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+============================================
+The Intel Assabet (SA-1110 evaluation) board
+============================================
+
+Please see:
+http://developer.intel.com
+
+Also some notes from John G Dorsey <jd5q@andrew.cmu.edu>:
+http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~wearable/software/assabet.html
+
+
+Building the kernel
+-------------------
+
+To build the kernel with current defaults::
+
+	make assabet_defconfig
+	make oldconfig
+	make zImage
+
+The resulting kernel image should be available in linux/arch/arm/boot/zImage.
+
+
+Installing a bootloader
+-----------------------
+
+A couple of bootloaders able to boot Linux on Assabet are available:
+
+BLOB (http://www.lartmaker.nl/lartware/blob/)
+
+   BLOB is a bootloader used within the LART project.  Some contributed
+   patches were merged into BLOB to add support for Assabet.
+
+Compaq's Bootldr + John Dorsey's patch for Assabet support
+(http://www.handhelds.org/Compaq/bootldr.html)
+(http://www.wearablegroup.org/software/bootldr/)
+
+   Bootldr is the bootloader developed by Compaq for the iPAQ Pocket PC.
+   John Dorsey has produced add-on patches to add support for Assabet and
+   the JFFS filesystem.
+
+RedBoot (http://sources.redhat.com/redboot/)
+
+   RedBoot is a bootloader developed by Red Hat based on the eCos RTOS
+   hardware abstraction layer.  It supports Assabet amongst many other
+   hardware platforms.
+
+RedBoot is currently the recommended choice since it's the only one to have
+networking support, and is the most actively maintained.
+
+Brief examples on how to boot Linux with RedBoot are shown below.  But first
+you need to have RedBoot installed in your flash memory.  A known to work
+precompiled RedBoot binary is available from the following location:
+
+- ftp://ftp.netwinder.org/users/n/nico/
+- ftp://ftp.arm.linux.org.uk/pub/linux/arm/people/nico/
+- ftp://ftp.handhelds.org/pub/linux/arm/sa-1100-patches/
+
+Look for redboot-assabet*.tgz.  Some installation infos are provided in
+redboot-assabet*.txt.
+
+
+Initial RedBoot configuration
+-----------------------------
+
+The commands used here are explained in The RedBoot User's Guide available
+on-line at http://sources.redhat.com/ecos/docs.html.
+Please refer to it for explanations.
+
+If you have a CF network card (my Assabet kit contained a CF+ LP-E from
+Socket Communications Inc.), you should strongly consider using it for TFTP
+file transfers.  You must insert it before RedBoot runs since it can't detect
+it dynamically.
+
+To initialize the flash directory::
+
+	fis init -f
+
+To initialize the non-volatile settings, like whether you want to use BOOTP or
+a static IP address, etc, use this command::
+
+	fconfig -i
+
+
+Writing a kernel image into flash
+---------------------------------
+
+First, the kernel image must be loaded into RAM.  If you have the zImage file
+available on a TFTP server::
+
+	load zImage -r -b 0x100000
+
+If you rather want to use Y-Modem upload over the serial port::
+
+	load -m ymodem -r -b 0x100000
+
+To write it to flash::
+
+	fis create "Linux kernel" -b 0x100000 -l 0xc0000
+
+
+Booting the kernel
+------------------
+
+The kernel still requires a filesystem to boot.  A ramdisk image can be loaded
+as follows::
+
+	load ramdisk_image.gz -r -b 0x800000
+
+Again, Y-Modem upload can be used instead of TFTP by replacing the file name
+by '-y ymodem'.
+
+Now the kernel can be retrieved from flash like this::
+
+	fis load "Linux kernel"
+
+or loaded as described previously.  To boot the kernel::
+
+	exec -b 0x100000 -l 0xc0000
+
+The ramdisk image could be stored into flash as well, but there are better
+solutions for on-flash filesystems as mentioned below.
+
+
+Using JFFS2
+-----------
+
+Using JFFS2 (the Second Journalling Flash File System) is probably the most
+convenient way to store a writable filesystem into flash.  JFFS2 is used in
+conjunction with the MTD layer which is responsible for low-level flash
+management.  More information on the Linux MTD can be found on-line at:
+http://www.linux-mtd.infradead.org/.  A JFFS howto with some infos about
+creating JFFS/JFFS2 images is available from the same site.
+
+For instance, a sample JFFS2 image can be retrieved from the same FTP sites
+mentioned below for the precompiled RedBoot image.
+
+To load this file::
+
+	load sample_img.jffs2 -r -b 0x100000
+
+The result should look like::
+
+	RedBoot> load sample_img.jffs2 -r -b 0x100000
+	Raw file loaded 0x00100000-0x00377424
+
+Now we must know the size of the unallocated flash::
+
+	fis free
+
+Result::
+
+	RedBoot> fis free
+	  0x500E0000 .. 0x503C0000
+
+The values above may be different depending on the size of the filesystem and
+the type of flash.  See their usage below as an example and take care of
+substituting yours appropriately.
