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23
24Summary:
25========
26
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +000027This directory contains the source code for U-Boot, a boot loader for
28Embedded boards based on PowerPC and ARM processors, which can be
29installed in a boot ROM and used to initialize and test the hardware
30or to download and run application code.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +000031
32The development of U-Boot is closely related to Linux: some parts of
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +000033the source code originate in the Linux source tree, we have some
34header files in common, and special provision has been made to
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +000035support booting of Linux images.
36
37Some attention has been paid to make this software easily
38configurable and extendable. For instance, all monitor commands are
39implemented with the same call interface, so that it's very easy to
40add new commands. Also, instead of permanently adding rarely used
41code (for instance hardware test utilities) to the monitor, you can
42load and run it dynamically.
43
44
45Status:
46=======
47
48In general, all boards for which a configuration option exists in the
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +000049Makefile have been tested to some extent and can be considered
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +000050"working". In fact, many of them are used in production systems.
51
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +000052In case of problems see the CHANGELOG and CREDITS files to find out
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +000053who contributed the specific port.
54
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +000055
56Where to get help:
57==================
58
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +000059In case you have questions about, problems with or contributions for
60U-Boot you should send a message to the U-Boot mailing list at
61<u-boot-users@lists.sourceforge.net>. There is also an archive of
62previous traffic on the mailing list - please search the archive
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +000063before asking FAQ's. Please see
64http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/u-boot-users/
65
66
67Where we come from:
68===================
69
70- start from 8xxrom sources
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +000071- create PPCBoot project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/ppcboot)
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +000072- clean up code
73- make it easier to add custom boards
74- make it possible to add other [PowerPC] CPUs
75- extend functions, especially:
76 * Provide extended interface to Linux boot loader
77 * S-Record download
78 * network boot
79 * PCMCIA / CompactFLash / ATA disk / SCSI ... boot
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +000080- create ARMBoot project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/armboot)
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +000081- add other CPU families (starting with ARM)
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +000082- create U-Boot project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/u-boot)
83
84
85Names and Spelling:
86===================
87
88The "official" name of this project is "Das U-Boot". The spelling
89"U-Boot" shall be used in all written text (documentation, comments
90in source files etc.). Example:
91
92 This is the README file for the U-Boot project.
93
94File names etc. shall be based on the string "u-boot". Examples:
95
96 include/asm-ppc/u-boot.h
97
98 #include <asm/u-boot.h>
99
100Variable names, preprocessor constants etc. shall be either based on
101the string "u_boot" or on "U_BOOT". Example:
102
103 U_BOOT_VERSION u_boot_logo
104 IH_OS_U_BOOT u_boot_hush_start
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000105
106
wdenk93f19cc2002-12-17 17:55:09 +0000107Versioning:
108===========
109
110U-Boot uses a 3 level version number containing a version, a
111sub-version, and a patchlevel: "U-Boot-2.34.5" means version "2",
112sub-version "34", and patchlevel "4".
113
114The patchlevel is used to indicate certain stages of development
115between released versions, i. e. officially released versions of
116U-Boot will always have a patchlevel of "0".
117
118
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000119Directory Hierarchy:
120====================
121
122- board Board dependend files
123- common Misc architecture independend functions
124- cpu CPU specific files
125- disk Code for disk drive partition handling
126- doc Documentation (don't expect too much)
127- drivers Common used device drivers
128- dtt Digital Thermometer and Thermostat drivers
129- examples Example code for standalone applications, etc.
130- include Header Files
131- disk Harddisk interface code
132- net Networking code
133- ppc Files generic to PowerPC architecture
134- post Power On Self Test
135- post/arch Symlink to architecture specific Power On Self Test
136- post/arch-ppc PowerPC architecture specific Power On Self Test
137- post/cpu/mpc8260 MPC8260 CPU specific Power On Self Test
138- post/cpu/mpc8xx MPC8xx CPU specific Power On Self Test
139- rtc Real Time Clock drivers
140- tools Tools to build S-Record or U-Boot images, etc.
141
142- cpu/74xx_7xx Files specific to Motorola MPC74xx and 7xx CPUs
wdenk0db5bca2003-03-31 17:27:09 +0000143- cpu/mpc5xx Files specific to Motorola MPC5xx CPUs
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000144- cpu/mpc8xx Files specific to Motorola MPC8xx CPUs
145- cpu/mpc824x Files specific to Motorola MPC824x CPUs
146- cpu/mpc8260 Files specific to Motorola MPC8260 CPU
147- cpu/ppc4xx Files specific to IBM 4xx CPUs
148
wdenk3bac3512003-03-12 10:41:04 +0000149- board/LEOX/ Files specific to boards manufactured by The LEOX team
150- board/LEOX/elpt860 Files specific to ELPT860 boards
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000151- board/RPXClassic
152 Files specific to RPXClassic boards
153- board/RPXlite Files specific to RPXlite boards
wdenk2abbe072003-06-16 23:50:08 +0000154- board/at91rm9200dk Files specific to AT91RM9200DK boards
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000155- board/c2mon Files specific to c2mon boards
wdenk0db5bca2003-03-31 17:27:09 +0000156- board/cmi Files specific to cmi boards
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000157- board/cogent Files specific to Cogent boards
158 (need further configuration)
159 Files specific to CPCIISER4 boards
160- board/cpu86 Files specific to CPU86 boards
161- board/cray/ Files specific to boards manufactured by Cray
162- board/cray/L1 Files specific to L1 boards
163- board/cu824 Files specific to CU824 boards
164- board/ebony Files specific to IBM Ebony board
165- board/eric Files specific to ERIC boards
166- board/esd/ Files specific to boards manufactured by ESD
167- board/esd/adciop Files specific to ADCIOP boards
168- board/esd/ar405 Files specific to AR405 boards
169- board/esd/canbt Files specific to CANBT boards
170- board/esd/cpci405 Files specific to CPCI405 boards
171- board/esd/cpciiser4 Files specific to CPCIISER4 boards
172- board/esd/common Common files for ESD boards
173- board/esd/dasa_sim Files specific to DASA_SIM boards
174- board/esd/du405 Files specific to DU405 boards
175- board/esd/ocrtc Files specific to OCRTC boards
176- board/esd/pci405 Files specific to PCI405 boards
177- board/esteem192e
178 Files specific to ESTEEM192E boards
179- board/etx094 Files specific to ETX_094 boards
180- board/evb64260
181 Files specific to EVB64260 boards
182- board/fads Files specific to FADS boards
183- board/flagadm Files specific to FLAGADM boards
wdenk7aa78612003-05-03 15:50:43 +0000184- board/gen860t Files specific to GEN860T and GEN860T_SC boards
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000185- board/genietv Files specific to GENIETV boards
186- board/gth Files specific to GTH boards
187- board/hermes Files specific to HERMES boards
188- board/hymod Files specific to HYMOD boards
189- board/icu862 Files specific to ICU862 boards
190- board/ip860 Files specific to IP860 boards
191- board/iphase4539
192 Files specific to Interphase4539 boards
193- board/ivm Files specific to IVMS8/IVML24 boards
194- board/lantec Files specific to LANTEC boards
195- board/lwmon Files specific to LWMON boards
196- board/mbx8xx Files specific to MBX boards
197- board/mpc8260ads
198 Files specific to MMPC8260ADS boards
199- board/mpl/ Files specific to boards manufactured by MPL
200- board/mpl/common Common files for MPL boards
201- board/mpl/pip405 Files specific to PIP405 boards
202- board/mpl/mip405 Files specific to MIP405 boards
203- board/musenki Files specific to MUSEKNI boards
204- board/mvs1 Files specific to MVS1 boards
205- board/nx823 Files specific to NX823 boards
206- board/oxc Files specific to OXC boards
207- board/pcippc2 Files specific to PCIPPC2/PCIPPC6 boards
208- board/pm826 Files specific to PM826 boards
209- board/ppmc8260
210 Files specific to PPMC8260 boards
211- board/rpxsuper
212 Files specific to RPXsuper boards
213- board/rsdproto
214 Files specific to RSDproto boards
215- board/sandpoint
216 Files specific to Sandpoint boards
217- board/sbc8260 Files specific to SBC8260 boards
218- board/sacsng Files specific to SACSng boards
219- board/siemens Files specific to boards manufactured by Siemens AG
220- board/siemens/CCM Files specific to CCM boards
221- board/siemens/IAD210 Files specific to IAD210 boards
222- board/siemens/SCM Files specific to SCM boards
223- board/siemens/pcu_e Files specific to PCU_E boards
224- board/sixnet Files specific to SIXNET boards
225- board/spd8xx Files specific to SPD8xxTS boards
226- board/tqm8260 Files specific to TQM8260 boards
227- board/tqm8xx Files specific to TQM8xxL boards
228- board/w7o Files specific to W7O boards
229- board/walnut405
230 Files specific to Walnut405 boards
231- board/westel/ Files specific to boards manufactured by Westel Wireless
232- board/westel/amx860 Files specific to AMX860 boards
233- board/utx8245 Files specific to UTX8245 boards
234
235Software Configuration:
236=======================
237
238Configuration is usually done using C preprocessor defines; the
239rationale behind that is to avoid dead code whenever possible.
240
241There are two classes of configuration variables:
242
243* Configuration _OPTIONS_:
244 These are selectable by the user and have names beginning with
245 "CONFIG_".
246
247* Configuration _SETTINGS_:
248 These depend on the hardware etc. and should not be meddled with if
249 you don't know what you're doing; they have names beginning with
250 "CFG_".
251
252Later we will add a configuration tool - probably similar to or even
253identical to what's used for the Linux kernel. Right now, we have to
254do the configuration by hand, which means creating some symbolic
255links and editing some configuration files. We use the TQM8xxL boards
256as an example here.
257
258
259Selection of Processor Architecture and Board Type:
260---------------------------------------------------
261
262For all supported boards there are ready-to-use default
263configurations available; just type "make <board_name>_config".
264
265Example: For a TQM823L module type:
266
267 cd u-boot
268 make TQM823L_config
269
270For the Cogent platform, you need to specify the cpu type as well;
271e.g. "make cogent_mpc8xx_config". And also configure the cogent
272directory according to the instructions in cogent/README.
273
274
275Configuration Options:
276----------------------
277
278Configuration depends on the combination of board and CPU type; all
279such information is kept in a configuration file
280"include/configs/<board_name>.h".
281
282Example: For a TQM823L module, all configuration settings are in
283"include/configs/TQM823L.h".
284
285
wdenk7f6c2cb2002-11-10 22:06:23 +0000286Many of the options are named exactly as the corresponding Linux
287kernel configuration options. The intention is to make it easier to
288build a config tool - later.
289
290
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000291The following options need to be configured:
292
293- CPU Type: Define exactly one of
294
295 PowerPC based CPUs:
296 -------------------
297 CONFIG_MPC823, CONFIG_MPC850, CONFIG_MPC855, CONFIG_MPC860
wdenk0db5bca2003-03-31 17:27:09 +0000298 or CONFIG_MPC5xx
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000299 or CONFIG_MPC824X, CONFIG_MPC8260
300 or CONFIG_IOP480
301 or CONFIG_405GP
302 or CONFIG_440
303 or CONFIG_MPC74xx
wdenk72755c72003-06-20 23:10:58 +0000304 or CONFIG_750FX
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000305
306 ARM based CPUs:
307 ---------------
308 CONFIG_SA1110
309 CONFIG_ARM7
310 CONFIG_PXA250
311
312
313- Board Type: Define exactly one of
314
315 PowerPC based boards:
316 ---------------------
317
318 CONFIG_ADCIOP, CONFIG_ICU862 CONFIG_RPXsuper,
319 CONFIG_ADS860, CONFIG_IP860, CONFIG_SM850,
320 CONFIG_AMX860, CONFIG_IPHASE4539, CONFIG_SPD823TS,
321 CONFIG_AR405, CONFIG_IVML24, CONFIG_SXNI855T,
322 CONFIG_BAB7xx, CONFIG_IVML24_128, CONFIG_Sandpoint8240,
323 CONFIG_CANBT, CONFIG_IVML24_256, CONFIG_Sandpoint8245,
324 CONFIG_CCM, CONFIG_IVMS8, CONFIG_TQM823L,
325 CONFIG_CPCI405, CONFIG_IVMS8_128, CONFIG_TQM850L,
326 CONFIG_CPCI4052, CONFIG_IVMS8_256, CONFIG_TQM855L,
327 CONFIG_CPCIISER4, CONFIG_LANTEC, CONFIG_TQM860L,
328 CONFIG_CPU86, CONFIG_MBX, CONFIG_TQM8260,
329 CONFIG_CRAYL1, CONFIG_MBX860T, CONFIG_TTTech,
330 CONFIG_CU824, CONFIG_MHPC, CONFIG_UTX8245,
331 CONFIG_DASA_SIM, CONFIG_MIP405, CONFIG_W7OLMC,
332 CONFIG_DU405, CONFIG_MOUSSE, CONFIG_W7OLMG,
333 CONFIG_ELPPC, CONFIG_MPC8260ADS, CONFIG_WALNUT405,
334 CONFIG_ERIC, CONFIG_MUSENKI, CONFIG_ZUMA,
335 CONFIG_ESTEEM192E, CONFIG_MVS1, CONFIG_c2mon,
336 CONFIG_ETX094, CONFIG_NX823, CONFIG_cogent_mpc8260,
337 CONFIG_EVB64260, CONFIG_OCRTC, CONFIG_cogent_mpc8xx,
338 CONFIG_FADS823, CONFIG_ORSG, CONFIG_ep8260,
339 CONFIG_FADS850SAR, CONFIG_OXC, CONFIG_gw8260,
340 CONFIG_FADS860T, CONFIG_PCI405, CONFIG_hermes,
341 CONFIG_FLAGADM, CONFIG_PCIPPC2, CONFIG_hymod,
342 CONFIG_FPS850L, CONFIG_PCIPPC6, CONFIG_lwmon,
343 CONFIG_GEN860T, CONFIG_PIP405, CONFIG_pcu_e,
344 CONFIG_GENIETV, CONFIG_PM826, CONFIG_ppmc8260,
345 CONFIG_GTH, CONFIG_RPXClassic, CONFIG_rsdproto,
346 CONFIG_IAD210, CONFIG_RPXlite, CONFIG_sbc8260,
wdenk608c9142003-01-13 23:54:46 +0000347 CONFIG_EBONY, CONFIG_sacsng, CONFIG_FPS860L,
wdenk7f70e852003-05-20 14:25:27 +0000348 CONFIG_V37, CONFIG_ELPT860, CONFIG_CMI,
wdenk682011f2003-06-03 23:54:09 +0000349 CONFIG_NETVIA, CONFIG_RBC823
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000350
351 ARM based boards:
352 -----------------
353
354 CONFIG_HHP_CRADLE, CONFIG_DNP1110, CONFIG_EP7312,
355 CONFIG_IMPA7, CONFIG_LART, CONFIG_LUBBOCK,
356 CONFIG_SHANNON, CONFIG_SMDK2400, CONFIG_SMDK2410,
wdenk2abbe072003-06-16 23:50:08 +0000357 CONFIG_TRAB, CONFIG_AT91RM9200DK
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000358
359
360- CPU Module Type: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
361 Define exactly one of
362 CONFIG_CMA286_60_OLD
363--- FIXME --- not tested yet:
364 CONFIG_CMA286_60, CONFIG_CMA286_21, CONFIG_CMA286_60P,
365 CONFIG_CMA287_23, CONFIG_CMA287_50
366
367- Motherboard Type: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
368 Define exactly one of
369 CONFIG_CMA101, CONFIG_CMA102
370
371- Motherboard I/O Modules: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
372 Define one or more of
373 CONFIG_CMA302
374
375- Motherboard Options: (if CONFIG_CMA101 or CONFIG_CMA102 are defined)
376 Define one or more of
377 CONFIG_LCD_HEARTBEAT - update a character position on
378 the lcd display every second with
379 a "rotator" |\-/|\-/
380
381- MPC824X Family Member (if CONFIG_MPC824X is defined)
382 Define exactly one of
383 CONFIG_MPC8240, CONFIG_MPC8245
384
385- 8xx CPU Options: (if using an 8xx cpu)
386 Define one or more of
387 CONFIG_8xx_GCLK_FREQ - if get_gclk_freq() can not work e.g.
388 no 32KHz reference PIT/RTC clock
389
390- Clock Interface:
391 CONFIG_CLOCKS_IN_MHZ
392
393 U-Boot stores all clock information in Hz
394 internally. For binary compatibility with older Linux
395 kernels (which expect the clocks passed in the
396 bd_info data to be in MHz) the environment variable
397 "clocks_in_mhz" can be defined so that U-Boot
398 converts clock data to MHZ before passing it to the
399 Linux kernel.
400
401 When CONFIG_CLOCKS_IN_MHZ is defined, a definition of
402 "clocks_in_mhz=1" is automatically included in the
403 default environment.
