Hi Angel, On 18/01/18 06:09, Angel Sosa wrote: > On Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at 11:51:57 AM UTC-5, marc bellazzini wrote: >> Hello Angel, >> Mine is still collecting dust after my failed attempt at booting off the >> eSATA and making the modifications you have also done. Very disappointing >> since it was an expensive purchase. I am also awaiting a solution. The >> directions on booting from eSATA were not very clear. >> >> >> Good luck! >> >> >> On Mon, Jan 15, 2018 at 2:07 PM, Angel Sosa <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi Everyone, >> >> >> >> I am new to the X15. I have an XM since it came out and have done many >> projects with it. I have recently purchased and X15. My desire is to >> boot from a SATA drive connected to the ESATA port. I have verified when >> booted from the MMC card the SATA drive is bootable, can mount and it >> works well. I imaged the SATA drive with the X15 image, In my case SDA1 >> is the first partition created. I have removed R444 and placed a jumper >> I believe what is J3 pins 1-2 and have left the R444 resister solder >> points/mounts empty. When I try to boot off of the SATA drive the board >> times out and powers down. The instructions are a little vague on the >> on instructions with in the user manual. I had a similar problem when >> the partition was enlarged on the MMC card to 32 gigs, the boot process >> would timeout. I used the grow_partition.sh script which fixed the time >> out issue with the MMC card. If I hold the X15 board orienting J3, J4,J6 >> at the upper right corner hand corner, And join pins 1-2 -- most left >> hole moving right towards the center pin, there orientation is >> horizontal I believe. The board as I mention powers up and then times >> out and shuts down. I have tried with the MMC in and out no avail. I >> have also purchased two boards at a pretty steep price and would like to >> pass them out to family members with the hopes of purchasing additional >> boards. But the ESATA/SATA issue is stopping me and I don't want to >> return the second board to DIGIKEY. I cant return the first board well >> because I modified it by removing the resistor. >> >> >> >> Is the image I used on the SATA drive incorrect or need an adjustment? Are >> the PIN orientation as I understand it incorrect. >> >> >> >> Held the X15 so that the ON switch is the upper left and jumpers are upper >> right hand corner. >> >> >> >> The drive spins up when I power up the board. So I know the ESATA port is >> powering up with the board. >> >> 1 2 3 >> >> | Ethernet | | XX0 | J3 Short 1 and 2 >> >> | Connector| | 000 | J4 >> >> | | | 000 | J6 >> >> >> >> Drive Manufacturer is the SEAGATE IRON WOLF. >> >> >> >> Image: >> >> bbx15-debian-9.0-lxqt-armhf-2017-07-02-4gb.img.xz, >> >> I have also run ( apt-get -y update && and apt-get -y upgrade ) >> >> >> >> >> >> Can you please help? Is there an alternate way of booting off of the ESATA >> port >> >> >> >> Thanks in advance >> >> >> >> Angel >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 10:54:51 AM UTC-4, [email protected] >> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I just purchased an X15 and the EMMC memory is rapidly filling up. >> >> 1. Is there a way to boot from an external USB hard drive? >> or >> 2. Can someone provide more detail directions on switching boot sequence to >> boot directly from eSATA? >> The reference manual is very vague on this. You need to unsolder and >> resolder resistors to act as jumpers? There are perforated holes in the >> circuit board where the resistors and jumpers are supposed to be. Are the >> resistors supplied? Are they on the board? If so where are they? What are >> their values in Ohms? How are the perforations on the board numbered 1-3 >> from left to right or right to left? This needs to be much more detailed. >> Why would you design a board that make switching the boot sequence so >> difficult? How about just putting in some removable jumpers! >> >> Any detailed help and direction would be appreciated. >> >> Thanks >> >> MAB >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >> >> --- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. >> >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/beagleboard/xPYp2vR6TDk/unsubscribe. >> >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected]. >> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/6e58bd35-d1d8-4027-a5f8-23bd76edf60e%40googlegroups.com. >> >> >> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > Hi Marc, > One other detail, The SATA/ESATA is powered with an external power supply. > The ESATA port is not providing power to the drive itself. And in addition > since I de-soldered R444 and added the headers to J3,J4 and J6, pins to 2-3 > are shorted. >
X15 board can provide power over eSATA. The USB host controller driver needs to be enabled for that though. However the power may be limited. I don't remember exactly but I think it is 5V@1A. This is not sufficient for eSATA hard drives, but eSATA SSDs should work fine I think. To have rootfs working on eSATA you need to make the USB driver built-in the kernel or use a initrd. These are the kernel options. CONFIG_USB_COMMON=y CONFIG_USB=y CONFIG_USB_XHCI_HCD=y CONFIG_USB_XHCI_PLATFORM=y CONFIG_USB_DWC3=y CONFIG_USB_DWC3_DUAL_ROLE=y CONFIG_USB_DWC3_OMAP=y CONFIG_USB_GADGET=y -- cheers, -roger Texas Instruments Finland Oy, Porkkalankatu 22, 00180 Helsinki. Y-tunnus/Business ID: 0615521-4. Kotipaikka/Domicile: Helsinki -- 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/04c860d6-a7b3-86b2-05b8-86d023cde68f%40ti.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
