distro_boot vs. env-based bootmenu

[Simon Glass]

Hi Frank,

On Fri, 21 Apr 2023 at 10:03, Frank Wunderlich <frank-w at public-files.de> wrote:
>
> Maybe you have an idea because your patch removes distro-boot
>
> https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/uboot/patch/20230409084454.v9.8.I4cf7708a1ba953b9abd81375d93af34665c7b251@changeid/
>
> For missing linebreak for autoboot this seems to be a calculation issue
>
> https://source.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/-/blob/master/common/menu.c#L439

Are you able to fix it with a patch?

Or if not, do you have a patch for the 'move to env-based bootmenu' so
I can try it?

Regards,
Simon



>
>
>
> -------- Ursprüngliche Nachricht --------
> Von: Frank Wunderlich <frank-w at public-files.de>
> Gesendet: 12. April 2023 11:22:23 MESZ
> An: u-boot at lists.denx.de
> Betreff: distro_boot vs. env-based bootmenu
>
> Hi,
>
> i try to move from distro-boot (extlinux-config files) to an env-based bootmenu (builtin-environment) for
> my bananapi r2pro.
>
> basicly it works, but i see more bootmenu-entries than i have defined in my environment
>
>  *** U-Boot Boot Menu ***
>
>       1. Boot from SD/EMMC.
>       mmc 1:2
>       mmc 1:3
>       mmc 1:4
>       U-Boot consoleHit any key to stop autoboot: 2
>
> i have only defined one botmenu-entry (first one in uEnv_r2pro.txt)
>
> bootmenu_0=1. Boot from SD/EMMC.=run newboot
> bootmenu_default=0
>
> i guess the 3 mmc 1:x entries are part from distro-boot. i see a series from simon where he drops
> distroboot for rockchip-boards.
>
> https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/uboot/patch/20230409084454.v9.8.I4cf7708a1ba953b9abd81375d93af34665c7b251@changeid/
>
> can anyone explain me where i can disable the mmc 1:x entries? i wanted to leave distro_boot as
> fallback but it seems this is not possible.
>
> maybe i have to disable these?
>
> BOOTMETH_DISTRO [=y]
> DISTRO_DEFAULTS [=y]
>
> can i keep distro-boot (seems to works with env too, but overridden by my builtin env) somehow and drop the mmc-entries from my bootmenu?
>
> any idea why i have no linebreak after u-Boot console?
>
> i use u-boot 2023.04 my source for this conversion/tests is there:
> https://github.com/frank-w/u-boot/tree/2023-04-bpi-r2pro
> using modified configs/evb-rk3568_defconfig
>
> regards Frank
> regards Frank