[U-Boot] Booting from NAND on MX51

John Rigby jcrigby at gmail.com
Mon Feb 15 22:49:54 CET 2010


I would not be surprised to see JFFS2 problems with most i.MX
platforms.  The nand ecc includes the spare area so you can not write
a JFFS2 free marker to spare and then later write to the main area.
There are patches for JFFS2 in the kernel for this.  I don't know
about u-boot.

John

On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 11:15 AM, Andreas Orfanos <aorfanos at airvana.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Finally managed to boot uboot from NAND. MX51_3STACK u-boot was crashing somewhere in the beginning. There, board_init() was calling setup_core_voltages() and there a write to clock registers was making u-boot to crash.
> I removed that write and thing booted fine. I will make a patch with all the changes and post it here.
>
> However, JFFS2 it seems quite slow, very slow... I have setup some mtdparts, one of them "mnt",  and then make a "chpart nand.mnt". When I try a list command "ls", the whole listing is incredibly slow.
>
> Does anyone ever seen issues NAND and Jff2 on MX51? Any u-boot version that you have seen it working?
>
> Any advice will be very much appreciated.
>
> Regards,
> Andreas
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: u-boot-bounces at lists.denx.de [mailto:u-boot-bounces at lists.denx.de] On Behalf Of Andreas Orfanos
> Sent: 11 February 2010 10:25
> To: Eric Bénard
> Cc: U-Boot user list
> Subject: Re: [U-Boot] Booting from NAND on MX51
>
> Hi Eric,
>
> Thank you for the information. Yes, I have found 2 DCD errors when comparing RedBood DCDs with u-boot DCDs,
> I fixed those error and now the MX51 ROM boot loader copies the u-boot code into RAM.
> Someone will need to double check those in Redboot with those in u-boot and update the u-boot code.
> See below the flash_header.S file that I am using.
>
> Now the system copies code from NAND but crashes somewhere at the early stage.
> Are any more switches that might need to be turned "on", or "off" in the mx51_3stack config file?
>
> Regards,
> Andreas
>
>
> /*
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>
> #include <config.h>
> #include <asm/arch/mx51.h>
> #include "board-mx51_3stack.h"
>
> #ifdef  CONFIG_FLASH_HEADER
> #ifndef CONFIG_FLASH_HEADER_OFFSET
> # error "Must define the offset of flash header"
> #endif
> #define MXC_DCD_ITEM(i, type, addr, val)        \
> dcd_node_##i:                                   \
>        .word type                      ;       \
>        .word addr                      ;       \
>        .word val                       ;       \
>
> .section ".text.flasheader", "x"
>        b       _start
>        .org    CONFIG_FLASH_HEADER_OFFSET
> app_code_jump_v:        .word   _start
> app_code_code_barker:   .word   CONFIG_FLASH_HEADER_BARKER
> app_code_csf:           .word   (TEXT_BASE + 0x40000 - 0x1000)       //0
> dcd_ptr_ptr:            .word   dcd_ptr
> super_root_key:         .word   0
> dcd_ptr:                .word   dcd_array_start
> app_dest_ptr:           .word   TEXT_BASE
> dcd_array_start:
> magic:                  .word   0xB17219E9
> dcd_array_size:         .word   dcd_data_end - dcd_array_start - 8
> /* DCD */
> /* DDR2 IOMUX configuration */
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(1, 4, IOMUXC_BASE_ADDR + 0x8a0, 0x200)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(2, 4, IOMUXC_BASE_ADDR + 0x50c, 0x20c5)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(3, 4, IOMUXC_BASE_ADDR + 0x510, 0x20c5)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(4, 4, IOMUXC_BASE_ADDR + 0x83c, 0x2)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(5, 4, IOMUXC_BASE_ADDR + 0x848, 0x2)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(6, 4, IOMUXC_BASE_ADDR + 0x4b8, 0xe7)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(7, 4, IOMUXC_BASE_ADDR + 0x4bc, 0x45)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(8, 4, IOMUXC_BASE_ADDR + 0x4c0, 0x45)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(9, 4, IOMUXC_BASE_ADDR + 0x4c4, 0x45)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(10, 4, IOMUXC_BASE_ADDR + 0x4c8, 0x45)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(11, 4, IOMUXC_BASE_ADDR + 0x820, 0x0)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(12, 4, IOMUXC_BASE_ADDR + 0x4a4, 0x3)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(13, 4, IOMUXC_BASE_ADDR + 0x4a8, 0x3)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(14, 4, IOMUXC_BASE_ADDR + 0x4ac, 0xe3)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(15, 4, IOMUXC_BASE_ADDR + 0x4b0, 0xe3)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(16, 4, IOMUXC_BASE_ADDR + 0x4b4, 0xe3)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(17, 4, IOMUXC_BASE_ADDR + 0x4cc, 0xe3)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(18, 4, IOMUXC_BASE_ADDR + 0x4d0, 0xe2)
> /* Set drive strength to MAX */
> #if 0
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(19, 4, IOMUXC_BASE_ADDR + 0x82c, 0x6)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(20, 4, IOMUXC_BASE_ADDR + 0x8a4, 0x6)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(21, 4, IOMUXC_BASE_ADDR + 0x8ac, 0x6)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(22, 4, IOMUXC_BASE_ADDR + 0x8b8, 0x6)
> #endif
> /* 13 ROW, 10 COL, 32Bit, SREF=4 Micron Model */
> /* CAS=3,  BL=4 */
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(19, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDCTL0, 0x82a20000)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(20, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDCTL1, 0x82a20000)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(21, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDMISC, 0x000ad0d0)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(22, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDCFG0, 0x333574aa)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(23, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDCFG1, 0x333574aa)
