Transwitch A2000 Development Board - Revision history

Piet: /* Configuring U-Boot to Boot Linux [Needs to be Updated for A2000 [Suresh?] */

2011-03-12T02:05:05Z

Configuring U-Boot to Boot Linux [Needs to be Updated for A2000 [Suresh?]

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	U-Boot> '''setenv serverip 192.168.11.55''' [TFTP server IP Address: My Workstation]		U-Boot> '''setenv serverip 192.168.11.55''' [TFTP server IP Address: My Workstation]
	U-Boot> '''setenv nfsroot_server 192.168.11.55''' [Root NFS Servers IP Address: My Workstation]		U-Boot> '''setenv nfsroot_server 192.168.11.55''' [Root NFS Servers IP Address: My Workstation]
	U-Boot> '''setenv ipaddr 192.168.11.~~105~~''' [~~HOST~~ IP address]		U-Boot> '''setenv ipaddr 192.168.11.237''' [BOARD/TARGET IP address]
	U-Boot> '''setenv netmask 255.255.255.0''' [Network Mask for a Internet Class C local network]		U-Boot> '''setenv netmask 255.255.255.0''' [Network Mask for a Internet Class C local network]
	U-Boot> '''setenv gatewayip 192.168.11.1''' [Gateway address for default route]		U-Boot> '''setenv gatewayip 192.168.11.1''' [Gateway address for default route]
	U-Boot> '''setenv bootfile uImage.xtensa-2.6.29-smp.test_mmuhifi_c3''' [File to fetch with TFTP and pass to bootm]		U-Boot> '''setenv bootfile uImage.xtensa-2.6.29-smp.test_mmuhifi_c3''' [File to fetch with TFTP and pass to bootm]
	U-Boot> '''setenv root-path /~~exports~~/LINUX_ROOT~~.HiFi-2~~''' [Location of root filesystem on NFS Server; Limit ~50 bytes]		U-Boot> '''setenv root-path /export2/Transwitch/LINUX_ROOT''' [Location of root filesystem on NFS Server; Limit ~50 bytes]
	U-Boot> '''setenv nfs_boot_args root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=${nfsroot_server}:${root-path}''' [NFS Args used in bootargs]		U-Boot> '''setenv nfs_boot_args root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=${nfsroot_server}:${root-path}''' [NFS Args used in bootargs]
	U-Boot> '''setenv hostname HiFi-2''' [Hostname]		U-Boot> '''setenv hostname HiFi-2''' [Hostname]

Piet: /* Installing the Buildroot Snapshot */

2010-06-17T20:28:37Z

Installing the Buildroot Snapshot

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	$ '''ln -s buildroot-xtensa-HiFi2-Snapshot buildroot'''		$ '''ln -s buildroot-xtensa-HiFi2-Snapshot buildroot'''
	$ '''cd buildroot'''		$ '''cd buildroot'''
	$ '''git branch --track ~~TXCC_A2000~~ origin/TXCC_A2000_Stable''' [NOTE: TXCC_A2000 Branch '''isn't currently booting''', module problem with ttys]		$ '''git branch --track TXCC_A2000_Stable origin/TXCC_A2000_Stable''' [NOTE: TXCC_A2000 Branch '''isn't currently booting''', module problem with ttys]
	$ '''git checkout TXCC_A2000_Stable'''		$ '''git checkout TXCC_A2000_Stable'''

Piet: /* Installing the Buildroot Snapshot */

2010-06-17T01:16:41Z

Installing the Buildroot Snapshot

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	$ '''cd buildroot'''		$ '''cd buildroot'''
	$ '''git branch --track TXCC_A2000 origin/TXCC_A2000_Stable''' [NOTE: TXCC_A2000 Branch '''isn't currently booting''', module problem with ttys]		$ '''git branch --track TXCC_A2000 origin/TXCC_A2000_Stable''' [NOTE: TXCC_A2000 Branch '''isn't currently booting''', module problem with ttys]
	$ '''git checkout ~~TXCC-A2000_Stable~~'''		$ '''git checkout TXCC_A2000_Stable'''

	The last two lines checkout the latest branch (preconfigured for Development on the A2000 board). Outside of Tensilica this will take a rather long time due to the current limitation of using a single T1 line. Subsequent updates can be downloaded quickly using [http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-pull.html git-pull].		The last two lines checkout the latest branch (preconfigured for Development on the A2000 board). Outside of Tensilica this will take a rather long time due to the current limitation of using a single T1 line. Subsequent updates can be downloaded quickly using [http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-pull.html git-pull].

