC-00T
or
Hitachi SP14Q002
320x240. Black & white.
Normally display is black on white background; define
CFG_WHITE_ON_BLACK to get it inverted.
- Ethernet address:
CONFIG_ETHADDR
CONFIG_ETH2ADDR
CONFIG_ETH3ADDR
Define a default value for ethernet address to use
for the respective ethernet interface, in case this
is not determined automatically.
- IP address:
CONFIG_IPADDR
Define a default value for the IP address to use for
the default ethernet interface, in case this is not
determined through e.g. bootp.
- Server IP address:
CONFIG_SERVERIP
Defines a default value for theIP address of a TFTP
server to contact when using the "tftboot" command.
- BOOTP Recovery Mode:
CONFIG_BOOTP_RANDOM_DELAY
If you have many targets in a network that try to
boot using BOOTP, you may want to avoid that all
systems send out BOOTP requests at precisely the same
moment (which would happen for instance at recovery
from a power failure, when all systems will try to
boot, thus flooding the BOOTP server. Defining
CONFIG_BOOTP_RANDOM_DELAY causes a random delay to be
inserted before sending out BOOTP requests. The
following delays are insterted then:
1st BOOTP request: delay 0 ... 1 sec
2nd BOOTP request: delay 0 ... 2 sec
3rd BOOTP request: delay 0 ... 4 sec
4th and following
BOOTP requests: delay 0 ... 8 sec
- Status LED: CONFIG_STATUS_LED
Several configurations allow to display the current
status using a LED. For instance, the LED will blink
fast while running U-Boot code, stop blinking as
soon as a reply to a BOOTP request was received, and
start blinking slow once the Linux kernel is running
(supported by a status LED driver in the Linux
kernel). Defining CONFIG_STATUS_LED enables this
feature in U-Boot.
- CAN Support: CONFIG_CAN_DRIVER
Defining CONFIG_CAN_DRIVER enables CAN driver support
on those systems that support this (optional)
feature, like the TQM8xxL modules.
- I2C Support: CONFIG_HARD_I2C | CONFIG_SOFT_I2C
Enables I2C serial bus commands. If this is selected,
either CONFIG_HARD_I2C or CONFIG_SOFT_I2C must be defined
to include the appropriate I2C driver.
See also: common/cmd_i2c.c for a description of the
command line interface.
CONFIG_HARD_I2C
Selects the CPM hardware driver for I2C.
CONFIG_SOFT_I2C
Use software (aka bit-banging) driver instead of CPM
or similar hardware support for I2C. This is configured
via the following defines.
I2C_INIT
(Optional). Any commands necessary to enable I2C
controller or configure ports.
(Only for MPC8260 CPU). The I/O port to use (the code
assumes both bits are on the same port). Valid values
are 0..3 for ports A..D.
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I2C_ACTIVE
The code necessary to make the I2C data line active
(driven). If the data line is open collector, this
define can be null.
I2C_TRISTATE
The code necessary to make the I2C data line tri-stated
(inactive). If the data line is open collector, this
define can be null.
I2C_READ
Code that returns TRUE if the I2C data line is high,
FALSE if it is low.
I2C_SDA(bit)
If <bit> is TRUE, sets the I2C data line high. If it
is FALSE, it clears it (low).
I2C_SCL(bit)
If <bit> is TRUE, sets the I2C clock line high. If it
is FALSE, it clears it (low).
I2C_DELAY
This delay is invoked four times per clock cycle so this
controls the rate of data transfer. The data rate thus
is 1 / (I2C_DELAY * 4).
CFG_I2C_INIT_BOARD
When a board is reset during an i2c bus transfer
chips might think that the current transfer is still
in progress. On some boards it is possible to access
the i2c SCLK line directly, either by using the
processor pin as a GPIO or by having a second pin
connected to the bus. If this option is defined a
custom i2c_init_board() routine in boards/xxx/board.c
is run early in the boot sequence.
- SPI Support: CONFIG_SPI
Enables SPI driver (so far only tested with
SPI EEPROM, also an instance works with Crystal A/D and
D/As on the SACSng board)
CONFIG_SPI_X
Enables extended (16-bit) SPI EEPROM addressing.
(symmetrical to CONFIG_I2C_X)
CONFIG_SOFT_SPI
Enables a software (bit-bang) SPI driver rather than
using hardware support. This is a general purpose
driver that only requires three general I/O port pins
(two outputs, one input) to function. If this is
defined, the board configuration must define several
SPI configuration items (port pins to use, etc). For
an example, see include/configs/sacsng.h.
Specify the number of FPGA devices to support.
Used to specify the types of FPGA devices. For
example,
#define CONFIG_FPGA CFG_XILINX_VIRTEX2
CFG_FPGA_PROG_FEEDBACK
Enable printing of hash marks during FPGA
Enable checks on FPGA configuration interface busy
status by the configuration function. This option
will require a board or device specific function to
be written.
If defined, a function that provides delays in the
FPGA configuration driver.
CFG_FPGA_CHECK_CTRLC
Allow Control-C to interrupt FPGA configuration
CFG_FPGA_CHECK_ERROR
Check for configuration errors during FPGA bitfile
loading. For example, abort during Virtex II
configuration if the INIT_B line goes low (which
indicated a CRC error).
Maximum time to wait for the INIT_B line to deassert
after PROB_B has been deasserted during a Virtex II
FPGA configuration sequence. The default time is 500 mS.
Maximum time to wait for BUSY to deassert during
Virtex II FPGA configuration. The default is 5 mS.
