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author | Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de> | 2012-04-16 23:01:12 +0200 |
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committer | Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de> | 2012-04-16 23:01:12 +0200 |
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Merge branch 'master' of git://git.denx.de/u-boot-arm
* 'master' of git://git.denx.de/u-boot-arm:
ARM926EJS: Fix cache.c to comply with checkpatch.pl
ARM926EJS: Make asm routines volatile in cache ops
MX35: mx35pdk: wrong board revision
ARM1136: MX35: Make asm routines volatile in cache ops
ARM: add u-boot.imx as target for i.MX SOCs
M28: Pull out CONFIG_APBH_DMA so it's always enabled
DMA: Split the APBH DMA init into block and channel init
imx: Return gpio_set_value in gpio_direction_output
imx: Use GPIO_TO_PORT macro in the gpio driver instead of (gpio >> 5)
imx: Add GPIO_TO_PORT macro in the mxc_gpio driver
imx: Remove unneeded/repititive definitions from imx headers
i.MX28: Allow coexistence of PIO and DMA mode for SD/MMC
MX31: mx31pdk: drop enable_caches from board file
i.MX28: Fix initial stack pointer position
mx35: mx35pdk: fix when cache functions are linked
mx35: flea3: fix when cache functions are linked
ARM: 926ejs: use debug() for misaligned addresses
ARM1136: add cache flush and invalidate operations
mx6qsabrelite: Fix the serial console port
mx6qsabrelite: Add boot switch setting information into the README
i.MX6: mx6qsabrelite: add cache commands if cache is enabled
i.MX6: implement enable_caches()
i.MX6: define CACHELINE_SIZE
MX53: DDR: Fix ZQHWCTRL field TZQ_CS
mx28evk: Add a README file
mx28: Split the README into a common part and a m28 specific part
tricorder: Load kernel from ubifs
tricorder: Add UBIFS
cm-t35: fix Ethernet reset timing
hawkboard: Add CONFIG_SPL_LIBGENERIC_SUPPORT
BeagleBoard: Remove userbutton command and use gpio command instead
OMAP: Move omap1510inn to Unmaintained / Orphaned
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
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-rw-r--r-- | doc/README.mx28_common | 226 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | doc/README.mx28evk | 29 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | doc/README.mx6qsabrelite | 3 |
4 files changed, 261 insertions, 216 deletions
diff --git a/doc/README.m28 b/doc/README.m28 index 548982f..7dee8ce 100644 --- a/doc/README.m28 +++ b/doc/README.m28 @@ -1,224 +1,13 @@ DENX M28EVK =========== -This document describes the DENX M28/M28EVK U-Boot port. This document mostly -covers topics related to making the module/board bootable. - -Terminology ------------ - -The dollar symbol ($) introduces a snipped of shell code. This shall be typed -into the unix command prompt in U-Boot source code root directory. - -The (=>) introduces a snipped of code that should by typed into U-Boot command -prompt. - -Contents --------- - -0) Files of the M28/M28EVK port -1) Prerequisites -2) Compiling U-Boot for M28 -3) Installation of U-Boot for M28EVK to SD card -4) Installation of U-Boot for M28 to NAND flash - -0) Files of the M28/M28EVK port -------------------------------- +Files of the M28/M28EVK port +---------------------------- arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/ - The CPU support code for the Freescale i.MX28 arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx28/ - Header files for the Freescale i.MX28 board/denx/m28evk/ - M28EVK board specific files include/configs/m28evk.h - M28EVK configuration file -1) Prerequisites ----------------- - -To make the M28 module or the M28 module or M28EVK board bootable, some tools -are necessary. The first one is the "elftosb" tool distributed by Freescale -Semiconductor. The other tool is the "mxsboot" tool found in U-Boot source tree. - -Firstly, obtain the elftosb archive from the following location: - - http://foss.doredevelopment.dk/mirrors/imx/elftosb-10.12.01.tar.gz - -We use a $VER variable here to denote the current version. At the time of -writing of this document, that is "10.12.01". To obtain the file from command -line, use: - - $ VER="10.12.01" - $ wget http://foss.doredevelopment.dk/mirrors/imx/elftosb-${VER}.tar.gz - -Extract the file: - - $ tar xzf elftosb-${VER}.tar.gz - -Compile the file. We