Introduction - Motorola PPC/CPCI-690 Reference Manual

PowerBoot

Introduction

PPC/CPCI-690
PowerBoot is the firmware providing an interface between the operating
system and the hardware of the board. It is used for hardware configura-
tion. Before loading the operating system, PowerBoot performs basic hard-
ware tests and prepares the board for the initial boot-up procedure.
PowerBoot can be used for the following tasks:
• Booting the board from an operating system, e.g. Linux
• Testing the board
Booting the board is described in detail in "Booting the Board" page 4-5.
The other tasks can be performed by means of entering commands de-
scribed briefly in "Command Set" page 4-12.
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