[U-Boot] [PATCH v1 9/9] ARM: Odroid XU3: Modify Odroid XU3 config to boot by default from SD card

[Anand Moon]

Hi Lukasz,

On 27 July 2018 at 15:26, Lukasz Majewski <lukma at denx.de> wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Jul 2018 14:42:32 +0530
> Anand Moon <linux.amoon at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Lukasz,
>>
>> On 27 July 2018 at 13:54, Lukasz Majewski <lukma at denx.de> wrote:
>> > On Fri, 27 Jul 2018 08:34:15 +0530
>> > Anand Moon <linux.amoon at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi Lukasz,
>> >>
>> >> On 26 July 2018 at 21:23, Lukasz Majewski <lukma at denx.de> wrote:
>> >> > Hi Anand,
>> >> >
>> >> >> Hi Lukasz,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On 26 July 2018 at 03:55, Lukasz Majewski <lukma at denx.de>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> > This commit allows by default booting Odroid XU3 from the SD
>> >> >> > card (when e.g. eMMC module is not present).
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Signed-off-by: Lukasz Majewski <lukma at denx.de>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > ---
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >  include/configs/odroid_xu3.h | 7 +++++--
>> >> >> >  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > diff --git a/include/configs/odroid_xu3.h
>> >> >> > b/include/configs/odroid_xu3.h index
>> >> >> > f495f6219ba9..818a06515cb2 100644 ---
>> >> >> > a/include/configs/odroid_xu3.h +++
>> >> >> > b/include/configs/odroid_xu3.h @@ -94,6 +94,9 @@
>> >> >> >  #undef CONFIG_SYS_BOARD
>> >> >> >  #define CONFIG_SYS_BOARD       "odroid"
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > +#undef CONFIG_SYS_MMC_ENV_DEV
>> >> >> > +#define CONFIG_SYS_MMC_ENV_DEV         2
>> >> >> > +
>> >> >> >  /* Define new extra env settings, including DFU settings */
>> >> >> >  #undef CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS
>> >> >> >  #define CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS \
>> >> >> > @@ -105,8 +108,8 @@
>> >> >> >         "console=" CONFIG_DEFAULT_CONSOLE "\0"\
>> >> >> >         "fdtfile=exynos5422-odroidxu3.dtb\0" \
>> >> >> >         "boardname=odroidxu3\0" \
>> >> >> > -       "mmcbootdev=0\0" \
>> >> >> > -       "mmcrootdev=0\0" \
>> >> >> > +       "mmcbootdev=2\0" \
>> >> >> > +       "mmcrootdev=1\0" \
>> >> >> >         "mmcbootpart=1\0" \
>> >> >> >         "mmcrootpart=2\0" \
>> >> >> >         "dfu_alt_system="CONFIG_DFU_ALT_SYSTEM \
>> >> >> > --
>> >> >> > 2.11.0
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> This changes probably breaks the booting from eMMC on
>> >> >> Odroid-XU4
>> >> >
>> >> > I suppose, that XU4 is also equipped with SD card slot as XU3.
>> >> >
>> >> > Nonetheless, as I don't have eMMC card for mine XU3, the only
>> >> > way to boot my device is SD card.
>> >> >
>> >> > If you believe that this may be a problem, then I can drop this
>> >> > patch.
>> >> >
>> >> > Have you checked patches from 1-8?
>> >> > Does it work for you? If yes, please send tested-by tag.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> Yes you probably need to drop this patch,
>> >> I had some tough time recovering my eMMC back to flash new u-boot.
>> >>
>> >> I have tested my eMMC with default boot.scr its boot good.
>> >> Need to modify the boot.scr to boot into SD card.
>> >
>> > SD card has different layout than eMMC.
>> >
>> > Despite above - you just shall need to apply patch 9/9 to get the
>> > board running from SD card.
>> >
>>
>> Actually SD card are easy to modify and tune with just adding
>> setenv mmcrootdev  "1" to autoboot.cmd from sdcard.
>>
>> but with eMMC module it's bit difficult to make this work,
>
> Ach.... Ok, I see
>
> The problem is when you have both attached - the eMMC and SD card.
>
> In that case I always thought that one shall boot from eMMC and the SD
> card shall be used as an extra storage space.
>
> Also, please keep in mind that IIRC the ROM first tries to boot from
> eMMC, so you need BL1, u-boot placed there if it is present.
>

Can we create a different board initialization file to fine tune the
odroid xu3 platform.
for example Odroid U3 has # board/samsung/odroid/odroid.c

where we can initialize for Odroid XU3 platform boards with following features.
board_clock_init
board_gpio_init
exynos_power_init
board_usb_init
board_leds

Best Regards
-Anand