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From: Charles Manning <manningc2@actrix.gen.nz>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot] Can u-Boot Ran from RAM?
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 15:11:17 +1300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <201202011511.17158.manningc2@actrix.gen.nz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <FD2DBC0E1365154BB0E3E348680BA0E902A1BE64@nzc-ap-xch-03.ap.trimblecorp.net>

On Tuesday 31 January 2012 17:07:05 Bud Miljkovic wrote:
> Hi there,
>
>
>
> While getting acquainted with possible u-Boot development issues, I read
> FAQ "14.2.1.  Can U-Boot be configured such that it can be started in
> RAM?" and was puzzled to learn that u-Boot cannot run from RAM.

This is clearly not true.

The omap devices and davinci devices both use rom boot loaders to load uboot 
into ram for further execution.

In the case of omaps it is often even more complex using a rom boot loader to 
load x-load (or cut down u-boot) to load the real uboot which then loads 
Linux.

-- Charles

      parent reply	other threads:[~2012-02-01  2:11 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-01-31  4:07 [U-Boot] Can u-Boot Ran from RAM? Bud Miljkovic
2012-01-31 14:12 ` Eric Nelson
2012-02-01 10:12   ` Marek Vasut
2012-02-01 10:27     ` Wolfgang Denk
2012-01-31 15:15 ` Mike Frysinger
2012-02-01 10:11   ` Marek Vasut
2012-02-01 10:26     ` Wolfgang Denk
2012-02-01 10:58       ` Marek Vasut
2012-02-02 21:40         ` [U-Boot] Porting YAFFS2 to U-boot Bud Miljkovic
2012-02-02 22:14           ` Mike Frysinger
2012-02-02 22:19           ` Charles Manning
2012-02-03  3:34             ` Peter Barada
2012-02-03  5:26             ` Wolfgang Denk
2012-02-06 22:37         ` [U-Boot] Can u-Boot Ran from RAM? Bud Miljkovic
2012-02-01  2:11 ` Charles Manning [this message]

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