Time to wait after FPGA configuration. The default is
200 mS.
- FPGA Support: CONFIG_FPGA_COUNT
Specify the number of FPGA devices to support.
CONFIG_FPGA
Used to specify the types of FPGA devices. For example,
#define CONFIG_FPGA CFG_XILINX_VIRTEX2
CFG_FPGA_PROG_FEEDBACK
Enable printing of hash marks during FPGA configuration.
CFG_FPGA_CHECK_BUSY
Enable checks on FPGA configuration interface busy
status by the configuration function. This option
will require a board or device specific function to
be written.
CONFIG_FPGA_DELAY
If defined, a function that provides delays in the FPGA
configuration driver.
CFG_FPGA_CHECK_CTRLC
Allow Control-C to interrupt FPGA configuration
CFG_FPGA_CHECK_ERROR
Check for configuration errors during FPGA bitfile
loading. For example, abort during Virtex II
configuration if the INIT_B line goes low (which
indicated a CRC error).
Maximum time to wait for the INIT_B line to deassert
after PROB_B has been deasserted during a Virtex II
FPGA configuration sequence. The default time is 500
mS.
Maximum time to wait for BUSY to deassert during
Virtex II FPGA configuration. The default is 5 mS.
Time to wait after FPGA configuration. The default is
200 mS.
- Configuration Management:
CONFIG_IDENT_STRING
If defined, this string will be added to the U-Boot
version information (U_BOOT_VERSION)
U-Boot considers the values of the environment
variables "serial#" (Board Serial Number) and
"ethaddr" (Ethernet Address) to bb parameters that
are set once by the board vendor / manufacturer, and
protects these variables from casual modification by
the user. Once set, these variables are read-only,
and write or delete attempts are rejected. You can
change this behviour:
If CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE is #defined in your config
file, the write protection for vendor parameters is
completely disabled. Anybody can change or delete
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these parameters.
Alternatively, if you #define _both_ CONFIG_ETHADDR
_and_ CONFIG_OVERWRITE_ETHADDR_ONCE, a default
ethernet address is installed in the environment,
which can be changed exactly ONCE by the user. [The
serial# is unaffected by this, i. e. it remains
read-only.]
- Protected RAM:
CONFIG_PRAM
Define this variable to enable the reservation of
"protected RAM", i. e. RAM which is not overwritten
by U-Boot. Define CONFIG_PRAM to hold the number of
kB you want to reserve for pRAM. You can overwrite
this default value by defining an environment
variable "pram" to the number of kB you want to
reserve. Note that the board info structure will
still show the full amount of RAM. If pRAM is
reserved, a new environment variable "mem" will
automatically be defined to hold the amount of
remaining RAM in a form that can be passed as boot
argument to Linux, for instance like that:
setenv bootargs ... mem=\$(mem)
saveenv
This way you can tell Linux not to use this memory,
either, which results in a memory region that will
not be affected by reboots.
*WARNING* If your board configuration uses automatic
detection of the RAM size, you must make sure that
this memory test is non-destructive. So far, the
following board configurations are known to be
"pRAM-clean":
ETX094, IVMS8, IVML24, SPD8xx, TQM8xxL,
HERMES, IP860, RPXlite, LWMON, LANTEC,
PCU_E, FLAGADM, TQM8260
- Error Recovery:
CONFIG_PANIC_HANG
Define this variable to stop the system in case of a
fatal error, so that you have to reset it manually.
This is probably NOT a good idea for an embedded
system where you want to system to reboot
automatically as fast as possible, but it may be
useful during development since you can try to debug
the conditions that lead to the situation.
CONFIG_NET_RETRY_COUNT
This variable defines the number of retries for
network operations like ARP, RARP, TFTP, or BOOTP
before giving up the operation. If not defined, a
default value of 5 is used.
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- Command Interpreter:
CFG_HUSH_PARSER
Define this variable to enable the "hush" shell (from
Busybox) as command line interpreter, thus enabling
powerful command line syntax like
if...then...else...fi conditionals or `&&' and '||'
constructs ("shell scripts").
If undefined, you get the old, much simpler behaviour
with a somewhat smaller memory footprint.
CFG_PROMPT_HUSH_PS2
This defines the secondary prompt string, which is
printed when the command interpreter needs more input
to complete a command. Usually "> ".
Note:
In the current implementation, the local variables
space and global environment variables space are
separated. Local variables are those you define by
simply typing like `name=value'. To access a local
variable later on, you have write `$name' or
`${name}'; variable directly by typing say `$name' at
the command prompt.
Global environment variables are those you use
setenv/printenv to work with. To run a command stored
in such a variable, you need to use the run command,
and you must not use the '$' sign to access them.
To store commands and special characters in a
variable, please use double quotation marks
surrounding the whole text of the variable, instead
of the backslashes before semicolons and special
symbols.
- Default Environment
CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS
Define this to contain any number of null terminated
strings (variable = value pairs) that will be part of
the default enviroment compiled into the boot image.
For example, place something like this in your
board's config file:
#define CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS \
"myvar1=value1\0" \
"myvar2=value2\0"
Warning: This method is based on knowledge about the
internal format how the environment is stored by the
U-Boot code. This is NOT an official, exported
interface! Although it is unlikely that this format
will change soon, but there is no guarantee either.
Note: overly (ab)use of the default environment is
discouraged. Make sure to check other ways to preset
the environment like the autoscript function or the
boot command first.
