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=Overview=
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==Overview==
 
<span style="color: #000000;">This page is meant to be a starting point for people to learn build a u-boot image and show to people the current status of different u-boot versions for IGEP Processor Boards.</span>
 
<span style="color: #000000;">This page is meant to be a starting point for people to learn build a u-boot image and show to people the current status of different u-boot versions for IGEP Processor Boards.</span>
  
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==Necessary package==
 
==Necessary package==
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In order to compile the u-boot it is '''necessary''' to set up the Cross Compiler correctly. In this [[Set Up the Cross Compiler|post]] it is detailed how to set up correctly the Cross Compiler (and the desired version).
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{{Message/Information Message|message=The following steps has been tested using '''Ubuntu 16.04''' and the '''4.9 version''' of the '''arm-linux-'''<span class="mw-headline">'''gnueabihf''' compiler</span>}}
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In order to install the Compiler we can use this command:
  
==Download & Prepare your U-BOOT==
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sudo apt install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf
 will be a distintion between NXP products ( IGEP SMARC iMX6) and Texas products.
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==Download U-Boot Source==
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 First of all, will be a distintion between '''NXP'''-processors products and '''ARM'''-processors products. Because there are different kinds of U-Boot depending of each processor.
  
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{| class="contenttable sortable" style="width: 887px;"
|-
 
! style="width: 513px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">'''Commercial Name'''</span>
 
! style="width: 358px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">'''Technical name'''</span>
 
|-
 
| style="background-color: #f2f2f2; text-align: center; width: 871px;" colspan="2"|<span style="color: #999999;">'''Texas instruments'''</span>
 
|-
 
| style="width: 513px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEPv2</span>
 
| style="width: 358px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEP0020, DM3730</span>
 
|-
 
| style="width: 513px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEP COM MODULE</span>
 
| style="width: 358px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEP0030, DM3730</span>
 
|-
 
| style="width: 513px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEP COM PROTON</span>
 
| style="width: 358px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEP0032, OMAP3530</span>
 
 
|-
 
|-
| style="width: 513px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEP COM AQUILA</span>
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! style="width: 344px;"|<span style="color: #000000;">'''Commercial Name'''</span>
| style="width: 358px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEP0033, AM335x</span>
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! style="width: 527px;"|<span style="color: #000000;">'''U-Boot Series'''</span>
 
|-
 
|-
| style="width: 513px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEPv5</span>
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| style="width: 344px;"|<span style="color: #000000;">IGEPv2 DM3730</span>
| style="width: 358px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEP0050, OMAP5</span>
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| style="width: 527px;"|<span dir="auto">U-boot-ARM</span>
 
|-
 
|-
| style="width: 513px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEP SMARC AM335x</span>
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| style="width: 344px;"|<span style="color: #000000;">IGEP COM MODULE </span>DM3730/AM3703
| style="width: 358px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEP0034, AM335x</span>
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| style="width: 527px;"|<span dir="auto">U-boot-ARM</span> 
 
|-
 
|-
| style="width: 513px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEP SMARC AM335x Lite</span>
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| style="width: 344px;"|<span style="color: #000000;">IGEP COM AQUILA AM335x</span>
| style="width: 358px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEP0034, Lite, AM335x</span>
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| style="width: 527px;"|<span style="color: #000000;"><span dir="auto">U-boot-ARM</span> </span>
 
|-
 
|-
| style="background-color: #f2f2f2; text-align: center; width: 871px;" colspan="2"|<span style="color: #999999;">'''Freescale-NXP'''</span>
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| style="width: 344px;"|<span style="color: #000000;">IGEPv5 OMAP5432</span>
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| style="width: 527px;"|<span dir="auto">U-boot-ARM</span> 
 
|-
 
|-
| style="width: 513px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEP SMARC iMX6 Solo</span>
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| style="width: 344px;"|<span style="color: #000000;">IGEP SMARC AM335x</span>
| style="width: 358px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEP0046, IMX6XX</span>
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| style="width: 527px;"|<span dir="auto">U-boot-ARM</span> 
 
|-
 
|-
| style="width: 513px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEP SMARC iMX6 Dual Lite</span>
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| style="width: 344px;"|<span style="color: #000000;">IGEP SMARC iMX6 </span>
| style="width: 358px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEP0046, iMX6DL</span>
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| style="width: 527px;"|<span dir="auto">U-boot-</span>Freescale-NXP
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| style="width: 513px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEP SMARC iMX6 Dual</span>
 
| style="width: 358px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEP0046, iMX6XX</span>
 
|-
 
| style="width: 513px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEP SMARC iMX6 Quad</span>
 
| style="width: 358px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEP0046, iMX6Q</span>
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
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* Once we know which U-Boot have we will clone the corresponding git repository.
  
