* [U-Boot] MTD partitions not mounted by the kernel
@ 2011-02-10 14:45 Alexandre Gambier
2011-02-10 14:50 ` Albert ARIBAUD
2011-02-10 14:59 ` Wolfgang Denk
0 siblings, 2 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Alexandre Gambier @ 2011-02-10 14:45 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: u-boot
Hello,
I use U-Boot 1.3.1 with a NOR and a NAND Flash.
I created the following partitions with U-Boot.
device nor0 <NOR>, # parts = 4
#: name size offset mask_flags
0: U-Boot 0x00080000 0x00000000 0
1: Environment 0x00020000 0x00080000 0
2: Kernel 0x00400000 0x000a0000 0
3: FreeNOR 0x00360000 0x004a0000 0
device nand0 <NAND>, # parts = 2
#: name size offset mask_flags
0: FS 0x02000000 0x00000000 0
1: FreeNAND 0x06000000 0x02000000 0
active partition: nor0,0 - (U-Boot) 0x00080000 @ 0x00000000
defaults:
mtdids : nor0=NOR,nand0=NAND
mtdparts:
mtdparts=NOR:512k(U-Boot),128k(Environment),4M(Kernel),-(FreeNOR);NAND:32M(FS),-(FreeNAND)
I checked the support for MTD devices and for the MTD command line in
the kernel config.
here is my bootargs environment variable :
bootargs=console=ttyAS0,115200 mem=128M root=/dev/nfs
nfsroot=192.168.1.60:/tftpboot/stlinux/skyworth/rootfs
ip=192.168.1.111:192.168.1.60:192.168.1.1:255.255.255.0
mtdparts=NOR:512k(U-Boot),128k(Environment),4M(Kernel),-(FreeNOR);NAND:32M(FS),-(FreeNAND)
The problem is that once my system is running the MTD devices in /dev
are not created and the file /proc/mtd is empty.
Is my command line wrong ?
Thanks in advance.
Alex
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* [U-Boot] MTD partitions not mounted by the kernel
2011-02-10 14:45 [U-Boot] MTD partitions not mounted by the kernel Alexandre Gambier
@ 2011-02-10 14:50 ` Albert ARIBAUD
2011-02-10 14:59 ` Wolfgang Denk
1 sibling, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Albert ARIBAUD @ 2011-02-10 14:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: u-boot
Le 10/02/2011 15:45, Alexandre Gambier a ?crit :
> Hello,
>
> I use U-Boot 1.3.1 with a NOR and a NAND Flash.
> I created the following partitions with U-Boot.
U-Boot 1.3.1 is rather old., BTW
> device nor0<NOR>, # parts = 4
> #: name size offset mask_flags
> 0: U-Boot 0x00080000 0x00000000 0
> 1: Environment 0x00020000 0x00080000 0
> 2: Kernel 0x00400000 0x000a0000 0
> 3: FreeNOR 0x00360000 0x004a0000 0
>
> device nand0<NAND>, # parts = 2
> #: name size offset mask_flags
> 0: FS 0x02000000 0x00000000 0
> 1: FreeNAND 0x06000000 0x02000000 0
>
> active partition: nor0,0 - (U-Boot) 0x00080000 @ 0x00000000
>
> defaults:
> mtdids : nor0=NOR,nand0=NAND
> mtdparts:
> mtdparts=NOR:512k(U-Boot),128k(Environment),4M(Kernel),-(FreeNOR);NAND:32M(FS),-(FreeNAND)
>
> I checked the support for MTD devices and for the MTD command line in
> the kernel config.
>
> here is my bootargs environment variable :
> bootargs=console=ttyAS0,115200 mem=128M root=/dev/nfs
> nfsroot=192.168.1.60:/tftpboot/stlinux/skyworth/rootfs
> ip=192.168.1.111:192.168.1.60:192.168.1.1:255.255.255.0
> mtdparts=NOR:512k(U-Boot),128k(Environment),4M(Kernel),-(FreeNOR);NAND:32M(FS),-(FreeNAND)
>
> The problem is that once my system is running the MTD devices in /dev
> are not created and the file /proc/mtd is empty.
>
> Is my command line wrong ?