- Show boot progress
CONFIG_SHOW_BOOT_PROGRESS
Defining this option allows to add some board-
specific code (calling a user-provided function
"show_boot_progress(int)") that enables you to show
the system's boot progress on some display (for
example, some LED's) on your board. At the moment,
the following checkpoints are implemented:
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Arg Where When
1 common/cmd_bootm.c before attempting to boot an image
-1 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has bad magic number
2 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has correct magic number
-2 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has bad checksum
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-3 common/cmd_bootm.c Image data has bad checksum
4 common/cmd_bootm.c Image data has correct checksum
-4 common/cmd_bootm.c Image is for unsupported architecture
5 common/cmd_bootm.c Architecture check OK
-5 common/cmd_bootm.c Wrong Image Type (not kernel, multi, standalone)
6 common/cmd_bootm.c Image Type check OK
-6 common/cmd_bootm.c gunzip uncompression error
-7 common/cmd_bootm.c Unimplemented compression type
7 common/cmd_bootm.c Uncompression OK
-8 common/cmd_bootm.c Wrong Image Type (not kernel, multi, standalone)
8 common/cmd_bootm.c Image Type check OK
-9 common/cmd_bootm.c Unsupported OS (not Linux, BSD, VxWorks, QNX)
9 common/cmd_bootm.c Start initial ramdisk verification
-10 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk header has bad magic number
-11 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk header has bad checksum
10 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk header is OK
-12 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk data has bad checksum
11 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk data has correct checksum
12 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk verification complete, start loading
-13 common/cmd_bootm.c Wrong Image Type (not PPC Linux Ramdisk)
13 common/cmd_bootm.c Start multifile image verification
14 common/cmd_bootm.c No initial ramdisk, no multifile, continue.
15 common/cmd_bootm.c All preparation done, transferring control to OS
-1 common/cmd_doc.c Bad usage of "doc" command
-1 common/cmd_doc.c No boot device
-1 common/cmd_doc.c Unknown Chip ID on boot device
-1 common/cmd_doc.c Read Error on boot device
-1 common/cmd_doc.c Image header has bad magic number
-1 common/cmd_ide.c Bad usage of "ide" command
-1 common/cmd_ide.c No boot device
-1 common/cmd_ide.c Unknown boot device
-1 common/cmd_ide.c Unknown partition table
-1 common/cmd_ide.c Invalid partition type
-1 common/cmd_ide.c Read Error on boot device
-1 common/cmd_ide.c Image header has bad magic number
-1 common/cmd_nvedit.c Environment not changable, but has bad CRC
Modem Support:
--------------
[so far only for SMDK2400 board]
- Modem support endable:
CONFIG_MODEM_SUPPORT
- RTS/CTS Flow control enable:
CONFIG_HWFLOW
- Modem debug support:
CONFIG_MODEM_SUPPORT_DEBUG
Enables debugging stuff (char screen[1024], dbg())
for modem support. Useful only with BDI2000.
In the target system modem support is enabled when a
specific key (key combination) is pressed during
power-on. Otherwise U-Boot will boot normally
(autoboot). The key_pressed() fuction is called from
board_init(). Currently key_pressed() is a dummy
function, returning 1 and thus enabling modem
initialization.
If there are no modem init strings in the
environment, U-Boot proceed to autoboot; the
previous output (banner, info printfs) will be
supressed, though.
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See also: doc/README.Modem
Configuration Settings:
-----------------------
- CFG_LONGHELP: Defined when you want long help messages included;
undefine this when you're short of memory.
- CFG_PROMPT: This is what U-Boot prints on the console to
prompt for user input.
- CFG_CBSIZE: Buffer size for input from the Console
- CFG_PBSIZE: Buffer size for Console output
- CFG_MAXARGS: max. Number of arguments accepted for monitor commands
- CFG_BARGSIZE: Buffer size for Boot Arguments which are passed to
the application (usually a Linux kernel) when it is
booted
- CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE:
List of legal baudrate settings for this board.
- CFG_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET
Suppress display of console information at boot.
- CFG_CONSOLE_IS_IN_ENV
If the board specific function
extern int overwrite_console (void);
returns 1, the stdin, stderr and stdout are switched to the
serial port, else the settings in the environment are used.
- CFG_CONSOLE_OVERWRITE_ROUTINE
Enable the call to overwrite_console().
- CFG_CONSOLE_ENV_OVERWRITE
Enable overwrite of previous console environment settings.
- CFG_MEMTEST_START, CFG_MEMTEST_END:
Begin and End addresses of the area used by the
simple memory test.
- CFG_ALT_MEMTEST:
Enable an alternate, more extensive memory test.
- CFG_TFTP_LOADADDR:
Default load address for network file downloads
- CFG_LOADS_BAUD_CHANGE:
Enable temporary baudrate change while serial download
- CFG_SDRAM_BASE:
Physical start address of SDRAM. _Must_ be 0 here.
- CFG_MBIO_BASE:
Physical start address of Motherboard I/O (if using a
Cogent motherboard)
- CFG_FLASH_BASE:
Physical start address of Flash memory.
- CFG_MONITOR_BASE:
Physical start address of boot monitor code (set by
make config files to be same as the text base address
(TEXT_BASE) used when linking) - same as
CFG_FLASH_BASE when booting from flash.
- CFG_MONITOR_LEN:
Size of memory reserved for monitor code
- CFG_MALLOC_LEN:
Size of DRAM reserved for malloc() use.
- CFG_BOOTMAPSZ:
Maximum size of memory mapped by the startup code of
the Linux kernel; all data that must be processed by
the Linux kernel (bd_info, boot arguments, eventually
initrd image) must be put below this limit.
- CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS:
Max number of Flash memory banks
- CFG_MAX_FLASH_SECT:
Max number of sectors on a Flash chip
- CFG_FLASH_ERASE_TOUT:
Timeout for Flash erase operations (in ms)
- CFG_FLASH_WRITE_TOUT:
Timeout for Flash write operations (in ms)
- CFG_DIRECT_FLASH_TFTP:
Enable TFTP transfers directly to flash memory;
without this option such a download has to be
performed in two steps: (1) download to RAM, and (2)
copy from RAM to flash.
The two-step approach is usually more reliable, since
you can check if the download worked before you erase
the flash, but in some situations (when sytem RAM is
too limited to allow for a tempory copy of the
downloaded image) this option may be very useful.
- CFG_FLASH_CFI:
Define if the flash driver uses extra elements in the
common flash structure for storing flash geometry
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The following definitions that deal with the placement and management
of environment data (variable area); in general, we support the
following configurations:
- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH:
Define this if the environment is in flash memory.
a) The environment occupies one whole flash sector, which is
"embedded" in the text segment with the U-Boot code. This
happens usually with "bottom boot sector" or "top boot
sector" type flash chips, which have several smaller
sectors at the start or the end. For instance, such a
layout can have sector sizes of 8, 2x4, 16, Nx32 kB. In
such a case you would place the environment in one of the
4 kB sectors - with U-Boot code before and after it. With
"top boot sector" type flash chips, you would put the
environment in one of the last sectors, leaving a gap
between U-Boot and the environment.
- CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
Offset of environment data (variable area) to the
beginning of flash memory; for instance, with bottom boot
type flash chips the second sector can be used: the offset
for this sector is given here.
CFG_ENV_OFFSET is used relative to CFG_FLASH_BASE.
- CFG_ENV_ADDR:
This is just another way to specify the start address of
the flash sector containing the environment (instead of
CFG_ENV_OFFSET).
- CFG_ENV_SECT_SIZE:
Size of the sector containing the environment.
b) Sometimes flash chips have few, equal sized, BIG sectors.
In such a case you don't want to spend a whole sector for
the environment.
- CFG_ENV_SIZE:
If you use this in combination with CFG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH
and CFG_ENV_SECT_SIZE, you can specify to use only a part
of this flash sector for the environment. This saves
memory for the RAM copy of the environment.
It may also save flash memory if you decide to use this
when your environment is "embedded" within U-Boot code,
since then the remainder of the flash sector could be used
for U-Boot code. It should be pointed out that this is
STRONGLY DISCOURAGED from a robustness point of view:
updating the environment in flash makes it always
necessary to erase the WHOLE sector. If something goes
wrong before the contents has been restored from a copy in
RAM, your target system will be dead.
- CFG_ENV_ADDR_REDUND
CFG_ENV_SIZE_REDUND
These settings describe a second storage area used to hold
a redundand copy of the environment data, so that there is
a valid backup copy in case there is a power failur during
a "saveenv" operation.
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BE CAREFUL! Any changes to the flash layout, and some changes to the
source code will make it necessary to adapt <board>/u-boot.lds*
accordingly!
- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_NVRAM:
Define this if you have some non-volatile memory device
(NVRAM, battery buffered SRAM) which you want to use for the
environment.
- CFG_ENV_ADDR:
- CFG_ENV_SIZE:
These two #defines are used to determin the memory area you
want to use for environment. It is assumed that this memory
can just be read and written to, without any special
provision.
BE CAREFUL! The first access to the environment happens quite early
in U-Boot initalization (when we try to get the setting of for the
console baudrate). You *MUST* have mappend your NVRAM area then, or
U-Boot will hang.
Please note that even with NVRAM we still use a copy of the
environment in RAM: we could work on NVRAM directly, but we want to
keep settings there always unmodified except somebody uses "saveenv"
to save the current settings.
- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_EEPROM:
Use this if you have an EEPROM or similar serial access
device and a driver for it.
- CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
- CFG_ENV_SIZE:
These two #defines specify the offset and size of the
environment area within the total memory of your EEPROM.
- CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR:
If defined, specified the chip address of the EEPROM device.
The default address is zero.
- CFG_EEPROM_PAGE_WRITE_BITS:
If defined, the number of bits used to address bytes in a
single page in the EEPROM device. A 64 byte page, for example
would require six bits.
- CFG_EEPROM_PAGE_WRITE_DELAY_MS:
If defined, the number of milliseconds to delay between
page writes. The default is zero milliseconds.
- CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR_LEN:
The length in bytes of the EEPROM memory array address. Note
that this is NOT the chip address length!
- CFG_EEPROM_SIZE:
The size in bytes of the EEPROM device.
- CFG_SPI_INIT_OFFSET
Defines offset to the initial SPI buffer area in DPRAM. The
area is used at an early stage (ROM part) if the environment
is configured to reside in the SPI EEPROM: We need a 520 byte
scratch DPRAM area. It is used between the two initialization
calls (spi_init_f() and spi_init_r()). A value of 0xB00 seems
to be a good choice since it makes it far enough from the
start of the data area as well as from the stack pointer.
Please note that the environment is read-only as long as the monitor
has been relocated to RAM and a RAM copy of the environment has been
created; also, when using EEPROM you will have to use getenv_r()
until then to read environment variables.
The environment is now protected by a CRC32 checksum. Before the
monitor is relocated into RAM, as a result of a bad CRC you will be
working with the compiled-in default environment - *silently*!!!
