* [U-Boot] [PATCH] M28: Document that units has to be set to sectors on SD bootcard
@ 2011-11-24 16:57 Marek Vasut
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From: Marek Vasut @ 2011-11-24 16:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: u-boot
Signed-off-by: Marek Vasut <marek.vasut@gmail.com>
Cc: Stefano Babic <sbabic@denx.de>
Cc: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
---
doc/README.m28 | 6 ++++++
1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/README.m28 b/doc/README.m28
index b749ce0..242230b 100644
--- a/doc/README.m28
+++ b/doc/README.m28
@@ -116,6 +116,12 @@ must have the following parameters:
For example in Linux fdisk, the sequence for a clear card is the following:
* o ..................... create a clear partition table
+ * p ..................... here you need to verify that units is set to
+ sectors. In the output, earch for a line
+ containing:
+ Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
+ If no such line is present, press "u" to
+ switch units to sectors.
* n ..................... create new partition
* p ............. primary partition
* 1 ............. first partition
--
1.7.7.1
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* [U-Boot] [PATCH] M28: Document that units has to be set to sectors on SD bootcard
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@ 2011-11-24 17:38 ` Marek Vasut
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From: Marek Vasut @ 2011-11-24 17:38 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: u-boot
> On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 2:57 PM, Marek Vasut <marek.vasut@gmail.com> wrote:
> > For example in Linux fdisk, the sequence for a clear card is the
> > following:
> >
> > * o ..................... create a clear partition table
> > + * p ..................... here you need to verify that units is
> > set to + sectors. In the output, earch
> > for a line
>
> s/earch/search
Thanks!
>
> > + containing:
> > + Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512
> > bytes + If no such line is present,
> > press "u" to + switch units to sectors.
>
> Or maybe an easier way is to call:
> sudo fdisk /dev/mmcblk0 -u
-u=sectors is even better. Of course, this doesn't work on *BSD. Other
OSes/game-loaders/etc. I don't think we even consider ;-)
>
> Regards,
>
> Fabio Estevam
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* [U-Boot] [PATCH V2] M28: Document that units has to be set to sectors on SD bootcard
2011-11-24 16:57 [U-Boot] [PATCH] M28: Document that units has to be set to sectors on SD bootcard Marek Vasut
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@ 2011-11-24 17:39 ` Marek Vasut
2011-11-24 17:59 ` Fabio Estevam
2011-11-24 18:02 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH V3] " Marek Vasut
2011-11-24 20:45 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH] " Wolfgang Denk
2 siblings, 2 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Marek Vasut @ 2011-11-24 17:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: u-boot
Signed-off-by: Marek Vasut <marek.vasut@gmail.com>
Cc: Stefano Babic <sbabic@denx.de>
Cc: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
---
doc/README.m28 | 3 ++-
1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
V2: Make this all simpler for user to follow
diff --git a/doc/README.m28 b/doc/README.m28
index b749ce0..e4929ad 100644
--- a/doc/README.m28
+++ b/doc/README.m28
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ must have the following parameters:
* Partition size ........ at least 1024 kb
* Partition type ........ 0x53 (sometimes "OnTrack DM6 Aux3")
-For example in Linux fdisk, the sequence for a clear card is the following:
+For example in Linux fdisk, the sequence for a clear card is the follows. Be
+sure to run fdisk with the option "-u=sectors" to set units to sectors:
* o ..................... create a clear partition table
* n ..................... create new partition
--
1.7.7.1
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2011-11-24 17:39 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH V2] " Marek Vasut
@ 2011-11-24 17:59 ` Fabio Estevam
2011-11-24 18:02 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH V3] " Marek Vasut
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From: Fabio Estevam @ 2011-11-24 17:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: u-boot
On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Marek Vasut <marek.vasut@gmail.com> wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Marek Vasut <marek.vasut@gmail.com>
> Cc: Stefano Babic <sbabic@denx.de>
> Cc: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
> ---
> ?doc/README.m28 | ? ?3 ++-
> ?1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>
> V2: Make this all simpler for user to follow
>
> diff --git a/doc/README.m28 b/doc/README.m28
> index b749ce0..e4929ad 100644
> --- a/doc/README.m28
> +++ b/doc/README.m28
> @@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ must have the following parameters:
> ? ? ? ?* Partition size ........ at least 1024 kb
> ? ? ? ?* Partition type ........ 0x53 (sometimes "OnTrack DM6 Aux3")
>
