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

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Sat Jul 10 18:56:50 EDT 2004


Dear Robert,

in message <Pine.LNX.4.60.0407101310380.16786 at localhost.localdomain> you wrote:
> 
>    the build is successful, but at boot time, i get (excerpt):
> 
> init_synergy_mtd: processing flash bank 0: sflash.
> init_synergy_mtd: Remapped flash bank sflash to 0xc3000000.
> sflash: Found 1 x16 devices at 0x0 in 16-bit mode
>   Amd/Fujitsu Extended Query Table at 0x0040
> sflash: CFI does not contain boot bank location. Assuming top. (?????)

Fujitsu flash, right?

>    the 2 partitions listed are correct based on my defined partitions, 
> but i don't ever recall seeing the following diagnostic working with 
> earlier boards:
> 
> sflash: CFI does not contain boot bank location. Assuming top.
> 
>    i'm assuming i've just messed up a pointer, or dereferenced 
> something incorrectly.  can anyone explain what this means?

It's a bug. Please try if the attached patch helps.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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