I'd also like to point out that it's really easy to mess up using Robert's guide. Not because of the guide per se, but because of the amount of steps required in order to achieve the end goal.
I've found it beneficial to copy paste each command into a text file as I do them so I can be absolutely sure what I've done. On Sun, Jun 26, 2016 at 10:05 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]> wrote: > U-Boot SPL 2016.07-rc2-dirty (Jun 26 2016 - 03:11:33) > No AC power, disabling frequency switch > Trying to boot from MMC1 > *Expected Linux image is not found. Trying to start U-boot* > > > U-Boot 2016.07-rc2-dirty (Jun 26 2016 - 03:11:33 -0400) > > Watchdog enabled > I2C: ready > DRAM: 256 MiB > > So, I just expect that this is a pathing issue. It could be something > else, but I'd double check pathing first. Also, if he skipped the step of > echoing `uname-r` into /boot/uEnv.txt. It would act the same. Hence why I > wanted to see the contents of /boot, and /boot/uEnv.txt ;) > > > On Sun, Jun 26, 2016 at 3:09 PM, Charles Steinkuehler < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Of course! <doh!> >> You can tell how long it's been since I booted my BBW. :blush: >> >> Anyway, there have been lots of changes with the boot loader since the >> BBW, and I'd recommend starting with a working console image with a >> recent kernel and u-Boot, with the console images probably being the >> best starting point if you're wanting to craft your own image. >> >> The ROM boot code of the AM335x hasn't changed, but there are very >> specific constraints on what makes a bootable uSD image (specifically >> the MLO boot-loader and it's location on the physical media). The >> easiest way to deal with the constraints is to start with a working image. >> >> On 6/26/2016 4:34 PM, evilwulfie wrote: >> > BBW has no emmc :) >> > >> > On 6/26/2016 12:59 PM, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: >> >> On 6/26/2016 7:56 AM, Hesham wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >> >>> >> >>> I have an old BBW that I wanted to revive. It boots fine with the SD >> card that >> >>> came with it. It boots well with an old SD that I built following >> come old >> >>> instructions, pre-dates DTS. >> >>> >> >>> Now, I've tried to build it following the instructions on: >> >>> https://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone >> >>> It fails to boot. I think something is wrong regarding the >> bootloader, either >> >>> the way I built it or the instructions might be wrong for this old >> platform. >> >> An old BBW is going to have an ancient (in computer time-scale) >> >> boot-loader. I recommend you flash the on-board eMMC with a new boot >> >> loader. You can do this manually if you really want to (and know >> >> how), but the easiest way would be to use a recent console image >> >> flasher like: >> >> >> >> >> http://elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack_Debian#Flasher:_.28console.29_.28BeagleBone_Black.2FGreen_eMMC.29 >> >> >> >> ...assuming you don't mind trashing whatever is in the eMMC, of course! >> >> >> > >> >> >> -- >> Charles Steinkuehler >> [email protected] >> >> -- >> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "BeagleBoard" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/c8ef72d8-eea3-6a1b-0ec0-b607b03003e9%40steinkuehler.net >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/CALHSORrQ9b8K7GoXnY-3KAesRk-Rrsz6JeBy1VFqU4Unqw2btQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