[This is necessary, because the first environment variable we need is
the "baudrate" setting for the console - if we have a bad CRC, we
don't have any device yet where we could complain.]
Note: once the monitor has been relocated, then it will complain if
the default environment is used; a new CRC is computed as soon as you
use the "setenv" command to modify / delete / add any environment
variable [even when you try to delete a non-existing variable!].
Note2: you must edit your u-boot.lds file to reflect this
configuration.
Low Level (hardware related) configuration options:
- CFG_CACHELINE_SIZE:
Cache Line Size of the CPU.
- CFG_DEFAULT_IMMR:
Default address of the IMMR after system reset.
Needed on some 8260 systems (MPC8260ADS and RPXsuper)
to be able to adjust the position of the IMMR
register after a reset.
- Floppy Disk Support:
CFG_FDC_DRIVE_NUMBER
the default drive number (default value 0)
CFG_ISA_IO_STRIDE
defines the spacing between fdc chipset registers
(default value 1)
CFG_ISA_IO_OFFSET
defines the offset of register from address. It
depends on which part of the data bus is connected to
the fdc chipset. (default value 0)
If CFG_ISA_IO_STRIDE CFG_ISA_IO_OFFSET and
CFG_FDC_DRIVE_NUMBER are undefined, they take their
default value.
if CFG_FDC_HW_INIT is defined, then the function
fdc_hw_init() is called at the beginning of the FDC
setup. fdc_hw_init() must be provided by the board
source code. It is used to make hardware dependant
initializations.
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- CFG_IMMR: Physical address of the Internal Memory Mapped
Register; DO NOT CHANGE! (11-4)
[MPC8xx systems only]
- CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR:
Start address of memory area tha can be used for
initial data and stack; please note that this must be
writable memory that is working WITHOUT special
initialization, i. e. you CANNOT use normal RAM which
will become available only after programming the
memory controller and running certain initialization
sequences.
U-Boot uses the following memory types:
- MPC8xx and MPC8260: IMMR (internal memory of the CPU)
- MPC824X: data cache
- PPC4xx: data cache
- CFG_INIT_DATA_OFFSET:
Offset of the initial data structure in the memory
area defined by CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR. Usually
CFG_INIT_DATA_OFFSET is chosen such that the initial
data is located at the end of the available space
(sometimes written as (CFG_INIT_RAM_END -
CFG_INIT_DATA_SIZE), and the initial stack is just
below that area (growing from (CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR +
CFG_INIT_DATA_OFFSET) downward.
Note:
On the MPC824X (or other systems that use the data
cache for initial memory) the address chosen for
CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR is basically arbitrary - it must
point to an otherwise UNUSED address space between
the top of RAM and the start of the PCI space.
- CFG_SIUMCR: SIU Module Configuration (11-6)
- CFG_SYPCR: System Protection Control (11-9)
- CFG_TBSCR: Time Base Status and Control (11-26)
- CFG_PISCR: Periodic Interrupt Status and Control (11-31)
- CFG_PLPRCR: PLL, Low-Power, and Reset Control Register (15-30)
- CFG_SCCR: System Clock and reset Control Register (15-27)
- CFG_OR_TIMING_SDRAM:
SDRAM timing
- CFG_MAMR_PTA:
periodic timer for refresh
- CFG_DER: Debug Event Register (37-47)
- FLASH_BASE0_PRELIM, FLASH_BASE1_PRELIM, CFG_REMAP_OR_AM,
CFG_PRELIM_OR_AM, CFG_OR_TIMING_FLASH, CFG_OR0_REMAP,
CFG_OR0_PRELIM, CFG_BR0_PRELIM, CFG_OR1_REMAP, CFG_OR1_PRELIM,
CFG_BR1_PRELIM:
Memory Controller Definitions: BR0/1 and OR0/1 (FLASH)
- SDRAM_BASE2_PRELIM, SDRAM_BASE3_PRELIM, SDRAM_MAX_SIZE,
CFG_OR_TIMING_SDRAM, CFG_OR2_PRELIM, CFG_BR2_PRELIM,
CFG_OR3_PRELIM, CFG_BR3_PRELIM:
Memory Controller Definitions: BR2/3 and OR2/3 (SDRAM)
- CFG_MAMR_PTA, CFG_MPTPR_2BK_4K, CFG_MPTPR_1BK_4K, CFG_MPTPR_2BK_8K,
CFG_MPTPR_1BK_8K, CFG_MAMR_8COL, CFG_MAMR_9COL:
Machine Mode Register and Memory Periodic Timer
Prescaler definitions (SDRAM timing)
- CFG_I2C_UCODE_PATCH, CFG_I2C_DPMEM_OFFSET [0x1FC0]:
enable I2C microcode relocation patch (MPC8xx);
define relocation offset in DPRAM [DSP2]
- CFG_SPI_UCODE_PATCH, CFG_SPI_DPMEM_OFFSET [0x1FC0]:
enable SPI microcode relocation patch (MPC8xx);
define relocation offset in DPRAM [SCC4]
- CFG_USE_OSCCLK:
Use OSCM clock mode on MBX8xx board. Be careful,
wrong setting might damage your board. Read
doc/README.MBX before setting this variable!
- CFG_CPM_POST_WORD_ADDR: (MPC8xx, MPC8260 only)
Offset of the bootmode word in DPRAM used by post
(Power On Self Tests). This definition overrides
#define'd default value in commproc.h resp.
cpm_8260.h.
