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Re: [new mail]ROM start-up redboot.elf question.


Hi Gary,

We have actually gotten a RAM version of redboot to build and run on the
board. We have noticed some differences when we dump both types (RAM and
ROM) of redboot.elf files into assembly we are currently looking into
this.

In general, do you happen to know why there would be code in an assembly
dumped version of a ROM start-up type redboot.elf that has code at
internal FLASH addresses as well as internal RAM addresses?

Thanks for your prompt reply,
Miguel Vega
FEGI Team
University of Michigan

On Wed, 26 May 2004, Gary Thomas wrote:

> On Wed, 2004-05-26 at 16:30, Miguel Josue Vega wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I produced a ROM start-up redboot.elf for the CME555 board using
> > ecosconfig.
> >
> > By doing the following:
> > 1. > ecosconfig new cme555 redboot
> > 2. > ecosconfig import <file directory...>/redboot_ROM.ecm
> > 3. > ecosconfig tree
> > 4. > make
> >
> > We have been programming this file into internal FLASH using the flash
> > programmer in CodeWarrior. Unfortunately I do not get redboot to respond
> > (no banner prints, etc.). We have been able to get hello world programs to
> > run from internal flash, so I'm pretty sure we are burning to flash correctly
> > and setting up the jumpers correctly for internal flash start-up also.
> >
> > I used powerpc-eabi-objdump to look at the redboot.elf in assembly and I
> > noticed that a part of the assembly code contains code at internal RAM
> > addresses. Why is this? I thought that the redboot.elf file was supposed
> > to go only into internal FLASH.
>
> Have you tried running the RAM version of RedBoot?  Seeing that work
> could be useful to understanding what's going on.
>
> Note: the cme555 is a contributed port.  Help from the list, while
> offered freely, may be a little thin.  Try contacting Bob Koninckx
> (CC'd) for better help.
>
> --
> Gary Thomas <gary@mlbassoc.com>
> MLB Associates
>
>

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