Re: [Gumstix-users] Have I just bricked my gumstix?

[Luis E. G. <lg...@bl...>]

Hey guys has any of you tried compiling and installing u-boot 1.3.x?
u-boot 1.2.0 is a bit old - I know it works great but I would like to  
see if anyone has tried 1.3.x

Dave thanks for writting about the pinit on command it will be a great  
way to test it.

Luis


On Jun 28, 2008, at 8:28 AM, Dave Hylands wrote:

> Hi Chuck,
>
>> So how do I proceed from here?
>> 1. Power it off? Reboot?
>> 2. Get back into GUM> mode?
>> 3. Update the u-boot to 1.2.0?
>> 4. THEN repeat the steps I performed originally?
>
> You didn't hoop u-boot, so its safe to power off. When you reboot, it
> will still fail to boot the kernel.
>
> To get your kernel working again, you'd need to go back to an older
> build (like 1161).
>
> I'm going to assume that the uboot.bin file you've already got is  
> 1.2.0.
>
> Personally, I like to test out a new uboot before burning it
> permanently. To test it out (on the connex), do this (from the GUM>
> prompt):
>
> pinit on
> fatload ide 0 a3f00000 uboot.bin
> go a3f00000
>
> This will launch the new u-boot.bin file. Verify that the version
> printed is 1.2.0. If you let it run, it should load your kernel and
> boot it. Note that this isn't permanent and once you power off, then
> you're back to where you started.
>
> Once you've tested it, then go and burn it.
>
> pinit on
> fatload ide 0 a2000000 uboot.bin
> protect off 1:0-1
> erase 1:0-1
> cp.b a2000000 0 $filesize
>
> Note that the destination address in the cp.b command is 0 for u-boot,
> rather than the 40000 used by the filesystem.
>
> -- 
> Dave Hylands
> Vancouver, BC, Canada
> http://www.DaveHylands.com/
>
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