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Re: NPE on xscale ixp425
Intel uses RedBoot as a Linux bootloader. There was no need to
go the extra step to finish the driver for general eCos use.
The sources are available at the noted URL and there's no reason
the driver couldn't be made to work with eCos. It just needs
someone to make the effort to do it.
--Mark
>>>>> jerzy dyrda writes:
> Hi Mark,
> I have one question more:
> Why hasn't Intel library been ported to eCos? (Can I do that?)
> Best regards,
> Jerzy
> On Wednesday 08 of September 2004 13:56, Mark Salter wrote:
>> >>>>> jerzy dyrda writes:
>> >
>> > Hi all,
>> > Have someone ported NPE to Ecos?
>> > What tells Red Hat eCos Public License about porting non-free Intel
>> > Npe's library?
>>
>> The Intel library has been ported to allow use of NPE ethernet ports
>> for RedBoot. It has not been ported to eCos proper although it is
>> probably not much more work to get there.
>>
>> An .epk with this port is available from Intel:
>>
>>
>> http://developer.intel.com/design/network/products/npfamily/ixp425swr1.htm
>>
>> It comes in two parts. There is library code intended to run on the XScale
>> core and there is a separate file containing the microcode for the NPE
>> engines. The library code is licensed under the RHEPL and the firmware
>> is under a somewhat restrictive Intel proprietary license.
>>
>> --Mark
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