The bootloader X-loader

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X-loader for IGEP platforms

First of all setup the build environment sourcing this script 

$ source /usr/local/poky/eabi-glibc/arm/environment-setup

or 

$ source /usr/local/poky/eabi-glibc/environment-setup-arm-none-linux-gnueabi

if you have updated your SDK environment to latest version (see Ubuntu 8.04 IGEP v2.0 SDK Virtual Machine)

X-loader v1.4.4-2 (stable)

Download the IGEP X-loader sources and follow next steps: 

$ wget http://downloads.igep.es/sources/x-loader-1.4.4-2.tar.gz
$ tar xzf x-loader-1.4.4-2.tar.gz
$ cd x-loader-1.4.4-2
$ scripts/./autobuild.sh arm-none-linux-gnueabi-

The result will be :

  • For IGEP v2 platform
    • x-load-ddp.bin.ift in autobuild/igep0020/flash directory (for OneNAND DDP)
    • x-load.bin.ift in autobuild/igep0020/sdcard directory (for SD card)
  • For OMAP3 IGEP module
    • x-load-ddp.bin.ift in autobuild/igep0030/flash directory (for OneNAND DDP)
    • x-load.bin.ift in autobuild/igep0030/sdcard directory (for SD card)

X-loader development

Note: The 'master' branch is where the development work takes place and you should use this if you're after to work with the latest cutting edge developments. It is possible trunk can suffer temporary periods of instability while new features are developed and if this is undesirable we recommend using one of the release branches. Use ONLY for development purposes.

Clone the GIT repository from git.igep.es 

$ git clone git://git.igep.es/pub/scm/x-loader.git
$ cd x-loader
$ git checkout origin/for-next -b for-next

and build with 

$ cd x-loader
$ scripts/./autobuild.sh arm-none-linux-gnueabi-

The result will be :

  • x-load.bin.ift in autobuild/igep00x0/ directory

Quality assurance: Test Cases

Status table

Release  #001   #002   #003   #004 
 for-next    PASS         PASS      

Test case definitions

#001 : SDCARD boot

How to test: Create a bootable SD card (FAT partition) and put inside x-loader. Result should be like : 

Texas Instruments X-Loader 1.5.0 (May  5 2011 - 09:59:19)
Reading boot sector
u-boot.bin not found or blank nand contents - attempting serial boot . . .
## Ready for binary (kermit) download to 0x80008000 at 115200 bps...

#002 : ONENAND boot

How to test: Put x-loader to onenand and check if booting. Result should be like : 

Texas Instruments X-Loader 1.5.0 (May  5 2011 - 09:59:19)
u-boot.bin not found or blank nand contents - attempting serial boot . . .
## Ready for binary (kermit) download to 0x80008000 at 115200 bps...

#003 : Load u-boot from SD-card

How to test: Put x-loader and u-boot to SD-card and check if booting. Result should be like : 

Texas Instruments X-Loader 1.5.0 (May  5 2011 - 09:59:19)
Reading boot sector
Loading u-boot.bin from mmc

U-Boot 2011.03-00406-gf92edd8 (May 05 2011 - 13:01:04)

#004 : Load u-boot from onenand

How to test: Put x-loader and u-boot to SD-card and check if booting. Result should be like :

Changelog

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