Difference between revisions of "NAND flash boot rootfs"
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==Reflash factory image== | ==Reflash factory image== | ||
===Notes=== | ===Notes=== | ||
− | * | + | * Will overwrite software/firmware or corrupt flash partition |
* To update u-boot images, device tree and kernel - booting from micro SD card is not required. | * To update u-boot images, device tree and kernel - booting from micro SD card is not required. | ||
− | * To update rootfs - boot from micro SD card otherwise a mounted flash partition will be rewritten, get corrupt and the camera | + | * To update rootfs - boot from micro SD card otherwise a mounted flash partition will be rewritten, get corrupt and the camera might not boot - to recover, boot from micro SD card and reflash rootfs partition. |
* '''boot.bin''', '''u-boot-dtb.img''' - most likely won't need updating at all. Only if their partitions get corrupt | * '''boot.bin''', '''u-boot-dtb.img''' - most likely won't need updating at all. Only if their partitions get corrupt | ||
− | ** As Zynq's BootROM performs 32KB jumps within the first 128MiB of flash in the search of a boot.bin header with a correct checksum it is possible to flash a few backup images to the 1st flash partition (mtd0) in the device tree. The partition size is 1MB, boot.bin size is normally around 100KB (<192KB - Zynq OCM requirement) | + | ** As Zynq's BootROM performs 32KB jumps within the first 128MiB of flash in the search of a boot.bin header with a correct checksum it is possible to flash a few backup images to the 1st flash partition (mtd0) in the device tree. The partition size is 1MB, boot.bin size is normally around 100KB (<192KB - Zynq's OCM requirement) |
===Instructions=== | ===Instructions=== | ||
− | * Use files from ''' | + | * Use files from '''elphel393/bootable-images/elphel393/nand/''' |
** '''boot.bin''' | ** '''boot.bin''' | ||
** '''u-boot-dtb.img''' | ** '''u-boot-dtb.img''' | ||
** '''devicetree.dtb''' | ** '''devicetree.dtb''' | ||
** '''uImage''' | ** '''uImage''' | ||
− | ** '''rootfs. | + | ** '''rootfs.ubi''' or '''rootfs.ubifs''' |
− | * Copy all | + | |
− | * Boot from micro SD card (<font color='red'>important for rootfs | + | * Copy all files to a micro SD card directly or over network if the system is online. |
+ | * Boot from the micro SD card (<font color='red'>important for rootfs update</font>) | ||
* Reflash what is needed: | * Reflash what is needed: | ||
** Reflash SPL ('''boot.bin''', /dev/mtd0) | ** Reflash SPL ('''boot.bin''', /dev/mtd0) |
Revision as of 15:21, 16 December 2016
Reflash factory image
Notes
- Will overwrite software/firmware or corrupt flash partition
- To update u-boot images, device tree and kernel - booting from micro SD card is not required.
- To update rootfs - boot from micro SD card otherwise a mounted flash partition will be rewritten, get corrupt and the camera might not boot - to recover, boot from micro SD card and reflash rootfs partition.
- boot.bin, u-boot-dtb.img - most likely won't need updating at all. Only if their partitions get corrupt
- As Zynq's BootROM performs 32KB jumps within the first 128MiB of flash in the search of a boot.bin header with a correct checksum it is possible to flash a few backup images to the 1st flash partition (mtd0) in the device tree. The partition size is 1MB, boot.bin size is normally around 100KB (<192KB - Zynq's OCM requirement)
Instructions
- Use files from elphel393/bootable-images/elphel393/nand/
- boot.bin
- u-boot-dtb.img
- devicetree.dtb
- uImage
- rootfs.ubi or rootfs.ubifs
- Copy all files to a micro SD card directly or over network if the system is online.
- Boot from the micro SD card (important for rootfs update)
- Reflash what is needed:
- Reflash SPL (boot.bin, /dev/mtd0)
cd <path-to-image-files> # boot.bin # mtd0 is 1MB (8 eraseblocks,128K = 1 block, there are 64 pages of 2048 per block) # erase only first 2 blocks, other block are reserved for copies flash_unlock /dev/mtd0 flash_erase /dev/mtd0 0 2 nandwrite -n /dev/mtd0 -p boot.bin
- Reflash u-boot (u-boot-dtb.img, /dev/mtd1)
cd <path-to-image-files> # u-boot-dtb.img # mtd1 is 4M (32 eraseblocks,128K = 1 block, there are 64 pages of 2048 per block) # erase only the 1st 8 blocks as image is <1M, leave unused area for backup copies flash_unlock /dev/mtd1 flash_erase /dev/mtd1 0 8 nandwrite -n /dev/mtd1 -p u-boot-dtb.img
- Reflash devicetree (devicetree.dtb, /dev/mtd2)
cd <path-to-image-files> # u-boot-dtb.img # mtd2 is 1M (8 eraseblocks,128K = 1 block, there are 64 pages of 2048 per block) flash_unlock /dev/mtd2 flash_erase /dev/mtd2 0 8 nandwrite -n /dev/mtd2 -p devicetree.dtb
- Reflash kernel (uImage, /dev/mtd3)
cd <path-to-image-files> # uImage # mtd3 is 16M (128 eraseblocks,128K = 1 block, there are 64 pages of 2048 per block) flash_unlock /dev/mtd3 flash_erase /dev/mtd3 0 128 nandwrite -n /dev/mtd3 -p uImage
- For rootfs there are 2 options:
- update - recommended, rootfs.ubifs
- reflash - radical, rootfs.ubi
- For rootfs there are 2 options:
Update:
flash_unlock /dev/mtd4 ubiattach /dev/ubi_ctrl -m 4 # NOT NEEDED: ubimkvol /dev/ubi0 -N elphel393-rootfs -s 256MiB ubiupdatevol /dev/ubi0_0 rootfs.ubifs # # read: http://www.linux-mtd.infradead.org/faq/ubifs.html # read: http://free-electrons.com/blog/creating-flashing-ubi-ubifs-images/ # read: http://www.linux-mtd.infradead.org/doc/ubi.html#L_volupdate # read: http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.mtd/39415
Reflash:
cd <path-to-image-files> flash_unlock /dev/mtd4 flash_erase /dev/mtd4 0 2048 ubiformat /dev/mtd4 -f rootfs.ubi -s 2048 -O 2048
Note: Considering to store the u-boot (probably not, because 192K-max-boot.bin might not fit UBIFS driver), device tree and kernel on UBIFS partitions in future.