=== Week 9, 10 ===
* Since memory is already initialized by SPL, launch from PrePi.
* Place TexasInstrumentsPkg into edk2 [1].
* PCD issue from Week 7 - in BeagleBoardPkg as well - thread: [2]

=== Next ===
* Fix PcdGet() (maybe a toolchain problem)
* Get DEBUG() working
* Load DxeCore.


[1] https://github.com/varadgautam/edk2/tree/BeagleBoneBlack/TexasInstrumentsPkg
[2] http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.bios.tianocore.devel/7874

Thanks,
Varad

On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 9:37 PM, Varad Gautam <varadgautam@gmail.com> wrote:
> Repository: https://github.com/varadgautam/TexasInstrumentsPkg
>
> === Week 8 ===
> * Load PrePeiCore from U-Boot's SPL. Sec not needed.
> * Documented the work so far [1]
>
> === Next ===
> * Pass through PEI, construct HOBs and jump to DXE
>
> This is fun!
>
> [1] http://varadgautam.wordpress.com/tag/beaglebone-black/
>
> Thanks,
> Varad
>
> On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 3:44 PM, Varad Gautam <varadgautam@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Repository: https://github.com/varadgautam/TexasInstrumentsPkg
>>
>>
>> === Week 7 ===
>> * Issue with DEBUG(): internal assertions fail and macro returns.
>> (proper PCDs and Libraries used)
>> * Issue with SerialPortWrite(): strings with >4 characters fail to
>> print. (am waiting for TX FIFO to clear before sending in the next
>> char)
>> * Added PEI phase to SEC itself (as done in BeagleBoardPkg).
>> * Better option: Have a separate PEI phase (follow D01 instead of
>> BeagleBoard). Using ArmPlatformPkg/PrePeiCore; figure out how to jump.
>> * Issue with PcdGet32(PcdFvBaseAddress): returns 0 for valid PcdFvBaseAddress
>>
>> === Next ===
>> * Fix the issues listed (figure out why PCDs not showing up)
>> * Load PEI
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Varad
>>
>> On Sun, Jun 29, 2014 at 12:25 PM, Varad Gautam <varadgautam@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Repository: https://github.com/varadgautam/TexasInstrumentsPkg
>>>
>>> === Week 6 ===
>>> * Built Shell.efi with BeagleBoneBlackPkg
>>> * Could not launch from SEC; dependencies unmet. Need to follow SEC ->
>>> DXE -> BDS -> Shell.efi
>>> * Added DXE call to BeagleBoneBlackPkg
>>>
>>> === Next ===
>>> * Get DXE debug output from the board.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 12:24 PM, Varad Gautam <varadgautam@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hey Bill,
>>>>
>>>> I am now going with getting the UEFI console running instead of implementing
>>>> the low level libraries. For now, I plan to continue using SPL to load
>>>> the UEFI image.
>>>>
>>>> This is my progress update so far:
>>>>
>>>> === Week 5 ===
>>>> * Configured JTAG debugger with OpenOCD
>>>> * Started working to bring up UEFI console
>>>>
>>>> === Next ===
>>>> * Get console working.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Varad
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 2:07 AM, William Mills <wmills@ti.com> wrote:
>>>>> Varad,
>>>>>
>>>>> I am not sure clock & timer libraries are really needed beyond the PEX
>>>>> stage.
>>>>> If you want to demo independence of u-boot SPL you could use the starterware
>>>>> boot loader instead.
>>>>> It should be pretty similar to what you have already working.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bill
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 06/16/2014 02:20 PM, Varad Gautam wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Repository: https://github.com/varadgautam/TexasInstrumentsPkg
>>>>>>
>>>>>> === Week 4 ===
>>>>>> * Built a UEFI image loadable from SPL to print to UART from SEC
>>>>>> * Cleaned up dependencies
>>>>>>
>>>>>> === Next ===
>>>>>> * Set up JTAG
>>>>>> * Implement clock and timer libraries to reduce dependence on SPL
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 6:37 PM, Varad Gautam <varadgautam@gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ===Week 3 ===
>>>>>>> * Got the standalone binary working through U-Boot [1]
>>>>>>> * git init [2]
>>>>>>> * Looking at ArmVExpressPkg and HisiPkg ports for reference.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> === Current Goal ===
>>>>>>> * Build a dummy edk2 image to print over UART and load it from the SPL.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [1]
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://varadgautam.wordpress.com/2014/06/04/a-u-boot-independent-standalone-application/
>>>>>>> [2] https://github.com/varadgautam/TexasInstrumentsPkg
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 2:49 PM, Varad Gautam <varadgautam@gmail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>> This is my progress so far:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> === Week 1 ===
>>>>>>>> * Read U-Boot SPL code for AM335x to figure how it could be used to load
>>>>>>>> custom
>>>>>>>> binaries.
>>>>>>>> * Set up the BeagleBone Black, experiment with U-Boot command line.
>>>>>>>> * Started reading the available ARM Packages in edk2 to see what all can
>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>> reused.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> === Week 2 ===
>>>>>>>> * Saw portions of the StarterWare code to see how it does things.
>>>>>>>> * Wrote a bare metal application to print a character stream over UART
>>>>>>>> as
>>>>>>>> per the
>>>>>>>> TRM [1], facing some problems with initialization.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> === Next ===
>>>>>>>> * Debug the bare-metal binary, otherwise load it from U-Boot instead of
>>>>>>>> MLO
>>>>>>>> * Study the HisiPkg code and start implementing features for AM335x
>>>>>>>> according to UEFI specs.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> [1] http://fpaste.org/106566/32870140/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>