404
405- Console Interface:
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +0000406 Depending on board, define exactly one serial port
407 (like CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC1, CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC2,
408 CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SCC1, ...), or switch off the serial
409 console by defining CONFIG_8xx_CONS_NONE
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000410
411 Note: if CONFIG_8xx_CONS_NONE is defined, the serial
412 port routines must be defined elsewhere
413 (i.e. serial_init(), serial_getc(), ...)
414
415 CONFIG_CFB_CONSOLE
416 Enables console device for a color framebuffer. Needs following
417 defines (cf. smiLynxEM, i8042, board/eltec/bab7xx)
418 VIDEO_FB_LITTLE_ENDIAN graphic memory organisation
419 (default big endian)
420 VIDEO_HW_RECTFILL graphic chip supports
421 rectangle fill
422 (cf. smiLynxEM)
423 VIDEO_HW_BITBLT graphic chip supports
424 bit-blit (cf. smiLynxEM)
425 VIDEO_VISIBLE_COLS visible pixel columns
426 (cols=pitch)
427 VIDEO_VISIBLE_ROWS visible pixel rows
428 VIDEO_PIXEL_SIZE bytes per pixel
429 VIDEO_DATA_FORMAT graphic data format
430 (0-5, cf. cfb_console.c)
431 VIDEO_FB_ADRS framebuffer address
432 VIDEO_KBD_INIT_FCT keyboard int fct
433 (i.e. i8042_kbd_init())
434 VIDEO_TSTC_FCT test char fct
435 (i.e. i8042_tstc)
436 VIDEO_GETC_FCT get char fct
437 (i.e. i8042_getc)
438 CONFIG_CONSOLE_CURSOR cursor drawing on/off
439 (requires blink timer
440 cf. i8042.c)
441 CFG_CONSOLE_BLINK_COUNT blink interval (cf. i8042.c)
442 CONFIG_CONSOLE_TIME display time/date info in
443 upper right corner
444 (requires CFG_CMD_DATE)
445 CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO display Linux logo in
446 upper left corner
wdenka6c7ad22002-12-03 21:28:10 +0000447 CONFIG_VIDEO_BMP_LOGO use bmp_logo.h instead of
448 linux_logo.h for logo.
449 Requires CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000450 CONFIG_CONSOLE_EXTRA_INFO
451 addional board info beside
452 the logo
453
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +0000454 When CONFIG_CFB_CONSOLE is defined, video console is
455 default i/o. Serial console can be forced with
456 environment 'console=serial'.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000457
458- Console Baudrate:
459 CONFIG_BAUDRATE - in bps
460 Select one of the baudrates listed in
461 CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE, see below.
462
463- Interrupt driven serial port input:
464 CONFIG_SERIAL_SOFTWARE_FIFO
465
466 PPC405GP only.
467 Use an interrupt handler for receiving data on the
468 serial port. It also enables using hardware handshake
469 (RTS/CTS) and UART's built-in FIFO. Set the number of
470 bytes the interrupt driven input buffer should have.
471
472 Set to 0 to disable this feature (this is the default).
473 This will also disable hardware handshake.
474
stroese1d49b1f2003-05-23 11:39:05 +0000475- Console UART Number:
476 CONFIG_UART1_CONSOLE
477
478 IBM PPC4xx only.
479 If defined internal UART1 (and not UART0) is used
480 as default U-Boot console.
481
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000482- Boot Delay: CONFIG_BOOTDELAY - in seconds
483 Delay before automatically booting the default image;
484 set to -1 to disable autoboot.
485
486 See doc/README.autoboot for these options that
487 work with CONFIG_BOOTDELAY. None are required.
488 CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_TIME
489 CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_MIN
490 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_KEYED
491 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_PROMPT
492 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
493 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR
494 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR2
495 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR2
496 CONFIG_ZERO_BOOTDELAY_CHECK
497 CONFIG_RESET_TO_RETRY
498
499- Autoboot Command:
500 CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND
501 Only needed when CONFIG_BOOTDELAY is enabled;
502 define a command string that is automatically executed
503 when no character is read on the console interface
504 within "Boot Delay" after reset.
505
506 CONFIG_BOOTARGS
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +0000507 This can be used to pass arguments to the bootm
508 command. The value of CONFIG_BOOTARGS goes into the
509 environment value "bootargs".
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000510
511 CONFIG_RAMBOOT and CONFIG_NFSBOOT
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +0000512 The value of these goes into the environment as
513 "ramboot" and "nfsboot" respectively, and can be used
514 as a convenience, when switching between booting from
515 ram and nfs.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000516
517- Pre-Boot Commands:
518 CONFIG_PREBOOT
519
520 When this option is #defined, the existence of the
521 environment variable "preboot" will be checked
522 immediately before starting the CONFIG_BOOTDELAY
523 countdown and/or running the auto-boot command resp.
524 entering interactive mode.
525
526 This feature is especially useful when "preboot" is
527 automatically generated or modified. For an example
528 see the LWMON board specific code: here "preboot" is
529 modified when the user holds down a certain
530 combination of keys on the (special) keyboard when
531 booting the systems
532
533- Serial Download Echo Mode:
534 CONFIG_LOADS_ECHO
535 If defined to 1, all characters received during a
536 serial download (using the "loads" command) are
537 echoed back. This might be needed by some terminal
538 emulations (like "cu"), but may as well just take
539 time on others. This setting #define's the initial
540 value of the "loads_echo" environment variable.
541
542- Kgdb Serial Baudrate: (if CFG_CMD_KGDB is defined)
543 CONFIG_KGDB_BAUDRATE
544 Select one of the baudrates listed in
545 CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE, see below.
546
547- Monitor Functions:
548 CONFIG_COMMANDS
549 Most monitor functions can be selected (or
550 de-selected) by adjusting the definition of
551 CONFIG_COMMANDS; to select individual functions,
552 #define CONFIG_COMMANDS by "OR"ing any of the
553 following values:
554
555 #define enables commands:
556 -------------------------
557 CFG_CMD_ASKENV * ask for env variable
558 CFG_CMD_BDI bdinfo
559 CFG_CMD_BEDBUG Include BedBug Debugger
560 CFG_CMD_BOOTD bootd
561 CFG_CMD_CACHE icache, dcache
562 CFG_CMD_CONSOLE coninfo
563 CFG_CMD_DATE * support for RTC, date/time...
564 CFG_CMD_DHCP DHCP support
565 CFG_CMD_ECHO * echo arguments
566 CFG_CMD_EEPROM * EEPROM read/write support
567 CFG_CMD_ELF bootelf, bootvx
568 CFG_CMD_ENV saveenv
569 CFG_CMD_FDC * Floppy Disk Support
wdenk71f95112003-06-15 22:40:42 +0000570 CFG_CMD_FAT FAT partition support
wdenk2262cfe2002-11-18 00:14:45 +0000571 CFG_CMD_FDOS * Dos diskette Support
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000572 CFG_CMD_FLASH flinfo, erase, protect
573 CFG_CMD_FPGA FPGA device initialization support
574 CFG_CMD_I2C * I2C serial bus support
575 CFG_CMD_IDE * IDE harddisk support
576 CFG_CMD_IMI iminfo
577 CFG_CMD_IMMAP * IMMR dump support
578 CFG_CMD_IRQ * irqinfo
579 CFG_CMD_KGDB * kgdb
580 CFG_CMD_LOADB loadb
581 CFG_CMD_LOADS loads
582 CFG_CMD_MEMORY md, mm, nm, mw, cp, cmp, crc, base,
583 loop, mtest
wdenk71f95112003-06-15 22:40:42 +0000584 CFG_CMD_MMC MMC memory mapped support
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000585 CFG_CMD_MII MII utility commands
586 CFG_CMD_NET bootp, tftpboot, rarpboot
587 CFG_CMD_PCI * pciinfo
588 CFG_CMD_PCMCIA * PCMCIA support
589 CFG_CMD_REGINFO * Register dump
590 CFG_CMD_RUN run command in env variable
591 CFG_CMD_SCSI * SCSI Support
592 CFG_CMD_SETGETDCR Support for DCR Register access (4xx only)
593 CFG_CMD_SPI * SPI serial bus support
594 CFG_CMD_USB * USB support
595 CFG_CMD_BSP * Board SPecific functions
596 -----------------------------------------------
597 CFG_CMD_ALL all
598
599 CFG_CMD_DFL Default configuration; at the moment
600 this is includes all commands, except
601 the ones marked with "*" in the list
602 above.
603
604 If you don't define CONFIG_COMMANDS it defaults to
605 CFG_CMD_DFL in include/cmd_confdefs.h. A board can
606 override the default settings in the respective
607 include file.
608
609 EXAMPLE: If you want all functions except of network
610 support you can write:
611
612 #define CONFIG_COMMANDS (CFG_CMD_ALL & ~CFG_CMD_NET)
613
614
615 Note: Don't enable the "icache" and "dcache" commands
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +0000616 (configuration option CFG_CMD_CACHE) unless you know
617 what you (and your U-Boot users) are doing. Data
618 cache cannot be enabled on systems like the 8xx or
619 8260 (where accesses to the IMMR region must be
620 uncached), and it cannot be disabled on all other
621 systems where we (mis-) use the data cache to hold an
622 initial stack and some data.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000623
624
625 XXX - this list needs to get updated!
626
627- Watchdog:
628 CONFIG_WATCHDOG
629 If this variable is defined, it enables watchdog
630 support. There must support in the platform specific
631 code for a watchdog. For the 8xx and 8260 CPUs, the
632 SIU Watchdog feature is enabled in the SYPCR
633 register.
634
stroesec1551ea2003-04-04 15:53:41 +0000635- U-Boot Version:
636 CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE
637 If this variable is defined, an environment variable
638 named "ver" is created by U-Boot showing the U-Boot
639 version as printed by the "version" command.
640 This variable is readonly.
641
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000642- Real-Time Clock:
643
644 When CFG_CMD_DATE is selected, the type of the RTC
645 has to be selected, too. Define exactly one of the
646 following options:
647
648 CONFIG_RTC_MPC8xx - use internal RTC of MPC8xx
649 CONFIG_RTC_PCF8563 - use Philips PCF8563 RTC
650 CONFIG_RTC_MC146818 - use MC146818 RTC
wdenk1cb8e982003-03-06 21:55:29 +0000651 CONFIG_RTC_DS1307 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1307 RTC
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000652 CONFIG_RTC_DS1337 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1337 RTC
wdenk7f70e852003-05-20 14:25:27 +0000653 CONFIG_RTC_DS1338 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1338 RTC
wdenk3bac3512003-03-12 10:41:04 +0000654 CONFIG_RTC_DS164x - use Dallas DS164x RTC
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000655
wdenkb37c7e52003-06-30 16:24:52 +0000656 Note that if the RTC uses I2C, then the I2C interface
657 must also be configured. See I2C Support, below.
658
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000659- Timestamp Support:
660
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +0000661 When CONFIG_TIMESTAMP is selected, the timestamp
662 (date and time) of an image is printed by image
663 commands like bootm or iminfo. This option is
664 automatically enabled when you select CFG_CMD_DATE .
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000665
666- Partition Support:
667 CONFIG_MAC_PARTITION and/or CONFIG_DOS_PARTITION
668 and/or CONFIG_ISO_PARTITION
669
670 If IDE or SCSI support is enabled (CFG_CMD_IDE or
671 CFG_CMD_SCSI) you must configure support for at least
672 one partition type as well.
673
674- IDE Reset method:
675 CONFIG_IDE_RESET_ROUTINE
676
677 Set this to define that instead of a reset Pin, the
678 routine ide_set_reset(int idereset) will be used.
679
680- ATAPI Support:
681 CONFIG_ATAPI
682
683 Set this to enable ATAPI support.
684
685- SCSI Support:
686 At the moment only there is only support for the
687 SYM53C8XX SCSI controller; define
688 CONFIG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX to enable it.
689
690 CFG_SCSI_MAX_LUN [8], CFG_SCSI_MAX_SCSI_ID [7] and
691 CFG_SCSI_MAX_DEVICE [CFG_SCSI_MAX_SCSI_ID *
692 CFG_SCSI_MAX_LUN] can be adjusted to define the
693 maximum numbers of LUNs, SCSI ID's and target
694 devices.
695 CFG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX_CCF to fix clock timing (80Mhz)
696
697- NETWORK Support (PCI):
wdenk682011f2003-06-03 23:54:09 +0000698 CONFIG_E1000
699 Support for Intel 8254x gigabit chips.
stroese53cf9432003-06-05 15:39:44 +0000700
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000701 CONFIG_EEPRO100
702 Support for Intel 82557/82559/82559ER chips.
703 Optional CONFIG_EEPRO100_SROM_WRITE enables eeprom
704 write routine for first time initialisation.
705
706 CONFIG_TULIP
707 Support for Digital 2114x chips.
708 Optional CONFIG_TULIP_SELECT_MEDIA for board specific
709 modem chip initialisation (KS8761/QS6611).
710
711 CONFIG_NATSEMI
712 Support for National dp83815 chips.
713
714 CONFIG_NS8382X
715 Support for National dp8382[01] gigabit chips.
716
wdenk45219c42003-05-12 21:50:16 +0000717- NETWORK Support (other):
718
719 CONFIG_DRIVER_LAN91C96
720 Support for SMSC's LAN91C96 chips.
721
722 CONFIG_LAN91C96_BASE
723 Define this to hold the physical address
724 of the LAN91C96's I/O space
725
726 CONFIG_LAN91C96_USE_32_BIT
727 Define this to enable 32 bit addressing
728
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000729- USB Support:
730 At the moment only the UHCI host controller is
731 supported (PIP405, MIP405); define
732 CONFIG_USB_UHCI to enable it.
733 define CONFIG_USB_KEYBOARD to enable the USB Keyboard
734 end define CONFIG_USB_STORAGE to enable the USB
735 storage devices.
736 Note:
737 Supported are USB Keyboards and USB Floppy drives
738 (TEAC FD-05PUB).
