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diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mvme5500/README.booting b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mvme5500/README.booting index 19e9567908..66586854c3 100644 --- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mvme5500/README.booting +++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mvme5500/README.booting @@ -1,8 +1,9 @@ -README.booting: written by S. Kate Feng <feng1@bnl.gov>, Aug. 28, 2007 +README.booting: written by S. Kate Feng <feng1@bnl.gov>, March 16, 2009 -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. +The BSP is built and tested on the RTEMS 4.9.1 release. The +PR1385 patch for c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/irq/irq_asm.S +is not needed for the mvme5500 BSP because the PowerPC BSPs +use the shared exception framework in the RTEMS 4.9 release. Booting requirement : ------------------------- @@ -11,12 +12,7 @@ Booting requirement : 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 +2) Example of the boot script setup carried out on the MOTLoad command line : MVME5500> gevEdit mot-script-boot @@ -32,23 +28,14 @@ MVME5500> Note : (cxx.xx.xx.xx is the client IP address and sxx.xx.xx.xx is the server IP address) -4) Other reference web sites for mvme5500 BSP: -http://lansce.lanl.gov/EPICS/presentations/KateFeng%20RTEMS-mvme55001.ppt +3) Other reference web sites for mvme5500 BSP: 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 +4) To reboot the RTEMS-MVME5500 (board reset), one can invoke the rtemsReboot() 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 +5) 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. |