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From: Andrew Duane <aduane@juniper.net>
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Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:08:49 -0500
Thread-Topic: Bootstraps for Mips/OCTEON platforms
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I'm starting at ground zero (almost) with an Octeon based platform related =
to the OCTEON1 config in the -CURRENT. The board uses an existing MIPS boot=
strap and loader, but that does not seem to be compatible with what the ker=
nel expects. What bootstrap is used normally? u-boot?=20


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