[U-Boot-Users] minimum bdi config to read flash on 85xx

David Hawkins dwh at ovro.caltech.edu
Wed Sep 12 23:39:00 CEST 2007


Hi Jerry,

> The address shifting happens when the hardware guys put down (2) 8-bit 
> flash chips to be 16 bits wide, (4) 8-bit flash chips to be 32 bits 
> wide, or (2) 16-bit flash chips to be 32 bits wide.  Size, timing, 
> availability, and cost reasons usually drive this (and the first three 
> are weighted very low).

Ah, I see.

> Back when we had to subtract two '1' bits to make '0's, flashes 
> (actully, EEPROMs to really show my age)

Apparently age and 'curmudgeonliness' go well together

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=curmudgeon


;)





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