Hi, there,
(please answer with copy to me, because I am not subscribed to the mailing list)
My company is starting to develop an IBM-PPC440GP based board, and, as it is a new processor for me, I am thinking on using the u-boot as the boot loader. I installed the source code and I generated the image for ebony (IBM-PPC440GP eval board), though I don't have it. I analysed the features the packet have, and it seems to have everything I need. However, I would like to ask some questions before deciding for it:
(1) - Did anyone use the U-boot with the IBM-440GP? If so, could you give me an idea of the boot time, both with the default configuration and with an optimized configuration?
(2) - The binary file (u-boot.bin) generated was too big for me (almost half Mbytes). Could it be smaller, how? Is it already compressed?
(3) - My board uses the LXT972 as the Ethernet transceiver (PHY). Does the boot loader support it?
(4) - I will use the Montavista Linux as operating system. Have anyone done that already? How hard is it to integrate the U-boot with it?
(5) - Will I have to publish the changes which are specific to my board, if I use the u-boot?
Thank you,
Helio Fujimoto.