[yocto] Updating uboot to v2013.01

Wed Feb 27 07:00:16 PST 2013

On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 11:44 PM, Satya Swaroop Damarla
<swaroop.damarla at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey Rudy,
>
> I think, it doesnot automatically take a kernel but we have to choose the
> kernel and I chose it v3.2 but seems it doesnot support my board and so I
> should take a kernel from the original and configure it to my need.... Here
> is the only error message I see about linux kernel
>
> WARNING: linux-dummy: No generic license file exists for: GPL in any
> provider
>

well it seems you are missing a whole BSP for this board. So I would suggest
to go through the BSP guide and setup one for your board

> my board is Avionic Tamonten Carrier, based on NVIDIA harmony board.
> Suggestions are very much appreciated but I am also currently trying to
> solve it.. I just downloaded a git kernel from the avionic site and can you
> please tell me how to configure it to so that the build system takes this as
> kernel and build it
>
> Greets,
> Satya
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 6:21 PM, Rudolf Streif <rstreif at linuxfoundation.org>
> wrote:
>>
>> Satya,
>>
>> So what exactly do you get when building the kernel? No image at all in
>> tmp/deploy/images? What do the logs for the kernel recipes say?
>>
>> Rudi
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 11:36 PM, Satya Swaroop Damarla
>> <swaroop.damarla at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> hey hans,
>>>
>>> I think you are right about the kernel device tree.. I think it should
>>> come with the kernel but I have no idea why it works.. Only an expert should
>>> say why it works.. I think my work is not complete. I can generate the
>>> rootfs and the uboot.bin file but not the uImage... I have no idea... Diid
>>> you complete generating the image for the board?
>>>
>>> Greets,
>>> Satya
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 5:05 PM, Hans Beckérus <hans.beckerus at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 25 feb 2013 kl. 15:58 skrev Satya Swaroop DAMARLA <swaroop at weisser.at>:
>>>>
>>>> Guys. I found the solution to this problem....
>>>>
>>>> I think if you already install uboot-tools or uboot-mkimage packes from
>>>> Ubuntu repository then it is used instead of the one that is downloaded and
>>>> we should uninstall the packages and then rerun the build,,... Then IT
>>>> WORKS... So, thank you for the time and enegry... I assume this thread is
>>>> closed and this is the solution and if this doesnot work for some then
>>>> please post it and we may discuss the situation depending on the problem,
>>>>
>>>> Greetings & Regards,
>>>> Satya
>>>>
>>>> Same comment here as for the device tree compiler. You should use the
>>>> uboot tools/version as they come with the package. Not the one used by the
>>>> host distro. To me this is not a proper solution.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 5:28 PM, Rudolf Streif
>>>> <rstreif at linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Satya,
>>>>>
>>>>> I will look into it later today. I am currently at the Linux
>>>>> Foundation's Embedded Linux Conference.
>>>>>
>>>>> Rudi
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 2:10 AM, Satya Swaroop DAMARLA
>>>>> <swaroop at weisser.at> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello Guys,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have not received any reply from you. If you can help me to figure
>>>>>> out what the errors mean when adding a new .bb or recipe file then I can
>>>>>> learn the mistake and take care in the new recipes.... I request your time
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 7:19 PM, Satya Swaroop Damarla
>>>>>> <swaroop.damarla at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> hey Guys... I get the following error... which I attached.. Its
>>>>>>> completely greek and latin to me.. Can you please help me..
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 7:19 PM, Satya Swaroop DAMARLA
>>>>>>> <swaroop at weisser.at> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> hey Guys... I get the following error... which I attached.. Its
>>>>>>>> completely greek and latin to me.. Can you please help me..
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 6:46 PM, Hans Beckérus
>>>>>>>> <hans.beckerus at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 6:12 PM, Satya Swaroop Damarla
>>>>>>>>> <swaroop.damarla at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> > Hey hans, this is what he meant,