===<span dir="auto">U-Boot '''Texas Instruments''' Series</span>===
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<div class="clearfix">First we will download the U-Boot file for be able to make the configuration.</div>
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====<span dir="auto">U-Boot '''ARM''' Series</span>====
<div class="clearfix"></div>
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: If we have an ARM series we will follow this table to get our source of U-Boot
<div class="clearfix">
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! style="width: 855px; height: 16.5781px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" colspan="2"|'''Downloading binary files/U-Boot Source'''
! style="width: 854px; height: 28.0313px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" colspan="2"|
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|- style="height: 44px;"
====Downloading binary files====
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! style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 225px; height: 44px;"|'''<span id="Clone_the_u-boot_repo" class="mw-headline">Clone the u-boot repository</span>'''
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| style="width: 621px; height: 44px;"|
! style="background-color: #ffffff; height: 31px; width: 214px;"|'''<span id="Clone_the_u-boot_repo" class="mw-headline">Clone the u-boot repo</span>'''
 
| style="width: 540px; height: 31px;"|
 
 
Clone the u-boot repository using git address:
 
Clone the u-boot repository using git address:
  
<span style="color: #002d87;">$ git clone @git.isee.biz:arm-boot/u-boot-arm.git</span>
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<span style="color: #000000;"><code>git clone git@git.isee.biz:arm-boot/u-boot-arm.git</code> </span>
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or
 
or
  
 <code><span style="color: #002d87;">$</span> [https://git.isee.biz/arm-boot/u-boot-arm.git https://git.isee.biz/arm-boot/u-boot-arm.git]</code>
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<span style="color: #000000;"> <code>git clone [https://git.isee.biz/arm-boot/u-boot-arm.git https][https://git.isee.biz/arm-boot/u-boot-arm.git ://git.isee.biz/arm-boot/u-boot-arm.git]</code></span>
  
 
|- style="height: 110px;"
 
|- style="height: 110px;"
! style="background-color: #ffffff; height: 110px; width: 214px;"|'''<span id="Checkout_u-boot_repo" class="mw-headline">Checkout u-boot repo </span>'''
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! style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 225px; height: 110px;"|<span id="Checkout_u-boot_repo" class="mw-headline">Checkout u-boot repository</span>
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| style="width: 621px; height: 110px;"|
 
Go to the u-boot-arm directory and checkout the isee_v2017.03 as:
 
Go to the u-boot-arm directory and checkout the isee_v2017.03 as:
  
<span style="color: #002d87;">$ cd u-boot-arm<br>$ git checkout remotes/origin/isee_v2017.03 -b isee_v2017.03</span>
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<span style="color: #002d87;"><code><span style="color: #002d87;"><span style="color: #000000;">cd u-boot-arm</span></span></code></span>
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<span style="color: #000000;"><code>git checkout remotes/origin/isee_v2017.03 -b isee_v2017.03 </code></span>
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|}
 
|}
  
===<span dir="auto">U-Boot '''Freescale-NXP iMX6''' Series</span>===
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<div class="clearfix">First we will download the U-Boot file for be able to make the configuration.</div>
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====<span dir="auto">U-Boot '''Freescale-NXP'''  Serie</span>====
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<div class="clearfix">
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: If we have an Freescale-NXP series we will follow this table to get our source of U-Boot
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</div>
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|- style="height: 22px;"
 
|- style="height: 22px;"
! style="width: 851px; height: 22px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" colspan="2"|
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! style="width: 849px; height: 22px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" colspan="2"|'''Downloading binary files/U-Boot Source'''
====Downloading binary files====
 
