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diff --git a/bsps/powerpc/mvme5500/README.booting b/bsps/powerpc/mvme5500/README.booting new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..fd33efeee7 --- /dev/null +++ b/bsps/powerpc/mvme5500/README.booting @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +README.booting: written by S. Kate Feng <feng1@bnl.gov>, Aug. 28, 2007 + +The bootloader is adapted from Till Straumann's Generic Mini-loader, +which he wrote originally for the SVGM powerpc board. +The BSP is built and tested on the 4.7 CVS RTEMS release. + +Booting requirement : +------------------------- + +1) One needs to setup BOOTP/DHCP and TFTP servers and /etc/bootptab(BOOTP) + or /etc/dhcpd.conf (DHCP) properly to boot the system. + (Note : EPICS needs a NTP server). + +2) Please copy the prebuilt RTEMS binary (e.g. misc/rtems5500-cexp.bin) + and perhaps others (e.g. misc/st.sys) to the /tftpboot/epics/hostname/bin/ + directory or the TFTPBOOT one you specified in the 'tftpGet' + command of the boot script (as shown in the following example). + +3) Example of the boot script setup carried out on the MOTLoad + command line : + +MVME5500> gevEdit mot-script-boot +(Blank line terminates input.) +waitProbe +tftpGet -a4000000 -cxx.xx.xx.xx -sxx.xx.xx.xx -m255.255.254.0 -d/dev/enet0 -fepics/hostname/bin/rtems5500-cexp.bin +netShut +go -a4000000 + + +Update Global Environment Area of NVRAM (Y/N) ? Y +MVME5500> + +Note : (cxx.xx.xx.xx is the client IP address and + sxx.xx.xx.xx is the server IP address) + +WARNING : It is extremely important that the MOTLoad "waitProbe", "netShut" + sequence be executed before booting RTEMS. Otherwise, network + interface interrupt handlers installed by MOTLoad may cause memory + corruption + +4) Other reference web sites for mvme5500 BSP: +http://lansce.lanl.gov/EPICS/presentations/KateFeng%20RTEMS-mvme55001.ppt +http://www.nsls.bnl.gov/facility/expsys/software/EPICS/ +http://www.nsls.bnl.gov/facility/expsys/software/EPICS/FAQ.txt + +5) When generating code (especially C++) for this system, one should + use at least gcc-3.2 (preferrably a copy downloaded from the RTEMS + site [snapshot area] ) + +6) To reboot the RTEMS-MVME5500 (board reset), one can invoke the + bsp_reset() command at Cexp> prompt. + +7) Please reference http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~strauman/rtems +for the source code and installation guidance of cexp, GeSys and +other useful utilities such as telnet, nfs, and so on. + +8) To get started with RTEMS/EPICS and to build development +tools and BSP, I would recommend one to reference +http://www.aps.anl.gov/epics/base/RTEMS/tutorial/ +in additional to the RTEMS document. |