739
wdenk71f95112003-06-15 22:40:42 +0000740- MMC Support:
wdenk8bde7f72003-06-27 21:31:46 +0000741 The MMC controller on the Intel PXA is supported. To
742 enable this define CONFIG_MMC. The MMC can be
743 accessed from the boot prompt by mapping the device
wdenk71f95112003-06-15 22:40:42 +0000744 to physical memory similar to flash. Command line is
745 enabled with CFG_CMD_MMC. The MMC driver also works with
wdenk8bde7f72003-06-27 21:31:46 +0000746 the FAT fs. This is enabled with CFG_CMD_FAT.
wdenk71f95112003-06-15 22:40:42 +0000747
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000748- Keyboard Support:
749 CONFIG_ISA_KEYBOARD
750
751 Define this to enable standard (PC-Style) keyboard
752 support
753
754 CONFIG_I8042_KBD
755 Standard PC keyboard driver with US (is default) and
756 GERMAN key layout (switch via environment 'keymap=de') support.
757 Export function i8042_kbd_init, i8042_tstc and i8042_getc
758 for cfb_console. Supports cursor blinking.
759
760- Video support:
761 CONFIG_VIDEO
762
763 Define this to enable video support (for output to
764 video).
765
766 CONFIG_VIDEO_CT69000
767
768 Enable Chips & Technologies 69000 Video chip
769
770 CONFIG_VIDEO_SMI_LYNXEM
771 Enable Silicon Motion SMI 712/710/810 Video chip
772 Videomode are selected via environment 'videomode' with
773 standard LiLo mode numbers.
774 Following modes are supported (* is default):
775
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +0000776 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024
777 256 (8bit) 303* 305 307
778 65536 (16bit) 314 317 31a
779 16,7 Mill (24bit) 315 318 31b
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000780 (i.e. setenv videomode 317; saveenv; reset;)
781
stroesec1551ea2003-04-04 15:53:41 +0000782 CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +0000783 Enable Epson SED13806 driver. This driver supports 8bpp
wdenka6c7ad22002-12-03 21:28:10 +0000784 and 16bpp modes defined by CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806_8BPP
785 or CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806_16BPP
786
wdenk682011f2003-06-03 23:54:09 +0000787- Keyboard Support:
wdenk8bde7f72003-06-27 21:31:46 +0000788 CONFIG_KEYBOARD
wdenk682011f2003-06-03 23:54:09 +0000789
wdenk8bde7f72003-06-27 21:31:46 +0000790 Define this to enable a custom keyboard support.
791 This simply calls drv_keyboard_init() which must be
792 defined in your board-specific files.
793 The only board using this so far is RBC823.
wdenka6c7ad22002-12-03 21:28:10 +0000794
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000795- LCD Support: CONFIG_LCD
796
797 Define this to enable LCD support (for output to LCD
798 display); also select one of the supported displays
799 by defining one of these:
800
801 CONFIG_NEC_NL6648AC33:
802
803 NEC NL6648AC33-18. Active, color, single scan.
804
805 CONFIG_NEC_NL6648BC20
806
807 NEC NL6648BC20-08. 6.5", 640x480.
808 Active, color, single scan.
809
810 CONFIG_SHARP_16x9
811
812 Sharp 320x240. Active, color, single scan.
813 It isn't 16x9, and I am not sure what it is.
814
815 CONFIG_SHARP_LQ64D341
816
817 Sharp LQ64D341 display, 640x480.
818 Active, color, single scan.
819
820 CONFIG_HLD1045
821
822 HLD1045 display, 640x480.
823 Active, color, single scan.
824
825 CONFIG_OPTREX_BW
826
827 Optrex CBL50840-2 NF-FW 99 22 M5
828 or
829 Hitachi LMG6912RPFC-00T
830 or
831 Hitachi SP14Q002
832
833 320x240. Black & white.
834
835 Normally display is black on white background; define
836 CFG_WHITE_ON_BLACK to get it inverted.
837
wdenkd791b1d2003-04-20 14:04:18 +0000838- Spash Screen Support: CONFIG_SPLASH_SCREEN
839
wdenk8bde7f72003-06-27 21:31:46 +0000840 If this option is set, the environment is checked for
841 a variable "splashimage". If found, the usual display
842 of logo, copyright and system information on the LCD
843 is supressed and the BMP image at the address
844 specified in "splashimage" is loaded instead. The
845 console is redirected to the "nulldev", too. This
846 allows for a "silent" boot where a splash screen is
847 loaded very quickly after power-on.
wdenkd791b1d2003-04-20 14:04:18 +0000848
849
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000850- Ethernet address:
851 CONFIG_ETHADDR
852 CONFIG_ETH2ADDR
853 CONFIG_ETH3ADDR
854
855 Define a default value for ethernet address to use
856 for the respective ethernet interface, in case this
857 is not determined automatically.
858
859- IP address:
860 CONFIG_IPADDR
861
862 Define a default value for the IP address to use for
863 the default ethernet interface, in case this is not
864 determined through e.g. bootp.
865
866- Server IP address:
867 CONFIG_SERVERIP
868
869 Defines a default value for theIP address of a TFTP
870 server to contact when using the "tftboot" command.
871
872- BOOTP Recovery Mode:
873 CONFIG_BOOTP_RANDOM_DELAY
874
875 If you have many targets in a network that try to
876 boot using BOOTP, you may want to avoid that all
877 systems send out BOOTP requests at precisely the same
878 moment (which would happen for instance at recovery
879 from a power failure, when all systems will try to
880 boot, thus flooding the BOOTP server. Defining
881 CONFIG_BOOTP_RANDOM_DELAY causes a random delay to be
882 inserted before sending out BOOTP requests. The
883 following delays are insterted then:
884
885 1st BOOTP request: delay 0 ... 1 sec
886 2nd BOOTP request: delay 0 ... 2 sec
887 3rd BOOTP request: delay 0 ... 4 sec
888 4th and following
889 BOOTP requests: delay 0 ... 8 sec
890
891- Status LED: CONFIG_STATUS_LED
892
893 Several configurations allow to display the current
894 status using a LED. For instance, the LED will blink
895 fast while running U-Boot code, stop blinking as
896 soon as a reply to a BOOTP request was received, and
897 start blinking slow once the Linux kernel is running
898 (supported by a status LED driver in the Linux
899 kernel). Defining CONFIG_STATUS_LED enables this
900 feature in U-Boot.
901
902- CAN Support: CONFIG_CAN_DRIVER
903
904 Defining CONFIG_CAN_DRIVER enables CAN driver support
905 on those systems that support this (optional)
906 feature, like the TQM8xxL modules.
907
908- I2C Support: CONFIG_HARD_I2C | CONFIG_SOFT_I2C
909
wdenkb37c7e52003-06-30 16:24:52 +0000910 These enable I2C serial bus commands. Defining either of
911 (but not both of) CONFIG_HARD_I2C or CONFIG_SOFT_I2C will
912 include the appropriate I2C driver for the selected cpu.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000913
wdenkb37c7e52003-06-30 16:24:52 +0000914 This will allow you to use i2c commands at the u-boot
915 command line (as long as you set CFG_CMD_I2C in
916 CONFIG_COMMANDS) and communicate with i2c based realtime
917 clock chips. See common/cmd_i2c.c for a description of the
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +0000918 command line interface.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000919
wdenkb37c7e52003-06-30 16:24:52 +0000920 CONFIG_HARD_I2C selects the CPM hardware driver for I2C.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000921
wdenkb37c7e52003-06-30 16:24:52 +0000922 CONFIG_SOFT_I2C configures u-boot to use a software (aka
923 bit-banging) driver instead of CPM or similar hardware
924 support for I2C.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000925
wdenkb37c7e52003-06-30 16:24:52 +0000926 There are several other quantities that must also be
927 defined when you define CONFIG_HARD_I2C or CONFIG_SOFT_I2C.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000928
wdenkb37c7e52003-06-30 16:24:52 +0000929 In both cases you will need to define CFG_I2C_SPEED
930 to be the frequency (in Hz) at which you wish your i2c bus
931 to run and CFG_I2C_SLAVE to be the address of this node (ie
932 the cpu's i2c node address).
933
934 Now, the u-boot i2c code for the mpc8xx (cpu/mpc8xx/i2c.c)
935 sets the cpu up as a master node and so its address should
936 therefore be cleared to 0 (See, eg, MPC823e User's Manual
937 p.16-473). So, set CFG_I2C_SLAVE to 0.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000938
wdenkb37c7e52003-06-30 16:24:52 +0000939 That's all that's required for CONFIG_HARD_I2C.
940
941 If you use the software i2c interface (CONFIG_SOFT_I2C)
942 then the following macros need to be defined (examples are
943 from include/configs/lwmon.h):
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000944
945 I2C_INIT
946
wdenkb37c7e52003-06-30 16:24:52 +0000947 (Optional). Any commands necessary to enable the I2C
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +0000948 controller or configure ports.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000949
wdenkb37c7e52003-06-30 16:24:52 +0000950 eg: #define I2C_INIT (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir |= PB_SCL)
951
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000952 I2C_PORT
953
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +0000954 (Only for MPC8260 CPU). The I/O port to use (the code
955 assumes both bits are on the same port). Valid values
956 are 0..3 for ports A..D.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000957
958 I2C_ACTIVE
959
960 The code necessary to make the I2C data line active
961 (driven). If the data line is open collector, this
962 define can be null.
963
wdenkb37c7e52003-06-30 16:24:52 +0000964 eg: #define I2C_ACTIVE (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir |= PB_SDA)
965
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000966 I2C_TRISTATE
967
968 The code necessary to make the I2C data line tri-stated
969 (inactive). If the data line is open collector, this
970 define can be null.
971
wdenkb37c7e52003-06-30 16:24:52 +0000972 eg: #define I2C_TRISTATE (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir &= ~PB_SDA)
973
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000974 I2C_READ
975
976 Code that returns TRUE if the I2C data line is high,
977 FALSE if it is low.
978
wdenkb37c7e52003-06-30 16:24:52 +0000979 eg: #define I2C_READ ((immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat & PB_SDA) != 0)
980
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000981 I2C_SDA(bit)
982
983 If <bit> is TRUE, sets the I2C data line high. If it
984 is FALSE, it clears it (low).
985
wdenkb37c7e52003-06-30 16:24:52 +0000986 eg: #define I2C_SDA(bit) \
987 if(bit) immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat |= PB_SDA; \
988 else immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat &= ~PB_SDA
989
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000990 I2C_SCL(bit)
991
992 If <bit> is TRUE, sets the I2C clock line high. If it
993 is FALSE, it clears it (low).
994
wdenkb37c7e52003-06-30 16:24:52 +0000995 eg: #define I2C_SCL(bit) \
996 if(bit) immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat |= PB_SCL; \
997 else immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat &= ~PB_SCL
998
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +0000999 I2C_DELAY
1000
1001 This delay is invoked four times per clock cycle so this
1002 controls the rate of data transfer. The data rate thus
wdenkb37c7e52003-06-30 16:24:52 +00001003 is 1 / (I2C_DELAY * 4). Often defined to be something
1004 like:
1005
1006 #define I2C_DELAY udelay(2)
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001007
wdenk47cd00f2003-03-06 13:39:27 +00001008 CFG_I2C_INIT_BOARD
1009
wdenk8bde7f72003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001010 When a board is reset during an i2c bus transfer
1011 chips might think that the current transfer is still
1012 in progress. On some boards it is possible to access
1013 the i2c SCLK line directly, either by using the
1014 processor pin as a GPIO or by having a second pin
1015 connected to the bus. If this option is defined a
1016 custom i2c_init_board() routine in boards/xxx/board.c
1017 is run early in the boot sequence.
wdenk47cd00f2003-03-06 13:39:27 +00001018
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001019- SPI Support: CONFIG_SPI
1020
1021 Enables SPI driver (so far only tested with
1022 SPI EEPROM, also an instance works with Crystal A/D and
1023 D/As on the SACSng board)
1024
1025 CONFIG_SPI_X
1026
1027 Enables extended (16-bit) SPI EEPROM addressing.
1028 (symmetrical to CONFIG_I2C_X)
1029
1030 CONFIG_SOFT_SPI
1031
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001032 Enables a software (bit-bang) SPI driver rather than
1033 using hardware support. This is a general purpose
1034 driver that only requires three general I/O port pins
1035 (two outputs, one input) to function. If this is
1036 defined, the board configuration must define several
1037 SPI configuration items (port pins to use, etc). For
1038 an example, see include/configs/sacsng.h.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001039
1040- FPGA Support: CONFIG_FPGA_COUNT
1041
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001042 Specify the number of FPGA devices to support.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001043
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001044 CONFIG_FPGA
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001045
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001046 Used to specify the types of FPGA devices. For
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001047 example,
wdenk8bde7f72003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001048 #define CONFIG_FPGA CFG_XILINX_VIRTEX2
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001049
wdenk8bde7f72003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001050 CFG_FPGA_PROG_FEEDBACK
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001051
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001052 Enable printing of hash marks during FPGA
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001053 configuration.
1054
1055 CFG_FPGA_CHECK_BUSY
1056
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001057 Enable checks on FPGA configuration interface busy
1058 status by the configuration function. This option
1059 will require a board or device specific function to
1060 be written.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001061
1062 CONFIG_FPGA_DELAY
1063
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001064 If defined, a function that provides delays in the
1065 FPGA configuration driver.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001066
1067 CFG_FPGA_CHECK_CTRLC
1068
1069 Allow Control-C to interrupt FPGA configuration
1070
1071 CFG_FPGA_CHECK_ERROR
1072
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001073 Check for configuration errors during FPGA bitfile
1074 loading. For example, abort during Virtex II
1075 configuration if the INIT_B line goes low (which
1076 indicated a CRC error).
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001077
1078 CFG_FPGA_WAIT_INIT
1079
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001080 Maximum time to wait for the INIT_B line to deassert
1081 after PROB_B has been deasserted during a Virtex II
1082 FPGA configuration sequence. The default time is 500 mS.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001083
1084 CFG_FPGA_WAIT_BUSY
1085
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001086 Maximum time to wait for BUSY to deassert during
1087 Virtex II FPGA configuration. The default is 5 mS.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001088
1089 CFG_FPGA_WAIT_CONFIG
1090
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001091 Time to wait after FPGA configuration. The default is
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001092 200 mS.
1093
1094- FPGA Support: CONFIG_FPGA_COUNT
1095
wdenk8bde7f72003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001096 Specify the number of FPGA devices to support.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001097
wdenk8bde7f72003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001098 CONFIG_FPGA
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001099
wdenk8bde7f72003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001100 Used to specify the types of FPGA devices. For example,
1101 #define CONFIG_FPGA CFG_XILINX_VIRTEX2
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001102
wdenk8bde7f72003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001103 CFG_FPGA_PROG_FEEDBACK
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001104
wdenk8bde7f72003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001105 Enable printing of hash marks during FPGA configuration.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001106
1107 CFG_FPGA_CHECK_BUSY
1108
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001109 Enable checks on FPGA configuration interface busy
1110 status by the configuration function. This option
1111 will require a board or device specific function to
1112 be written.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001113
1114 CONFIG_FPGA_DELAY
1115
1116 If defined, a function that provides delays in the FPGA
1117 configuration driver.
1118
1119 CFG_FPGA_CHECK_CTRLC
1120 Allow Control-C to interrupt FPGA configuration
1121
1122 CFG_FPGA_CHECK_ERROR
1123
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001124 Check for configuration errors during FPGA bitfile
1125 loading. For example, abort during Virtex II
1126 configuration if the INIT_B line goes low (which
1127 indicated a CRC error).
