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diff --git a/doc/README.qemu-mips b/doc/README.qemu-mips deleted file mode 100644 index 3940fac603..0000000000 --- a/doc/README.qemu-mips +++ /dev/null @@ -1,195 +0,0 @@ -By Vlad Lungu vlad.lungu@windriver.com 2007-Oct-01 ----------------------------------------- -Qemu is a full system emulator. See - -http://www.nongnu.org/qemu/ - -Limitations & comments ----------------------- -Supports the "-M mips" configuration of qemu: serial,NE2000,IDE. -Supports little and big endian as well as 32 bit and 64 bit. -Derived from au1x00 with a lot of things cut out. - -Supports emulated flash (patch Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD) with -recent qemu versions. When using emulated flash, launch with --pflash <filename> and erase mips_bios.bin. - - -Notes for the Qemu MIPS port ----------------------------- - -I) Example usage: - -Using u-boot.bin as ROM (replaces Qemu monitor): - -32 bit, big endian: -# make qemu_mips -# qemu-system-mips -M mips -bios u-boot.bin -nographic - -32 bit, little endian: -# make qemu_mipsel -# qemu-system-mipsel -M mips -bios u-boot.bin -nographic - -64 bit, big endian: -# make qemu_mips64 -# qemu-system-mips64 -cpu MIPS64R2-generic -M mips -bios u-boot.bin -nographic - -64 bit, little endian: -# make qemu_mips64el -# qemu-system-mips64el -cpu MIPS64R2-generic -M mips -bios u-boot.bin -nographic - -or using u-boot.bin from emulated flash: - -if you use a qemu version after commit 4224 - -create image: -# dd of=flash bs=1k count=4k if=/dev/zero -# dd of=flash bs=1k conv=notrunc if=u-boot.bin -start it (see above): -# qemu-system-mips[64][el] [-cpu MIPS64R2-generic] -M mips -pflash flash -nographic - -2) Download kernel + initrd - -On ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/contrib/Jean-Christophe_Plagniol-Villard/qemu_mips/ -you can downland - -#config to build the kernel -qemu_mips_defconfig -#patch to fix mips interrupt init on 2.6.24.y kernel -qemu_mips_kernel.patch -initrd.gz -vmlinux -vmlinux.bin -System.map - -4) Generate uImage - -# tools/mkimage -A mips -O linux -T kernel -C gzip -a 0x80010000 -e 0x80245650 -n "Linux 2.6.24.y" -d vmlinux.bin.gz uImage - -5) Copy uImage to Flash -# dd if=uImage bs=1k conv=notrunc seek=224 of=flash - -6) Generate Ide Disk - -# dd of=ide bs=1k cout=100k if=/dev/zero - -# sfdisk -C 261 -d ide -# partition table of ide -unit: sectors - - ide1 : start= 63, size= 32067, Id=83 - ide2 : start= 32130, size= 32130, Id=83 - ide3 : start= 64260, size= 4128705, Id=83 - ide4 : start= 0, size= 0, Id= 0 - -7) Copy to ide - -# dd if=uImage bs=512 conv=notrunc seek=63 of=ide - -8) Generate ext2 on part 2 on Copy uImage and initrd.gz - -# Attached as loop device ide offset = 32130 * 512 -# losetup -o 16450560 -f ide -# Format as ext2 ( arg2 : nb blocks) -# mke2fs /dev/loop0 16065 -# losetup -d /dev/loop0 -# Mount and copy uImage and initrd.gz to it -# mount -o loop,offset=16450560 -t ext2 ide /mnt -# mkdir /mnt/boot -# cp {initrd.gz,uImage} /mnt/boot/ -# Umount it -# umount /mnt - -9) Set Environment - -setenv rd_start 0x80800000 -setenv rd_size 2663940 -setenv kernel BFC38000 -setenv oad_addr 80500000 -setenv load_addr2 80F00000 -setenv kernel_flash BFC38000 -setenv load_addr_hello 80200000 -setenv bootargs 'root=/dev/ram0 init=/bin/sh' -setenv load_rd_ext2 'ide res; ext2load ide 0:2 ${rd_start} /boot/initrd.gz' -setenv load_rd_tftp 'tftp ${rd_start} /initrd.gz' -setenv load_kernel_hda 'ide res; diskboot ${load_addr} 0:2' -setenv load_kernel_ext2 'ide res; ext2load