Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Thu, 6 Aug 2015 10:08:38 +0200
From:      Vladimir Botka <vbotka@gmail.com>
To:        Russell Haley <russ.haley@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-arm <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Hummingboard u-boot not loading?
Message-ID:  <20150806100838.544bfaa7@planb.netng.org>
In-Reply-To: <CABx9NuQzN_4kFME_%2BPVH=Gikk82mtyLX5BXp%2B24_WuNisDbyUg@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <CABx9NuTk2xwncnOMb73ujtOLmA4LvN7V=CHfiL5CC9bFwZ%2BX_Q@mail.gmail.com> <CAJwjRmSx3JJLTROzTPfDpAptJoiOSsOS6V2ZrWSDYE-8DaGm5g@mail.gmail.com> <20150801182519.4886608.58781.1809@gmail.com> <CABx9NuQi2=8L_1hdpkTPLi864X9y5RigU2Vg7FyAhCOc_v8MNQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAJwjRmQegAs5WcudU0baUqM%2BBxBW=MNpwsBx7ep7QUjAxS%2BtPw@mail.gmail.com> <CABx9NuTeExjRFa7YrpDFa3nJwDx9gg%2B0_wCqAhRF1ezFga6pNA@mail.gmail.com> <CABx9NuT-bcoz_wyz9s5rAuy7jEPwzJ0PehLsXQSh2EOiT3GEFA@mail.gmail.com> <CABx9NuTJ-9NeEQpMZk3nRZVCcYZOspfeX7K1=zGxhjYTMb1_1A@mail.gmail.com> <CABx9NuSm5rwVJYRxPAXoRnx7qyq%2BgBC48BufHPkS4M09V155iw@mail.gmail.com> <CAFHCsPXo2BLkrmfsB7UbwZZtsLkB=iAU9wK67O6Y6FJBDgSBnA@mail.gmail.com> <20150804220401.4886608.77426.1917@gmail.com> <CABx9NuQnDmJ0ToPQ4LgsDq3XSTYhgqMw60uk%2BPaqbw1-ESHp-Q@mail.gmail.com> <1438794143.70393.174.camel@freebsd.org> <CABx9NuQzN_4kFME_%2BPVH=Gikk82mtyLX5BXp%2B24_WuNisDbyUg@mail.gmail.com>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
--Sig_/0Bpv0wXMqBT2u6mphXpa85m
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi Russ,

you might want to set the serial console. It's pretty easy. Just
connect Hummingboard GPIO pin8->White(TX), pin9->Black(G),
pin10->Green(RX)
http://www.adafruit.com/product/954

Connection works fine for me with minicom in Ubuntu
Welcome to minicom 2.7
OPTIONS: I18n=20
Compiled on Jan  1 2014, 17:13:22.
Port /dev/ttyUSB0, 18:49:12

