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QNX® Momentics® 6.3.0 Motorola PQ2FADS-ZU BSP Release Notes

QNX^® Momentics^® 6.3.0

Motorola PQ2FADS (8270/8280 PPC) BSP

Release Notes

Date of this edition: May 27, 2004

Target OS: QNX^® Neutrino^® 6.3.0

Host OS: Microsoft Windows XP SP1 or 2K SP4; Sun Solaris 7/8; QNX^® Neutrino^® 6.3.0; Linux^® (Red Hat 8/9)

Boards supported: ZU and VR

NOTE:

For information on installing this BSP, see the installation note.
For the most up-to-date version of these release notes, log into your myQNX account, and then go to the Download Center area of www.qnx.com.

NOTE:

Throughout this document, you may see reference numbers associated with particular issues, changes, etc. When corresponding with our Technical Support staff about a given issue, please quote the relevant reference number. You might also find the reference numbers useful for tracking issues as they become fixed.

What's in this BSP?

This BSP contains:

Binary components
Source code
Documentation.

NOTE:

The source code requires a BSP Source License.

Binary components

IPL
Startup
PCI server
Serial driver
Network driver.

Source code

IPL
Startup
PCI server
Serial driver
Network driver.

NOTE:

The flash filesystem driver binary and the flash filesystem library are included in the separately available flash product.

Documentation

Motorola 8270/8280 FADS Board Support Package readme (HTML)

NOTE:

Each BSP guide contains board-specific information and instructions on building an OS image for that particular board.

The procedure for building BSPs has changed since QNX Momentics 6.2.1. For instance, you must now run the setenv.sh script before compiling your BSP source. For details, see the chapter "Working with a BSP" in the Building Embedded Systems manual (in the Documentation Roadmap page under the QNX Neutrino RTOS section).

Location of source and documentation

When you install BSPs, you'll find the source code and documentation in the following locations:

Host	Source code	Documentation	Release notes
Windows	`$QNX_TARGETusrsrcarchivesqnx`	`$QNX_TARGETusrhelpproductbsp_name_of_board`	`$QNX_TARGETetcreadmebsp`
QNX Neutrino, Linux, and Solaris	`$QNX_TARGET/usr/src/archives/qnx/`	`$QNX_TARGET/usr/help/product/bsp_name_of_board`	`$QNX_TARGET/etc/readme/bsp`

NOTE:

The "roadmap" page (e.g. from the Windows XP start menu: All Programs-->QNX Momentics 6.3.0-->Documentation) contains links to the various HTML booksets that accompany the OS: System Architecture, Building Embedded Systems, Programmer's Guide, Library Reference, Utilities Reference, etc..

Binaries, buildfiles, IPLs, and other files

Depending on the particular BSP and type of driver, you'll find the files in these locations:

Windows hosts

File	Location
Buildfile	`$QNX_TARGETCPUbootbuild`
IPL and/or startup	`$QNX_TARGETCPUbootsys`
"`bin`" drivers (serial, flash, block, PCI, PCMCIA, USB)	`$QNX_TARGETCPUbin`
"`dll`" drivers (audio, graphics, network)	`$QNX_TARGETCPUlibdll`

QNX Neutrino, Linux, and Solaris hosts

File	Location
Buildfile	`$QNX_TARGET/CPU/boot/build`
IPL and/or startup	`$QNX_TARGET/CPU/boot/sys`
"`bin`" drivers (serial, flash, block, PCI, PCMCIA, USB)	`$QNX_TARGET/CPU/bin`
"`dll`" drivers (audio, graphics, network)	`$QNX_TARGET/CPU/lib/dll`

Known issues for this BSP

NOTE:

Please check the version of these release notes on the website for the most up-to-date information.

The IPL on the PQ2FADS is located at FLASH address 0. In order to avoid overwriting it, you should use the offset option to any flashctl command that erases/formats new partitions. Use an offset of at least one megabyte. For example:

flashctl -p/dev/fs0 -o1M -ve flashctl -p/dev/fs0p0 -o1M -vf

NOTE:

The "example extra commands" in the default buildfile's FLASH comments don't use this offset. The next BSP update will have a new default buildfile that uses the correct offset.

In the meantime, add the option -o1M to the flashctl lines in your buildfile before you use it to generate an image for your board.

Technical support

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Since QNX developers and support staff frequent our newsgroups, you should find them to be your best avenue of support for solving problems.