[Avila] BSP 0.7.1 Redboot Problem on non-B1 stepping

[Ahmet Basagalar]

Chris,

The following fix you mentioned below worked!

Thanks,
Ahmet
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Lang" <clang at gateworks.com>
To: "Ahmet Basagalar" <ahmet at thebluezone.com>
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Avila] BSP 0.7.1 Redboot Problem on non-B1 stepping


> Ahmet,
>
> I have been trying to think of the correct way to handle this problem...
> Basicly what is happening is because it is an older board it doesn't
> contain our current eeprom setting which include a checksum value that
> if it isn't correct, will not load any of the values in the eeprom
> instead it loads default values which means that gpio14 is a 33Mhz clock
> which is too fast to strobe the watchdog.
>
> As a quick hack you can add the following line into ixdp425_misc.c, add
> it in after the "EEPROM Checksum Invalid" message. Aprox line 281.
>
> *IXP425_GPCLKR |= GPCLKR_CLK0_PCLK_WD;
>
> This will enable the 4.7Mhz strobe.
>
> This is a quick hack and isn't the ideal way... I'm just trying to think
> of how to handle this properly as I can't just change the default of
> gpio14 to a 4.7Mhz clock as our GW2347/GW2357 need it to be a 33Mhz by
> default....
>
> Thanks,
>
> -- 
> Chris Lang
> Gateworks Corporation
> 3026 S. Higuera, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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> Email: clang at gateworks.com
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>
> On Mon, 2008-04-28 at 17:45 -0600, Ahmet Basagalar wrote:
>> So Chris,
>>
>> What is the fix for this issue? I have changed some lines in 
>> ixdp425_misc.c,
>> but still it keeps rebooting.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Ahmet
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Ahmet Basagalar" <ahmet at thebluezone.com>
>> To: <clang at gateworks.com>
>> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 9:10 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Avila] BSP 0.7.1 Redboot Problem on non-B1 stepping
>>
>>
>> > It is the regular version, but it has the R11 resistor installed for
>> > watchdog. I see, so the watchdog is kicking in due to a misconfig in
>> > Redboot?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Ahmet
>> > ----- Original Message ----- 
>> > From: "Chris Lang" <clang at gateworks.com>
>> > To: "Ahmet Basagalar" <ahmet at thebluezone.com>
>> > Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 8:48 AM
>> > Subject: Re: [Avila] BSP 0.7.1 Redboot Problem on non-B1 stepping
>> >
>> >
>> >> Ahmet,
>> >>
>> >> Is the GW2348-4 you are using a standard GW2348-4, or is it a special
>> >> version? Does it have the resistor R11 installed for watchdog? This
>> >> seems to be a watchdog problem, and I think I know why, but I need the
>> >> above information first.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >>
>> >> -- 
>> >> Chris Lang
>> >> Gateworks Corporation
>> >> 3026 S. Higuera, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
>> >> Ph: 805-781-2000 Fax: 805-781-2001
>> >> Email: clang at gateworks.com
>> >> Web: www.gateworks.com
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, 2008-04-28 at 08:34 -0600, Ahmet Basagalar wrote:
>> >>> Chris,
>> >>>
>> >>> Yes it works with redboot that comes with BSP 0.6.
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks,
>> >>> Ahmet
>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> >>> From: "Chris Lang" <clang at gateworks.com>
>> >>> To: "Ahmet Basagalar" <ahmet at thebluezone.com>
>> >>> Cc: "avila" <avila at lists.gateworks.com>
>> >>> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 6:08 PM
>> >>> Subject: Re: [Avila] BSP 0.7.1 Redboot Problem on non-B1 stepping
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> > Ahmet,
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Does this board work with the 0.6.1 Redboot or 0.6 Redboot?
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Thanks,
>> >>> >
>> >>> > -- 
>> >>> > Chris Lang
>> >>> > Gateworks Corporation
>> >>> > 3026 S. Higuera, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
>> >>> > Ph: 805-781-2000 Fax: 805-781-2001
>> >>> > Email: clang at gateworks.com
>> >>> > Web: www.gateworks.com
>> >>> >
>> >>> > On Fri, 2008-04-25 at 18:06 -0600, Ahmet Basagalar wrote:
>> >>> >> Hi,
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> I am trying to use the redboot provided in BSP 0.7.1 on older 
>> >>> >> version
>> >>> >> of
>> >>> >> GW2348-4 (non B1 stepping) and it keeps constantly rebooting. I 
>> >>> >> only
>> >>> >> see
>> >>> >> this on the serial port:
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> Trying NPE-B...+No devices on IDE controller 0
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> Trying NPE-B...+No devices on IDE controller 0
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> Trying NPE-B...+No devices on IDE controller 0
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> Trying NPE-B...+No devices on IDE controller 0
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> Trying NPE-B...+No devices on IDE controller 0
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> Trying NPE-B...+No devices on IDE controller 0
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> Trying NPE-B...+No devices on IDE controller 0
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> This BSP is supposed to support both old and new versions, so I do
>> >>> >> not
>> >>> >> know
>> >>> >> where I am doing wrong. Help please...
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> Thanks,
>> >>> >> Ahmet
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>
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