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Subject: RE: Xilinx PowerPC
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:07:32 -0800
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan Casey [mailto:alan.casey5@mail.dcu.ie]
> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 10:58 AM
> To: Stephen Neuendorffer; Grant Likely
> Cc: linuxppc-embedded
> Subject: RE: Xilinx PowerPC
>=20
>=20
> >-- Original Message --
> >Subject: RE: Xilinx PowerPC
> >Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:11:19 -0800
> >From: "Stephen Neuendorffer" <stephen.neuendorffer@xilinx.com>
> >To: <alan.casey5@mail.dcu.ie>,
> >	"Grant Likely" <grant.likely@secretlab.ca>
> >Cc: linuxppc-embedded <linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org>
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >>   Just wondering - is it possible to use U-Boot on the Xilinx
XUPV2PRO
> >>   board or any similar tools (such as libfdt?) to copy a Linux
kernel
> >and
> >>
> >>   ramdisk filesystem from a SystemACE card to memory, uncompress
them
> >and
> >>
> >>   boot the Linux kernel etc?? If so is there any notes/docs about
how
> >to
> >> do
> >>   this or similar online anywhere?
> >>
> >>   Any info. appreciated,
> >>   Regards&Thanks,
> >>   Alan.
> >
> >In theory, yes...  All the infrastructure to do this exists, but I
don't
> >know of anyone who as actually tried it yet with ARCH=3Dpowerpc
kernels.
> >There
> >
> >Steve
>=20
>  So i can try the latest official U-Boot releases with the ML300
configuration
> or is there a port or similar of U-Boot for the Xilinx XUPV2PRO
board??
>=20
>   Regards&Thanks,
>   Alan.
>=20
>=20

That's probably your best starting point....  There is a uboot
application note on the Xilinx website (XAPP 542), but it's a little
thin on porting information.

Steve