Cheers,

	-vlado

On Wed, 5 Aug 2015 23:56:34 -0700
Russell Haley <russ.haley@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Ian, it worked!!! (sort of)
> First, thank you for the dtb correction. The wonky name was a
> placeholder from my notes. Second, I was able to run the following
> commands manually and boot:
>=20
> setenv fdt_file imx6dl-hummingboard.dtb;
> fatload mmc 0 10800000 ubldr.bin;
> go 10800000;
>=20
> However after ubldr started booting the kernel, the screen turned
> into a "coloured lattice". I have picture if anyone is so inclined=E2=80=
=8B=E2=80=8B
> https://goo.gl/photos/YZDmoy6TJzpssovf6
>=20
> I am wondering if that is due to the HDMI patch from Oleksandr that I
> applied?
> https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-arm/2015-July/011912.html
>=20
> I saw on his profile what looks like a second revision to the patch. I
> wonder if I should back the original patch out with a fresh
> subversion get, or try the updated patch?  Or is this possibly
> unrelated?
>=20
> Thanks guys!
>=20
> Russ
>=20
>=20
>=20
> On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 10:02 AM, Ian Lepore <ian@freebsd.org> wrote:
>=20
> > If you've got enough control to type at u-boot prompts, maybe we can
> > wish away any ubldr-doesn't-match-uboot address problems by using
> > the new relocatable ubldr, like so...
> >
> >   fatload mmc 0 ${loadaddr} ubldr.bin
> >   go ${loadaddr}
> >
> > Depending on how you build your images, you may need to do something
> > extra to copy ubldr.bin to the fat partition.
> >
> > Next issue is "setenv fdt_file hummingboard-dual.dtb" -- where is
> > that name coming from?  The right filename for a dual-core
> > hummingboard would be  imx6dl-hummingboard.dtb, and that file
> > should exist in your /boot/dtb directory on the freebsd filesystem.
> >
> > Svata's comments about the load address changing are for the kernel
> > address, and only apply if you're launching the kernel directly from
> > u-boot (which nobody should be doing unless they're somehow forced
> > to use a vendor-supplied u-boot instead of building one with API
> > support for ubldr).  Once ubldr is running it will read the kernel
> > headers and load the kernel correctly even if the entry point has
> > moved around.
> >
> > BTW... you can do "printenv varname" to see just one var, and
> > tab-completion should work if you don't know the exact spelling of
> > the var.
> >
> > -- Ian
> >
> > On Wed, 2015-08-05 at 00:41 -0700, Russell Haley wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > From what I can see, the loadaddr from printenv is 0x10800000
> > > which is consistent with the solid-run wiki. I can't tell what
> > > the boot command
> > used
> > > is. <red herring>Nothing has been easy with this project. I was
> > > trying to go back and see what the u-boot environment variables
> > > told me but the
> > text
> > > rolls off the top of the screen. I can't pipe the printenv into
> > > less/more because the keyboard I am using just won't give me a
> > > pipe character. So there is something weird about the character
> > > codes it's sending (I get ~
> > or
> > > # instead of the characters I'm supposed to get for that
> > > key).</red
> > > herring> No big deal, I will replace this keyboard at my soonest
> > > convenience.
> > >
> > > So for kicks and giggles I ran this command at the u-boot prompt:
> > >
> > > *setenv fdt_file hummingboard-dual.dtb; fatload mmc 0 10800000
> > > ubldr; bootelf 10800000;*
> > >
> > > and I get the same output:
> > >
> > > *260674 bytes read in 26 ms (9.6MiB/s)*
> > >
> > >
> > > I further boiled it down and ran
> > >
> > > *fatload 10800000 ubldr;*
> > >
> > > and then
> > >
> > > *bootelf 10800000;*
> > >
> > > With the same result. This combined with the lack of boot logs in
> > > the /mnt/var/log/messages folder seems to indicate bootelf hangs?
> > >
> > > Anyway, the suggestion about just loading the kernel and booting
> > > it a
> > good
> > > one - I did that with an older CCWMX53 board. However, that is a
> > > very
> > last
> > > ditch temporary solution. I want this to boot properly using
> > > ubldr, so it is worth the extra to get this working correctly.
> > >
> > > So here are some of the questions I am asking myself:
> > > - I have done alot of "thrashing around". Perhaps I should go
> > > back and
> > get
> > > u-boot to build properly? But that doesn't seem to matter: if I
> > > get the u-boot prompt, doesn't that mean it's working?
> > > - Do I need to further investigate the fdt files?
> > > - Do I need to look into the ubldr build and code? What is the
> > possibility
> > > of ubldr being broken? Is Svata correct that the start address
> > > changed
> > and
> > > I need to do something different?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Russ
> > >
> > > On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 3:04 PM, Russell Haley
> > > <russ.haley@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I'll check my load and starting addresses when I get home. I
> > > > have seen
> > two
> > > > different numbers around.
> > > >
> > > > Russ
> > > >
> > > > Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Koodo network.
> > > >   Original Message
> > > > From: Svatopluk Kraus
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2015 2:52 AM
> > > > To: Russell Haley
> > > > Cc: Mika=C4=97l Urankar; Oleksandr Tymoshenko; Ian Lepore;
> > > > freebsd-arm Subject: Re: Hummingboard u-boot not loading?
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 6:57 AM, Russell Haley
> > > > <russ.haley@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > >
> > > > > Recap: I'm trying to get a Hummingboard with dual core pro
> > > > > SOM to
> > boot
> > > > > using only HDMI output (I don't have a FTDI cable yet) . I am
> > running a
> > > > > binary u-boot from Oleksandr. Successfullly built head
> > > > > yesterday.
> > > > >
> > > > > My SD Card looks like this:
> > > > >
> > > > > - 1Mb free space with uboot at 1k
> > > > > - 50Mb Fat32 partition with ubldr
> > > > > - 3.6Gb ufs partition
> > > > >
> > > > > I applied the patch for HDMI output:
> > > > >
> > https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-arm/2015-July/011912.html
> > > > > (Oleksandr via Mikael). I then ran buildkernel with the
> > > > > -DNOCLEAN
> > option
> > > > > (thanks Ian!). I then mistakenly did a installkernel which
