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Re: NPE on xscale ixp425
Thanks for help.
I have project to port NPE library to eCos for as you mention general eCos
use.
Best Regards,
Jerzy
On Wednesday 08 of September 2004 15:40, Mark Salter wrote:
> 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.h
> >>tm
> >>
> >> 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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