[U-Boot-Users] MBX with no NVRAM

Rod Boyce rod_boyce at stratexnet.com
Thu Feb 27 22:19:15 CET 2003


You could set the environment variables to be stored in flash and not batteryless backed up RAM.  I have use this configureation well on the MBX board.
Look at the NV configuration on this config file.


Rod


On Thu, 27 Feb 2003 21:32:03 +0100
"Ruurd Jan" <ruurdjan at xs4all.nl> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I've got U-boot 0.2.0 up-and-running on my MBX860 board (a entry-level
> 50MHz version).
> This board, hoever, does not have NVRAM (there is no battery).
> Will this be a problem, even if I hard-code all variables I need into
> U-boot?
> I'm trying to boot a linux kernel, but after the kernel uncompresses,
> the board reboots:
> 	=> tftpboot 200000 uImage
> 	ARP broadcast 1
> 	TFTP from server 10.0.0.150; our IP address is 10.0.0.200
> Filename 'uImage'. Load address: 0x200000
> 	Loading:
> #################################################################
> 	         ##################
> 	done
> 	Bytes transferred = 420568 (66ad8 hex)
> 	=> bootm
> 	## Booting image at 00200000 ...
> 	   Image Name:   Linux Kernel Image
> 	   Image Type:   PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
> 	   Data Size:    420504 Bytes = 410.6 kB
> 	   Load Address: 00000000
> 	   Entry Point:  00000000
> 	   Verifying Checksum ... OK
> 	   Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
> 
> 
> 	U-Boot 0.2.0 (Feb 27 2003 - 21:10:18)
> 
> 	CPU:   XPC860xxZPnnC1 at 50 MHz: 4 kB I-Cache 4 kB D-Cache
> 	Board: MBX860EN(01-W3425F01A)
> 	         *** Warning: Low Battery Status - On-Board Battery ***
> 	DRAM:  68 MB
> 	FLASH: 512 kB
> 	In:    serial
> 	Out:   serial
> 	Err:   serial
> 	Net:   SCC ETHERNET
> 	PCMCIA: 3.3V card found: SunDisk SDP 5/3 0.6
> 	            Fixed Disk Card
> 	            IDE interface
> 	            [silicon] [unique] [single] [sleep] [standby] [idle]
> [low power] Bus 0: OK
> 	  Device 0: Model: SanDisk SDP3B-256 Firm: vdd 1.00. Ser#:
> 213008Q0410
> 	            Type: Removable Hard Disk
> 	            Capacity: 245.0 MB = 0.2 GB (501760 x 512)
> 	=>
> 
> Here's the environment I hard-coded into u-boot:
> 	bootcmd=bootm 20000
> 	baudrate=9600
> 	loads_echo=1
> 	bootargs=root=/dev/hda2 console=/dev/ttyS0,9600
> 	serverip=10.0.0.150
> 	ipaddr=10.0.0.200
> 	ethaddr=08:00:3e:2f:99:7e
> 	stdin=serial
> 	stdout=serial
> 	stderr=serial
> 
> I'm using a unmodified version of the MBX configs for the kernel, the
> from the Denx site
> (ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/LinuxPPC/usr/src/linux-2.4.4-2002-10-06.tar.bz2)
> with no patches.
> If the NVRAM is not the issue, does anyone have a suggestion? I haven't
> the time to build me a debugger :-((
> 
> thanks,
> 
> RJ
> 
> 
> 
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