[U-Boot-Users] U-Boot versions

[Jerry Van Baren <gerald.vanbaren@ge.com>]

k b wrote:
> Hi,
> I have a question regarding the various version of u-boot.
> 
> Is there a page that you can point me to that holds like a release note or something that tells me what's different from the previous release.
> I tried looking http://www.denx.de/wiki/UBoot/WebHome but couldn't find anything.
> here are the version that i'm evaluating. 
> 
> 1.1.3
> 1.1.4
> 1.1.5
> 1.1.6
> 1.2.0
> 1.3.0
> 1.3.1 
> 
> Any insight would be appreciated.
> Thanks 
> Kunal 

You have not given us any criteria that you are evaluating on.  Unless 
you have a very specific reason for not using the tip of the tree, that 
is the version to use.

The more recent versions of u-boot fix bugs or limitations of the 
previous versions, are generally very compatible with previous versions, 
and are all very stable.  The result is that the latest source is always 
the best choice.

To be specific: none of the above, but rather
   git clone git://www.denx.de/git/u-boot.git

U-boot is like Commissioner Dreyfus in "The Pink Panther Strikes Again." 
"Every day and in every way, I am getting better and better."
   <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075066/quotes>

Best regards,
gvb



From mkumar at solectek  Fri Jan 18 21:46:36 2008
From: mkumar at solectek (Mahesh Kumar)
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:46:36 -0800
Subject: [U-Boot-Users] U-boot on Avila GW2355 platform : UART not working
Message-ID: <4791102C.5090608@solectek>

Hi,

Has anybody done the u-boot porting on Avila platforms. I have GW2355, 
which is based on IXP425 CPU.

I have used the existing IXDP425 support from the u-boot, and  could get 
the console messages till the prompt. But the problem is I could not 
write anything in the console. I could see that the serial_getc() is 
looping around to get a character in the UART receive buffer. Since the 
"data ready bit" is not set, the loop is like a forever type.

Any idea on this matter ?.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Mahesh.