[U-Boot-Users] environment not being used

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <1075855660.7664.95.camel at localhost.localdomain> you wrote:
> 
> Just as a follow up, I conclude that U-boot treats flash reads exactly
> as sdram reads i.e. 32-bit accesses. So its not just about the

This is not correct.

U-Boot accesses the flash just the way how you configure your  memory
controller for flash accesses.

> to flash e.g md, imiinfo, bootm etc. A hardware fix (an 8-bit bus to our
> byte-mode flash chip) seems like the right way to go.

Either you or me must  be  missing  something.  Why  don't  you  just
configure U-Boot for a 8 bit flash device then?

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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