[U-Boot-Users] u-boot Tulip DECchip support

[Frank]

anyone get this working on an 8245 based board. I am having the
same problem...

--- Yusuf_Ibrahim_Özkök <yozkok at aselsan.com.tr> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>     I'm using a Sandpoint board with X3 (MPC8245)  unity CPU
> card. Sandpoint does not have an ethernet controller.And since
> I have a PCI DECchip 21x4x Ethernet controller I want to use
> it with sandpoint board. I'm able to use this ethernet card
> with my linux image, it works fine, but I couldn't add this to
> u-boot image. So I'm dowloading the linux image by using
> "loadb" or "loads" commands via serial channel and it tooks to
> much time. You can see my previous tryings below. 
> 
>     Is there anybody who has used this ethernet controller
> with Sandpoint? Or do you have any suggestion for my problem. 
> 
> 
> Regards
> yio
> 
> P.S:
>      Below, there are previous messages between I and
> Wolfgang. Since I was not aware of using this list I have sent
> e-mails directly to Wolfgang. Thanks to him for his
> recommendations about the problem and warnings about using
> this list.
> 
> 
> 
>
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> 
> Hello,
> 
> in message <000b01c44ebe$9f0193d0$aa06010a at aselsan.com.tr> you
> wrote:
> >
> >     First of all, Thank you very much for your help. I'm
> sorry I couldn't
> > see the Tulip support of u-boor at the first time.
> 
> You are welcome.
> 
> >     Yes you are right I should have used the mailing list.
> Thank you for
> > your warning.
> 
> Ummm... so why aren't you using it in this case?
> 
> For future messages please use the mailing list.
> 
> > >Enable CFG_CMD_NET and  CONFIG_TULIP  and  CONFIG_NET_MULTI
>  in  your
> > > board configuration.
> > 
> >     I have tried you recommendations about how to add Tulip
> driver. But I
> > couldn't succedded. Here what I have done exactly and, what
> results I have
> > reached.
> > 
> >    I think, by the "board configuration", you mean
> > u-boot-1.1.1\include\configs\Sandpoint8245.h file. In that
> file,
> > CONFIG_NET_MULTI  had already been defined. Then I have
> defined the first
> > two ( CFG_CMD_NET, CONFIG_TULIP). Then firstly, I have run
> the command "make
> > clean", secondly run "make Sandpoint8245_config", And
> finally, when I have
> > run the command "make CROSS_COMPILE=ppc_82xx-" I have
> received an error,
> > saying that definition of CFG_CMD_NET  was dublicated. OK,
> since it seems to
> 
> Maybe I was not clear enough. "CFG_CMD_NET"  is  not  a 
> #define  you
> should  set  yourself;  you  should  make  sure that
> "CFG_CMD_NET" is
> included (i. e. used)  in  your  definition  of  the 
> CONFIG_COMMANDS
> definition.
> 
> >        So as a result, my DECchip Ethernet card is still not
> working with
> > u-boot. (Or I couldn't make it work somehow!) Would you
> please help me about
> > where am I wrong. I can enter this subject in mailing list,
> so some other
> > people can use this help.
> 
> sorry, I'm afraid I cannot help. I don;t have any Tulip based
> network
> card here, so I cannot test this myself. Please ask  on  the 
> mailing
> list.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Wolfgang Denk
> 
> -- 
> Software Engineering:  Embedded and Realtime Systems, 
> Embedded Linux
> Phone: (+49)-8142-4596-87  Fax: (+49)-8142-4596-88  Email:
> wd at denx.de
> Brain off-line, please wait.
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------
> 
> Hello,
> 
> in message <E1BTbK0-0005YM-00 at sc8-sf-web2.sourceforge.net> you
> wrote:
> > 
> >     I need help about u-boot. I'm using u-boot in a
> Sandpoint 
> > X3 board. This board does not have an ethernet controller.
> So 
> > I'm using DECchip 21x4X PCI ethernet card. But I think
> u-boot 
> > does not suppot that card.(Or I couldn't find!).  Can you
> help 
> 
> You are wrong. The Tulip chip is supported. See
> drivers/dc2114x.*
> 
> > about how can I add this ethernet card into u-boot image. I 
> 
> Enable CFG_CMD_NET and  CONFIG_TULIP  and  CONFIG_NET_MULTI 
> in  your
> board configuration.
> 
> > card. But For now I only can download the linux image via 
> > serial channel with loads command and this takes too much 
> > time. (about 30 minutes).
> 
> You could also use loadb which is much faster. But of course 
> not  as
> fast as Ethernet :-)
> 
> > P.S: I have entered this subject into "Forums" in u-boot
> page. 
> > But since I need an urgent help I'm also posting it to you.
> 
> The U-Boot page should have told you that the preferred
> communication
> channel is through the u-0boot-users mailing list.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Wolfgang Denk
> 
> -- 
> Software Engineering:  Embedded and Realtime Systems, 
> Embedded Linux
> Phone: (+49)-8142-4596-87  Fax: (+49)-8142-4596-88  Email:
> wd at denx.de
> Brain off-line, please wait.
>
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