 
|- style="height: 44px;"
 
|- style="height: 44px;"
! style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 203px;"|'''<span id="Clone_the_u-boot_repo" class="mw-headline">Clone the u-boot repo</span>'''
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! style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 223px;"|'''<span id="Clone_the_u-boot_repo" class="mw-headline">Clone the u-boot repository</span>'''
| style="width: 648px; height: 44px;"|Clone the u-boot repository using git address:<br />
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| style="width: 626px; height: 44px;"|
<span style="color: #002d87;">$ git clone git@git.isee.biz:arm-boot/u-boot-imx.git </span>
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<span style="color: #000000;">Clone the u-boot repository using git address:</span>
or
 
  
 <code>$ git clone [https://git.isee.biz/arm-boot/u-boot-imx.git https://git.isee.biz/arm-boot/u-boot-imx.git]</code>
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<span style="color: #000000;"><code>git clone git@git.isee.biz:arm-boot/u-boot-imx.git</code></span>
  
|- style="height: 89px;"
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<span style="color: #000000;">or</span>
! style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 203px;"|'''<span id="Checkout_u-boot_repo" class="mw-headline">Checkout u-boot repo </span>'''
 
| style="width: 648px; height: 89px;"|
 
Go to the u-boot-imx directory and checkout the version 2015.04.y as:
 
  
<span style="color: #002d87;">$ cd u-boot-imx<br>$ git checkout remotes/origin/isee_imx_v2017.03_4.9.11_1.0.0_ga -b isee_imx_v2017.03_4.9.11_1.0.0_ga</span>
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<span style="color: #000000;"> <code>git clone [https://git.isee.biz/arm-boot/u-boot-imx.git https://git.isee.biz/arm-boot/u-boot-imx.git]</code></span>
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Once we have downloaded we will execute the file called '''defconfig,''' that it variates in function of each module.
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! style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 223px;"|'''<span id="Checkout_u-boot_repo" class="mw-headline">Checkout u-boot repository</span>'''
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| style="width: 626px; height: 89px;"|
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<span style="color: #000000;">Go to the u-boot-imx directory and checkout the isee_imx_v2017.03.y as:</span>
  
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<span style="color: #000000;"><code>cd u-boot-imx</code></span>
  
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<span style="color: #000000;"><code>git checkout remotes/origin/isee_imx_v2017.03_4.9.11_1.0.0_ga -b isee_imx_v2017.03_4.9.11_1.0.0_ga </code></span>
  
{| class="contenttable sortable" style="width: 898px; height: 1296px;"
 
|-
 
! style="width: 872px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" colspan="3"|
 
====<span id="Set_the_board_configuration" class="mw-headline">Set the board</span><span id="Set_the_board_configuration" class="mw-headline"> configuratio</span><span id="Set_the_board_configuration" class="mw-headline">n(Prepare your U-BOOT)</span>====
 
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! style="background-color: #f2f2f2;"|Model
 
! style="background-color: #f2f2f2;"|U-BOOT Version
 
! style="width: 528px; background-color: #f2f2f2;"|Example
 
|-
 
! style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 159px;"|IGEPv2
 
| style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 167px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"| u-boot-ARM
 
| style="width: 528px;"|
 
<span style="color: #002d87;">$ make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- igep0020_defconfig</span>
 
|-
 
! style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 159px;"|IGEP COM Module 
 
| style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 167px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"|u-boot-ARM 
 
| style="width: 528px;"|
 
<span style="color: #002d87;">$ make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- igep0030_defconfig </span>
 
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! style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 159px;"|IGEP COM PROTON 
 
| style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 167px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"|u-boot-ARM 
 
| style="width: 528px;"|
 
<span style="color: #002d87;">$ make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- igep0032_defconfig</span>
 
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! style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 159px;"|IGEP COM AQUILA 
 
| style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 167px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"|u-boot-ARM 
 
| style="width: 528px;"|
 
<span style="color: #002d87;">$ make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- am335x_igep0033_defconfig</span>
 
