[U-Boot] [PATCH v2] sbc8548: document how to write main flash from alternate flash
Paul Gortmaker
paul.gortmaker at windriver.com
Mon Mar 16 20:53:05 CET 2015
If you are running on the alternate flash in order to fix a
corrupted main flash image, it might be good to have the steps
for that documented as well.
Also delete any protect commands from non-active flash banks;
they are only required for the instances where you are writing
to the currently in use flash image.
Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker at windriver.com>
---
[v2: drop protect commands from instances where we flash the non
active flash bank ; it wasn't protected anyway.]
board/sbc8548/README | 12 ++++++++++--
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/board/sbc8548/README b/board/sbc8548/README
index feac5e3e63e5..92731645f266 100644
--- a/board/sbc8548/README
+++ b/board/sbc8548/README
@@ -132,11 +132,19 @@ image in the SODIMM that is built with CONFIG_SYS_ALT_BOOT enabled,
tftp u-boot.bin
md 200000 10
- protect off all
era eff00000 efffffff
cp.b 200000 eff00000 100000
md eff00000 10
- protect on all
+
+If you are running the alternate 64MB /CS0 settings and want to update
+the "normal" default 8MB u-boot image, then (built with CONFIG_SYS_ALT_BOOT
+disabled) the steps will become:
+
+ tftp u-boot.bin
+ md 200000 10
+ erase effa0000 efffffff
+ cp.b 200000 effa0000 60000
+ md effa0000 10
Finally, if you are running the alternate 64MB /CS0 settings and want
to update the in-use u-boot image, then (again with CONFIG_SYS_ALT_BOOT
--
2.2.1
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