+
+We must determine some values::
+
+	size of unallocated flash:	0x503c0000 - 0x500e0000 = 0x2e0000
+	size of the filesystem image:	0x00377424 - 0x00100000 = 0x277424
+
+We want to fit the filesystem image of course, but we also want to give it all
+the remaining flash space as well.  To write it::
+
+	fis unlock -f 0x500E0000 -l 0x2e0000
+	fis erase -f 0x500E0000 -l 0x2e0000
+	fis write -b 0x100000 -l 0x277424 -f 0x500E0000
+	fis create "JFFS2" -n -f 0x500E0000 -l 0x2e0000
+
+Now the filesystem is associated to a MTD "partition" once Linux has discovered
+what they are in the boot process.  From Redboot, the 'fis list' command
+displays them::
+
+	RedBoot> fis list
+	Name              FLASH addr  Mem addr    Length      Entry point
+	RedBoot           0x50000000  0x50000000  0x00020000  0x00000000
+	RedBoot config    0x503C0000  0x503C0000  0x00020000  0x00000000
+	FIS directory     0x503E0000  0x503E0000  0x00020000  0x00000000
+	Linux kernel      0x50020000  0x00100000  0x000C0000  0x00000000
+	JFFS2             0x500E0000  0x500E0000  0x002E0000  0x00000000
+
+However Linux should display something like::
+
+	SA1100 flash: probing 32-bit flash bus
+	SA1100 flash: Found 2 x16 devices at 0x0 in 32-bit mode
+	Using RedBoot partition definition
+	Creating 5 MTD partitions on "SA1100 flash":
+	0x00000000-0x00020000 : "RedBoot"
+	0x00020000-0x000e0000 : "Linux kernel"
+	0x000e0000-0x003c0000 : "JFFS2"
+	0x003c0000-0x003e0000 : "RedBoot config"
+	0x003e0000-0x00400000 : "FIS directory"
+
+What's important here is the position of the partition we are interested in,
+which is the third one.  Within Linux, this correspond to /dev/mtdblock2.
+Therefore to boot Linux with the kernel and its root filesystem in flash, we
+need this RedBoot command::
+
+	fis load "Linux kernel"
+	exec -b 0x100000 -l 0xc0000 -c "root=/dev/mtdblock2"
+
+Of course other filesystems than JFFS might be used, like cramfs for example.
+You might want to boot with a root filesystem over NFS, etc.  It is also
+possible, and sometimes more convenient, to flash a filesystem directly from
+within Linux while booted from a ramdisk or NFS.  The Linux MTD repository has
+many tools to deal with flash memory as well, to erase it for example.  JFFS2
+can then be mounted directly on a freshly erased partition and files can be
+copied over directly.  Etc...
+
+
+RedBoot scripting
+-----------------
+
+All the commands above aren't so useful if they have to be typed in every
+time the Assabet is rebooted.  Therefore it's possible to automate the boot
+process using RedBoot's scripting capability.
+
+For example, I use this to boot Linux with both the kernel and the ramdisk
+images retrieved from a TFTP server on the network::
+
+	RedBoot> fconfig
+	Run script at boot: false true
+	Boot script:
+	Enter script, terminate with empty line
+	>> load zImage -r -b 0x100000
+	>> load ramdisk_ks.gz -r -b 0x800000
+	>> exec -b 0x100000 -l 0xc0000
+	>>
+	Boot script timeout (1000ms resolution): 3
+	Use BOOTP for network configuration: true
+	GDB connection port: 9000
+	Network debug at boot time: false
+	Update RedBoot non-volatile configuration - are you sure (y/n)? y
+
+Then, rebooting the Assabet is just a matter of waiting for the login prompt.
+
+
+
+Nicolas Pitre
+nico@fluxnic.net
+
+June 12, 2001
+
+
+Status of peripherals in -rmk tree (updated 14/10/2001)
+-------------------------------------------------------
+
+Assabet:
+ Serial ports:
+  Radio:		TX, RX, CTS, DSR, DCD, RI
+   - PM:		Not tested.
+   - COM:		TX, RX, CTS, DSR, DCD, RTS, DTR, PM
+   - PM:		Not tested.
+   - I2C:		Implemented, not fully tested.
+   - L3:		Fully tested, pass.
+   - PM:		Not tested.
+
+ Video:
+  - LCD:		Fully tested.  PM
+
+   (LCD doesn't like being blanked with neponset connected)
+
+  - Video out:		Not fully
+
+ Audio:
+  UDA1341:
+  -  Playback:		Fully tested, pass.
+  -  Record:		Implemented, not tested.
+  -  PM:			Not tested.
+
+  UCB1200:
+  -  Audio play:	Implemented, not heavily tested.
+  -  Audio rec:		Implemented, not heavily tested.
+  -  Telco audio play:	Implemented, not heavily tested.
+  -  Telco audio rec:	Implemented, not heavily tested.
+  -  POTS control:	No
+  -  Touchscreen:	Yes
+  -  PM:		Not tested.
+
+ Other:
+  - PCMCIA:
+  - LPE:		Fully tested, pass.
+  - USB:		No
+  - IRDA:
+  - SIR:		Fully tested, pass.
+  - FIR:		Fully tested, pass.
+  - PM:			Not tested.
+
+Neponset:
+ Serial ports:
+  - COM1,2:		TX, RX, CTS, DSR, DCD, RTS, DTR
+  - PM:			Not tested.
+  - USB:		Implemented, not heavily tested.
+  - PCMCIA:		Implemented, not heavily tested.
+  - CF:			Implemented, not heavily tested.
+  - PM:			Not tested.
+
+More stuff can be found in the -np (Nicolas Pitre's) tree.