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1 U-Boot for Odroid X2/U3/XU3/XU4/HC1
2========================
3
41. Summary
5==========
6This is a quick instruction for setup Odroid boards.
7Board config: odroid_config for X2/U3
8Board config: odroid-xu3_config for XU3/XU4/HC1
9
102. Supported devices
11====================
12This U-BOOT config can be used on three boards:
13- Odroid U3
14- Odroid X2
15with CPU Exynos 4412 rev 2.0 and 2GB of RAM
16- Odroid XU3
17- Odroid XU4
18- Odroid HC1
19with CPU Exynos5422 and 2GB of RAM
20
213. Boot sequence
22================
23iROM->BL1->(BL2 + TrustZone)->U-BOOT
24
25This version of U-BOOT doesn't implement SPL. So, BL1, BL2, and TrustZone
26binaries are needed to boot up.
27
28<< X2/U3 >>
29It can be found in "boot.tar.gz" from here:
30http://dev.odroid.com/projects/4412boot/wiki/FrontPage?action=download&value=boot.tar.gz
31or here:
32http://odroid.in/guides/ubuntu-lfs/boot.tar.gz
33
34<< XU3/XU4 >>
35It can be downloaded from:
36https://github.com/hardkernel/u-boot/tree/odroidxu3-v2012.07/sd_fuse/hardkernel_1mb_uboot
37
38
394. Boot media layout
40====================
41The table below shows SD/eMMC cards layout for U-Boot.
42The block offset is starting from 0 and the block size is 512B.
43 -------------------------------------
44|  Binary   | Block offset| part type |
45|   name    | SD   | eMMC |(eMMC only)|
46 -------------------------------------
47| Bl1       | 1    | 0    |  1 (boot) |
48| Bl2       | 31   | 30   |  1 (boot) |
49| U-Boot    | 63   | 62   |  1 (boot) |
50| Tzsw      | 2111 | 2110 |  1 (boot) |
51| Uboot Env | 2560 | 2560 |  0 (user) |
52 -------------------------------------
53
545. Prepare the SD boot card - with SD card reader
55=================================================
56To prepare bootable media you need boot binaries provided by hardkernel.
57From the downloaded files, You can find:
58- bl1.bin
59- tzsw.bin
60- bl2.bin
61- sd_fusing.sh
62- u-boot.bin
63(The file names can be slightly different, but you can distinguish what they are
64without problem)
65
66This is all you need to boot this board. But if you want to use your custom
67U-Boot then you need to change u-boot.bin with your own U-Boot binary*
68and run the script "sd_fusing.sh" - this script is valid only for SD card.
69
70*note:
71The proper binary file of current U-Boot is u-boot-dtb.bin.
72
73quick steps for Linux:
74- Download all files from the link at point 3 and extract it if needed.
75- put any SD card into the SD reader
76- check the device with "dmesg"
77- run ./sd_fusing.sh /dev/sdX - where X is SD card device (but not a partition)
78Check if Hardkernel U-Boot is booting, and next do the same with your U-Boot.
79
806. Prepare the eMMC boot card
81   with a eMMC card reader (boot from eMMC card slot)
82=====================================================
83To boot the device from the eMMC slot you should use a special card reader
84which supports eMMC partition switch. All of the boot binaries are stored
85on the eMMC boot partition which is normally hidden.
86
87The "sd_fusing.sh" script can be used after updating offsets of binaries
88according to the table from point 4. Be sure that you are working on the right
89eMMC partition - its size is usually very small, about 1-4 MiB.
90
917. Prepare the eMMC boot card
92   with a SD card reader (boot from SD card slot)
93=================================================
94If you have an eMMC->microSD adapter you can prepare the card as in point 5.
95But then the device can boot only from the SD card slot.
96
978. Prepare the boot media using Hardkernel U-Boot
98=================================================
99You can update the U-Boot to the custom one if you have a working bootloader
100delivered with the board on the eMMC/SD card. Then follow the steps:
101- install the android fastboot tool
102- connect a micro usb cable to the board
103- on the U-Boot prompt, run command: fastboot (as a root)
104- on the host, run command: "fastboot flash bootloader u-boot-dtb.bin"
105- the custom U-Boot should start after the board resets.
106
1079. Partition layout
108====================
109Default U-Boot environment is setup for fixed partition layout.
110
111Partition table: MSDOS. Disk layout and files as listed in the table below.
