[U-Boot] Res: RAM memory verification on boot

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear ethan paddloch,

Please STOP posting HTML!!

In message <852022.55120.qm at web120203.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> you wrote:
> 
> Actually I am using a Freescale bsp that uses the u-boot-1.1.6 with
> some patches that modifies the bootloader for the freescale
> mpc8323erdb platform. This platform uses the mpc8323erdb.c source
> which has the int fixed_sdram(void) function on it to set the fixed
> ram to 64Mbytes.

That's a pretty much obsolete out-of-tree port then. We don't really
support these here.

Are you sure it's based on version 1.1.6?

> I was thinking to include the get_ram_size() function on that source
> to recognize automatticaly the ram size. Do you know if it is
> possible?

Everything is possible in software if you put enough effort and
resources on it. The question is if this makes any sense.

Spending efforts on U-Boot 1.1.6 based code does not make any sense
any more.

> I am affraid to change the bootloader version to the latest one and
> get the patches missed so I could not have my system working anymore.

Changing the memory controller init code will need thorough debugging
and testing in any case. This is not a task for the unexperienced.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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