jam: Add binary bootloader for Raspberry Pi

* Version 17-02-2012
* Used to initialize the Raspberry Pi GPU and boot it
* License is permissive, I've also included the
  confirmation email on this license.
* Little bootloader documentation.
* Still nothing to get excited about, preliminary.
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dwc_otg.lpm_enable=0 console=ttyAMA0,115200 kgdboc=ttyAMA0,115200 console=tty1 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootfstype=ext4 rootwait

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Some early bootloader information from Raspberry Pi foundation...
Setting up the boot partition
partition 1 -- FAT32, bootable flag, type 'c'
partition 2 -- os, whatever
The boot partition must contain the following files,
get them from one of the official images:
* bootcode.bin : 2nd stage bootloader, starts with SDRAM disabled
* loader.bin : 3rd stage bootloader, starts with SDRAM enabled
* start.elf: The GPU binary firmware image, provided by the foundation.
* kernel.img: The OS kernel to load on the ARM processor.
Normally this is Linux - see instructions for compiling a kernel.
* cmdline.txt: Parameters passed to the kernel on boot.
Optional files:
* config.txt: A configuration file read by the GPU.
Use this to override set the video mode, alter system clock speeds,
voltages, etc.
* vlls directory: Additional GPU code, e.g. extra codecs.
Not present in the initial release.
Additional GPU firmware images, rename over start.elf to use them:
* arm128_start.elf : 128M ARM, 128M GPU split
- use this for heavy 3D work, possibly also required for some video decoding)
* arm192_start.elf : 192M ARM, 64M GPU split
- this is the default
* arm224_start.elf : 224M ARM, 32M GPU split
- (use this for Linux only with no 3D or video processing.
Its enough for the 1080p framebuffer, but not much else)

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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: What is the arm224_start.elf license info?
Date: 05.03.2012 14:18
From: Eben Upton
To: Alexander von Gluck
Hi Alex
The stuff in the boot partition is released under an extremely
permissive license - it's freely redistributable for any purpose
related to Raspberry Pi (such as yours).
Cheers
Eben Upton
Executive Director, Raspberry Pi Foundation
On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Alexander von Gluck
<kallisti5@unixzen.com> wrote:
> What is the license for the arm224_start.elf and friends GPU first stage
> stuff?
>
> I am toying with a Haiku port and thought it would be nice to add these to
> our repository.
>
> Thanks!
> -- Alex

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