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From: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
To: fabien <fabien.fb@gmail.com>
Cc: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: ppcboot and powerpc branch question
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:15:54 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20071130221554.3AA0124075@gemini.denx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:33:38 +0100." <f8f856500711300533t3bad1c1dxb4ff137534acbccb@mail.gmail.com>

In message <f8f856500711300533t3bad1c1dxb4ff137534acbccb@mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
> 
> instead of bd_t struct. I'm a bit disappointed because i also see that
> older u-boot (in my case
> ppcboot 1.1.5) aren't capable to pass dts to kernel.

PPCBoot was a in a distant  past  before  U-Boot.  Actually,  PPCBoot
1.1.5 is more than 5 and a half years old. You cannot really expect a
Neanderthal man to drive a space shuttle.

> Is there a way to keep my old bootloader to boot a powerpc branch kernel ?

No. Please use a current U-Boot (i. e. at least U-Boot 1.3.0).

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2007-11-30 22:15 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-11-30 13:33 ppcboot and powerpc branch question fabien
2007-11-30 13:43 ` Grant Likely
2007-11-30 14:45   ` fabien
2007-11-30 15:04     ` Scott Wood
2007-11-30 15:09 ` Clemens Koller
2007-11-30 15:57   ` fabien
2007-11-30 22:15 ` Wolfgang Denk [this message]
2007-11-30 22:25   ` Pagnotta, Chris
2007-11-30 23:10     ` Cannot login via tinylogin on sequoia Leonid
2007-12-03 20:25       ` Leonid
2007-12-01 22:54     ` ppcboot and powerpc branch question Wolfgang Denk

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