ARC U-BOOT RELEASE NOTES
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Product   : U-Boot for ARC cores
Version   : 1.1.3
Date      : Jun 12, 2006


	

Table of Contents
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1.  Overview
2.  Features Supported
3.  Known Limitations and Defects
4.  Contact Information
5.  Reference 


1. Overview
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	This is the U-Boot port for the family of  ARC700 and ArcTangentA5 
	cores. More info on these cores at http://www.arc.com/


2. Features Supported 
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	U-Boot is a boot loader program that is stored in flash memory on
	target system.	U-boot allows the target to load a binary image from a
	network connection or flash memory.The following is an overview of some
	of U-Boot’s features:

	2.1 Jun 12, 2006
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	1.Autoboot - 
			Autoboot will automatically boot the system  after the 
		     	timer counts down. The countdown timer is setup with a 
		     	default time of 5 seconds. If a key is pressed before
		     	this time the autoboot procedure halts and the user is
		     	brought to the U-Boot command line.

	2.Upgrade Features -
			U-Boot allows itself to be upgraded with a new
			version from within U-Boot.

	3.Networking -
			U-Boot has support for the common network commands ping,
			tftp

	4.Environment Variables - 
			Environment variables can be set, saved, and
			displayed through the U-Boot command line
			using the commands setenv or set, save or
			saveenv, and print or printenv.
	

3. Known Limitations and Defects
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	1. Data Cache and Instruction Cache are disabled in U-Boot.

	2. Bootm Command won't work, if kernel load address and tftpboot load 
	   address same


4. Contact Information  
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	In case of any support queries please contact 
	arc-support@codito.com. If you have a support contract please use the 
	support site at http://support.codito.com. 
	For bug reporting and general queries please use the mailing list at 
	http://arc-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/arc-linux-dev


5. References
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	1. ARCCompact ISA Reference Manual
	2. ARC700 processor manuals
	3. ARC peripherals manuals
	4. U-Boot User Guide
     


Linux Team,
Codito