UPM driver of MPC8260
Wolfgang Denk
wd at denx.de
Thu Jul 1 22:18:00 EST 2004
In message <20040701111230.27014.qmail at web12825.mail.yahoo.com> you wrote:
>
> i am going to make my custom SBC8260 standalone , so i
> need to replace the ppcboot of the board with a
> bootable linux image. I want this linux to mount the
No, this makes no sense. leave the PPCBoot as is, and use it to boot
Linux.
> flash, and then i put my own final program on the
> flash , and as a service, linux will run the program
> on any reset.(now,it would be standalone)
Yes, booted by PPCBoot from flash.
> so i cannot hold the ppcboot (u-boot) on the flash, i
> need the changes in my linux image , or using a linux
> driver.
You will always need a boot loader to initialize the hardware. This
is what PPCBoot is doing for you. Only then you can start Linux.
> (I know board needs bootloader anyway , but i don't
> know what it is. is it ppcboot? or ELDK makes a
> bootable linux?)
Yes, PPCBoot is the boot loader. Do NOT replace it, just use it.
> Any other point of view is really wellcome.
Did you read the DULG? See http://www.denx.de/twiki/bin/view/DULG/Manual
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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