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3 # Wolfgang Denk, DENX Software Engineering, wd@denx.de.
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27 This directory contains the source code for U-Boot, a boot loader for
28 Embedded boards based on PowerPC and ARM processors, which can be
29 installed in a boot ROM and used to initialize and test the hardware
30 or to download and run application code.
32 The development of U-Boot is closely related to Linux: some parts of
33 the source code originate in the Linux source tree, we have some
34 header files in common, and special provision has been made to
35 support booting of Linux images.
37 Some attention has been paid to make this software easily
38 configurable and extendable. For instance, all monitor commands are
39 implemented with the same call interface, so that it's very easy to
40 add new commands. Also, instead of permanently adding rarely used
41 code (for instance hardware test utilities) to the monitor, you can
42 load and run it dynamically.
48 In general, all boards for which a configuration option exists in the
49 Makefile have been tested to some extent and can be considered
50 "working". In fact, many of them are used in production systems.
52 In case of problems see the CHANGELOG and CREDITS files to find out
53 who contributed the specific port.
59 In case you have questions about, problems with or contributions for
60 U-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
62 previous traffic on the mailing list - please search the archive
63 before asking FAQ's. Please see
64 http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/u-boot-users/
70 - start from 8xxrom sources
71 - create PPCBoot project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/ppcboot)
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
79 * PCMCIA / CompactFLash / ATA disk / SCSI ... boot
80 - create ARMBoot project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/armboot)
81 - add other CPU families (starting with ARM)
82 - create U-Boot project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/u-boot)
88 The "official" name of this project is "Das U-Boot". The spelling
89 "U-Boot" shall be used in all written text (documentation, comments
90 in source files etc.). Example:
92 This is the README file for the U-Boot project.
94 File names etc. shall be based on the string "u-boot". Examples:
96 include/asm-ppc/u-boot.h
98 #include <asm/u-boot.h>
100 Variable names, preprocessor constants etc. shall be either based on
101 the string "u_boot" or on "U_BOOT". Example:
103 U_BOOT_VERSION u_boot_logo
104 IH_OS_U_BOOT u_boot_hush_start
110 U-Boot uses a 3 level version number containing a version, a
111 sub-version, and a patchlevel: "U-Boot-2.34.5" means version "2",
112 sub-version "34", and patchlevel "4".
114 The patchlevel is used to indicate certain stages of development
115 between released versions, i. e. officially released versions of
116 U-Boot will always have a patchlevel of "0".
122 - board Board dependent files
123 - common Misc architecture independent functions
124 - cpu CPU specific files
125 - 74xx_7xx Files specific to Motorola MPC74xx and 7xx CPUs
126 - arm720t Files specific to ARM 720 CPUs
127 - arm920t Files specific to ARM 920 CPUs
128 - arm925t Files specific to ARM 925 CPUs
129 - arm926ejs Files specific to ARM 926 CPUs
130 - at91rm9200 Files specific to Atmel AT91RM9200 CPUs
131 - i386 Files specific to i386 CPUs
132 - ixp Files specific to Intel XScale IXP CPUs
133 - mcf52x2 Files specific to Motorola ColdFire MCF52x2 CPUs
134 - mips Files specific to MIPS CPUs
135 - mpc5xx Files specific to Motorola MPC5xx CPUs
136 - mpc5xxx Files specific to Motorola MPC5xxx CPUs
137 - mpc8xx Files specific to Motorola MPC8xx CPUs
138 - mpc824x Files specific to Motorola MPC824x CPUs
139 - mpc8260 Files specific to Motorola MPC8260 CPUs
140 - mpc85xx Files specific to Motorola MPC85xx CPUs
141 - nios Files specific to Altera NIOS CPUs
142 - ppc4xx Files specific to IBM PowerPC 4xx CPUs
143 - pxa Files specific to Intel XScale PXA CPUs
144 - s3c44b0 Files specific to Samsung S3C44B0 CPUs
145 - sa1100 Files specific to Intel StrongARM SA1100 CPUs
146 - disk Code for disk drive partition handling
147 - doc Documentation (don't expect too much)
148 - drivers Commonly used device drivers
149 - dtt Digital Thermometer and Thermostat drivers
150 - examples Example code for standalone applications, etc.
151 - include Header Files
152 - lib_arm Files generic to ARM architecture
153 - lib_generic Files generic to all architectures
154 - lib_i386 Files generic to i386 architecture
155 - lib_m68k Files generic to m68k architecture
156 - lib_mips Files generic to MIPS architecture
157 - lib_nios Files generic to NIOS architecture
158 - lib_ppc Files generic to PowerPC architecture
159 - net Networking code
160 - post Power On Self Test
161 - rtc Real Time Clock drivers
162 - tools Tools to build S-Record or U-Boot images, etc.
164 Software Configuration:
165 =======================
167 Configuration is usually done using C preprocessor defines; the
168 rationale behind that is to avoid dead code whenever possible.
170 There are two classes of configuration variables:
172 * Configuration _OPTIONS_:
173 These are selectable by the user and have names beginning with
176 * Configuration _SETTINGS_:
177 These depend on the hardware etc. and should not be meddled with if
178 you don't know what you're doing; they have names beginning with
181 Later we will add a configuration tool - probably similar to or even
182 identical to what's used for the Linux kernel. Right now, we have to
183 do the configuration by hand, which means creating some symbolic
184 links and editing some configuration files. We use the TQM8xxL boards
188 Selection of Processor Architecture and Board Type:
189 ---------------------------------------------------
191 For all supported boards there are ready-to-use default
192 configurations available; just type "make <board_name>_config".
194 Example: For a TQM823L module type:
199 For the Cogent platform, you need to specify the cpu type as well;
200 e.g. "make cogent_mpc8xx_config". And also configure the cogent
201 directory according to the instructions in cogent/README.
204 Configuration Options:
205 ----------------------
207 Configuration depends on the combination of board and CPU type; all
208 such information is kept in a configuration file
209 "include/configs/<board_name>.h".
211 Example: For a TQM823L module, all configuration settings are in
212 "include/configs/TQM823L.h".
215 Many of the options are named exactly as the corresponding Linux
216 kernel configuration options. The intention is to make it easier to
217 build a config tool - later.
220 The following options need to be configured:
222 - CPU Type: Define exactly one of
226 CONFIG_MPC823, CONFIG_MPC850, CONFIG_MPC855, CONFIG_MPC860
228 or CONFIG_MPC824X, CONFIG_MPC8260
243 MicroBlaze based CPUs:
244 ----------------------
248 - Board Type: Define exactly one of
250 PowerPC based boards:
251 ---------------------
253 CONFIG_ADCIOP CONFIG_GEN860T CONFIG_PCI405
254 CONFIG_ADS860 CONFIG_GENIETV CONFIG_PCIPPC2
255 CONFIG_AMX860 CONFIG_GTH CONFIG_PCIPPC6
256 CONFIG_AR405 CONFIG_gw8260 CONFIG_pcu_e
257 CONFIG_BAB7xx CONFIG_hermes CONFIG_PIP405
258 CONFIG_c2mon CONFIG_hymod CONFIG_PM826
259 CONFIG_CANBT CONFIG_IAD210 CONFIG_ppmc8260
260 CONFIG_CCM CONFIG_ICU862 CONFIG_QS823
261 CONFIG_CMI CONFIG_IP860 CONFIG_QS850
262 CONFIG_cogent_mpc8260 CONFIG_IPHASE4539 CONFIG_QS860T
263 CONFIG_cogent_mpc8xx CONFIG_IVML24 CONFIG_RBC823
264 CONFIG_CPCI405 CONFIG_IVML24_128 CONFIG_RPXClassic
265 CONFIG_CPCI4052 CONFIG_IVML24_256 CONFIG_RPXlite
266 CONFIG_CPCIISER4 CONFIG_IVMS8 CONFIG_RPXsuper
267 CONFIG_CPU86 CONFIG_IVMS8_128 CONFIG_rsdproto
268 CONFIG_CRAYL1 CONFIG_IVMS8_256 CONFIG_sacsng
269 CONFIG_CSB272 CONFIG_JSE CONFIG_Sandpoint8240
270 CONFIG_CU824 CONFIG_LANTEC CONFIG_Sandpoint8245
271 CONFIG_DASA_SIM CONFIG_lwmon CONFIG_sbc8260
272 CONFIG_DB64360 CONFIG_MBX CONFIG_sbc8560
273 CONFIG_DB64460 CONFIG_MBX860T CONFIG_SM850
274 CONFIG_DU405 CONFIG_MHPC CONFIG_SPD823TS
275 CONFIG_DUET_ADS CONFIG_MIP405 CONFIG_STXGP3
276 CONFIG_EBONY CONFIG_MOUSSE CONFIG_SXNI855T
277 CONFIG_ELPPC CONFIG_MPC8260ADS CONFIG_TQM823L
278 CONFIG_ELPT860 CONFIG_MPC8540ADS CONFIG_TQM8260
279 CONFIG_ep8260 CONFIG_MPC8560ADS CONFIG_TQM850L
280 CONFIG_ERIC CONFIG_MUSENKI CONFIG_TQM855L
281 CONFIG_ESTEEM192E CONFIG_MVS1 CONFIG_TQM860L
282 CONFIG_ETX094 CONFIG_NETPHONE CONFIG_TTTech
283 CONFIG_EVB64260 CONFIG_NETTA CONFIG_UTX8245
284 CONFIG_FADS823 CONFIG_NETVIA CONFIG_V37
285 CONFIG_FADS850SAR CONFIG_NX823 CONFIG_W7OLMC
286 CONFIG_FADS860T CONFIG_OCRTC CONFIG_W7OLMG
287 CONFIG_FLAGADM CONFIG_ORSG CONFIG_WALNUT405
288 CONFIG_FPS850L CONFIG_OXC CONFIG_ZPC1900
289 CONFIG_FPS860L CONFIG_ZUMA
294 CONFIG_AT91RM9200DK, CONFIG_DNP1110, CONFIG_EP7312,
295 CONFIG_H2_OMAP1610, CONFIG_HHP_CRADLE, CONFIG_IMPA7,
296 CONFIG_INNOVATOROMAP1510, CONFIG_INNOVATOROMAP1610, CONFIG_LART,
297 CONFIG_LPD7A400 CONFIG_LUBBOCK, CONFIG_OSK_OMAP5912,
298 CONFIG_SHANNON, CONFIG_P2_OMAP730, CONFIG_SMDK2400,
299 CONFIG_SMDK2410, CONFIG_TRAB, CONFIG_VCMA9
301 MicroBlaze based boards:
302 ------------------------
307 - CPU Module Type: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
308 Define exactly one of
310 --- FIXME --- not tested yet:
311 CONFIG_CMA286_60, CONFIG_CMA286_21, CONFIG_CMA286_60P,
312 CONFIG_CMA287_23, CONFIG_CMA287_50
314 - Motherboard Type: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
315 Define exactly one of
316 CONFIG_CMA101, CONFIG_CMA102
318 - Motherboard I/O Modules: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
319 Define one or more of
322 - Motherboard Options: (if CONFIG_CMA101 or CONFIG_CMA102 are defined)
323 Define one or more of
324 CONFIG_LCD_HEARTBEAT - update a character position on
325 the lcd display every second with
328 - Board flavour: (if CONFIG_MPC8260ADS is defined)
331 CFG_8260ADS - original MPC8260ADS
332 CFG_8266ADS - MPC8266ADS
333 CFG_PQ2FADS - PQ2FADS-ZU or PQ2FADS-VR
334 CFG_8272ADS - MPC8272ADS
336 - MPC824X Family Member (if CONFIG_MPC824X is defined)
337 Define exactly one of
338 CONFIG_MPC8240, CONFIG_MPC8245
340 - 8xx CPU Options: (if using an MPC8xx cpu)
341 Define one or more of
342 CONFIG_8xx_GCLK_FREQ - if get_gclk_freq() cannot work
343 e.g. if there is no 32KHz
344 reference PIT/RTC clock
346 - 859/866 CPU options: (if using a MPC859 or MPC866 CPU):
350 CFG_866_CPUCLK_DEFAULT
351 See doc/README.MPC866
355 Define this to measure the actual CPU clock instead
356 of relying on the correctness of the configured
357 values. Mostly useful for board bringup to make sure
358 the PLL is locked at the intended frequency. Note
359 that this requires a (stable) reference clock (32 kHz
362 - Linux Kernel Interface:
365 U-Boot stores all clock information in Hz
366 internally. For binary compatibility with older Linux
367 kernels (which expect the clocks passed in the
368 bd_info data to be in MHz) the environment variable
369 "clocks_in_mhz" can be defined so that U-Boot
370 converts clock data to MHZ before passing it to the
372 When CONFIG_CLOCKS_IN_MHZ is defined, a definition of
373 "clocks_in_mhz=1" is automatically included in the
376 CONFIG_MEMSIZE_IN_BYTES [relevant for MIPS only]
378 When transfering memsize parameter to linux, some versions
379 expect it to be in bytes, others in MB.
380 Define CONFIG_MEMSIZE_IN_BYTES to make it in bytes.
383 Depending on board, define exactly one serial port
384 (like CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC1, CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC2,
385 CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SCC1, ...), or switch off the serial
386 console by defining CONFIG_8xx_CONS_NONE
388 Note: if CONFIG_8xx_CONS_NONE is defined, the serial
389 port routines must be defined elsewhere
390 (i.e. serial_init(), serial_getc(), ...)
