[U-Boot-Users] Configuring Spansion flash

[U-Boot-Users] Configuring Spansion flash

[Yasothabalan]

Hi all,

 

I am using Lite5200B board with SPANSION type flash. UBoot code doesn't
detect this flash.

 

Can anyone please help me what are all the changes to be made to
configure SPANSION type flash.

 

SPANSION 64MB flash.

 

Regards,

Yasotha Balan R

 



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[U-Boot-Users] Configuring Spansion flash

[Ben Warren]

Yasothabalan Ramaswamy-TLS,Chennai wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am using Lite5200B board with SPANSION type flash. UBoot code 
> doesn?t detect this flash.
>
> Can anyone please help me what are all the changes to be made to 
> configure SPANSION type flash.
>
> SPANSION 64MB flash.
>
There are many types of Spansion flash. Please provide the part number.

Please format all future e-mail as Plain Text if you want help. Some 
curmudgeonly people around here get very annoyed if you don't.

regards,
Ben

[U-Boot-Users] Configuring Spansion flash

[Yasothabalan]

Thanks Ben.
 
I checked out in my board and found the part number to be: 

S29GL128N90-R2. (128Mb)

Regards,
Yasotha Balan R
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Warren [mailto:bwarren at qstreams.com] 
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 7:54 PM
To: Yasothabalan Ramaswamy-TLS,Chennai
Cc: u-boot-users at lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [U-Boot-Users] Configuring Spansion flash

Yasothabalan Ramaswamy-TLS,Chennai wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am using Lite5200B board with SPANSION type flash. UBoot code 
> doesn't detect this flash.
>
> Can anyone please help me what are all the changes to be made to 
> configure SPANSION type flash.
>
> SPANSION 64MB flash.
>
There are many types of Spansion flash. Please provide the part number.

Please format all future e-mail as Plain Text if you want help. Some 
curmudgeonly people around here get very annoyed if you don't.

regards,
Ben

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[U-Boot-Users] Configuring Spansion flash

[Ben Warren]

Yasothabalan Ramaswamy-TLS,Chennai wrote:
> Thanks Ben.
>  
> I checked out in my board and found the part number to be: 
>
> S29GL128N90-R2. (128Mb)
>
>   
OK. That's a good start. This is a very common flash type.
> Regards,
> Yasotha Balan R
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Warren [mailto:bwarren at qstreams.com] 
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 7:54 PM
> To: Yasothabalan Ramaswamy-TLS,Chennai
> Cc: u-boot-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [U-Boot-Users] Configuring Spansion flash
>
> Yasothabalan Ramaswamy-TLS,Chennai wrote:
>   
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I am using Lite5200B board with SPANSION type flash. UBoot code 
>> doesn't detect this flash.
>>
>>     
I don't know anything about this board or processor, but there are 
people here who do. Please elaborate on what you mean by 'U-boot code 
doesn't detect this flash', and provide details on the steps you've 
taken to reach this conclusion.

Also, please don't top-post. Post responses directly after the relevant 
parts of e-mail messages. The previously-mentioned curmudgeons will eat 
your children if you continue this habit.

regards,
Ben

[U-Boot-Users] Configuring Spansion flash

[Yasothabalan]

So how shall I proceed next Ben.
Where and in which file this configuration is done?

Whenever I trace out which flash is detected, it always gets detects as
FLASH_UNKNOWN.

In flash.c file....

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
ulong flash_get_size (FPWV *addr, flash_info_t *info)
{
	int i;
	FPWV* addr2;

	/* Write auto select command: read Manufacturer ID */
	/* Write auto select command sequence and test FLASH answer */
	addr[FLASH_CYCLE1] = (FPW)0x00AA00AA;	/* for AMD, Intel
ignores this */
	addr[FLASH_CYCLE2] = (FPW)0x00550055;	/* for AMD, Intel
ignores this */
	addr[FLASH_CYCLE1] = (FPW)0x00900090;	/* selects Intel or AMD
*/

