[U-Boot-Users] U-Boot 0.4.0 on MBX with MPC821?

[U-Boot-Users] U-Boot 0.4.0 on MBX with MPC821?

[cyborg at embyte.net]

Hello there,

I'm trying to get U-Boot running on a Motorola MBX821-001 board.
But up to now i couldn't manage it.

After downloading U-Boot and flashing it (according to a ml thread of
ppcboot-users:
http://www.geocrawler.com/archives/3/4205/2001/12/0/7301427/ )
the MBX Board doesn't do anything but output wired characters on serial
console.
I've read the docs/README.MBX but it doesen't help.

Has anyone successfully got U-Boot (or PPCboot) running on a MPC821 (or
better
on MBX821-001)?? Any hints or suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

Costel Mincea.

[U-Boot-Users] U-Boot 0.4.0 on MBX with MPC821?

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Costel,

in message <E1ACgok-0007oZ-00@config8.kundenserver.de> you wrote:
> 
> I'm trying to get U-Boot running on a Motorola MBX821-001 board.
> But up to now i couldn't manage it.

Ummm.. the MPC821 is prehistoric, and  full  of  silicon  errors.  No
attampt  was  ever  made  to  use  such  old hardware with PPCBoot or
U-Boot.

> Has anyone successfully got U-Boot (or PPCboot) running on a MPC821 (or
> better
> on MBX821-001)?? Any hints or suggestions?

A well-meaning suggestion: dump that board, and get yourself
something that actually works.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

-- 
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[U-Boot-Users] U-Boot 0.4.0 on MBX with MPC821?

[Costel 'Cyborg' Mincea]

On 24.10.2003 at 21:45 you wrote:

> A well-meaning suggestion: dump that board, and get yourself
> something that actually works.

First of all, thanks for your answer.

My problem is, i have to use this (or a very similiar) board
for my final exam... ok, i think i could manage a change to
something similiar.. MBX860-00x? Or could you advise a board?

The only thing is, it must be as similiar to the MBX boards
as possible (mainly CPU).

Thanks in advance.

-- 
Bye,
Cyborg.

[U-Boot-Users] U-Boot 0.4.0 on MBX with MPC821?

[Wolfgang Denk]

Hello,

in message <1186573467.20031025132305@embyte.net> you wrote:
> 
> My problem is, i have to use this (or a very similiar) board
> for my final exam... ok, i think i could manage a change to

Tell your professor that it is unfair to request to use known  to  be
broken hardware.

> something similiar.. MBX860-00x? Or could you advise a board?
> 
> The only thing is, it must be as similiar to the MBX boards
> as possible (mainly CPU).

Ummm.. there is _many_ MPC860 based boards.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

-- 
Software Engineering:  Embedded and Realtime Systems,  Embedded Linux
Phone: (+49)-8142-4596-87  Fax: (+49)-8142-4596-88  Email: wd at denx.de
Vulcans worship peace above all.
	-- McCoy, "Return to Tomorrow", stardate 4768.3

[U-Boot-Users] U-Boot 0.4.0 on MBX with MPC821?

[Costel 'Cyborg' Mincea]

On 25.10.2003 at 18:28 you wrote:

>> My problem is, i have to use this (or a very similiar) board
>> for my final exam... ok, i think i could manage a change to

> Tell your professor that it is unfair to request to use known  to  be
> broken hardware.

I've done so already.. waiting for answer.

>> something similiar.. MBX860-00x? Or could you advise a board?
>> 
>> The only thing is, it must be as similiar to the MBX boards
>> as possible (mainly CPU).

> Ummm.. there is _many_ MPC860 based boards.

I know... i thought you had some advise for me ... well, i think i'll
try the MBX860-001 or MBX860-002

-- 
Bye,
Cyborg.

[U-Boot-Users] U-Boot 0.4.0 on MBX with MPC821?

[Costel 'Cyborg' Mincea]

On 25.10.2003 at 18:28 you wrote:

>> My problem is, i have to use this (or a very similiar) board
>> for my final exam... ok, i think i could manage a change to

> Tell your professor that it is unfair to request to use known  to  be
> broken hardware.

I've done so already.. waiting for answer.

>> something similiar.. MBX860-00x? Or could you advise a board?
>> 
>> The only thing is, it must be as similiar to the MBX boards
>> as possible (mainly CPU).

> Ummm.. there is _many_ MPC860 based boards.

I know... i thought you had some advise for me ... well, i think i'll
try the MBX860-001 or MBX860-002 from Motorola.


-- 
Bye,
Cyborg.