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Building the Software:
======================
Building U-Boot has been tested in native PPC environments (on a
PowerBook G3 running LinuxPPC 2000) and in cross environments
(running RedHat 6.x and 7.x Linux on x86, Solaris 2.6 on a SPARC, and
NetBSD 1.5 on x86).
If you are not using a native PPC environment, it is assumed that you
have the GNU cross compiling tools available in your path and named
with a prefix of "powerpc-linux-". If this is not the case, (e.g. if
you are using Monta Vista's Hard Hat Linux CDK 1.2) you must change
the definition of CROSS_COMPILE in Makefile. For HHL on a 4xx CPU,
change it to:
CROSS_COMPILE = ppc_4xx-
U-Boot is intended to be simple to build. After installing the
sources you must configure U-Boot for one specific board type. This
is done by typing:
make NAME_config
where "NAME_config" is the name of one of the existing
configurations; the following names are supported:
ADCIOP_config GTH_config TQM850L_config
ADS860_config IP860_config TQM855L_config
AR405_config IVML24_config TQM860L_config
CANBT_config IVMS8_config WALNUT405_config
CPCI405_config LANTEC_config cogent_common_config
CPCIISER4_config MBX_config cogent_mpc8260_config
CU824_config MBX860T_config cogent_mpc8xx_config
ESTEEM192E_config RPXlite_config hermes_config
ETX094_config RPXsuper_config hymod_config
FADS823_config SM850_config lwmon_config
FADS850SAR_config SPD823TS_config pcu_e_config
FADS860T_config SXNI855T_config rsdproto_config
FPS850L_config Sandpoint8240_config sbc8260_config
GENIETV_config TQM823L_config PIP405_config
GEN860T_config EBONY_config FPS860L_config
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Note: for some board special configuration names may exist; check if
additional information is available from the board vendor; for
instance, the TQM8xxL systems run normally at 50 MHz and use a
SCC for 10baseT ethernet; there are also systems with 80 MHz
CPU clock, and an optional Fast Ethernet module is available
for CPU's with FEC. You can select such additional "features"
when chosing the configuration, i. e.
make TQM860L_config
- will configure for a plain TQM860L, i. e. 50MHz, no FEC
make TQM860L_FEC_config
- will configure for a TQM860L at 50MHz with FEC for ethernet
make TQM860L_80MHz_config
- will configure for a TQM860L at 80 MHz, with normal 10baseT
interface
make TQM860L_FEC_80MHz_config
- will configure for a TQM860L at 80 MHz with FEC for ethernet
make TQM823L_LCD_config
- will configure for a TQM823L with U-Boot console on LCD
make TQM823L_LCD_80MHz_config
- will configure for a TQM823L at 80 MHz with U-Boot console on LCD
etc.
Finally, type "make all", and you should get some working U-Boot
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images ready for downlod to / installation on your system:
- "u-boot.bin" is a raw binary image
- "u-boot" is an image in ELF binary format
- "u-boot.srec" is in Motorola S-Record format
Please be aware that the Makefiles assume you are using GNU make, so
for instance on NetBSD you might need to use "gmake" instead of
native "make".
If the system board that you have is not listed, then you will need
to port U-Boot to your hardware platform. To do this, follow these
steps:
1. Add a new configuration option for your board to the toplevel
"Makefile", using the existing entries as examples.
2. Create a new directory to hold your board specific code. Add any
files you need.
3. If you're porting U-Boot to a new CPU, then also create a new
directory to hold your CPU specific code. Add any files you need.
4. Run "make config_name" with your new name.
5. Type "make", and you should get a working "u-boot.srec" file
to be installed on your target system.
[Of course, this last step is much harder than it sounds.]
Testing of U-Boot Modifications, Ports to New Hardware, etc.:
==============================================================
If you have modified U-Boot sources (for instance added a new board
or support for new devices, a new CPU, etc.) you are expected to
provide feedback to the other developers. The feedback normally takes
the form of a "patch", i. e. a context diff against a certain (latest
official or latest in CVS) version of U-Boot sources.
But before you submit such a patch, please verify that your modifi-
cation did not break existing code. At least make sure that *ALL* of
the supported boards compile WITHOUT ANY compiler warnings. To do so,
just run the "MAKEALL" script, which will configure and build U-Boot
for ALL supported system. Be warned, this will take a while. You can
select which (cross) compiler to use py passing a `CROSS_COMPILE'
environment variable to the script, i. e. to use the cross tools from
MontaVista's Hard Hat Linux you can type
CROSS_COMPILE=ppc_8xx- MAKEALL
or to build on a native PowerPC system you can type
CROSS_COMPILE=' ' MAKEALL
See also "U-Boot Porting Guide" below.
