[U-Boot] Want to burn a u-boot to a customized board

From: woody <narkewoody@gmail.com>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot] Want to burn a u-boot to a customized board
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 09:13:38 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <k7s6s2$iab$1@ger.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20121113003319.GA3411@angel3>

Angelo,

Many thanks!  Looking through the include/configs/mdk2410.h gave me many 
hints.  I will start from here.

-woody

On 11/13/2012 8:33 AM, Angelo Dureghello wrote:
> Hi Narke,
>
> every board has a specific include/configs/xxyyzz.h configuration file,
> based on the board-specific memory map (where flash, sdram etc are mapped).
>
> So, if you are not lucky enough that other similar boards use same memory
> map and similar periferic hardware, you have to arrange new board
> specific files for this custom board.
>
> Look inside similar boards configuration (include/configs/*.h) files
> with same cpu, and try to figure out a working mix for the custom board,
> and read the important README file for help on this.
>
> Start from the memory map, as flash and sdram addresses, it could be a
> good starting point to have something working briefly.
>
> Best Regards,
> Angelo Dureghello
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 05:04:41PM +0800, narke wrote:
>> Hi, List
>>
>> I've just built an u-boot boot-loader based on the configuration of
>> smdk2410.  I built this by using buildroot, without additional
>> customizing and modifications.
>>
>> My problem is, I want to use the boot-loader to boot another s3c2410
>> board which is a customized board cannot found configurations in the
>> u-boot source tree.  I don't have smdk2410 actually, I choose this
>> board just for making a good starting point.
>>
>> My customized S3C2410 board looks not a strange one, it have common
>> components usually found on other S3C2410 boards, such as Flash, SD
>> Card Socket, Serial Ports and Ethernet interfaces.
>>
>> My question is, if I download the boot-loader I just built for
>> smdk2410 to my customized board, how much chance I can see it can
>> boot the board with success?  At this step, I don't expect I can
>> load a Linux kernel successfully, I just what to see it can boot and
>> give me a prompt on the serial console.
>>
>> How much is that possible?
>>
>> --
>> woody
>> I can't go back to yesterday - because I was a different person then.
>>
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-- 
woody
I can't go back to yesterday - because I was a different person then.