Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2015 04:46:22 +0000 From: Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> To: Tim Kientzle <tim@kientzle.com> Cc: Hellmuth Michaelis <hm@hellmuth-michaelis.de>, freebsd-arm <freebsd-arm@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Once Booted from MMC, eMMC not found Message-ID: <20150703044622.GE6532@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <9012912E-229D-4F70-9CCD-A156E80D6CED@kientzle.com> References: <1435812471361-6022231.post@n5.nabble.com> <20150702050306.GD45214@FreeBSD.org> <20150702050634.GE45214@FreeBSD.org> <462071B7-1D51-45CC-B69C-E59EA36DA729@me.com> <6C705C95-D95D-4207-B23A-01CD0E583426@hellmuth-michaelis.de> <20150702143542.GD53770@FreeBSD.org> <9012912E-229D-4F70-9CCD-A156E80D6CED@kientzle.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Hi Tim, On Thu, Jul 02, 2015 at 09:40:22PM -0700, Tim Kientzle wrote: > > On Jul 2, 2015, at 7:35 AM, Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> wrote: > > > > I'm curious - is this even necessary to do anymore? > > > > My latest tests (11-CURRENT and 10-STABLE) of BeagleBone Black images > > "just boot." > > > > Maybe I don't understand what this script is supposed to fix. Can > > someone clarify that for me? > > The script just copies a running system booted from SD onto the eMMC so that a BBB can boot without an SD card. > > The script just does the following: > * Erases the eMMC > * Reformats it > * Copies boot files from SD to eMMC > * Copies / from SD to eMMC (excluding a few things like /usr/src, /usr/obj that are unlikely to fit) > * Tweaks a few configuration parameters on the copied system > Ah, okay, this is the part I was missing. I misunderstood what the eMMC did overall, and wasn't sure how this interacted with the system in whole. Thank you for the explanation. Glen > There’s really not much to it, as you can see for yourself: > > https://github.com/freebsd/crochet/blob/master/board/BeagleBone/overlay/root/copy-to-emmc.sh <https://github.com/freebsd/crochet/blob/master/board/BeagleBone/overlay/root/copy-to-emmc.sh>; > > At one time, this worked pretty reliably, but a number of things seem to have broken since I last tried it. > > Cheers, > > Tim > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > Glen > > > > On Thu, Jul 02, 2015 at 04:32:10PM +0200, Hellmuth Michaelis wrote: > >> it seems booting from eMMC is currently not possible, for a discussion of possible causes have a look at the thread https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-arm/2015-March/010598.html > >> > >> hellmuth > >> > >> > >>> Am 02.07.2015 um 13:35 schrieb Andrew Gervase <andy.gervase@me.com>: > >>> > >>> Thank you for your reply, Glen: To me, the script is optional. All it does is partition and newfs a slice on mmc1, and then copies everything via tar from mmc0 to mmc1. > >>> > >>> My problem is, mmc1 doesn’t exist once the kernel loads. I was wondering if there is a module that needs to be loaded or compiled into the kernel to make sure the eMMC (mmc1) is recognized. > >>> > >>> Andy ideas? > >>> > >>> —Andy > >>> > >>>> On Jul 2, 2015, at 01:06, Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> On Thu, Jul 02, 2015 at 05:03:06AM +0000, Glen Barber wrote: > >>>>> On Wed, Jul 01, 2015 at 09:47:51PM -0700, agervase wrote: > >>>>>> I was finally able to get my Beaglebone Black to boot from FreeBSD > >>>>>> 10.1-RELEASE, however the copy-to-emmc.sh script fails because mmc1 is not > >>>>>> found. I'd very much like my BBB to boot automatically, preferably from the > >>>>>> eMMC, however I'll take what I can! > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Please forgive me in advance if this question has already been addressed, as > >>>>>> my searches have yielded nothing helpful thus far. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> My greatest appreciation in advance, > >>>>> > >>>>> Please wait until next week when several changes/fixes are committed to > >>>>> the stable/10 branch that can help with this. > >>>>> > >>>>> Unless you do not have a particular reason to run 10-STABLE, you can try > >>>>> the 11-CURRENT snapshots. See the mailing list archives for > >>>>> freebsd-snapshots@ for details. > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> Bah, actually I think what I suggested is orthogonal to your issue, > >>>> since I just realized you mentioned a script I am unaware of. > >>>> > >>>> Sorry for any confusion. > >>>> > >>>> Glen > >>>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> freebsd-arm@freebsd.org mailing list > >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-arm > >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-arm-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >> > [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJVlhOeAAoJEAMUWKVHj+KTiBgQAIIJYDk78SZZr/es33UheWVA 11hzsZ3s9j8XOsga36Mk7Vdr8pTXV09Onl6fhpKuW8ILQOjBELU2M7Djjx8REsla 7cZ+VTAXsbEVwMBmtUtI1SeI04lmyTgCR7+ljAD5EKukUjiXb8WVE1tRtlI6urrH 0+L5sLSakx2FQ7hqjDKdnL2KTrcImVlTdrBHeY9B6viBpfe8gn58LQ3ZKNrP1lhZ oL5UOds6yk4/i3TCp77h/9MigtJrdd1VTqgvBjTpW8koGBSK9i5HlqErFF6UbKMd w8w4hj3DzrocCPtWXZtX+9c5+b+QaFyUZT4ajHTp3Dm34usJhMt2Ebax9WtLQzBt LyFsI6dMnocY20u7YkrNyDiIOflQKRDR0I634/NvraDPz19C9C6PNdylNON7Zy1B noJ5Wjw3pNnGpq+TX0zvo7vJzoKoJXgMQv9cpRgmHMhGk889KgkBb6BPLQdeORUi JcVBVfbek96O8W3e8BB8o24viZ3Irmo4Z7w14ozUufyGrIAprIboXPZjcaesafmp 1h682lqDNDsdIn+fbs6+JbyxdXXsUo87afim4WqI2wksaBqlAFyovflXVBmA2iF6 ym5am+FivBjuRBV3Mzx2crVXinSNmMtnm90c1hIDimZrCacMOaDoDCaKJEPAA2j4 2a4t7oNGI2Bp3ZfR3RCi =Fin/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----home | help
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