> /* Init DRAM on CS0 */
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(24, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDSCR, 0x04008008)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(25, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDSCR, 0x0000801a)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(26, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDSCR, 0x0000801b)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(27, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDSCR, 0x00008019)  /* error*/
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(28, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDSCR, 0x07328018)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(29, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDSCR, 0x04008008)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(30, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDSCR, 0x00008010)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(31, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDSCR, 0x00008010)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(32, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDSCR, 0x06328018)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(33, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDSCR, 0x03808019)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(34, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDSCR, 0x00428019) /* error */
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(35, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDSCR, 0x00008000)
> /* Init DRAM on CS1 */
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(36, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDSCR, 0x0400800c)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(37, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDSCR, 0x0000801e)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(38, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDSCR, 0x0000801f)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(39, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDSCR, 0x0000801d)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(40, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDSCR, 0x0732801c)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(41, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDSCR, 0x0400800c)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(42, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDSCR, 0x00008014)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(43, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDSCR, 0x00008014)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(44, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDSCR, 0x0632801c)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(45, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDSCR, 0x0380801d)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(46, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDSCR, 0x0042801d)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(47, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDSCR, 0x00008004)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(48, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDCTL0, 0xb2a20000)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(49, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDCTL1, 0xb2a20000)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(50, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDMISC, 0x000ad6d0)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(51, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDCDLYGD, 0x90000000)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(52, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDSCR, 0x00000000)
>
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(53, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDCDLY1, 0x00048000)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(54, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDCDLY2, 0x000e8000)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(55, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDCDLY3, 0x00ff8000)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(56, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDCDLY4, 0x00fa8000)
> MXC_DCD_ITEM(57, 4, ESDCTL_BASE_ADDR + ESDCTL_ESDCDLY5, 0x00ed8000)
>
> dcd_data_end:
> //image_len:            .word   0x80000
> image_len:              .word   __u_boot_cmd_end - TEXT_BASE
> #endif
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Bénard [mailto:eric at eukrea.com]
> Sent: 10 February 2010 15:16
> To: Andreas Orfanos
> Cc: U-Boot user list
> Subject: Re: [U-Boot] Booting from NAND on MX51
>
> Hi Andreas,
>
> Le 10/02/2010 15:55, Andreas Orfanos a écrit :
>> Did you have to make changes in cpu/arm_cortex8/start.S file?
> we are using u-boot-2009.01 + freescale patches.
> No change to start.S (except a small hack to turn on a led to check
> u-boot is properly loaded and run).
>
>> I don't have to make any changes on DCD table anyway, as it has already produced by freescale for mx51_3stack board
>>
> I started with the DCD of Redboot for 3Stack as the one for the 3Stack
> in u-boot never worked here.
> If you don't manage to get it running using RedBoot DCD, come back to me
> on next thursday where I should be able to extract some patches as I'm
> actually busy on an other subject.
>
> Eric
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