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Program root file system into eMMC flash
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== History ==
!Version
!Date
!XUELK SDVX version
!Hardware Part Nr
!Notes
|1.0.0
|September 2018
|[[AXEL_ULite_and_SBC_Lynx_Embedded_Linux_Kit_SDV04_Embedded_Linux_Kit_(SDVX)#SDVX_1.0.0|SDVX 1.0.0]]|XUBE0000I1RSDV040000C0R
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This document was written and tested with the software/hardware combination described in the history table above. However, it contains general concepts that can be adapted on any DAVE Embedded Systems' Linux platform.
{{ImportantMessage|text=The following programming examples are intended for <b>laboratory usage</b> or for ''preliminary deployment strategy''.<br><br>A complete deployment strategy has to be carefully identifiyed taking into account the overall arguments like: boot speed, safe boot, recovery mechanisms, watchdog supervisor, etc.}}   We'll explain how to program and configure an [[:Category:SDVX |SDVX]] to boot in standalone mode, without the need of a system microSD card or an NFS server, with two threee options:* booting with NOR and NAND internal storage** in this configuration the primary boot images will be fetched fomr NOR flash storage, while the root file system will be fetched from NAND flash
* booting with NAND only
** In in this configuration the whole system will boot without the need of a NOR flash storage, all images and the root file system will be fetched from NAND flash.
* booting with eMMC only
** In in this configuration the whole system will boot without the need of a NOR flash /NAND flashes storage, all images and the root file system will be fetched from NAND eMMC flash.
== Storing root file system into NAND flash (only Lite) Program boot images ...==This is a common step for both booting options.
* Boot the system via SD or NFS as described in the e [[SDV04 Embedded Linux Kit (SDVX)#Quick_start_guide{{ImportantMessage|Quick start guide]]* By default, text=Select the NAND is already partitioned to allow booting from NANDproper <code>u-only (see next section) andboot</code>, thus, some partitions are reserved for U-boot <code>kernel</code> and kernel images. Here we won't modify this default configuration. The [[Memory Tecnology Device (MTD)|MTD]] partitions can be dumped with <code>/proc/mtddevice tree</code> (binary images according to the partition's name should be self-explanatory)Axel Lite or Axel ULite SOM used}}
== Storing boot images ...==
==... into NOR flash ==
 ===Uu-Boot===Update to the latest u-boot version allows usage of u-boot environment variables available. <pre class="board-terminal">=> run loadUsing FEC deviceTFTP from server 192.168.0.13; our IP address is 192.168.0.89Filename 'sdvx/u-boot/sdvx-1.0.0_mx6dl_sfczg_spi_u-boot.imx'.Load address: 0x12000000Loading: ################################################################# ################################################################# ## 1.4 MiB/sdoneBytes transferred = 671788 (a402c hex)=> run spi_updateSF: Detected S25FL256S with page size 64 KiB, total 32 MiB=></pre> ===Linux kernel image and device tree=== We assume that the following environment variables are present in u-boot: <pre>loadk=tftpboot ${loadaddr} ${serverip}:${bootfile}loadfdt=tftpboot ${fdtaddr} ${serverip}:${fdtfile}spi_updatek=sf erase 200000 800000; sf write ${loadaddr} 200000 ${filesize}spi_updatefdt=sf erase 180000 80000; sf write ${fdtaddr} 180000 ${filesize}spi_loadk=sf read ${loadaddr} 200000 800000spi_loadfdt=sf read ${fdtaddr} 180000 80000spi_nand=sf probe; run spi_loadk spi_loadfdt nandargs addcons addmisc; if run configid_fixupfdt; then bootm ${loadaddr} - ${fdtaddr}; fi</pre> * Update the <code>bootfile</code> and <code>fdtfile</code> environment variables to fit the filename as found inside the TFTP server.