From owner-freebsd-arm@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 16 01:27:19 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C7BF0B58 for ; Sun, 16 Dec 2012 01:27:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from imp@bsdimp.com) Received: from mail-pb0-f54.google.com (mail-pb0-f54.google.com [209.85.160.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8B0568FC0C for ; Sun, 16 Dec 2012 01:27:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-pb0-f54.google.com with SMTP id wz12so2872692pbc.13 for ; Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:27:19 -0800 (PST) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=sender:subject:mime-version:content-type:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to:x-mailer :x-gm-message-state; bh=tGm+fmvscEudr7PY6dnNsjXQsWN9+Y09jLSi00LD7nE=; b=d3RHv7QmhO9xkd4uzwb8mMaLTH8FUTykayIwkZxkhCzpISlWMKsq2LpohkVhV5t2Eh E+jZz/zlwWv9qo2hcBGFKdcgzl864ni1NDKiCj7/ZzhN9e0w5pF6y4ADvmFt+mIh3RbD IUKV+JtYamOS6taWcFp8168DeU6na6nztIuAZfvzAGADPl7E4PaoBa2u1zjCS+DnoHL6 W/WfKKV7QTejYskWurItCz43Lo8Gla68j2kiZRQTljKqIKzy0As49ZoPkowQ76MsMPUM V9mHVwVtN9qYn8QUWhfRH9Is5Rc1D+e51aLqQJbLSsMic3mYTCSaSF68+cY71aiq82j6 hcMg== Received: by 10.66.77.105 with SMTP id r9mr28843192paw.76.1355621238986; Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:27:18 -0800 (PST) Received: from [10.0.0.53] (50-78-194-198-static.hfc.comcastbusiness.net. [50.78.194.198]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id gu5sm5526085pbc.10.2012.12.15.17.27.16 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:27:17 -0800 (PST) Sender: Warner Losh Subject: Re: SAM9G45 (was: sheevaplug boot from nandfs hangs) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1085) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: Warner Losh In-Reply-To: <1355619852.1198.98.camel@revolution.hippie.lan> Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2012 18:27:12 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <1355364418.87661.489.camel@revolution.hippie.lan> <1355595537.1198.72.camel@revolution.hippie.lan> <20121216000839.GS16564@cicely7.cicely.de> <1355619852.1198.98.camel@revolution.hippie.lan> To: Ian Lepore X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1085) X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQmxsfvgaWN2N891kX8FYkvn/gI3KOjkXg9BclWpXu8MPGed4n7+FQfQYmGqhmkWC72y/yTY Cc: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org, ticso@cicely.de X-BeenThere: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the StrongARM Processor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2012 01:27:19 -0000 On Dec 15, 2012, at 6:04 PM, Ian Lepore wrote: > On Sun, 2012-12-16 at 01:08 +0100, Bernd Walter wrote: >> On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 11:18:57AM -0700, Ian Lepore wrote: >>> Wow, this is all very familiar. I had this exact situation a couple >>> months ago as I was trying to get freebsd running on my pico-sam9g45 >>=20 >> You have a SAM9G45 running? >>=20 >=20 > Yeah, this board: http://www.mini-box.com/pico-SAM9G45-X >=20 > The mci driver is stuck in "1 sector at a time" mode (slow) because = all > the workarounds for the rm9200 errata seem to interfere with the new > less-buggy mci hardware. I think I just need to write a new driver = from > scratch for the new hardware rev. I've also got ehci working for it. The G45 also has newer MCI control (with different DMA) than the old = RM9200 or the SAM9260 boards. > I did some pretty ugly stuff in the at91 directory to get it going. I > was just hacking to get it working, then I was going to work with = Warner > to clean up what I had done and get it committed, but both his and my > lives got busy and nothing much has happened for 2 months now. But it > does sit here on my desk running just fine (and notably not ever > crashing or anything). Pretty much I've been using it when I need to > see a freebsd 10 manpage, but not much else. :) I've wanted to do more, and had planned on using my G45 for my sprinkler = control panel (which would include LCD support), but $WORK has been = kinda busy, and life has been over-full... > I heard a rumor that the hardware guys at work are taking a look at > using a G45 for an upcoming project. If that happens, that'll ensure = a > better mci driver gets written. Yea, if I don't beat you to it... > If you need a patchset and are willing to deal with the ugly = half-baked > nature of what I've got, just let me know. Has it changed? Warner=