* 8240 Sandpoint
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@ 1999-06-24 20:15 ` Nye Liu
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From: Nye Liu @ 1999-06-24 20:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: doyle; +Cc: linuxppc-dev, Nye Liu, x248,
> > I have just started work on the MPC8240 Sandpoint platform (its
> > basically an 603e with some integrated peripherals) but this is my first
> > try at embedded linux devel. I have plenty of experience getting psos
> > and vxworks running on a few different processors, but I am unfamiliar
> > with the internals of how linux is booted.
>
> I've got one too. I'm a newbie with the ppc so this is my platform to
> learn things. I've mostly got a working VGA display configured and
> running...
Could you send me patches vs. a known kernel tarball, or a link to the
changes you made? Also, what kind of VGA card are you using? I can't
even get my board booted.
> > I'm using ESTC's cheapo visionICE emulator solution, and would
> > appriciate any help with getting this thing up and running.
>
> The jury is still out on the ESTC emulator...
I can get it to load kernels to RAM and to FLASH, but I have yet
to build a kernel that doesn't go off into space and crash the board.
> Dink does all that for you. How 'bout booting linux from dink
> until linux is running? Then go back remove dink and fix the
> startup stuff.
I tried loading via DINK... same thing as above. I really think I dont
have a good build yet ;) Also, its TERRIBLY slow compared to the ESTC
loader (since its serial only).
> I couldn't find docs on National's website for the '87308 but I was
> able to get the floppy going by just reading the dink code. Anybody
> know where to get docs?
UGH. i was looking for this too: no luck. I will contact mot as well and
see if i cant get some docs from our FAE.
> I was considering patching dink to add a command that would copy a
> floppy into memory. That might ease hacking.
Yes yes that would be a nice feature.
Nye Liu
nyet@nbase.com
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