In message Pine.LNX.4.44.0311260942160.20886-100000@dallas.texasconnect.net you wrote:
I have often recommended to use just a MINIMAL inti script for the BDI. Don't touch the memory controller. Just configure the absolute necessary minimum (things like disabling a watchdog etc.).
While this may work on many systems, I found it did not work on the
It works on ALL systems for which a working port of U-boot exists.
Remember that without the BDI attached U-Boot will have to perform all required initialization anyway - so which initialization should be needed for the BDI? Only these which are caused by the slower speed over the JTAG port (disable watchdogs) or dealing with debug support.
DBAu1500 board. I spent more time than I had planned on getting a config file for the BDI to work with this board. I ended up with a config script
I agree that this is not a trivial task.
that did pretty much a complete initialization of the entire board. Without that I couldn't even get u-boot to run from ram.
This just means that your port of U-Boot is still broken.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk