Re: build release image for compact flash card

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From: Jun Meng (mengj_at_amoi.com.cn)
Date: 01/19/05 

Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 09:31:00 +0800

  When you download your os through ethernet.You must have a definite
destination where your os download.
Because when you debug os ,it was download to SDRAM. SDRAM and CF have
different address,So you must to modify
config.bib adjust RAMIMAGE's address point to CF. 

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Jun Meng
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"ozgurb" <ozgurbali@hotmail.com> 写入消息新闻:OK1wAbS$EHA.3120@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Thanks,
> I know the difference of compact flash card and flasm memory chips,
> And my problem is about bootloader of the device on startup,  how can I
> change bootloader of the device to detach cf on startup and run image 
> file.
>
> The compact flash card I use is toshiba mark and I don't know in which
> category.
>
>
> "Don Streng" <DonStreng@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2F9EE733-1D5C-46B6-9835-A9DA4FCBD2A4@microsoft.com...
>> Ozgur,
>>
>> Are you sure you're not getting Flash chips build into the hardware 
>> design
>> of your mother board confused with Compact Flash cards? These are two
>> entirely different entities. Like previous replies imply ATA Compact 
>> Flash
>> cards are typically treated like a Hard Drive and have a partition, 
>> format
>> and boot.ini files etc. on them. There are three modes of operation for 
>> CF
>> cards (I/O mode, Memory mode, and True IDE mode). True IDE mode requires
> the
>> same drivers as the typical hard drive and is easiest to implement for
> boot
>> purposes but doesn't allow hot plugging. Your hardware design and and
> vendor
>> of CF card determine which mode you must use (i.e. some CF vendors don't
>> support True IDE mode others don't support memory mode or I/O mode).
>>
>> Internal Flash on the mother board is treated more like ROM memory in
> normal
>> operation but have chip vendor specific algorithms for programming them.
> This
>> is all hidden on CF cards because the built in controller on them take
> care
>> of actual Flash read/write/erase/program functions.
>>
>>
>> Don
>>
>> "Wang Yeqing" wrote:
>>
>> > I think you should modify the config.bib.
>> >
>> > Let me detail my opinion.
>> >
>> > First,Look at your OEMAddressTable,know the virtual address of you
> flash.
>> >
>> > Second,modify your config.bib.
>> > For example:
>> >
>> >      NK       80040000  00A00000  RAMIMAGE  ;10MB
>> >     RAM      88100000  03F00000  RAM
>> >
>> > At this time,80040000 maps to flash physical address.
>> > So when eboot downloads nk.bin,it will download nk.bin to flash.
>> >
>> > -- 
>> > Best wishes
>> > Wang Yeqing
>> > ***********************************************************
>> >   Intelligent Grouping Research and Development Institute
>> >                 Amoi Electronics Co., Ltd
>> >
>> > Tel: 86-592-6516777-6515
>> > ***********************************************************
>> >
>> > "ozgurb" <ozgurbali@hotmail.com>
> D慈胂挛?OoN2DG08EHA.1352@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> > >I use  debug version image and load it from ethernet in this case I
> have no
>> > > problem but when I want to load image to flash card I have.
>> > > I build  release version of image and with tool PTUpdate I try to 
>> > > load
> to
>> > > device but I get error of limited memory. although I connect the 
>> > > flash
>> > > card
>> > > on device..
>> > > I think that I should make some changes on bootloader But I don't 
>> > > know
>> > > exactly  what they are to see flash card as primary memory on boot.
>> > >
>> > > thanks
>> > > Ozgur B
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>
>

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