112 ----- ------ ------ ------ -------- ---------------------------------
113| Num | Name |  FS  | Size | Offset |         Reguired files          |
114|     |      | Type |  MiB |  MiB   |                                 |
115 ----- ------ ------ ------ -------- ---------------------------------
116|  1  | BOOT | fat  |  100 |   2    |  kernel, fdt**                  |
117|  2  | ROOT | ext4 |   -  |        |  any Linux system               |
118 ----- ------ ------ ------ -------- ---------------------------------
119
120**note:
121Supported fdt files are:
122- exynos4412-odroidx2.dtb
123- exynos4412-odroidu3.dtb
124- exynos5422-odroidxu3.dtb
125- exynos5422-odroidxu3-lite.dtb
126- exynos5422-odroidxu4.dtb
127- exynos5422-odroidhc1.dtb
128
129Supported kernel files are:
130- Image.itb
131- zImage
132- uImage
133
134The default environmental variable "dfu_alt_info" is set* for above layout.
135Each partition size is just an example, dfu_alt_info tries init two partitions.
136The size of each is not important.
137
138*note:
139$dfu_alt_info is set on a boot time and it is concatenated using two variables:
140- $dfu_alt_boot(set dynamically)
141- $dfu_alt_system(from current env).
142
143To add any changes to dfu_alt_info - please modify $dfu_alt_system only.
144Changes are visible after board reset.
145
14610. The environment and booting the kernel
147==========================================
148There are three macros defined in config for various boot options:
149Two for both, kernel with device tree support and also without it:
150- boot_uimg - load uImage
151- boot_zimg - load zImage
152If proper fdt file exists then it will be automatically loaded,
153so for old kernel types, please remove fdt file from boot partition.
154
155The third boot option for multi image support (more info: doc/uImage.FIT/)
156- boot_fit - for binary file: "Image.itb"
157
158Default boot command: "autoboot"
159And the boot sequence is:
160- boot_fit - if "Image.itb" exists
161- boot_zimg - if "zImage" exists
162- boot_uimg - if "uImage" exists
163
16411. USB host support
165====================
166NOTE: This section is only for Odroid X2/U3.
167
168The ethernet can be accessed after starting the USB subsystem in U-Boot.
169The adapter does not come with a preconfigured MAC address, and hence it needs
170to be set before starting USB.
171setenv usbethaddr 02:DE:AD:BE:EF:FF
172
173Note that in this example a locally managed MAC address is chosen. Care should
174be taken to make these MAC addresses unique within the same subnet.
175
176Start the USB subsystem:
177Odroid # setenv usbethaddr 02:DE:AD:BE:EF:FF
178Odroid # usb start
179(Re)start USB...
180USB0:   USB EHCI 1.00
181scanning bus 0 for devices... 4 USB Device(s) found
182       scanning usb for storage devices... 1 Storage Device(s) found
183       scanning usb for ethernet devices... 1 Ethernet Device(s) found
184Odroid #
185
186Automatic IP assignment:
187------------------------
188If the ethernet is connected to a DHCP server (router maybe with DHCP enabled),
189then the below will automatically assign an ip address through DHCP.
190setenv autoload no
191dhcp
192
193Odroid # setenv autoload no
194Odroid # dhcp
195Waiting for Ethernet connection... done.
196BOOTP broadcast 1
197DHCP client bound to address 192.168.1.10 (524 ms)
198Odroid #
199
200Note that this automatically sets the many IP address related variables in
201U-Boot that is obtained from the DHCP server.
202
203Odroid # printenv ipaddr netmask gatewayip dnsip
204ipaddr=192.168.1.10
205netmask=255.255.255.0
206gatewayip=192.168.1.1
207dnsip=192.168.1.1
208
209Ping example:
210The ping command can be used a test to check connectivity. In this example,
211192.168.1.27 is a pingable server in the network.
212Odroid # ping 192.168.1.27
213Waiting for Ethernet connection... done.
214Using sms0 device
215host 192.168.1.27 is alive
216Odroid #
217
218Static IP assignment:
219---------------------
220In the case where there are no DHCP servers in the network, or you want to
221set the IP address statically, it can be done by:
222Odroid # setenv ipaddr 192.168.1.10
223Odroid # ping 192.168.1.27
224Waiting for Ethernet connection... done.
