[U-Boot-Users] mpc83xx boot error

Marc Leeman
2008-02-28T12:06:13Z

>> * You need to use version 17 (simply don't specify -V 0x10).
>> * As Kim mentioned, you need -S padding to allow extra space for the
>> /chosen node.
>> * Since you burned the blob into flash, bootm has to relocate the blob
>> to RAM. This is what is giving you the "fdt move failed" error in
>> your first example, it is moving the blob to 0x007fe000 - is this
>> a valid address (seems like it should be)? Perhaps it is simply
>> because you didn't pad it? Perhaps we let a bug slip in?
>>
> Oops, I missed the -R 8 that Kim recommended (very correctly). This
> makes more reserved map entries which is important as well as the -S
> extra space.

I don't think this fully describes it, I just came across the same error
when porting from 1.3.1 to 1.3.2-rc2:

dtc -I dts -O dtb -S 0x3000 -R 8

with dtc 1.1.0

still gives the following when booting u-boot-1.3.2-rc2:

## Booting image at fe700000 ...
Image Name: Linux-2.6.24
Created: 2008-02-25 15:38:37 UTC
Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
Data Size: 930624 Bytes = 908.8 kB
Load Address: 00000000
Entry Point: 00000000
Verifying Checksum ... OK
Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
Booting using the fdt at 0xfefe0000
Loading Device Tree to 007fe000, end 007ff4e1 ... OK
WARNING: could not create /chosen FDT_ERR_NOSPACE.
ERROR: /chosen node create failed - must RESET the board to recover.
Resetting the board.

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