Piet: /* Installing the Buildroot Snapshot */

2010-06-17T01:15:22Z

Installing the Buildroot Snapshot

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	$ '''ln -s buildroot-xtensa-HiFi2-Snapshot buildroot'''		$ '''ln -s buildroot-xtensa-HiFi2-Snapshot buildroot'''
	$ '''cd buildroot'''		$ '''cd buildroot'''
	$ '''git branch --track ~~TXCC-A2000~~ origin/~~TXCC-A2000_Stable~~''' [NOTE: TXCC_A2000 Branch '''isn't currently booting''', module problem with ttys]		$ '''git branch --track TXCC_A2000 origin/TXCC_A2000_Stable''' [NOTE: TXCC_A2000 Branch '''isn't currently booting''', module problem with ttys]
	$ '''git checkout TXCC-A2000_Stable'''		$ '''git checkout TXCC-A2000_Stable'''

Piet: /* Initial Setup */

2010-05-10T22:50:30Z

Initial Setup

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	$ '''setenv BUILDROOT_DIR /export/src/HiFi-2_DemoBoard/buildroot-xtensa-HiFi2-Snapshot'''		$ '''setenv BUILDROOT_DIR /export/src/HiFi-2_DemoBoard/buildroot-xtensa-HiFi2-Snapshot'''

	$ '''setenv CORENAME centillium_c1p600		$ '''setenv CORENAME centillium_c1p600'''

	$ '''cd ${BUILDROOT_DIR}		$ '''cd ${BUILDROOT_DIR}
	$ '''${XTENSA_ROOT}/xtensa-elf/src/linux/bin/xt-xcc-linux-install \'''		$ '''${XTENSA_ROOT}/xtensa-elf/src/linux/bin/xt-xcc-linux-install \'''
	'''--sysroot=./build_xtensa_${CORENAME}/staging_dir' \'''		'''--sysroot=./build_xtensa_${CORENAME}/staging_dir \'''
	'''--linux-gcc=./build_xtensa_${CORENAME}/staging_dir/usr/bin/xtensa_${CORENAME}-linux-gcc		'''--linux-gcc=./build_xtensa_${CORENAME}/staging_dir/usr/bin/xtensa_${CORENAME}-linux-gcc

Ksuresh: /* Installing the Buildroot Snapshot */

2010-04-16T22:40:12Z

Installing the Buildroot Snapshot

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	buildroot -> buildroot-xtensa-HiFi2-Snapshot		buildroot -> buildroot-xtensa-HiFi2-Snapshot


			The following packages/utilities are needed on the Host machine for the build process. Please make sure that they are installed before proceeding further.
			- help2man ---> use 'yum install help2man' to install.
			- automake ---> use 'yum install automake' to install.

	Now is likely a good time to start your buildroot building, it will take a quite a while. We recommend		Now is likely a good time to start your buildroot building, it will take a quite a while. We recommend

Piet: /* Installing and Building the Linux Kernel Snapshot */

2010-04-16T21:53:12Z

Installing and Building the Linux Kernel Snapshot

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	That could take a few hours to build, so now lets move on to the other git repos.		That could take a few hours to build, so now lets move on to the other git repos.

	=== Installing and Building the Linux Kernel Snapshot ===		=== Installing and Building the Linux Kernel Snapshot (Not Locked) ===

	To install the Linux kernel environment (kernel src, config, and HiFi-2 kernel U-Boot image), <tt>cd</tt> to a location with a few GB of available disk space.		To install the Linux kernel environment (kernel src, config, and HiFi-2 kernel U-Boot image), <tt>cd</tt> to a location with a few GB of available disk space.

Piet: /* Installing the Buildroot Snapshot */

2010-04-13T08:14:21Z

Installing the Buildroot Snapshot

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	To install the buildroot environment (toolchain and root filesystem), <tt>cd</tt> to a location with a few GB of available disk space.		To install the buildroot environment (toolchain and root filesystem), <tt>cd</tt> to a location with a few GB of available disk space.
	It's recommended to keep the git repo's used for A2000 development together on a filesystem that is exported with NFS write permission.		It's recommended to keep the git repo's used for A2000 development together on a filesystem that is exported with NFS write permission.
	For this A2000 board wiki page we will use '''/exports/src/Transswitch/Development''' and set a tcsh environment variable '~~TXCC_ROOT~~' to refer to it.		For this A2000 board wiki page we will use '''/exports/src/Transswitch/Development''' and set a tcsh environment variable 'A2000_ROOT' to refer to it.
	In this case you would do the following:		In this case you would do the following:

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	which we snuck in above.		which we snuck in above.

