From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 To: "Brian Padalino" Cc: Subject: Re: PPCBoot on Ebony board References: From: Roland Dreier Date: 16 Jul 2003 07:45:17 -0700 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <52u19mr0n6.fsf@topspin.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-linuxppc-embedded@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: Brian> I found the flash programmer utility, but I am actually a Brian> bit scared to flash the flash with the version of PPCBoot Brian> that I made. I am working without a JTAG interface, so Brian> flashing using JTAG is out of the question, and how would I Brian> re-flash if the PPCBoot binary I have doesn't work Brian> properly? Is the board running out of EEPROM right now Brian> with the IBM Open Shell always there? I have sifted Brian> through the documentation a bit, but haven't found a Brian> straight answer as to exactly how the board is setup right Brian> out of the box. The Ebony OpenBIOS runs out of the socketed EEPROM on the board. Just pop the current EEPROM, put a sticker on it that says "Original Bootloader" and use a new EEPROM for PPCBoot testing. - Roland ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/