need to manually tell the linker to use also libm: - - $ cd elftosb-${VER}/ - $ make LIBS="-lstdc++ -lm" elftosb - -Optionally, remove debugging symbols from elftosb: - - $ strip bld/linux/elftosb - -Finally, install the "elftosb" binary. The "install" target is missing, so just -copy the binary by hand: - - $ sudo cp bld/linux/elftosb /usr/local/bin/ - -Make sure the "elftosb" binary can be found in your $PATH, in this case this -means "/usr/local/bin/" has to be in your $PATH. - -2) Compiling U-Boot for M28 ---------------------------- - -Compiling the U-Boot for M28 is straightforward and done as compiling U-Boot -for any other ARM device. For cross-compiler setup, please refer to ELDK5.0 -documentation. First, clean up the source code: - - $ make mrproper - -Next, configure U-Boot for M28EVK: - - $ make m28evk_config - -Lastly, compile U-Boot and prepare a "BootStream". The "BootStream" is a special -type of file, which the i.MX28 CPU can boot. This is handled by the following -command: - - $ make u-boot.sb - -HINT: To speed-up the build process, you can add -j<N>, where N is number of - compiler instances that'll run in parallel. - -The code produces "u-boot.sb" file. This file needs to be augmented with a -proper header to allow successful boot from SD or NAND. Adding the header is -discussed in the following chapters. - -3) Installation of U-Boot for M28EVK to SD card ------------------------------------------------ - -To boot an M28 from SD, set the boot mode DIP switches according to i.MX28 -manual chapter 12.2.1 (Table 12-2), PORT=SSP0, SD/MMC master on SSP0, 3.3V. - -An SD card the i.MX28 CPU can use to boot U-Boot must contain a DOS partition -table, which in turn carries a partition of special type and which contains a -special header. The rest of partitions in the DOS partition table can be used -by the user. - -To prepare such partition, use your favourite partitioning tool. The partition -must have the following parameters: - - * Start sector .......... sector 2048 - * Partition size ........ at least 1024 kb - * Partition type ........ 0x53 (sometimes "OnTrack DM6 Aux3") - -For example in Linux fdisk, the sequence for a clear card follows. Be sure to -run fdisk with the option "-u=sectors" to set units to sectors: - - * o ..................... create a clear partition table - * n ..................... create new partition - * p ............. primary partition - * 1 ............. first partition - * 2048 .......... first sector is 2048 - * +1M ........... make the partition 1Mb big - * t 1 ................... change first partition ID - * 53 ............ change the ID to 0x53 (OnTrack DM6 Aux3) - * <create other partitions> - * w ..................... write partition table to disk - -The partition layout is ready, next the special partition must be filled with -proper contents. The contents is generated by running the following command (see -chapter 2)): - - $ ./tools/mxsboot sd u-boot.sb u-boot.sd - -The resulting file, "u-boot.sd", shall then be written to the partition. In this -case, we assume the first partition of the SD card is /dev/mmcblk0p1: - - $ dd if=u-boot.sd of=/dev/mmcblk0p1 - -Last step is to insert the card into M28EVK and boot. - -NOTE: If the user needs to adjust the start sector, the "mxsboot" tool contains - a "-p" switch for that purpose. The "-p" switch takes the sector number as - an argument. - -4) Installation of U-Boot for M28 to NAND flash ------------------------------------------------ - -To boot an M28 from NAND, set the boot mode DIP switches according to i.MX28 -manual chapter 12.2.1 (Table 12-2), PORT=GPMI, NAND 1.8 V. - -There are two possibilities when preparing an image writable to NAND flash. - - I) The NAND wasn't written at all yet or the BCB is broken - ---------------------------------------------------------- - In this case, both BCB (FCB and DBBT) and firmware needs to be - written to NAND. To generate NAND image containing all these, - there is a tool called "mxsboot" in the "tools/" directory. The tool - is invoked on "u-boot.sb" file from chapter 2): - - $ ./tools/mxsboot nand u-boot.sb u-boot.nand - - NOTE: The above invokation works for NAND flash with geometry of - 2048b per page, 64b OOB data, 128kb erase size. If your chip - has a different geometry, please use: - - -w <size> change page size (default 2048 b) - -o <size> change oob size (default 64 b) - -e <size> change erase size (default 131072 b) - - The geometry information can be obtained from running U-Boot - on M28 by issuing the "nand info" command. - - The resulting file, "u-boot.nand" can be written directly to NAND - from the U-Boot prompt. To simplify the process, the U-Boot default - environment contains script "update_nand_full" to update the system. - - This script expects a working TFTP server containing the file - "u-boot.nand" in it's root directory. This can be changed by - adjusting the "update_nand_full_filename" varible. - - To update the system, run the following in U-Boot prompt: - - => run update_nand_full - - In case you would only need to update the bootloader in future, - see II) below. - - II) The NAND was already written with a good BCB - ------------------------------------------------ - This part applies after the part I) above was done at least once. - - If part I) above was done correctly already, there is no need to - write the FCB and DBBT parts of NAND again. It's possible to upgrade - only the bootloader image. - - To simplify the process of firmware update, the U-Boot default - environment contains script "update_nand_firmware" to update only - the firmware, without rewriting FCB and DBBT. - - This script expects a working TFTP server containing the file - "u-boot.sb" in it's root directory. This can be changed by - adjusting the "update_nand_firmware_filename" varible. - - To update the system, run the following in U-Boot prompt: - - => run update_nand_firmware - - III) Special settings for the update scripts - -------------------------------------------- - There is a slight possibility of the user wanting to adjust the - STRIDE and COUNT options of the NAND boot. For description of these, - see i.MX28 manual section 12.12.1.2 and 12.12.1.3. - - The update scripts take this possibility into account. In case the - user changes STRIDE by blowing fuses, the user also has to change - "update_nand_stride" variable. In case the user changes COUNT by - blowing fuses, the user also has to change "update_nand_count" - variable for the update scripts to work correctly. - - In case the user needs to boot a firmware image bigger than 1Mb, the - user has to adjust the "update_nand_firmware_maxsz" variable for the - update scripts to work properly. +Follow the instructions from doc/README.mx28_common to generate a bootable SD +card or to boot from NAND flash. diff --git a/doc/README.mx28_common b/doc/README.mx28_common new file mode 100644 index 0000000..448d221 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/README.mx28_common @@ -0,0 +1,226 @@ +Booting U-boot on a MX28 processor +================================== + +This document describes the MX28 U-Boot port. This document mostly +covers topics related to making the module/board bootable. + +Terminology +----------- + +The dollar symbol ($) introduces a snipped of shell code. This shall be typed +into the unix command prompt in U-Boot source code root directory. + +The (=>) introduces a snipped of code that should by typed into U-Boot command +prompt + +Contents +-------- + +1) Prerequisites +2) Compiling U-Boot for a MX28 based board +3) Installation of U-Boot for a MX28 based board to SD card + +1) Prerequisites +---------------- + +To make a MX28 based board bootable, some tools are necessary. The first one +is the "elftosb" tool distributed by Freescale Semiconductor. The other one +is the "mxsboot" tool found in U-Boot source tree. + +Firstly, obtain the elftosb archive from the following location: + + http://foss.doredevelopment.dk/mirrors/imx/elftosb-10.12.01.tar.gz + +We use a $VER variable here to denote the current version. At the time of +writing of this document, that is "10.12.01". To obtain the file from command +line, use: + + $ VER="10.12.01" + $ wget http://foss.doredevelopment.dk/mirrors/imx/elftosb-${VER}.tar.gz + +Extract the file: + + $ tar xzf elftosb-${VER}.tar.gz + +Compile the file. We need to manually tell the linker to use also libm: + + $ cd elftosb-${VER}/ + $ make LIBS="-lstdc++ -lm" elftosb + +Optionally, remove debugging symbols from elftosb: + + $ strip bld/linux/elftosb + +Finally, install the "elftosb" binary. The "install" target is