RE: [Ltib] MPC8313 question - again

[Stuart Hughes]

Hi Mark,

I think you need the ePAPR spec, which is linked here:
http://www.power.org/resources/downloads/

Regards, Stuart

On Wed, 2009-03-11 at 09:36 -0400, Mark Bishop wrote:
> I need to modify the .dts file to reflect this:
> (from the errata sheet)
> 0 = TSEC2 ERR
> 1 = TSEC2 RX
> 2 = TSEC2 TX
> 3 = TSEC1 ERR
> 4 = TSEC1 RX
> 5 = TSEC1 TX
> Software should also be updated to reflect the proper eTSEC interrupt  
> ID numbers as follows:
> 32 = TSEC2 TX
> 33 = TSEC2 RX
> 34 = TSEC2 ERR
> 35 = TSEC1 TX
> 36 = TSEC1 RX
> 37 = TSEC1 ERR
> 
> 
> I think I understand the dts file for the bottom interrupt ID numbers,  
> but I am not so sure about the top eTEC interrupts.  FYI, the numbers  
> were reversed between TSEC2 and TSEC1 between version 1.0 of the CPU  
> and version 2.0.  Rev A of the RDB has 1.0.  I am going to flip them  
> around on a 2.6.28 kernel and see what happens.
> 
> Where can I find out more info on the format of the .dts file?
> 
> 
> 
> Quoting Stuart Hughes <address@hidden>:
> 
> > Hi Vijay,
> >
> > It is possible to take a Freescale ISO images and graft the platform
> > specific parts, but this means copying not only config/platform/_target_
> > but probably also some kernel/u-boot spec files and some content in the
> > pkgs directory (if not on the GPP).  The positive side of doing this is
> > that the Savannah CVS LTIB gets updated more often than ISOs in general
> > and so will track updates.  The down side is that it's a manual process,
> > the download is slow and you still only end up with kernels etc from
> > whatever time the BSP ISO was released.
> >
> > IMHO it would be better to try to persuade Freescale to release out
> > these platforms to Savannah at the same time as they put the ISOs up on
> > their website or shortly after.  I would be more than willing to do the
> > merge.
> >
> > Regards, Stuart
> >
> > On Wed, 2009-03-11 at 11:27 +0530, address@hidden wrote:
> >> Yes it is an hardware issue, but this has been resolved in the REV.B
> >> board. Perhaps you can get this information in Rev.A Errata sheet.
> >>
> >> I also have an mpc8313 Rev A board and was trying to port latest BSP
> >> available from freescale but was not successful and the lastest BSP is
> >> written for Rev.B board. And lot of silicon bugs has been resolved.
> >>
> >> The lastest BSP can be downloaded from www.freescale.com/powerbsp and
> >> later you can add it in LTIB if you want. I dont know if Stuart will
> >> agree with this ? ? ?
> >>
> >> I think using Rev.B based board will be much better option as lot of
> >> silicon bugs has been resolved according freescale to support team. As
> >> it could happen that fixing it hardware would cause some other issue,
> >> perhaps. Yes I beileve it could be a painful job but ...
> >>
> >> Kind Regards,
> >> Vijay Nikam
> >>
> >> address@hidden wrote:
> >> -----
> >>
> >>
> >> To: address@hidden
> >> From: Mark Bishop <address@hidden>
> >> Sent by: address@hidden
> >> Date: 11/03/2009 2:42AM
> >> Subject: RE: [Ltib] MPC8313 question - again
> >>
> >>
> >> I agree with that - if it is a hardware issue.
> >>
> >> I've already got another ticket with Freescale, I'll see where I get
> >> with this.
> >>
> >> What really sucks is that I bought several of these boards and
> >> distributed to  software teams all over the world.  Replacing all of
> >> them is going to Really Suck(tm)  </rant>
> >>
> >>
> >> Quoting Tom Moulton <address@hidden>:
> >>
> >> > If I remember correctly the SPI issue is not software, not booting
> >> Freescale
> >> > won't help.
> >> >
> >> > I think GPIO 30 (or is it 31) is the SPI Select line and that was
> >> wired
> >> > wrong.
> >> >
> >> > You MAY be able to do a hardware hack to get it working on a Rev A
> >> board, I
> >> > am not 100% sure.
> >> >
> >> > tom
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: address@hidden
> >> > [mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of
> >> Mark Bishop
> >> > Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 4:49 PM
> >> > To: address@hidden
> >> > Subject: [Ltib] MPC8313 question - again
> >> >
> >> > I realize that this mailing list isn't a Freescale support forum,
> >> and
> >> > I will take my issues I have with them to there 'Support Channel'.
> >> > However, I do have a few questions that hopefully you do want to
> >> answer.
> >> >
> >> > I've got a Rev A board and the two most recent RDBs cause all kinds
> >> of
> >> > issues.  The only one I can get to work is from 2007 (2.6.20).  All
> >> I
> >> > want is SPI enabled for this friggin board.  The 2007 RDB from
> >> > Freescale doesn't have working SPI.
> >> >
> >> > I really just want to give Freescale the boot, so I downloaded the
> >> > most recent ltib from bitshrine and I see that it isn't one of the
> >> > selectable platforms on the first screen.  So, here is my question:
> >> Is
> >> > there some files from CVS that I can download to make it avail or do
> >> I
> >> > just resign myself to trying to get actual support from Freescale?
> >> >
> >> >
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