393 Enables console device for a color framebuffer. Needs following
394 defines (cf. smiLynxEM, i8042, board/eltec/bab7xx)
395 VIDEO_FB_LITTLE_ENDIAN graphic memory organisation
397 VIDEO_HW_RECTFILL graphic chip supports
400 VIDEO_HW_BITBLT graphic chip supports
401 bit-blit (cf. smiLynxEM)
402 VIDEO_VISIBLE_COLS visible pixel columns
404 VIDEO_VISIBLE_ROWS visible pixel rows
405 VIDEO_PIXEL_SIZE bytes per pixel
406 VIDEO_DATA_FORMAT graphic data format
407 (0-5, cf. cfb_console.c)
408 VIDEO_FB_ADRS framebuffer address
409 VIDEO_KBD_INIT_FCT keyboard int fct
410 (i.e. i8042_kbd_init())
411 VIDEO_TSTC_FCT test char fct
413 VIDEO_GETC_FCT get char fct
415 CONFIG_CONSOLE_CURSOR cursor drawing on/off
416 (requires blink timer
418 CFG_CONSOLE_BLINK_COUNT blink interval (cf. i8042.c)
419 CONFIG_CONSOLE_TIME display time/date info in
421 (requires CFG_CMD_DATE)
422 CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO display Linux logo in
424 CONFIG_VIDEO_BMP_LOGO use bmp_logo.h instead of
425 linux_logo.h for logo.
426 Requires CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO
427 CONFIG_CONSOLE_EXTRA_INFO
428 addional board info beside
431 When CONFIG_CFB_CONSOLE is defined, video console is
432 default i/o. Serial console can be forced with
433 environment 'console=serial'.
435 When CONFIG_SILENT_CONSOLE is defined, all console
436 messages (by U-Boot and Linux!) can be silenced with
437 the "silent" environment variable. See
438 doc/README.silent for more information.
441 CONFIG_BAUDRATE - in bps
442 Select one of the baudrates listed in
443 CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE, see below.
444 CFG_BRGCLK_PRESCALE, baudrate prescale
446 - Interrupt driven serial port input:
447 CONFIG_SERIAL_SOFTWARE_FIFO
450 Use an interrupt handler for receiving data on the
451 serial port. It also enables using hardware handshake
452 (RTS/CTS) and UART's built-in FIFO. Set the number of
453 bytes the interrupt driven input buffer should have.
455 Leave undefined to disable this feature, including
456 disable the buffer and hardware handshake.
458 - Console UART Number:
462 If defined internal UART1 (and not UART0) is used
463 as default U-Boot console.
465 - Boot Delay: CONFIG_BOOTDELAY - in seconds
466 Delay before automatically booting the default image;
467 set to -1 to disable autoboot.
469 See doc/README.autoboot for these options that
470 work with CONFIG_BOOTDELAY. None are required.
471 CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_TIME
472 CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_MIN
473 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_KEYED
474 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_PROMPT
475 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
476 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR
477 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR2
478 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR2
479 CONFIG_ZERO_BOOTDELAY_CHECK
480 CONFIG_RESET_TO_RETRY
484 Only needed when CONFIG_BOOTDELAY is enabled;
485 define a command string that is automatically executed
486 when no character is read on the console interface
487 within "Boot Delay" after reset.
490 This can be used to pass arguments to the bootm
491 command. The value of CONFIG_BOOTARGS goes into the
492 environment value "bootargs".
494 CONFIG_RAMBOOT and CONFIG_NFSBOOT
495 The value of these goes into the environment as
496 "ramboot" and "nfsboot" respectively, and can be used
497 as a convenience, when switching between booting from
503 When this option is #defined, the existence of the
504 environment variable "preboot" will be checked
505 immediately before starting the CONFIG_BOOTDELAY
506 countdown and/or running the auto-boot command resp.
507 entering interactive mode.
509 This feature is especially useful when "preboot" is
510 automatically generated or modified. For an example
511 see the LWMON board specific code: here "preboot" is
512 modified when the user holds down a certain
513 combination of keys on the (special) keyboard when
516 - Serial Download Echo Mode:
518 If defined to 1, all characters received during a
519 serial download (using the "loads" command) are
520 echoed back. This might be needed by some terminal
521 emulations (like "cu"), but may as well just take
522 time on others. This setting #define's the initial
523 value of the "loads_echo" environment variable.
525 - Kgdb Serial Baudrate: (if CFG_CMD_KGDB is defined)
527 Select one of the baudrates listed in
528 CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE, see below.
532 Most monitor functions can be selected (or
533 de-selected) by adjusting the definition of
534 CONFIG_COMMANDS; to select individual functions,
535 #define CONFIG_COMMANDS by "OR"ing any of the
538 #define enables commands:
539 -------------------------
540 CFG_CMD_ASKENV * ask for env variable
541 CFG_CMD_AUTOSCRIPT Autoscript Support
543 CFG_CMD_BEDBUG Include BedBug Debugger
544 CFG_CMD_BMP * BMP support
546 CFG_CMD_CACHE icache, dcache
547 CFG_CMD_CONSOLE coninfo
548 CFG_CMD_DATE * support for RTC, date/time...
549 CFG_CMD_DHCP DHCP support
550 CFG_CMD_DIAG * Diagnostics
551 CFG_CMD_DOC * Disk-On-Chip Support
552 CFG_CMD_DTT Digital Therm and Thermostat
553 CFG_CMD_ECHO * echo arguments
554 CFG_CMD_EEPROM * EEPROM read/write support
555 CFG_CMD_ELF bootelf, bootvx
557 CFG_CMD_FDC * Floppy Disk Support
558 CFG_CMD_FAT FAT partition support
559 CFG_CMD_FDOS * Dos diskette Support
560 CFG_CMD_FLASH flinfo, erase, protect
561 CFG_CMD_FPGA FPGA device initialization support
562 CFG_CMD_HWFLOW * RTS/CTS hw flow control
563 CFG_CMD_I2C * I2C serial bus support
564 CFG_CMD_IDE * IDE harddisk support
566 CFG_CMD_IMLS List all found images
567 CFG_CMD_IMMAP * IMMR dump support
568 CFG_CMD_IRQ * irqinfo
569 CFG_CMD_ITEST * Integer/string test of 2 values
570 CFG_CMD_JFFS2 * JFFS2 Support
574 CFG_CMD_MEMORY md, mm, nm, mw, cp, cmp, crc, base,
576 CFG_CMD_MISC Misc functions like sleep etc
577 CFG_CMD_MMC MMC memory mapped support
578 CFG_CMD_MII MII utility commands
579 CFG_CMD_NAND * NAND support
580 CFG_CMD_NET bootp, tftpboot, rarpboot
581 CFG_CMD_PCI * pciinfo
582 CFG_CMD_PCMCIA * PCMCIA support
583 CFG_CMD_PING * send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network host
584 CFG_CMD_PORTIO * Port I/O
585 CFG_CMD_REGINFO * Register dump
586 CFG_CMD_RUN run command in env variable
587 CFG_CMD_SAVES save S record dump
588 CFG_CMD_SCSI * SCSI Support
589 CFG_CMD_SDRAM * print SDRAM configuration information
590 CFG_CMD_SETGETDCR Support for DCR Register access (4xx only)
591 CFG_CMD_SPI * SPI serial bus support
592 CFG_CMD_USB * USB support
593 CFG_CMD_VFD * VFD support (TRAB)
594 CFG_CMD_BSP * Board SPecific functions
595 CFG_CMD_CDP * Cisco Discover Protocol support
596 -----------------------------------------------
599 CFG_CMD_DFL Default configuration; at the moment
600 this is includes all commands, except
601 the ones marked with "*" in the list
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
609 EXAMPLE: If you want all functions except of network
610 support you can write:
612 #define CONFIG_COMMANDS (CFG_CMD_ALL & ~CFG_CMD_NET)
615 Note: Don't enable the "icache" and "dcache" commands
616 (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.
625 XXX - this list needs to get updated!
629 If this variable is defined, it enables watchdog
630 support. There must be 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
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.
644 When CFG_CMD_DATE is selected, the type of the RTC
645 has to be selected, too. Define exactly one of the
648 CONFIG_RTC_MPC8xx - use internal RTC of MPC8xx
649 CONFIG_RTC_PCF8563 - use Philips PCF8563 RTC
650 CONFIG_RTC_MC146818 - use MC146818 RTC
651 CONFIG_RTC_DS1307 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1307 RTC
652 CONFIG_RTC_DS1337 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1337 RTC
653 CONFIG_RTC_DS1338 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1338 RTC
654 CONFIG_RTC_DS164x - use Dallas DS164x RTC
655 CONFIG_RTC_MAX6900 - use Maxim, Inc. MAX6900 RTC
657 Note that if the RTC uses I2C, then the I2C interface
658 must also be configured. See I2C Support, below.
662 When CONFIG_TIMESTAMP is selected, the timestamp
663 (date and time) of an image is printed by image
664 commands like bootm or iminfo. This option is
665 automatically enabled when you select CFG_CMD_DATE .
668 CONFIG_MAC_PARTITION and/or CONFIG_DOS_PARTITION
669 and/or CONFIG_ISO_PARTITION
671 If IDE or SCSI support is enabled (CFG_CMD_IDE or
672 CFG_CMD_SCSI) you must configure support for at least
673 one partition type as well.
676 CONFIG_IDE_RESET_ROUTINE - this is defined in several
677 board configurations files but used nowhere!
679 CONFIG_IDE_RESET - is this is defined, IDE Reset will
680 be performed by calling the function
681 ide_set_reset(int reset)
682 which has to be defined in a board specific file
687 Set this to enable ATAPI support.
692 Set this to enable support for disks larger than 137GB
693 Also look at CFG_64BIT_LBA ,CFG_64BIT_VSPRINTF and CFG_64BIT_STRTOUL
694 Whithout these , LBA48 support uses 32bit variables and will 'only'
695 support disks up to 2.1TB.
698 When enabled, makes the IDE subsystem use 64bit sector addresses.
702 At the moment only there is only support for the
703 SYM53C8XX SCSI controller; define
704 CONFIG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX to enable it.
706 CFG_SCSI_MAX_LUN [8], CFG_SCSI_MAX_SCSI_ID [7] and
707 CFG_SCSI_MAX_DEVICE [CFG_SCSI_MAX_SCSI_ID *
708 CFG_SCSI_MAX_LUN] can be adjusted to define the
709 maximum numbers of LUNs, SCSI ID's and target
711 CFG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX_CCF to fix clock timing (80Mhz)
713 - NETWORK Support (PCI):
715 Support for Intel 8254x gigabit chips.
718 Support for Intel 82557/82559/82559ER chips.
719 Optional CONFIG_EEPRO100_SROM_WRITE enables eeprom
720 write routine for first time initialisation.
723 Support for Digital 2114x chips.
724 Optional CONFIG_TULIP_SELECT_MEDIA for board specific
725 modem chip initialisation (KS8761/QS6611).
728 Support for National dp83815 chips.
731 Support for National dp8382[01] gigabit chips.
733 - NETWORK Support (other):
735 CONFIG_DRIVER_LAN91C96
736 Support for SMSC's LAN91C96 chips.
739 Define this to hold the physical address
740 of the LAN91C96's I/O space
742 CONFIG_LAN91C96_USE_32_BIT
743 Define this to enable 32 bit addressing
745 CONFIG_DRIVER_SMC91111
746 Support for SMSC's LAN91C111 chip
749 Define this to hold the physical address
750 of the device (I/O space)
752 CONFIG_SMC_USE_32_BIT
753 Define this if data bus is 32 bits
755 CONFIG_SMC_USE_IOFUNCS
756 Define this to use i/o functions instead of macros
757 (some hardware wont work with macros)
760 At the moment only the UHCI host controller is
761 supported (PIP405, MIP405, MPC5200); define
762 CONFIG_USB_UHCI to enable it.
763 define CONFIG_USB_KEYBOARD to enable the USB Keyboard
764 end define CONFIG_USB_STORAGE to enable the USB
767 Supported are USB Keyboards and USB Floppy drives
769 MPC5200 USB requires additional defines:
771 for 528 MHz Clock: 0x0001bbbb
773 for differential drivers: 0x00001000
774 for single ended drivers: 0x00005000
778 The MMC controller on the Intel PXA is supported. To
779 enable this define CONFIG_MMC. The MMC can be
780 accessed from the boot prompt by mapping the device
781 to physical memory similar to flash. Command line is
782 enabled with CFG_CMD_MMC. The MMC driver also works with
783 the FAT fs. This is enabled with CFG_CMD_FAT.
788 Define this to enable standard (PC-Style) keyboard
792 Standard PC keyboard driver with US (is default) and
793 GERMAN key layout (switch via environment 'keymap=de') support.
794 Export function i8042_kbd_init, i8042_tstc and i8042_getc
795 for cfb_console. Supports cursor blinking.
800 Define this to enable video support (for output to
805 Enable Chips & Technologies 69000 Video chip
807 CONFIG_VIDEO_SMI_LYNXEM
808 Enable Silicon Motion SMI 712/710/810 Video chip. The
809 video output is selected via environment 'videoout'
810 (1 = LCD and 2 = CRT). If videoout is undefined, CRT is
813 For the CT69000 and SMI_LYNXEM drivers, videomode is
814 selected via environment 'videomode'. Two diferent ways
816 - "videomode=num" 'num' is a standard LiLo mode numbers.
817 Following standard modes are supported (* is default):
819 Colors 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x1024
820 -------------+---------------------------------------------
821 8 bits | 0x301* 0x303 0x305 0x161 0x307
822 15 bits | 0x310 0x313 0x316 0x162 0x319
823 16 bits | 0x311 0x314 0x317 0x163 0x31A
824 24 bits | 0x312 0x315 0x318 ? 0x31B
825 -------------+---------------------------------------------
826 (i.e. setenv videomode 317; saveenv; reset;)
828 - "videomode=bootargs" all the video parameters are parsed
829 from the bootargs. (See drivers/videomodes.c)
832 CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806
833 Enable Epson SED13806 driver. This driver supports 8bpp
834 and 16bpp modes defined by CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806_8BPP
835 or CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806_16BPP
840 Define this to enable a custom keyboard support.
841 This simply calls drv_keyboard_init() which must be
842 defined in your board-specific files.
