[DNX#2006040142001151] [U-Boot-Users] Xilinx ML403/PPC U-Boot support

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[DNX#2006040142001151] was created:

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> bbosch at iphase.com wrote:
> > Peter Ryser writes:
> >  > BTW: you can find a snapshot of U-Boot with board support for ML300, 
> >  > ML310, ML403 and ML410 at
> >  > http://www.xilinx.com/ml410-p/designs/u-boot.zip
> >  > The snapshot contains the patches that have been submitted to this 
> >  > mailing list back in September of last year. For ML403 just use
> > 
> > Wolfgang,
> > 
> > Were the Xilinx patches (2005-09-28 thru 2005-10-02) rejected or lost,
> > or are they still in your queue?
> > 
> 
> I'm also interested whether Xilinx EMAC or TEMAC ethernet driver is
> supported in this...(after reviewing the Xilinx zip file, it doesn't...
> sigh).
> 
> However, I do DO have an Ethernet driver for Xilinx EMAC and TEMAC for
> U-boot and it works...   Unfortunately, it uses Xilinx copyrighted
> codes...  Somehow, I doubt this is what you wanted.
> 
> Is Xilinx copyright ok with you?
> 
> 
> > Peter,
> > 
> > Do you happen to have a design for the ML403 that boots directly from
> > the linear flash?  Perhaps with devices mapped as in
> > board/xilinx/ml403/xparameters.h?  It would be easier to start with a
> > design known to work with U-Boot.
> > 
> 
> Careful.  ML403 reference design (as-is) is not using the Xilinx option
> of using side-by-side data access (32-bit fetch out of a single 16-bit
> flash), so XIP (execution in place) is evidently NOT supported in ML403.
>  However, I had a new bit file built with side-by-side data access
> enabled, but haven't yet execute out of flash (no need because ML403 has
> a big memory.)  But it correctly fetches 32-bit now.  Ping me in a week
> on my progress with XIP and flash.
> 
> S. Egbert
> 
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