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! style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 159px;"|IGEPv5
 
| style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 167px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"|u-boot-ARM 
 
| style="width: 528px;"|
 
<span style="color: #002d87;">----</span>
 
|-
 
! style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 159px;"|IGEP SMARC AM335x 
 
| style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 167px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"|u-boot-ARM 
 
| style="width: 528px;"|
 
<span style="color: #002d87;">$ make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- am335x_igep0034_defconfig</span>
 
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! style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 159px;"|IGEP SMARC AM335x Lite
 
| style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 167px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"|u-boot-ARM 
 
| style="width: 528px;"|
 
<span style="color: #002d87;">$ make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- am335x_igep0034_lite_defconfig</span>
 
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! style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 159px;"|
 
'''IGEP0046 SMARC Solo'''
 
| style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 167px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"|linux-imx 
 
| style="width: 528px;"|
 
<span style="color: #002d87;">$ make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- xxxxx </span>
 
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! style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 159px;"|'''IGEP0046 SMARC Dual lite'''
 
| style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 167px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"|linux-imx 
 
| style="width: 528px;"|
 
<span style="color: #002d87;">$ make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- igep0046_imx6dl_2G_defconfig</span><span style="color: #002d87;"> </span>
 
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! style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 159px;"| '''IGEP0046 SMARC Dual '''
 
| style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 167px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"|linux-imx 
 
| style="width: 528px;"|<span style="color: #002d87;"> </span>
 
<span style="color: #002d87;">$ make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- xxxxx</span><span style="color: #002d87;"> </span>
 
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! style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 159px;"| '''IGEP0046 SMARC Quad'''
 
| style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 167px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"|linux-imx 
 
| style="width: 528px;"|
 
<span style="color: #002d87;"> $ make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- igep0046_imx6q_2G_defconfig</span>
 
 
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The result for '''Texas Instruments''' processor based board will be a '''MLO''' and '''u-boot.img'''.
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==Prepare your U-BOOT==
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Once we have downloaded the U-Boot source. We will '''execute''' the file called '''defconfig''' (default configuration) that it variates in function of each model.
  
<span style="font-size: 15.024px;">The result for </span><strong style="font-size: 15.024px;">iMX6 </strong><span style="font-size: 15.024px;">processor based will be a </span><strong style="font-size: 15.024px;">u-boot.imx.</strong>
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In order to load the default configuration of the target board, we have to write the following command:
  
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<span style="color: #000000;"> make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- [your_defconfig]</span>
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* In the following table it can be found the name of each default configuration associated to each IGEP PROCESSORS BOARDS:
  
  
====<span id="Build_u-boot" class="mw-headline">Build u-boot</span>====
 
You can build u-boot executing this command: 
 
  
<span style="color: #002d87;"><code><span style="color: #002d87;">$ make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf-</span></code></span>
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{| class="contenttable sortable" style="width: 872px; height: 317px;"
 
 
 
 
 
 
==== ====
 
 
 
===<span id="What_next..." class="mw-headline">What next...</span>===
 
After build u-boot you can use it for boot the board, exist several options for boot, check the Hardware Reference Manual about the options available for your board.
 
 
 
* [[How to boot from MicroSD Card|Boot from MicroSD Card.]]
 
* Boot from NAND flash.
 
* Boot from eMMC.
 
* Boot from USB.
 
* Boot from Network.
 
 
 
 
 
==<span style="color: #999999;">Configurations files</span>==
 
<span style="color: #999999;">The result for '''iMX6 '''processor based will be a '''u-boot.imx.'''</span>
 
 
 
{| class="contenttable sortable" style="font-size: 15.024px; width: 889px;"
 
 
|-
 
|-
! style="width: 361px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">Modules</span>
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! style="width: 196px;"|Module
! style="width: 361px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">Files</span>
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! style="width: 10px;"|Defconfig
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! style="width: 644px;"|Example
 
|-
 
|-
! style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 361px; text-align: left;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEP0046 SMARC iMX6 Duallite 2GB</span>
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| style="width: 196px;"|IGEPv2 DM3730
| style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 361px; text-align: left;"|<span style="color: #999999;">igep0046_imx6dl_2G_defconfig </span>
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| style="width: 10px;"|igep0020_defconfig
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| style="width: 644px;"|<span style="color: #000000;"><code>make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- igep0020_defconfig</code></span>
 