843 The only board using this so far is RBC823.
845 - LCD Support: CONFIG_LCD
847 Define this to enable LCD support (for output to LCD
848 display); also select one of the supported displays
849 by defining one of these:
851 CONFIG_NEC_NL6448AC33:
853 NEC NL6448AC33-18. Active, color, single scan.
855 CONFIG_NEC_NL6448BC20
857 NEC NL6448BC20-08. 6.5", 640x480.
858 Active, color, single scan.
860 CONFIG_NEC_NL6448BC33_54
862 NEC NL6448BC33-54. 10.4", 640x480.
863 Active, color, single scan.
867 Sharp 320x240. Active, color, single scan.
868 It isn't 16x9, and I am not sure what it is.
870 CONFIG_SHARP_LQ64D341
872 Sharp LQ64D341 display, 640x480.
873 Active, color, single scan.
877 HLD1045 display, 640x480.
878 Active, color, single scan.
882 Optrex CBL50840-2 NF-FW 99 22 M5
884 Hitachi LMG6912RPFC-00T
888 320x240. Black & white.
890 Normally display is black on white background; define
891 CFG_WHITE_ON_BLACK to get it inverted.
893 - Splash Screen Support: CONFIG_SPLASH_SCREEN
895 If this option is set, the environment is checked for
896 a variable "splashimage". If found, the usual display
897 of logo, copyright and system information on the LCD
898 is suppressed and the BMP image at the address
899 specified in "splashimage" is loaded instead. The
900 console is redirected to the "nulldev", too. This
901 allows for a "silent" boot where a splash screen is
902 loaded very quickly after power-on.
904 - Compression support:
907 If this option is set, support for bzip2 compressed
908 images is included. If not, only uncompressed and gzip
909 compressed images are supported.
911 NOTE: the bzip2 algorithm requires a lot of RAM, so
912 the malloc area (as defined by CFG_MALLOC_LEN) should
918 The address of PHY on MII bus.
920 CONFIG_PHY_CLOCK_FREQ (ppc4xx)
922 The clock frequency of the MII bus
926 If this option is set, support for speed/duplex
927 detection of Gigabit PHY is included.
929 CONFIG_PHY_RESET_DELAY
931 Some PHY like Intel LXT971A need extra delay after
932 reset before any MII register access is possible.
933 For such PHY, set this option to the usec delay
934 required. (minimum 300usec for LXT971A)
936 CONFIG_PHY_CMD_DELAY (ppc4xx)
938 Some PHY like Intel LXT971A need extra delay after
939 command issued before MII status register can be read
946 Define a default value for ethernet address to use
947 for the respective ethernet interface, in case this
948 is not determined automatically.
953 Define a default value for the IP address to use for
954 the default ethernet interface, in case this is not
955 determined through e.g. bootp.
960 Defines a default value for theIP address of a TFTP
961 server to contact when using the "tftboot" command.
963 - BOOTP Recovery Mode:
964 CONFIG_BOOTP_RANDOM_DELAY
966 If you have many targets in a network that try to
967 boot using BOOTP, you may want to avoid that all
968 systems send out BOOTP requests at precisely the same
969 moment (which would happen for instance at recovery
970 from a power failure, when all systems will try to
971 boot, thus flooding the BOOTP server. Defining
972 CONFIG_BOOTP_RANDOM_DELAY causes a random delay to be
973 inserted before sending out BOOTP requests. The
974 following delays are insterted then:
976 1st BOOTP request: delay 0 ... 1 sec
977 2nd BOOTP request: delay 0 ... 2 sec
978 3rd BOOTP request: delay 0 ... 4 sec
980 BOOTP requests: delay 0 ... 8 sec
982 - DHCP Advanced Options:
985 You can fine tune the DHCP functionality by adding
986 these flags to the CONFIG_BOOTP_MASK define:
988 CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS2 - If a DHCP client requests the DNS
989 serverip from a DHCP server, it is possible that more
990 than one DNS serverip is offered to the client.
991 If CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS2 is enabled, the secondary DNS
992 serverip will be stored in the additional environment
993 variable "dnsip2". The first DNS serverip is always
994 stored in the variable "dnsip", when CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS
995 is added to the CONFIG_BOOTP_MASK.
997 CONFIG_BOOTP_SEND_HOSTNAME - Some DHCP servers are capable
998 to do a dynamic update of a DNS server. To do this, they
999 need the hostname of the DHCP requester.
1000 If CONFIG_BOOP_SEND_HOSTNAME is added to the
1001 CONFIG_BOOTP_MASK, the content of the "hostname"
1002 environment variable is passed as option 12 to
1006 CONFIG_CDP_DEVICE_ID
1008 The device id used in CDP trigger frames.
1010 CONFIG_CDP_DEVICE_ID_PREFIX
1012 A two character string which is prefixed to the MAC address
1017 A printf format string which contains the ascii name of
1018 the port. Normally is set to "eth%d" which sets
1019 eth0 for the first ethernet, eth1 for the second etc.
1021 CONFIG_CDP_CAPABILITIES
1023 A 32bit integer which indicates the device capabilities;
1024 0x00000010 for a normal host which does not forwards.
1028 An ascii string containing the version of the software.
1032 An ascii string containing the name of the platform.
1036 A 32bit integer sent on the trigger.
1038 CONFIG_CDP_POWER_CONSUMPTION
1040 A 16bit integer containing the power consumption of the
1041 device in .1 of milliwatts.
1043 CONFIG_CDP_APPLIANCE_VLAN_TYPE
1045 A byte containing the id of the VLAN.
1047 - Status LED: CONFIG_STATUS_LED
1049 Several configurations allow to display the current
1050 status using a LED. For instance, the LED will blink
1051 fast while running U-Boot code, stop blinking as
1052 soon as a reply to a BOOTP request was received, and
1053 start blinking slow once the Linux kernel is running
1054 (supported by a status LED driver in the Linux
1055 kernel). Defining CONFIG_STATUS_LED enables this
1058 - CAN Support: CONFIG_CAN_DRIVER
1060 Defining CONFIG_CAN_DRIVER enables CAN driver support
1061 on those systems that support this (optional)
1062 feature, like the TQM8xxL modules.
1064 - I2C Support: CONFIG_HARD_I2C | CONFIG_SOFT_I2C
1066 These enable I2C serial bus commands. Defining either of
1067 (but not both of) CONFIG_HARD_I2C or CONFIG_SOFT_I2C will
1068 include the appropriate I2C driver for the selected cpu.
1070 This will allow you to use i2c commands at the u-boot
1071 command line (as long as you set CFG_CMD_I2C in
1072 CONFIG_COMMANDS) and communicate with i2c based realtime
1073 clock chips. See common/cmd_i2c.c for a description of the
1074 command line interface.
1076 CONFIG_HARD_I2C selects the CPM hardware driver for I2C.
1078 CONFIG_SOFT_I2C configures u-boot to use a software (aka
1079 bit-banging) driver instead of CPM or similar hardware
1082 There are several other quantities that must also be
1083 defined when you define CONFIG_HARD_I2C or CONFIG_SOFT_I2C.
1085 In both cases you will need to define CFG_I2C_SPEED
1086 to be the frequency (in Hz) at which you wish your i2c bus
1087 to run and CFG_I2C_SLAVE to be the address of this node (ie
1088 the cpu's i2c node address).
1090 Now, the u-boot i2c code for the mpc8xx (cpu/mpc8xx/i2c.c)
1091 sets the cpu up as a master node and so its address should
1092 therefore be cleared to 0 (See, eg, MPC823e User's Manual
1093 p.16-473). So, set CFG_I2C_SLAVE to 0.
1095 That's all that's required for CONFIG_HARD_I2C.
1097 If you use the software i2c interface (CONFIG_SOFT_I2C)
1098 then the following macros need to be defined (examples are
1099 from include/configs/lwmon.h):
1103 (Optional). Any commands necessary to enable the I2C
1104 controller or configure ports.
1106 eg: #define I2C_INIT (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir |= PB_SCL)
1110 (Only for MPC8260 CPU). The I/O port to use (the code
1111 assumes both bits are on the same port). Valid values
1112 are 0..3 for ports A..D.
1116 The code necessary to make the I2C data line active
1117 (driven). If the data line is open collector, this
1120 eg: #define I2C_ACTIVE (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir |= PB_SDA)
1124 The code necessary to make the I2C data line tri-stated
1125 (inactive). If the data line is open collector, this
1128 eg: #define I2C_TRISTATE (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir &= ~PB_SDA)
1132 Code that returns TRUE if the I2C data line is high,
1135 eg: #define I2C_READ ((immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat & PB_SDA) != 0)
1139 If <bit> is TRUE, sets the I2C data line high. If it
1140 is FALSE, it clears it (low).
1142 eg: #define I2C_SDA(bit) \
1143 if(bit) immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat |= PB_SDA; \
1144 else immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat &= ~PB_SDA
1148 If <bit> is TRUE, sets the I2C clock line high. If it
1149 is FALSE, it clears it (low).
1151 eg: #define I2C_SCL(bit) \
1152 if(bit) immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat |= PB_SCL; \
1153 else immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat &= ~PB_SCL
1157 This delay is invoked four times per clock cycle so this
1158 controls the rate of data transfer. The data rate thus
1159 is 1 / (I2C_DELAY * 4). Often defined to be something
1162 #define I2C_DELAY udelay(2)
1166 When a board is reset during an i2c bus transfer
1167 chips might think that the current transfer is still
1168 in progress. On some boards it is possible to access
1169 the i2c SCLK line directly, either by using the
1170 processor pin as a GPIO or by having a second pin
1171 connected to the bus. If this option is defined a
1172 custom i2c_init_board() routine in boards/xxx/board.c
1173 is run early in the boot sequence.
1175 CONFIG_I2CFAST (PPC405GP|PPC405EP only)
1177 This option enables configuration of bi_iic_fast[] flags
1178 in u-boot bd_info structure based on u-boot environment
1179 variable "i2cfast". (see also i2cfast)
1181 - SPI Support: CONFIG_SPI
1183 Enables SPI driver (so far only tested with
1184 SPI EEPROM, also an instance works with Crystal A/D and
1185 D/As on the SACSng board)
1189 Enables extended (16-bit) SPI EEPROM addressing.
1190 (symmetrical to CONFIG_I2C_X)
1194 Enables a software (bit-bang) SPI driver rather than
1195 using hardware support. This is a general purpose
1196 driver that only requires three general I/O port pins
1197 (two outputs, one input) to function. If this is
1198 defined, the board configuration must define several
1199 SPI configuration items (port pins to use, etc). For
1200 an example, see include/configs/sacsng.h.
1202 - FPGA Support: CONFIG_FPGA_COUNT
1204 Specify the number of FPGA devices to support.
1208 Used to specify the types of FPGA devices. For example,
1209 #define CONFIG_FPGA CFG_XILINX_VIRTEX2
1211 CFG_FPGA_PROG_FEEDBACK
1213 Enable printing of hash marks during FPGA configuration.
1217 Enable checks on FPGA configuration interface busy
1218 status by the configuration function. This option
1219 will require a board or device specific function to
1224 If defined, a function that provides delays in the FPGA
1225 configuration driver.
1227 CFG_FPGA_CHECK_CTRLC
1228 Allow Control-C to interrupt FPGA configuration
1230 CFG_FPGA_CHECK_ERROR
1232 Check for configuration errors during FPGA bitfile
1233 loading. For example, abort during Virtex II
1234 configuration if the INIT_B line goes low (which
1235 indicated a CRC error).
1239 Maximum time to wait for the INIT_B line to deassert
1240 after PROB_B has been deasserted during a Virtex II
1241 FPGA configuration sequence. The default time is 500
1246 Maximum time to wait for BUSY to deassert during
1247 Virtex II FPGA configuration. The default is 5 mS.
1249 CFG_FPGA_WAIT_CONFIG
1251 Time to wait after FPGA configuration. The default is
1254 - Configuration Management:
1257 If defined, this string will be added to the U-Boot
1258 version information (U_BOOT_VERSION)
1260 - Vendor Parameter Protection:
1262 U-Boot considers the values of the environment
1263 variables "serial#" (Board Serial Number) and
1264 "ethaddr" (Ethernet Address) to be parameters that
1265 are set once by the board vendor / manufacturer, and
1266 protects these variables from casual modification by
1267 the user. Once set, these variables are read-only,
1268 and write or delete attempts are rejected. You can
1269 change this behviour:
1271 If CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE is #defined in your config
1272 file, the write protection for vendor parameters is
1273 completely disabled. Anybody can change or delete
1276 Alternatively, if you #define _both_ CONFIG_ETHADDR
1277 _and_ CONFIG_OVERWRITE_ETHADDR_ONCE, a default
1278 ethernet address is installed in the environment,
1279 which can be changed exactly ONCE by the user. [The
1280 serial# is unaffected by this, i. e. it remains
1286 Define this variable to enable the reservation of
1287 "protected RAM", i. e. RAM which is not overwritten
1288 by U-Boot. Define CONFIG_PRAM to hold the number of
1289 kB you want to reserve for pRAM. You can overwrite
1290 this default value by defining an environment
1291 variable "pram" to the number of kB you want to
1292 reserve. Note that the board info structure will
1293 still show the full amount of RAM. If pRAM is
1294 reserved, a new environment variable "mem" will
1295 automatically be defined to hold the amount of
1296 remaining RAM in a form that can be passed as boot
1297 argument to Linux, for instance like that:
1299 setenv bootargs ... mem=\$(mem)
1302 This way you can tell Linux not to use this memory,
1303 either, which results in a memory region that will
1304 not be affected by reboots.
1306 *WARNING* If your board configuration uses automatic
1307 detection of the RAM size, you must make sure that
1308 this memory test is non-destructive. So far, the
1309 following board configurations are known to be
1312 ETX094, IVMS8, IVML24, SPD8xx, TQM8xxL,
1313 HERMES, IP860, RPXlite, LWMON, LANTEC,
1314 PCU_E, FLAGADM, TQM8260
1319 Define this variable to stop the system in case of a
1320 fatal error, so that you have to reset it manually.
