From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from majordomo by infradead.org with local (Exim 3.03 #1) id 133QL6-00088Y-00 for mtd-list@infradead.org; Sat, 17 Jun 2000 22:41:16 +0100 Received: from mailq.telia.com ([194.22.190.101] ident=root) by infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 3.03 #1) id 133QL4-00088S-00 for mtd@infradead.org; Sat, 17 Jun 2000 22:41:15 +0100 Message-ID: <000701bfd8a4$cfba6a40$4d96143e@jocke> From: "Joakim Tjernlund" To: "Alexander Larsson" Cc: References: Subject: Re: HW platform Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 23:41:35 +0200 Sender: owner-mtd@infradead.org List-ID: > On Sat, 17 Jun 2000, Joakim Tjernlund wrote: > > Well, that sounds pretty simple(pretty much the same I do today with > > Enea OSE Delta kernel). But we also need to upgrade the kernel(download > > new kernel, store in FS and reboot to new kernel) > > I have read about GRUB and DOC and that sounds promising. Will that > > work on custom board with PPC and plain Flash memory(with minor adaptions)? > > Well. If you have plain flash memory the best way is to store the kernel > image in a dedicated place in the flash. Then just let the boot code jump > to it. > > Then you can reflash the kernel image when you need to upgrade the kernel. > That can be done using i.e. the MTD char device. Great! should be fairly easy to make the boot code to select between 2 different images. > > > What about device drivers for PPC 860? > > What about them? Most of the build in devices in the 860 (the > communication controller stuff) already has drivers. You will need to > write flash (mtd) drivers (the recent CFI stuff might work though). Good! I am manily intressted in ethernet, UART and HDLC drivers (plus flash, but I expect to write that myself) Do you know good distro start with or should I just take the latest kernel release? Many thanks for your patience and help! Jocke > > / Alex > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe mtd" to majordomo@infradead.org