[U-Boot-Users] Stops booting after RAM info

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <4857C743.7060300 at GlobalAutomationSystems.com> you wrote:
> 
> As far as I know CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS should be set to 1 always.
> Multiple flash banks in u-boot are not supported.

Huuuu? Who claims so?

What do you think how these boards are working then:

include/configs/ADCIOP.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks		*/
include/configs/BAB7xx.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS     2           /* max number of memory banks    */
include/configs/CCM.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks		*/
include/configs/CPU86.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max num of memory banks      */
include/configs/CPU87.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max num of memory banks	*/
include/configs/CU824.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* Max number of flash banks		*/
include/configs/ELPPC.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS     2           /* max number of memory banks    */
include/configs/EXBITGEN.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	5	/* max number of memory banks		*/
include/configs/IceCube.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max num of memory banks      */
include/configs/LANTEC.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks		*/
include/configs/M54455EVB.h:#	define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks */
include/configs/M54455EVB.h:#	define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	3	/* max number of memory banks */
include/configs/M5475EVB.h:#	define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks */
include/configs/M5485EVB.h:#	define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks */
include/configs/MOUSSE.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS     3       /* Max number of flash banks         */
include/configs/MPC8349ITX.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2		/* number of banks */
include/configs/MPC8544DS.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2		/* number of banks */
include/configs/MPC8548CDS.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2		/* number of banks */
include/configs/MPC8555CDS.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2		/* number of banks */
include/configs/MUSENKI.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* Max number of flash banks		*/
include/configs/NETPHONE.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks		*/
include/configs/NETTA2.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks		*/
include/configs/OCRTC.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks		*/
include/configs/ORSG.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks		*/
include/configs/P3G4.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks	*/
include/configs/Rattler.h:#define CFG_JFFS2_NUM_BANKS	CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS
include/configs/SMN42.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks		*/
include/configs/Sandpoint8245.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks		*/
include/configs/TQM823L.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks */
include/configs/TQM834x.h: * When CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS_DETECT is defined, the actual number of Flash
include/configs/TQM834x.h: * tqm834x_num_flash_banks. The value of CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS_DETECT is only
include/configs/TQM834x.h: * used instead of CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS to allocate the array flash_info, and
include/configs/TQM834x.h: * CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS as the number of actual banks on the board, it is
include/configs/TQM834x.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS_DETECT	2
include/configs/TQM834x.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS (tqm834x_num_flash_banks)
include/configs/TQM855L.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks */
include/configs/TQM85xx.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* number of banks		*/
include/configs/TQM862L.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks */
include/configs/W7OLMC.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2		/* max number of memory banks	*/
include/configs/W7OLMG.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2		/* max number of memory banks	*/
include/configs/ZUMA.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	3	/* max number of memory banks	*/
include/configs/actux4.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS		2
include/configs/bamboo.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	3	/* number of banks			*/
include/configs/bf533-ezkit.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	3	/* max number of memory banks */
include/configs/c2mon.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks		*/
include/configs/cogent_mpc8xx.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks		*/
include/configs/ebony.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	3		    /* number of banks	    */
include/configs/ep8248.h:#define CFG_JFFS2_NUM_BANKS	CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS
include/configs/ep82xxm.h:#define CFG_JFFS2_NUM_BANKS	CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS
include/configs/gth2.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks */
include/configs/hymod.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max num of memory banks	*/
include/configs/impa7.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks		*/
include/configs/incaip.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks */
include/configs/korat.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks	      */
include/configs/logodl.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS     2       /* max number of memory banks           */
include/configs/lpc2292sodimm.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks		*/
include/configs/luan.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	3	/* max number of memory banks		*/
include/configs/lubbock.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks		*/
include/configs/lwmon.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks		*/
include/configs/lwmon5.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks		*/
include/configs/mgcoge.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max num of flash banks	*/
include/configs/ms7722se.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2
include/configs/ocotea.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	3		    /* number of banks	    */
include/configs/pcu_e.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks		*/
include/configs/ppmc7xx.h: * CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS		- Number of banks of flash on board
include/configs/r2dplus.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	(2)
include/configs/rsdproto.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks		*/
include/configs/sacsng.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks		*/
include/configs/sc3.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks		*/
include/configs/socrates.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2		/* number of banks	*/
include/configs/sorcery.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max num of flash banks */
include/configs/stxxtc.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks	*/
include/configs/svm_sc8xx.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks		*/
include/configs/taihu.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks		*/
include/configs/v37.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks		*/
include/configs/virtlab2.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2	/* max number of memory banks */
include/configs/yucca.h:#define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	3	/* number of banks		*/


???

>  > Flash:  0 kB
> This message is saying that u-boot was unable to detect the flash chip 
> itself.
> The easiest way to get you flash working:
> 1. add flash id in include/flash.h (check your flash datasheet)

NO!!!! Use the CFI driver instead!!!

> 2. based on board/../flash.c get it working (probably you will need only 
> sector organization, also a datasheet material)

NO!!!! Do not add custom drivers unless *really*, I mean REALLY
necessary.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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