Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:12:44 +0100 From: Roman Le Houelleur <roman@IPricot.com> To: Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com> Cc: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel IXDP425 eval board Message-ID: <45B7230C.6030508@IPricot.com> In-Reply-To: <45B0FC72.70605@errno.com> References: <45ACA11B.8060301@IPricot.com> <45AD0AA9.8080606@errno.com> <45ADEB85.1030709@IPricot.com> <45B08F0D.70803@IPricot.com> <45B0FC72.70605@errno.com>
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Understood, then I should better buy an Avila board. Is there anything I should know before doing so, like board version, options or whatever ? Thanks, Roman. Sam Leffler wrote: > Roman Le Houelleur wrote: >> Ok, the second serial port in useful indeed ... >> Here is its ouput after typing "go" (on the primary one): >> >> Kuart0: <Non-standard ns8250 class UART with FIFOs> on ixp0 >> uart0: [FAST] >> uart0: console (115200,n,8,1) >> ixpqmgr0: <IXP425 Q-Manager> on ixp0 >> npe0: <IXP NPE-B> on ixp0 >> device_attach: npe0 attach returned 5 >> npe1: <IXP NPE-C> on ixp0 >> device_attach: npe1 attach returned 5 >> ata_avila0: <Gateworks Avila IDE/CF Controller> on ixp0 >> ata0: <ATA channel 0> on ata_avila0 >> led_avila0: <Gateworks Avila GPIO connected LED> on ixp0 >> ixpclk0: [FAST] >> Timecounter "IXP425 Timer" frequency 66666600 Hz quality 1000 >> Timecounters tick every 10.000 msec >> bootpc_init: wired to interface 'npe0' >> panic: bootpc_init: Could not find interface specified by >> BOOTP_WIRED_TO: npe0 >> KDB: enter: panic >> [thread pid 0 tid 0 ] >> Stopped at kdb_enter+0x3c: ldrb r15, [r15, r15, ror r15]! >> db> >> >> The qmgr option is already in the AVILA kernel config, I am >> not sure what you meant Sam ... Shall I use another version >> of the IAL ? > > There is no IAL in freebsd. The qmgr support is there; see the ixpqmgr0 > probe line above. This issue is likely that you need to tweak the npe > topology in if_npe.c; UTSL. At some point the wired down assignments > are to be replaced by hints. However once you get past that you still > will hit the issue with the qmgr I spoke of originally--it does not > support A* boards. I have no idea what will happen. > > Sam > >> Well, at least I now have something that looks like a >> FreeBSD kernel starting to boot :-) >> >> Thanks, >> Roman. >> >> Roman Le Houelleur wrote: >>> Thank you all for your answers, >>> >>> It seems the explanation is just hereunder, I hope to >>> find some time to give it a try today. I will also >>> check the UARTS btw, it does have two ports indeed. >>> >>> I do not know if A* boards are common, the one I have >>> is quite old I think, so I guess no. >>> I actually need to evaluate the performance of the IXP42* >>> plateform. If I run in too much trouble with this old board >>> I might well go for an avila. We (you) probably don't want >>> to spend much time on this particular one. >>> >>> I will get back to you asap with the results. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Roman. >>> >>> Sam Leffler wrote: >>>> Roman Le Houelleur wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> First of all, congratulation for the work being done porting >>>>> FreeBSD to the IXP425 ! >>>>> >>>>> I have an IXDP425 eval board rev A3 from Intel on which I >>>>> tried the AVILA procedure as is, just in case, strictly >>>>> following information from: >>>>> http://people.freebsd.org/~sam/README-gateworks >>>> My IAL replacement code does not support A3 revs. To fix that you need >>>> to add to the qmgr support as the A3 hardware does not have certain >>>> functionality the current code assumes. >>>> >>>> I assumed A* boards would be rare; am I wrong? >>>> >>>>> Unfortunatly it will not "go", but just freeze: >>>>> RedBoot> reset >>>>> ... Resetting. >>>>> +in bist >>>>> out bist >>>>> begin @ 0x00008f60 ; end @ 0x00008f70 >>>>> (0) init_entry = 0x00008f60 ; fun @ 0x50005ef8 >>>>> (1) init_entry = 0x00008f64 ; fun @ 0x50017ef0 >>>>> (2) init_entry = 0x00008f68 ; fun @ 0x500071d4 >>>>> (3) init_entry = 0x00008f6c ; fun @ 0x5001f534 >>>>> nfe : regval[0] = 0x0013 >>>>> Ethernet eth0: MAC address 00:00:83:28:50:22 >>>>> IP: 172.16.0.44, Default server: 172.16.0.50 >>>>> >>>>> RedBoot(tm) bootstrap and debug environment [ROM] >>>>> release, version 1.92p1 - built 17:24:25, Jul 19 2004 >>>>> >>>>> Platform: IXP425 ANTA (XScale) >>>>> Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, Red Hat, Inc. >>>>> >>>>> RAM: 0x00000000-0x08000000, 0x0001c068-0x07fd1000 available >>>>> FLASH: 0x50000000 - 0x51000000, 128 blocks of 0x00020000 bytes each. >>>>> RedBoot> ip -h 192.168.31.182 -l 192.168.31.90 >>>>> IP: 192.168.31.90, Default server: 192.168.31.182 >>>>> RedBoot> load -b 0x200000 kernel-avila.nfs >>>>> Using default protocol (TFTP) >>>>> Address offset = 0x40000000 >>>>> Entry point: 0x00200100, address range: 0x00200000-0x006c9aa8 >>>>> RedBoot> go >>>>> >>>>> Does anyone have experience with this board ? Does it >>>>> have any chance to work w/ the AVILA kernel config, or >>>>> is this one too specific ? >>>>> >>>>> I am using FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT #0: Thu Dec 14 16:10:30 UTC 2006 >>>> It should definitely get further than that but I wouldn't expect the npe >>>> support to work right. Try enabling bootverbose by patching the code >>>> (since we don't have proper bootstrap support yet to pass that in from >>>> redboot). >>>> >>>> Sam > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-arm@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-arm > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-arm-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Roman Le Houelleur i2e - IPricot 20 Rue de Billancourt 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt FRANCE Tel +33 (0) 1 41 22 12 53 Fax +33 (0) 1 41 22 12 01 http://www.IPricot.com/
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