|-
 
|-
! style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 361px; text-align: left;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEP0046 SMARC iMX6 DUAL</span>
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| style="width: 196px;"|IGEP COM MODULE DM3730/AM3703
| style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 361px; text-align: left;"| 
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| style="width: 10px;"|igep0030_defconfig
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| style="width: 644px;"|<span style="color: #000000;"><code>make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- igep0030_defconfig</code></span>
 
|-
 
|-
! style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 361px; text-align: left;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEP0046 SMARC iMX6 QUAD</span>
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| style="width: 196px;"|IGEP COM AQUILA AM335x
| style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 361px; text-align: left;"|<span style="color: #999999;">igep0046_imx6q_2G_defconfig''' '''</span>
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| style="width: 10px;"|
|-
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am335x_igep0033_defconfig
! style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 361px; text-align: left;"|<span style="color: #999999;">'''IGEP0046 SMARC iMX6 SOLO'''</span>
 
| style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 361px; text-align: left;"| 
 
|}
 
  
<span style="color: #999999;">The result for '''Texas Instruments''' processor based board will be a '''MLO''' and '''u-boot.img'''. (COMPROVAR)</span>
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| style="width: 644px;"|<span style="color: #000000;"><code>make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- am335x_igep0033_defconfig</code></span>
 
 
{| class="contenttable sortable" style="width: 889px;"
 
|-
 
! style="width: 358px;"|
 
<span style="color: #999999;">Modules</span>
 
 
 
! style="width: 513px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">"Files"</span>
 
|-
 
! style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align: left;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEP0030 DM3730 Module</span>
 
| style="width: 513px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">igep0030_defconfig</span>
 
 
|-
 
|-
! style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align: left;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEP0020 DM3730 IGEPv2</span>
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| style="width: 196px;"|IGEPv5 OMAP5432
| style="width: 513px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">igep0020_defconfig</span>
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| style="width: 10px;"
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| style="width: 644px;"|<span style="color: #000000;"><code>make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf-</code></span>
 
|-
 
|-
! style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align: left;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEP0033 AM335x AQUILA Module</span>
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| style="width: 196px;"|IGEP SMARC AM335x
| style="width: 513px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">am335x_igep0033_defconfig</span>
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| style="width: 10px;"|am335x_igep0034_defconfig
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| style="width: 644px;"|<span style="color: #000000;"><code>make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- am335x_igep0034_defconfig</code></span>
 
|-
 
|-
! style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align: left;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEP0032 OMAP3530 PROTON Module</span>
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| style="width: 196px;"|IGEP SMARC iMX6 Solo/Dual Lite
| style="width: 513px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">igep0032_defconfig</span>
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| style="width: 10px;"|igep0046_imx6dl_2G_defconfig
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| style="width: 644px;"|<span style="color: #000000;"><code>make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- igep0046_imx6dl_2G_defconfig</code></span>
 
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! style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align: left;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEP0034 SMARC AM335x Module</span>
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| style="width: 196px;"|IGEP SMARC iMX6 Dual/ Quad
| style="width: 513px;"|<span style="color: #999999;">am335x_igep0034_defconfig</span>
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| style="width: 10px;"|igep0046_imx6q_2G_defconfig
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| style="width: 644px;"|<span style="color: #000000;"><code>make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- igep0046_imx6q_2G_defconfig</code></span>
 
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! style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align: left;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEP0034 SMARC AM335x Module lite</span>
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| style="width: 196px;"|IGEP SMARC iMX6 Ultra-Lite / Ultra Ultra-Lite
| style="width: 513px;"|<span style="color: #999999;"> am335x_igep0034_lite_defconfig</span>
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| style="width: 10px;"|igep0146_imx6ul_512M_defconfig
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| style="width: 644px;"|<span style="color: #000000;"><code>make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- igep0146_imx6ul_512M_defconfig<br /></code></span>
! style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align: left;"|<span style="color: #999999;">IGEP0050 OMAP5 IGEPv5</span>
 
| style="width: 513px;"| 
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
<span style="font-size: 28.2451px; color: #000000;">Stable U-Boot</span>
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==Build your U-BOOT==
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After running the defconfig. You can build the U-Boot by executing this command:
  
