[U-Boot-Users] Das U-Boot support for Atmel AT91SAM926x-EK (orother boards with an AT91SAM926x processor)?

[Ulf Samuelsson]

Subject: [U-Boot-Users] Das U-Boot support for Atmel AT91SAM926x-EK (orother boards with an AT91SAM926x processor)?


> Are there plans to add AT91SAM926x-EK board support to the main U-Boot
> repository or an appropriate custodian repository?
> 
> If so, what is the anticipated time frame of this support?
> 
> ------
> 
> In the official U-Boot 1.3.1 release, I wasn't able to locate any boards
> with an AT91SAM926x processor.  Are any supported?
> 
> --- Comment ---
> 
> I'm interested in EBI NOR booting of AT91SAM926x processors as opposed
> to SPI NOR (Dataflash) booting of these processors which is the usual
> case.
> 
> If necessary, I'll use u-boot 1.2.0 as patched by Atmel to run on
> AT91SAM926x, but I'd prefer to use the official U-Boot code.
>

It seems very difficult to get patches accepted.

The AT91 team tried, they gave up due to no repsonse.

I tried, and got everything rejected until Peter Pearse became custodian.
    Then I sent in few simple patches which got accepted.
     I have not had the time to do anything about it since then.

The AVR32 stuff uses basically the same peripherals as the AT91
and many drivers will be common.
Taking the Atmel patches to 1.2.0 and forwarding them,
   is not a good idea, because the AT91 should use
    drivers common with the AVR32

The AT91CAP9 stuff is now beeing processed in the patch system
and most of the stuff should be common with the AT91SAM9,
so once CAP9 support is there, I think it will be much simpler.


> Sincerely,
> 
> Ken Fuchs
> 
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Best Regards
Ulf Samuelsson