[U-Boot] Problems when copying data from flash to ram

[U-Boot] Problems when copying data from flash to ram

[philipp zaugg]

Hello U-booters

Hopefully someone can help me. I'm working on a tx25 target.

I need to start my linux system from nand flash. i can load the kernel-uImage from tftp and start it directly without any problem. I stored the image to the a mtd partition.

nand write.jffs2 0x81000000 kernel1

To continue I need to power off the System for a while. The first or the first few loadings of the kernel works but afterwards it is not any more possible to load the kernel correctly. the following commands have been done in one succession

=> nand read 0x81000000 kernel1

NAND read: device 0 offset 0x80000, size 0x400000
?4194304 bytes read: OK
=> iminfo

## Checking Image at 81000000 ...
?? Legacy image found
?? Image Name:?? Linux-2.6.31
?? Image Type:?? ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
?? Data Size:??? 1812416 Bytes = 1.7 MiB
?? Load Address: 80008000
?? Entry Point:? 80008000
?? Verifying Checksum ... OK
=> nand read 0x81000000 kernel1

NAND read: device 0 offset 0x80000, size 0x400000
?4194304 bytes read: OK
=> iminfo????????????????????? 

## Checking Image at 81000000 ...
?? Legacy image found
?? Image Name:?? Linux-2.6.31
?? Image Type:?? ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
?? Data Size:??? 1812416 Bytes = 1.7 MiB
?? Load Address: 80008000
?? Entry Point:? 80008000
?? Verifying Checksum ...??? Bad Data CRC
=>

Does anybody have an idea where the problem comes from.

[U-Boot] Problems when copying data from flash to ram

[Marek Vasut]

On Tuesday, September 06, 2011 04:05:23 PM philipp zaugg wrote:
> Hello U-booters
> 
> Hopefully someone can help me. I'm working on a tx25 target.
> 
> I need to start my linux system from nand flash. i can load the
> kernel-uImage from tftp and start it directly without any problem. I
> stored the image to the a mtd partition.
> 
> nand write.jffs2 0x81000000 kernel1
> 
> To continue I need to power off the System for a while. The first or the
> first few loadings of the kernel works but afterwards it is not any more
> possible to load the kernel correctly. the following commands have been
> done in one succession
> 
> => nand read 0x81000000 kernel1
> 
> NAND read: device 0 offset 0x80000, size 0x400000
>  4194304 bytes read: OK
> => iminfo
> 
> ## Checking Image at 81000000 ...
>    Legacy image found
>    Image Name:   Linux-2.6.31
>    Image Type:   ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
>    Data Size:    1812416 Bytes = 1.7 MiB
>    Load Address: 80008000
>    Entry Point:  80008000
>    Verifying Checksum ... OK
> => nand read 0x81000000 kernel1
> 
> NAND read: device 0 offset 0x80000, size 0x400000
>  4194304 bytes read: OK
> => iminfo                     
> 
> ## Checking Image at 81000000 ...
>    Legacy image found
>    Image Name:   Linux-2.6.31
>    Image Type:   ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
>    Data Size:    1812416 Bytes = 1.7 MiB
>    Load Address: 80008000
>    Entry Point:  80008000
>    Verifying Checksum ...    Bad Data CRC
> =>
> 
> Does anybody have an idea where the problem comes from.

What version of uboot do you use ? btw try ubi/ubifs, might be better than jffs 
on big NAND devices.

Cheers

[U-Boot] Problems when copying data from flash to ram

[elhobit]

Am 06.09.2011 16:24, schrieb Marek Vasut:
> On Tuesday, September 06, 2011 04:05:23 PM wrote:
>> Hello U-booters
>>
>> Hopefully someone can help me. I'm working on a tx25 target.
>>
>> I need to start my linux system from nand flash. i can load the
>> kernel-uImage from tftp and start it directly without any problem. I
>> stored the image to the a mtd partition.
>>
>> nand write.jffs2 0x81000000 kernel1
>>
>> To continue I need to power off the System for a while. The first or the
>> first few loadings of the kernel works but afterwards it is not any more
>> possible to load the kernel correctly. the following commands have been
>> done in one succession
>>
>> =>  nand read 0x81000000 kernel1
>>
>> NAND read: device 0 offset 0x80000, size 0x400000
>>   4194304 bytes read: OK
>> =>  iminfo
>>
>> ## Checking Image at 81000000 ...
>>     Legacy image found
>>     Image Name:   Linux-2.6.31
>>     Image Type:   ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
>>     Data Size:    1812416 Bytes = 1.7 MiB
>>     Load Address: 80008000
>>     Entry Point:  80008000
>>     Verifying Checksum ... OK
>> =>  nand read 0x81000000 kernel1
>>
>> NAND read: device 0 offset 0x80000, size 0x400000
>>   4194304 bytes read: OK
>> =>  iminfo
>>
>> ## Checking Image at 81000000 ...
>>     Legacy image found
>>     Image Name:   Linux-2.6.31
>>     Image Type:   ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
>>     Data Size:    1812416 Bytes = 1.7 MiB
>>     Load Address: 80008000
>>     Entry Point:  80008000
>>     Verifying Checksum ...    Bad Data CRC
>> =>
>>
>> Does anybody have an idea where the problem comes from.
> What version of uboot do you use ? btw try ubi/ubifs, might be better than jffs
> on big NAND devices.
>
> Cheers
>

I use U-Boot 2011.03

I have no idea how to save the Image on a ubi, sorry I'm quiet new to 
U-Boot. I tried the following instructions without any success

nand write.ubi/ubifs
nand write.ubi
nand write.ubifs
ubi
help ubi

Where can I find the manual for nand and ubi? I didn't find it on the 
denx wiki.

Greez