[U-Boot] Disable features
Ben Warren
biggerbadderben at gmail.com
Thu Apr 30 23:06:54 CEST 2009
Derek Ou wrote:
> Wolfgang Denk wrote:
>
>> Why would compiled in Network support slow down the boot process?
>>
>> The network interface will only be initialized as soon as you use it.
>> If you don't have one, then you probably will not try using it - then
>> why would it delay your boot?
>>
>>
> When we have the Network support compiled, it takes a few second to do
> the auto-negotiation
> even though MAC chip is not on board. Then it fails out and goes to
> autoboot. Is it a
> board specific problem or system problem?
>
>
Which network controller are you using? Autonegotiation shouldn't
happen until you use the interface, but not all drivers are written that
way.
regards,
Ben
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