From 9cc3ad6c6a5058e3f2eb4e01480f3040e9c228d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Diego Dorta Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 11:09:28 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] mx6sabresd: Add README file Add a README to explain the steps for booting mx6sabresd in different ways: 1. Booting via Normal U-Boot (u-boot.imx) 2. Booting via SPL (SPL and u-boot.img) 3. Booting via Falcon mode (SPL launches the kernel directly) Signed-off-by: Diego Dorta --- board/freescale/mx6sabresd/README | 103 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 103 insertions(+) create mode 100644 board/freescale/mx6sabresd/README diff --git a/board/freescale/mx6sabresd/README b/board/freescale/mx6sabresd/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5814b9d --- /dev/null +++ b/board/freescale/mx6sabresd/README @@ -0,0 +1,103 @@ +How to use and build U-Boot on mx6sabresd: +---------------------------------- + +Currently there are three methods for booting mx6sabresd boards: + +1. Booting via Normal U-Boot (u-boot.imx) + +2. Booting via SPL (SPL and u-boot.img) + +3. Booting via Falcon mode (SPL launches the kernel directly) + + +1. Booting via Normal U-Boot +---------------------------- + +$ make mx6qsabresd_defconfig (If you want to build for mx6qsabresd) + +or + +$ make mx6dlsabresd_defconfig (If you want to build for mx6dlsabresd) + +$ make + +This will generate the image called u-boot.imx. + +- Flash the u-boot.imx binary into the SD card: + +$ sudo dd if=u-boot.imx of=/dev/sdb bs=1K seek=1 && sync + + +2. Booting via SPL +------------------ + +Other method for building U-Boot on mx6qsabresd and mx6qpsabresd is +through SPL. In order to do so: + +$ make mx6sabresd_spl_defconfig +$ make + +This will generate the SPL image called SPL and the u-boot.img. + +- Flash the SPL image into the SD card: + +$ sudo dd if=SPL of=/dev/sdb bs=1K seek=1 && sync + +- Flash the u-boot.img image into the SD card: + +$ sudo dd if=u-boot.img of=/dev/sdbbs=1K seek=69 && sync + + +3. Booting via Falcon mode +-------------------------- + +$ make mx6sabresd_spl_defconfig +$ make + +This will generate the SPL image called SPL and the u-boot.img. + +- Flash the SPL image into the SD card: + +$ sudo dd if=SPL of=/dev/sdb bs=1K seek=1 oflag=sync status=none && sync + +- Flash the u-boot.img image into the SD card: + +$ sudo dd if=u-boot.img of=/dev/sdbbs=1K seek=69 oflag=sync status=none && sync + +Create a partition for root file system and extract it there: + +$ sudo tar xvf rootfs.tar.gz -C /media/root + +The SD card must have enough space for raw "args" and "kernel". +To configure Falcon mode for the first time, on U-Boot do the following commands: + +- Setup the IP server: + +# setenv serverip + +- Download dtb file: + +# dhcp ${fdt_addr} imx6q-sabresd.dtb + +- Download kernel image: + +# dhcp ${loadaddr} uImage + +- Write kernel at 2MB offset: + +# mmc write ${loadaddr} 0x1000 0x4000 + +- Setup kernel bootargs: + +# setenv bootargs "console=ttymxc0,115200 root=/dev/mmcblk1p1 rootfstype=ext4 rootwait quiet rw" + +- Prepare args: + +# spl export fdt ${loadaddr} - ${fdt_addr} + +- Write args 1MB data (0x800 sectors) to 1MB offset (0x800 sectors) + +# mmc write 18000000 0x800 0x800 + +- Press KEY_VOL_UP key, power up the board and then SPL binary will +launch the kernel directly. -- 2.7.4