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001128
1129 CFG_FPGA_WAIT_INIT
1130
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001131 Maximum time to wait for the INIT_B line to deassert
1132 after PROB_B has been deasserted during a Virtex II
1133 FPGA configuration sequence. The default time is 500
1134 mS.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001135
1136 CFG_FPGA_WAIT_BUSY
1137
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001138 Maximum time to wait for BUSY to deassert during
1139 Virtex II FPGA configuration. The default is 5 mS.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001140
1141 CFG_FPGA_WAIT_CONFIG
1142
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001143 Time to wait after FPGA configuration. The default is
1144 200 mS.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001145
1146- Configuration Management:
1147 CONFIG_IDENT_STRING
1148
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001149 If defined, this string will be added to the U-Boot
1150 version information (U_BOOT_VERSION)
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001151
1152- Vendor Parameter Protection:
1153
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001154 U-Boot considers the values of the environment
1155 variables "serial#" (Board Serial Number) and
1156 "ethaddr" (Ethernet Address) to bb parameters that
1157 are set once by the board vendor / manufacturer, and
1158 protects these variables from casual modification by
1159 the user. Once set, these variables are read-only,
1160 and write or delete attempts are rejected. You can
1161 change this behviour:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001162
1163 If CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE is #defined in your config
1164 file, the write protection for vendor parameters is
wdenk47cd00f2003-03-06 13:39:27 +00001165 completely disabled. Anybody can change or delete
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001166 these parameters.
1167
1168 Alternatively, if you #define _both_ CONFIG_ETHADDR
1169 _and_ CONFIG_OVERWRITE_ETHADDR_ONCE, a default
1170 ethernet address is installed in the environment,
1171 which can be changed exactly ONCE by the user. [The
1172 serial# is unaffected by this, i. e. it remains
1173 read-only.]
1174
1175- Protected RAM:
1176 CONFIG_PRAM
1177
1178 Define this variable to enable the reservation of
1179 "protected RAM", i. e. RAM which is not overwritten
1180 by U-Boot. Define CONFIG_PRAM to hold the number of
1181 kB you want to reserve for pRAM. You can overwrite
1182 this default value by defining an environment
1183 variable "pram" to the number of kB you want to
1184 reserve. Note that the board info structure will
1185 still show the full amount of RAM. If pRAM is
1186 reserved, a new environment variable "mem" will
1187 automatically be defined to hold the amount of
1188 remaining RAM in a form that can be passed as boot
1189 argument to Linux, for instance like that:
1190
1191 setenv bootargs ... mem=\$(mem)
1192 saveenv
1193
1194 This way you can tell Linux not to use this memory,
1195 either, which results in a memory region that will
1196 not be affected by reboots.
1197
1198 *WARNING* If your board configuration uses automatic
1199 detection of the RAM size, you must make sure that
1200 this memory test is non-destructive. So far, the
1201 following board configurations are known to be
1202 "pRAM-clean":
1203
1204 ETX094, IVMS8, IVML24, SPD8xx, TQM8xxL,
1205 HERMES, IP860, RPXlite, LWMON, LANTEC,
1206 PCU_E, FLAGADM, TQM8260
1207
1208- Error Recovery:
1209 CONFIG_PANIC_HANG
1210
1211 Define this variable to stop the system in case of a
1212 fatal error, so that you have to reset it manually.
1213 This is probably NOT a good idea for an embedded
1214 system where you want to system to reboot
1215 automatically as fast as possible, but it may be
1216 useful during development since you can try to debug
1217 the conditions that lead to the situation.
1218
1219 CONFIG_NET_RETRY_COUNT
1220
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001221 This variable defines the number of retries for
1222 network operations like ARP, RARP, TFTP, or BOOTP
1223 before giving up the operation. If not defined, a
1224 default value of 5 is used.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001225
1226- Command Interpreter:
1227 CFG_HUSH_PARSER
1228
1229 Define this variable to enable the "hush" shell (from
1230 Busybox) as command line interpreter, thus enabling
1231 powerful command line syntax like
1232 if...then...else...fi conditionals or `&&' and '||'
1233 constructs ("shell scripts").
1234
1235 If undefined, you get the old, much simpler behaviour
1236 with a somewhat smaller memory footprint.
1237
1238
1239 CFG_PROMPT_HUSH_PS2
1240
1241 This defines the secondary prompt string, which is
1242 printed when the command interpreter needs more input
1243 to complete a command. Usually "> ".
1244
1245 Note:
1246
wdenk8bde7f72003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001247 In the current implementation, the local variables
1248 space and global environment variables space are
1249 separated. Local variables are those you define by
1250 simply typing `name=value'. To access a local
1251 variable later on, you have write `$name' or
1252 `${name}'; to execute the contents of a variable
1253 directly type `$name' at the command prompt.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001254
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001255 Global environment variables are those you use
1256 setenv/printenv to work with. To run a command stored
1257 in such a variable, you need to use the run command,
1258 and you must not use the '$' sign to access them.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001259
1260 To store commands and special characters in a
1261 variable, please use double quotation marks
1262 surrounding the whole text of the variable, instead
1263 of the backslashes before semicolons and special
1264 symbols.
1265
1266- Default Environment
1267 CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS
1268
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001269 Define this to contain any number of null terminated
1270 strings (variable = value pairs) that will be part of
1271 the default enviroment compiled into the boot image.
wdenk2262cfe2002-11-18 00:14:45 +00001272
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001273 For example, place something like this in your
1274 board's config file:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001275
1276 #define CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS \
1277 "myvar1=value1\0" \
1278 "myvar2=value2\0"
1279
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001280 Warning: This method is based on knowledge about the
1281 internal format how the environment is stored by the
1282 U-Boot code. This is NOT an official, exported
1283 interface! Although it is unlikely that this format
1284 will change soon, but there is no guarantee either.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001285 You better know what you are doing here.
1286
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001287 Note: overly (ab)use of the default environment is
1288 discouraged. Make sure to check other ways to preset
1289 the environment like the autoscript function or the
1290 boot command first.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001291
wdenk2abbe072003-06-16 23:50:08 +00001292- DataFlash Support
1293 CONFIG_HAS_DATAFLASH
1294
wdenk8bde7f72003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001295 Defining this option enables DataFlash features and
1296 allows to read/write in Dataflash via the standard
1297 commands cp, md...
wdenk2abbe072003-06-16 23:50:08 +00001298
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001299- Show boot progress
1300 CONFIG_SHOW_BOOT_PROGRESS
1301
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001302 Defining this option allows to add some board-
1303 specific code (calling a user-provided function
1304 "show_boot_progress(int)") that enables you to show
1305 the system's boot progress on some display (for
1306 example, some LED's) on your board. At the moment,
1307 the following checkpoints are implemented:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001308
1309 Arg Where When
1310 1 common/cmd_bootm.c before attempting to boot an image
1311 -1 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has bad magic number
1312 2 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has correct magic number
1313 -2 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has bad checksum
1314 3 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has correct checksum
1315 -3 common/cmd_bootm.c Image data has bad checksum
1316 4 common/cmd_bootm.c Image data has correct checksum
1317 -4 common/cmd_bootm.c Image is for unsupported architecture
1318 5 common/cmd_bootm.c Architecture check OK
1319 -5 common/cmd_bootm.c Wrong Image Type (not kernel, multi, standalone)
1320 6 common/cmd_bootm.c Image Type check OK
1321 -6 common/cmd_bootm.c gunzip uncompression error
1322 -7 common/cmd_bootm.c Unimplemented compression type
1323 7 common/cmd_bootm.c Uncompression OK
1324 -8 common/cmd_bootm.c Wrong Image Type (not kernel, multi, standalone)
1325 8 common/cmd_bootm.c Image Type check OK
1326 -9 common/cmd_bootm.c Unsupported OS (not Linux, BSD, VxWorks, QNX)
1327 9 common/cmd_bootm.c Start initial ramdisk verification
1328 -10 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk header has bad magic number
1329 -11 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk header has bad checksum
1330 10 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk header is OK
1331 -12 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk data has bad checksum
1332 11 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk data has correct checksum
1333 12 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk verification complete, start loading
1334 -13 common/cmd_bootm.c Wrong Image Type (not PPC Linux Ramdisk)
1335 13 common/cmd_bootm.c Start multifile image verification
1336 14 common/cmd_bootm.c No initial ramdisk, no multifile, continue.
1337 15 common/cmd_bootm.c All preparation done, transferring control to OS
1338
1339 -1 common/cmd_doc.c Bad usage of "doc" command
1340 -1 common/cmd_doc.c No boot device
1341 -1 common/cmd_doc.c Unknown Chip ID on boot device
1342 -1 common/cmd_doc.c Read Error on boot device
1343 -1 common/cmd_doc.c Image header has bad magic number
1344
1345 -1 common/cmd_ide.c Bad usage of "ide" command
1346 -1 common/cmd_ide.c No boot device
1347 -1 common/cmd_ide.c Unknown boot device
1348 -1 common/cmd_ide.c Unknown partition table
1349 -1 common/cmd_ide.c Invalid partition type
1350 -1 common/cmd_ide.c Read Error on boot device
1351 -1 common/cmd_ide.c Image header has bad magic number
1352
1353 -1 common/cmd_nvedit.c Environment not changable, but has bad CRC
1354
1355
1356Modem Support:
1357--------------
1358
wdenk85ec0bc2003-03-31 16:34:49 +00001359[so far only for SMDK2400 and TRAB boards]
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001360
1361- Modem support endable:
1362 CONFIG_MODEM_SUPPORT
1363
1364- RTS/CTS Flow control enable:
1365 CONFIG_HWFLOW
1366
1367- Modem debug support:
1368 CONFIG_MODEM_SUPPORT_DEBUG
1369
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001370 Enables debugging stuff (char screen[1024], dbg())
1371 for modem support. Useful only with BDI2000.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001372
1373- General:
1374
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001375 In the target system modem support is enabled when a
1376 specific key (key combination) is pressed during
1377 power-on. Otherwise U-Boot will boot normally
1378 (autoboot). The key_pressed() fuction is called from
1379 board_init(). Currently key_pressed() is a dummy
1380 function, returning 1 and thus enabling modem
1381 initialization.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001382
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001383 If there are no modem init strings in the
1384 environment, U-Boot proceed to autoboot; the
1385 previous output (banner, info printfs) will be
1386 supressed, though.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001387
1388 See also: doc/README.Modem
1389
1390
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001391Configuration Settings:
1392-----------------------
1393
1394- CFG_LONGHELP: Defined when you want long help messages included;
1395 undefine this when you're short of memory.
1396
1397- CFG_PROMPT: This is what U-Boot prints on the console to
1398 prompt for user input.
1399
1400- CFG_CBSIZE: Buffer size for input from the Console
1401
1402- CFG_PBSIZE: Buffer size for Console output
1403
1404- CFG_MAXARGS: max. Number of arguments accepted for monitor commands
1405
1406- CFG_BARGSIZE: Buffer size for Boot Arguments which are passed to
1407 the application (usually a Linux kernel) when it is
1408 booted
1409
1410- CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE:
1411 List of legal baudrate settings for this board.
1412
1413- CFG_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET
wdenk8bde7f72003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001414 Suppress display of console information at boot.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001415
1416- CFG_CONSOLE_IS_IN_ENV
wdenk8bde7f72003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001417 If the board specific function
1418 extern int overwrite_console (void);
1419 returns 1, the stdin, stderr and stdout are switched to the
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001420 serial port, else the settings in the environment are used.
1421
1422- CFG_CONSOLE_OVERWRITE_ROUTINE
wdenk8bde7f72003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001423 Enable the call to overwrite_console().
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001424
1425- CFG_CONSOLE_ENV_OVERWRITE
1426 Enable overwrite of previous console environment settings.
1427
1428- CFG_MEMTEST_START, CFG_MEMTEST_END:
1429 Begin and End addresses of the area used by the
1430 simple memory test.
1431
1432- CFG_ALT_MEMTEST:
wdenk8bde7f72003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001433 Enable an alternate, more extensive memory test.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001434
1435- CFG_TFTP_LOADADDR:
1436 Default load address for network file downloads
1437
1438- CFG_LOADS_BAUD_CHANGE:
1439 Enable temporary baudrate change while serial download
1440
1441- CFG_SDRAM_BASE:
1442 Physical start address of SDRAM. _Must_ be 0 here.
1443
1444- CFG_MBIO_BASE:
1445 Physical start address of Motherboard I/O (if using a
1446 Cogent motherboard)
1447
1448- CFG_FLASH_BASE:
1449 Physical start address of Flash memory.
1450
1451- CFG_MONITOR_BASE:
1452 Physical start address of boot monitor code (set by
1453 make config files to be same as the text base address
1454 (TEXT_BASE) used when linking) - same as
1455 CFG_FLASH_BASE when booting from flash.
1456
1457- CFG_MONITOR_LEN:
wdenk8bde7f72003-06-27 21:31:46 +00001458 Size of memory reserved for monitor code, used to
1459 determine _at_compile_time_ (!) if the environment is
1460 embedded within the U-Boot image, or in a separate
1461 flash sector.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001462
1463- CFG_MALLOC_LEN:
1464 Size of DRAM reserved for malloc() use.
1465
1466- CFG_BOOTMAPSZ:
1467 Maximum size of memory mapped by the startup code of
1468 the Linux kernel; all data that must be processed by
1469 the Linux kernel (bd_info, boot arguments, eventually
1470 initrd image) must be put below this limit.
1471
1472- CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS:
1473 Max number of Flash memory banks
1474
1475- CFG_MAX_FLASH_SECT:
1476 Max number of sectors on a Flash chip
1477
1478- CFG_FLASH_ERASE_TOUT:
1479 Timeout for Flash erase operations (in ms)
1480
1481- CFG_FLASH_WRITE_TOUT:
1482 Timeout for Flash write operations (in ms)
1483
1484- CFG_DIRECT_FLASH_TFTP:
1485
1486 Enable TFTP transfers directly to flash memory;
1487 without this option such a download has to be
1488 performed in two steps: (1) download to RAM, and (2)
1489 copy from RAM to flash.
1490
1491 The two-step approach is usually more reliable, since
1492 you can check if the download worked before you erase
1493 the flash, but in some situations (when sytem RAM is
1494 too limited to allow for a tempory copy of the
1495 downloaded image) this option may be very useful.
1496
1497- CFG_FLASH_CFI:
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001498 Define if the flash driver uses extra elements in the
1499 common flash structure for storing flash geometry
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001500
stroese53cf9432003-06-05 15:39:44 +00001501- CFG_RX_ETH_BUFFER:
1502 Defines the number of ethernet receive buffers. On some
1503 ethernet controllers it is recommended to set this value
1504 to 8 or even higher (EEPRO100 or 405 EMAC), since all
1505 buffers can be full shortly after enabling the interface
1506 on high ethernet traffic.
1507 Defaults to 4 if not defined.
1508
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001509The following definitions that deal with the placement and management
1510of environment data (variable area); in general, we support the
1511following configurations:
1512
1513- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH:
1514
1515 Define this if the environment is in flash memory.
1516
1517 a) The environment occupies one whole flash sector, which is
1518 "embedded" in the text segment with the U-Boot code. This
1519 happens usually with "bottom boot sector" or "top boot
1520 sector" type flash chips, which have several smaller
1521 sectors at the start or the end. For instance, such a
1522 layout can have sector sizes of 8, 2x4, 16, Nx32 kB. In
1523 such a case you would place the environment in one of the
1524 4 kB sectors - with U-Boot code before and after it. With
1525 "top boot sector" type flash chips, you would put the
1526 environment in one of the last sectors, leaving a gap
1527 between U-Boot and the environment.