<span style="color: #000000;">The software git repository is located [https://git.isee.biz/arm-boot here].</span>
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<span style="color: #000000;">  make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf-</span>
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Once the compile process has sucesfully finished, we will find the resulting files inside the u-boot root folder. Depending on the processor the generated files will be different:
  
<span style="color: #000000;">U-boot: OMAP3 boards, OMAP5 boards, AM335x boards is located [https://git.isee.biz/arm-boot/u-boot-arm here].</span>
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* The result for '''ARM''' processor based board will be a '''MLO''' and '''u-boot.img'''.
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* The result for '''Freescale'''-'''NXP'''<strong style="font-size: 0.939em;"> </strong><span style="font-size: 0.939em;">processor based will be a </span><strong style="font-size: 0.939em;">u-boot.imx.</strong>
  
<span style="color: #000000;">U-boot: iMX6 boards is located [https://git.isee.biz/arm-boot/u-boot-imx here].</span>
 
  
<span style="color: #000000;">u-boot firmware binaries can be downloaded from here.</span>
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Finally we can copy this files in a '''boot device''', for example, a microSD Memory Card. It is explained in the following [[How to prepare a bootable MicroSD Card|post]].
  
<span style="color: #000000;">[EOL] For OMAP3 based platforms, ISEE do not support u-boot, instead of, ISEE provides [[The IGEP X-loader]]</span>
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{{Message/Information Message|title=TITLE|message= <span style="color: #000000;">In case of the Freescale-NXP Porcessor Boards, it is not possible to copy directly the u-boot.imx file. It is necessary to copy in the first blocks of the boot device using the dd command. It is explained in the following post [[How to prepare a bootable MicroSD Card|How to prepare a bootable MicroSD Card]].</span>}}
  
=<span style="color: #999999;">How to cross compile the U-Boot</span>=
 
<div style="font-size: 15.024px;"><span style="color: #999999;">In order to compile and build the U-Boot for IGEP PROCESSOR BOARDS you should set the CROSS_COMPILE variable. Set this to the prefix of your toolchain (including the trailing dash "-"). So if your toolchain is invoked as say '''arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc''', just chop off that trailing gcc and that's what you use: arm-linux-gnueabihf-.</span></div>
 
<div style="font-size: 15.024px;"><span style="color: #999999;">As example, once you've downloaded the u-boot source, you should follow these steps:</span></div>
 
<span style="color: #999999;">make CROSS_COMPILE=[cross compiler] [board config]
 
make CROSS_COMPILE=[cross compiler]</span><div style="font-size: 15.024px;"><span style="color: #999999;">The result will be a MLO and a u-boot.img file. You can install these files, for example, in the boot partition of a SD-card.</span></div>
 
==<span style="color: #999999;">u-boot Freescale-NXP iMX6 series</span>==
 
* <span style="color: #999999;">[[U-boot Freescale-NXP iMX6 Series|u-boot Freescale-NXP iMX6 Series]]</span>
 
  
==<span style="color: #999999;">u-boot Texas Instruments AM335x, OMAP3, DM3730, OMAP5432 series</span>==
 
* <span style="color: #999999;">[[u-boot_Texas_Instruments_Series|u-boot Texas Instruments Series]]</span>
 
  
<span style="color: #999999;">[[Category:U-Boot]]</span>
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===<span id="What_next..." class="mw-headline">What next...</span>===
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After build u-boot you have to download and compile [[Linux Kernel 4.9.y|kernel]]

Revision as of 13:21, 27 November 2018

Overview

This page is meant to be a starting point for people to learn build a u-boot image and show to people the current status of different u-boot versions for IGEP Processor Boards.

What is U-Boot?

Das U-Boot (Universal Bootloader) is an open source, primary boot loader used in embedded devices. Its primary purpose in the shipping system is to load some operating system.

That means that U-Boot is necessary to perform a certain task, but it's nothing you want to throw any significant resources at. Typically U-Boot is stored in relatively small NOR flash memory, which is expensive compared to the much larger NAND devices often used to store the operating system and the application.


Necessary package

In order to compile the u-boot it is necessary to set up the Cross Compiler correctly. In this post it is detailed how to set up correctly the Cross Compiler (and the desired version).