> -For example in Linux fdisk, the sequence for a clear card is the following:
> +For example in Linux fdisk, the sequence for a clear card is the follows. Be
s/follows/following
Other than that:
Acked-by: Fabio Estevam <fabio.estevam@freescale.com>
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* [U-Boot] [PATCH V3] M28: Document that units has to be set to sectors on SD bootcard
2011-11-24 17:39 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH V2] " Marek Vasut
2011-11-24 17:59 ` Fabio Estevam
@ 2011-11-24 18:02 ` Marek Vasut
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From: Marek Vasut @ 2011-11-24 18:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: u-boot
Signed-off-by: Marek Vasut <marek.vasut@gmail.com>
Cc: Stefano Babic <sbabic@denx.de>
Cc: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
---
doc/README.m28 | 3 ++-
1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
V2: Make this all simpler for user to follow
V3: Fix grammar
diff --git a/doc/README.m28 b/doc/README.m28
index b749ce0..548982f 100644
--- a/doc/README.m28
+++ b/doc/README.m28
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ must have the following parameters:
* Partition size ........ at least 1024 kb
* Partition type ........ 0x53 (sometimes "OnTrack DM6 Aux3")
-For example in Linux fdisk, the sequence for a clear card is the following:
+For example in Linux fdisk, the sequence for a clear card follows. Be sure to
+run fdisk with the option "-u=sectors" to set units to sectors:
* o ..................... create a clear partition table
* n ..................... create new partition
--
1.7.7.1
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* [U-Boot] [PATCH] M28: Document that units has to be set to sectors on SD bootcard
2011-11-24 16:57 [U-Boot] [PATCH] M28: Document that units has to be set to sectors on SD bootcard Marek Vasut
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2011-11-24 17:39 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH V2] " Marek Vasut
@ 2011-11-24 20:45 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-11-24 22:32 ` Marek Vasut
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From: Wolfgang Denk @ 2011-11-24 20:45 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: u-boot
Dear Marek Vasut,
In message <1322153845-19369-1-git-send-email-marek.vasut@gmail.com> you wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Marek Vasut <marek.vasut@gmail.com>
> Cc: Stefano Babic <sbabic@denx.de>
> Cc: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
> ---
> doc/README.m28 | 6 ++++++
> 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/doc/README.m28 b/doc/README.m28
> index b749ce0..242230b 100644
> --- a/doc/README.m28
> +++ b/doc/README.m28
> @@ -116,6 +116,12 @@ must have the following parameters:
> For example in Linux fdisk, the sequence for a clear card is the following:
>
> * o ..................... create a clear partition table
> + * p ..................... here you need to verify that units is set to
> + sectors. In the output, earch for a line
> + containing:
> + Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
> + If no such line is present, press "u" to
> + switch units to sectors.
> * n ..................... create new partition
> * p ............. primary partition
> * 1 ............. first partition
Would it not make sense to actually make sure this is the case, like
by passing the "-u" option to fdisk ?
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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2011-11-24 20:45 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH] " Wolfgang Denk
@ 2011-11-24 22:32 ` Marek Vasut
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From: Marek Vasut @ 2011-11-24 22:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: u-boot
> Dear Marek Vasut,
>
> In message <1322153845-19369-1-git-send-email-marek.vasut@gmail.com> you
wrote:
> > Signed-off-by: Marek Vasut <marek.vasut@gmail.com>
> > Cc: Stefano Babic <sbabic@denx.de>
> > Cc: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
> > ---
> >
> > doc/README.m28 | 6 ++++++
> > 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/doc/README.m28 b/doc/README.m28
> > index b749ce0..242230b 100644
> > --- a/doc/README.m28
> > +++ b/doc/README.m28
> >
> > @@ -116,6 +116,12 @@ must have the following parameters:
> > For example in Linux fdisk, the sequence for a clear card is the following:
> > * o ..................... create a clear partition table
> >
> > + * p ..................... here you need to verify that units is set to
> > + sectors. In the output, earch for a line
> > + containing:
> > + Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
> > + If no such line is present, press "u" to
> > + switch units to sectors.
> >
> > * n ..................... create new partition
> >
> > * p ............. primary partition
> > * 1 ............. first partition
>
> Would it not make sense to actually make sure this is the case, like
> by passing the "-u" option to fdisk ?
Definitelly, please check v3 of the patch. Fabio was so kind to check my grammar
issues etc ;-)
M
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