Re: [microblaze-uclinux] HELP!!! Porting UClinux on Spartan 3

[Christopher Cole <cole@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> > I have been allocated a project in my university this summer. I am supposed
> > to port Uclinux on a Xilinx Spartan 3 FPGA Starter Kit Board (XC3S200). The
> > specs of this board are given below:

> You need more RAM to port uclinux.  I can't remember exactly the amount but
> you need much more than 1MB.

That's right - uCLinux needs much more than 512KB of RAM.  However, you 
would be all set if you used the Xilinx Spartan3E Starter Kit (only $150!!!).
It has 64MB of DDR SDRAM, which is _way_ more than what uCLinux needs to run.

I have the Spartan3E Starter Kit board, and have been wanting to put Linux
onto it - is it possible to work with uCLinux using the microblaze core
WITHOUT shelling out $$$ for the Xilinx EDK?  I also want to work with the
microblaze core in a 100% linux-only development environment.  Is this 
possible?  I have an EDK evaluation copy, but it only works under Windows.

Thanks for any help,
-Chris

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