* Program kernel and device tree on NOR flash with the following U-Boot command <pre class="board-terminal">sf probe; run loadk spi_updatek loadfdt spi_updatefdt</pre> E.g.: <pre class="board-terminal">=> sf probe; run loadk spi_updatek loadfdt spi_updatefdtSF: Detected S25FL256S with page size 64 KiB, total 32 MiBUsing FEC deviceTFTP from server 192.168.0.13; our IP address is 192.168.0.98Filename 'sdvx/linux/sdvx-1.0.0_lite_uImage'.Load address: 0x12000000Loading: ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ############################################# 1.6 MiB/sdoneBytes transferred = 6437016 (623898 hex)Using FEC deviceTFTP from server 192.168.0.13; our IP address is 192.168.0.89Filename 'sdvx/linux/sdvx-1.0.0_lite_imx6dl-sfczg-cb0043.dtb'.Load address: 0x18000000Loading: ######### 1.2 MiB/sdoneBytes transferred = 42547 (a633 hex)=></pre> Reboot the system and configure U-Boot to apply the new configuration <pre class="board-terminal">=> setenv bootcmd run spi_nand=> saveenv</pre> 
== ... into NAND flash ==
===Uu-Boot===u-boot on NAND flash must be programmed using NXP <code>kobs-ng</code> utility: this tool is required for writing the correct u-boot image on NAND storing all information needed by bootrom to identify the NAND as a boot device. Here below an example:* boot the system via SD on NFS* uses a rfs with <b>kobs-ng</b> utility available on it (e.g. DAVE's rfs provided with XELK)* copy the related u-boot imx image file on nfs /home/root (for example)* execute kobs-ng passing the parameters for flashing u-boot on NAND <pre class="board-terminal">root@imx6qxelk:~# kobs-ng -x -v -w sdvx-1.0.0_mx6dl_sfczg_nand_u-boot.imxMTD CONFIG: chip_0_device_path = "/dev/mtd0" chip_1_device_path = "(null)" search_exponent = 2 data_setup_time = 80 data_hold_time = 60 address_setup_time = 25 data_sample_time = 6 row_address_size = 3 column_address_size = 2 read_command_code1 = 0 read_command_code2 = 48 boot_stream_major_version = 1 boot_stream_minor_version = 0 boot_stream_sub_version = 0 ncb_version = 3 boot_stream_1_address = 0 boot_stream_2_address = 0 -- We add the 1k-padding to the uboot..tmp_kobs_ng: verifying using key '00000000000000000000000000000000'.tmp_kobs_ng: is a valid bootstream for key '00000000000000000000000000000000'mtd: use new bch layout raw access modemtd: opening: "/dev/mtd0"NFC geometry : ECC Strength : 2 Page Size in Bytes : 2071 Metadata size : 10 ECC Chunk Size in byte : 512 ECC Chunk count : 4 Block Mark Byte Offset : 2028 Block Mark Bit Offset : 2====================================================mtd: opened '/dev/mtd0' - '(null)'mtd: max_boot_stream_size_in_bytes = 3670016mtd: boot_stream_size_in_bytes = 672812mtd: boot_stream_size_in_pages = 329mtd: #1 0x00100000 - 0x00480000 (0x001a442c)mtd: #2 0x00480000 - 0x00800000 (0x0052442c)FCB m_u32Checksum = 0x00000000 m_u32FingerPrint = 0x20424346 m_u32Version = 0x01000000 m_NANDTiming.m_u8DataSetup = 80 m_NANDTiming.m_u8DataHold = 60 m_NANDTiming.m_u8AddressSetup = 25 m_NANDTiming.m_u8DSAMPLE_TIME = 6 m_u32PageDataSize = 2048 m_u32TotalPageSize = 2112 m_u32SectorsPerBlock = 64 m_u32NumberOfNANDs = 0 m_u32TotalInternalDie = 0 m_u32CellType = 0 m_u32EccBlockNEccType = 1 m_u32EccBlock0Size = 512 m_u32EccBlockNSize = 512 