From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Santosh Shilimkar Subject: RE: 4430SDP boot failure Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 15:22:56 +0530 Message-ID: <86f60bc5418ca1d3e87db960e5e2c48f@mail.gmail.com> References: <20110106170805.GE1198@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> <20110106180030.GA8249@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> <20110106182023.GV7771@atomide.com> <20110106195225.GX7771@atomide.com> <20110106203431.GZ7771@atomide.com> <20110106205107.GI1198@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> <20110106235203.GA14425@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> <20110107092800.GJ1198@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Return-path: Received: from na3sys009aog103.obsmtp.com ([74.125.149.71]:54494 "EHLO na3sys009aog103.obsmtp.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754444Ab1AGJw7 (ORCPT ); Fri, 7 Jan 2011 04:52:59 -0500 Received: by fxm2 with SMTP id 2so16597472fxm.35 for ; Fri, 07 Jan 2011 01:52:58 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20110107092800.GJ1198@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> Sender: linux-omap-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-omap@vger.kernel.org To: Russell King - ARM Linux Cc: linux-omap@vger.kernel.org, Tony Lindgren > -----Original Message----- > From: Russell King - ARM Linux [mailto:linux@arm.linux.org.uk] > Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 2:58 PM > To: Santosh Shilimkar > Cc: linux-omap@vger.kernel.org; Tony Lindgren > Subject: Re: 4430SDP boot failure > > On Fri, Jan 07, 2011 at 02:09:17PM +0530, Santosh Shilimkar wrote: > > > Can we _please_ have a version of uboot for the SDP4430 platform > > > which > > > can be configured at runtime _and_ which is capable of DHCP/TFTP > ? > > > I really don't want to mess about anymore with buggy boot > loaders. > > Just read this thread. Looks like you are not able to boot the > kernel > > at all. 2.6.37 + Tony's queue booted for me without any issues. > > I can only boot older kernels. I can't debug later kernels because > as soon as I access the UART, I get this very bland 'X-loader hangs' > message which is no help what so ever (for the amount of use it is, > it > might as well not even print that.) > > I don't know whether that's because I'm doing something wrong or > what as > there's no way to get any diagnostics out of the system. > Ok. Will try 2.6.37 major version. > The u-boot SD card issues are just another layer of timewasting > frustration > which really doesn't help. I don't want to spend many hours > debugging > the boot loader because it also doesn't work properly. I want > something > which works every time without fail. > > BTW, if it makes any difference to the boot loader, please note that > I'm > still waiting for the upgrade for the SDP board. That means your board is with ES1.0. I shall try 2.6.37 on ES1.0