> > > > > takes
> > hours on
> > > > > an SD card and overwrote everything so I couldn't tell if the
> > > > > files I wanted were actually installed (i.e. imx6_hdmi.o). I
> > > > > can't find any
> > of
> > > > the
> > > > > files I think I should have been added, but that could be my
> > > > > feeble understanding of file searching.
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyway, I ran it and nothing changed. I get a u-boot auto
> > > > > config
> > counting
> > > > > down, I get the message *20647 bytes read in 26 ms (9.6MiB/s)
> > > > > *which
> > is
> > > > the
> > > > > size of ubldr, but nothing fires after that. It could the
> > > > > output is happening on a serial out, or it could be nothing
> > > > > is happening??? I
> > have
> > > > > toyed with the idea of adding something to loarder.conf, but
> > > > > the
> > defaults
> > > > > all seem sufficient, again, unless someone can suggest
> > > > > something?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Well, this just reminds me of something I dealt with recently.
> > > > I'm running FreeBSD kernel without ubldr, so u-boot loads
> > > > kernel and then jumps to kernel starting address. It turns out
> > > > that kernel starting address, which was always stable, was
> > > > changed suddently and the result was same like in your case.
> > > > Thus, maybe it's worth a try to find out how ubldr is run from
> > > > u-boot and which is its starting address.
> > > >
> > > > Svata
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > I have no further actions I can think of until I get an FDTI
> > > > > cable.
> > All
> > > > > suggestions welcome.
> > > > >
> > > > > Russ
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 12:11 AM, Russell Haley
> > > > > <russ.haley@gmail.com
> > >
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> Just an FYI,
> > > > >>
> > > > >> I'm rebuilding the kernel after applying the IMX6 HDMI patch
> > provided
> > > > >> by Mika=C4=97l (but incidentally written by Oleksandr!). Will
> > > > >> know more
> > in
> > > > >> the morning
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Russ
> > > > >>
> > > > >> On Sun, Aug 2, 2015 at 9:53 PM, Russell Haley
> > > > >> <russ.haley@gmail.com
> > >
> > > > >> wrote:
> > > > >> > Well I have seen what I think is ubldr get loaded by
> > > > >> > u-boot. I
> > see the
> > > > >> > following message:
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > 20647 bytes read in 26 ms (9.6MiB/s)
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > And then nothing. I am hoping this mean ubldr successfully
> > loaded. The
> > > > >> > lack of the rest of the output seems to make me think,
> > > > >> > well, I
> > don't
> > > > >> > know what to think. Is the output going to the serial
> > > > >> > console I
> > don't
> > > > >> > currently have? Just because it read the file doesn't mean
> > > > >> > that bootelf worked? I don't have anything in a
> > > > >> > loader.conf file yet so that may also be the problem.
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > Ian, thanks for chiming in. I want to keep going with the
> > > > >> > binary
> > that
> > > > >> > Gonzo gave me but I will look back at the pkgng image once
> > > > >> > I get a full boot happening.
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > As usual, all suggestions welcome.
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > Thanks,
> > > > >> > Russ
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > On Sun, Aug 2, 2015 at 10:26 AM, Russell Haley <
> > russ.haley@gmail.com>
> > > > >> wrote:
> > > > >> >> Hi guys,
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >> No, I don't have a serial cable yet. I have ordered an
> > > > >> >> FDTI
> > cable and
> > > > >> >> should have it this week. Oleksandr gave me a binary that
> > > > >> >> is
> > working
> > > > >> >> right now, I will try out the new patch as soon as I have
> > > > >> >> the
> > FDTI
> > > > >> >> cable and can get debug output.
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >> okay, on to the next problem...
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >> Russ
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >> On Sun, Aug 2, 2015 at 9:02 AM, Mika=C4=97l Urankar <
> > > > >> mikael.urankar@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >> >>> 2015-08-02 5:57 GMT+02:00 Russell Haley
> > > > >> >>> <russ.haley@gmail.com>:
> > > > >> >>>> Thanks Mikael,
> > > > >> >>>>
> > > > >> >>>> I was able to build using the patches you provided and
> > > > >> >>>> the
> > binary
> > > > >> >>>> u-boot.imx is the exact same size as the one from pkgng.
> > However,
> > > > >> >>>> nothing happens when I boot it:
> > > > >> >>>
> > > > >> >>> I've updated my patch, it works on my cubox.
> > > > >> >>>
> > > > >>
> > > >
> > http://mikael.urankar.free.fr/FreeBSD/arm/patches/sysutils_u-boot-cubox=
-hummingboard_gcc-5.2.patch
> > > > >> >>>
> > > > >> >>> The patches come from here:
> > > > >> >>>
> > > > >>
> > > >
> > https://github.com/OpenELEC/OpenELEC.tv/tree/master/packages/tools/u-bo=
ot/patches
> > > > >> >>>
> > > > >>
> > > >
> > http://u-boot.denx.narkive.com/XoUw8ZsY/patch-arm-switch-to-mno-unalign=
ed-access-when-supported-by-the-compiler
> > > > >>
> > > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > > 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"
> > > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > 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"
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> _______________________________________________
> 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"


--=20
Vladim=C3=ADr Botka


--Sig_/0Bpv0wXMqBT2u6mphXpa85m
Content-Type: application/pgp-signature
Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1

iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJVwxYGAAoJEJDRmRKO1E8Bq7gIAJJ2CO/3H8jf2I+DgM6z9J05
Sjp1zcbFAeaBoJ3K7RYRCTqY2QYu7FzQsCiYQNlvPaUYokiBdNJBPlXiSSR16sdB
i0BAJdyN0iqJw0wCjrr/iVIxFDnC0jSHBDSIlnBbsc8magoFn423s4ThLy2R1PUc
8ncF+B1DP2wwr30kaNuEVeayQ7qFilHJ32fC90Baj3qKiCZidA6EjdurpMwq6nL2
k6uvBgCP5DuSxCbs2Ngw8z8UyzL3KGVie+D2XC6Av3vZs5wx9HRHC16k9lpZ0ezd
qryjQqbbFARX6dVIwrBkK2sG+WYcMZkkdxPJZ6GQ2UP9PkWYTFeLsC91WczHOC8=
=0u4T
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

--Sig_/0Bpv0wXMqBT2u6mphXpa85m--



Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20150806100838.544bfaa7>