Hello all, triggered by the e-mail below (which solved my issue, thanks Kim) I have the following question:
For how long can I expect current u-boot (say 1.3.4) to be forward compatible with newer Linux kernels? It seems the u-boot from only half a year old cannot boot a current Linux kernel (!). I typically work on products where the initial boot loader is adapted to provide fail-safe upgrades and itself is never upgraded to prevent the chance of non-flashable (bricked) products in the very small chance something goes wrong during the boot loader update. How do people deal with using u-boot in a fail-safe environment where the chance of brickage must be zero and the (initial) bootloader itself cannot be updated? Should I plan for a second stage loader? Also, is there any plan to add fail-safe features to u-boot? Regards, Leon. On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 9:38 PM, Kim Phillips <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 28 May 2008 21:33:33 +0200 > "Leon Woestenberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I have tried to run the vanilla upstream 2.6.25.4 kernel on my >> U-Boot 1.3.0-rc2 (Nov 19 2007 - 16:37:36) MPC83XX >> >> Is this u-boot too old, i.e. might there be a compatibility issue > yes > start by updating u-boot > Regards, -- Leon ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ U-Boot-Users mailing list U-Boot-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/u-boot-users
