[U-Boot-Users] Some basic issues about porting u-boot to a new platform

Hi folks: A new project about porting u-boot is assigned to me. but I don't have any experience about it. I read the readme file from the u-boot 1.1.1 source code. A clear procedure of the porting comes in my mind. But there are also some basic issues about it. please give me some hints about it.
1. Generally, what kind tool is good for debugging the u-boot code? our platform is based on ARM archtechiture, so MultiICE is avaiable for us.
2. What is the minimal requirement for running the u-boot? CPU->SDRAM->serial port? After serail is ok, then we can add some printf stuff in the next developing code. Is that right?
please give us some advice about it. Thank a lot.
P.S. Hi wolfgang, our system administrator check the ISP email server. He said it's IP was blocked by the sourceforge.net mailist server. Could you unblock it? Our email server's IP is 211.144.200.5
Thanks a lot Best Regards
Bryan Wu in China
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Hello,
in message 20040702023840.24246.qmail@web15204.mail.bjs.yahoo.com you wrote:
- Generally, what kind tool is good for debugging the
u-boot code? our platform is based on ARM archtechiture, so MultiICE is avaiable for us.
We at DENX use and recommend the Abatron BDI2000 - especially when you also want to run and debug Linux later.
- What is the minimal requirement for running the
u-boot? CPU->SDRAM->serial port? After serail is ok, then we can add some printf stuff in the next developing code. Is that right?
Yes. And it is one of the design principles in U-Boot to enable the serial console as early as possible for exactly that reason.
P.S. Hi wolfgang, our system administrator check the ISP email server. He said it's IP was blocked by the sourceforge.net mailist server. Could you unblock it?
Sorry, I cannot to anything about this. Please contact the support team at SF.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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