Information.jpg The following steps has been tested using Ubuntu 16.04 and the 4.9 version of the arm-linux-gnueabihf compiler

In order to install the Compiler we can use this command:

sudo apt install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf

Download U-Boot Source

 First of all, will be a distintion between NXP-processors products and ARM-processors products. Because there are different kinds of U-Boot depending of each processor.

Commercial Name U-Boot Series
IGEPv2 DM3730 U-boot-ARM
IGEP COM MODULE DM3730/AM3703 U-boot-ARM 
IGEP COM AQUILA AM335x U-boot-ARM 
IGEPv5 OMAP5432 U-boot-ARM 
IGEP SMARC AM335x U-boot-ARM 
IGEP SMARC iMX6  U-boot-Freescale-NXP
  • Once we know which U-Boot have we will clone the corresponding git repository.


U-Boot ARM Series

If we have an ARM series we will follow this table to get our source of U-Boot
Downloading binary files/U-Boot Source
Clone the u-boot repository

Clone the u-boot repository using git address:

git clone git@git.isee.biz:arm-boot/u-boot-arm.git 

or

 git clone https://git.isee.biz/arm-boot/u-boot-arm.git

Checkout u-boot repository

Go to the u-boot-arm directory and checkout the isee_v2017.03 as:

cd u-boot-arm

git checkout remotes/origin/isee_v2017.03 -b isee_v2017.03 


U-Boot Freescale-NXP  Serie

If we have an Freescale-NXP series we will follow this table to get our source of U-Boot
Downloading binary files/U-Boot Source
Clone the u-boot repository

Clone the u-boot repository using git address:

git clone git@git.isee.biz:arm-boot/u-boot-imx.git

or

 git clone https://git.isee.biz/arm-boot/u-boot-imx.git

Checkout u-boot repository

Go to the u-boot-imx directory and checkout the isee_imx_v2017.03.y as:

cd u-boot-imx

git checkout remotes/origin/isee_imx_v2017.03_4.9.11_1.0.0_ga -b isee_imx_v2017.03_4.9.11_1.0.0_ga 

Prepare your U-BOOT

Once we have downloaded the U-Boot source. We will execute the file called defconfig (default configuration) that it variates in function of each model.

In order to load the default configuration of the target board, we have to write the following command:

 make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- [your_defconfig]
  • In the following table it can be found the name of each default configuration associated to each IGEP PROCESSORS BOARDS:


Module Defconfig Example
IGEPv2 DM3730 igep0020_defconfig make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- igep0020_defconfig
IGEP COM MODULE DM3730/AM3703 igep0030_defconfig make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- igep0030_defconfig
IGEP COM AQUILA AM335x

am335x_igep0033_defconfig

make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- am335x_igep0033_defconfig
IGEPv5 OMAP5432   make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf-
IGEP SMARC AM335x am335x_igep0034_defconfig make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- am335x_igep0034_defconfig
IGEP SMARC iMX6 Solo/Dual Lite igep0046_imx6dl_2G_defconfig make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- igep0046_imx6dl_2G_defconfig
IGEP SMARC iMX6 Dual/ Quad igep0046_imx6q_2G_defconfig make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- igep0046_imx6q_2G_defconfig
IGEP SMARC iMX6 Ultra-Lite / Ultra Ultra-Lite igep0146_imx6ul_512M_defconfig make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- igep0146_imx6ul_512M_defconfig

Build your U-BOOT

After running the defconfig. You can build the U-Boot by executing this command:

  make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf-

Once the compile process has sucesfully finished, we will find the resulting files inside the u-boot root folder. Depending on the processor the generated files will be different:

  • The result for ARM processor based board will be a MLO and u-boot.img.
  • The result for Freescale-NXP processor based will be a u-boot.imx.


Finally we can copy this files in a boot device, for example, a microSD Memory Card. It is explained in the following post.

Information.jpg In case of the Freescale-NXP Porcessor Boards, it is not possible to copy directly the u-boot.imx file. It is necessary to copy in the first blocks of the boot device using the dd command. It is explained in the following post How to prepare a bootable MicroSD Card.


What next...

After build u-boot you have to download and compile kernel