From ddead1555e4f488f67d97e8885935cb437334cbf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Henrik Nordstrom Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:16:08 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] boot_head, a little boot header to work around broken bootloaders --- boot_head.S | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/boot_head.S b/boot_head.S index 22c5a0b..8404ed5 100644 --- a/boot_head.S +++ b/boot_head.S @@ -17,6 +17,21 @@ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, * MA 02111-1307 USA + * + * + * This file is a workaround to broken bootloaders on Allwinner A1x + * platform who do not provide correct machid or atags address + * + * Usage: + * load the header at 0x40007000 and change the entry point of your + * boot process to 0x40007000 + * + * Detailed memory map: + * 0x40000100 atags + * 0x40007000 boot_head (entry point) + * 0x40008000 kernel + * 0x43000000 script.bin + * If you have a ramdisk then load it at some higher address */ _start: