<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">I was told (by Xilinx reps!) that the Xilinx ML410 "supported" Linux.<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>My goal is to have something "load" Linux and then execute it -- preferably over NFS / Ethernet (for development purposes).</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>As far as I can tell from searching the 'Net the ML403 is fairly well supported but I have yet to see any level of confirmation that the ML410 fully supports u-boot, Linux and Ethernet.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>When I download the u-boot file(s) from Xilinx they basically don't work:</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV> 0) I get a u-boot command prompt via the serial port!! ;)</DIV><DIV> 1) The u-boot loadb command fails to accept any data via the kermit protocol</DIV><DIV> 2) The u-boot 'dhcp' command fails to obtain an address -- either by simply crashing or by sitting there indicating that it is re-trying (in which case an Ethernet sniffer shows no activity from the Ethernet ports).</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Linux 2.6.19 shows arc/ppc/configs/ml[403|300]_defconfig, but I see *zero* indication that the 410 is supported. Has anyone seen the ML410 fully functional with Linux + a patch to enable the Ethernet ports?</DIV><DIV>(I also note that on the mvi$ta site they list support for: ML300 and ML40x -- but NOT the ML410.) My searches also seem to indicate that the IP included for the 410 Ethernet MAC's is distinctly different from the 403...</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>My current project has a *very* short fuse -- I should have been "running" (e.g. past init into a shell w/filesystem) two weeks ago.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>If someone could confirm that this platform *is* supported (and I'm just missing this on my searches) I'd be quite grateful for some pointers on where to re-direct my searches.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>OTOH, if someone could confirm that this platform is NOT currently supported that would be just as useful -- decisions can be made and actions taken.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>TIA.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><DIV> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">-- </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Joe</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN> </DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>