[ECOS] RedBoot for Intel IXP425 platform
Gary D. Thomas
gary.thomas@mind.be
Thu May 29 14:53:00 GMT 2003
On Thu, 2003-05-29 at 04:27, eric_sy_huang@wneweb.com.tw wrote:
> Dear gurus:
>
> I have a question about Intel XScale IXP425 platform.
> Once I can find the RedBoot_ROM.bin in the web site which provided by Intel...
> And I try to install it to the target board and run well.
> According to the RedBoot-document, Intel XScale IXP425 Network Processor
> support PCI, Ethernet and flash. Well, if I use the
> evaluation board, the PCI and Ethernet would be work perfectly during booting
> RedBoot.
> But if I don't use PCI and Ethernet card ( such as Intel i82559 ), the
> Ethernet wouldn't work during RedBoot booting period until linux kernel
> was loaded (because Intel provide ixp428_eth driver ).
> My question is, how can I do in RedBoot package, and how to configure it to
> enable ethernet function without ethercard?
> I guess, it must to setup something such as MII interface in the XScale
> Network processor ... right? But I have no idea to do so.
> Please give me a hint.
The currently released version of RedBoot does not support the NPE
ethernet devices (the non-PCI ones). Look for Intel to release this
in the future - I don't know the schedule.
Of course, contacting Intel with your request might speed this up :-)
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Gary D. Thomas <gary.thomas@mind.be>
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