[U-Boot-Users] Are there any instructions how to compile U-bootfor ixp425 target?

[Stefan Roese]

Hi Carsten,

On Thursday 14 June 2007, Carsten Schlote wrote:
> I'm working on a Moxa UC7420 and started porting of U-Boot about 2 weeks
> ago.
> That is what I've done:

<snip>

> > YOU HAVE TO USE MICROCODE VERSION 2.0!!!
>
> ?? I used the latest 2.4 micro code. Both NIC interfaces seem to work,
> but there seems to be a 'stall' and checksum problem with tftp
> transfers.
>
> Are there stalls/hangs with 2.0 microcode? Is this problem known?
> Somebody working on this issue?

It's not known. At least not to me. Please give version 2.0 a try and let us 
know if the behavior changed. Thanks.

> Otherwise I think, that we should collect all our experiences with the
> IXP4xx CPUs and how-to compile U-Boot. It took most of my time to find
> the shattered pieces of information :-) Please add a dedicated ReadMe
> file to the master branch somewhere, and I will add a 'walk through
> guide'. When others do so as well, this document could help with most of
> the probs.

README would be good. Please add it yourself and send a patch to include it. 
I'll comment on it.

Best regards,
Stefan

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