	/* The manufacturer codes are only 1 byte, so just use 1 byte.
	 * This works for any bus width and any FLASH device width.
	 */
	udelay(100);
	switch (addr[0] & 0xff) {

	case (uchar)AMD_MANUFACT:
		info->flash_id = FLASH_MAN_AMD;
		break;

	case (uchar)INTEL_MANUFACT:
		info->flash_id = FLASH_MAN_INTEL;
		break;

	default:
		info->flash_id = FLASH_UNKNOWN;
		info->sector_count = 0;
		info->size = 0;
		break;
	}

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++


Regards,
Yasotha Balan R
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HCL Technologies Ltd.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Warren [mailto:bwarren at qstreams.com] 
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 8:31 PM
To: Yasothabalan Ramaswamy-TLS,Chennai
Cc: u-boot-users at lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [U-Boot-Users] Configuring Spansion flash

Yasothabalan Ramaswamy-TLS,Chennai wrote:
> Thanks Ben.
>  
> I checked out in my board and found the part number to be: 
>
> S29GL128N90-R2. (128Mb)
>
>   
OK. That's a good start. This is a very common flash type.
> Regards,
> Yasotha Balan R
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Warren [mailto:bwarren at qstreams.com] 
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 7:54 PM
> To: Yasothabalan Ramaswamy-TLS,Chennai
> Cc: u-boot-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [U-Boot-Users] Configuring Spansion flash
>
> Yasothabalan Ramaswamy-TLS,Chennai wrote:
>   
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I am using Lite5200B board with SPANSION type flash. UBoot code 
>> doesn't detect this flash.
>>
>>     
I don't know anything about this board or processor, but there are 
people here who do. Please elaborate on what you mean by 'U-boot code 
doesn't detect this flash', and provide details on the steps you've 
taken to reach this conclusion.

Also, please don't top-post. Post responses directly after the relevant 
parts of e-mail messages. The previously-mentioned curmudgeons will eat 
your children if you continue this habit.

regards,
Ben

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[U-Boot-Users] Configuring Spansion flash

[Ben Warren]

Yasothabalan Ramaswamy-TLS,Chennai wrote:
> So how shall I proceed next Ben.
> Where and in which file this configuration is done?
>
>   
Use CFI. Don't top-post. Seriously.

regards,
Ben

[U-Boot-Users] Configuring Spansion flash

[Jerry Van Baren]

Yasothabalan Ramaswamy-TLS,Chennai wrote:
> So how shall I proceed next Ben.
> Where and in which file this configuration is done?
> 
> Whenever I trace out which flash is detected, it always gets detects as
> FLASH_UNKNOWN.

It would appear you have something misconfigured in your hardware or 
u-boot software.  We know basically zero about either, so you will have 
to work the problem with only generic hints from the list.

Start by verifying the chip select to your flash part is being driven 
properly.

Once you are sure your hardware is driving the flash OK, use u-boot 
memory read and write commands to send the CFI manufacturer ID commands. 
  When you figure out how to do CFI commands manually so that the flash 
responds, your misconfiguration of hardware/software should be very obvious.

The following message thread goes into more details, simply substitute 
u-boot memory read/write commands for BDI configuration read/write commands.
<http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.boot-loaders.u-boot/31501/focus=31730>

Good luck,
gvb

[U-Boot-Users] Configuring Spansion flash

[Yasothabalan]

Thanks Ben and Jerry I have fixed the my flash issued.

Is there any way to test the EEPROM through Uboot code?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Yasotha Balan R

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jerry Van Baren [mailto:gerald.vanbaren at smiths-aerospace.com] 
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 9:05 PM
To: Yasothabalan Ramaswamy-TLS,Chennai
Cc: Ben Warren; u-boot-users at lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [U-Boot-Users] Configuring Spansion flash

Yasothabalan Ramaswamy-TLS,Chennai wrote:
> So how shall I proceed next Ben.
> Where and in which file this configuration is done?
> 
> Whenever I trace out which flash is detected, it always gets detects
as
> FLASH_UNKNOWN.