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> > In the machine config file add the following
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> > PREFERRED_VERSION_u-boot ?= "v2013.01%"  or
>>>>>>>>> > PREFERRED_VERSION_u-boot ?=
>>>>>>>>> > "v2013.01.01%"
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> > By the way did you already complete the first part... There is
>>>>>>>>> > also other
>>>>>>>>> > file called "u-boot-fw-utils_2012.04.01.bb" ... I think we should
>>>>>>>>> > do the
>>>>>>>>> > same...
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> > Hans bytheway,  are you also working on the same board or
>>>>>>>>> > diffferent board
>>>>>>>>> > with same problem?
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Different board, same core, similar problem ;)
>>>>>>>>> Now I get it. Thanks. But still question remains how in earth I
>>>>>>>>> managed to build the kernel if not also having copied/renamed the
>>>>>>>>> mkimage .bb?
>>>>>>>>> Is the PREFERRED_VERSION_u-boot used to determine what mkimage and
>>>>>>>>> fw
>>>>>>>>> utils it picks up?
>>>>>>>>> Then it might be that since I/we build u-boot as a separate
>>>>>>>>> package,
>>>>>>>>> but kernel lifts in the mkimage stuff, it works but the wrong
>>>>>>>>> package
>>>>>>>>> was used.
>>>>>>>>> In my case obviously compatible, but not recommended I guess. Also,
>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>> agree that the fw utils should probably be in sync similar to
>>>>>>>>> mkimage.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hans
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 6:01 PM, Hans Beckérus
>>>>>>>>> > <hans.beckerus at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>>> >> On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 5:16 PM, Rudolf Streif
>>>>>>>>> >> <rstreif at linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> >> > Satya,
>>>>>>>>> >> >
>>>>>>>>> >> > Simply look at the u-boot recipes in meta/recipes-bsp/u-boot
>>>>>>>>> >> > such as
>>>>>>>>> >> > u-boot_2012.04.01.bb. You can simply copy it and name it
>>>>>>>>> >> > u-boot_2013.01.bb
>>>>>>>>> >> > and then modify SRCREV to the revision that corresponds to the
>>>>>>>>> >> > tag
>>>>>>>>> >> > 2013.01
>>>>>>>>> >> > or 2013.01.01 in git.denx.de:
>>>>>>>>> >> >
>>>>>>>>> >> > for 2013.01: 3a9d879f6f64585b819af728b53be0a05037fe0d
>>>>>>>>> >> > for 2013.01.01: e8ae0fa5edd152b2b29c470b88429be4cdcd2c46
>>>>>>>>> >> >
>>>>>>>>> >> > Do the same for u-boot-mkimage and include the u-boot version
>>>>>>>>> >> > with your
>>>>>>>>> >> > bsp.
>>>>>>>>> >> >
>>>>>>>>> >> > Rudi
>>>>>>>>> >> >
>>>>>>>>> >> >
>>>>>>>>> >> Hi Rudi, sorry to chime in , but I have a similar problem but do
>>>>>>>>> >> not
>>>>>>>>> >> really get the last thing you said.
>>>>>>>>> >> What do you mean by including the u-boot version in the bsp?
>>>>>>>>> >> Also is
>>>>>>>>> >> it a must to also copy the mkimage .bb or will the system find a
>>>>>>>>> >> suitable one automatically?
>>>>>>>>> >> The thing is that I only copied/edited the u-boot .bb but never
>>>>>>>>> >> the
>>>>>>>>> >> mkimage. Still my kernel successfully builds the kernel uImage!?
>>>>>>>>> >> Some magic that I have missed :)
>>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>>> >> Hans
>>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>>> >> > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 5:17 AM, Satya Swaroop Damarla
>>>>>>>>> >> > <swaroop.damarla at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> >> >>
>>>>>>>>> >> >> Hi Guys,
>>>>>>>>> >> >>
>>>>>>>>> >> >> I need support for uboot on Tamonten board but the version on
>>>>>>>>> >> >> it is
>>>>>>>>> >> >> v2012.04 but I came to know that v2012.10 or v2013.01
>>>>>>>>> >> >> supports the
>>>>>>>>> >> >> Tamontenboard through some guys here..
>>>>>>>>> >> >>
>>>>>>>>> >> >> It would be great if you can tell me how can I accomplish
>>>>>>>>> >> >> v2013.01 or
>>>>>>>>> >> >> v2012.10 into the build system and make it available so that
>>>>>>>>> >> >> I can
>>>>>>>>> >> >> compile
>>>>>>>>> >> >> the and get uImage
>>>>>>>>> >> >>
>>>>>>>>> >> >> (Tamonten board is a derivative of harmony board with some
>>>>>>>>> >> >> changes and
>>>>>>>>> >> >> has
>>>>>>>>> >> >> arm cortexa9 processor without neon extentions )
>>>>>>>>> >> >>
>>>>>>>>> >> >> I am kind of new to add new .bb files and help is really
>>>>>>>>> >> >> appreciated as
>>>>>>>>> >> >> I
>>>>>>>>> >> >> am not able to figure out how to add
>>>>>>>>> >> >>
>>>>>>>>> >> >> Greetings & Regards,
>>>>>>>>> >> >> Swaroop
>>>>>>>>> >> >>
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