Cyril HAENEL wrote:
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The SMP8635 processor comes from Sigma Design and I found on its FTP
site a 2.6.15 kernel with associated patches for the SMP863x processors
serie.
My problem is that they doesn't provide the datasheet alone, visibly
they provide it with the SMP8634 developement board
(http://www.sigmadesigns.com/public/Products/SMP8630/SMP8630_series.html).
In the past the datasheet was only available under NDA...
And to begin to developp on this board, I need at least to know where is
located the JTAG. It will be the starting point to try to access the NOR
flash to backup the original firmware, and play with the board.
I don't see any SPI eeprom/flash thus I think even the boot loader is
located the 16MB nor flash, so I thing at startup the processor directly
try to execute code from the NOR, maybe at adress 0x0.
The 8634 has an internal 'security' processor that executes code out of
on-chip flash/RAM. This security processor boots the main CPU only
after verifying that the boot loader's cryptographic signatures are
valid. Unless the factory firmware is permissive, there is very
little you can do with it.
Is someone has some information on this processor ? Or maybe the
datasheet ? With the datasheet I will be have to locate the JTAG pin :)
The JTAG is multiplexed with the second serial port. Often you have to
change a strapping pin so that JTAG is enabled when the board is powered
on. Different boards have a variety of JTAG connectors, you would have
to search for it on your board. Generally it is some form of 14 pin
dual-inline header.
If you haven't already found it, probably the first thing you want to do
is find primary serial port. Most configurations print at least a
couple of lines indicating DRAM configuration before booting. If you
are lucky you may be able to get to a YAMON prompt from the serial port.
The zboot loader may read a character from the serial port. '0', '1',
'2', and '3' will override the default boot image.
David Daney