It would appear you have something misconfigured in your hardware or 
u-boot software.  We know basically zero about either, so you will have 
to work the problem with only generic hints from the list.

Start by verifying the chip select to your flash part is being driven 
properly.

Once you are sure your hardware is driving the flash OK, use u-boot 
memory read and write commands to send the CFI manufacturer ID commands.

  When you figure out how to do CFI commands manually so that the flash 
responds, your misconfiguration of hardware/software should be very
obvious.

The following message thread goes into more details, simply substitute 
u-boot memory read/write commands for BDI configuration read/write
commands.
<http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.boot-loaders.u-boot/31501/focus=3173
0>

Good luck,
gvb

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[U-Boot-Users] Configuring Spansion flash

[Ben Warren]

Yasothabalan Ramaswamy-TLS,Chennai wrote:
> Thanks Ben and Jerry I have fixed the my flash issued.
>
> Is there any way to test the EEPROM through Uboot code?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Regards,
> Yasotha Balan R
>
>   
Probably. What kind of EEPROM is it?

regards,
Ben

[U-Boot-Users] Configuring Spansion flash

[Yasothabalan]

I am using I2C EEPROM.

Ben I am having another issue now.

Here in my board I have two Ethernet ports; So now I have to set two
different IP addresses for these ports.

As when the U-Boot prompt comes up we can set the IP address as,

=> set ipaddr 10.128.19.1
=> set ethaddr aa:bb:cc:ee:ff:gg

So above setting is valid only for single Ethernet port.

My doubt how to set IP address for another Ethernet port or what is the
method to do that? 

{How can I set two different IP addresses for these two ports?
[Two different IPs
Two different GATEWAYs
Two different SERVERIPs]}



Regards,
Yasotha Balan R

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Warren [mailto:bwarren at qstreams.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 8:46 PM
To: Yasothabalan Ramaswamy-TLS,Chennai
Cc: Jerry Van Baren; u-boot-users at lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [U-Boot-Users] Configuring Spansion flash

Yasothabalan Ramaswamy-TLS,Chennai wrote:
> Thanks Ben and Jerry I have fixed the my flash issued.
>
> Is there any way to test the EEPROM through Uboot code?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Regards,
> Yasotha Balan R
>
>   
Probably. What kind of EEPROM is it?

regards,
Ben

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[U-Boot-Users] Configuring Spansion flash

[Ben Warren]

Yasothabalan Ramaswamy-TLS,Chennai wrote:
> I am using I2C EEPROM.
>
>   
I've forgotten what type of CPU you have. As long as there's a driver 
for the I2C controller and you've enabled I2C support, this is supported.
> Ben I am having another issue now.
>
> Here in my board I have two Ethernet ports; So now I have to set two
> different IP addresses for these ports.
>
> As when the U-Boot prompt comes up we can set the IP address as,
>
> => set ipaddr 10.128.19.1
> => set ethaddr aa:bb:cc:ee:ff:gg
>
> So above setting is valid only for single Ethernet port.
>
> My doubt how to set IP address for another Ethernet port or what is the
> method to do that? 
>
> {How can I set two different IP addresses for these two ports?
> [Two different IPs
> Two different GATEWAYs
> Two different SERVERIPs]}
>   
The network code really only supports one IP address at a time, which 
will be used by whatever interface that the 'ethact' environment 
variable points to. What is your use case for setting up more elaborate 
networking?

regards,
Ben

[U-Boot-Users] Configuring Spansion flash

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <CE54F2377C0FB8439A290BF5A88BF13D06672A97@CHN-HCLT-EVS01.HCLT.CORP.HCL.IN> you wrote:
> 
> I am using I2C EEPROM.
> 
> Ben I am having another issue now.
> 
> Here in my board I have two Ethernet ports; So now I have to set two
> different IP addresses for these ports.

Can you *please* use a Subjectr line that is in any way related to the
content of your messages?

Neither I2C EEPROMs nor Ethernet intefaces have anything to  do  with
Spansion flash chips!

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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