Re: Latest SheevaPlug u-boot
Thanks.
> You can load it from uboot and test it before flashing it.
> Just add an offset of 0x200 (the header) to you loaded uboot address.
> then jump to this address with the uboot command "go 0x....."
Can you please explain it.
The make generated following for the image I have:
Image Type: Kirkwood Boot from NAND Flash Image
Load Address: 00600000
Entry Point: 00600000
So I'm not sure where to add the 0x200 ?
Should I load a new image into RAM or Flash?
On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 11:19 AM, DrEagle <dreagle@doukki.net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Le 07/11/2012 07:25, Dimax a écrit :
>> HI,
>>
>> I'm trying to build the very latest u-boot version for SheevaPlug.
>> The reason is the below thread:
>> http://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2012-October/138533.html
>>
>> In short u-boot fails to mount ubifs partition after power short. If I
>> boot from USB stick debian kernel manage to recover the partition.
>> People from u-boot stuff suggested me to apply a number of patches to
>> u-boot. They sad that it should let u-boot to be able to mount broken
>> ubifs partition after that.
>>
>> I have build latest u-boot main line using native GCC on one of my
>> running SheevaPlug boards.
>
> You can cross build your uboot also from a linux box.
>
>> Before I tun it and potentially brick my board I'd like to ask if
>> someone did it.
>
> You can load it from uboot and test it before flashing it.
> Just add an offset of 0x200 (the header) to you loaded uboot address.
> then jump to this address with the uboot command "go 0x....."
>
>> I was in contact with Martin Michlmayr and Clint who maintain Debian
>> port of the u-boot for Marvell boards. Martin told me:
>>
>>> There are some but not many; e.g. there are some patches to add SD
>>> support on the SheevaPlug.
>>> You can download the source code from the Debian repo and check it out;
>>> the Debian patches are split out.
>>
>> Actually I do not care about SD support and want to try main line
>> u-boot. Should it work?
>
> Yes, it might work.
> Save your env settings because mainline will be different.
> Take care also of the size of uboot binary when loading, mainline may be bigger.
>
>> If not what is the procedure to build Debian one?
>
> $ apt-get source ...
> $ cd uboot
> $ dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -aarmel
>
>> Thanks.
>
> Some more advice at https://doukki.net/doku.php?id=wiki:tutoriels:uboot.howto
>
>
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