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diff --git a/doc/README.sbc8548 b/doc/README.sbc8548 index e6b8abe2b..f9e2dea57 100644 --- a/doc/README.sbc8548 +++ b/doc/README.sbc8548 @@ -62,6 +62,27 @@ a 33MHz PCI configuration is currently untested.) 02.00.00 0x1148 0x9e00 Network controller 0x00 => +Memory Size and using SPD: +========================== + +The default configuration uses hard coded memory configuration settings +for 256MB of DDR2 @400MHz. It does not by default use the DDR2 SPD +EEPROM data to read what memory is installed. + +There is a hardware errata, which causes the older local bus SDRAM +SPD EEPROM to land at the same address as the DDR2 SPD EEPROM, so +that the SPD data can not be read reliably. + +If you want to upgrade to larger RAM size, you can simply enable + #define CONFIG_SPD_EEPROM + #define CONFIG_DDR_SPD +in include/configs/sbc8548.h file. (The lines are already there +but listed as #undef). + +Note that you will have to physically remove the LBC 128MB DIMM +from the board's socket to resolve the above i2c address overlap +issue and allow SPD autodetection of RAM to work. + Updating U-boot with U-boot: ============================ |