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From: Rafal Jaworowski <raj@semihalf•com>
To: lokowich <lokowich@acdstar•com>
Cc: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs•org
Subject: Re: SDRAM failures on MPC5200B
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:46:31 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <46A0E6E7.3050309@semihalf.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <46A0D76E.4030101@acdstar.com>

lokowich wrote:
> We're working on bringing up a MPC5200B version of our original MPC5200 
> board using U-Boot 1.1.4 configured for Icecube/Lite5200B.  Other than 
> the CPU, the board is identical.  The bootloader crashes just after 
> relocation to RAM, often with a Program Check Exception, typically a 
> memory corruption issue.  I noticed failures at different stages after 
> relocation based on content, suggesting problems with upper SDRAM.  If I 
> force the initram to 1/2 the determined size (64MB instead of 128MB), 
> then everything works well through kernel load and initialization.  
> We've added termination resistors to improve AD signals, to no avail.  
> Memory tests work fine too.  Any help is appreciated.
> 

Assuming your RAM chips are fine, are you setting the SDelay register 
(MBAR + 0x0190)? If not, this can lead to a strange hangs similar to the 
described. For details please see the current U-Boot's initdram() for 
icecube, and AN3221.

Rafal

  reply	other threads:[~2007-07-20 17:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-07-20 15:40 SDRAM failures on MPC5200B lokowich
2007-07-20 16:46 ` Rafal Jaworowski [this message]
2007-07-20 17:03 ` Frank Bennett
2007-07-20 17:39 ` Florian A. Voegel
2007-11-13 13:59 ` lokowich
2007-11-13 14:40   ` Roman Fietze
2007-12-03 16:01     ` lokowich

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