1528
1529 - CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
1530
1531 Offset of environment data (variable area) to the
1532 beginning of flash memory; for instance, with bottom boot
1533 type flash chips the second sector can be used: the offset
1534 for this sector is given here.
1535
1536 CFG_ENV_OFFSET is used relative to CFG_FLASH_BASE.
1537
1538 - CFG_ENV_ADDR:
1539
1540 This is just another way to specify the start address of
1541 the flash sector containing the environment (instead of
1542 CFG_ENV_OFFSET).
1543
1544 - CFG_ENV_SECT_SIZE:
1545
1546 Size of the sector containing the environment.
1547
1548
1549 b) Sometimes flash chips have few, equal sized, BIG sectors.
1550 In such a case you don't want to spend a whole sector for
1551 the environment.
1552
1553 - CFG_ENV_SIZE:
1554
1555 If you use this in combination with CFG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH
1556 and CFG_ENV_SECT_SIZE, you can specify to use only a part
1557 of this flash sector for the environment. This saves
1558 memory for the RAM copy of the environment.
1559
1560 It may also save flash memory if you decide to use this
1561 when your environment is "embedded" within U-Boot code,
1562 since then the remainder of the flash sector could be used
1563 for U-Boot code. It should be pointed out that this is
1564 STRONGLY DISCOURAGED from a robustness point of view:
1565 updating the environment in flash makes it always
1566 necessary to erase the WHOLE sector. If something goes
1567 wrong before the contents has been restored from a copy in
1568 RAM, your target system will be dead.
1569
1570 - CFG_ENV_ADDR_REDUND
1571 CFG_ENV_SIZE_REDUND
1572
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001573 These settings describe a second storage area used to hold
1574 a redundand copy of the environment data, so that there is
wdenk3e386912003-04-05 00:53:31 +00001575 a valid backup copy in case there is a power failure during
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001576 a "saveenv" operation.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001577
1578BE CAREFUL! Any changes to the flash layout, and some changes to the
1579source code will make it necessary to adapt <board>/u-boot.lds*
1580accordingly!
1581
1582
1583- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_NVRAM:
1584
1585 Define this if you have some non-volatile memory device
1586 (NVRAM, battery buffered SRAM) which you want to use for the
1587 environment.
1588
1589 - CFG_ENV_ADDR:
1590 - CFG_ENV_SIZE:
1591
1592 These two #defines are used to determin the memory area you
1593 want to use for environment. It is assumed that this memory
1594 can just be read and written to, without any special
1595 provision.
1596
1597BE CAREFUL! The first access to the environment happens quite early
1598in U-Boot initalization (when we try to get the setting of for the
1599console baudrate). You *MUST* have mappend your NVRAM area then, or
1600U-Boot will hang.
1601
1602Please note that even with NVRAM we still use a copy of the
1603environment in RAM: we could work on NVRAM directly, but we want to
1604keep settings there always unmodified except somebody uses "saveenv"
1605to save the current settings.
1606
1607
1608- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_EEPROM:
1609
1610 Use this if you have an EEPROM or similar serial access
1611 device and a driver for it.
1612
1613 - CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
1614 - CFG_ENV_SIZE:
1615
1616 These two #defines specify the offset and size of the
1617 environment area within the total memory of your EEPROM.
1618
1619 - CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR:
1620 If defined, specified the chip address of the EEPROM device.
1621 The default address is zero.
1622
1623 - CFG_EEPROM_PAGE_WRITE_BITS:
1624 If defined, the number of bits used to address bytes in a
1625 single page in the EEPROM device. A 64 byte page, for example
1626 would require six bits.
1627
1628 - CFG_EEPROM_PAGE_WRITE_DELAY_MS:
1629 If defined, the number of milliseconds to delay between
1630 page writes. The default is zero milliseconds.
1631
1632 - CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR_LEN:
1633 The length in bytes of the EEPROM memory array address. Note
1634 that this is NOT the chip address length!
1635
1636 - CFG_EEPROM_SIZE:
1637 The size in bytes of the EEPROM device.
1638
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001639
1640- CFG_SPI_INIT_OFFSET
1641
1642 Defines offset to the initial SPI buffer area in DPRAM. The
1643 area is used at an early stage (ROM part) if the environment
1644 is configured to reside in the SPI EEPROM: We need a 520 byte
1645 scratch DPRAM area. It is used between the two initialization
1646 calls (spi_init_f() and spi_init_r()). A value of 0xB00 seems
1647 to be a good choice since it makes it far enough from the
1648 start of the data area as well as from the stack pointer.
1649
1650Please note that the environment is read-only as long as the monitor
1651has been relocated to RAM and a RAM copy of the environment has been
1652created; also, when using EEPROM you will have to use getenv_r()
1653until then to read environment variables.
1654
wdenk85ec0bc2003-03-31 16:34:49 +00001655The environment is protected by a CRC32 checksum. Before the monitor
1656is relocated into RAM, as a result of a bad CRC you will be working
1657with the compiled-in default environment - *silently*!!! [This is
1658necessary, because the first environment variable we need is the
1659"baudrate" setting for the console - if we have a bad CRC, we don't
1660have any device yet where we could complain.]
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001661
1662Note: once the monitor has been relocated, then it will complain if
1663the default environment is used; a new CRC is computed as soon as you
wdenk85ec0bc2003-03-31 16:34:49 +00001664use the "saveenv" command to store a valid environment.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001665
1666
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001667Low Level (hardware related) configuration options:
wdenkdc7c9a12003-03-26 06:55:25 +00001668---------------------------------------------------
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001669
1670- CFG_CACHELINE_SIZE:
1671 Cache Line Size of the CPU.
1672
1673- CFG_DEFAULT_IMMR:
1674 Default address of the IMMR after system reset.
1675 Needed on some 8260 systems (MPC8260ADS and RPXsuper)
1676 to be able to adjust the position of the IMMR
1677 register after a reset.
1678
wdenk7f6c2cb2002-11-10 22:06:23 +00001679- Floppy Disk Support:
1680 CFG_FDC_DRIVE_NUMBER
1681
1682 the default drive number (default value 0)
1683
1684 CFG_ISA_IO_STRIDE
1685
1686 defines the spacing between fdc chipset registers
1687 (default value 1)
1688
1689 CFG_ISA_IO_OFFSET
1690
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001691 defines the offset of register from address. It
1692 depends on which part of the data bus is connected to
1693 the fdc chipset. (default value 0)
wdenk7f6c2cb2002-11-10 22:06:23 +00001694
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001695 If CFG_ISA_IO_STRIDE CFG_ISA_IO_OFFSET and
1696 CFG_FDC_DRIVE_NUMBER are undefined, they take their
1697 default value.
wdenk7f6c2cb2002-11-10 22:06:23 +00001698
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001699 if CFG_FDC_HW_INIT is defined, then the function
1700 fdc_hw_init() is called at the beginning of the FDC
1701 setup. fdc_hw_init() must be provided by the board
1702 source code. It is used to make hardware dependant
1703 initializations.
wdenk7f6c2cb2002-11-10 22:06:23 +00001704
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001705- CFG_IMMR: Physical address of the Internal Memory Mapped
1706 Register; DO NOT CHANGE! (11-4)
1707 [MPC8xx systems only]
1708
1709- CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR:
1710
1711 Start address of memory area tha can be used for
1712 initial data and stack; please note that this must be
1713 writable memory that is working WITHOUT special
1714 initialization, i. e. you CANNOT use normal RAM which
1715 will become available only after programming the
1716 memory controller and running certain initialization
1717 sequences.
1718
1719 U-Boot uses the following memory types:
1720 - MPC8xx and MPC8260: IMMR (internal memory of the CPU)
1721 - MPC824X: data cache
1722 - PPC4xx: data cache
1723
wdenk85ec0bc2003-03-31 16:34:49 +00001724- CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001725
1726 Offset of the initial data structure in the memory
1727 area defined by CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR. Usually
wdenk85ec0bc2003-03-31 16:34:49 +00001728 CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET is chosen such that the initial
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001729 data is located at the end of the available space
1730 (sometimes written as (CFG_INIT_RAM_END -
1731 CFG_INIT_DATA_SIZE), and the initial stack is just
1732 below that area (growing from (CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR +
wdenk85ec0bc2003-03-31 16:34:49 +00001733 CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET) downward.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001734
1735 Note:
1736 On the MPC824X (or other systems that use the data
1737 cache for initial memory) the address chosen for
1738 CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR is basically arbitrary - it must
1739 point to an otherwise UNUSED address space between
1740 the top of RAM and the start of the PCI space.
1741
1742- CFG_SIUMCR: SIU Module Configuration (11-6)
1743
1744- CFG_SYPCR: System Protection Control (11-9)
1745
1746- CFG_TBSCR: Time Base Status and Control (11-26)
1747
1748- CFG_PISCR: Periodic Interrupt Status and Control (11-31)
1749
1750- CFG_PLPRCR: PLL, Low-Power, and Reset Control Register (15-30)
1751
1752- CFG_SCCR: System Clock and reset Control Register (15-27)
1753
1754- CFG_OR_TIMING_SDRAM:
1755 SDRAM timing
1756
1757- CFG_MAMR_PTA:
1758 periodic timer for refresh
1759
1760- CFG_DER: Debug Event Register (37-47)
1761
1762- FLASH_BASE0_PRELIM, FLASH_BASE1_PRELIM, CFG_REMAP_OR_AM,
1763 CFG_PRELIM_OR_AM, CFG_OR_TIMING_FLASH, CFG_OR0_REMAP,
1764 CFG_OR0_PRELIM, CFG_BR0_PRELIM, CFG_OR1_REMAP, CFG_OR1_PRELIM,
1765 CFG_BR1_PRELIM:
1766 Memory Controller Definitions: BR0/1 and OR0/1 (FLASH)
1767
1768- SDRAM_BASE2_PRELIM, SDRAM_BASE3_PRELIM, SDRAM_MAX_SIZE,
1769 CFG_OR_TIMING_SDRAM, CFG_OR2_PRELIM, CFG_BR2_PRELIM,
1770 CFG_OR3_PRELIM, CFG_BR3_PRELIM:
1771 Memory Controller Definitions: BR2/3 and OR2/3 (SDRAM)
1772
1773- CFG_MAMR_PTA, CFG_MPTPR_2BK_4K, CFG_MPTPR_1BK_4K, CFG_MPTPR_2BK_8K,
1774 CFG_MPTPR_1BK_8K, CFG_MAMR_8COL, CFG_MAMR_9COL:
1775 Machine Mode Register and Memory Periodic Timer
1776 Prescaler definitions (SDRAM timing)
1777
1778- CFG_I2C_UCODE_PATCH, CFG_I2C_DPMEM_OFFSET [0x1FC0]:
1779 enable I2C microcode relocation patch (MPC8xx);
1780 define relocation offset in DPRAM [DSP2]
1781
1782- CFG_SPI_UCODE_PATCH, CFG_SPI_DPMEM_OFFSET [0x1FC0]:
1783 enable SPI microcode relocation patch (MPC8xx);
1784 define relocation offset in DPRAM [SCC4]
1785
1786- CFG_USE_OSCCLK:
1787 Use OSCM clock mode on MBX8xx board. Be careful,
1788 wrong setting might damage your board. Read
1789 doc/README.MBX before setting this variable!
1790
wdenkea909b72002-11-21 23:11:29 +00001791- CFG_CPM_POST_WORD_ADDR: (MPC8xx, MPC8260 only)
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00001792 Offset of the bootmode word in DPRAM used by post
1793 (Power On Self Tests). This definition overrides
1794 #define'd default value in commproc.h resp.
1795 cpm_8260.h.
wdenkea909b72002-11-21 23:11:29 +00001796
stroese1d49b1f2003-05-23 11:39:05 +00001797- CFG_PCI_SLV_MEM_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_SLV_MEM_BUS, CFG_PICMR0_MASK_ATTRIB,
1798 CFG_PCI_MSTR0_LOCAL, CFG_PCIMSK0_MASK, CFG_PCI_MSTR1_LOCAL,
1799 CFG_PCIMSK1_MASK, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_BUS,
1800 CFG_CPU_PCI_MEM_START, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_SIZE, CFG_POCMR0_MASK_ATTRIB,
1801 CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_BUS, CPU_PCI_MEMIO_START,
1802 CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_SIZE, CFG_POCMR1_MASK_ATTRIB, CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_LOCAL,
1803 CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_BUS, CFG_CPU_PCI_IO_START, CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_SIZE,
wdenk5d232d02003-05-22 22:52:13 +00001804 CFG_POCMR2_MASK_ATTRIB: (MPC826x only)
1805 Overrides the default PCI memory map in cpu/mpc8260/pci.c if set.
1806
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001807Building the Software:
1808======================
1809
1810Building U-Boot has been tested in native PPC environments (on a
1811PowerBook G3 running LinuxPPC 2000) and in cross environments
1812(running RedHat 6.x and 7.x Linux on x86, Solaris 2.6 on a SPARC, and
1813NetBSD 1.5 on x86).
1814
1815If you are not using a native PPC environment, it is assumed that you
1816have the GNU cross compiling tools available in your path and named
1817with a prefix of "powerpc-linux-". If this is not the case, (e.g. if
1818you are using Monta Vista's Hard Hat Linux CDK 1.2) you must change
1819the definition of CROSS_COMPILE in Makefile. For HHL on a 4xx CPU,
1820change it to:
1821
1822 CROSS_COMPILE = ppc_4xx-
1823
1824
1825U-Boot is intended to be simple to build. After installing the
1826sources you must configure U-Boot for one specific board type. This
1827is done by typing:
1828
1829 make NAME_config
1830
1831where "NAME_config" is the name of one of the existing
1832configurations; the following names are supported:
1833
1834 ADCIOP_config GTH_config TQM850L_config
1835 ADS860_config IP860_config TQM855L_config
1836 AR405_config IVML24_config TQM860L_config
1837 CANBT_config IVMS8_config WALNUT405_config
1838 CPCI405_config LANTEC_config cogent_common_config
1839 CPCIISER4_config MBX_config cogent_mpc8260_config
1840 CU824_config MBX860T_config cogent_mpc8xx_config
1841 ESTEEM192E_config RPXlite_config hermes_config
1842 ETX094_config RPXsuper_config hymod_config
1843 FADS823_config SM850_config lwmon_config
1844 FADS850SAR_config SPD823TS_config pcu_e_config
1845 FADS860T_config SXNI855T_config rsdproto_config
1846 FPS850L_config Sandpoint8240_config sbc8260_config
1847 GENIETV_config TQM823L_config PIP405_config
wdenk384ae022002-11-05 00:17:55 +00001848 GEN860T_config EBONY_config FPS860L_config
wdenk7f70e852003-05-20 14:25:27 +00001849 ELPT860_config cmi_mpc5xx_config NETVIA_config
wdenk2abbe072003-06-16 23:50:08 +00001850 at91rm9200dk_config
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001851
1852Note: for some board special configuration names may exist; check if
1853 additional information is available from the board vendor; for
1854 instance, the TQM8xxL systems run normally at 50 MHz and use a
1855 SCC for 10baseT ethernet; there are also systems with 80 MHz
1856 CPU clock, and an optional Fast Ethernet module is available
1857 for CPU's with FEC. You can select such additional "features"
1858 when chosing the configuration, i. e.
