Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 13:31:19 -0700 From: Russell Haley <russ.haley@gmail.com> To: Rui Paulo <rpaulo@me.com> Cc: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Digi CCWMX53 Message-ID: <CABx9NuTU=E7ceQ=5=Qk%2B=e9jwLjnJZf2Lr70d7XbwAYRD5nd7Q@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <C439A1ED-8AA0-4CA5-B375-D80E8BD4C624@me.com> References: <CABx9NuQr%2BdEb_yj3ypEe6Sb_qPY%2BqP74n0x1K5=_K6Zoio2vkw@mail.gmail.com> <C439A1ED-8AA0-4CA5-B375-D80E8BD4C624@me.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Rui,
So no MTD means the NAND on the SOM is out, but can I boot the kernel and
load rootfs from the microSD, like in this example:
-
ARNDALE5250 # setenv bootcmd "fatload mmc 0:1 0x40f00000
kernel.bin; go 0x40f00000" ARNDALE5250 # saveenv ARNDALE5250 # boot
from https://wiki.freebsd.org/FreeBSD/arm/ArndaleBoard
On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 10:56 PM, Rui Paulo <rpaulo@me.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> > On Sep 26, 2014, at 22:38, Russell Haley <russ.haley@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am trying to build for a DIgi CCWMX53 and was actually able to get a
> > kernel to build (holy cow I did it!!!) but I have failed to get it to
> boot.
> > I'll outline my steps below but I am also seeking answers for the
> following
> > questions:
> >
> > 1) Can anyone give me the correct u-boot enviroment variables or
> reference
> > to the u-boot process to boot the completed freebsd kernel. Specifically
> on
> > a CCWMX53 if possible, but I have linux references to port from. Where
> > would I look for an example?
>
> This is my setup:
>
> https://wiki.freebsd.org/Digi-CCWMX53
>
> I boot from the network because we don't support the MTD flash layout
> yet. We can put a kernel in flash, but the kernel won't be able to read
> the MTD partition layout and we can't boot rootfs from there. You can use
> a USB stick.
>
> If you want to build U-Boot from source on FreeBSD, here's my fork:
> https://github.com/rpaulo/uboot-ccwmx53-digi
>
> > 2) Do I need to create a cross compiler? Reference 1 says yes, reference
> > two says no. Help!
>
> You always need it when building on x86.
>
> > Okay this is my process. It is performed in a 9.1-RELEASE jail within a
> > PC-BSD 10 VM with 4 GB ram and 4 cores.
> >
> > svn checkout https://svn0.us-west.FreeBSD.org/base/head /usr/src
> >
> > cd /usr/src
> >
> > make TARGET=arm TARGET_ARCH=arm -j10 buildworld
> >
> > make TARGET=arm TARGET_ARCH=arm KERNCONF=DIGI-CCWMX53 buildkernel
>
> Like Warner said, you need armv6.
>
> --
> Rui Paulo
>
>
>
>
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?CABx9NuTU=E7ceQ=5=Qk%2B=e9jwLjnJZf2Lr70d7XbwAYRD5nd7Q>