From e4ab88fde5ad3dc273fcee66b03c2892a2d80dac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joel Sherrill Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 14:00:01 +0000 Subject: Merged of mcp750 and mvme2307 BSP by Eric Valette . As part of this effort, the mpc750 libcpu code is now shared with the ppc6xx. --- .../powerpc/motorola_powerpc/bootloader/README | 41 ---------------------- 1 file changed, 41 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/motorola_powerpc/bootloader/README (limited to 'c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/motorola_powerpc/bootloader/README') diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/motorola_powerpc/bootloader/README b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/motorola_powerpc/bootloader/README deleted file mode 100644 index 6d36a152ba..0000000000 --- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/motorola_powerpc/bootloader/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -# -# $Id$ -# - -The code in this directory has been taken WITH PERMISSION from -Gabriel Paubert, paubert@iram.es. The main reason for having -a separate bootloader for PreP compliant firmware is that the -initial code is relocated by firmware at an unknow address -(actually 0x5000 on motorola MCP750) and that as Gabriel I -think having a relocatable bootloder code is a must. - -So the way of building a binary executable that can be booted via -hard disk or network boot goes like this : - - - make a RTEMS executable, - - put is as data section in the bootloder binary, - - relink the loader (see make-exe macros for details), - -I would like to thank Gabriel for his support and his code. -The original code can be found in form of a patch to official linux -kernel at (I insist not vger ppc kernel or Imac ppc kernels!!) : - - - -After applying the patch, the code is located in a new directory -called prepboot. - -(NB : note use ftp not netscape...) - -Note that the actual code differs a lot since Gabriel choose to use -a CHRP compliant mapping instead of a Prep Mapping to save -BATs. I had no time to upgrade the code to its new one allthough -I agree it should be done... - -I have also splitted the original code to have a more modular -design enabling to reuse code between the loader and RTEMS -initialization (e.g printk, ...). - -Eric Valette (valette@crf.canon.fr) - - -- cgit v1.2.3