[U-Boot-Users] Blank console with IXDP425 in U-boot-1.1.6

[Stefan Roese]

Hi Queenie,

On Monday 11 June 2007, Queenie wrote:
> Iam a newbie in this field. I have a customed target board having IXP425.
> This board has been working fine with Redboot. I do not have the working
> source code for Redboot but only the bin file which works fine.
> I now want to customise the u-boot and make u-boot the bootloader for this
> board.
>
> I have downloaded u-boot-1.1.6. Also I have downloaded the npe microcode
> from intel website (IPL_ixp400NpeLibrary-2_4).
> The tool chain I have downloaded is arm-linux-tools-20061213.tar.gz
> I have added the toolchain in my $PATH (.bash_profile file)
> I complied my u-boot for IXDP425 by giving the command "make
> ixdp425_config" and the "make all"

Yes, but if I understand you correctly, then you don't have the Intel IXDP425 
board, but a custom specific board. Correct? I assume that there are some 
differences to the Intel board. What are those differences? You have to 
*port* U-Boot to your specific hardware.

> It complied sucessfully and gave me a u-boot.bin and u-boot.srec file.
>
> I used this u-boot.bin file and loaded it into my target board flash using
> an ICE. after this is accomplished, I restarted the board and connected the
> console of my target board so that i could observe the bootloader prompt on
> the hyperterminal.
> I see nothin on the console (hyperterminal)
> I have connect it with baud rate 115200, 8 data bits, parity bits none, 1
> stop bit and flow control as none. I even tried with flow control as
> hardware.
>
> Please advise where i could be going wrong and how i should proceed.

As mentioned above, using a binary compiled for a different board will in most 
cases not work.

Best regards,
Stefan

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