[U-Boot-Users] mpc8544 u-boot support

[Leonid]

Yes, I saw in u-boot depot though didn't try to run it yet (didn't get
reference design). Is it the same called "Interpid"?

Leonid.

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[mailto:u-boot-users-bounces at lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Kumar
Gala
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 6:50 AM
To: Kumar Gala
Cc: Leonid; u-boot-users at lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [U-Boot-Users] mpc8544 u-boot support


On Feb 1, 2008, at 8:42 AM, Kumar Gala wrote:

>
> On Feb 1, 2008, at 7:24 AM, Clemens Koller wrote:
>
>> Leonid schrieb:
>>> Hi:
>>>
>>> I am not new in u-boot, but this is the first time I must deal with 
>>> Freescale CPU, namely mpc8544 (I have been working so far with 
>>> Microblaze, ARM9, ppc440 and ppc405). My board is going to be very 
>>> close to Interpid reference design.
>>>
>>> If somebody of you folks can point me to the best u-boot and Linux 
>>> resources for this CPU and board, I would really appreciate that.
>>
>> Depending on board hardware-compatibility, it's best to use the 
>> latest U-Boot release from: ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/u-boot/ or the 
>> latest
>> git-tree: http://www.denx.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=u-
>> boot.git;a=summary
>>
>> I am fine (for mpc8540 and mpc8548) with Linus' 2.6.24 tree from 
>> kernel.org.
>> For development purposes, however, checkout the latest paulus.git
>> from:
>> http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/paulus/
>> powerpc.git;a=summary
>> YMMV.
>>
>> For a toolchain, you can go with the Denx' ELDK or use my native CRUX

>> Linux distro which will be published, when I'll find some spare time.

>> :-)
>
> I agree with the guys that using the latest u-boot/kernel from git is 
> your best choice.  We've been making a lot of changes to 85xx support 
> recently and if you intend for your board port to get back into the 
> community it will be easier to start from something current.
>
> Also, Freescale provides prebuilt toolchains as part of their 'BSPs'.
> (I'd skip using the BSP for kernel/u-boot at this point).
>
> http://www.freescale.com/linux

Also, forgot to say we have the MPC8544 DS board in u-boot today
(boards/freescale/mpc8544ds)

- k

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