1321 This is probably NOT a good idea for an embedded
1322 system where you want to system to reboot
1323 automatically as fast as possible, but it may be
1324 useful during development since you can try to debug
1325 the conditions that lead to the situation.
1327 CONFIG_NET_RETRY_COUNT
1329 This variable defines the number of retries for
1330 network operations like ARP, RARP, TFTP, or BOOTP
1331 before giving up the operation. If not defined, a
1332 default value of 5 is used.
1334 - Command Interpreter:
1337 Enable auto completion of commands using TAB.
1341 Define this variable to enable the "hush" shell (from
1342 Busybox) as command line interpreter, thus enabling
1343 powerful command line syntax like
1344 if...then...else...fi conditionals or `&&' and '||'
1345 constructs ("shell scripts").
1347 If undefined, you get the old, much simpler behaviour
1348 with a somewhat smaller memory footprint.
1353 This defines the secondary prompt string, which is
1354 printed when the command interpreter needs more input
1355 to complete a command. Usually "> ".
1359 In the current implementation, the local variables
1360 space and global environment variables space are
1361 separated. Local variables are those you define by
1362 simply typing `name=value'. To access a local
1363 variable later on, you have write `$name' or
1364 `${name}'; to execute the contents of a variable
1365 directly type `$name' at the command prompt.
1367 Global environment variables are those you use
1368 setenv/printenv to work with. To run a command stored
1369 in such a variable, you need to use the run command,
1370 and you must not use the '$' sign to access them.
1372 To store commands and special characters in a
1373 variable, please use double quotation marks
1374 surrounding the whole text of the variable, instead
1375 of the backslashes before semicolons and special
1378 - Default Environment:
1379 CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS
1381 Define this to contain any number of null terminated
1382 strings (variable = value pairs) that will be part of
1383 the default environment compiled into the boot image.
1385 For example, place something like this in your
1386 board's config file:
1388 #define CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS \
1392 Warning: This method is based on knowledge about the
1393 internal format how the environment is stored by the
1394 U-Boot code. This is NOT an official, exported
1395 interface! Although it is unlikely that this format
1396 will change soon, there is no guarantee either.
1397 You better know what you are doing here.
1399 Note: overly (ab)use of the default environment is
1400 discouraged. Make sure to check other ways to preset
1401 the environment like the autoscript function or the
1404 - DataFlash Support:
1405 CONFIG_HAS_DATAFLASH
1407 Defining this option enables DataFlash features and
1408 allows to read/write in Dataflash via the standard
1411 - SystemACE Support:
1414 Adding this option adds support for Xilinx SystemACE
1415 chips attached via some sort of local bus. The address
1416 of the chip must alsh be defined in the
1417 CFG_SYSTEMACE_BASE macro. For example:
1419 #define CONFIG_SYSTEMACE
1420 #define CFG_SYSTEMACE_BASE 0xf0000000
1422 When SystemACE support is added, the "ace" device type
1423 becomes available to the fat commands, i.e. fatls.
1425 - Show boot progress:
1426 CONFIG_SHOW_BOOT_PROGRESS
1428 Defining this option allows to add some board-
1429 specific code (calling a user-provided function
1430 "show_boot_progress(int)") that enables you to show
1431 the system's boot progress on some display (for
1432 example, some LED's) on your board. At the moment,
1433 the following checkpoints are implemented:
1436 1 common/cmd_bootm.c before attempting to boot an image
1437 -1 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has bad magic number
1438 2 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has correct magic number
1439 -2 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has bad checksum
1440 3 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has correct checksum
1441 -3 common/cmd_bootm.c Image data has bad checksum
1442 4 common/cmd_bootm.c Image data has correct checksum
1443 -4 common/cmd_bootm.c Image is for unsupported architecture
1444 5 common/cmd_bootm.c Architecture check OK
1445 -5 common/cmd_bootm.c Wrong Image Type (not kernel, multi, standalone)
1446 6 common/cmd_bootm.c Image Type check OK
1447 -6 common/cmd_bootm.c gunzip uncompression error
1448 -7 common/cmd_bootm.c Unimplemented compression type
1449 7 common/cmd_bootm.c Uncompression OK
1450 -8 common/cmd_bootm.c Wrong Image Type (not kernel, multi, standalone)
1451 8 common/cmd_bootm.c Image Type check OK
1452 -9 common/cmd_bootm.c Unsupported OS (not Linux, BSD, VxWorks, QNX)
1453 9 common/cmd_bootm.c Start initial ramdisk verification
1454 -10 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk header has bad magic number
1455 -11 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk header has bad checksum
1456 10 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk header is OK
1457 -12 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk data has bad checksum
1458 11 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk data has correct checksum
1459 12 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk verification complete, start loading
1460 -13 common/cmd_bootm.c Wrong Image Type (not PPC Linux Ramdisk)
1461 13 common/cmd_bootm.c Start multifile image verification
1462 14 common/cmd_bootm.c No initial ramdisk, no multifile, continue.
1463 15 common/cmd_bootm.c All preparation done, transferring control to OS
1465 -30 lib_ppc/board.c Fatal error, hang the system
1466 -31 post/post.c POST test failed, detected by post_output_backlog()
1467 -32 post/post.c POST test failed, detected by post_run_single()
1469 -1 common/cmd_doc.c Bad usage of "doc" command
1470 -1 common/cmd_doc.c No boot device
1471 -1 common/cmd_doc.c Unknown Chip ID on boot device
1472 -1 common/cmd_doc.c Read Error on boot device
1473 -1 common/cmd_doc.c Image header has bad magic number
1475 -1 common/cmd_ide.c Bad usage of "ide" command
1476 -1 common/cmd_ide.c No boot device
1477 -1 common/cmd_ide.c Unknown boot device
1478 -1 common/cmd_ide.c Unknown partition table
1479 -1 common/cmd_ide.c Invalid partition type
1480 -1 common/cmd_ide.c Read Error on boot device
1481 -1 common/cmd_ide.c Image header has bad magic number
1483 -1 common/cmd_nand.c Bad usage of "nand" command
1484 -1 common/cmd_nand.c No boot device
1485 -1 common/cmd_nand.c Unknown Chip ID on boot device
1486 -1 common/cmd_nand.c Read Error on boot device
1487 -1 common/cmd_nand.c Image header has bad magic number
1489 -1 common/env_common.c Environment has a bad CRC, using default
1495 [so far only for SMDK2400 and TRAB boards]
1497 - Modem support endable:
1498 CONFIG_MODEM_SUPPORT
1500 - RTS/CTS Flow control enable:
1503 - Modem debug support:
1504 CONFIG_MODEM_SUPPORT_DEBUG
1506 Enables debugging stuff (char screen[1024], dbg())
1507 for modem support. Useful only with BDI2000.
1509 - Interrupt support (PPC):
1511 There are common interrupt_init() and timer_interrupt()
1512 for all PPC archs. interrupt_init() calls interrupt_init_cpu()
1513 for cpu specific initialization. interrupt_init_cpu()
1514 should set decrementer_count to appropriate value. If
1515 cpu resets decrementer automatically after interrupt
1516 (ppc4xx) it should set decrementer_count to zero.
1517 timer_interrupt() calls timer_interrupt_cpu() for cpu
1518 specific handling. If board has watchdog / status_led
1519 / other_activity_monitor it works automatically from
1520 general timer_interrupt().
1524 In the target system modem support is enabled when a
1525 specific key (key combination) is pressed during
1526 power-on. Otherwise U-Boot will boot normally
1527 (autoboot). The key_pressed() fuction is called from
1528 board_init(). Currently key_pressed() is a dummy
1529 function, returning 1 and thus enabling modem
1532 If there are no modem init strings in the
1533 environment, U-Boot proceed to autoboot; the
1534 previous output (banner, info printfs) will be
1537 See also: doc/README.Modem
1540 Configuration Settings:
1541 -----------------------
1543 - CFG_LONGHELP: Defined when you want long help messages included;
1544 undefine this when you're short of memory.
1546 - CFG_PROMPT: This is what U-Boot prints on the console to
1547 prompt for user input.
1549 - CFG_CBSIZE: Buffer size for input from the Console
1551 - CFG_PBSIZE: Buffer size for Console output
1553 - CFG_MAXARGS: max. Number of arguments accepted for monitor commands
1555 - CFG_BARGSIZE: Buffer size for Boot Arguments which are passed to
1556 the application (usually a Linux kernel) when it is
1559 - CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE:
1560 List of legal baudrate settings for this board.
1562 - CFG_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET
1563 Suppress display of console information at boot.
1565 - CFG_CONSOLE_IS_IN_ENV
1566 If the board specific function
1567 extern int overwrite_console (void);
1568 returns 1, the stdin, stderr and stdout are switched to the
1569 serial port, else the settings in the environment are used.
1571 - CFG_CONSOLE_OVERWRITE_ROUTINE
1572 Enable the call to overwrite_console().
1574 - CFG_CONSOLE_ENV_OVERWRITE
1575 Enable overwrite of previous console environment settings.
1577 - CFG_MEMTEST_START, CFG_MEMTEST_END:
1578 Begin and End addresses of the area used by the
1582 Enable an alternate, more extensive memory test.
1584 - CFG_MEMTEST_SCRATCH:
1585 Scratch address used by the alternate memory test
1586 You only need to set this if address zero isn't writeable
1588 - CFG_TFTP_LOADADDR:
1589 Default load address for network file downloads
1591 - CFG_LOADS_BAUD_CHANGE:
1592 Enable temporary baudrate change while serial download
1595 Physical start address of SDRAM. _Must_ be 0 here.
1598 Physical start address of Motherboard I/O (if using a
1602 Physical start address of Flash memory.
1605 Physical start address of boot monitor code (set by
1606 make config files to be same as the text base address
1607 (TEXT_BASE) used when linking) - same as
1608 CFG_FLASH_BASE when booting from flash.
1611 Size of memory reserved for monitor code, used to
1612 determine _at_compile_time_ (!) if the environment is
1613 embedded within the U-Boot image, or in a separate
1617 Size of DRAM reserved for malloc() use.
1620 Maximum size of memory mapped by the startup code of
1621 the Linux kernel; all data that must be processed by
1622 the Linux kernel (bd_info, boot arguments, eventually
1623 initrd image) must be put below this limit.
1625 - CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS:
1626 Max number of Flash memory banks
1628 - CFG_MAX_FLASH_SECT:
1629 Max number of sectors on a Flash chip
1631 - CFG_FLASH_ERASE_TOUT:
1632 Timeout for Flash erase operations (in ms)
1634 - CFG_FLASH_WRITE_TOUT:
1635 Timeout for Flash write operations (in ms)
1637 - CFG_FLASH_LOCK_TOUT
1638 Timeout for Flash set sector lock bit operation (in ms)
1640 - CFG_FLASH_UNLOCK_TOUT
1641 Timeout for Flash clear lock bits operation (in ms)
1643 - CFG_FLASH_PROTECTION
1644 If defined, hardware flash sectors protection is used
1645 instead of U-Boot software protection.
1647 - CFG_DIRECT_FLASH_TFTP:
1649 Enable TFTP transfers directly to flash memory;
1650 without this option such a download has to be
1651 performed in two steps: (1) download to RAM, and (2)
1652 copy from RAM to flash.
1654 The two-step approach is usually more reliable, since
1655 you can check if the download worked before you erase
1656 the flash, but in some situations (when sytem RAM is
1657 too limited to allow for a tempory copy of the
1658 downloaded image) this option may be very useful.
1661 Define if the flash driver uses extra elements in the
1662 common flash structure for storing flash geometry.
1664 - CFG_FLASH_CFI_DRIVER
1665 This option also enables the building of the cfi_flash driver
1666 in the drivers directory
1668 - CFG_RX_ETH_BUFFER:
1669 Defines the number of ethernet receive buffers. On some
1670 ethernet controllers it is recommended to set this value
1671 to 8 or even higher (EEPRO100 or 405 EMAC), since all
1672 buffers can be full shortly after enabling the interface
1673 on high ethernet traffic.
1674 Defaults to 4 if not defined.
1676 The following definitions that deal with the placement and management
1677 of environment data (variable area); in general, we support the
1678 following configurations:
1680 - CFG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH:
1682 Define this if the environment is in flash memory.
1684 a) The environment occupies one whole flash sector, which is
1685 "embedded" in the text segment with the U-Boot code. This
1686 happens usually with "bottom boot sector" or "top boot
1687 sector" type flash chips, which have several smaller
1688 sectors at the start or the end. For instance, such a
1689 layout can have sector sizes of 8, 2x4, 16, Nx32 kB. In
1690 such a case you would place the environment in one of the
1691 4 kB sectors - with U-Boot code before and after it. With
1692 "top boot sector" type flash chips, you would put the
1693 environment in one of the last sectors, leaving a gap
1694 between U-Boot and the environment.
1698 Offset of environment data (variable area) to the
1699 beginning of flash memory; for instance, with bottom boot
1700 type flash chips the second sector can be used: the offset
1701 for this sector is given here.
1703 CFG_ENV_OFFSET is used relative to CFG_FLASH_BASE.
1707 This is just another way to specify the start address of
1708 the flash sector containing the environment (instead of
1711 - CFG_ENV_SECT_SIZE:
1713 Size of the sector containing the environment.
1716 b) Sometimes flash chips have few, equal sized, BIG sectors.
1717 In such a case you don't want to spend a whole sector for
1722 If you use this in combination with CFG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH
1723 and CFG_ENV_SECT_SIZE, you can specify to use only a part
1724 of this flash sector for the environment. This saves
1725 memory for the RAM copy of the environment.
