[U-Boot-Users] Need Some Help

[Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>]

In message <7F4C091727699947ACBAB0410268C5D92B2FDB@VS11.EXCHPROD.USA.NET> you wrote:
> 
> My latest endaevor has me cross compiling a stand alone application for
> MPC8548 PPC for a U-Boot Based target.  There is no Operating System to
> run on the target to speak of, just my application.  I'm building the
> application in Code Warrior using an 8548_init.S hardware intialization
> file.

What has this file to do with U-Boot? Nothing! Forget about it.

> 1) My first thought was that this should be as simple as using the .ELF
> image that codewarrior produces, right?  So I build a simple hello_world

I have no idea what CW produces. You should use the U-Boot Makefile
and linker scripts.

> application and sent it down to my target.  U-Boot recognizes it as an
> ELF image, sets up the segements, and tries to run it!  But then low and

Who says so?

> behold, the U-Boot flash image comes up again.

That's to be expected.

Guess it's time for you to start reading the fine manual, especially
the section about standalone applications.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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