m_u32EccBlock0EccType = 1 m_u32MetadataBytes = 10 m_u32NumEccBlocksPerPage = 3 m_u32EccBlockNEccLevelSDK = 0 m_u32EccBlock0SizeSDK = 0 m_u32EccBlockNSizeSDK = 0 m_u32EccBlock0EccLevelSDK = 0 m_u32NumEccBlocksPerPageSDK = 0 m_u32MetadataBytesSDK = 0 m_u32EraseThreshold = 0 m_u32Firmware1_startingPage = 512 m_u32Firmware2_startingPage = 2304 m_u32PagesInFirmware1 = 329 m_u32PagesInFirmware2 = 329 m_u32DBBTSearchAreaStartAddress = 256 m_u32BadBlockMarkerByte = 2028 m_u32BadBlockMarkerStartBit = 2 m_u32BBMarkerPhysicalOffset = 2048 m_u32BCHType = 0 m_NANDTMTiming.m_u32TMTiming2_ReadLatency = 0 m_NANDTMTiming.m_u32TMTiming2_PreambleDelay = 0 m_NANDTMTiming.m_u32TMTiming2_CEDelay = 0 m_NANDTMTiming.m_u32TMTiming2_PostambleDelay = 0 m_NANDTMTiming.m_u32TMTiming2_CmdAddPause = 0 m_NANDTMTiming.m_u32TMTiming2_DataPause = 0 m_NANDTMTiming.m_u32TMSpeed = 0 m_NANDTMTiming.m_u32TMTiming1_BusyTimeout = 0 m_u32DISBBM = 0 m_u32BBMarkerPhysicalOffsetInSpareData = 0DBBT m_u32Checksum = 0x00000000 m_u32FingerPrint = 0x54424244 m_u32Version = 0x01000000 m_u32DBBTNumOfPages = 0Firmware: image #0 @ 0x100000 size 0xa4800 - available 0x380000Firmware: image #1 @ 0x480000 size 0xa4800 - available 0x380000-------------- Start to write the [ FCB ] -----mtd: erasing @0:0x0-0x20000mtd: Writing FCB0 [ @0:0x0 ] (840) *mtd: erasing @0:0x20000-0x40000mtd: Writing FCB1 [ @0:0x20000 ] (840) *mtd: erasing @0:0x40000-0x60000mtd: Writing FCB2 [ @0:0x40000 ] (840) *mtd: erasing @0:0x60000-0x80000mtd: Writing FCB3 [ @0:0x60000 ] (840) *mtd_commit_bcb(FCB): status 0 -------------- Start to write the [ DBBT ] -----mtd: erasing @0:0x80000-0xa0000mtd: Writing DBBT0 [ @0:0x80000 ] (800) *mtd: erasing @0:0xa0000-0xc0000mtd: Writing DBBT1 [ @0:0xa0000 ] (800) *mtd: erasing @0:0xc0000-0xe0000mtd: Writing DBBT2 [ @0:0xc0000 ] (800) *mtd: erasing @0:0xe0000-0x100000mtd: Writing DBBT3 [ @0:0xe0000 ] (800) *mtd_commit_bcb(DBBT): status 0 ---------- Start to write the [ .tmp_kobs_ng ]----mtd: Writting .tmp_kobs_ng: #0 @0: 0x00100000 - 0x001a4800mtd: erasing @0:0x100000-0x120000mtd: erasing @0:0x120000-0x140000mtd: erasing @0:0x140000-0x160000mtd: erasing @0:0x160000-0x180000mtd: erasing @0:0x180000-0x1a0000mtd: erasing @0:0x1a0000-0x1c0000mtd: The last page is not full : 1068mtd: We write one page for save guard. *mtd: Writting .tmp_kobs_ng: #1 @0: 0x00480000 - 0x00524800mtd: erasing @0:0x480000-0x4a0000mtd: erasing @0:0x4a0000-0x4c0000mtd: erasing @0:0x4c0000-0x4e0000mtd: erasing @0:0x4e0000-0x500000mtd: erasing @0:0x500000-0x520000mtd: erasing @0:0x520000-0x540000mtd: The last page is not full : 1068mtd: We write one page for save guard. *root@imx6qxelk:~#</pre> ===Linux kernel image and device tree=== We assume that the following environment variables are present in u-boot: <pre>nand_updatek=nand erase.part nand-kernel; nand write ${loadaddr} nand-kernel ${filesize}nand_updatefdt=nand erase.part nand-fdt; nand write ${fdtaddr} nand-fdt ${filesize}nand_loadk=nand read ${loadaddr} nand-kernelnand_loadfdt=nand read ${fdtaddr} nand-fdtnand_nand=run nand_loadk nand_loadfdt nandargs addcons addmisc; if run configid_fixupfdt; then bootm ${loadaddr} - ${fdtaddr}; fi</pre> * Update the <code>bootfile</code> and <code>fdtfile</code> environment variables to fit the filename as found inside the TFTP server.* Program kernel and device tree on NAND flash with the following U-Boot command <pre class="board-terminal">run loadk nand_updatek loadfdt nand_updatefdt</pre> E.g.: <pre class="board-terminal">U-Boot > run loadk nand_updatek loadfdt nand_updatefdtUsing FEC deviceTFTP from server 192.168.0.13; our IP address is 192.168.0.98Filename 'sdvx/linux/sdvx-1.0.0_lite_uImage'.Load address: 0x12000000Loading: ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ####################### 1.4 MiB/sdoneBytes transferred = 6437016 (623898 hex) NAND erase.part: device 0 offset 0xc00000, size 0x800000Erasing at 0x13e0000 -- 100% complete.OK NAND write: device 0 offset 0xc00000, size 0x623898 6437016 bytes written: OKUsing FEC deviceTFTP from server 192.168.0.13; our IP address is 192.168.0.89Filename 'sdvx/linux/sdvx-1.0.0_lite_imx6dl-sfczg-cb0043.dtb'.Load address: 0x18000000Loading: ######### 525.4 KiB/sdoneBytes transferred = 42547 (a633 hex) NAND erase.part: device 0 offset 0xa00000, size 0x100000Erasing at 0xae0000 -- 100% complete.OK NAND write: device 0 offset 0xa00000, size 0xa633 42547 bytes written: OK=></pre> Reboot the system and configure U-Boot to apply the new configuration <pre class="board-terminal">=> setenv bootcmd run nand_nand=> saveenv</pre> 
== ... into eMMC ==
We assume that ===u-Boot===Update to the following latest u-boot version allows usage of u-boot environment variables are present in available. <pre>mmc_update=mmc dev; setexpr blocks ${filesize} / 0x200; setexpr blocks ${blocks} + 1; mmc write ${loadaddr} 2 ${blocks}</pre> Load u-bootbinary form a <code>tftp</code> server:  <pre class="mwboard-collapsible mwterminal">=> run loadUsing FEC deviceTFTP from server 192.168.0.13; our IP address is 192.168.0.89Filename 'sdvx/u-boot/sdvx-1.0.0_mx6dl_sfczg_u-boot.imx'.Load address: 0x12000000Loading: ################################################################# ################################################################# ## 1.5 MiB/sdoneBytes transferred = 671788 (a402c hex)=> run mmc_updateswitch to partitions #0, OKmmc2(part 0) is current device (eMMC) MMC write: dev # 2, block # 2, count 1313 ... 1313 blocks written: OK=></pre> Load u-collapsedboot binary form an <code>SD</code> card: <pre class="board-terminal">mmc_loadfdtHit ENTER within 1 seconds to stop autoboot=> fatload mmc 0:1 ${fdtaddrloadaddr} imx6ulsdvx-1.0.1_mx6dlaxel_u-boot.imxreading sdvx-1.0.1_mx6dlaxel_u-lynxboot.imx671788 bytes read in 50 ms (12.8 MiB/s)=> mmc dev 2switch to partitions #0, OKmmc2(part 0) is current device (eMMC)=> run mmc_updateswitch to partitions #0, OKmmc2(part 0) is current device (eMMC) MMC write: dev # 2, block # 2, count 1313 .dtb.. 1313 blocks written: OK=></pre> ===kernel image and device tree=== We assume that the following environment variables are present in u-boot: <pre>mmc_loadk=fatload mmc 0${mmcdev}:1 ${loadaddr} uImage${bootfile}mmc_loadfdt=fatload mmc ${mmcdev}:1 ${fdtaddr} ${fdtfile}
mmc_loadsplash=fatload mmc ${mmcdev}:1 ${loadaddr} ${splashfile}; cp.b ${loadaddr} ${splashimage} ${filesize}
mmc_updatemmcboot=setexpr blocks ${filesize} / 0x200run mmcargs addcons addmisc; if run mmc_loadk; then if run mmc_loadfdt; setexpr blocks ${blocks} + 1then if run configid_fixupfdt; mmc write then bootm ${loadaddr} 2 - ${blocksfdtaddr}; fi; fi; fi</pre> Using an SD card or an eMMC device assumes that <code>bootfile</code>, <code>fdtfile</code> and <code>splashfile</code> are stored into fist MMC device partition.  Then, u-boot uses the previous listed commands for reading the binary images and starting the linux bootstrap from the ''MMC part 2'' (which is reserved for the root-file system storage). The following u-boot environment variables are present for this purposes:<pre>
mmcargs=setenv bootargs root=${mmcroot}
mmcroot=/dev/mmcblk2p2 rootwait rw
</pre>
 
