From: Gary Thomas <gdt@linuxppc.org>
To: Pink X <PinkX@earthlink.net>
Cc: linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org
Subject: RE: Embedded ppc project
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 14:25:03 -0000 (GMT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <XFMail.990122142503.gdt@linuxppc.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <199901220857.AAA10924@avocet.prod.itd.earthlink.net>
On 22-Jan-99 Pink X wrote:
>
>
> Can someone give me a brief overview of how the boot process works for
> linuxppc on non-mac, non-open firmware hardware?
>
> For instance, we're looking at a custom processor board for a project...
> basically it will have a CPU, a DiskOnChip of about 24MB, RAM and a
> drive. Will it be hugely difficult to get linuxppc to boot out of the
> DoC (with a kernal and compress root ramdisk in the DiskOnChip) Does the
> kernel make assumptions about there being certain types of hardware or a
> open firmware roms being there? Will it be hugely difficult for (very
> experienced programmers who have worked on unix but not linux
> specifically) to get the kernal hacked to our hardware formfactor (not
> counting any I/O work, just booting in this environment.)
>
> Any advice appreciated! We may go with the RPCLite board, but we kinda
> need a 603e level of power. (So any 603e @200+MHz embedded boards would
> be great to hear about, we've not found any yet.)
>
One place to look is:
Cogent Computer Systems
(508) 278-9400
http://www.cogcomp.com/
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1999-01-22 8:57 Embedded ppc project Pink X
1999-01-22 14:25 ` Gary Thomas [this message]
1999-01-22 15:38 ` Matt Porter
1999-01-22 16:41 ` Troy Benjegerdes
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