From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <383BBD40.E79582B4@switchboard.ericsson.se> Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 11:26:08 +0100 From: Magnus Damm MIME-Version: 1.0 To: LiuTao CC: linuxppc-embedded Subject: Re: need suggestions References: <3839F122.3BF6FEDF@ict.ac.cn> <383A0E2D.CFACF894@jlc.net> <383A0E2E.9A261E81@ict.ac.cn> <383A30B7.37700779@jlc.net> <383BA2FD.E894EC61@ict.ac.cn> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-linuxppc-embedded@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: > I have a ADS8xx board and I downloaded kernel source mpc8xx-2.2.13.tgz > from ppc.kernel.org. Can you tell me how to port it to ADS8xx board and > make a bootrom of Linux? > I am a newbie, so please tell something in detail. First of all: Check the revision of the board and the cpu. If you have a 860, find a cpu with revision C or later. If you have a ADS with rev. ENG, PILOT or A you will have some trouble. I have had linux up and running on a ADS board. A good starting point is to read the manual and check what differs from the FADS. I have bootcode that is based on fadsrom by Dan Malek. It is kind of a mess right now, but it should support both the ADS and the FADS board using 860(t). It loads a zImage or vmlinux from a ATA-FLASH or the onboard flash-simm. It understands ext2 and dos. No network support, though. I can mail the source to anyone who is interested. You will need a linux source tree and a (cross)compiler. But I have no time for answers. Good luck / magnus damm ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/