1859
1860 make TQM860L_config
1861 - will configure for a plain TQM860L, i. e. 50MHz, no FEC
1862
1863 make TQM860L_FEC_config
1864 - will configure for a TQM860L at 50MHz with FEC for ethernet
1865
1866 make TQM860L_80MHz_config
1867 - will configure for a TQM860L at 80 MHz, with normal 10baseT
1868 interface
1869
1870 make TQM860L_FEC_80MHz_config
1871 - will configure for a TQM860L at 80 MHz with FEC for ethernet
1872
1873 make TQM823L_LCD_config
1874 - will configure for a TQM823L with U-Boot console on LCD
1875
1876 make TQM823L_LCD_80MHz_config
1877 - will configure for a TQM823L at 80 MHz with U-Boot console on LCD
1878
1879 etc.
1880
1881
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +00001882Finally, type "make all", and you should get some working U-Boot
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001883images ready for downlod to / installation on your system:
1884
1885- "u-boot.bin" is a raw binary image
1886- "u-boot" is an image in ELF binary format
1887- "u-boot.srec" is in Motorola S-Record format
1888
1889
1890Please be aware that the Makefiles assume you are using GNU make, so
1891for instance on NetBSD you might need to use "gmake" instead of
1892native "make".
1893
1894
1895If the system board that you have is not listed, then you will need
1896to port U-Boot to your hardware platform. To do this, follow these
1897steps:
1898
18991. Add a new configuration option for your board to the toplevel
wdenk85ec0bc2003-03-31 16:34:49 +00001900 "Makefile" and to the "MAKEALL" script, using the existing
1901 entries as examples. Note that here and at many other places
1902 boards and other names are listed alphabetically sorted. Please
1903 keep this order.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +000019042. Create a new directory to hold your board specific code. Add any
wdenk85ec0bc2003-03-31 16:34:49 +00001905 files you need. In your board directory, you will need at least
1906 the "Makefile", a "<board>.c", "flash.c" and "u-boot.lds".
19073. Create a new configuration file "include/configs/<board>.h" for
1908 your board
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +000019093. If you're porting U-Boot to a new CPU, then also create a new
1910 directory to hold your CPU specific code. Add any files you need.
wdenk85ec0bc2003-03-31 16:34:49 +000019114. Run "make <board>_config" with your new name.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +000019125. Type "make", and you should get a working "u-boot.srec" file
1913 to be installed on your target system.
wdenk85ec0bc2003-03-31 16:34:49 +000019146. Debug and solve any problems that might arise.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001915 [Of course, this last step is much harder than it sounds.]
1916
1917
1918Testing of U-Boot Modifications, Ports to New Hardware, etc.:
1919==============================================================
1920
1921If you have modified U-Boot sources (for instance added a new board
1922or support for new devices, a new CPU, etc.) you are expected to
1923provide feedback to the other developers. The feedback normally takes
1924the form of a "patch", i. e. a context diff against a certain (latest
1925official or latest in CVS) version of U-Boot sources.
1926
1927But before you submit such a patch, please verify that your modifi-
1928cation did not break existing code. At least make sure that *ALL* of
1929the supported boards compile WITHOUT ANY compiler warnings. To do so,
1930just run the "MAKEALL" script, which will configure and build U-Boot
1931for ALL supported system. Be warned, this will take a while. You can
1932select which (cross) compiler to use py passing a `CROSS_COMPILE'
1933environment variable to the script, i. e. to use the cross tools from
1934MontaVista's Hard Hat Linux you can type
1935
1936 CROSS_COMPILE=ppc_8xx- MAKEALL
1937
1938or to build on a native PowerPC system you can type
1939
1940 CROSS_COMPILE=' ' MAKEALL
1941
1942See also "U-Boot Porting Guide" below.
1943
1944
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00001945Monitor Commands - Overview:
1946============================
1947
1948go - start application at address 'addr'
1949run - run commands in an environment variable
1950bootm - boot application image from memory
1951bootp - boot image via network using BootP/TFTP protocol
1952tftpboot- boot image via network using TFTP protocol
1953 and env variables "ipaddr" and "serverip"
1954 (and eventually "gatewayip")
1955rarpboot- boot image via network using RARP/TFTP protocol
1956diskboot- boot from IDE devicebootd - boot default, i.e., run 'bootcmd'
1957loads - load S-Record file over serial line
1958loadb - load binary file over serial line (kermit mode)
1959md - memory display
1960mm - memory modify (auto-incrementing)
1961nm - memory modify (constant address)
1962mw - memory write (fill)
1963cp - memory copy
1964cmp - memory compare
1965crc32 - checksum calculation
1966imd - i2c memory display
1967imm - i2c memory modify (auto-incrementing)
1968inm - i2c memory modify (constant address)
1969imw - i2c memory write (fill)
1970icrc32 - i2c checksum calculation
1971iprobe - probe to discover valid I2C chip addresses
1972iloop - infinite loop on address range
1973isdram - print SDRAM configuration information
1974sspi - SPI utility commands
1975base - print or set address offset
1976printenv- print environment variables
1977setenv - set environment variables
1978saveenv - save environment variables to persistent storage
1979protect - enable or disable FLASH write protection
1980erase - erase FLASH memory
1981flinfo - print FLASH memory information
1982bdinfo - print Board Info structure
1983iminfo - print header information for application image
1984coninfo - print console devices and informations
1985ide - IDE sub-system
1986loop - infinite loop on address range
1987mtest - simple RAM test
1988icache - enable or disable instruction cache
1989dcache - enable or disable data cache
1990reset - Perform RESET of the CPU
1991echo - echo args to console
1992version - print monitor version
1993help - print online help
1994? - alias for 'help'
1995
1996
1997Monitor Commands - Detailed Description:
1998========================================
1999
2000TODO.
2001
2002For now: just type "help <command>".
2003
2004
2005Environment Variables:
2006======================
2007
2008U-Boot supports user configuration using Environment Variables which
2009can be made persistent by saving to Flash memory.
2010
2011Environment Variables are set using "setenv", printed using
2012"printenv", and saved to Flash using "saveenv". Using "setenv"
2013without a value can be used to delete a variable from the
2014environment. As long as you don't save the environment you are
2015working with an in-memory copy. In case the Flash area containing the
2016environment is erased by accident, a default environment is provided.
2017
2018Some configuration options can be set using Environment Variables:
2019
2020 baudrate - see CONFIG_BAUDRATE
2021
2022 bootdelay - see CONFIG_BOOTDELAY
2023
2024 bootcmd - see CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND
2025
2026 bootargs - Boot arguments when booting an RTOS image
2027
2028 bootfile - Name of the image to load with TFTP
2029
2030 autoload - if set to "no" (any string beginning with 'n'),
2031 "bootp" will just load perform a lookup of the
2032 configuration from the BOOTP server, but not try to
2033 load any image using TFTP
2034
2035 autostart - if set to "yes", an image loaded using the "bootp",
2036 "rarpboot", "tftpboot" or "diskboot" commands will
2037 be automatically started (by internally calling
2038 "bootm")
2039
wdenk4a6fd342003-04-12 23:38:12 +00002040 If set to "no", a standalone image passed to the
2041 "bootm" command will be copied to the load address
2042 (and eventually uncompressed), but NOT be started.
2043 This can be used to load and uncompress arbitrary
2044 data.
2045
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002046 initrd_high - restrict positioning of initrd images:
2047 If this variable is not set, initrd images will be
2048 copied to the highest possible address in RAM; this
2049 is usually what you want since it allows for
2050 maximum initrd size. If for some reason you want to
2051 make sure that the initrd image is loaded below the
2052 CFG_BOOTMAPSZ limit, you can set this environment
2053 variable to a value of "no" or "off" or "0".
2054 Alternatively, you can set it to a maximum upper
2055 address to use (U-Boot will still check that it
2056 does not overwrite the U-Boot stack and data).
2057
2058 For instance, when you have a system with 16 MB
2059 RAM, and want to reseve 4 MB from use by Linux,
2060 you can do this by adding "mem=12M" to the value of
2061 the "bootargs" variable. However, now you must make
2062 sure, that the initrd image is placed in the first
2063 12 MB as well - this can be done with
2064
2065 setenv initrd_high 00c00000
2066
wdenk8bde7f72003-06-27 21:31:46 +00002067 If you set initrd_high to 0xFFFFFFFF, this is an
2068 indication to U-Boot that all addresses are legal
2069 for the Linux kernel, including addresses in flash
2070 memory. In this case U-Boot will NOT COPY the
2071 ramdisk at all. This may be useful to reduce the
2072 boot time on your system, but requires that this
2073 feature is supported by your Linux kernel.
wdenk38b99262003-05-23 23:18:21 +00002074
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002075 ipaddr - IP address; needed for tftpboot command
2076
2077 loadaddr - Default load address for commands like "bootp",
wdenkdc7c9a12003-03-26 06:55:25 +00002078 "rarpboot", "tftpboot", "loadb" or "diskboot"
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002079
2080 loads_echo - see CONFIG_LOADS_ECHO
2081
2082 serverip - TFTP server IP address; needed for tftpboot command
2083
2084 bootretry - see CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_TIME
2085
2086 bootdelaykey - see CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
2087
2088 bootstopkey - see CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR
2089
2090
2091The following environment variables may be used and automatically
2092updated by the network boot commands ("bootp" and "rarpboot"),
2093depending the information provided by your boot server:
2094
2095 bootfile - see above
2096 dnsip - IP address of your Domain Name Server
2097 gatewayip - IP address of the Gateway (Router) to use
2098 hostname - Target hostname
2099 ipaddr - see above
2100 netmask - Subnet Mask
2101 rootpath - Pathname of the root filesystem on the NFS server
2102 serverip - see above
2103
2104
2105There are two special Environment Variables:
2106
2107 serial# - contains hardware identification information such
2108 as type string and/or serial number
2109 ethaddr - Ethernet address
2110
2111These variables can be set only once (usually during manufacturing of
2112the board). U-Boot refuses to delete or overwrite these variables
2113once they have been set once.
2114
2115
stroesec1551ea2003-04-04 15:53:41 +00002116Further special Environment Variables:
2117
2118 ver - Contains the U-Boot version string as printed
2119 with the "version" command. This variable is
2120 readonly (see CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE).
2121
2122
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002123Please note that changes to some configuration parameters may take
2124only effect after the next boot (yes, that's just like Windoze :-).
2125
2126
wdenkf07771c2003-05-28 08:06:31 +00002127Command Line Parsing:
2128=====================
2129
2130There are two different command line parsers available with U-Boot:
2131the old "simple" one, and the much more pwerful "hush" shell:
2132
2133Old, simple command line parser:
2134--------------------------------
2135
2136- supports environment variables (through setenv / saveenv commands)
2137- several commands on one line, separated by ';'
2138- variable substitution using "... $(name) ..." syntax
2139- special characters ('$', ';') can be escaped by prefixing with '\',
2140 for example:
2141 setenv bootcmd bootm \$(address)
2142- You can also escape text by enclosing in single apostrophes, for example:
2143 setenv addip 'setenv bootargs $bootargs ip=$ipaddr:$serverip:$gatewayip:$netmask:$hostname::off'
2144
2145Hush shell:
2146-----------
2147
2148- similar to Bourne shell, with control structures like
2149 if...then...else...fi, for...do...done; while...do...done,
2150 until...do...done, ...
2151- supports environment ("global") variables (through setenv / saveenv
2152 commands) and local shell variables (through standard shell syntax
2153 "name=value"); only environment variables can be used with "run"
2154 command
2155
2156General rules:
2157--------------
2158
2159(1) If a command line (or an environment variable executed by a "run"
2160 command) contains several commands separated by semicolon, and
2161 one of these commands fails, then the remaining commands will be
2162 executed anyway.
2163
2164(2) If you execute several variables with one call to run (i. e.
2165 calling run with a list af variables as arguments), any failing
2166 command will cause "run" to terminate, i. e. the remaining
2167 variables are not executed.
2168
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002169Note for Redundant Ethernet Interfaces:
2170=======================================
2171
2172Some boards come with redundand ethernet interfaces; U-Boot supports
2173such configurations and is capable of automatic selection of a
2174"working" interface when needed. MAC assignemnt works as follows:
2175
2176Network interfaces are numbered eth0, eth1, eth2, ... Corresponding
2177MAC addresses can be stored in the environment as "ethaddr" (=>eth0),
2178"eth1addr" (=>eth1), "eth2addr", ...
2179
2180If the network interface stores some valid MAC address (for instance
2181in SROM), this is used as default address if there is NO correspon-
2182ding setting in the environment; if the corresponding environment
2183variable is set, this overrides the settings in the card; that means:
2184
2185o If the SROM has a valid MAC address, and there is no address in the
2186 environment, the SROM's address is used.
2187
2188o If there is no valid address in the SROM, and a definition in the
2189 environment exists, then the value from the environment variable is
2190 used.
2191
2192o If both the SROM and the environment contain a MAC address, and
2193 both addresses are the same, this MAC address is used.
2194
2195o If both the SROM and the environment contain a MAC address, and the
2196 addresses differ, the value from the environment is used and a
2197 warning is printed.
2198
2199o If neither SROM nor the environment contain a MAC address, an error
2200 is raised.
2201
2202
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002203Image Formats:
2204==============
2205
2206The "boot" commands of this monitor operate on "image" files which
2207can be basicly anything, preceeded by a special header; see the
2208definitions in include/image.h for details; basicly, the header
2209defines the following image properties:
2210
2211* Target Operating System (Provisions for OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD,
2212 4.4BSD, Linux, SVR4, Esix, Solaris, Irix, SCO, Dell, NCR, VxWorks,
wdenk7f70e852003-05-20 14:25:27 +00002213 LynxOS, pSOS, QNX, RTEMS, ARTOS;
2214 Currently supported: Linux, NetBSD, VxWorks, QNX, RTEMS, ARTOS).
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002215* Target CPU Architecture (Provisions for Alpha, ARM, Intel x86,
2216 IA64, MIPS, MIPS, PowerPC, IBM S390, SuperH, Sparc, Sparc 64 Bit;
2217 Currently supported: PowerPC).
2218* Compression Type (Provisions for uncompressed, gzip, bzip2;
2219 Currently supported: uncompressed, gzip).
2220* Load Address
2221* Entry Point
2222* Image Name
2223* Image Timestamp
2224
2225The header is marked by a special Magic Number, and both the header
2226and the data portions of the image are secured against corruption by
2227CRC32 checksums.
2228
2229
2230Linux Support:
2231==============
2232
2233Although U-Boot should support any OS or standalone application
2234easily, Linux has always been in the focus during the design of
2235U-Boot.
2236
2237U-Boot includes many features that so far have been part of some
2238special "boot loader" code within the Linux kernel. Also, any
2239"initrd" images to be used are no longer part of one big Linux image;
2240instead, kernel and "initrd" are separate images. This implementation
2241serves serveral purposes:
2242
2243- the same features can be used for other OS or standalone
2244 applications (for instance: using compressed images to reduce the
2245 Flash memory footprint)
2246
2247- it becomes much easier to port new Linux kernel versions because
2248 lots of low-level, hardware dependend stuff are done by U-Boot
2249
2250- the same Linux kernel image can now be used with different "initrd"
2251 images; of course this also means that different kernel images can
2252 be run with the same "initrd". This makes testing easier (you don't
2253 have to build a new "zImage.initrd" Linux image when you just
2254 change a file in your "initrd"). Also, a field-upgrade of the
2255 software is easier now.
2256
2257
2258Linux HOWTO:
2259============
2260
2261Porting Linux to U-Boot based systems:
2262---------------------------------------
2263
2264U-Boot cannot save you from doing all the necessary modifications to
2265configure the Linux device drivers for use with your target hardware
2266(no, we don't intend to provide a full virtual machine interface to
2267Linux :-).
