Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 13:21:05 -0700 From: Thomas Skibo <ThomasSkibo@sbcglobal.net> To: ticso@cicely.de Cc: freebsd-arm <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: SMP support for ZEDBOARD Message-ID: <536009B1.6040503@sbcglobal.net> In-Reply-To: <20140429183404.GU28551@cicely7.cicely.de> References: <535EEB12.2050704@sbcglobal.net> <20140429030345.GB28551@cicely7.cicely.de> <35977CB2-45FD-4703-BAAC-87E47688FB3F@netsense.nl> <535FD615.6020500@sbcglobal.net> <20140429183404.GU28551@cicely7.cicely.de>
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On 4/29/14, 11:34 AM, Bernd Walter wrote: > On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 09:40:53AM -0700, Thomas Skibo wrote: >> >> My parallella hasn't shipped but I think I'll get it mid-May. > > Backer or preorder? > I have a rather high 3k backer number. Preorder #2081. Mine is a 7010 and for some reason I think they are going out later than 7020's. >> It will probably require tweaking their version of u-boot. I'm looking >> into that. But the Zedboard image with a few modified boot files should >> work. > > Good to know that you get a parallella as well. > I still struggle a lot with all this Linux influence in u-boot. > I will never get those Linux thinking... > Things had been so much easier without u-boot on RM9200 and Warner > did a so clean, nice and understandable bootcode for it. > I looked at their u-boot code and they don't have the CONFIG_API flag necessary for ubldr to work. I also didn't realize that the Parallella must boot FSBL/u-boot from the QSPI flash. I hate to require reprogramming the QSPI flash and risk bricking the board. -- -------- Thomas Skibo ThomasSkibo@sbcglobal.net
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