Monitor Commands - Overview:
============================
go - start application at address 'addr'
run - run commands in an environment variable
bootm - boot application image from memory
bootp - boot image via network using BootP/TFTP protocol
tftpboot- boot image via network using TFTP protocol
and env variables "ipaddr" and "serverip"
(and eventually "gatewayip")
rarpboot- boot image via network using RARP/TFTP protocol
diskboot- boot from IDE devicebootd - boot default, i.e., run 'bootcmd'
loads - load S-Record file over serial line
loadb - load binary file over serial line (kermit mode)
md - memory display
mm - memory modify (auto-incrementing)
nm - memory modify (constant address)
mw - memory write (fill)
cp - memory copy
cmp - memory compare
crc32 - checksum calculation
imd - i2c memory display
imm - i2c memory modify (auto-incrementing)
inm - i2c memory modify (constant address)
imw - i2c memory write (fill)
icrc32 - i2c checksum calculation
iprobe - probe to discover valid I2C chip addresses
iloop - infinite loop on address range
isdram - print SDRAM configuration information
sspi - SPI utility commands
base - print or set address offset
printenv- print environment variables
setenv - set environment variables
saveenv - save environment variables to persistent storage
protect - enable or disable FLASH write protection
erase - erase FLASH memory
flinfo - print FLASH memory information
bdinfo - print Board Info structure
iminfo - print header information for application image
coninfo - print console devices and informations
ide - IDE sub-system
loop - infinite loop on address range
mtest - simple RAM test
icache - enable or disable instruction cache
dcache - enable or disable data cache
reset - Perform RESET of the CPU
echo - echo args to console
version - print monitor version
help - print online help
? - alias for 'help'
Monitor Commands - Detailed Description:
========================================
TODO.
For now: just type "help <command>".
Environment Variables:
======================
U-Boot supports user configuration using Environment Variables which
can be made persistent by saving to Flash memory.
Environment Variables are set using "setenv", printed using
"printenv", and saved to Flash using "saveenv". Using "setenv"
without a value can be used to delete a variable from the
environment. As long as you don't save the environment you are
working with an in-memory copy. In case the Flash area containing the
environment is erased by accident, a default environment is provided.
Some configuration options can be set using Environment Variables:
baudrate - see CONFIG_BAUDRATE
bootdelay - see CONFIG_BOOTDELAY
bootcmd - see CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND
bootargs - Boot arguments when booting an RTOS image
bootfile - Name of the image to load with TFTP
autoload - if set to "no" (any string beginning with 'n'),
"bootp" will just load perform a lookup of the
configuration from the BOOTP server, but not try to
load any image using TFTP
autostart - if set to "yes", an image loaded using the "bootp",
"rarpboot", "tftpboot" or "diskboot" commands will
be automatically started (by internally calling
"bootm")
initrd_high - restrict positioning of initrd images:
If this variable is not set, initrd images will be
copied to the highest possible address in RAM; this
is usually what you want since it allows for
maximum initrd size. If for some reason you want to
make sure that the initrd image is loaded below the
CFG_BOOTMAPSZ limit, you can set this environment
variable to a value of "no" or "off" or "0".
Alternatively, you can set it to a maximum upper
address to use (U-Boot will still check that it
does not overwrite the U-Boot stack and data).
For instance, when you have a system with 16 MB
RAM, and want to reseve 4 MB from use by Linux,
you can do this by adding "mem=12M" to the value of
the "bootargs" variable. However, now you must make
sure, that the initrd image is placed in the first
12 MB as well - this can be done with
setenv initrd_high 00c00000
ipaddr - IP address; needed for tftpboot command
loadaddr - Default load address for commands like "bootp",
"rarpboot", "tftpboot" or "diskboot"
loads_echo - see CONFIG_LOADS_ECHO
serverip - TFTP server IP address; needed for tftpboot command
bootretry - see CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_TIME
bootdelaykey - see CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
bootstopkey - see CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR
The following environment variables may be used and automatically
updated by the network boot commands ("bootp" and "rarpboot"),
depending the information provided by your boot server:
bootfile - see above
dnsip - IP address of your Domain Name Server
gatewayip - IP address of the Gateway (Router) to use
hostname - Target hostname
ipaddr - see above
netmask - Subnet Mask
rootpath - Pathname of the root filesystem on the NFS server
serverip - see above
There are two special Environment Variables:
serial# - contains hardware identification information such
as type string and/or serial number
ethaddr - Ethernet address
These variables can be set only once (usually during manufacturing of
the board). U-Boot refuses to delete or overwrite these variables
once they have been set once.
Please note that changes to some configuration parameters may take
only effect after the next boot (yes, that's just like Windoze :-).
Note for Redundant Ethernet Interfaces:
=======================================
Some boards come with redundand ethernet interfaces; U-Boot supports
such configurations and is capable of automatic selection of a
"working" interface when needed. MAC assignemnt works as follows:
Network interfaces are numbered eth0, eth1, eth2, ... Corresponding
MAC addresses can be stored in the environment as "ethaddr" (=>eth0),
"eth1addr" (=>eth1), "eth2addr", ...
If the network interface stores some valid MAC address (for instance
in SROM), this is used as default address if there is NO correspon-
ding setting in the environment; if the corresponding environment
variable is set, this overrides the settings in the card; that means:
o If the SROM has a valid MAC address, and there is no address in the
environment, the SROM's address is used.
o If there is no valid address in the SROM, and a definition in the
environment exists, then the value from the environment variable is
used.
o If both the SROM and the environment contain a MAC address, and
both addresses are the same, this MAC address is used.
o If both the SROM and the environment contain a MAC address, and the
addresses differ, the value from the environment is used and a
warning is printed.
o If neither SROM nor the environment contain a MAC address, an error
is raised.
Image Formats:
==============
The "boot" commands of this monitor operate on "image" files which
can be basicly anything, preceeded by a special header; see the
definitions in include/image.h for details; basicly, the header
defines the following image properties:
* Target Operating System (Provisions for OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD,
4.4BSD, Linux, SVR4, Esix, Solaris, Irix, SCO, Dell, NCR, VxWorks,
LynxOS, pSOS, QNX;
Currently supported: Linux, NetBSD, VxWorks, QNX).
