[U-Boot-Users] OR1200 (OpenRISC) Support?

[Jeremiah Frick <jeremyf@improvsys.com>]

Well, I'm hoping to start work on creating CPU support for the OR1200 as 
soon as possible, so maybe I can help fulfill that dream of yours 
Detlev.  ;)

I'm new to the world of U-boot, so I'll probably be asking questions 
along the way.

Detlev Zundel wrote:
> Hi Wolfgang,
>
>   
>>> I have a project I'm working on that I think u-Boot would be perfect
>>> for.  The core processor architecture is the OpenCores OR1200 RISC
>>> platform, however, and I see it doesn't appear to be part of the
>>> standard release of u-boot.  My question is this--has anyone worked on
>>> getting the necessary software put together for u-Boot to support this
>>> particular processor architecture?  It appeared to me that the only
>>> place it's mentioned on the Denx site is a brief example of the
>>> Custodian system.<br>
>>>       
>> That's just a coincidence - we chose an non-existent (and from our
>> point of view also somewhat unlikely) architecture for the example.
>>     
>
> Actually, that's not quite true.  
>
> Having played with the or1k simulator a long time ago, I made myself
> believe in the subversive idea that mentioning it in our documentation
> could possibly lead some attention to it.  I'd still love to see a
> system that can be studied at (practically speaking) every level of the
> design...
>
> I did not dare dream of that actually coming true though ;)
>
> Cheers
>   Detlev
>
>   

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