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<DIV><SPAN class=993230517-03092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Make
sure you have a JTAG debugger (e.g. BDI2000)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=993230517-03092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Find a
board in .../include/configs that is close to your hardware</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=993230517-03092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Make a
new board file in ...include/configs for your board</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=993230517-03092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Copy
the starting board's files from .../board/xyz to your board's directory
.../board/myboard</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=993230517-03092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=993230517-03092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>With
JTAG device, verify, minimally, working RAM (where u-boot image
is</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=993230517-03092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>loaded), working serial port (for login and command line) working
Ethernet</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=993230517-03092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>for
network access.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=993230517-03092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=993230517-03092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Start
making same devices work under u-boot. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=993230517-03092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hint,
try following this execution path... (arm)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=993230517-03092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=993230517-03092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>.../cpu/at91rm9200/start.S</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=993230517-03092004> <FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>_start -> reset</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=993230517-03092004> <FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>reset -> _start_armboot</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=993230517-03092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=993230517-03092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>.../lib_arm/board.c</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=993230517-03092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=993230517-03092004> <FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>start_armboot -> (calls a bunch of init
functions)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=993230517-03092004> <FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>enters forever loop calling main_loop</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=993230517-03092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=993230517-03092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>.../common/main.c</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=993230517-03092004> <FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>main_loop</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=993230517-03092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=993230517-03092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hope
this helps</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=993230517-03092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Cheers,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=993230517-03092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>T.mike</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
u-boot-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net
[mailto:u-boot-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net]<B>On Behalf Of
</B>christophe peyronnet<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 03, 2004 6:41
AM<BR><B>To:</B> u-boot-users@lists.sourceforge.net<BR><B>Subject:</B>
[U-Boot-Users] Hi, I am new to U-Boot, how do I get
started?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am new to U-Boot, and I need to port it on an
custom board based on MPC852T.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As write in the Readme file of U-Boot directory,
I send my first e-mail to have some information, on</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>how to port U-Boot on my board.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks in advance.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Christophe.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>