Wolfgang Denk sez,
The thing is: we will not accept any such (new) code for mainline. And switching to using the CFI driver is trivial.
Okay so what I've learned.
1)You can build the AT91RM9200DK version of u-boot with u-boot-1.3.4 and it works. At least I got a prompt. So one can use the AT91RM9200DK as a starting point for the AT91RM9200EK.
2) At this point I think relying on any older patched version of u-boot that supports the AT91RM9200EK is probably not workable and not worth doing.
3) Anyone starting a project based on the AT91RM9200EK is making big mistake because the AT91RM9200 chip has been abandoned by its mother.
At least I have I have some sort of peg in the ground to start with. Right now I worry about trying to get the CFI to work because as a noob I'm in the dark on a lot of things
1) How to port the CFI to the AT91RM9200DK. 2) Create a board support for the AT91RM9200EK based on that. 3) Generate patches that are acceptable.
Personally I think that Atmel is doing people a disservice by not classifying the AT91RM9200 as not for new designs since there is no current support for it.
Matthew Harper. Tehama Wireless.