[U-Boot-Users] How to specify the size of bin?

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <cdb837ea0805152326o58185f02g13d68a65f416c800 at mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
>
> haha! Great minds seem alike. Actually, if no solution, I will try this method.
> Well. As you mentioned, using JTAG we can put bin in any place of flash.
> Does it means we should manually set the last-4-bytes? How to determine

Urgh. No, of course not. You just program the "u-boot.bin" image to
the last 256 kB of your flash memory, as Stefan already explained.

> Last, let me tell you why I cannot use JTAG. The recommend method by u-boot
> is using BDI2000. But it is really expensive. I don't have enough money. hehe.
> I have tried many home-made wiggler JTAG connectors with OCD commander, but
> all failed. Finally I give up for finding low-cost PPC JTAG. Currently
> I give the
> precompiled bin to some one with special flash writer, and let them burn.

You will reconsider buying a BDI3000 when you need a debugger...

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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