The creation of the entries in /dev is not caused by the sole presence
of mtdpart= on the command line. Either you must create these entries
manually, or you have to have a dynamic /dev manager, for instance udev,
create them for you with the help of adequate configuration files.
Note that this has nothing to do with U-Boot, though.
> Thanks in advance.
> Alex
Amicalement,
--
Albert.
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* [U-Boot] MTD partitions not mounted by the kernel
2011-02-10 14:45 [U-Boot] MTD partitions not mounted by the kernel Alexandre Gambier
2011-02-10 14:50 ` Albert ARIBAUD
@ 2011-02-10 14:59 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-02-10 16:04 ` Alexandre Gambier
1 sibling, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Wolfgang Denk @ 2011-02-10 14:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: u-boot
Dear Alexandre Gambier,
In message <4D53F9FA.2070702@ftemaximal.fr> you wrote:
>
> mtdids : nor0=NOR,nand0=NAND
...
> mtdparts=NOR:512k(U-Boot),128k(Environment),4M(Kernel),-(FreeNOR);NAND:32M(FS),-(FreeNAND)
...
> The problem is that once my system is running the MTD devices in /dev
> are not created and the file /proc/mtd is empty.
>
> Is my command line wrong ?
I think so. Most probably your kernel uses different identifiers
instead of "NOR" and "NAND". Check the kernel boot messages!
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
--
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* [U-Boot] MTD partitions not mounted by the kernel
2011-02-10 14:59 ` Wolfgang Denk
@ 2011-02-10 16:04 ` Alexandre Gambier
2011-02-10 18:24 ` Andreas Pretzsch
0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Alexandre Gambier @ 2011-02-10 16:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: u-boot
Dear Wolfgang,
I tried to put some printk in the MTD driver and it seems that the
parse_mtd_partitions function is never called...
I will try to find what's wrong with my kernel configuration.
alex
On 02/10/2011 03:59 PM, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> Dear Alexandre Gambier,
>
> In message<4D53F9FA.2070702@ftemaximal.fr> you wrote:
>> mtdids : nor0=NOR,nand0=NAND
> ...
>> mtdparts=NOR:512k(U-Boot),128k(Environment),4M(Kernel),-(FreeNOR);NAND:32M(FS),-(FreeNAND)
> ...
>> The problem is that once my system is running the MTD devices in /dev
>> are not created and the file /proc/mtd is empty.
>>
>> Is my command line wrong ?
> I think so. Most probably your kernel uses different identifiers
> instead of "NOR" and "NAND". Check the kernel boot messages!
>
> Best regards,
>
> Wolfgang Denk
>
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* [U-Boot] MTD partitions not mounted by the kernel
2011-02-10 16:04 ` Alexandre Gambier
@ 2011-02-10 18:24 ` Andreas Pretzsch
2011-02-11 7:56 ` Alexandre Gambier
0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Andreas Pretzsch @ 2011-02-10 18:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: u-boot
Am Donnerstag, den 10.02.2011, 17:04 +0100 schrieb Alexandre Gambier:
> Dear Wolfgang,
>
> I tried to put some printk in the MTD driver and it seems that the
> parse_mtd_partitions function is never called...
parse_mtd_partitions() is called from the mapping drivers. See e.g.
linux/drivers/mtd/maps/ and linux/drivers/mtd/nand/.
The mtd-id provided in kernel-cmdline has to match the name of the
mapping driver, e.g. "physmap-flash" in case of
drivers/mtd/maps/physmap.c.
See linux/drivers/mtd/cmdlinepart.c for the format. Your spec looks
fine, presumably beside "NOR" and "NAND" names.
> I will try to find what's wrong with my kernel configuration.
You'll need CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS and CONFIG_MTD_CMDLINE_PARTS.
Also check /proc/cmdline that it's really passed and not overwritten by
hardcoded kernel commandline (CONFIG_CMDLINE_BOOL not set).
>
> alex
>
> On 02/10/2011 03:59 PM, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> > Dear Alexandre Gambier,
> >
> > In message<4D53F9FA.2070702@ftemaximal.fr> you wrote:
> >> mtdids : nor0=NOR,nand0=NAND
> > ...
