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diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/00-INDEX b/Documentation/powerpc/00-INDEX index 5620fb5ac425..dd9e92802ec0 100644 --- a/Documentation/powerpc/00-INDEX +++ b/Documentation/powerpc/00-INDEX @@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ hvcs.txt - IBM "Hypervisor Virtual Console Server" Installation Guide mpc52xx.txt - Linux 2.6.x on MPC52xx family -sound.txt - - info on sound support under Linux/PPC -zImage_layout.txt - - info on the kernel images for Linux/PPC qe_firmware.txt - describes the layout of firmware binaries for the Freescale QUICC Engine and the code that parses and uploads the microcode therein. diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/sound.txt b/Documentation/powerpc/sound.txt deleted file mode 100644 index df23d95e03a0..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/powerpc/sound.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,81 +0,0 @@ - Information about PowerPC Sound support -===================================================================== - -Please mail me (Cort Dougan, cort@fsmlabs.com) if you have questions, -comments or corrections. - -Last Change: 6.16.99 - -This just covers sound on the PReP and CHRP systems for now and later -will contain information on the PowerMac's. - -Sound on PReP has been tested and is working with the PowerStack and IBM -Power Series onboard sound systems which are based on the cs4231(2) chip. -The sound options when doing the make config are a bit different from -the default, though. - -The I/O base, irq and dma lines that you enter during the make config -are ignored and are set when booting according to the machine type. -This is so that one binary can be used for Motorola and IBM machines -which use different values and isn't allowed by the driver, so things -are hacked together in such a way as to allow this information to be -set automatically on boot. - -1. Motorola PowerStack PReP machines - - Enable support for "Crystal CS4232 based (PnP) cards" and for the - Microsoft Sound System. The MSS isn't used, but some of the routines - that the CS4232 driver uses are in it. - - Although the options you set are ignored and determined automatically - on boot these are included for information only: - - (830) CS4232 audio I/O base 530, 604, E80 or F40 - (10) CS4232 audio IRQ 5, 7, 9, 11, 12 or 15 - (6) CS4232 audio DMA 0, 1 or 3 - (7) CS4232 second (duplex) DMA 0, 1 or 3 - - This will allow simultaneous record and playback, as 2 different dma - channels are used. - - The sound will be all left channel and very low volume since the - auxiliary input isn't muted by default. I had the changes necessary - for this in the kernel but the sound driver maintainer didn't want - to include them since it wasn't common in other machines. To fix this - you need to mute it using a mixer utility of some sort (if you find one - please let me know) or by patching the driver yourself and recompiling. - - There is a problem on the PowerStack 2's (PowerStack Pro's) using a - different irq/drq than the kernel expects. Unfortunately, I don't know - which irq/drq it is so if anyone knows please email me. - - Midi is not supported since the cs4232 driver doesn't support midi yet. - -2. IBM PowerPersonal PReP machines - - I've only tested sound on the Power Personal Series of IBM workstations - so if you try it on others please let me know the result. I'm especially - interested in the 43p's sound system, which I know nothing about. - - Enable support for "Crystal CS4232 based (PnP) cards" and for the - Microsoft Sound System. The MSS isn't used, but some of the routines - that the CS4232 driver uses are in it. - - Although the options you set are ignored and determined automatically - on boot these are included for information only: - - (530) CS4232 audio I/O base 530, 604, E80 or F40 - (5) CS4232 audio IRQ 5, 7, 9, 11, 12 or 15 - (1) CS4232 audio DMA 0, 1 or 3 - (7) CS4232 second (duplex) DMA 0, 1 or 3 - (330) CS4232 MIDI I/O base 330, 370, 3B0 or 3F0 - (9) CS4232 MIDI IRQ 5, 7, 9, 11, 12 or 15 - - This setup does _NOT_ allow for recording yet. - - Midi is not supported since the cs4232 driver doesn't support midi yet. - -2. IBM CHRP - - I have only tested this on the 43P-150. Build the kernel with the cs4232 - set as a module and load the module with irq=9 dma=1 dma2=2 io=0x550 diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/zImage_layout.txt b/Documentation/powerpc/zImage_layout.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 048e0150f571..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/powerpc/zImage_layout.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,47 +0,0 @@ - Information about the Linux/PPC kernel images -===================================================================== - -Please mail me (Cort Dougan, cort@fsmlabs.com) if you have questions, -comments or corrections. - -This document is meant to answer several questions I've had about how -the PReP system boots and how Linux/PPC interacts with that mechanism. -It would be nice if we could have information on how other architectures -boot here as well. If you have anything to contribute, please -let me know. - - -1. PReP boot file - - This is the file necessary to boot PReP systems from floppy or - hard drive. The firmware reads the PReP partition table entry - and will load the image accordingly. - - To boot the zImage, copy it onto a floppy with dd if=zImage of=/dev/fd0h1440 - or onto a PReP hard drive partition with dd if=zImage of=/dev/sda4 - assuming you've created a PReP partition (type 0x41) with fdisk on - /dev/sda4. - - The layout of the image format is: - - 0x0 +------------+ - | | PReP partition table entry - | | - 0x400 +------------+ - | | Bootstrap program code + data - | | - | | - +------------+ - | | compressed kernel, elf header removed - +------------+ - | | initrd (if loaded) - +------------+ - | | Elf section table for bootstrap program - +------------+ - - -2. MBX boot file - - The MBX boards can load an elf image, and relocate it to the - proper location in memory - it copies the image to the location it was - linked at. |