* Target CPU Architecture (Provisions for Alpha, ARM, Intel x86,
IA64, MIPS, MIPS, PowerPC, IBM S390, SuperH, Sparc, Sparc 64 Bit;
Currently supported: PowerPC).
* Compression Type (Provisions for uncompressed, gzip, bzip2;
Currently supported: uncompressed, gzip).
* Load Address
* Entry Point
* Image Name
* Image Timestamp
The header is marked by a special Magic Number, and both the header
and the data portions of the image are secured against corruption by
CRC32 checksums.
Linux Support:
==============
Although U-Boot should support any OS or standalone application
easily, Linux has always been in the focus during the design of
U-Boot.
U-Boot includes many features that so far have been part of some
special "boot loader" code within the Linux kernel. Also, any
"initrd" images to be used are no longer part of one big Linux image;
instead, kernel and "initrd" are separate images. This implementation
serves serveral purposes:
- the same features can be used for other OS or standalone
applications (for instance: using compressed images to reduce the
Flash memory footprint)
- it becomes much easier to port new Linux kernel versions because
lots of low-level, hardware dependend stuff are done by U-Boot
- the same Linux kernel image can now be used with different "initrd"
images; of course this also means that different kernel images can
be run with the same "initrd". This makes testing easier (you don't
have to build a new "zImage.initrd" Linux image when you just
change a file in your "initrd"). Also, a field-upgrade of the
software is easier now.
Linux HOWTO:
============
Porting Linux to U-Boot based systems:
---------------------------------------
U-Boot cannot save you from doing all the necessary modifications to
configure the Linux device drivers for use with your target hardware
(no, we don't intend to provide a full virtual machine interface to
Linux :-).
But now you can ignore ALL boot loader code (in arch/ppc/mbxboot).
Just make sure your machine specific header file (for instance
include/asm-ppc/tqm8xx.h) includes the same definition of the Board
Information structure as we define in include/u-boot.h, and make
sure that your definition of IMAP_ADDR uses the same value as your
U-Boot configuration in CFG_IMMR.
Configuring the Linux kernel:
-----------------------------
No specific requirements for U-Boot. Make sure you have some root
device (initial ramdisk, NFS) for your target system.
Building a Linux Image:
-----------------------
With U-Boot, "normal" build targets like "zImage" or "bzImage" are
not used. If you use recent kernel source, a new build target
"uImage" will exist which automatically builds an image usable by
U-Boot. Most older kernels also have support for a "pImage" target,
which was introduced for our predecessor project PPCBoot and uses a
100% compatible format.
Example:
make TQM850L_config
make oldconfig
make dep
make uImage
The "uImage" build target uses a special tool (in 'tools/mkimage') to
encapsulate a compressed Linux kernel image with header information,
CRC32 checksum etc. for use with U-Boot. This is what we are doing:
* build a standard "vmlinux" kernel image (in ELF binary format):
* convert the kernel into a raw binary image:
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${CROSS_COMPILE}-objcopy -O binary \
-R .note -R .comment \
-S vmlinux linux.bin
* compress the binary image:
gzip -9 linux.bin
* package compressed binary image for U-Boot:
mkimage -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C gzip \
-a 0 -e 0 -n "Linux Kernel Image" \
-d linux.bin.gz uImage
The "mkimage" tool can also be used to create ramdisk images for use
with U-Boot, either separated from the Linux kernel image, or
combined into one file. "mkimage" encapsulates the images with a 64
byte header containing information about target architecture,
operating system, image type, compression method, entry points, time
stamp, CRC32 checksums, etc.
"mkimage" can be called in two ways: to verify existing images and
print the header information, or to build new images.
In the first form (with "-l" option) mkimage lists the information
contained in the header of an existing U-Boot image; this includes
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tools/mkimage -l image
-l ==> list image header information
The second form (with "-d" option) is used to build a U-Boot image
from a "data file" which is used as image payload:
tools/mkimage -A arch -O os -T type -C comp -a addr -e ep \
-n name -d data_file image
-A ==> set architecture to 'arch'
-O ==> set operating system to 'os'
-T ==> set image type to 'type'
-C ==> set compression type 'comp'
-a ==> set load address to 'addr' (hex)
-e ==> set entry point to 'ep' (hex)
-n ==> set image name to 'name'
-d ==> use image data from 'datafile'
Right now, all Linux kernels use the same load address (0x00000000),
but the entry point address depends on the kernel version:
- 2.2.x kernels have the entry point at 0x0000000C,
- 2.3.x and later kernels have the entry point at 0x00000000.
So a typical call to build a U-Boot image would read:
-> tools/mkimage -n '2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L' \
> -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C gzip -a 0 -e 0 \
> -d /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux.gz \
> examples/uImage.TQM850L
Image Name: 2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
Created: Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327.86 kB = 0.32 MB
Load Address: 0x00000000
Entry Point: 0x00000000
To verify the contents of the image (or check for corruption):
-> tools/mkimage -l examples/uImage.TQM850L
Image Name: 2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
Created: Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327.86 kB = 0.32 MB
Load Address: 0x00000000
Entry Point: 0x00000000
NOTE: for embedded systems where boot time is critical you can trade
speed for memory and install an UNCOMPRESSED image instead: this
needs more space in Flash, but boots much faster since it does not
need to be uncompressed:
-> gunzip /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux.gz
-> tools/mkimage -n '2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L' \
> -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0 -e 0 \
> -d /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux \
> examples/uImage.TQM850L-uncompressed
Image Name: 2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
Created: Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
Data Size: 792160 Bytes = 773.59 kB = 0.76 MB
Load Address: 0x00000000
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