2268
2269But now you can ignore ALL boot loader code (in arch/ppc/mbxboot).
2270
2271Just make sure your machine specific header file (for instance
2272include/asm-ppc/tqm8xx.h) includes the same definition of the Board
2273Information structure as we define in include/u-boot.h, and make
2274sure that your definition of IMAP_ADDR uses the same value as your
2275U-Boot configuration in CFG_IMMR.
2276
2277
2278Configuring the Linux kernel:
2279-----------------------------
2280
2281No specific requirements for U-Boot. Make sure you have some root
2282device (initial ramdisk, NFS) for your target system.
2283
2284
2285Building a Linux Image:
2286-----------------------
2287
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +00002288With U-Boot, "normal" build targets like "zImage" or "bzImage" are
2289not used. If you use recent kernel source, a new build target
2290"uImage" will exist which automatically builds an image usable by
2291U-Boot. Most older kernels also have support for a "pImage" target,
2292which was introduced for our predecessor project PPCBoot and uses a
2293100% compatible format.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002294
2295Example:
2296
2297 make TQM850L_config
2298 make oldconfig
2299 make dep
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +00002300 make uImage
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002301
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +00002302The "uImage" build target uses a special tool (in 'tools/mkimage') to
2303encapsulate a compressed Linux kernel image with header information,
2304CRC32 checksum etc. for use with U-Boot. This is what we are doing:
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002305
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +00002306* build a standard "vmlinux" kernel image (in ELF binary format):
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002307
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +00002308* convert the kernel into a raw binary image:
2309
2310 ${CROSS_COMPILE}-objcopy -O binary \
2311 -R .note -R .comment \
2312 -S vmlinux linux.bin
2313
2314* compress the binary image:
2315
2316 gzip -9 linux.bin
2317
2318* package compressed binary image for U-Boot:
2319
2320 mkimage -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C gzip \
2321 -a 0 -e 0 -n "Linux Kernel Image" \
2322 -d linux.bin.gz uImage
2323
2324
2325The "mkimage" tool can also be used to create ramdisk images for use
2326with U-Boot, either separated from the Linux kernel image, or
2327combined into one file. "mkimage" encapsulates the images with a 64
2328byte header containing information about target architecture,
2329operating system, image type, compression method, entry points, time
2330stamp, CRC32 checksums, etc.
2331
2332"mkimage" can be called in two ways: to verify existing images and
2333print the header information, or to build new images.
2334
2335In the first form (with "-l" option) mkimage lists the information
2336contained in the header of an existing U-Boot image; this includes
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002337checksum verification:
2338
2339 tools/mkimage -l image
2340 -l ==> list image header information
2341
2342The second form (with "-d" option) is used to build a U-Boot image
2343from a "data file" which is used as image payload:
2344
2345 tools/mkimage -A arch -O os -T type -C comp -a addr -e ep \
2346 -n name -d data_file image
2347 -A ==> set architecture to 'arch'
2348 -O ==> set operating system to 'os'
2349 -T ==> set image type to 'type'
2350 -C ==> set compression type 'comp'
2351 -a ==> set load address to 'addr' (hex)
2352 -e ==> set entry point to 'ep' (hex)
2353 -n ==> set image name to 'name'
2354 -d ==> use image data from 'datafile'
2355
2356Right now, all Linux kernels use the same load address (0x00000000),
2357but the entry point address depends on the kernel version:
2358
2359- 2.2.x kernels have the entry point at 0x0000000C,
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +00002360- 2.3.x and later kernels have the entry point at 0x00000000.
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002361
2362So a typical call to build a U-Boot image would read:
2363
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +00002364 -> tools/mkimage -n '2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L' \
2365 > -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C gzip -a 0 -e 0 \
2366 > -d /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux.gz \
2367 > examples/uImage.TQM850L
2368 Image Name: 2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002369 Created: Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
2370 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2371 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327.86 kB = 0.32 MB
2372 Load Address: 0x00000000
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +00002373 Entry Point: 0x00000000
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002374
2375To verify the contents of the image (or check for corruption):
2376
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +00002377 -> tools/mkimage -l examples/uImage.TQM850L
2378 Image Name: 2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002379 Created: Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
2380 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2381 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327.86 kB = 0.32 MB
2382 Load Address: 0x00000000
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +00002383 Entry Point: 0x00000000
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002384
2385NOTE: for embedded systems where boot time is critical you can trade
2386speed for memory and install an UNCOMPRESSED image instead: this
2387needs more space in Flash, but boots much faster since it does not
2388need to be uncompressed:
2389
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +00002390 -> gunzip /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux.gz
2391 -> tools/mkimage -n '2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L' \
2392 > -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0 -e 0 \
2393 > -d /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux \
2394 > examples/uImage.TQM850L-uncompressed
2395 Image Name: 2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002396 Created: Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
2397 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
2398 Data Size: 792160 Bytes = 773.59 kB = 0.76 MB
2399 Load Address: 0x00000000
wdenk24ee89b2002-11-03 17:56:27 +00002400 Entry Point: 0x00000000
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002401
2402
2403Similar you can build U-Boot images from a 'ramdisk.image.gz' file
2404when your kernel is intended to use an initial ramdisk:
2405
2406 -> tools/mkimage -n 'Simple Ramdisk Image' \
2407 > -A ppc -O linux -T ramdisk -C gzip \
2408 > -d /LinuxPPC/images/SIMPLE-ramdisk.image.gz examples/simple-initrd
2409 Image Name: Simple Ramdisk Image
2410 Created: Wed Jan 12 14:01:50 2000
2411 Image Type: PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
2412 Data Size: 566530 Bytes = 553.25 kB = 0.54 MB
2413 Load Address: 0x00000000
2414 Entry Point: 0x00000000
2415
2416
2417Installing a Linux Image:
2418-------------------------
2419
2420To downloading a U-Boot image over the serial (console) interface,
2421you must convert the image to S-Record format:
2422
2423 objcopy -I binary -O srec examples/image examples/image.srec
2424
2425The 'objcopy' does not understand the information in the U-Boot
2426image header, so the resulting S-Record file will be relative to
2427address 0x00000000. To load it to a given address, you need to
2428specify the target address as 'offset' parameter with the 'loads'
2429command.
2430
2431Example: install the image to address 0x40100000 (which on the
2432TQM8xxL is in the first Flash bank):
2433
2434 => erase 40100000 401FFFFF
2435
2436 .......... done
2437 Erased 8 sectors
2438
2439 => loads 40100000
2440 ## Ready for S-Record download ...
2441 ~>examples/image.srec
2442 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ...
2443 ...
2444 15989 15990 15991 15992
2445 [file transfer complete]
2446 [connected]
2447 ## Start Addr = 0x00000000
2448
2449
2450You can check the success of the download using the 'iminfo' command;
2451this includes a checksum verification so you can be sure no data
2452corruption happened:
2453
2454 => imi 40100000
2455
2456 ## Checking Image at 40100000 ...
2457 Image Name: 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
2458 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2459 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
2460 Load Address: 00000000
2461 Entry Point: 0000000c
2462 Verifying Checksum ... OK
2463
2464
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002465Boot Linux:
2466-----------
2467
2468The "bootm" command is used to boot an application that is stored in
2469memory (RAM or Flash). In case of a Linux kernel image, the contents
2470of the "bootargs" environment variable is passed to the kernel as
2471parameters. You can check and modify this variable using the
2472"printenv" and "setenv" commands:
2473
2474
2475 => printenv bootargs
2476 bootargs=root=/dev/ram
2477
2478 => setenv bootargs root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
2479
2480 => printenv bootargs
2481 bootargs=root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
2482
2483 => bootm 40020000
2484 ## Booting Linux kernel at 40020000 ...
2485 Image Name: 2.2.13 for NFS on TQM850L
2486 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2487 Data Size: 381681 Bytes = 372 kB = 0 MB
2488 Load Address: 00000000
2489 Entry Point: 0000000c
2490 Verifying Checksum ... OK
2491 Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
2492 Linux version 2.2.13 (wd@denx.local.net) (gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release)) #1 Wed Jul 19 02:35:17 MEST 2000
2493 Boot arguments: root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
2494 time_init: decrementer frequency = 187500000/60
2495 Calibrating delay loop... 49.77 BogoMIPS
2496 Memory: 15208k available (700k kernel code, 444k data, 32k init) [c0000000,c1000000]
2497 ...
2498
2499If you want to boot a Linux kernel with initial ram disk, you pass
2500the memory addreses of both the kernel and the initrd image (PPBCOOT
2501format!) to the "bootm" command:
2502
2503 => imi 40100000 40200000
2504
2505 ## Checking Image at 40100000 ...
2506 Image Name: 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
2507 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2508 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
2509 Load Address: 00000000
2510 Entry Point: 0000000c
2511 Verifying Checksum ... OK
2512
2513 ## Checking Image at 40200000 ...
2514 Image Name: Simple Ramdisk Image
2515 Image Type: PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
2516 Data Size: 566530 Bytes = 553 kB = 0 MB
2517 Load Address: 00000000
2518 Entry Point: 00000000
2519 Verifying Checksum ... OK
2520
2521 => bootm 40100000 40200000
2522 ## Booting Linux kernel at 40100000 ...
2523 Image Name: 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
2524 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2525 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
2526 Load Address: 00000000
2527 Entry Point: 0000000c
2528 Verifying Checksum ... OK
2529 Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
2530 ## Loading RAMDisk Image at 40200000 ...
2531 Image Name: Simple Ramdisk Image
2532 Image Type: PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
2533 Data Size: 566530 Bytes = 553 kB = 0 MB
2534 Load Address: 00000000
2535 Entry Point: 00000000
2536 Verifying Checksum ... OK
2537 Loading Ramdisk ... OK
2538 Linux version 2.2.13 (wd@denx.local.net) (gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release)) #1 Wed Jul 19 02:32:08 MEST 2000
2539 Boot arguments: root=/dev/ram
2540 time_init: decrementer frequency = 187500000/60
2541 Calibrating delay loop... 49.77 BogoMIPS
2542 ...
2543 RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
2544 VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
2545
2546 bash#
2547
wdenk6069ff22003-02-28 00:49:47 +00002548More About U-Boot Image Types:
2549------------------------------
2550
2551U-Boot supports the following image types:
2552
2553 "Standalone Programs" are directly runnable in the environment
wdenk8bde7f72003-06-27 21:31:46 +00002554 provided by U-Boot; it is expected that (if they behave
2555 well) you can continue to work in U-Boot after return from
2556 the Standalone Program.
wdenk6069ff22003-02-28 00:49:47 +00002557 "OS Kernel Images" are usually images of some Embedded OS which
wdenk8bde7f72003-06-27 21:31:46 +00002558 will take over control completely. Usually these programs
2559 will install their own set of exception handlers, device
2560 drivers, set up the MMU, etc. - this means, that you cannot
2561 expect to re-enter U-Boot except by resetting the CPU.
wdenk6069ff22003-02-28 00:49:47 +00002562 "RAMDisk Images" are more or less just data blocks, and their
wdenk8bde7f72003-06-27 21:31:46 +00002563 parameters (address, size) are passed to an OS kernel that is
2564 being started.
wdenk6069ff22003-02-28 00:49:47 +00002565 "Multi-File Images" contain several images, typically an OS
wdenk8bde7f72003-06-27 21:31:46 +00002566 (Linux) kernel image and one or more data images like
2567 RAMDisks. This construct is useful for instance when you want
2568 to boot over the network using BOOTP etc., where the boot
2569 server provides just a single image file, but you want to get
2570 for instance an OS kernel and a RAMDisk image.
stroesec1551ea2003-04-04 15:53:41 +00002571
wdenk8bde7f72003-06-27 21:31:46 +00002572 "Multi-File Images" start with a list of image sizes, each
2573 image size (in bytes) specified by an "uint32_t" in network
2574 byte order. This list is terminated by an "(uint32_t)0".
2575 Immediately after the terminating 0 follow the images, one by
2576 one, all aligned on "uint32_t" boundaries (size rounded up to
2577 a multiple of 4 bytes).
stroesec1551ea2003-04-04 15:53:41 +00002578
wdenk6069ff22003-02-28 00:49:47 +00002579 "Firmware Images" are binary images containing firmware (like
wdenk8bde7f72003-06-27 21:31:46 +00002580 U-Boot or FPGA images) which usually will be programmed to
2581 flash memory.
stroesec1551ea2003-04-04 15:53:41 +00002582
wdenk6069ff22003-02-28 00:49:47 +00002583 "Script files" are command sequences that will be executed by
wdenk8bde7f72003-06-27 21:31:46 +00002584 U-Boot's command interpreter; this feature is especially
2585 useful when you configure U-Boot to use a real shell (hush)
2586 as command interpreter.
wdenk6069ff22003-02-28 00:49:47 +00002587
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002588
2589Standalone HOWTO:
2590=================
2591
2592One of the features of U-Boot is that you can dynamically load and
2593run "standalone" applications, which can use some resources of
2594U-Boot like console I/O functions or interrupt services.
2595
2596Two simple examples are included with the sources:
2597
2598"Hello World" Demo:
2599-------------------
2600
2601'examples/hello_world.c' contains a small "Hello World" Demo
2602application; it is automatically compiled when you build U-Boot.
2603It's configured to run at address 0x00040004, so you can play with it
2604like that:
2605
2606 => loads
2607 ## Ready for S-Record download ...
2608 ~>examples/hello_world.srec
2609 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...
2610 [file transfer complete]
2611 [connected]
2612 ## Start Addr = 0x00040004
2613
2614 => go 40004 Hello World! This is a test.
2615 ## Starting application at 0x00040004 ...
2616 Hello World
2617 argc = 7
2618 argv[0] = "40004"
2619 argv[1] = "Hello"
2620 argv[2] = "World!"
2621 argv[3] = "This"
2622 argv[4] = "is"
2623 argv[5] = "a"
2624 argv[6] = "test."
2625 argv[7] = "<NULL>"
2626 Hit any key to exit ...
2627
2628 ## Application terminated, rc = 0x0
2629
2630Another example, which demonstrates how to register a CPM interrupt
2631handler with the U-Boot code, can be found in 'examples/timer.c'.
2632Here, a CPM timer is set up to generate an interrupt every second.
2633The interrupt service routine is trivial, just printing a '.'
2634character, but this is just a demo program. The application can be
2635controlled by the following keys:
2636
2637 ? - print current values og the CPM Timer registers
2638 b - enable interrupts and start timer
2639 e - stop timer and disable interrupts
2640 q - quit application
2641
2642 => loads
2643 ## Ready for S-Record download ...
2644 ~>examples/timer.srec
2645 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...
2646 [file transfer complete]
2647 [connected]
2648 ## Start Addr = 0x00040004
2649
2650 => go 40004
2651 ## Starting application at 0x00040004 ...
2652 TIMERS=0xfff00980
2653 Using timer 1
2654 tgcr @ 0xfff00980, tmr @ 0xfff00990, trr @ 0xfff00994, tcr @ 0xfff00998, tcn @ 0xfff0099c, ter @ 0xfff009b0
2655
2656Hit 'b':
2657 [q, b, e, ?] Set interval 1000000 us
2658 Enabling timer
2659Hit '?':
2660 [q, b, e, ?] ........
2661 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0xef6, ter=0x0
2662Hit '?':
2663 [q, b, e, ?] .
2664 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x2ad4, ter=0x0
2665Hit '?':
2666 [q, b, e, ?] .
