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need help on booting from cfi flash

Altera_Forum
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hi hippo, 

 

I am developing linux applications on CYCLONE_1C12_EVAL Board, following your instructions on website NiosWIKI.  

 

I want to boot from CTI flash. But the linux didn't work but after programming. There is one point I am not clear. Please refer to the following scripts on NIOSWIKI, how do you get the address "0xC0000" in " sof2flash --offset=0xC00000 --". 

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cd arch/nios2nommu/boot# Creating .flash file for the FPGA configuration 

sof2flash --offset=0xC00000 --input=$SOPC_KIT_NIOS2/examples/verilog/niosII_cycloneII_2c35/standard/standard.sof --output=standard.flash# Programming flash with the FPGA configuration 

nios2-flash-programmer --base=0x00000000 standard.flash 

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And Please help me to check whether the following selects are right or not. 

 

(I) SOPC. I choose: reset from ext_flash 

 

(II) The addresses in my nios2-system.h are chosen like these: 

 

ext_flash: 0x0--0x800000 

epcs: 0x800800---0x801000 

 

(III) When "make vendor_hwselect SYSPTF=....", the items chosen are chosen ike the following:  

 

--- Please select which CPU you wish to build the kernel against: 

(1) cpu - Class: altera_nios2 Type: s Version: 5.11 

Selection: 1 

--- Please select a device to upload the kernel to: 

(1) ext_flash 

Class: altera_avalon_cfi_flash 

Selection: 1 

--- Please select a device to execute kernel from: 

(1) ext_ssram 

Class: altera_avalon_cy7c1380_ssram 

(2) epcs_controller 

Class: altera_avalon_epcs_flash_controller 

Size: 2048 bytes 

Selection: 1 

 

I will appreciate much if you could spare a minute to reply. 

 

Thank you, 

 

Elec
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Altera_Forum
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hi hippo, 

 

I found the problem myself. I should use EPCS to configure the FPGA. 

 

 

 

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originally posted by electroman74@Mar 7 2007, 10:57 AM 

hi hippo, 

 

i am developing linux applications on cyclone_1c12_eval board, following your instructions on website nioswiki.  

 

i want to boot from cti flash. but the linux didn't work but after programming. there is one point i am not clear. please refer to the following scripts on nioswiki, how do you get the address "0xc0000" in " sof2flash --offset=0xc00000 --". 

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

cd arch/nios2nommu/boot# creating .flash file for the fpga configuration 

sof2flash --offset=0xc00000 --    input=$sopc_kit_nios2/examples/verilog/niosii_cycloneii_2c35/standard/stand 

ard.sof --output=standard.flash 

# sof2flash --epcs  ......#  

# programming flash with the fpga configuration 

nios2-flash-programmer --base=0x00000000 standard.flash 

#should use epcs: nios2-flash-programmer --epcs --base=0x800800 standard.flash 

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

 

 

 

and please help me to check whether the following selects are right or not. 

 

(i) sopc. i choose: reset from ext_flash 

 

(ii) the addresses in my nios2-system.h are chosen like these: 

 

ext_flash: 0x0--0x800000 

epcs: 0x800800---0x801000 

 

(iii) when "make vendor_hwselect sysptf=....", the items chosen are chosen ike the following:  

 

--- please select which cpu you wish to build the kernel against: 

(1) cpu - class: altera_nios2 type: s version: 5.11 

selection: 1 

--- please select a device to upload the kernel to: 

(1) ext_flash 

class: altera_avalon_cfi_flash 

selection: 1 

--- please select a device to execute kernel from: 

(1) ext_ssram 

class: altera_avalon_cy7c1380_ssram 

(2) epcs_controller 

class: altera_avalon_epcs_flash_controller 

size: 2048 bytes 

selection: 1 

 

i will appreciate much if you could spare a minute to reply. 

 

thank you, 

 

elec 

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