=== boot vars ===
 
The following environment variables should be configured for u-boot properly reading the boot files from the first SD card partition, e.g.
 
<pre class="board-terminal">
=> setenv normalboot mmcboot
=> setenv bootfile sdvx-1.0.1_lite_uImage
=> setenv fdtfile sdvx-1.0.1_lite_imx6dl-sdv03-cb002a.dtb
=> setenv splashfile splash_image.bmp
</pre>
 then save the environment and reboot the system to apply the new configuration: <pre class="board-terminal">=> saveenvSaving Environment to MMC...Writing to MMC(2)... done=> reset</pre> == Program root file system into NAND flash == * Boot the system via SD or NFS as described in the e [[SDV04 Embedded Linux Kit (SDVX)#Quick_start_guide|Quick start guide]]* Update By default, the NAND is already partitioned to allow booting from NAND-only (see next section) and, thus, some partitions are reserved for u-boot and kernel images. Here we won't modify this default configuration. The [[Memory Tecnology Device (MTD)|MTD]] partitions can be dumped with <code>/proc/mtd</code> (the partition's name should be self-explanatory)<pre class="workstation-terminal">root@sdvx-lite:~# cat /proc/mtddev: size erasesize namemtd0: 00800000 00020000 "nand-uboot"mtd1: 00100000 00020000 "nand-env1"mtd2: 00100000 00020000 "nand-env2"mtd3: 00100000 00020000 "nand-fdt"mtd4: 00100000 00020000 "nand-spare"mtd5: 00800000 00020000 "nand-kernel"mtd6: 00600000 00020000 "nand-splash"mtd7: 3e600000 00020000 "nand-ubi"root@sdvx-lite:~# </pre> {{ImportantMessage|text=Please note that MTD partition index may change depending of flash device availability, flash device size, u-boot environment variables or kernel device driver load order. Always take care of looking inside <code>bootfile/proc/mtd</code> to match your specific layout}}  * Format and initialize ''nand-ubi'' partition, which in our case is <code>fdtfilemtd7</code> environment variables , using [[Memory Tecnology Device (MTD)#UBI|UBI]] with: <pre>ubiformat /dev/mtd7ubiattach -m 7ubimkvol /dev/ubi0 -N rootfs -m</pre> E.g. <pre class="board-terminal">root@sdvx-lite:~# ubiformat /dev/mtd7ubiformat: mtd7 (nand), size 1048576000 bytes (1000.0 MiB), 8000 eraseblocks of 131072 bytes (128.0 KiB), min. I/O size 2048 byteslibscan: scanning eraseblock 7999 -- 100 % completeubiformat: 8000 eraseblocks have valid erase counter, mean value is 1ubiformat: formatting eraseblock 7999 -- 100 % completeroot@sdvx-lite:~# ubiattach -m 7[ 1714.823600] UBI: attaching mtd7 to ubi0[ 1726.415587] UBI: scanning is finished[ 1726.483765] UBI: attached mtd7 (name "nand-ubi", size 1000 MiB) to ubi0[ 1726.491062] UBI: PEB size: 131072 bytes (128 KiB), LEB size: 126976 bytes[ 1726.498301] UBI: min./max. I/O unit sizes: 2048/2048, sub-page size 2048[ 1726.505030] UBI: VID header offset: 2048 (aligned 2048), data offset: 4096[ 1726.512430] UBI: good PEBs: 8000, bad PEBs: 0, corrupted PEBs: 0[ 1726.518861] UBI: user volume: 0, internal volumes: 1, max. volumes count: 128[ 1726.526025] UBI: max/mean erase counter: 3/2, WL threshold: 4096, image sequence number: 623070258[ 1726.535433] UBI: available PEBs: 7836, total reserved PEBs: 164, PEBs reserved for bad PEB handling: 160[ 1726.545260] UBI: background thread "ubi_bgt0d" started, PID 714UBI device number 0, total 8000 LEBs (1015808000 bytes, 968.8 MiB), available 7836 LEBs (994983936 bytes, 948.9 MiB), LEB size 126976 bytes (124.0 KiB)root@sdvx-lite:~# ubimkvol /dev/ubi0 -N rootfs -mSet volume size to fit 994983936Volume ID 0, size 7836 LEBs (994983936 bytes, 948.9 MiB), LEB size 126976 bytes (124.0 KiB), dynamic, name "rootfs", alignment 1</pre> * Now mount the filename as found inside UBI volume using [[Memory Tecnology Device (MTD)#UBIFS|UBIFS]] in a temporary directory <pre>mkdir -p /mnt/nandmount -t ubifs ubi0_0 /mnt/nand</pre> E.g.: <pre class="board-terminal">root@sdvx-lite:~# mkdir -p /mnt/nandroot@sdvx-lite:~# mount -t ubifs ubi0_0 /mnt/nand[ 1810.301461] UBIFS: default file-system created[ 1810.308952] UBIFS: background thread "ubifs_bgt0_0" started, PID 717[ 1810.452274] UBIFS: mounted UBI device 0, volume 0, name "rootfs"[ 1810.459421] UBIFS: LEB size: 126976 bytes (124 KiB), min./max. I/O unit sizes: 2048 bytes/2048 bytes[ 1810.469398] UBIFS: FS size: 992698368 bytes (946 MiB, 7818 LEBs), journal size 33521664 bytes (31 MiB, 264 LEBs)[ 1810.480976] UBIFS: reserved for root: 4952683 bytes (4836 KiB)[ 1810.487210] UBIFS: media format: w4/r0 (latest is w4/r0), UUID 99D0F3C6-5955-4B30-9E2D-72202281BD30, small LPT model</pre> * you can now extract the TFTP serverroot file system into that directory <pre>tar xvjf sdvx-1.0.1_image-devel-sdvx-lite.tar.bz2 -C /mnt/nand</pre> * Program kernel finally, you need to cleanly umount and device tree on detach the MMC with the following UMTD partition <pre>umount /mnt/nand/ubidetach -Boot commandm 7</pre> E.g.
<pre class="board-terminal">
root@sdvx-lite:~# umount /mnt/nand/
[ 2446.743091] UBIFS: un-mount UBI device 0, volume 0
[ 2446.749670] UBIFS: background thread "ubifs_bgt0_0" stops
root@sdvx-lite:~# ubidetach -m 7
[ 2450.738153] UBI: detaching mtd7 from ubi0
[ 2450.759527] UBI: mtd7 is detached from ubi0
</pre>
 
