sflash: CFI does not contain boot bank location. Assuming top.

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Sat Jul 10 20:35:21 EDT 2004


In message <Pine.LNX.4.60.0407102006050.4345 at localhost.localdomain> you wrote:
> 
> actually AMD, but the kernel config lists AMD/Fujitsu as a single 
> option.  is the patch then still relevant?

Not really, as it adds code for the Fujitsu vendor ID.  For  AMD  the
code is already present.

> and another issue is that an older, hacked kernel -- 2.4.22-pre8 that 
> we got from embedded planet -- does work with the board, but in 

Expect that it contains pretty old MTD code...

> upgrading to the latest 2.4.25 DENX ppc kernel, i have no way of 
> knowing if there are any funny, subtle or obscure kernel fixes that we 
> got with it that i'm not aware of.

You can always check the CVS logs - either by hand ("cvs log" if  you
feel  like  it)  or with some tools that give better formatting (like
"cvsps").


Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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