Expectation about a BSP and question about eboot

Hi, I have a few problems I have been working on lately and would like some
inputs on these matters.

First what's to be expected when a board supplier provides you with a BSP.
What I mean is if I choose to build a new platform based on that bsp and
choose a standard setup, compile it. Should I expect it to boot without
modifying anything ? So far I have had errors from ethernet drivers and PCI
bus.

Second, I have tried with every boot.bin found on my system to get the
startup to connect to PB. And i always get either unsupported ethernet card
or Self test failed message. I have been told by the supplier that the card
is working ok. Could I have missed something here.

Thank to all repplies

Steve
Thu Oct 16 15:13:49 CDT 2003

1) Absolutely. You should be able to select a standard configuration and the
BSP from the vendor, generate and image and expect it to just run. If it
doesn't then you need to contact the vendor for support on why it didn't.

2) Only a boot loader specific to the device will work for the device. The
BSP should contain one but might not include it in a binary form (e.g. it
might be in source and you need to build it) again this is vendor specific
and you need to consult the vendor documentation and support services to get
anywhere with it.

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Steve Maillet (eMVP)
Entelechy Consulting
smaillet_AT_EntelechyConsulting_DOT_com