ide 0:2 ${load_addr} /boot/uImage' -setenv load_kernel_tftp 'tftp ${load_addr} /qemu_mips/uImage' -setenv boot_ext2_ext2 'run load_rd_ext2; run load_kernel_ext2; run addmisc; bootm ${load_addr}' -setenv boot_ext2_flash 'run load_rd_ext2; run addmisc; bootm ${kernel_flash}' -setenv boot_ext2_hda 'run load_rd_ext2; run load_kernel_hda; run addmisc; bootm ${load_addr}' -setenv boot_ext2_tftp 'run load_rd_ext2; run load_kernel_tftp; run addmisc; bootm ${load_addr}' -setenv boot_tftp_hda 'run load_rd_tftp; run load_kernel_hda; run addmisc; bootm ${load_addr}' -setenv boot_tftp_ext2 'run load_rd_tftp; run load_kernel_ext2; run addmisc; bootm ${load_addr}' -setenv boot_tftp_flash 'run load_rd_tftp; run addmisc; bootm ${kernel_flash}' -setenv boot_tftp_tftp 'run load_rd_tftp; run load_kernel_tftp; run addmisc; bootm ${load_addr}' -setenv load_hello_tftp 'tftp ${load_addr_hello} /examples/hello_world.bin' -setenv go_tftp 'run load_hello_tftp; go ${load_addr_hello}' -setenv addmisc 'setenv bootargs ${bootargs} console=ttyS0,${baudrate} rd_start=${rd_start} rd_size=${rd_size} ethaddr=${ethaddr}' -setenv bootcmd 'run boot_tftp_flash' - -10) Now you can boot from flash, ide, ide+ext2 and tfp - -# qemu-system-mips -M mips -pflash flash -monitor null -nographic -net nic -net user -tftp `pwd` -hda ide - -II) How to debug U-Boot - -In order to debug U-Boot you need to start qemu with gdb server support (-s) -and waiting the connection to start the CPU (-S) - -# qemu-system-mips -S -s -M mips -pflash flash -monitor null -nographic -net nic -net user -tftp `pwd` -hda ide - -in an other console you start gdb - -1) Debugging of U-Boot Before Relocation - -Before relocation, the addresses in the ELF file can be used without any problems -by connecting to the gdb server localhost:1234 - -# mipsel-unknown-linux-gnu-gdb u-boot -GNU gdb 6.6 -Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. -GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you are -welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain conditions. -Type "show copying" to see the conditions. -There is absolutely no warranty for GDB. Type "show warranty" for details. -This GDB was configured as "--host=i486-linux-gnu --target=mipsel-unknown-linux-gnu"... -(gdb) target remote localhost:1234 -Remote debugging using localhost:1234 -_start () at start.S:64 -64 RVECENT(reset,0) /* U-Boot entry point */ -Current language: auto; currently asm -(gdb) b board.c:289 -Breakpoint 1 at 0xbfc00cc8: file board.c, line 289. -(gdb) c -Continuing. - -Breakpoint 1, board_init_f (bootflag=<value optimized out>) at board.c:290 -290 relocate_code (addr_sp, id, addr); -Current language: auto; currently c -(gdb) p/x addr -$1 = 0x87fa0000 - -2) Debugging of U-Boot After Relocation - -For debugging U-Boot after relocation we need to know the address to which -U-Boot relocates itself to 0x87fa0000 by default. -And replace the symbol table to this offset. - -(gdb) symbol-file -Discard symbol table from `/private/u-boot-arm/u-boot'? (y or n) y -Error in re-setting breakpoint 1: -No symbol table is loaded. Use the "file" command. -No symbol file now. -(gdb) add-symbol-file u-boot 0x87fa0000 -add symbol table from file "u-boot" at - .text_addr = 0x87fa0000 -(y or n) y -Reading symbols from /private/u-boot-arm/u-boot...done. -Breakpoint 1 at 0x87fa0cc8: file board.c, line 289. -(gdb) c -Continuing. - -Program received signal SIGINT, Interrupt. -0xffffffff87fa0de4 in udelay (usec=<value optimized out>) at time.c:78 -78 while ((tmo - read_c0_count()) < 0x7fffffff) |