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alan yang wrote:
>> However, the good news is that this version of u-boot will boot
>> FreeBSD kernel.  There's no support in this version of u-boot for
>> /boot/loader, however.
>>
> 
> i see.  really good news.  I'll try booting FreeBSD kernel.

Use bootoctlinux to boot FreeBSD just as if you were booting a linux
kernel.

Most octeons are used in an embedded environment and booting is done
usually via u-boot loading the kernel from either CF, FATFS or IDE EXT2
filesystem.  Most are not using HD.

Patrick