	$ '''cd $~~TXCC_ROOT~~'''		$ '''cd $A2000_ROOT'''
	$ '''ln -s buildroot-xtensa-HiFi2-Snapshot buildroot [Also done above when you checked out the git repo]		$ '''ln -s buildroot-xtensa-HiFi2-Snapshot buildroot [Also done above when you checked out the git repo]
	$ '''ln -s $TXCC_ROOT/buildroot /opt/buildroot'''		$ '''ln -s $TXCC_ROOT/buildroot /opt/buildroot'''

Piet at 08:12, 13 April 2010

2010-04-13T08:12:34Z

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	In this case you would do the following:		In this case you would do the following:

	$ '''setenv ~~TXCC_ROOT~~ /exports/src/Transswitch/Development'''		$ '''setenv A2000_ROOT /exports/src/Transswitch/Development'''
	$ '''mkdir -r $~~TXCC_ROOT~~'''		$ '''mkdir -r $A2000_ROOT'''
	$ '''cd $~~TXCC_ROOT~~'''		$ '''cd $A2000_ROOT'''

	$ '''git clone ssh+git://git.linux-xtensa.org/git/buildroot/buildroot-xtensa-HiFi2-Snapshot.git'''		$ '''git clone ssh+git://git.linux-xtensa.org/git/buildroot/buildroot-xtensa-HiFi2-Snapshot.git'''
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	buildroot -> /exports/src/Transswitch/Development/buildroot-xtensa-HiFi2-Snapshot		buildroot -> /exports/src/Transswitch/Development/buildroot-xtensa-HiFi2-Snapshot

	$ ''' cd $~~TXCC_ROOT~~'''		$ ''' cd $A2000_ROOT'''
	$ '''ls -l buildroot'''		$ '''ls -l buildroot'''
	buildroot -> buildroot-xtensa-HiFi2-Snapshot		buildroot -> buildroot-xtensa-HiFi2-Snapshot
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	$ '''cd $~~TXCC_ROOT~~/buildroot'''		$ '''cd $A2000_ROOT/buildroot'''
	$ '''make [[HiFi-2 snapshot_2 SMP Snapshot menuconfig \| menuconfig]]'''		$ '''make [[HiFi-2 snapshot_2 SMP Snapshot menuconfig \| menuconfig]]'''
	$ '''make [[HiFi-2 snapshot_2 SMP uclibc-menuconfig \| uclibc-menuconfig]]'''		$ '''make [[HiFi-2 snapshot_2 SMP uclibc-menuconfig \| uclibc-menuconfig]]'''
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	We recomend currently keeping all of the git repos together at the root of your TXCC workspace, '''TXCC_ROOT''', and do:		We recomend currently keeping all of the git repos together at the root of your TXCC workspace, '''TXCC_ROOT''', and do:

	$ '''cd $~~TXCC_ROOT~~'''		$ '''cd $A2000_ROOT'''
	$ '''git clone git+ssh://git.linux-xtensa.org/git/kernel/xtensa-2.6.29-smp-txcc.git'''		$ '''git clone git+ssh://git.linux-xtensa.org/git/kernel/xtensa-2.6.29-smp-txcc.git'''
	or		or

Piet: /* Installing the Buildroot Snapshot */

2010-04-13T01:38:06Z

Installing the Buildroot Snapshot

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	$ '''ln -s buildroot-xtensa-HiFi2-Snapshot buildroot'''		$ '''ln -s buildroot-xtensa-HiFi2-Snapshot buildroot'''
	$ '''cd buildroot'''		$ '''cd buildroot'''
	$ '''git branch --track TXCC-A2000 origin/TXCC-~~A2000~~'''		$ '''git branch --track TXCC-A2000 origin/TXCC-A2000_Stable''' [NOTE: TXCC_A2000 Branch '''isn't currently booting''', module problem with ttys]
	$ '''git checkout TXCC-~~A2000~~'''		$ '''git checkout TXCC-A2000_Stable'''

	The last two lines checkout the latest branch (preconfigured for Development on the A2000 board). Outside of Tensilica this will take a rather long time due to the current limitation of using a single T1 line. Subsequent updates can be downloaded quickly using [http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-pull.html git-pull].		The last two lines checkout the latest branch (preconfigured for Development on the A2000 board). Outside of Tensilica this will take a rather long time due to the current limitation of using a single T1 line. Subsequent updates can be downloaded quickly using [http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-pull.html git-pull].
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	<> Match Tracking Branch Name		<> Match Tracking Branch Name
	<> Tracking Branch		<> Tracking Branch
	origin/TXCC-~~A2000~~		origin/TXCC-A2000_Stable [NOTE: TXCC_A2000 Branch '''isn't currently booting''', module problem with ttys]
	[Create]		[Create]
	[Repository]--> Quit		[Repository]--> Quit
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	That could take a few hours to build, so now lets move on to the other git repos.		That could take a few hours to build, so now lets move on to the other git repos.


	=== Installing and Building the Linux Kernel Snapshot ===		=== Installing and Building the Linux Kernel Snapshot ===