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Subject: Re: At91rm9200 boot?
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M. Warner Losh wrote:
> In message: <45D3119F.4020302@bulinfo.net>
>             Krassimir Slavchev <krassi@bulinfo.net> writes:
> : I have board with at91rm9200, 64Mb SDRAM, 4Mb dataflash and 64kb iic.
> : There is bootloader installed in iic which boots linux kernel from 
> : dataflash.
> : What I need to know for this bootloader to be able to boot FreeBSD kernel?
>
> How to install the FreeBSD kernel in place of the linux kernel
> currently in dataflash.
>
> Depending on the dataflash, you may also be able to do any or all of
> the following:
>     (1) install the freebsd boot loader that boots from SD cards (boot2)
>     (2) install the freebsd boot loader that boots from dataflash (bootspi)
>   
These boot loaders can't be fitted in the 8kbytes eeprom (24C64).
>     (3) Use the FreeBSD dataflash support to manage this situation.
>   
Where to find  more information about this support?
> However, without more specific detais, I can't help more.  what boot
> loader is in the iic?
>
> Warner
>
>   
Best Regards