1727 It may also save flash memory if you decide to use this
1728 when your environment is "embedded" within U-Boot code,
1729 since then the remainder of the flash sector could be used
1730 for U-Boot code. It should be pointed out that this is
1731 STRONGLY DISCOURAGED from a robustness point of view:
1732 updating the environment in flash makes it always
1733 necessary to erase the WHOLE sector. If something goes
1734 wrong before the contents has been restored from a copy in
1735 RAM, your target system will be dead.
1737 - CFG_ENV_ADDR_REDUND
1740 These settings describe a second storage area used to hold
1741 a redundand copy of the environment data, so that there is
1742 a valid backup copy in case there is a power failure during
1743 a "saveenv" operation.
1745 BE CAREFUL! Any changes to the flash layout, and some changes to the
1746 source code will make it necessary to adapt <board>/u-boot.lds*
1750 - CFG_ENV_IS_IN_NVRAM:
1752 Define this if you have some non-volatile memory device
1753 (NVRAM, battery buffered SRAM) which you want to use for the
1759 These two #defines are used to determin the memory area you
1760 want to use for environment. It is assumed that this memory
1761 can just be read and written to, without any special
1764 BE CAREFUL! The first access to the environment happens quite early
1765 in U-Boot initalization (when we try to get the setting of for the
1766 console baudrate). You *MUST* have mappend your NVRAM area then, or
1769 Please note that even with NVRAM we still use a copy of the
1770 environment in RAM: we could work on NVRAM directly, but we want to
1771 keep settings there always unmodified except somebody uses "saveenv"
1772 to save the current settings.
1775 - CFG_ENV_IS_IN_EEPROM:
1777 Use this if you have an EEPROM or similar serial access
1778 device and a driver for it.
1783 These two #defines specify the offset and size of the
1784 environment area within the total memory of your EEPROM.
1786 - CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR:
1787 If defined, specified the chip address of the EEPROM device.
1788 The default address is zero.
1790 - CFG_EEPROM_PAGE_WRITE_BITS:
1791 If defined, the number of bits used to address bytes in a
1792 single page in the EEPROM device. A 64 byte page, for example
1793 would require six bits.
1795 - CFG_EEPROM_PAGE_WRITE_DELAY_MS:
1796 If defined, the number of milliseconds to delay between
1797 page writes. The default is zero milliseconds.
1799 - CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR_LEN:
1800 The length in bytes of the EEPROM memory array address. Note
1801 that this is NOT the chip address length!
1803 - CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR_OVERFLOW:
1804 EEPROM chips that implement "address overflow" are ones
1805 like Catalyst 24WC04/08/16 which has 9/10/11 bits of
1806 address and the extra bits end up in the "chip address" bit
1807 slots. This makes a 24WC08 (1Kbyte) chip look like four 256
1810 Note that we consider the length of the address field to
1811 still be one byte because the extra address bits are hidden
1812 in the chip address.
1815 The size in bytes of the EEPROM device.
1818 - CFG_ENV_IS_IN_DATAFLASH:
1820 Define this if you have a DataFlash memory device which you
1821 want to use for the environment.
1827 These three #defines specify the offset and size of the
1828 environment area within the total memory of your DataFlash placed
1829 at the specified address.
1831 - CFG_ENV_IS_IN_NAND:
1833 Define this if you have a NAND device which you want to use
1834 for the environment.
1839 These two #defines specify the offset and size of the environment
1840 area within the first NAND device.
1842 - CFG_SPI_INIT_OFFSET
1844 Defines offset to the initial SPI buffer area in DPRAM. The
1845 area is used at an early stage (ROM part) if the environment
1846 is configured to reside in the SPI EEPROM: We need a 520 byte
1847 scratch DPRAM area. It is used between the two initialization
1848 calls (spi_init_f() and spi_init_r()). A value of 0xB00 seems
1849 to be a good choice since it makes it far enough from the
1850 start of the data area as well as from the stack pointer.
1852 Please note that the environment is read-only as long as the monitor
1853 has been relocated to RAM and a RAM copy of the environment has been
1854 created; also, when using EEPROM you will have to use getenv_r()
1855 until then to read environment variables.
1857 The environment is protected by a CRC32 checksum. Before the monitor
1858 is relocated into RAM, as a result of a bad CRC you will be working
1859 with the compiled-in default environment - *silently*!!! [This is
1860 necessary, because the first environment variable we need is the
1861 "baudrate" setting for the console - if we have a bad CRC, we don't
1862 have any device yet where we could complain.]
1864 Note: once the monitor has been relocated, then it will complain if
1865 the default environment is used; a new CRC is computed as soon as you
1866 use the "saveenv" command to store a valid environment.
1868 - CFG_FAULT_ECHO_LINK_DOWN:
1869 Echo the inverted Ethernet link state to the fault LED.
1871 Note: If this option is active, then CFG_FAULT_MII_ADDR
1872 also needs to be defined.
1874 - CFG_FAULT_MII_ADDR:
1875 MII address of the PHY to check for the Ethernet link state.
1877 - CFG_64BIT_VSPRINTF:
1878 Makes vsprintf (and all *printf functions) support printing
1879 of 64bit values by using the L quantifier
1881 - CFG_64BIT_STRTOUL:
1882 Adds simple_strtoull that returns a 64bit value
1884 Low Level (hardware related) configuration options:
1885 ---------------------------------------------------
1887 - CFG_CACHELINE_SIZE:
1888 Cache Line Size of the CPU.
1891 Default address of the IMMR after system reset.
1893 Needed on some 8260 systems (MPC8260ADS, PQ2FADS-ZU,
1894 and RPXsuper) to be able to adjust the position of
1895 the IMMR register after a reset.
1897 - Floppy Disk Support:
1898 CFG_FDC_DRIVE_NUMBER
1900 the default drive number (default value 0)
1904 defines the spacing between fdc chipset registers
1909 defines the offset of register from address. It
1910 depends on which part of the data bus is connected to
1911 the fdc chipset. (default value 0)
1913 If CFG_ISA_IO_STRIDE CFG_ISA_IO_OFFSET and
1914 CFG_FDC_DRIVE_NUMBER are undefined, they take their
1917 if CFG_FDC_HW_INIT is defined, then the function
1918 fdc_hw_init() is called at the beginning of the FDC
1919 setup. fdc_hw_init() must be provided by the board
1920 source code. It is used to make hardware dependant
1923 - CFG_IMMR: Physical address of the Internal Memory Mapped
1924 Register; DO NOT CHANGE! (11-4)
1925 [MPC8xx systems only]
1927 - CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR:
1929 Start address of memory area that can be used for
1930 initial data and stack; please note that this must be
1931 writable memory that is working WITHOUT special
1932 initialization, i. e. you CANNOT use normal RAM which
1933 will become available only after programming the
1934 memory controller and running certain initialization
1937 U-Boot uses the following memory types:
1938 - MPC8xx and MPC8260: IMMR (internal memory of the CPU)
1939 - MPC824X: data cache
1940 - PPC4xx: data cache
1942 - CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET:
1944 Offset of the initial data structure in the memory
1945 area defined by CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR. Usually
1946 CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET is chosen such that the initial
1947 data is located at the end of the available space
1948 (sometimes written as (CFG_INIT_RAM_END -
1949 CFG_INIT_DATA_SIZE), and the initial stack is just
1950 below that area (growing from (CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR +
1951 CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET) downward.
1954 On the MPC824X (or other systems that use the data
1955 cache for initial memory) the address chosen for
1956 CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR is basically arbitrary - it must
1957 point to an otherwise UNUSED address space between
1958 the top of RAM and the start of the PCI space.
1960 - CFG_SIUMCR: SIU Module Configuration (11-6)
1962 - CFG_SYPCR: System Protection Control (11-9)
1964 - CFG_TBSCR: Time Base Status and Control (11-26)
1966 - CFG_PISCR: Periodic Interrupt Status and Control (11-31)
1968 - CFG_PLPRCR: PLL, Low-Power, and Reset Control Register (15-30)
1970 - CFG_SCCR: System Clock and reset Control Register (15-27)
1972 - CFG_OR_TIMING_SDRAM:
1976 periodic timer for refresh
1978 - CFG_DER: Debug Event Register (37-47)
1980 - FLASH_BASE0_PRELIM, FLASH_BASE1_PRELIM, CFG_REMAP_OR_AM,
1981 CFG_PRELIM_OR_AM, CFG_OR_TIMING_FLASH, CFG_OR0_REMAP,
1982 CFG_OR0_PRELIM, CFG_BR0_PRELIM, CFG_OR1_REMAP, CFG_OR1_PRELIM,
1984 Memory Controller Definitions: BR0/1 and OR0/1 (FLASH)
1986 - SDRAM_BASE2_PRELIM, SDRAM_BASE3_PRELIM, SDRAM_MAX_SIZE,
1987 CFG_OR_TIMING_SDRAM, CFG_OR2_PRELIM, CFG_BR2_PRELIM,
1988 CFG_OR3_PRELIM, CFG_BR3_PRELIM:
1989 Memory Controller Definitions: BR2/3 and OR2/3 (SDRAM)
1991 - CFG_MAMR_PTA, CFG_MPTPR_2BK_4K, CFG_MPTPR_1BK_4K, CFG_MPTPR_2BK_8K,
1992 CFG_MPTPR_1BK_8K, CFG_MAMR_8COL, CFG_MAMR_9COL:
1993 Machine Mode Register and Memory Periodic Timer
1994 Prescaler definitions (SDRAM timing)
1996 - CFG_I2C_UCODE_PATCH, CFG_I2C_DPMEM_OFFSET [0x1FC0]:
1997 enable I2C microcode relocation patch (MPC8xx);
1998 define relocation offset in DPRAM [DSP2]
2000 - CFG_SPI_UCODE_PATCH, CFG_SPI_DPMEM_OFFSET [0x1FC0]:
2001 enable SPI microcode relocation patch (MPC8xx);
2002 define relocation offset in DPRAM [SCC4]
2005 Use OSCM clock mode on MBX8xx board. Be careful,
2006 wrong setting might damage your board. Read
2007 doc/README.MBX before setting this variable!
2009 - CFG_CPM_POST_WORD_ADDR: (MPC8xx, MPC8260 only)
2010 Offset of the bootmode word in DPRAM used by post
2011 (Power On Self Tests). This definition overrides
2012 #define'd default value in commproc.h resp.
2015 - CFG_PCI_SLV_MEM_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_SLV_MEM_BUS, CFG_PICMR0_MASK_ATTRIB,
2016 CFG_PCI_MSTR0_LOCAL, CFG_PCIMSK0_MASK, CFG_PCI_MSTR1_LOCAL,
2017 CFG_PCIMSK1_MASK, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_BUS,
2018 CFG_CPU_PCI_MEM_START, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_SIZE, CFG_POCMR0_MASK_ATTRIB,
2019 CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_BUS, CPU_PCI_MEMIO_START,
2020 CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_SIZE, CFG_POCMR1_MASK_ATTRIB, CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_LOCAL,
2021 CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_BUS, CFG_CPU_PCI_IO_START, CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_SIZE,
2022 CFG_POCMR2_MASK_ATTRIB: (MPC826x only)
2023 Overrides the default PCI memory map in cpu/mpc8260/pci.c if set.
2025 - CONFIG_ETHER_ON_FEC[12]
2026 Define to enable FEC[12] on a 8xx series processor.
2028 - CONFIG_FEC[12]_PHY
2029 Define to the hardcoded PHY address which corresponds
2030 to the given FEC; i. e.
2031 #define CONFIG_FEC1_PHY 4
2032 means that the PHY with address 4 is connected to FEC1
2034 When set to -1, means to probe for first available.
2036 - CONFIG_FEC[12]_PHY_NORXERR
2037 The PHY does not have a RXERR line (RMII only).
2038 (so program the FEC to ignore it).
2041 Enable RMII mode for all FECs.
2042 Note that this is a global option, we can't
2043 have one FEC in standard MII mode and another in RMII mode.
2045 - CONFIG_CRC32_VERIFY
2046 Add a verify option to the crc32 command.
2049 => crc32 -v <address> <count> <crc32>
2051 Where address/count indicate a memory area
2052 and crc32 is the correct crc32 which the
2055 Building the Software:
2056 ======================
2058 Building U-Boot has been tested in native PPC environments (on a
2059 PowerBook G3 running LinuxPPC 2000) and in cross environments
2060 (running RedHat 6.x and 7.x Linux on x86, Solaris 2.6 on a SPARC, and
2063 If you are not using a native PPC environment, it is assumed that you
2064 have the GNU cross compiling tools available in your path and named
2065 with a prefix of "powerpc-linux-". If this is not the case, (e.g. if
2066 you are using Monta Vista's Hard Hat Linux CDK 1.2) you must change
2067 the definition of CROSS_COMPILE in Makefile. For HHL on a 4xx CPU,
2070 CROSS_COMPILE = ppc_4xx-
2073 U-Boot is intended to be simple to build. After installing the
2074 sources you must configure U-Boot for one specific board type. This
2079 where "NAME_config" is the name of one of the existing
2080 configurations; the following names are supported:
2082 ADCIOP_config FPS860L_config omap730p2_config
2083 ADS860_config GEN860T_config pcu_e_config
2084 AR405_config GENIETV_config PIP405_config
2085 at91rm9200dk_config GTH_config QS823_config
2086 CANBT_config hermes_config QS850_config
2087 cmi_mpc5xx_config hymod_config QS860T_config
2088 cogent_common_config IP860_config RPXlite_config
2089 cogent_mpc8260_config IVML24_config RPXlite_DW_config
2090 cogent_mpc8xx_config IVMS8_config RPXsuper_config
2091 CPCI405_config JSE_config rsdproto_config
2092 CPCIISER4_config LANTEC_config Sandpoint8240_config
2093 csb272_config lwmon_config sbc8260_config
2094 CU824_config MBX860T_config sbc8560_33_config
2095 DUET_ADS_config MBX_config sbc8560_66_config
2096 EBONY_config MPC8260ADS_config SM850_config
2097 ELPT860_config MPC8540ADS_config SPD823TS_config
2098 ESTEEM192E_config MPC8560ADS_config stxgp3_config
2099 ETX094_config NETVIA_config SXNI855T_config
2100 FADS823_config omap1510inn_config TQM823L_config
2101 FADS850SAR_config omap1610h2_config TQM850L_config
2102 FADS860T_config omap1610inn_config TQM855L_config
2103 FPS850L_config omap5912osk_config TQM860L_config
2107 Note: for some board special configuration names may exist; check if
2108 additional information is available from the board vendor; for
2109 instance, the TQM823L systems are available without (standard)
2110 or with LCD support. You can select such additional "features"
2111 when chosing the configuration, i. e.
