Re: [ECOS] Ecos on the Technologic Systems - TS7300

[Frank Pagliughi <fpagliughi at mindspring dot com>]

Gary Thomas wrote:
> Austin, Brian wrote:
>   
> > Yes.
> >     
>
> Please don't top-post :-(
>
>   
> > Have you tried building for an EP9302?
> >     
>
> He'd have to get the eCos sources from Cirrus Logic.  James, have
> you explored this?
>
> Also, can you get the sources to TSBOOT?  That would help your
> cause quite a lot.
>
>   
> > Did it build ok?
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ecos-discuss-owner@ecos.sourceware.org
> > [mailto:ecos-discuss-owner@ecos.sourceware.org] On Behalf Of James
> > Bewley
> > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 12:11 PM
> > To: ecos-discuss@sources.redhat.com; Mike Nelis
> > Subject: [ECOS] Ecos on the Technologic Systems - TS7300
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm interested in getting ecos running on the TS7300 SBC, although it
> > currently looks like this board is unsupported.  So without getting
> > too far into the ecos code to port it i've been compiling redboot
> > using several configs, one for TS7250 and more generic configs based
> > around the Cirrus logic EP9302 arm.
> >
> > Has anyone managed to get ecos/redboot running on this SBC or even the
> > EP9302?
> >
> > I'm interested in getting redboot on this board as it currently only
> > has TSBOOT, a very limited bootloader supplied by TS.  I have however
> > been using TSBOOT to load redboot into ram and executing it from
> > there.
> >
> > This board lacks JTAG or any other ICE interface so i guess my main
> > priority at the moment it to get some output from COM1 for debugging.
> >
> > Any help would be much appreciated.
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > James Bewley
> >
> >     
>
>
>   
I got a port (minus Ethernet, which I didn't need) on the TS-7200 when 
it first appeared around 4 yrs ago. The lack of JTAG makes it a little 
painful, but it's do-able. That board used Redboot, so there was a good 
starting point. Contact Technologic to see if they ported Redboot before 
switching to the Linux quick-boot. If not, compare the Redboot ports for 
the other Technologic boards to see how their hardware tends to differ 
from the Cirrus eval board(s).

I couldn't submit my port because it was based on the Technologic code, 
which was based on the Cirrus code. I tried to rally Cirrus to submit 
their port, but got no response.  I eventually just handed my port to 
Technologic, hoping they could resolve it. I gather Cirrus made 
significant improvements to their port in the intervening years.

But Brian Austin works for Cirrus. Right? Any news, Brian?

- Frank

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