[U-Boot-Users] Need Help w/ PPC Boot

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Thu Dec 26 20:36:20 CET 2002


Dear Jerry,

in message <EGEGIJHKDKJGAJMGIDPNIEEICDAA.jwalden at digitalatlantic.com> you wrote:
> 
> I apologize in advance if this is a stupid question, or a question
> with an obvious answer.  The fact is that I have place linux on
> and ARM, and an X86 board, however never on a PPC platform.  In 
> fact I have very little experience with the PPC, and RISC processors
> in general.  I am trying to trace my way through the u-boot code - 
> since I do not have access to an in circuit emulator, I am somewhat

You don;t need an ICE, but you definitely want a debugger.

> hindered.  However I do have the capability to turn on a LED via a
> GPIO register.  So I am tracing through the code in a "burn an learn"
> fashion.

How much do you rate your time? I strongly recommend to get  yourself
a BDI2000...

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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