[U-Boot] booting issue with Atmel SAMA5D31 Evaluation kit

[Andreas Bießmann]

Dear Ron Eggler,

On 12/12/2013 10:22 PM, Ron Eggler wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I got a SAMA5D31 evaluation kit here, it came with some default application. I started 
> reading through the getting started guide and immediately tried to load my own image - 
> MISTAKE!
> I started playing around with u-boot trying to get an image from my tftp server loaded but 
> now i realize, that I can't get it to hook up to my LAN. Bad! Because it won't even let me 
> boot the original application anymore.
> When I boot it and my variables look like this:
> ...
> ...
> Warning: failed to set MAC address

your env is missing an ethaddr

> 
> Hit any key to stop autoboot:  0 
> macb0: PHY present at 0
> macb0: Starting autonegotiation...
> macb0: Autonegotiation timed out (status=0x7849)
> macb0: link down (status: 0x7849)
> macb0: PHY present at 0
> macb0: Starting autonegotiation...
> macb0: Autonegotiation timed out (status=0x7849)
> macb0: link down (status: 0x7849)
> Wrong Image Format for bootm command
> ERROR: can't get kernel image!
> U-Boot> printenv
> baudrate=115200
> bootargs=console=ttyS0,115200 ip=${ipaddr} root=/dev/nfs rw 
> nfsroot=${serverip}:/full/path/to/rfs
> bootcmd=tftp;tftp 21000000 sama5d3x_ek.dtbbootm 22000000 - 21000000
> bootdelay=1
> bootfile=uImage-3.6-ts-armv7l
> ethact=macb0
> ipaddr=192.168.1.122
> loadaddr=22000000
> serverip=192.168.1.121
> stderr=serial
> stdin=serial
> stdout=serial
> 
> Environment size: 367/131067 bytes
> U-Boot> 
> 
> What can I do to at least get it to boot the default program again?

Dunno from the given information, maybe it is the missing ethaddr. I can
confirm that loading data via tftp is working on my d34 device. I think
Bo has an d31 handy and could help you.

To get the original code onto your device you could use the sam-ba
application. It's working on Win and Linux, unfortunately not on OS X.
Just plug the provided USB cable into the J20 on your baseboard (not the
J-Link!), switch J9 correclty (I think open it), push and hold PB4 and
push/release PB1, after that sequence startup sam-ba, choose the correct
interface and the 'at91sama5d3x-ek' board.

Best regards

Andreas Bießmann