u-boot/board/pb1x00
Daniel Schwierzeck b9863b6de2 MIPS: kconfig: globally define CONFIG_SYS_CPU for MIPS
Now the user can select the CPU type for each target. Thus
CONFIG_SYS_CPU could be set globally.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Schwierzeck <daniel.schwierzeck@gmail.com>
2014-11-01 18:18:04 +01:00
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config.mk Add GPL-2.0+ SPDX-License-Identifier to source files 2013-07-24 09:44:38 -04:00
flash.c Add GPL-2.0+ SPDX-License-Identifier to source files 2013-07-24 09:44:38 -04:00
Kconfig MIPS: kconfig: globally define CONFIG_SYS_CPU for MIPS 2014-11-01 18:18:04 +01:00
lowlevel_init.S [MIPS] Kill unused <version.h> inclusions 2008-06-05 22:29:00 +09:00
MAINTAINERS MAINTAINERS: comment out blank M: field 2014-09-24 18:30:28 -04:00
Makefile mips: convert makefiles to Kbuild style 2013-10-31 13:26:45 -04:00
pb1x00.c Add GPL-2.0+ SPDX-License-Identifier to source files 2013-07-24 09:44:38 -04:00
README Rename TEXT_BASE into CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE 2010-10-18 22:07:10 +02:00

By Thomas.Lange@corelatus.se 2004-Oct-05
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DbAu1xx0 are development boards from AMD containing
an Alchemy AU1xx0 series cpu with mips32 core.
Existing cpu:s are Au1000, Au1100, Au1500 and Au1550

Limitations & comments
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Support was originally big endian only.
I have not tested, but several u-boot users report working
configurations in little endian mode.

I named the board dbau1x00, to allow
support for all three development boards
( dbau1000, dbau1100 and dbau1500 ).
Now there is a new board called dbau1550 also, which
should be supported RSN.

I only have a dbau1000, so my testing is limited
to this board.

The board has two different flash banks, that can
be selected via dip switch. This makes it possible
to test new bootloaders without thrashing the YAMON
boot loader delivered with board.

NOTE! When you switch between the two boot flashes, the
base addresses will be swapped.
Have this in mind when you compile u-boot. CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE has
to match the address where u-boot is located when you
actually launch.

Ethernet only supported for mac0.

PCMCIA only supported for slot 0, only 3.3V.

PCMCIA IDE tested with Sandisk Compact Flash and
IBM microdrive.

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########     NOTE!!!!!!   #########
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If you partition a disk on another system (e.g. laptop),
all bytes will be swapped on 16bit level when using
PCMCIA and running cpu in big endian mode!!!!

This is probably due to an error in Au1000 chip.

Solution:

a) Boot via network and partition disk directly from
dbau1x00. The endian will then be correct.

b) Partition disk on "laptop" and fill it with all files
you need. Then write a simple program that endian swaps
whole disk,

Example:
Original "laptop" byte order:
B0 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9...

Dbau1000 byte order will then be:
B1 B0 B3 B2 B5 B4 B7 B6 B9 B8...