You can now safely reboot or turn off the system.
 
In U-Boot environment check the following variable, which must contain the same MTD partition number used above
 
<pre>
nand_args=setenv bootargs root=ubi0:rootfs rootfstype=ubifs rw ubi.mtd=7
</pre>
 
== Program root file system into eMMC flash ==
 
* Boot the system via SD or NFS as described in the e [[SDV04 Embedded Linux Kit (SDVX)#Quick_start_guide|Quick start guide]]
* eMMC device has to be partitioned and properly formatted choosing the <code>file system</code> for each partition
* an example of SD partitioning script is the following one:
 
=== FAT32 partition ===
<pre>
#!/bin/sh
 
node=$1
 
# partition size in MB
BOOTLOAD_RESERVE=8
BOOT_ROM_SIZE=128
RFS_SIZE=2048
 
# create the SDCARD partition
part=""
echo ${node} | grep mmcblk > /dev/null
if [ "$?" -eq "0" ]; then
part="p"
fi
 
# print the SD total capacity
total_size=`sfdisk -s ${node}`
total_size=`expr ${total_size} / 1024`
echo SD total size: ${total_size}KB
 
# calculate partition sizes
boot_start=`expr ${BOOTLOAD_RESERVE} \\* 1024 \\* 1024 / 512`
boot_size=`expr ${BOOT_ROM_SIZE} \\* 1024 \\* 1024 / 512`
rfs_start=`expr ${boot_size} + ${boot_start}`
rfs_size=`expr ${RFS_SIZE} \\* 1024 \\* 1024 / 512`
 
umount ${node}${part}1 > /dev/null 2>&1
umount ${node}${part}2 > /dev/null 2>&1
 
# call sfdisk to create partition table
{ echo ${boot_start},${boot_size},0c,-; echo ${rfs_start},${rfs_size},83,-; } | sfdisk --force ${node}
 
# format the SDCARD partition
echo "formatting boot"
mkfs.vfat -F 32 -n boot ${node}${part}1
echo "formatting rfs"
mkfs.ext4 -F ${node}${part}2 -Lrfs
</pre>
 
E.g.
 
