Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:36:49 -0800 From: Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com> To: David Cornejo <dave@dogwood.com> Cc: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ixp4xx microcode problem Message-ID: <45D372E1.6090402@errno.com> In-Reply-To: <7.0.1.0.2.20070213210920.05cd65b8@dogwood.com> References: <7.0.1.0.2.20070213210920.05cd65b8@dogwood.com>
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David Cornejo wrote: > Hi, > > I downloaded IPL_ixp400NpeLibrary-2_3.zip from Intel to build a kernel > for my Gateworks GW2348-2-CF (the one Netgate sells). But when I > attempt to boot the kernel it didn't find the image identifier requested > in if_npe (0x01000200) and crashes (similar for npe1 also). I looked > through IxNpeMicrocode.c, but the closest I found was 0x01000201. So I > hacked ixp425_npevar.h thusly: > > Index: ixp425_npevar.h > =================================================================== > RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/sys/arm/xscale/ixp425/ixp425_npevar.h,v > retrieving revision 1.1 > diff -u -r1.1 ixp425_npevar.h > --- ixp425_npevar.h 19 Nov 2006 23:55:23 -0000 1.1 > +++ ixp425_npevar.h 14 Feb 2007 01:27:37 -0000 > @@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ > #define NPEFW_B_DMA 0x01020100 /* DMA only */ > /* XXX ... more not include */ > > -#define IXP425_NPE_B_IMAGEID 0x01000200 > -#define IXP425_NPE_C_IMAGEID 0x02000200 > +#define IXP425_NPE_B_IMAGEID 0x01000201 > +#define IXP425_NPE_C_IMAGEID 0x02000201 > > struct ixpnpe_softc; > struct ixpnpe_softc *ixpnpe_attach(device_t); > > So it now boots and I'm not seeing any problems (with npe0 at least) and > it nfs mounts a root fs. > > Is there any reason why I shouldn't do this, or can someone point me at > the correct file to download from Intel that has the expected image in it? I got my ucode image from a Gateworks Linux distribution. I believe you've got an image that includes packet header conversion support (check the IAL and/or sys/arm/xscale/ixp425/ixp425_npevar.h); no clue what'll happen. Sam
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