From: Craig H. <cr...@hu...> - 2004-12-20 23:54:19
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Not as far as I know -- and the only difference from a software point of view between the orig and F is actually on the waysmall buddy not the gumstix board itself -- on the original waysmall buddy, different GPIO lines were used for the USB signaling. C On Dec 20, 2004, at 2:43 PM, Benny Simonsen wrote: > Craig > > It's the same story with r48 from SF so I guess the original stix I > have has > some kind of problem (other users were able to use the new bootloader). > Just to be curious are there different HW versions of the original > stix? > > > /Benny > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Craig Hughes" <cr...@hu...> > To: <gum...@li...> > Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 8:33 PM > Subject: Re: [Gumstix-users] u-boot on the original gumstix > > >> Benny, >> >> part of the reason for moving from 1.0.0 to 1.1.1 was that the *only* >> place that could compile the original 1.0.0 code which was being >> burned >> on those original stix was Gordon's laptop (which just died two weeks >> ago actually). When I moved us over to a "real" build system, it was >> much easier to get 1.1.1 working than trying to reproduce the system >> Gordon had under cygwin on his machine. At the time, I was testing >> releases against both the original and the F gumstix, and it was >> working -- though I have to admit I haven't tested a -orig for a while >> now, and something may have broken. >> >> Could you try -r48, which is on sf.net and see if that works -- I >> think >> that was the first release we did for the new u-boot, and was tested >> on >> an original stix. >> >> C >> >> On Dec 20, 2004, at 3:20 AM, Benny Simonsen wrote: >> >>> Hi Philip >>> >>> Thanks for the suggestion, but unfortunately the result were the >>> same. >>> No problems to start the new bootloader from RAM, but it refuse to >>> start >>> from flash so I guess it must have something to do with the low level >>> init >>> which will be done only during boot from flash. >>> Anyone who has the old gumstix related source for U-Boot 1.0.0 (Mar >>> 29 >>> 2004 - 20:43:43)? >>> >>> >>> /Benny >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Philip White" <ph...@th...> >>> To: <gum...@li...> >>> Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 1:36 AM >>> Subject: RE: [Gumstix-users] u-boot on the original gumstix >>> >>> >>>> Benny, >>>> >>>> This is how I managed it (copied from original post): >>>> >>>> *** Updating original gumstix u-boot when flashing in v1.0.0 is >>>> buggy. >>> (THE >>>> TWO UBOOT MONTY!) *** >>>> NOTE: I have found this works for me, and was desperate enough to >>>> risk bricking my gumstix, but maybe I was lucky. >>>> USE AT YOUR OWN RISK >>>> >>>> 1. Get a root_fs and uboot image suitable for the gumstix in >>>> question >>> (E.g. >>>> from http://sourceforge.net/projects/gumstix or via using the >>>> buildroot to >>>> make your own) - I found both worked ok for me. Copy them to you >>>> mmc >>> card, >>>> or have them handy on your PC that is used to connect to the stix >>>> via >>>> a >>>> serial connection ready to transfer. >>>> 2. Boot up the gumstix, and interrupt the u-boot autoboot by >>>> pressing >>>> a >>> key. >>>> >>>> 3. Load the u-boot image: >>>> >>>> EITHER serially from PC: >>>> >>>> GUM> loadb A2000000 >>>> >>>> Then start the transfer via Kermit from your PC of uboot.bin >>>> >>>> OR via mmc (note the mmcinit needs to be done twice for some reason) >>>> >>>> GUM> mmcinit >>>> GUM> mmcinit >>>> GUM> fatload mmc 1 a2000000 uboot.bin >>>> >>>> 4. Launch the new 1.1.1 (or later) uboot from ram. >>>> >>>> GUM> go a2000000 >>>> >>>> 5. Interrupt the uboot autoboot, as before. Then load a fresh copy >>>> into >>> ram >>>> - this will then get copied to flash. >>>> NOTE: we load it into 0xA3000000 not A2000000 >>>> >>>> EITHER (for serial loaders) >>>> GUM> loadb A3000000 >>>> >>>> OR (for mmc loaders) >>>> GUM> mmcinit >>>> GUM> mmcinit >>>> GUM> fatload mmc 1 a3000000 uboot.bin >>>> >>>> 6. Unprotect and erase the uboot area of flash - BE CAREFUL >>>> >>>> GUM> prot off 1:0-1 >>>> GUM> era 1:0-1 >>>> >>>> 7. Copy the uboot into flash, and then reprotect the flash >>>> >>>> GUM> cp.b a3000000 0 ${filesize} >>>> GUM> prot on 1:0-1 >>>> >>>> 8. Set the right uboot settings (note this is one long command - no >>>> word >>>> wraps) >>>> >>>> GUM> set bootcmd fsload a2000000 boot/uImage\;bootm a2000000 set >>>> bootargs console=ttyS0,115200n8 root=1f02 rootfstype=jffs2 noinitrd >>>> reboot=cold,hard save >>>> >>>> >>>> 9. Save the new u-boot environment to flash >>>> >>>> GUM> saveenv >>>> >>>> Now you can powercycle the gumstix, and all being well you'll have a >>>> u pto >>>> date uboot that can load the current rootfs images correctly. >>>> >>>> *** Loading root fs to flash can now be done as described on the >>>> wiki >>>> E.g. >>>> http://www.gumstix.org/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php?page=U-Boot or >>>> http://www.gumstix.org/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php?page=Tutorial >>>> >>>> DONE >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: gum...@li... >>>> [mailto:gum...@li...] On Behalf Of >>>> Benny >>>> Simonsen >>>> Sent: 19 December 2004 18:13 >>>> To: gum...@li... >>>> Subject: [Gumstix-users] u-boot on the original gumstix >>>> >>>> Hi >>>> >>>> I have been away from the Gumstix for some time, but did find the >>>> original >>>> stix buried below a lot of dust. >>>> I did try to install the u-boot which were build from Rev. 293 >>>> without >>>> success (dead stix). After that I did try to install the version >>>> from >>>> sourceforge (r152) with the same result. >>>> Downgrading to U-Boot 1.0.0 (Mar 29 2004 - 20:43:43) "solved" the >>>> problem, >>>> but I don't have the source for that one so can't see what has >>>> changed in >>>> the initial setup. >>>> >>>> Ok why upgrade the bootloader? My problem with the original stix has >>> always >>>> been unreliable startup and I did hope that a new bootloader might >>>> help on >>>> that problem. >>>> >>>> Question: Has anyone had success with installing a "new" bootloader >>>> on the >>>> original stix? Anyone who can explain why the new bootloader can't >>>> be >>>> used >>>> on the original stix? >>>> >>>> >>>> /Benny >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------- >>>> SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide >>>> Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real >>>> users. >>>> Discover which products truly live up to the hype. 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