2667 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x1efc, ter=0x0
2668Hit '?':
2669 [q, b, e, ?] .
2670 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x169d, ter=0x0
2671Hit 'e':
2672 [q, b, e, ?] ...Stopping timer
2673Hit 'q':
2674 [q, b, e, ?] ## Application terminated, rc = 0x0
2675
2676
wdenk85ec0bc2003-03-31 16:34:49 +00002677Minicom warning:
2678================
2679
2680Over time, many people have reported problems when trying to used the
wdenkf07771c2003-05-28 08:06:31 +00002681"minicom" terminal emulation program for serial download. I (wd)
2682consider minicom to be broken, and recommend not to use it. Under
2683Unix, I recommend to use C-Kermit for general purpose use (and
wdenk85ec0bc2003-03-31 16:34:49 +00002684especially for kermit binary protocol download ("loadb" command), and
2685use "cu" for S-Record download ("loads" command).
2686
wdenk52f52c12003-06-19 23:04:19 +00002687Nevertheless, if you absolutely want to use it try adding this
2688configuration to your "File transfer protocols" section:
2689
2690 Name Program Name U/D FullScr IO-Red. Multi
2691 X kermit /usr/bin/kermit -i -l %l -s Y U Y N N
2692 Y kermit /usr/bin/kermit -i -l %l -r N D Y N N
2693
2694
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002695NetBSD Notes:
2696=============
2697
2698Starting at version 0.9.2, U-Boot supports NetBSD both as host
2699(build U-Boot) and target system (boots NetBSD/mpc8xx).
2700
2701Building requires a cross environment; it is known to work on
2702NetBSD/i386 with the cross-powerpc-netbsd-1.3 package (you will also
2703need gmake since the Makefiles are not compatible with BSD make).
2704Note that the cross-powerpc package does not install include files;
2705attempting to build U-Boot will fail because <machine/ansi.h> is
2706missing. This file has to be installed and patched manually:
2707
2708 # cd /usr/pkg/cross/powerpc-netbsd/include
2709 # mkdir powerpc
2710 # ln -s powerpc machine
2711 # cp /usr/src/sys/arch/powerpc/include/ansi.h powerpc/ansi.h
2712 # ${EDIT} powerpc/ansi.h ## must remove __va_list, _BSD_VA_LIST
2713
2714Native builds *don't* work due to incompatibilities between native
2715and U-Boot include files.
2716
2717Booting assumes that (the first part of) the image booted is a
2718stage-2 loader which in turn loads and then invokes the kernel
2719proper. Loader sources will eventually appear in the NetBSD source
2720tree (probably in sys/arc/mpc8xx/stand/u-boot_stage2/); in the
2721meantime, send mail to bruno@exet-ag.de and/or wd@denx.de for
2722details.
2723
2724
2725Implementation Internals:
2726=========================
2727
2728The following is not intended to be a complete description of every
2729implementation detail. However, it should help to understand the
2730inner workings of U-Boot and make it easier to port it to custom
2731hardware.
2732
2733
2734Initial Stack, Global Data:
2735---------------------------
2736
2737The implementation of U-Boot is complicated by the fact that U-Boot
2738starts running out of ROM (flash memory), usually without access to
2739system RAM (because the memory controller is not initialized yet).
2740This means that we don't have writable Data or BSS segments, and BSS
2741is not initialized as zero. To be able to get a C environment working
2742at all, we have to allocate at least a minimal stack. Implementation
2743options for this are defined and restricted by the CPU used: Some CPU
2744models provide on-chip memory (like the IMMR area on MPC8xx and
2745MPC826x processors), on others (parts of) the data cache can be
2746locked as (mis-) used as memory, etc.
2747
wdenk43d96162003-03-06 00:02:04 +00002748 Chris Hallinan posted a good summy of these issues to the
2749 u-boot-users mailing list:
2750
2751 Subject: RE: [U-Boot-Users] RE: More On Memory Bank x (nothingness)?
2752 From: "Chris Hallinan" <clh@net1plus.com>
2753 Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:43:46 -0500 (22:43 MET)
2754 ...
2755
2756 Correct me if I'm wrong, folks, but the way I understand it
2757 is this: Using DCACHE as initial RAM for Stack, etc, does not
2758 require any physical RAM backing up the cache. The cleverness
2759 is that the cache is being used as a temporary supply of
2760 necessary storage before the SDRAM controller is setup. It's
2761 beyond the scope of this list to expain the details, but you
2762 can see how this works by studying the cache architecture and
2763 operation in the architecture and processor-specific manuals.
2764
2765 OCM is On Chip Memory, which I believe the 405GP has 4K. It
2766 is another option for the system designer to use as an
2767 initial stack/ram area prior to SDRAM being available. Either
2768 option should work for you. Using CS 4 should be fine if your
2769 board designers haven't used it for something that would
2770 cause you grief during the initial boot! It is frequently not
2771 used.
2772
2773 CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR should be somewhere that won't interfere
2774 with your processor/board/system design. The default value
2775 you will find in any recent u-boot distribution in
2776 Walnut405.h should work for you. I'd set it to a value larger
2777 than your SDRAM module. If you have a 64MB SDRAM module, set
2778 it above 400_0000. Just make sure your board has no resources
2779 that are supposed to respond to that address! That code in
2780 start.S has been around a while and should work as is when
2781 you get the config right.
2782
2783 -Chris Hallinan
2784 DS4.COM, Inc.
2785
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002786It is essential to remember this, since it has some impact on the C
2787code for the initialization procedures:
2788
2789* Initialized global data (data segment) is read-only. Do not attempt
2790 to write it.
2791
2792* Do not use any unitialized global data (or implicitely initialized
2793 as zero data - BSS segment) at all - this is undefined, initiali-
2794 zation is performed later (when relocationg to RAM).
2795
2796* Stack space is very limited. Avoid big data buffers or things like
2797 that.
2798
2799Having only the stack as writable memory limits means we cannot use
2800normal global data to share information beween the code. But it
2801turned out that the implementation of U-Boot can be greatly
2802simplified by making a global data structure (gd_t) available to all
2803functions. We could pass a pointer to this data as argument to _all_
2804functions, but this would bloat the code. Instead we use a feature of
2805the GCC compiler (Global Register Variables) to share the data: we
2806place a pointer (gd) to the global data into a register which we
2807reserve for this purpose.
2808
2809When chosing a register for such a purpose we are restricted by the
2810relevant (E)ABI specifications for the current architecture, and by
2811GCC's implementation.
2812
2813For PowerPC, the following registers have specific use:
2814 R1: stack pointer
2815 R2: TOC pointer
2816 R3-R4: parameter passing and return values
2817 R5-R10: parameter passing
2818 R13: small data area pointer
2819 R30: GOT pointer
2820 R31: frame pointer
2821
2822 (U-Boot also uses R14 as internal GOT pointer.)
2823
2824 ==> U-Boot will use R29 to hold a pointer to the global data
2825
2826 Note: on PPC, we could use a static initializer (since the
2827 address of the global data structure is known at compile time),
2828 but it turned out that reserving a register results in somewhat
2829 smaller code - although the code savings are not that big (on
2830 average for all boards 752 bytes for the whole U-Boot image,
2831 624 text + 127 data).
2832
2833On ARM, the following registers are used:
2834
2835 R0: function argument word/integer result
2836 R1-R3: function argument word
2837 R9: GOT pointer
2838 R10: stack limit (used only if stack checking if enabled)
2839 R11: argument (frame) pointer
2840 R12: temporary workspace
2841 R13: stack pointer
2842 R14: link register
2843 R15: program counter
2844
2845 ==> U-Boot will use R8 to hold a pointer to the global data
2846
2847
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002848Memory Management:
2849------------------
2850
2851U-Boot runs in system state and uses physical addresses, i.e. the
2852MMU is not used either for address mapping nor for memory protection.
2853
2854The available memory is mapped to fixed addresses using the memory
2855controller. In this process, a contiguous block is formed for each
2856memory type (Flash, SDRAM, SRAM), even when it consists of several
2857physical memory banks.
2858
2859U-Boot is installed in the first 128 kB of the first Flash bank (on
2860TQM8xxL modules this is the range 0x40000000 ... 0x4001FFFF). After
2861booting and sizing and initializing DRAM, the code relocates itself
2862to the upper end of DRAM. Immediately below the U-Boot code some
2863memory is reserved for use by malloc() [see CFG_MALLOC_LEN
2864configuration setting]. Below that, a structure with global Board
2865Info data is placed, followed by the stack (growing downward).
2866
2867Additionally, some exception handler code is copied to the low 8 kB
2868of DRAM (0x00000000 ... 0x00001FFF).
2869
2870So a typical memory configuration with 16 MB of DRAM could look like
2871this:
2872
2873 0x0000 0000 Exception Vector code
2874 :
2875 0x0000 1FFF
2876 0x0000 2000 Free for Application Use
2877 :
2878 :
2879
2880 :
2881 :
2882 0x00FB FF20 Monitor Stack (Growing downward)
2883 0x00FB FFAC Board Info Data and permanent copy of global data
2884 0x00FC 0000 Malloc Arena
2885 :
2886 0x00FD FFFF
2887 0x00FE 0000 RAM Copy of Monitor Code
2888 ... eventually: LCD or video framebuffer
2889 ... eventually: pRAM (Protected RAM - unchanged by reset)
2890 0x00FF FFFF [End of RAM]
2891
2892
2893System Initialization:
2894----------------------
2895
2896In the reset configuration, U-Boot starts at the reset entry point
2897(on most PowerPC systens at address 0x00000100). Because of the reset
2898configuration for CS0# this is a mirror of the onboard Flash memory.
2899To be able to re-map memory U-Boot then jumps to it's link address.
2900To be able to implement the initialization code in C, a (small!)
2901initial stack is set up in the internal Dual Ported RAM (in case CPUs
2902which provide such a feature like MPC8xx or MPC8260), or in a locked
2903part of the data cache. After that, U-Boot initializes the CPU core,
2904the caches and the SIU.
2905
2906Next, all (potentially) available memory banks are mapped using a
2907preliminary mapping. For example, we put them on 512 MB boundaries
2908(multiples of 0x20000000: SDRAM on 0x00000000 and 0x20000000, Flash
2909on 0x40000000 and 0x60000000, SRAM on 0x80000000). Then UPM A is
2910programmed for SDRAM access. Using the temporary configuration, a
2911simple memory test is run that determines the size of the SDRAM
2912banks.
2913
2914When there is more than one SDRAM bank, and the banks are of
2915different size, the larger is mapped first. For equal size, the first
2916bank (CS2#) is mapped first. The first mapping is always for address
29170x00000000, with any additional banks following immediately to create
2918contiguous memory starting from 0.
2919
2920Then, the monitor installs itself at the upper end of the SDRAM area
2921and allocates memory for use by malloc() and for the global Board
2922Info data; also, the exception vector code is copied to the low RAM
2923pages, and the final stack is set up.
2924
2925Only after this relocation will you have a "normal" C environment;
2926until that you are restricted in several ways, mostly because you are
2927running from ROM, and because the code will have to be relocated to a
2928new address in RAM.
2929
2930
2931U-Boot Porting Guide:
2932----------------------
2933
2934[Based on messages by Jerry Van Baren in the U-Boot-Users mailing
wdenk6aff3112002-12-17 01:51:00 +00002935list, October 2002]
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002936
2937
2938int main (int argc, char *argv[])
2939{
2940 sighandler_t no_more_time;
2941
2942 signal (SIGALRM, no_more_time);
2943 alarm (PROJECT_DEADLINE - toSec (3 * WEEK));
2944
2945 if (available_money > available_manpower) {
2946 pay consultant to port U-Boot;
2947 return 0;
2948 }
2949
2950 Download latest U-Boot source;
2951
wdenk6aff3112002-12-17 01:51:00 +00002952 Subscribe to u-boot-users mailing list;
2953
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002954 if (clueless) {
2955 email ("Hi, I am new to U-Boot, how do I get started?");
2956 }
2957
2958 while (learning) {
2959 Read the README file in the top level directory;
2960 Read http://www.denx.de/re/DPLG.html
2961 Read the source, Luke;
2962 }
2963
2964 if (available_money > toLocalCurrency ($2500)) {
2965 Buy a BDI2000;
2966 } else {
2967 Add a lot of aggravation and time;
2968 }
2969
2970 Create your own board support subdirectory;
2971
wdenk6aff3112002-12-17 01:51:00 +00002972 Create your own board config file;
2973
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002974 while (!running) {
2975 do {
2976 Add / modify source code;
2977 } until (compiles);
2978 Debug;
2979 if (clueless)
2980 email ("Hi, I am having problems...");
2981 }
2982 Send patch file to Wolfgang;
2983
2984 return 0;
2985}
2986
2987void no_more_time (int sig)
2988{
2989 hire_a_guru();
2990}
2991
2992
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00002993Coding Standards:
2994-----------------
2995
2996All contributions to U-Boot should conform to the Linux kernel
2997coding style; see the file "Documentation/CodingStyle" in your Linux
2998kernel source directory.
2999
3000Please note that U-Boot is implemented in C (and to some small parts
3001in Assembler); no C++ is used, so please do not use C++ style
3002comments (//) in your code.
3003
3004Submissions which do not conform to the standards may be returned
3005with a request to reformat the changes.
3006
3007
3008Submitting Patches:
3009-------------------
3010
3011Since the number of patches for U-Boot is growing, we need to
3012establish some rules. Submissions which do not conform to these rules
3013may be rejected, even when they contain important and valuable stuff.
3014
3015
3016When you send a patch, please include the following information with
3017it:
3018
3019* For bug fixes: a description of the bug and how your patch fixes
3020 this bug. Please try to include a way of demonstrating that the
3021 patch actually fixes something.
3022
3023* For new features: a description of the feature and your
3024 implementation.
3025
3026* A CHANGELOG entry as plaintext (separate from the patch)
3027
3028* For major contributions, your entry to the CREDITS file
3029
3030* When you add support for a new board, don't forget to add this
3031 board to the MAKEALL script, too.
3032
3033* If your patch adds new configuration options, don't forget to
3034 document these in the README file.
3035
3036* The patch itself. If you are accessing the CVS repository use "cvs
3037 update; cvs diff -puRN"; else, use "diff -purN OLD NEW". If your
3038 version of diff does not support these options, then get the latest
3039 version of GNU diff.
3040
3041 We accept patches as plain text, MIME attachments or as uuencoded
3042 gzipped text.
3043
wdenk52f52c12003-06-19 23:04:19 +00003044* If one logical set of modifications affects or creates several
3045 files, all these changes shall be submitted in a SINGLE patch file.
3046
3047* Changesets that contain different, unrelated modifications shall be
3048 submitted as SEPARATE patches, one patch per changeset.
wdenk8bde7f72003-06-27 21:31:46 +00003049
wdenk52f52c12003-06-19 23:04:19 +00003050
wdenkc6097192002-11-03 00:24:07 +00003051Notes:
3052
3053* Before sending the patch, run the MAKEALL script on your patched
3054 source tree and make sure that no errors or warnings are reported
3055 for any of the boards.
3056
3057* Keep your modifications to the necessary minimum: A patch
3058 containing several unrelated changes or arbitrary reformats will be
3059 returned with a request to re-formatting / split it.
3060
3061* If you modify existing code, make sure that your new code does not
3062 add to the memory footprint of the code ;-) Small is beautiful!
3063 When adding new features, these should compile conditionally only
3064 (using #ifdef), and the resulting code with the new feature
3065 disabled must not need more memory than the old code without your
3066 modification.