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Re: RE: Please help - eCos 555 port
- From: Bob Koninckx <bob dot koninckx at o-3s dot com>
- To: Eric Castle <ecastle at umich dot edu>
- Cc: ecos-discuss at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 08:09:53 +0200
- Subject: Re: [ECOS] RE: Please help - eCos 555 port
- Organization: o-3s
- References: <200405172214.i4HMEqBF029868@imr3.netsolmail.com>
- Reply-to: bob dot koninckx at o-3s dot com
On Tue, 2004-05-18 at 00:14, Eric Castle wrote:
> Hi Bob,
>
> Thanks for the advice here. I tried looking at your config file, but had
> some issues trying to use it (I've been using the 2.0 version of eCos). I
> attempted to build eCos using the latest CVS version, but something in the
> build failed.
>
> Is the latest CVS build necessary to get RedBoot and eCos running on my
> Axiom CME-555 board?
In principle, no. It will be a lot easier to give support if you use the
latest CVS though.
> It seems like all of the patches for that are listed
> prior to the 2.0 release. If it is needed, can you or someone else perhaps
> refer me to some instructions on how to build it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Eric Castle
>
> PS: Nope, I looked up Prof. Korel - he's one department over from me.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Koninckx [mailto:bob.koninckx@o-3s.com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 5:51 PM
> To: Eric Gregory Castle
> Subject: Re: Please help - eCos 555 port
>
> Eric,
>
> In attach, you find the redboot configuration I use on my ec555 board.
> It should not be too difficult to adapt it to the cme555 (I do no longer
> have access to a cme555 board, can't do it myself).
>
> It is used with very recent anonymous cvs and gives you an image that
> should be programmed into the _internal_ flash of the mpc555. Make sure
> you set all the necessary jumpers and switches correctly.
>
> Feel free to ask any questions you want, but please always copy the
> ecos-discuss list. Others may benefit from the discussion too, and ecos
> maintainers like Gary and Jifl often have very good ideas concerning
> what could be wrong.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bob
>
> PS. University of Michigan? If you happen to know prof Koren, tell him I
> said hi.
>
> On Thu, 2004-05-13 at 21:09, Eric Gregory Castle wrote:
> > Hello Mr. Koninckx,
> >
> > Let me introduce myself - I'm Eric Castle, and am working on a student
> > project at the University of Michigan.
> >
> > Recently I have been familiarizing myself with eCos and RedBoot so that we
> > can write and test eCos programs.
> >
> > We have an Axiom CME-555 board, and we have been unsuccessful in getting
> > an eCos program to run. My recent efforts have focused on getting RedBoot
> > onto flash so that the board can boot from that.
> >
> > Having read through the documentation and message boards, I noted that you
> > wrote the port for the board, and was wondering if you could please give
> > me any pointers on how to get RedBoot running in ROM.
> >
> > Any assistance you could give on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Eric Castle
> >
> > Computer Science and Engineering
> > University of Michigan
> >
> >
>
>
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