[U-Boot] UBIFS fails on SheevaPlug

Dimax dimax.main at gmail.com
Mon Oct 29 09:50:30 CET 2012


Hi,
What if I compile a new u-boot but to try it I will load and flash new
created image after original u-boot and will run it from withing original
reboot manually just pointing a new image address? Can it work?

On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Andreas Bießmann <
andreas.devel at googlemail.com> wrote:

> Dear Dimax,
>
> On 29.10.2012 07:55, Dimax wrote:
> > HI,
> > So you say I have to rebuild u-boot with expanded CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN.
> > So far I have used rebuild images from:
> > http://people.debian.org/~tbm/u-boot/2011.12-3/sheevaplug/u-boot.kwb
> > <http://people.debian.org/%7Etbm/u-boot/2011.12-3/sheevaplug/u-boot.kwb>
> >
> > I see following files in the parrent directory:
> >
> > [   ] u-boot_2012.04.01-2.debian.tar.gz <
> http://people.debian.org/%7Etbm/u-boot/2012.04.01-2/u-boot_2012.04.01-2.debian.tar.gz
> >
> > [   ] u-boot_2012.04.01-2_armel.deb <
> http://people.debian.org/%7Etbm/u-boot/2012.04.01-2/u-boot_2012.04.01-2_armel.deb
> >
> > [   ] u-boot_2012.04.01.orig.tar.bz2 <
> http://people.debian.org/%7Etbm/u-boot/2012.04.01-2/u-boot_2012.04.01.orig.tar.bz2
> >
>
> so if you are using a distributed version of u-boot, why don't file a
> bug there?
>
> > Is it all I need to rebuild?
>
> Yes, after increasing the size of malloc arena (supposed my suspicion is
> correct).
>
> > Are there any general instructions?
>
> Does <u-boot-src>/README section 'Building the Software' fit your needs?
> BEWARE! If you never built u-boot you should know you may brick your
> device, see the countless de-bricking guides for sheevaplug and prove
> you can de-brick it before you brick it ;)
>
> Best regards
>
> Andreas Bießmann
>


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