225Using sms0 device
226host 192.168.1.27 is alive
227
228TFTP booting:
229-------------
230Say there exists a tftp server in the network with address 192.168.1.27 and
231it serves a kernel image (zImage.3.17) and a DTB blob (exynos4412-odroidu3.dtb)
232that needs to be loaded and booted. It can be accomplished as below:
233(Assumes that you have setenv usbethaddr, and have not set autoload to no)
234
235Odroid # setenv serverip 192.168.1.27
236Odroid # tftpboot 0x40080000 zImage.3.17
237Waiting for Ethernet connection... done.
238Using sms0 device
239TFTP from server 192.168.1.27; our IP address is 192.168.1.10
240Filename 'zImage.3.17'.
241Load address: 0x40080000
242Loading: #################################################################
243	 #################################################################
244	 #################################################################
245	 #######################
246	 52.7 KiB/s
247done
248Bytes transferred = 3194200 (30bd58 hex)
249Odroid # tftpboot 0x42000000 exynos4412-odroidu3.dtb
250Waiting for Ethernet connection... done.
251Using sms0 device
252TFTP from server 192.168.1.27; our IP address is 192.168.1.10
253Filename 'exynos4412-odroidu3.dtb'.
254Load address: 0x42000000
255Loading: ####
256	 40 KiB/s
257done
258Bytes transferred = 46935 (b757 hex)
259Odroid # printenv bootargs
260bootargs=Please use defined boot
261Odroid # setenv bootargs console=ttySAC1,115200n8 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootwait
262Odroid # bootz 40080000 - 42000000
263Kernel image @ 0x40080000 [ 0x000000 - 0x30bd58 ]
264## Flattened Device Tree blob at 42000000
265   Booting using the fdt blob at 0x42000000
266   Loading Device Tree to 4fff1000, end 4ffff756 ... OK
267
268Starting kernel ...
269
270[    0.000000] Booting Linux on physical CPU 0xa00
271... etc ...
272
273In the above example you can substitute 'dhcp' for 'tftpboot' as well.
274
275USB Storage booting:
276--------------------
277Similarly we can use the USB storage to load the kernel image/initrd/fdt etc
278and boot. For this example, there is a USB drive plugged in. It has a FAT
2791st partition and an EXT 2nd partition. Using the generic FS (ls/load) makes
280it even easier to work with FAT/EXT file systems.
281For this example the second EXT partition is used for booting and as rootfs.
282The boot files - kernel and the dtb are present in the /boot directory of the
283second partition.
284
285Odroid # usb start
286(Re)start USB...
287USB0:   USB EHCI 1.00
288scanning bus 0 for devices... 4 USB Device(s) found
289       scanning usb for storage devices... 1 Storage Device(s) found
290       scanning usb for ethernet devices...
291Error: sms0 address not set.		<----- Note the error as usbethaddr
292Warning: failed to set MAC address	<----- is not set.
2931 Ethernet Device(s) found
294Odroid # usb part 0
295
296Partition Map for USB device 0  --   Partition Type: DOS
297
298Part	Start Sector	Num Sectors	UUID		Type
299  1	3072      	263168    	000c4046-01	06
300  2	266240    	13457408  	000c4046-02	83
301
302Odroid # ls usb 0:2 /boot
303<DIR>       4096 .
304<DIR>       4096 ..
305             353 boot.scr
306             281 boot.txt
307          101420 config-3.8.13.23
308         2127254 initrd.img-3.8.13.23
309         2194825 uInitrd
310         2194825 uInitrd-3.8.13.23
311         2453112 zImage
312          101448 config-3.8.13.26
313         2127670 uInitrd-3.8.13.26
314         2127606 initrd.img-3.8.13.26
315         3194200 zImage.3.17                    <--- Kernel
316           46935 exynos4412-odroidu3.dtb        <--- DTB
317Odroid # load usb 0:2 40080000 /boot/zImage.3.17
3183194200 bytes read in 471 ms (6.5 MiB/s)
319Odroid # load usb 0:2 42000000 /boot/exynos4412-odroidu3.dtb
32046935 bytes read in 233 ms (196.3 KiB/s)
321Odroid # setenv bootargs console=ttySAC1,115200n8 root=/dev/sda2 rootwait
322Odroid # bootz 40080000 - 42000000
323Kernel image @ 0x40080000 [ 0x000000 - 0x30bd58 ]
324## Flattened Device Tree blob at 42000000
325   Booting using the fdt blob at 0x42000000
326   Loading Device Tree to 4fff1000, end 4ffff756 ... OK
327
328Starting kernel ...
329
330[    0.000000] Booting Linux on physical CPU 0xa00
331
332Please refer to README.usb for additional information.
333