Hi, there appeares to be a microcode patch for MPC862 that allowes relocating SMC, SPI and I2C Parameter RAM. This should help getting SMC1 running while SCC3 is doing Ethernet.
Thanks, Stephan > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-linuxppc-embedded at lists.linuxppc.org > [mailto:owner-linuxppc-embedded at lists.linuxppc.org]On Behalf Of Stephan > Linke > Sent: Donnerstag, 12. Juni 2003 13:43 > To: wd at denx.de > Cc: Linuxppc-Embedded > Subject: RE: running 8xx without UART > > > > Hi, > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: wd at denx.de [mailto:wd at denx.de] > > Sent: Donnerstag, 12. Juni 2003 13:22 > > To: Stephan Linke > > Subject: Re: running 8xx without UART > > > > > > In message <FCEAKDJJAPHPLJFINDAJMEHJDCAA.Stephan.Linke at epygi.de> you > > wrote: > > > Sorry, I accidentialy replied to the wrong mail... > > > > Kein Problem :-) > > > > > this problem is actualy no kernel bug. It is a limitation of the 862 > > > family that you can't use SMC1 while you use > SCC3 as ATM or > > > ethernet. It's not so well documented. Thant's why we run into that trap. > > > The special problem on 852 is that there are > > ony 2 SCC's > > > and 1 SMC. :-) > > ... > > > > > We are experiencing problems with SCC3 running ethernet and SMC1 as > > > > > console interface on a 852. > > > > SCC3 = Ethernet or SCC3 = ATM? > > > > > We are using SCC3 as ethernet (Actualy there is no ATM on MPC852. But I guess > that doesn't make a difference). :-) > > Stephan > > > > ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/