2114 - will configure for a plain TQM823L, i. e. no LCD support
2116 make TQM823L_LCD_config
2117 - will configure for a TQM823L with U-Boot console on LCD
2122 Finally, type "make all", and you should get some working U-Boot
2123 images ready for download to / installation on your system:
2125 - "u-boot.bin" is a raw binary image
2126 - "u-boot" is an image in ELF binary format
2127 - "u-boot.srec" is in Motorola S-Record format
2130 Please be aware that the Makefiles assume you are using GNU make, so
2131 for instance on NetBSD you might need to use "gmake" instead of
2135 If the system board that you have is not listed, then you will need
2136 to port U-Boot to your hardware platform. To do this, follow these
2139 1. Add a new configuration option for your board to the toplevel
2140 "Makefile" and to the "MAKEALL" script, using the existing
2141 entries as examples. Note that here and at many other places
2142 boards and other names are listed in alphabetical sort order. Please
2144 2. Create a new directory to hold your board specific code. Add any
2145 files you need. In your board directory, you will need at least
2146 the "Makefile", a "<board>.c", "flash.c" and "u-boot.lds".
2147 3. Create a new configuration file "include/configs/<board>.h" for
2149 3. If you're porting U-Boot to a new CPU, then also create a new
2150 directory to hold your CPU specific code. Add any files you need.
2151 4. Run "make <board>_config" with your new name.
2152 5. Type "make", and you should get a working "u-boot.srec" file
2153 to be installed on your target system.
2154 6. Debug and solve any problems that might arise.
2155 [Of course, this last step is much harder than it sounds.]
2158 Testing of U-Boot Modifications, Ports to New Hardware, etc.:
2159 ==============================================================
2161 If you have modified U-Boot sources (for instance added a new board
2162 or support for new devices, a new CPU, etc.) you are expected to
2163 provide feedback to the other developers. The feedback normally takes
2164 the form of a "patch", i. e. a context diff against a certain (latest
2165 official or latest in CVS) version of U-Boot sources.
2167 But before you submit such a patch, please verify that your modifi-
2168 cation did not break existing code. At least make sure that *ALL* of
2169 the supported boards compile WITHOUT ANY compiler warnings. To do so,
2170 just run the "MAKEALL" script, which will configure and build U-Boot
2171 for ALL supported system. Be warned, this will take a while. You can
2172 select which (cross) compiler to use by passing a `CROSS_COMPILE'
2173 environment variable to the script, i. e. to use the cross tools from
2174 MontaVista's Hard Hat Linux you can type
2176 CROSS_COMPILE=ppc_8xx- MAKEALL
2178 or to build on a native PowerPC system you can type
2180 CROSS_COMPILE=' ' MAKEALL
2182 See also "U-Boot Porting Guide" below.
2185 Monitor Commands - Overview:
2186 ============================
2188 go - start application at address 'addr'
2189 run - run commands in an environment variable
2190 bootm - boot application image from memory
2191 bootp - boot image via network using BootP/TFTP protocol
2192 tftpboot- boot image via network using TFTP protocol
2193 and env variables "ipaddr" and "serverip"
2194 (and eventually "gatewayip")
2195 rarpboot- boot image via network using RARP/TFTP protocol
2196 diskboot- boot from IDE devicebootd - boot default, i.e., run 'bootcmd'
2197 loads - load S-Record file over serial line
2198 loadb - load binary file over serial line (kermit mode)
2200 mm - memory modify (auto-incrementing)
2201 nm - memory modify (constant address)
2202 mw - memory write (fill)
2204 cmp - memory compare
2205 crc32 - checksum calculation
2206 imd - i2c memory display
2207 imm - i2c memory modify (auto-incrementing)
2208 inm - i2c memory modify (constant address)
2209 imw - i2c memory write (fill)
2210 icrc32 - i2c checksum calculation
2211 iprobe - probe to discover valid I2C chip addresses
2212 iloop - infinite loop on address range
2213 isdram - print SDRAM configuration information
2214 sspi - SPI utility commands
2215 base - print or set address offset
2216 printenv- print environment variables
2217 setenv - set environment variables
2218 saveenv - save environment variables to persistent storage
2219 protect - enable or disable FLASH write protection
2220 erase - erase FLASH memory
2221 flinfo - print FLASH memory information
2222 bdinfo - print Board Info structure
2223 iminfo - print header information for application image
2224 coninfo - print console devices and informations
2225 ide - IDE sub-system
2226 loop - infinite loop on address range
2227 mtest - simple RAM test
2228 icache - enable or disable instruction cache
2229 dcache - enable or disable data cache
2230 reset - Perform RESET of the CPU
2231 echo - echo args to console
2232 version - print monitor version
2233 help - print online help
2234 ? - alias for 'help'
2237 Monitor Commands - Detailed Description:
2238 ========================================
2242 For now: just type "help <command>".
2245 Environment Variables:
2246 ======================
2248 U-Boot supports user configuration using Environment Variables which
2249 can be made persistent by saving to Flash memory.
2251 Environment Variables are set using "setenv", printed using
2252 "printenv", and saved to Flash using "saveenv". Using "setenv"
2253 without a value can be used to delete a variable from the
2254 environment. As long as you don't save the environment you are
2255 working with an in-memory copy. In case the Flash area containing the
2256 environment is erased by accident, a default environment is provided.
2258 Some configuration options can be set using Environment Variables:
2260 baudrate - see CONFIG_BAUDRATE
2262 bootdelay - see CONFIG_BOOTDELAY
2264 bootcmd - see CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND
2266 bootargs - Boot arguments when booting an RTOS image
2268 bootfile - Name of the image to load with TFTP
2270 autoload - if set to "no" (any string beginning with 'n'),
2271 "bootp" will just load perform a lookup of the
2272 configuration from the BOOTP server, but not try to
2273 load any image using TFTP
2275 autostart - if set to "yes", an image loaded using the "bootp",
2276 "rarpboot", "tftpboot" or "diskboot" commands will
2277 be automatically started (by internally calling
2280 If set to "no", a standalone image passed to the
2281 "bootm" command will be copied to the load address
2282 (and eventually uncompressed), but NOT be started.
2283 This can be used to load and uncompress arbitrary
2286 i2cfast - (PPC405GP|PPC405EP only)
2287 if set to 'y' configures Linux I2C driver for fast
2288 mode (400kHZ). This environment variable is used in
2289 initialization code. So, for changes to be effective
2290 it must be saved and board must be reset.
2292 initrd_high - restrict positioning of initrd images:
2293 If this variable is not set, initrd images will be
2294 copied to the highest possible address in RAM; this
2295 is usually what you want since it allows for
2296 maximum initrd size. If for some reason you want to
2297 make sure that the initrd image is loaded below the
2298 CFG_BOOTMAPSZ limit, you can set this environment
2299 variable to a value of "no" or "off" or "0".
2300 Alternatively, you can set it to a maximum upper
2301 address to use (U-Boot will still check that it
2302 does not overwrite the U-Boot stack and data).
2304 For instance, when you have a system with 16 MB
2305 RAM, and want to reserve 4 MB from use by Linux,
2306 you can do this by adding "mem=12M" to the value of
2307 the "bootargs" variable. However, now you must make
2308 sure that the initrd image is placed in the first
2309 12 MB as well - this can be done with
2311 setenv initrd_high 00c00000
2313 If you set initrd_high to 0xFFFFFFFF, this is an
2314 indication to U-Boot that all addresses are legal
2315 for the Linux kernel, including addresses in flash
2316 memory. In this case U-Boot will NOT COPY the
2317 ramdisk at all. This may be useful to reduce the
2318 boot time on your system, but requires that this
2319 feature is supported by your Linux kernel.
2321 ipaddr - IP address; needed for tftpboot command
2323 loadaddr - Default load address for commands like "bootp",
2324 "rarpboot", "tftpboot", "loadb" or "diskboot"
2326 loads_echo - see CONFIG_LOADS_ECHO
2328 serverip - TFTP server IP address; needed for tftpboot command
2330 bootretry - see CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_TIME
2332 bootdelaykey - see CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
2334 bootstopkey - see CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR
2336 ethprime - When CONFIG_NET_MULTI is enabled controls which
2337 interface is used first.
2339 ethact - When CONFIG_NET_MULTI is enabled controls which
2340 interface is currently active. For example you
2341 can do the following
2343 => setenv ethact FEC ETHERNET
2344 => ping 192.168.0.1 # traffic sent on FEC ETHERNET
2345 => setenv ethact SCC ETHERNET
2346 => ping 10.0.0.1 # traffic sent on SCC ETHERNET
2348 netretry - When set to "no" each network operation will
2349 either succeed or fail without retrying.
2350 When set to "once" the network operation will
2351 fail when all the available network interfaces
2352 are tried once without success.
2353 Useful on scripts which control the retry operation
2356 vlan - When set to a value < 4095 the traffic over
2357 ethernet is encapsulated/received over 802.1q
2360 The following environment variables may be used and automatically
2361 updated by the network boot commands ("bootp" and "rarpboot"),
2362 depending the information provided by your boot server:
2364 bootfile - see above
2365 dnsip - IP address of your Domain Name Server
2366 dnsip2 - IP address of your secondary Domain Name Server
2367 gatewayip - IP address of the Gateway (Router) to use
2368 hostname - Target hostname
2370 netmask - Subnet Mask
2371 rootpath - Pathname of the root filesystem on the NFS server
2372 serverip - see above
2375 There are two special Environment Variables:
2377 serial# - contains hardware identification information such
2378 as type string and/or serial number
2379 ethaddr - Ethernet address
2381 These variables can be set only once (usually during manufacturing of
2382 the board). U-Boot refuses to delete or overwrite these variables
2383 once they have been set once.
2386 Further special Environment Variables:
2388 ver - Contains the U-Boot version string as printed
2389 with the "version" command. This variable is
2390 readonly (see CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE).
2393 Please note that changes to some configuration parameters may take
2394 only effect after the next boot (yes, that's just like Windoze :-).
2397 Command Line Parsing:
2398 =====================
2400 There are two different command line parsers available with U-Boot:
2401 the old "simple" one, and the much more powerful "hush" shell:
2403 Old, simple command line parser:
2404 --------------------------------
2406 - supports environment variables (through setenv / saveenv commands)
2407 - several commands on one line, separated by ';'
2408 - variable substitution using "... $(name) ..." syntax
2409 - special characters ('$', ';') can be escaped by prefixing with '\',
2411 setenv bootcmd bootm \$(address)
2412 - You can also escape text by enclosing in single apostrophes, for example:
2413 setenv addip 'setenv bootargs $bootargs ip=$ipaddr:$serverip:$gatewayip:$netmask:$hostname::off'
2418 - similar to Bourne shell, with control structures like
2419 if...then...else...fi, for...do...done; while...do...done,
2420 until...do...done, ...
2421 - supports environment ("global") variables (through setenv / saveenv
2422 commands) and local shell variables (through standard shell syntax
2423 "name=value"); only environment variables can be used with "run"
2429 (1) If a command line (or an environment variable executed by a "run"
2430 command) contains several commands separated by semicolon, and
2431 one of these commands fails, then the remaining commands will be
2434 (2) If you execute several variables with one call to run (i. e.
2435 calling run with a list af variables as arguments), any failing
2436 command will cause "run" to terminate, i. e. the remaining
2437 variables are not executed.
2439 Note for Redundant Ethernet Interfaces:
2440 =======================================
2442 Some boards come with redundant ethernet interfaces; U-Boot supports
2443 such configurations and is capable of automatic selection of a
2444 "working" interface when needed. MAC assignment works as follows:
2446 Network interfaces are numbered eth0, eth1, eth2, ... Corresponding
2447 MAC addresses can be stored in the environment as "ethaddr" (=>eth0),
2448 "eth1addr" (=>eth1), "eth2addr", ...
2450 If the network interface stores some valid MAC address (for instance
2451 in SROM), this is used as default address if there is NO correspon-
2452 ding setting in the environment; if the corresponding environment
2453 variable is set, this overrides the settings in the card; that means:
2455 o If the SROM has a valid MAC address, and there is no address in the
2456 environment, the SROM's address is used.
2458 o If there is no valid address in the SROM, and a definition in the
2459 environment exists, then the value from the environment variable is
2462 o If both the SROM and the environment contain a MAC address, and
2463 both addresses are the same, this MAC address is used.
