[Pogoplug Mobile] Install uBoot/Debian (48 replies)

Flashing uBoot and uBoot envs to the PogoMobile from Debian or ArchLinux ARM
Note: This was previously posted in http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?3,7477,10982#msg-10982 but reposted here so it's easier to find)


- Download Davy's uBoot image (April 8th 2012)
uboot.nandpogoV4-MMC-mtdparts-noSATA.kwb

See this thread for uBoot image: http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?3,7477,page=1

- Download Jeff's uBoot envs image
http://download.doozan.com/uboot/files/environment/uboot.environment

- Make sure the tools are in place and the uBoot enviroment definition is at the right place
(I'm using Debian wheezy and the fw_envs tools is available):

# which flash_erase
/usr/sbin/flash_erase
# which nandwrite
/usr/sbin/nandwrite

# cat /etc/fw_env.config 
# MTD device name	Device offset	Env. size	Flash sector size	Number of sectors
/dev/mtd0 0xc0000 0x20000 0x20000

- Flash uBoot

# flash_erase /dev/mtd0 0 4
Erase Total 4 Units
Performing Flash Erase of length 131072 at offset 0x60000 done

# nandwrite /dev/mtd0 uboot.nandpogoV4-MMC-mtdparts-noSATA.kwb 
Writing data to block 0 at offset 0x0
Writing data to block 1 at offset 0x20000
Writing data to block 2 at offset 0x40000
Writing data to block 3 at offset 0x60000

- At this point, I believe you can boot with SD card. Because Davy's uBoot is set up for that.
However, for me to get a warm and fuzzy feeling, I'd like to be a little bit more sure, so I flashed the uBoot envs image from Jeff's script.

- Flash uboot.environment to 0xC0000

# /usr/sbin/flash_erase /dev/mtd0 0xc0000 1
Erase Total 1 Units
Performing Flash Erase of length 131072 at offset 0xc0000 done

# /usr/sbin/nandwrite -s 786432 /dev/mtd0 uboot.environment 
Writing data to block 6 at offset 0xc0000

- Confirm that all envs are shown without error:

# fw_printenv
ethact=egiga0
bootdelay=3
baudrate=115200
arcNumber=2097
mainlineLinux=yes
console=ttyS0,115200
led_init=green blinking
led_exit=green off
led_error=orange blinking
mtdparts=mtdparts=orion_nand:1M(u-boot),4M(uImage),32M(rootfs),-(data)
mtdids=nand0=orion_nand
partition=nand0,2
stdin=serial
stdout=serial
stderr=serial
rescue_installed=0
rescue_set_bootargs=setenv bootargs console=$console ubi.mtd=2 root=ubi0:rootfs ro rootfstype=ubifs $mtdparts $rescue_custom_params
rescue_bootcmd=if test $rescue_installed -eq 1; then run rescue_set_bootargs; nand read.e 0x800000 0x100000 0x400000; bootm 0x800000; else run pogo_bootcmd; fi
pogo_bootcmd=if fsload uboot-original-mtd0.kwb; then go 0x800200; fi
force_rescue=0
force_rescue_bootcmd=if test $force_rescue -eq 1 || ext2load usb 0:1 0x1700000 /rescueme 1 || fatload usb 0:1 0x1700000 /rescueme.txt 1; then run rescue_bootcmd; fi
ubifs_mtd=3
ubifs_set_bootargs=setenv bootargs console=$console ubi.mtd=$ubifs_mtd root=ubi0:rootfs rootfstype=ubifs $mtdparts $ubifs_custom_params
ubifs_bootcmd=run ubifs_set_bootargs; if ubi part data && ubifsmount rootfs && ubifsload 0x800000 /boot/uImage && ubifsload 0x1100000 /boot/uInitrd; then bootm 0x800000 0x1100000; fi
usb_scan=usb_scan_done=0;for scan in $usb_scan_list; do run usb_scan_$scan; if test $usb_scan_done -eq 0 && ext2load usb $usb 0x800000 /boot/uImage 1; then usb_scan_done=1; echo "Found bootable drive on usb $usb"; setenv usb_device $usb; setenv usb_root /dev/$dev; fi; done
usb_scan_list=1 2 3 4
usb_scan_1=usb=0:1 dev=sda1
usb_scan_2=usb=1:1 dev=sdb1
usb_scan_3=usb=2:1 dev=sdc1
usb_scan_4=usb=3:1 dev=sdd1
usb_init=run usb_scan
usb_device=0:1
usb_root=/dev/sda1
usb_rootfstype=ext2
usb_rootdelay=10
usb_set_bootargs=setenv bootargs console=$console root=$usb_root rootdelay=$usb_rootdelay rootfstype=$usb_rootfstype $mtdparts $usb_custom_params
usb_bootcmd=run usb_init; run usb_set_bootargs; run usb_boot
usb_boot=mw 0x800000 0 1; ext2load usb $usb_device 0x800000 /boot/uImage; if ext2load usb $usb_device 0x1100000 /boot/uInitrd; then bootm 0x800000 0x1100000; else bootm 0x800000; fi
bootcmd=usb start; run force_rescue_bootcmd; run ubifs_bootcmd; run usb_bootcmd; usb stop; run rescue_bootcmd; run pogo_bootcmd; reset

- Adjust MTD parts

# fw_setenv mtdparts 'mtdparts=orion_nand:2M(u-boot),3M(uImage),3M(uImage2),8M(failsafe),112M(root)'
# fw_printenv mtdparts
mtdparts=mtdparts=orion_nand:2M(u-boot),3M(uImage),3M(uImage2),8M(failsafe),112M(root)

- Set up netconsole (change serverip and ipaddr to appropriate numbers in your network)

# fw_setenv serverip 192.168.0.220
# fw_setenv ipaddr 192.168.0.230
# fw_setenv if_netconsole 'ping $serverip'
# fw_setenv start_netconsole 'setenv ncip $serverip; setenv bootdelay 10; setenv stdin nc; setenv stdout nc; setenv stderr nc; version;'
# fw_setenv preboot 'run if_netconsole start_netconsole'

- At this point you can only boot with a USB rootfs, since Jeff's uBoot env image did not have MMC boot.

- To boot with SD card, set uBoot envs:

# fw_setenv bootcmd 'usb start; run force_rescue_bootcmd; run ubifs_bootcmd; run usb_bootcmd; usb stop; run mmc_bootcmd'
# fw_setenv mmc_bootcmd 'mmc init; mmc init;ext2load mmc 0:1 0x00800000 /boot/uImage; if ext2load mmc 0:1 0x01100000 /boot/uInitrd; then bootm 0x800000 0x1100000; else bootm 0x800000; fi'

- If you have a kernel that supportsPogoplug V4 then set arcNumber and machid.
Warning: don't do this if you're not sure, because it won't boot with a vanilla kernel after the arcNumber changed from 2097.
A vanilla Debian or Arch should boot fine with arcNumber 2097.

# fw_setenv arcNumber 3960
# fw_setenv machid F78

- Shutdown and cold start with Debian or Arch rootfs


Addendum:
Thanks to dhead for pointing out that the mmc_init does not seem to work the first time, so the work around in mmc_bootcmd is to include it twice:

# fw_setenv mmc_bootcmd 'mmc init; mmc init;ext2load mmc 0:1 0x00800000 /boot/uImage; if ext2load mmc 0:1 0x01100000 /boot/uInitrd; then bootm 0x800000 0x1100000; else bootm 0x800000; fi'