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Date:      Mon, 17 Jul 2017 11:32:04 -0700
From:      Russell Haley <russ.haley@gmail.com>
To:        Ian Lepore <ian@freebsd.org>
Cc:        freebsd-arm <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: BBB & IMX6 Hummingboard SDIO driver
Message-ID:  <CABx9NuS8kOga-yg3ONv8j%2By8b0T54CUCPYz0EqQORiyHioA0Ug@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 7:30 PM, Ian Lepore <ian@freebsd.org> wrote:
> On Sun, 2017-07-16 at 17:41 -0700, Russell Haley wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm building for a BBB and I think I've got almost everything but I
>> er... can't find the dtb file or the uEnv.txt file. Any help would be
>> grand? I have a feeling I'm going to have to beg/borrow/steal a
>> uEnv.txt file from a pre-built image.
>>
>> As I'm going through the process of re-learning the build steps, i
>> thought of a couple of things that I either didn't see or couldn't
>> find on the website:
>>
>> - A list of boards and their kernel config files
>> - An easy reference on where to find the bits after the build. yes,
>> yes, it's in the handbook.
>> - Since u-boot has been standardised now, it would be nice to have a
>> section on where to get u-boot and the other bits needed to boot.
>>
>> Anyway, I've got an unprecedented week with no work and no kids, so
>> I'm going to do what any sane person would do during a beautiful July
>> summer: play with FreeBSD!
>>
>> My end goal - and this is a stretch target - is to try and adopt
>> Illyia's SDIO driver. I'm not sure how far I'll get, or much time
>> I'll
>> have after my week is up, but that's what my objective is. I've built
>> the system using the kernel config BEAGLEBONE-MMCCAM in the blind
>> hope
>> that it will use his drivers? Once I get that working and can verify
>> it in dtrace (maybe? yet another rabbit hole!) I want to get it
>> working on my IMX6 hummingboard.
>>
>> oh, and I suppose I should open up some code, eh?
>>
>> Okay, now why isn't my PC computer seeing my sd cards? grrr... ;)
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Russ
>
> You don't need a uenv.txt file.  It was always optional, and with the
> latest uboot stuff it's completely gone.
>
> -- Ian
Thanks Ian.

DTB files are apparently generated with buildworld.

https://wiki.freebsd.org/FlattenedDeviceTree

I know they are generated with a specific tool (the name of which I
forget) . I'm surprised it's not it's own target or at least part of
buildkernel.

Russ



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