> -----Original Message----- > From: Alan Casey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 10:58 AM > To: Stephen Neuendorffer; Grant Likely > Cc: linuxppc-embedded > Subject: RE: Xilinx PowerPC > > > >-- Original Message -- > >Subject: RE: Xilinx PowerPC > >Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:11:19 -0800 > >From: "Stephen Neuendorffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > "Grant Likely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Cc: linuxppc-embedded <[email protected]> > > > > > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> Just wondering - is it possible to use U-Boot on the Xilinx XUPV2PRO > >> board or any similar tools (such as libfdt?) to copy a Linux kernel > >and > >> > >> ramdisk filesystem from a SystemACE card to memory, uncompress them > >and > >> > >> boot the Linux kernel etc?? If so is there any notes/docs about how > >to > >> do > >> this or similar online anywhere? > >> > >> Any info. appreciated, > >> Regards&Thanks, > >> Alan. > > > >In theory, yes... All the infrastructure to do this exists, but I don't > >know of anyone who as actually tried it yet with ARCH=powerpc kernels. > >There > > > >Steve > > So i can try the latest official U-Boot releases with the ML300 configuration > or is there a port or similar of U-Boot for the Xilinx XUPV2PRO board?? > > Regards&Thanks, > Alan. > >
That's probably your best starting point.... There is a uboot application note on the Xilinx website (XAPP 542), but it's a little thin on porting information. Steve _______________________________________________ Linuxppc-embedded mailing list [email protected] https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-embedded