missing, so just +copy the binary by hand: + + $ sudo cp bld/linux/elftosb /usr/local/bin/ + +Make sure the "elftosb" binary can be found in your $PATH, in this case this +means "/usr/local/bin/" has to be in your $PATH. + +2) Compiling U-Boot for a MX28 based board +------------------------------------------- + +Compiling the U-Boot for a MX28 board is straightforward and done as compiling U-Boot +for any other ARM device. For cross-compiler setup, please refer to ELDK5.0 +documentation. First, clean up the source code: + + $ make mrproper + +Next, configure U-Boot for a MX28 based board + + $ make <mx28_based_board_name>_config + +Examples: + +1. For building U-boot for Denx M28EVK board: + + $ make m28evk_config + +2. For building U-boot for Freescale MX28EVK board: + + $ make mx28evk_config + +Lastly, compile U-Boot and prepare a "BootStream". The "BootStream" is a special +type of file, which the i.MX28 CPU can boot. This is handled by the following +command: + + $ make u-boot.sb + +HINT: To speed-up the build process, you can add -j<N>, where N is number of + compiler instances that'll run in parallel. + +The code produces "u-boot.sb" file. This file needs to be augmented with a +proper header to allow successful boot from SD or NAND. Adding the header is +discussed in the following chapters. + +3) Installation of U-Boot for a MX28 based board to SD card +----------------------------------------------------------- + +To boot a MX28 based board from SD, set the boot mode DIP switches according +to i.MX28 manual chapter 12.2.1 (Table 12-2), PORT=SSP0, SD/MMC master on +SSP0, 3.3V. + + +An SD card the i.MX28 CPU can use to boot U-Boot must contain a DOS partition +table, which in turn carries a partition of special type and which contains a +special header. The rest of partitions in the DOS partition table can be used +by the user. + +To prepare such partition, use your favourite partitioning tool. The partition +must have the following parameters: + + * Start sector .......... sector 2048 + * Partition size ........ at least 1024 kb + * Partition type ........ 0x53 (sometimes "OnTrack DM6 Aux3") + +For example in Linux fdisk, the sequence for a clear card follows. Be sure to +run fdisk with the option "-u=sectors" to set units to sectors: + + * o ..................... create a clear partition table + * n ..................... create new partition + * p ............. primary partition + * 1 ............. first partition + * 2048 .......... first sector is 2048 + * +1M ........... make the partition 1Mb big + * t 1 ................... change first partition ID + * 53 ............ change the ID to 0x53 (OnTrack DM6 Aux3) + * <create other partitions> + * w ..................... write partition table to disk + +The partition layout is ready, next the special partition must be filled with +proper contents. The contents is generated by running the following command +(see chapter 2)): + + $ ./tools/mxsboot sd u-boot.sb u-boot.sd + +The resulting file, "u-boot.sd", shall then be written to the partition. In this +case, we assume the first partition of the SD card is /dev/mmcblk0p1: + + $ dd if=u-boot.sd of=/dev/mmcblk0p1 + +Last step is to insert the card into MX28 based board and boot. + +NOTE: If the user needs to adjust the start sector, the "mxsboot" tool contains + a "-p" switch for that purpose. The "-p" switch takes the sector number as + an argument. + +4) Installation of U-Boot for NAND flash +----------------------------------------------- + +To boot a MX28 based board from NAND, set the boot mode DIP switches according to i.MX28 +manual chapter 12.2.1 (Table 12-2), PORT=GPMI, NAND 1.8 V. + +There are two possibilities when preparing an image writable to NAND flash. + + I) The NAND wasn't written at all yet or the BCB is broken + ---------------------------------------------------------- + In this case, both BCB (FCB and DBBT) and firmware needs to be + written to NAND. To generate NAND image containing all these, + there is a tool called "mxsboot" in the "tools/" directory. The tool + is invoked on "u-boot.sb" file from chapter 2): + + $ ./tools/mxsboot nand u-boot.sb u-boot.nand + + NOTE: The above invokation works for NAND flash with geometry of + 2048b per page, 64b OOB data, 128kb erase size. If your chip + has a different geometry, please