2465 o If both the SROM and the environment contain a MAC address, and the
2466 addresses differ, the value from the environment is used and a
2469 o If neither SROM nor the environment contain a MAC address, an error
2476 The "boot" commands of this monitor operate on "image" files which
2477 can be basicly anything, preceeded by a special header; see the
2478 definitions in include/image.h for details; basicly, the header
2479 defines the following image properties:
2481 * Target Operating System (Provisions for OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD,
2482 4.4BSD, Linux, SVR4, Esix, Solaris, Irix, SCO, Dell, NCR, VxWorks,
2483 LynxOS, pSOS, QNX, RTEMS, ARTOS;
2484 Currently supported: Linux, NetBSD, VxWorks, QNX, RTEMS, ARTOS, LynxOS).
2485 * Target CPU Architecture (Provisions for Alpha, ARM, Intel x86,
2486 IA64, MIPS, NIOS, PowerPC, IBM S390, SuperH, Sparc, Sparc 64 Bit;
2487 Currently supported: ARM, Intel x86, MIPS, NIOS, PowerPC).
2488 * Compression Type (uncompressed, gzip, bzip2)
2494 The header is marked by a special Magic Number, and both the header
2495 and the data portions of the image are secured against corruption by
2502 Although U-Boot should support any OS or standalone application
2503 easily, the main focus has always been on Linux during the design of
2506 U-Boot includes many features that so far have been part of some
2507 special "boot loader" code within the Linux kernel. Also, any
2508 "initrd" images to be used are no longer part of one big Linux image;
2509 instead, kernel and "initrd" are separate images. This implementation
2510 serves several purposes:
2512 - the same features can be used for other OS or standalone
2513 applications (for instance: using compressed images to reduce the
2514 Flash memory footprint)
2516 - it becomes much easier to port new Linux kernel versions because
2517 lots of low-level, hardware dependent stuff are done by U-Boot
2519 - the same Linux kernel image can now be used with different "initrd"
2520 images; of course this also means that different kernel images can
2521 be run with the same "initrd". This makes testing easier (you don't
2522 have to build a new "zImage.initrd" Linux image when you just
2523 change a file in your "initrd"). Also, a field-upgrade of the
2524 software is easier now.
2530 Porting Linux to U-Boot based systems:
2531 ---------------------------------------
2533 U-Boot cannot save you from doing all the necessary modifications to
2534 configure the Linux device drivers for use with your target hardware
2535 (no, we don't intend to provide a full virtual machine interface to
2538 But now you can ignore ALL boot loader code (in arch/ppc/mbxboot).
2540 Just make sure your machine specific header file (for instance
2541 include/asm-ppc/tqm8xx.h) includes the same definition of the Board
2542 Information structure as we define in include/u-boot.h, and make
2543 sure that your definition of IMAP_ADDR uses the same value as your
2544 U-Boot configuration in CFG_IMMR.
2547 Configuring the Linux kernel:
2548 -----------------------------
2550 No specific requirements for U-Boot. Make sure you have some root
2551 device (initial ramdisk, NFS) for your target system.
2554 Building a Linux Image:
2555 -----------------------
2557 With U-Boot, "normal" build targets like "zImage" or "bzImage" are
2558 not used. If you use recent kernel source, a new build target
2559 "uImage" will exist which automatically builds an image usable by
2560 U-Boot. Most older kernels also have support for a "pImage" target,
2561 which was introduced for our predecessor project PPCBoot and uses a
2562 100% compatible format.
2571 The "uImage" build target uses a special tool (in 'tools/mkimage') to
2572 encapsulate a compressed Linux kernel image with header information,
2573 CRC32 checksum etc. for use with U-Boot. This is what we are doing:
2575 * build a standard "vmlinux" kernel image (in ELF binary format):
2577 * convert the kernel into a raw binary image:
2579 ${CROSS_COMPILE}-objcopy -O binary \
2580 -R .note -R .comment \
2581 -S vmlinux linux.bin
2583 * compress the binary image:
2587 * package compressed binary image for U-Boot:
2589 mkimage -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C gzip \
2590 -a 0 -e 0 -n "Linux Kernel Image" \
2591 -d linux.bin.gz uImage
2594 The "mkimage" tool can also be used to create ramdisk images for use
2595 with U-Boot, either separated from the Linux kernel image, or
2596 combined into one file. "mkimage" encapsulates the images with a 64
2597 byte header containing information about target architecture,
2598 operating system, image type, compression method, entry points, time
2599 stamp, CRC32 checksums, etc.
2601 "mkimage" can be called in two ways: to verify existing images and
2602 print the header information, or to build new images.
2604 In the first form (with "-l" option) mkimage lists the information
2605 contained in the header of an existing U-Boot image; this includes
2606 checksum verification:
2608 tools/mkimage -l image
2609 -l ==> list image header information
2611 The second form (with "-d" option) is used to build a U-Boot image
2612 from a "data file" which is used as image payload:
2614 tools/mkimage -A arch -O os -T type -C comp -a addr -e ep \
2615 -n name -d data_file image
2616 -A ==> set architecture to 'arch'
2617 -O ==> set operating system to 'os'
2618 -T ==> set image type to 'type'
2619 -C ==> set compression type 'comp'
2620 -a ==> set load address to 'addr' (hex)
2621 -e ==> set entry point to 'ep' (hex)
2622 -n ==> set image name to 'name'
2623 -d ==> use image data from 'datafile'
2625 Right now, all Linux kernels for PowerPC systems use the same load
2626 address (0x00000000), but the entry point address depends on the
2629 - 2.2.x kernels have the entry point at 0x0000000C,
2630 - 2.3.x and later kernels have the entry point at 0x00000000.
2632 So a typical call to build a U-Boot image would read:
2634 -> tools/mkimage -n '2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L' \
2635 > -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C gzip -a 0 -e 0 \
2636 > -d /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux.gz \
2637 > examples/uImage.TQM850L
2638 Image Name: 2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
2639 Created: Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
2640 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2641 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327.86 kB = 0.32 MB
2642 Load Address: 0x00000000
2643 Entry Point: 0x00000000
2645 To verify the contents of the image (or check for corruption):
2647 -> tools/mkimage -l examples/uImage.TQM850L
2648 Image Name: 2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
2649 Created: Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
2650 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2651 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327.86 kB = 0.32 MB
2652 Load Address: 0x00000000
2653 Entry Point: 0x00000000
2655 NOTE: for embedded systems where boot time is critical you can trade
2656 speed for memory and install an UNCOMPRESSED image instead: this
2657 needs more space in Flash, but boots much faster since it does not
2658 need to be uncompressed:
2660 -> gunzip /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux.gz
2661 -> tools/mkimage -n '2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L' \
2662 > -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0 -e 0 \
2663 > -d /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux \
2664 > examples/uImage.TQM850L-uncompressed
2665 Image Name: 2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
2666 Created: Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
2667 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
2668 Data Size: 792160 Bytes = 773.59 kB = 0.76 MB
2669 Load Address: 0x00000000
2670 Entry Point: 0x00000000
2673 Similar you can build U-Boot images from a 'ramdisk.image.gz' file
2674 when your kernel is intended to use an initial ramdisk:
2676 -> tools/mkimage -n 'Simple Ramdisk Image' \
2677 > -A ppc -O linux -T ramdisk -C gzip \
2678 > -d /LinuxPPC/images/SIMPLE-ramdisk.image.gz examples/simple-initrd
2679 Image Name: Simple Ramdisk Image
2680 Created: Wed Jan 12 14:01:50 2000
2681 Image Type: PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
2682 Data Size: 566530 Bytes = 553.25 kB = 0.54 MB
2683 Load Address: 0x00000000
2684 Entry Point: 0x00000000
2687 Installing a Linux Image:
2688 -------------------------
2690 To downloading a U-Boot image over the serial (console) interface,
2691 you must convert the image to S-Record format:
2693 objcopy -I binary -O srec examples/image examples/image.srec
2695 The 'objcopy' does not understand the information in the U-Boot
2696 image header, so the resulting S-Record file will be relative to
2697 address 0x00000000. To load it to a given address, you need to
2698 specify the target address as 'offset' parameter with the 'loads'
2701 Example: install the image to address 0x40100000 (which on the
2702 TQM8xxL is in the first Flash bank):
2704 => erase 40100000 401FFFFF
2710 ## Ready for S-Record download ...
2711 ~>examples/image.srec
2712 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ...
2714 15989 15990 15991 15992
2715 [file transfer complete]
2717 ## Start Addr = 0x00000000
2720 You can check the success of the download using the 'iminfo' command;
2721 this includes a checksum verification so you can be sure no data
2722 corruption happened:
2726 ## Checking Image at 40100000 ...
2727 Image Name: 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
2728 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2729 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
2730 Load Address: 00000000
2731 Entry Point: 0000000c
2732 Verifying Checksum ... OK
2738 The "bootm" command is used to boot an application that is stored in
2739 memory (RAM or Flash). In case of a Linux kernel image, the contents
2740 of the "bootargs" environment variable is passed to the kernel as
2741 parameters. You can check and modify this variable using the
2742 "printenv" and "setenv" commands:
2745 => printenv bootargs
2746 bootargs=root=/dev/ram
2748 => setenv bootargs root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
2750 => printenv bootargs
2751 bootargs=root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
2754 ## Booting Linux kernel at 40020000 ...
2755 Image Name: 2.2.13 for NFS on TQM850L
2756 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2757 Data Size: 381681 Bytes = 372 kB = 0 MB
2758 Load Address: 00000000
2759 Entry Point: 0000000c
2760 Verifying Checksum ... OK
2761 Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
2762 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
2763 Boot arguments: root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
2764 time_init: decrementer frequency = 187500000/60
2765 Calibrating delay loop... 49.77 BogoMIPS
2766 Memory: 15208k available (700k kernel code, 444k data, 32k init) [c0000000,c1000000]
2769 If you want to boot a Linux kernel with initial ram disk, you pass
2770 the memory addresses of both the kernel and the initrd image (PPBCOOT
2771 format!) to the "bootm" command:
2773 => imi 40100000 40200000
2775 ## Checking Image at 40100000 ...
2776 Image Name: 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
2777 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2778 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
2779 Load Address: 00000000
2780 Entry Point: 0000000c
2781 Verifying Checksum ... OK
2783 ## Checking Image at 40200000 ...
2784 Image Name: Simple Ramdisk Image
2785 Image Type: PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
2786 Data Size: 566530 Bytes = 553 kB = 0 MB
2787 Load Address: 00000000
2788 Entry Point: 00000000
2789 Verifying Checksum ... OK
2791 => bootm 40100000 40200000
2792 ## Booting Linux kernel at 40100000 ...
2793 Image Name: 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
2794 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2795 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
2796 Load Address: 00000000
2797 Entry Point: 0000000c
2798 Verifying Checksum ... OK
2799 Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
2800 ## Loading RAMDisk Image at 40200000 ...
2801 Image Name: Simple Ramdisk Image
2802 Image Type: PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
2803 Data Size: 566530 Bytes = 553 kB = 0 MB
2804 Load Address: 00000000
2805 Entry Point: 00000000
2806 Verifying Checksum ... OK
2807 Loading Ramdisk ... OK
2808 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
2809 Boot arguments: root=/dev/ram
2810 time_init: decrementer frequency = 187500000/60
2811 Calibrating delay loop... 49.77 BogoMIPS
2813 RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
2814 VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
2818 More About U-Boot Image Types:
2819 ------------------------------
2821 U-Boot supports the following image types:
2823 "Standalone Programs" are directly runnable in the environment
2824 provided by U-Boot; it is expected that (if they behave
2825 well) you can continue to work in U-Boot after return from
2826 the Standalone Program.
2827 "OS Kernel Images" are usually images of some Embedded OS which
2828 will take over control completely. Usually these programs
2829 will install their own set of exception handlers, device
2830 drivers, set up the MMU, etc. - this means, that you cannot
2831 expect to re-enter U-Boot except by resetting the CPU.
2832 "RAMDisk Images" are more or less just data blocks, and their
2833 parameters (address, size) are passed to an OS kernel that is
2835 "Multi-File Images" contain several images, typically an OS
2836 (Linux) kernel image and one or more data images like
2837 RAMDisks. This construct is useful for instance when you want
2838 to boot over the network using BOOTP etc., where the boot
2839 server provides just a single image file, but you want to get
2840 for instance an OS kernel and a RAMDisk image.
2842 "Multi-File Images" start with a list of image sizes, each
2843 image size (in bytes) specified by an "uint32_t" in network
2844 byte order. This list is terminated by an "(uint32_t)0".
2845 Immediately after the terminating 0 follow the images, one by
2846 one, all aligned on "uint32_t" boundaries (size rounded up to
2847 a multiple of 4 bytes).
2849 "Firmware Images" are binary images containing firmware (like
2850 U-Boot or FPGA images) which usually will be programmed to
2853 "Script files" are command sequences that will be executed by
2854 U-Boot's command interpreter; this feature is especially
2855 useful when you configure U-Boot to use a real shell (hush)
2856 as command interpreter.
2862 One of the features of U-Boot is that you can dynamically load and
2863 run "standalone" applications, which can use some resources of
2864 U-Boot like console I/O functions or interrupt services.
2866 Two simple examples are included with the sources:
2871 'examples/hello_world.c' contains a small "Hello World" Demo
2872 application; it is automatically compiled when you build U-Boot.
2873 It's configured to run at address 0x00040004, so you can play with it
2877 ## Ready for S-Record download ...
2878 ~>examples/hello_world.srec
2879 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...
2880 [file transfer complete]
2882 ## Start Addr = 0x00040004
2884 => go 40004 Hello World! This is a test.
2885 ## Starting application at 0x00040004 ...
2896 Hit any key to exit ...
2898 ## Application terminated, rc = 0x0
2900 Another example, which demonstrates how to register a CPM interrupt
2901 handler with the U-Boot code, can be found in 'examples/timer.c'.
2902 Here, a CPM timer is set up to generate an interrupt every second.
2903 The interrupt service routine is trivial, just printing a '.'
2904 character, but this is just a demo program. The application can be
2905 controlled by the following keys:
2907 ? - print current values og the CPM Timer registers
2908 b - enable interrupts and start timer
2909 e - stop timer and disable interrupts
2910 q - quit application
2913 ## Ready for S-Record download ...
2914 ~>examples/timer.srec
2915 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...
2916 [file transfer complete]
2918 ## Start Addr = 0x00040004
2921 ## Starting application at 0x00040004 ...
