From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from moutvdomng.kundenserver.de (moutvdom.kundenserver.de [212.227.126.249]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6D49267A45 for ; Wed, 29 Jun 2005 02:06:26 +1000 (EST) Message-ID: <42C17579.5030500@anagramm.de> Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 18:06:17 +0200 From: Clemens Koller MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Kumar Gala References: <87zmtavasj.fsf@nimrod.unx.ca> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Cc: "" , linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org Subject: Re: 2.6 support for MPC8541(e) List-Id: Linux on Embedded PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Hi! I had to do the same for my MPC8540 board (Microsys PM854). It's based on the MPC8540_ADS platform, too with changes in PCI subsystem and Gigabit Ethernet (gianfar_phy). Enable early serial and enjoy printk. Try to find out, where it hangs. Greets, Clemens Koller _______________________________ R&D Imaging Devices Anagramm GmbH Rupert-Mayer-Str. 45/1 81379 Muenchen Germany http://www.anagramm.de Phone: +49-89-741518-50 Fax: +49-89-741518-19 Kumar Gala wrote: > You probably need to port the platform code from 2.4 to 2.6 for this > board. I'm guessing you are running into some PCI config issue with > interrupts and the such. > > Take a look at arch/ppc/platforms/85xx/* for examples of boards that > support 85xx processors. > > - kumar > > On Jun 28, 2005, at 9:03 AM, wrote: > >> I've recently received a GDA PCI-G8400 evaluation board with an >> MPC8541E. It came with u-boot 1.1.2 and a 2.4.27 kernel. >> >> Our hopes are to get a 2.6 kernel running on this device so it is in >> sync with out MPC8248 based boards. >> >> What is the status of the support for these chips? When I enable >> CONFIG_SERIAL_TEXT_DEBUG I'm able to get some output, it seems to die >> when initializing openpic. There also appears to be issues with the >> serial console as I'm not getting printk output at all, and I think I >> should be by the time start_kernel is entered. >> >> My current 2.6.12 builds use the MPC8540_ADS configs as a base. The >> 2.4 that was received with the board does as well. >> >> For now I'm not concerned with the 'E' part. My main job is to >> actually add support for the security engine, but I'd like to get 2.6 >> up and running first. Yes, this is my first jump into machine >> specific code.. >> >> Thanks. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Linuxppc-embedded mailing list >> Linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org >> https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-embedded >> > > _______________________________________________ > Linuxppc-embedded mailing list > Linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org > https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-embedded >