<pre class="workstation-terminal">
root@sdvx-lite:~# ./sdcard-partition.sh /dev/mmcblk2
SD total size: 3776KB
[ 1341.905014] mmcblk2: p1 p2
Checking that no-one is using this disk right now ... OK
 
Disk /dev/mmcblk2: 3.7 GiB, 3959422976 bytes, 7733248 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical):[ 1341.922729] mmcblk2: p1 p2
512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0xa77eb3f0
 
Old situation:
 
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/mmcblk2p1 2048 264191 262144 128M c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/mmcblk2p2 264192 4458495 4194304 2G 83 Linux
 
>>> Created a new DOS disklabel with disk identifier 0xcce0c36f.
Created a new partition 1 of type 'W95 FAT32 (LBA)' and of size 128 MiB.
/dev/mmcblk2p2: Created a new partition 2 of type 'Linux' and of size 2 GiB.
/dev/mmcblk2p3:
New situation:
 
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/mmcblk2p1 16384 278527 262144 128M c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/mmcblk2p2 278528 4472831 4194304 2G 83 Linux
 
The partition table has been altered.
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
Syncing disks.
formatting boot
mkfs.fat 3.0.28 (2015-05-16)
mkfs.fat: warning - lowercase labels might not work properly with DOS or Windows
formatting rfs
mke2fs 1.43-WIP (18-May-2015)
Discarding device blocks: done
Creating filesystem with 524288 4k blocks and 131072 inodes
Filesystem UUID: 9a685543-1af2-4e39-83f3-b8a32248c021
Superblock backups stored on blocks:
32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912
 
Allocating group tables: done
Writing inode tables: done
Creating journal (16384 blocks): done
Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done
 
root@sdvx-lite:~#
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* create a mount point and mount the first partition
<pre>
mkdir -p /mnt/emmc
mount /dev/mmcblk2p1 /mnt/emmc
</pre>
 
* copy kernel, dtb and splash_image files
 
<pre class="workstation-terminal">
root@sdvx-lite:~# mount /dev/mmcblk2p1 /mnt/emmc
[ 40.988575] FAT-fs (mmcblk2p1): Volume was not properly unmounted. Some data may be corrupt. Please run fsck.
root@sdvx-lite:~# cd /mnt/emmc
root@sdvx-lite:/mnt/emmc# cp /tftpboot/sdvx/linux/sdvx-1.0.1*dtb .
root@sdvx-lite:/mnt/emmc# cp /tftpboot/sdvx/linux/sdvx-1.0.1*uImage .
root@sdvx-lite:/mnt/emmc# cp /tftpboot/sdvx/linux/splash_image.bmp .
root@sdvx-lite:/mnt/emmc# cd
root@sdvx-lite:~# umount /mnt/emmc
</pre>
 
* now mount the EXT4 volume in the temporary directory
 
E.g.:
 
<pre class="workstation-terminal">
root@sdvx-lite:~# mount /dev/mmcblk2p2 /mnt/emmc
[ 1810.899327] EXT4-fs (mmcblk2p2): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
root@sdvx-lite:~# cd /mnt/emmc
root@sdvx-lite:/mnt/emmc#
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* you can now extract the root file system into that directory
 
<pre>
tar xvjf sdvx-1.0.1_image-devel-sdvx-lite.tar.bz2
</pre>
 
* finally, you need to cleanly umount and safely reboot or turn off the system.
 
<pre class="workstation-terminal">
root@sdvx-lite:/mnt/emmc# cd
root@sdvx-lite:~# umount /mnt/emmc
root@sdvx-lite:~# reboot
</pre>
 
Reboot the system and configure U-Boot to apply the new configuration
 
<pre class="workstation-terminal">
=> setenv bootcmd run mmcboot
=> saveenv
</pre>
 
=== ext4 partition ===
For using an <b>ext4</b> partition also for boot files, it is possibile to change the formatting script:
 
{ echo ${boot_start},${boot_size},'''83''',-; echo ${rfs_start},${rfs_size},83,-; } | sfdisk --force ${node}
 
and formatting the first partition using ''mkfs.ext4''
 
mkfs.ext4 -F ${node}${part}1 -Lboot
 
then, the u-boot <code>environment</code> has to be properly configured:
<pre class="workstation-terminal">
=> setenv mmc_loadk 'ext4load mmc ${mmcdev}:1 ${loadaddr} ${bootfile}'
=> setenv mmc_loadfdt 'ext4load mmc ${mmcdev}:1 ${fdtaddr} ${fdtfile}'
=> setenv mmc_loadsplash 'ext4load mmc ${mmcdev}:1 ${loadaddr} ${splashfile}; cp.b ${loadaddr} ${splashimage} ${filesize}'
=> saveenv
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