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From: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:25:33 +0200
Subject: [U-Boot] can uboot boot from spi flash?
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Dear Shawn Jin,

In message <AANLkTinwDPJtgMesXyqK2VMDOvJR-4vO8U8AcdjJpxZE@mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
> >> SPI flash seems supported in u-boot after searching it in the mailing
> >> list. But can u-boot boot from spi flash?
> >
> > it completely depends on your processor. =A0but you never said what
> > processor you're actually using.
> 
> It's a LPC3131 (ARM926EJ-S) based.

This board is not supported in mainline code, so with the existing
code the answer to your question is a clear "no" (lacking all support
for this board), or, after somebody ports U-Boot to that system, a
"maybe" (depending if the CPU supports that boot mode and the
developer decides to support it.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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