> >> mtdparts=NOR:512k(U-Boot),128k(Environment),4M(Kernel),-(FreeNOR);NAND:32M(FS),-(FreeNAND)
> > ...
> >> The problem is that once my system is running the MTD devices in /dev
> >> are not created and the file /proc/mtd is empty.
> >>
> >> Is my command line wrong ?
> > I think so. Most probably your kernel uses different identifiers
> > instead of "NOR" and "NAND". Check the kernel boot messages!
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Wolfgang Denk
> >
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* [U-Boot] MTD partitions not mounted by the kernel
2011-02-10 18:24 ` Andreas Pretzsch
@ 2011-02-11 7:56 ` Alexandre Gambier
2011-02-11 9:06 ` Wolfgang Denk
0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Alexandre Gambier @ 2011-02-11 7:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: u-boot
Hello Andreas,
Thanks for this explanation.
I will try to write my own driver for my board.
Best regards
alex
On 02/10/2011 07:24 PM, Andreas Pretzsch wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, den 10.02.2011, 17:04 +0100 schrieb Alexandre Gambier:
>> Dear Wolfgang,
>>
>> I tried to put some printk in the MTD driver and it seems that the
>> parse_mtd_partitions function is never called...
> parse_mtd_partitions() is called from the mapping drivers. See e.g.
> linux/drivers/mtd/maps/ and linux/drivers/mtd/nand/.
>
> The mtd-id provided in kernel-cmdline has to match the name of the
> mapping driver, e.g. "physmap-flash" in case of
> drivers/mtd/maps/physmap.c.
>
> See linux/drivers/mtd/cmdlinepart.c for the format. Your spec looks
> fine, presumably beside "NOR" and "NAND" names.
>
>> I will try to find what's wrong with my kernel configuration.
> You'll need CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS and CONFIG_MTD_CMDLINE_PARTS.
>
> Also check /proc/cmdline that it's really passed and not overwritten by
> hardcoded kernel commandline (CONFIG_CMDLINE_BOOL not set).
>
>> alex
>>
>> On 02/10/2011 03:59 PM, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
>>> Dear Alexandre Gambier,
>>>
>>> In message<4D53F9FA.2070702@ftemaximal.fr> you wrote:
>>>> mtdids : nor0=NOR,nand0=NAND
>>> ...
>>>> mtdparts=NOR:512k(U-Boot),128k(Environment),4M(Kernel),-(FreeNOR);NAND:32M(FS),-(FreeNAND)
>>> ...
>>>> The problem is that once my system is running the MTD devices in /dev
>>>> are not created and the file /proc/mtd is empty.
>>>>
>>>> Is my command line wrong ?
>>> I think so. Most probably your kernel uses different identifiers
>>> instead of "NOR" and "NAND". Check the kernel boot messages!
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Wolfgang Denk
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> U-Boot mailing list
>> U-Boot at lists.denx.de
>> http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot
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* [U-Boot] MTD partitions not mounted by the kernel
2011-02-11 7:56 ` Alexandre Gambier
@ 2011-02-11 9:06 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-02-11 9:34 ` Alexandre Gambier
0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Wolfgang Denk @ 2011-02-11 9:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: u-boot
Dear Alexandre Gambier,
please do not top post / full quote; please read
http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html
In message <4D54EB92.7080703@ftemaximal.fr> you wrote:
>
> I will try to write my own driver for my board.
You almost certainly do not have to write any new driver.
You just need to configure the existing ones for your hardware.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
--
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HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany
Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: wd at denx.de
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* [U-Boot] MTD partitions not mounted by the kernel
2011-02-11 9:06 ` Wolfgang Denk
@ 2011-02-11 9:34 ` Alexandre Gambier
0 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Alexandre Gambier @ 2011-02-11 9:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: u-boot
On 02/11/2011 10:06 AM, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> Dear Alexandre Gambier,
>
> please do not top post / full quote; please read
> http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html
Sorry
> In message<4D54EB92.7080703@ftemaximal.fr> you wrote:
>> I will try to write my own driver for my board.
> You almost certainly do not have to write any new driver.
>
> You just need to configure the existing ones for your hardware.
>
> Best regards,
I will try to use physmap-flash for the NOR and gen_nand for the NAND.
> Wolfgang Denk
>
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