[U-Boot-Users] How much does U-Boot Replace PMON? Anyone w/ opinions? (from embedded newbie)

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <520311.76459.qm at web51905.mail.re2.yahoo.com> you wrote:
> 
> Thanks so much for your reply and candor - that's kind of
> what I needed to hear either way.

Well, it would have been much beter if the reply had been sent to the
ML so others could have commented on it.

> --- Andrew Dyer <amdyer at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I would guess it would be easier to add code to boot from ATA to
> > pmon-2000 (never used the -2000 version, just the old pmon a ong time
> > ago) than to do a new port to something not supported (u-boot for mips

Well, if you have a working port for one boot loader which you can
look at for init code etc. then coming up with a port of U-Boot is not
that hard.

> > is not in the best of shape).  That being said, we boot a

There is a number of MIPS  board  that  are  working  pretty  well  -
Andrew: what exactly do you mean by "not in the best of shape"?

> > Raza Au1550
> > MIPS using u-boot off of CF.   I believe the s/w guys are
> > using ext2
> > on the CF instead of vfat, but it does work.

Seems to work for you?


Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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