Peter, I will have a more detailed look at this! I assumed that the Ti DVserialboot was essentially providing the second level boot loader. If this is not the case it would explain a lot.
Regards, Andrew Thu, 2007-03-08 at 11:16 +0100, Peter Wippich wrote: > Hi Andrew, > > you can not load u-boot directly through uart because the uart load goes > to internal ram which simply isn't big enough. You need a second level > boot loader which fits in internal ram and than loads u-boot to external > ram. Rudy has provided such a beast here (check the archives, about last > August). > > Further, you neeed to compile u-boot without low level initialization > (already done by second level boot loader) and without relocation from > flash to ram (it is alreday loded to ram....). You can do this in the > config file (davinci.h) he following does the trick for me: > > /* for Ram load version do not do low level init and do not relocate */ > #undef CONFIG_INIT_CRITICAL > #define CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT > /* #define CONFIG_SKIP_RELOCATE_UBOOT not needed, tested by boot code */ > > I use a newer version of u-boot here (1.1.6), but this should also work > for the older version. When I find the time to clean up my code I'll send > a patch for some actual u-boot for davinci here. Maybe within the next two > weeks. > > Ciao, > > Peter > > > On Thu, 8 Mar 2007, Andrew Armstrong wrote: > > > Hi Guys, > > > > Have any of you managed to compile and get running U-BOOT via the source > > available on the Ti website? (u-boot-1.1.3_rel_00.05.04-tisb.tar.gz) > > > > As far as I am aware I have correctly configured and made the project > > (for default NOR), however the uboot.bin file generated, once uploaded > > via dvserialboot, appears just the brick the EVM. > > > > I have compared the file to the old supplied .bin files and they are of > > similar size and structure. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Regards, > > > > Andrew > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Davinci-linux-open-source mailing list > > Davinci-linux-open-source@linux.davincidsp.com > > http://linux.davincidsp.com/mailman/listinfo/davinci-linux-open-source > > > > > | Peter Wippich Voice: +49 30 46776411 | > | G&W Instruments GmbH fax: +49 30 46776419 | > | Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25, Geb. 12 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | D-13355 Berlin / Germany | > _______________________________________________ Davinci-linux-open-source mailing list Davinci-linux-open-source@linux.davincidsp.com http://linux.davincidsp.com/mailman/listinfo/davinci-linux-open-source
