[U-Boot] Booting u-boot for versatile in qemu fails

Thierry Bultel thierry.bultel at wanadoo.fr
Thu May 16 18:45:22 CEST 2013


Le 16/05/2013 16:25, Albert ARIBAUD a écrit :
> Hi Thierry,
>
> On Thu, 16 May 2013 14:22:42 +0200, Thierry Bultel
> <thierry.bultel at wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am trying to use u-boot configured for uboot_versatileqemu in
>> qemu-system-arm.
>>
>> I only get a black screen a no serial output at all.
>> I have tested several versions, and taken latest u-boot from
>> git://git.denx.de
>>
>> I have also upgraded qemu to 1.5.0-rc2
>>
>> My command line is as follows:
>>
>> qemu-system-arm -M versatilepb -m 128M -kernel u-boot.bin -serial stdio
>>
>>
>> I have configured u-boot like that:
>> make CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- versatileqemu_config
>>
>> My compiler is:
>> #arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc --version
>> arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc (crosstool-NG linaro-1.13.1-4.7-2012.10-20121022
>> - Linaro GCC 2012.10) 4.7.3 20121001 (prerelease)
>>
>> I also tried the ca9x4_ct_vxp, because I often use vexpress kernels in
>> qemu for vexpress-a9, but no better success
>>
>> Is there a configuration that is known to work ?
> At least I know that versatileqemu on current u-boot-arm/master with
> wemu-system-arm v1.2.0 works, with command line
>
> 	qemu-system-arm -M versatilepb -m 128M -serial stdio -kernel
> 	u-boot -display none
>
> And I just tested without '-display none', and still get the serial
> prompt and U-Boot commands working.

Thanks;

I have taken u-boot-arm/master, and there is still no output neither with the latest qemu,
nor with 1.2.2
It could be thus be related to compiler I use.
Would you mind testing my uboot image on your configuration ?

regards
Thierry


>> Best regards
>> Thierry
> Amicalement,



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