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> Von: Martin Hoffmann <m8d...@googlemail.com> > Datum: 3. Januar 2011 14:57:06 MEZ > An: ecos-discuss@ecos.sourceware.org > Betreff: Re: [ECOS] Help with Redboot > > Hi Manohar. > > You don't need to port anything. The x86 port works perfectly with the Atom. > > If the BIOS of the board can boot from usb, you can boot GRUB from an usb > stick and then let GRUB > start a redboot image located on the stick. This works perfect for me. > Standard serial ports also work out of the box. > > I found the hint here: > http://www.cygwin.com/ml/ecos-discuss/2007-05/msg00045.html > > What interests me: What Atom board do have exactly? Does it offer a JTAG > connector? > > Martin > > Am 03.01.2011 um 14:44 schrieb Michael Bergandi: > >> Manohar, >> >>> I want to port redboot on Atom D510 development board and I have tried a >>> lot of ways, including some methods which were given in the mailing list >>> but was not successful. Most of the methods given in the mailing list use >>> floppy drive to port redboot on their boards, but unfortunately, the board >>> which I am working on doesn't have floppy drive and has USB ports. >>> >>> Can any one please guide me in this regard? I have Intel Atom D510 >>> development board with USB ports and no floopy.and I want to port redboot >>> on it so that I can communicate with a serial port and run programs on the >>> board. >>> >>> Thank you, >>> Manohar >> >> It sounds to me like you are trying to load Redboot, not port it. I'm >> not sure which one you mean for sure, but if you actually want to do >> port Redboot to ecos, the you should have a look at the Porting Guide >> in the docs: >> >> http://ecos.sourceware.org/docs-latest/ref/hal-porting-guide.html >> >> Since the Atom processor implements Intel's IA-32 instruction set, it >> is an x86 platform and eCos/Redboot should need minimal porting effort >> to get running, depending on how many peripherals you need on your >> board. >> >> -- >> Mike >> >> -- >> Before posting, please read the FAQ: http://ecos.sourceware.org/fom/ecos >> and search the list archive: http://ecos.sourceware.org/ml/ecos-discuss >> > -- Before posting, please read the FAQ: http://ecos.sourceware.org/fom/ecos and search the list archive: http://ecos.sourceware.org/ml/ecos-discuss
