Creating the Boot Loader .bib File (Windows CE 5.0)
The .bib file details the memory layout that the boot loader will use. Romimage.exe uses this file to convert the boot loader executable (.exe) file into .bin and .nb0 files.
For more information about .bib files, see Binary Image Builder File.
For more information about Romimage.exe, see Romimage.
For more information about the Windows CE memory, see Memory Architecture.
To create the boot loader BIB file
In %_WINCEROOT%\Platform\MyPlatform\Src\Bootloader\Eboot, create a file called Boot.bib.
Add the following configuration information to the Boot.bib file.
; Eboot is built to run out of RAM, though initially the location of the ; image may be in flash. This .bib file will create two different Eboot ; images of interest: ; ; Eboot.nb0 - Can be used to flash an initial Eboot image using JTAG. ; Eboot.bin - Can be downloaded by existing Eboot image and flashed. ; ; Note: The .nb0 file is a raw binary image. The .bin file is a recordized ; image with header. ; MEMORY ; Name Start Size Type ; ------- -------- -------- ---- ; Reserve some RAM before Eboot. ; This memory will be used later. FILLER A0000000 00030000 RESERVED ; Replaced with data later. EBOOT A0030000 00020000 RAMIMAGE ; Set aside 128 KB for loader; finalize later. RAM A0050000 00010000 RAM ; Free RAM; finalize later. CONFIG COMPRESSION=OFF PROFILE=OFF KERNELFIXUPS=ON ; These configuration options cause the .nb0 file to be created. ; An .nb0 file may be directly written to flash memory and then ; booted. Because the loader is linked to execute from RAM, ; the following configuration options ; must match the RAMIMAGE section. ROMSTART=A0030000 ROMWIDTH=32 ROMSIZE=20000 MODULES ; Name Path Memory Type ; ----------- --------------------------------------------- ----------- nk.exe $(_TARGETPLATROOT)\target\$(_TGTCPU)\$(WINCEDEBUG)\EBOOT.exe EBOOT
The previous configuration information specifies the following boot loader properties:
- Running with the MMU off; thus, the addresses are physical.
- Running from RAM; thus, the RAMIMAGE line specifies a RAM address.
The lengths specified in the boot loader image and the RAM used by the boot loader image are somewhat arbitrary. The values can be adjusted throughout the development process to more optimal values once the boot loader is completed.
For more information about the MEMORY section in the preceding configuration example, see MEMORY Section.
For more information about the MODULES section in the preceding configuration example, see MODULES Section.
For more information about the CONFIG section in the preceding configuration example, see CONFIG Section.
In %_WINCEROOT%\Platform\MyPlatform\Src\Bootloader\Eboot, create a file called Makefile.inc.
Add the following code to the Makefile.inc file.
BootImage: romimage boot.bib
Edit the sources file by adding the following code to the end of the sources file.
WINCETARGETFILES=BootImage
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