Re: [ECOS] mips IDT334 help

["Avinash S." <avinash dot s at inspiretech dot com>]

hi,
my sdram size is 16 mB with 8MB on each bank, i made a mistake while 
typing that out in the last mail(sorry!). anyway i managed to get redboot 
work. The problem it seems was in the srec file. Apparently the mipsisa-
elf-objcopy convert to srec doesnt seem to run on the board from bootrom, 
i however used sde-conv (algorithmics convert) and it worked fine...dont 
know where exactly the problem could be tho!

Now that i have a redboot running how do i check if it has detected my 
ethernet card(82599) and how do i get it to run the test programs.  My 
board is custom and it doesnt have the IDT334 ref ethernetcard.

Thanks in advance
Avinash


-----Original Message-----
From: Tim michals <tcmichals@yahoo.com>
To: "Avinash S." <avinash.s@inspiretech.com>
Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 06:41:26 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: [ECOS] mips IDT334 help

> Several suggestions:
> 1) Redboot: the mlt_mips_idt32334_refidt334_romram.h
> needs to be changed for your SDRAM SIZE, the current
> configuration is for 16MB.  Redboot uses the last 1K
> or so of RAM for GDB information.
> 
> 2) Use the LED panel to display messages to help
> assist in finding the location of the issue.  Some of
> the places to put these are: platform.S
> hal_memc_setup, var_misc.c hal_variant_init,
> plf_misc.c hal_platform_init.  The LED panel is
> helpful if you don't have a JTAG emulator.
> 
> 3)When creating a Redboot image don't include flash or
> network stack.  This makes the code less to debug. 
> But also requires flash to be externally programed via
> JTAG, removable PROM etc.  Also, maybe comment out the
> PCI startup for now until redboot is running.  Then
> slowly start add each feature. 
> 
> Overall your close, just some minor issue somewhere. 
> If you want, I can take look at your port and do some
> minor checking.  FYI: I'll not have access to email
> for one week starting 5/30
> 
> 
> 
> --- "Avinash S." <avinash.s@inspiretech.com> wrote:
> > hi
> > the bootloader that i use is for custom board. the
> > memory registers are 
> > all set up as on IDTsim.there is no real interrupt
> > handling mechanism on 
> > the boot loader. The processor is actually 1dt 332
> > but ive mangaed to 
> > make necessary changes (port control widths etc
> > etc).also CPU speed is 66 
> > The memory on board is 8MB SDRAM using bank 0 and
> > bank 1. the board is 
> > based on the IDT board however.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > i have made all necesarry changes to the support the
> > board in all the idt 
> > header files itself. However im still no able to get
> > redboot running. As 
> > of now im compling redboot with the ROMRAM option.
> > Does redboot expect 
> > any initialisations before it runs..because i just
> > use the redboot.srec 
> > image and burn it into my flash AMD flash.
> > 
> > my bootloader doesnt support any gdb tracing either.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Avinash
> > ps: here is a mem map....... of the board
> >
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---
> > 
> > * Region A (000000): Used by SDRAM
> >  * 		Width set to 10b (32 bit)
> >  * 		
> >  * Region B (000001): Not used
> >  * Region C (000010): Not used
> >  * Region D (000011): Not used
> >  * 		Width set to 10b (32 bit)
> >  * 		
> >  * Region E (000100): Used by NVRAM, LED, EPLD
> >  * 		Width set to 00b (8 bit)
> >  *
> >  * Region F (000101): Used by Flash
> >  * 		Width set to 01b (16 bit)
> >  * 		
> >  * Region G (000110): IDT internal/co-processor
> >  * 		Width set to 10b (32 bit)
> >  * 
> >  * Region H (000111): Not used
> >  * Region I (001xxx): Not used
> >  * Region J (010xxx): Not used
> >  * Region K (011xxx): Not used
> >  * Region L (100xxx): Not used
> >  * Region M (101xxx): Not used
> >  * Region N (110xxx): Not used
> >  * Region O (111xxx): Not used
> >  * 		Width set to 10b (32 bit)
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tim michals <tcmichals@yahoo.com>
> > To: "Avinash S." <avinash.s@inspiretech.com>
> > Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 06:38:29 -0700 (PDT)
> > Subject: Re: [ECOS] mips IDT334 help
> > 
> > > 
> > > The NET configuration also uses memory at
> > 0xa010_0000
> > > for the PCI driver (or 0x8010_0000).
> > > 
> > > The tested configuration used Redboot to load an
> > eCOS
> > > application.  I would recommend using a Built
> > ROMRAM
> > > version of redboot to load the eCOS application.
> > > 
> > > To futher look at this problem:
> > > 1. Provide an Image and source to your bootloader
> > for
> > > me to test and the ecm file of your ecos
> > application
> > > configuration.
> > > 2. Use Redboot
> > > 3.Provide more information on your bootloader.
> > Which
> > > includes: Memory MAP (ROM, RAM), PCI mapping,
> > > interrupt configuration, Serial ports used, timer
> > > configuration, and Board jumper settings. Does
> > your
> > > ROM monitor provide gdb tracing? Loading the eCOS
> > app
> > > generate a execption? What is the confiugration
> > > register cache setting? 
> > > 
> > > tcmichals
> > > 
> > > 
> > > --- "Avinash S." <avinash.s@inspiretech.com>
> > wrote:
> > > > hello,
> > > > 
> > > > No, im not using IDTsim or redboot. The bootROM
> > was
> > > > written using vxworks 
> > > > and adapted for use in linux. it however bears
> > some
> > > > resemblance to 
> > > > IDTsim. the bootrom has ethernet support and i
> > am
> > > > able to downlad the 
> > > > eCos images to the onboard flash and run from
> > there.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > what is confusing is that the "basic" test
> > prgram
> > > > image works when 
> > > > complied with a template "kernel" but no output
> > when
> > > > i compile the same 
> > > > with "net" template!
> > > > 
> > > > Avinash
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Tim michals <tcmichals@yahoo.com>
> > > > To: "Avinash S." <avinash.s@inspiretech.com>,
> > ecos
> > > > <ecos-
> > > > discuss@sources.redhat.com>
> > > > Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 04:42:32 -0700 (PDT)
> > > > Subject: Re: [ECOS] mips IDT334 help
> > > > 
> > > > > - Are you using IDTSim to load eCOS image?
> > > > > - Can you provide more information where
> > RedBoot
> > > > is
> > > > > loaded?
> > > > > 
> > > > > The issue with the eCOS image hanging in
> > > > > cyg_hal_invoke_constructors is the complete
> > image
> > > > was
> > > > > not downloaded into RAM. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Also, I have another patch that fixes SDRAM
> > and
> > > > serial
> > > > > issues.
> > > > > 
> > > > > tcmichals
> > > > > --- "Avinash S." <avinash.s@inspiretech.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > > hello,
> > > > > > I am trying to port ecos to an IDT334 based
> > > > custom
> > > > > > board. I am using the
> > > > > > latest ecos version 2.01 and the mipisa-elf-
> > > > > > gnutools that came with the
> > > > > > download. At first I complied the template
> > with
> > > > only
> > > > > > the kernel. I
> > > > > > convereted the tests images to srec using
> > the
> > > > tool
> > > > > > chain objcopy . I am
> > > > > > using a custom-built rom on the board and i
> > have
> > > > set
> > > > > > the "work with rom
> > > > > > monitor" as generic. my startup type is RAM
> > at
> > > > an
> > > > > > address 80200000 with
> > > > > > .text at 80200398. Initially the program was
> > > > hanging
> > > > > > in
> > > > > > cyg_hal_invoke_constructors in the file
> > > > vectors.S.
> > > > > > however on commenting
> > > > > > the function I managed to get the test
> > program
> > > > > > "basic" to run on the board
> > > > > > and it displayed the PASS for the functions
> > that
> > > > it
> > > > > > invoked. I was even
> > > > > > able to run tests cache and context and
> > > > bin_sem0.
> > > > > > However all other test
> > > > > > programs fail to run and they hang at the
> > > > function
> > > > > > CYGACC_COMM_IF_PUTC(*__chan, c);
> > > > > > with no output whatsoever.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > After this initial testing i tried to test
> > the
> > > > > > "basic" program with the
> > 
> === message truncated ===
> 
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