boards: sabre-6quad: Update README.txt

Summary:
- This commit updates how to build the u-boot
- Also adds tftpboot

Impact:
- No impact

Testing:
- Tested with sabre-6quad board

Signed-off-by: Masayuki Ishikawa <Masayuki.Ishikawa@jp.sony.com>
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Masayuki Ishikawa 2021-01-07 08:57:46 +09:00 committed by Xiang Xiao
parent 2cfbfa8213
commit 84283d0911

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@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ Using U-Boot to Run NuttX
The MCIMX6Q-SDB comes with a 8GB SD card containing the U-Boot and Android. The MCIMX6Q-SDB comes with a 8GB SD card containing the U-Boot and Android.
You simply put the SD card in the SD card slot SD3 (on the bottom of the You simply put the SD card in the SD card slot SD3 (on the bottom of the
board next to the HDMI connect) and Android will boot. board next to the HDMI connect) and Android 4.2.2.1 will boot.
But we need some other way to boot NuttX. Here are some things that I have But we need some other way to boot NuttX. Here are some things that I have
experimented with. experimented with.
@ -308,35 +308,31 @@ Building U-Boot (Failed Attempt #1)
I have been unsuccessful getting building a working version of u-boot from I have been unsuccessful getting building a working version of u-boot from
scratch. It builds, but it does not run. Here are the things I did: scratch. It builds, but it does not run. Here are the things I did:
1. Get a copy of the u-boot i.MX6 code via: 1. Get a copy of the u-boot i.MX6 code and Android GCC toolchain
https://github.com/boundarydevices/u-boot-imx6/tree/production $ git clone https://source.codeaurora.org/external/imx/uboot-imx.git -b nxp/imx_v2009.08
$ git clone https://android.googlesource.com/platform/prebuilts/gcc/linux-x86/arm/arm-eabi-4.6
or
$ git clone git://git.denx.de/u-boot.git
2. Build U-Boot for the i.MX6Q Sabre using the following steps. This 2. Build U-Boot for the i.MX6Q Sabre using the following steps. This
assumes that you have the path to your arm-none-eabi- toolchain at the assumes that you have the path to the above toolchain at the
beginning of your PATH variable: beginning of your PATH variable:
$ cd u-boot $ cd uboot-imx
$ export ARCH=arm $ export ARCH=arm
$ export CROSS_COMPILE=arm-none-eabi- $ export CROSS_COMPILE=arm-eabi-
$ make mx6qsabresd_config $ make mx6q_sabresd_android_config
$ make $ make
This should create a number of files, including u-boot.imx This should create a number of files, including u-boot.bin
3. Format an SD card 3. Format an SD card
Create a FAT16 partition at an offset of about 1MB into the SD card. Create a FAT16 partition at an offset of about 1MB into the SD card.
This is where we will put nuttx.bin. This is where we will put nuttx.bin.
4. Put U-Boot on SD. U-boot should reside at offset 1024B of your SD 4. Put U-Boot on SD.
card. To put it there, do:
$ dd if=u-boot.imx of=/dev/<your-sd-card> bs=1k seek=1 $ dd if=u-boot.bin of=/dev/<your-sd-card> bs=1k
$ sync $ sync
Your SD card device is typically something in /dev/sd<X> or Your SD card device is typically something in /dev/sd<X> or
@ -438,6 +434,34 @@ of 1MB or so.
A little hokey, but not such a bad solution. A little hokey, but not such a bad solution.
TFTPBOOT (Successful Attempt #6)
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If you can prepare tftp server, this approach would be easy
1. Copy nuttx.bin to the tftp server (e.g. /var/lib/tftpboot/ )
2. Load nuttx.bin from the server and boot
MX6Q SABRESD U-Boot > setenv ipaddr 192.168.10.103
MX6Q SABRESD U-Boot > setenv serverip 192.168.10.16
MX6Q SABRESD U-Boot > setenv image nuttx.bin
MX6Q SABRESD U-Boot > tftp ${loadaddr} ${image}
PHY indentify @ 0x1 = 0x004dd074
FEC: Link is Up 796d
Using FEC0 device
TFTP from server 192.168.10.16; our IP address is 192.168.10.103
Filename 'nuttx.bin'.
Load address: 0x10800000
Loading: ###############
done
Bytes transferred = 217856 (35300 hex)
MX6Q SABRESD U-Boot > go ${loadaddr}
## Starting application at 0x10800000 ...
NuttShell (NSH) NuttX-10.0.1
nsh>
Debugging with the Segger J-Link Debugging with the Segger J-Link
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