[PATCH 2.6.10-rc1 0/2] [m32r] Update for a new bootloader "m32r-g00ff"

From: Hirokazu Takata (takata_at_linux-m32r.org)
Date: 11/11/04

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To: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>

    Hello,

    This patchset was originally from NIIBE Yutaka.

    These patch update the m32r kernel for a new bootloader "m32r-g00ff".
    The "m32r-g00ff" has been written and developed by NIIBE Yutaka,
    and released under the GPL from http://www.gniibe.org/.

    So far, it supports two types of booting operations,
    CF boot and Network boot (HTTP boot).

    * CF boot - boot from CompactFlash or Microdrive(TM)
      We can boot a kernel from CF device.
      To make use of m32r-g00ff, we just put a first stage IPL(initial program
      loader) into a flash memory, and a secondary bootloader into CF media device.
      Currently, LILO-21.4.4 can be used to write m32r-g00ff into the boot sector
      of CF device on a cross development environment.

    * HTTP boot - boot via network with HTTP protocol
      By using m32r-g00ff, we can download and boot a kernel image from
      a web-server. The m32r-g00ff downloads a kernel image from a given URL,
      resolving the webserver's IP address by DNS.
      As a preparation, we just place a secondary bootloader binary and
      a kernel image on the webserver.

    Regards,

    Signed-off-by: NIIBE Yutaka <gniibe@fsij.org>
    Signed-off-by: Hirokazu Takata <takata@linux-m32r.org> 

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[PATCH 2.6.10-rc1 1/2] [m32r] Update for m32r-g00ff
- Position-independent zImage support;
  this aims at removing constraints of zImage(vmlinuz)'s location.
[PATCH 2.6.10-rc1 2/2] [m32r] CF boot support for Mappi2
- Update io_mappi2.c to access a CF device as an IDE disk device
  for Mappi2 eva board.
- Please set CONFIG_M32R_CFC=n, when you use m32r-g00ff for CF boot.
--
Hirokazu Takata <takata@linux-m32r.org>
Linux/M32R Project:  http://www.linux-m32r.org/
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