Algorithmic P-4000i, looking for the board manual

2023-07-27 Thread cp
hi guys I am looking for board manual of the old Algorithmic P-4000i. the purpose is to restore an old board for educational. Does anyone happen to have the manual or info on the board? let me know C.

Re: [PATCH] powerpc/40x: Map 32Mbytes of memory at startup

2021-09-27 Thread cp
> I guess we're not expecting systems with less than 32MB, so making it > unconditional is OK? hi it's not 32MB of total physical ram, but rather using 32MB of the total physical ram to correctly boot a kernel bigger than 8MB. The problem is complex: - u-boot loads things at 0x0200. (in my ca

Re: [PATCH] powerpc/40x: Map 32Mbytes of memory at startup

2021-09-27 Thread cp
hi, this is my second patch-test report. Today I have successfully tested Christophe Leroy's patch. Attached a cleaned patch. With the previous one the kernel booted, but there was a line missing. I have also tested two different kernels with success both kernel sizes were ~9.4MB the Entry Poin

Re: [PATCH] powerpc/40x: Map 32Mbytes of memory at startup

2021-09-27 Thread cp
hi, this is my first patch-test report. Today I have successfully tested Christophe Leroy's patch. I had to manually edit lines, but it worked with a kernel sized 9.1MByte :D used toolchain: - powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu-binutiles-v2.34 - powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc-v9.3.0 host: - macmini-intel,

ppc32 doesn't boot when linkaddr=0x00900000

2021-09-25 Thread cp
hi I am new to this list. Hope this is the right place to ask. I am working with a PPC405GP board, and as far as I understand, the support for ppc40x platforms like Acadia and Walnut were dropped with kernel 5.8.0, so this seems like a pretty straightforward question, but extensive experiments fro

doesn't boot if linkaddr=0x0090.0000

2021-09-22 Thread cp
hi I am new to this list. Hope this is the right place to ask. I am working with a PPC405GP board, and as far as I understand, the support for ppc40x platforms like Acadia and Walnut were dropped with kernel 5.8.0, so this seems like a pretty straightforward question, but extensive experiments fro

doesn't boot when linkaddr=0x0090.0000

2021-09-22 Thread cp
hi I am new to this list. Hope this is the right place to ask. I am working with a PPC405GP board, and as far as I understand, the support for ppc40x platforms like Acadia and Walnut were dropped with kernel 5.8.0, so this seems like a pretty straightforward question, but extensive experiments fro

doesn't boot when linkaddr=0x0090.0000

2021-09-22 Thread cp
hi I am new to this list. Hope this is the right place to ask. I am working with a PPC405GP board, and as far as I understand, the support for ppc40x platforms like Acadia and Walnut were dropped with kernel 5.8.0, so this seems like a pretty straightforward question, but extensive experiments fro