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 <[email protected]> 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 > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAF9kqNHfKqPpFi_E5PSJQ0YpOJJ=bsomx91oh5vpxhvufso...@mail.gmail.com