use: + + -w <size> change page size (default 2048 b) + -o <size> change oob size (default 64 b) + -e <size> change erase size (default 131072 b) + + The geometry information can be obtained from running U-Boot + on the MX28 board by issuing the "nand info" command. + + The resulting file, "u-boot.nand" can be written directly to NAND + from the U-Boot prompt. To simplify the process, the U-Boot default + environment contains script "update_nand_full" to update the system. + + This script expects a working TFTP server containing the file + "u-boot.nand" in it's root directory. This can be changed by + adjusting the "update_nand_full_filename" varible. + + To update the system, run the following in U-Boot prompt: + + => run update_nand_full + + In case you would only need to update the bootloader in future, + see II) below. + + II) The NAND was already written with a good BCB + ------------------------------------------------ + This part applies after the part I) above was done at least once. + + If part I) above was done correctly already, there is no need to + write the FCB and DBBT parts of NAND again. It's possible to upgrade + only the bootloader image. + + To simplify the process of firmware update, the U-Boot default + environment contains script "update_nand_firmware" to update only + the firmware, without rewriting FCB and DBBT. + + This script expects a working TFTP server containing the file + "u-boot.sb" in it's root directory. This can be changed by + adjusting the "update_nand_firmware_filename" varible. + + To update the system, run the following in U-Boot prompt: + + => run update_nand_firmware + + III) Special settings for the update scripts + -------------------------------------------- + There is a slight possibility of the user wanting to adjust the + STRIDE and COUNT options of the NAND boot. For description of these, + see i.MX28 manual section 12.12.1.2 and 12.12.1.3. + + The update scripts take this possibility into account. In case the + user changes STRIDE by blowing fuses, the user also has to change + "update_nand_stride" variable. In case the user changes COUNT by + blowing fuses, the user also has to change "update_nand_count" + variable for the update scripts to work correctly. + + In case the user needs to boot a firmware image bigger than 1Mb, the + user has to adjust the "update_nand_firmware_maxsz" variable for the + update scripts to work properly. diff --git a/doc/README.mx28evk b/doc/README.mx28evk new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c6c3d37 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/README.mx28evk @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +FREESCALE MX28EVK +================== + +Supported hardware: only MX28EVK rev D is supported in U-boot. + +Files of the MX28EVK port +-------------------------- + +arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/ - The CPU support code for the Freescale i.MX28 +arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx28/ - Header files for the Freescale i.MX28 +board/freescale/mx28evk/ - MX28EVK board specific files +include/configs/mx28evk.h - MX28EVK configuration file + +Jumper configuration +--------------------- + +To boot MX28EVK from an SD card, set the boot mode DIP switches as: + + * Boot Mode Select: 1 0 0 1 (Boot from SD card Slot 0 - U42) + * JTAG PSWITCH RESET: To the left (reset enabled) + * Battery Source: Down + * Wall 5V: Up + * VDD 5V: To the left (off) + * Hold Button: Down (off) + +Follow the instructions from doc/README.mx28_common to generate a bootable SD +card. + +Insert the SD card in slot 0, power up the board and U-boot will boot. diff --git a/doc/README.mx6qsabrelite b/doc/README.mx6qsabrelite index 0498cba..6f2f534 100644 --- a/doc/README.mx6qsabrelite +++ b/doc/README.mx6qsabrelite @@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ Note: Replace sXx with the device representing the SD card in your system. Note: This writes SD card loader at address 0 2. Put this SD card into the slot for the large SD card (SD3 on the bottom of -the board) +the board). Make sure SW1 switch is at position "00", so that it can boot +from the fuses. 3. Power-up the SabreLite, press 'space' to enter command mode in the U-Boot (the default one the board is shipped with, starting from the SPI NOR) and |