2924 tgcr @ 0xfff00980, tmr @ 0xfff00990, trr @ 0xfff00994, tcr @ 0xfff00998, tcn @ 0xfff0099c, ter @ 0xfff009b0
2927 [q, b, e, ?] Set interval 1000000 us
2930 [q, b, e, ?] ........
2931 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0xef6, ter=0x0
2934 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x2ad4, ter=0x0
2937 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x1efc, ter=0x0
2940 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x169d, ter=0x0
2942 [q, b, e, ?] ...Stopping timer
2944 [q, b, e, ?] ## Application terminated, rc = 0x0
2950 Over time, many people have reported problems when trying to use the
2951 "minicom" terminal emulation program for serial download. I (wd)
2952 consider minicom to be broken, and recommend not to use it. Under
2953 Unix, I recommend to use C-Kermit for general purpose use (and
2954 especially for kermit binary protocol download ("loadb" command), and
2955 use "cu" for S-Record download ("loads" command).
2957 Nevertheless, if you absolutely want to use it try adding this
2958 configuration to your "File transfer protocols" section:
2960 Name Program Name U/D FullScr IO-Red. Multi
2961 X kermit /usr/bin/kermit -i -l %l -s Y U Y N N
2962 Y kermit /usr/bin/kermit -i -l %l -r N D Y N N
2968 Starting at version 0.9.2, U-Boot supports NetBSD both as host
2969 (build U-Boot) and target system (boots NetBSD/mpc8xx).
2971 Building requires a cross environment; it is known to work on
2972 NetBSD/i386 with the cross-powerpc-netbsd-1.3 package (you will also
2973 need gmake since the Makefiles are not compatible with BSD make).
2974 Note that the cross-powerpc package does not install include files;
2975 attempting to build U-Boot will fail because <machine/ansi.h> is
2976 missing. This file has to be installed and patched manually:
2978 # cd /usr/pkg/cross/powerpc-netbsd/include
2980 # ln -s powerpc machine
2981 # cp /usr/src/sys/arch/powerpc/include/ansi.h powerpc/ansi.h
2982 # ${EDIT} powerpc/ansi.h ## must remove __va_list, _BSD_VA_LIST
2984 Native builds *don't* work due to incompatibilities between native
2985 and U-Boot include files.
2987 Booting assumes that (the first part of) the image booted is a
2988 stage-2 loader which in turn loads and then invokes the kernel
2989 proper. Loader sources will eventually appear in the NetBSD source
2990 tree (probably in sys/arc/mpc8xx/stand/u-boot_stage2/); in the
2991 meantime, send mail to bruno@exet-ag.de and/or wd@denx.de for
2995 Implementation Internals:
2996 =========================
2998 The following is not intended to be a complete description of every
2999 implementation detail. However, it should help to understand the
3000 inner workings of U-Boot and make it easier to port it to custom
3004 Initial Stack, Global Data:
3005 ---------------------------
3007 The implementation of U-Boot is complicated by the fact that U-Boot
3008 starts running out of ROM (flash memory), usually without access to
3009 system RAM (because the memory controller is not initialized yet).
3010 This means that we don't have writable Data or BSS segments, and BSS
3011 is not initialized as zero. To be able to get a C environment working
3012 at all, we have to allocate at least a minimal stack. Implementation
3013 options for this are defined and restricted by the CPU used: Some CPU
3014 models provide on-chip memory (like the IMMR area on MPC8xx and
3015 MPC826x processors), on others (parts of) the data cache can be
3016 locked as (mis-) used as memory, etc.
3018 Chris Hallinan posted a good summary of these issues to the
3019 u-boot-users mailing list:
3021 Subject: RE: [U-Boot-Users] RE: More On Memory Bank x (nothingness)?
3022 From: "Chris Hallinan" <clh@net1plus.com>
3023 Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:43:46 -0500 (22:43 MET)
3026 Correct me if I'm wrong, folks, but the way I understand it
3027 is this: Using DCACHE as initial RAM for Stack, etc, does not
3028 require any physical RAM backing up the cache. The cleverness
3029 is that the cache is being used as a temporary supply of
3030 necessary storage before the SDRAM controller is setup. It's
3031 beyond the scope of this list to expain the details, but you
3032 can see how this works by studying the cache architecture and
3033 operation in the architecture and processor-specific manuals.
3035 OCM is On Chip Memory, which I believe the 405GP has 4K. It
3036 is another option for the system designer to use as an
3037 initial stack/ram area prior to SDRAM being available. Either
3038 option should work for you. Using CS 4 should be fine if your
3039 board designers haven't used it for something that would
3040 cause you grief during the initial boot! It is frequently not
3043 CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR should be somewhere that won't interfere
3044 with your processor/board/system design. The default value
3045 you will find in any recent u-boot distribution in
3046 Walnut405.h should work for you. I'd set it to a value larger
3047 than your SDRAM module. If you have a 64MB SDRAM module, set
3048 it above 400_0000. Just make sure your board has no resources
3049 that are supposed to respond to that address! That code in
3050 start.S has been around a while and should work as is when
3051 you get the config right.
3056 It is essential to remember this, since it has some impact on the C
3057 code for the initialization procedures:
3059 * Initialized global data (data segment) is read-only. Do not attempt
3062 * Do not use any unitialized global data (or implicitely initialized
3063 as zero data - BSS segment) at all - this is undefined, initiali-
3064 zation is performed later (when relocating to RAM).
3066 * Stack space is very limited. Avoid big data buffers or things like
3069 Having only the stack as writable memory limits means we cannot use
3070 normal global data to share information beween the code. But it
3071 turned out that the implementation of U-Boot can be greatly
3072 simplified by making a global data structure (gd_t) available to all
3073 functions. We could pass a pointer to this data as argument to _all_
3074 functions, but this would bloat the code. Instead we use a feature of
3075 the GCC compiler (Global Register Variables) to share the data: we
3076 place a pointer (gd) to the global data into a register which we
3077 reserve for this purpose.
3079 When choosing a register for such a purpose we are restricted by the
3080 relevant (E)ABI specifications for the current architecture, and by
3081 GCC's implementation.
3083 For PowerPC, the following registers have specific use:
3086 R3-R4: parameter passing and return values
3087 R5-R10: parameter passing
3088 R13: small data area pointer
3092 (U-Boot also uses R14 as internal GOT pointer.)
3094 ==> U-Boot will use R29 to hold a pointer to the global data
3096 Note: on PPC, we could use a static initializer (since the
3097 address of the global data structure is known at compile time),
3098 but it turned out that reserving a register results in somewhat
3099 smaller code - although the code savings are not that big (on
3100 average for all boards 752 bytes for the whole U-Boot image,
3101 624 text + 127 data).
3103 On ARM, the following registers are used:
3105 R0: function argument word/integer result
3106 R1-R3: function argument word
3108 R10: stack limit (used only if stack checking if enabled)
3109 R11: argument (frame) pointer
3110 R12: temporary workspace
3113 R15: program counter
3115 ==> U-Boot will use R8 to hold a pointer to the global data
3121 U-Boot runs in system state and uses physical addresses, i.e. the
3122 MMU is not used either for address mapping nor for memory protection.
3124 The available memory is mapped to fixed addresses using the memory
3125 controller. In this process, a contiguous block is formed for each
3126 memory type (Flash, SDRAM, SRAM), even when it consists of several
3127 physical memory banks.
3129 U-Boot is installed in the first 128 kB of the first Flash bank (on
3130 TQM8xxL modules this is the range 0x40000000 ... 0x4001FFFF). After
3131 booting and sizing and initializing DRAM, the code relocates itself
3132 to the upper end of DRAM. Immediately below the U-Boot code some
3133 memory is reserved for use by malloc() [see CFG_MALLOC_LEN
3134 configuration setting]. Below that, a structure with global Board
3135 Info data is placed, followed by the stack (growing downward).
3137 Additionally, some exception handler code is copied to the low 8 kB
3138 of DRAM (0x00000000 ... 0x00001FFF).
3140 So a typical memory configuration with 16 MB of DRAM could look like
3143 0x0000 0000 Exception Vector code
3146 0x0000 2000 Free for Application Use
3152 0x00FB FF20 Monitor Stack (Growing downward)
3153 0x00FB FFAC Board Info Data and permanent copy of global data
3154 0x00FC 0000 Malloc Arena
3157 0x00FE 0000 RAM Copy of Monitor Code
3158 ... eventually: LCD or video framebuffer
3159 ... eventually: pRAM (Protected RAM - unchanged by reset)
3160 0x00FF FFFF [End of RAM]
3163 System Initialization:
3164 ----------------------
3166 In the reset configuration, U-Boot starts at the reset entry point
3167 (on most PowerPC systens at address 0x00000100). Because of the reset
3168 configuration for CS0# this is a mirror of the onboard Flash memory.
3169 To be able to re-map memory U-Boot then jumps to its link address.
3170 To be able to implement the initialization code in C, a (small!)
3171 initial stack is set up in the internal Dual Ported RAM (in case CPUs
3172 which provide such a feature like MPC8xx or MPC8260), or in a locked
3173 part of the data cache. After that, U-Boot initializes the CPU core,
3174 the caches and the SIU.
3176 Next, all (potentially) available memory banks are mapped using a
3177 preliminary mapping. For example, we put them on 512 MB boundaries
3178 (multiples of 0x20000000: SDRAM on 0x00000000 and 0x20000000, Flash
3179 on 0x40000000 and 0x60000000, SRAM on 0x80000000). Then UPM A is
3180 programmed for SDRAM access. Using the temporary configuration, a
3181 simple memory test is run that determines the size of the SDRAM
3184 When there is more than one SDRAM bank, and the banks are of
3185 different size, the largest is mapped first. For equal size, the first
3186 bank (CS2#) is mapped first. The first mapping is always for address
3187 0x00000000, with any additional banks following immediately to create
3188 contiguous memory starting from 0.
3190 Then, the monitor installs itself at the upper end of the SDRAM area
3191 and allocates memory for use by malloc() and for the global Board
3192 Info data; also, the exception vector code is copied to the low RAM
3193 pages, and the final stack is set up.
3195 Only after this relocation will you have a "normal" C environment;
3196 until that you are restricted in several ways, mostly because you are
3197 running from ROM, and because the code will have to be relocated to a
3201 U-Boot Porting Guide:
3202 ----------------------
3204 [Based on messages by Jerry Van Baren in the U-Boot-Users mailing
3208 int main (int argc, char *argv[])
3210 sighandler_t no_more_time;
3212 signal (SIGALRM, no_more_time);
3213 alarm (PROJECT_DEADLINE - toSec (3 * WEEK));
3215 if (available_money > available_manpower) {
3216 pay consultant to port U-Boot;
3220 Download latest U-Boot source;
3222 Subscribe to u-boot-users mailing list;
3225 email ("Hi, I am new to U-Boot, how do I get started?");
3229 Read the README file in the top level directory;
3230 Read http://www.denx.de/twiki/bin/view/DULG/Manual ;
3231 Read the source, Luke;
3234 if (available_money > toLocalCurrency ($2500)) {
3237 Add a lot of aggravation and time;
3240 Create your own board support subdirectory;
3242 Create your own board config file;
3246 Add / modify source code;
3250 email ("Hi, I am having problems...");
3252 Send patch file to Wolfgang;
3257 void no_more_time (int sig)
3266 All contributions to U-Boot should conform to the Linux kernel
3267 coding style; see the file "Documentation/CodingStyle" in your Linux
3268 kernel source directory.
3270 Please note that U-Boot is implemented in C (and to some small parts
3271 in Assembler); no C++ is used, so please do not use C++ style
3272 comments (//) in your code.
3274 Please also stick to the following formatting rules:
3275 - remove any trailing white space
3276 - use TAB characters for indentation, not spaces
3277 - make sure NOT to use DOS '\r\n' line feeds
3278 - do not add more than 2 empty lines to source files
3279 - do not add trailing empty lines to source files
3281 Submissions which do not conform to the standards may be returned
3282 with a request to reformat the changes.
3288 Since the number of patches for U-Boot is growing, we need to
3289 establish some rules. Submissions which do not conform to these rules
3290 may be rejected, even when they contain important and valuable stuff.
3293 When you send a patch, please include the following information with
3296 * For bug fixes: a description of the bug and how your patch fixes
3297 this bug. Please try to include a way of demonstrating that the
3298 patch actually fixes something.
3300 * For new features: a description of the feature and your
3303 * A CHANGELOG entry as plaintext (separate from the patch)
3305 * For major contributions, your entry to the CREDITS file
3307 * When you add support for a new board, don't forget to add this
3308 board to the MAKEALL script, too.
3310 * If your patch adds new configuration options, don't forget to
3311 document these in the README file.
3313 * The patch itself. If you are accessing the CVS repository use "cvs
3314 update; cvs diff -puRN"; else, use "diff -purN OLD NEW". If your
3315 version of diff does not support these options, then get the latest
3316 version of GNU diff.
3318 The current directory when running this command shall be the top
3319 level directory of the U-Boot source tree, or it's parent directory
3320 (i. e. please make sure that your patch includes sufficient
3321 directory information for the affected files).
3323 We accept patches as plain text, MIME attachments or as uuencoded
3326 * If one logical set of modifications affects or creates several
3327 files, all these changes shall be submitted in a SINGLE patch file.
3329 * Changesets that contain different, unrelated modifications shall be
3330 submitted as SEPARATE patches, one patch per changeset.
3335 * Before sending the patch, run the MAKEALL script on your patched
3336 source tree and make sure that no errors or warnings are reported
3337 for any of the boards.
3339 * Keep your modifications to the necessary minimum: A patch
3340 containing several unrelated changes or arbitrary reformats will be
3341 returned with a request to re-formatting / split it.
3343 * If you modify existing code, make sure that your new code does not
3344 add to the memory footprint of the code ;-) Small is beautiful!
3345 When adding new features, these should compile conditionally only
3346 (using #ifdef), and the resulting code with the new feature
3347 disabled must not need more memory than the old code without your
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