[U-Boot-Users] Error: start address not on sector boundary

[U-Boot-Users] Error: start address not on sector boundary

[HS8JCV]

Hi all
I complie new u-boot for Flash SST39VF3201.
It complete and can boot with u-boot.
Follow that.
boot 1.0 (Nov 25 2003 - 23:08:05)

Uncompressing image...
U-Boot 1.1.2 (Jun 25 2005 - 22:30:04)

U-Boot code: 21F00000 -> 21F16F88  BSS: -> 21F1B640
RAM Configuration:
Bank #0: 20000000 32 MB
SST: SST39VF3201 (32Mbit)
Flash:  4 MB
*** Warning - bad CRC, using default environment

In:    serial
Out:   serial
Err:   serial
U-Boot>

after I setenv and saveenv It reponse "Error: start address not on
sector boundary".

U-Boot> setenv ethaddr 12:34:56:78:99:22
U-Boot> saveenv
Saving Environment to Flash...
Error: start address not on sector boundary

and Flash Organizations follow this code.

OrgDef OrgSST39VF3201[] =
{
	{  1,16*1024 },	/*   1 *  16 kBytes sectors */
	{  2,8*1024 },	/*   2 * 8 kBytes sectors */
	{  1,32*1024 },	/*   1 * 32 kBytes sectors */
	{ 63,64*1024 },	/*  31 * 64 kBytes sectors */
};

Why it show error.?
How to resolve this error.?

Best Regard
Supparerk

[U-Boot-Users] Error: start address not on sector boundary

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <7febb0a1050706134762dfe45e@mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
>
> I complie new u-boot for Flash SST39VF3201.
> It complete and can boot with u-boot.
> Follow that.
> boot 1.0 (Nov 25 2003 - 23:08:05)
> 
> Uncompressing image...
> U-Boot 1.1.2 (Jun 25 2005 - 22:30:04)

And which board is this exactly, and which  board  configuration  did
you use?

> U-Boot> saveenv
> Saving Environment to Flash...
> Error: start address not on sector boundary
> 
> and Flash Organizations follow this code.
> 
> OrgDef OrgSST39VF3201[] =
> {
> 	{  1,16*1024 },	/*   1 *  16 kBytes sectors */
> 	{  2,8*1024 },	/*   2 * 8 kBytes sectors */
> 	{  1,32*1024 },	/*   1 * 32 kBytes sectors */
> 	{ 63,64*1024 },	/*  31 * 64 kBytes sectors */
> };
> 
> Why it show error.?

Because your flash driver was misconfigured.

> How to resolve this error.?

Fix your flash driver configuration.


[I cannot give any better help without even knowing which  board  you
are talking about.]

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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[U-Boot-Users] Re: Error: start address not on sector boundary

[Saikrishna Gajula]

Wolfgang Denk <wd <at> denx.de> writes:

> 
> In message <7febb0a1050706134762dfe45e <at> mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
> >
> > I complie new u-boot for Flash SST39VF3201.
> > It complete and can boot with u-boot.
> > Follow that.
> > boot 1.0 (Nov 25 2003 - 23:08:05)
> > 
> > Uncompressing image...
> > U-Boot 1.1.2 (Jun 25 2005 - 22:30:04)
> 
> And which board is this exactly, and which  board  configuration  did
> you use?
> 
> > U-Boot> saveenv
> > Saving Environment to Flash...
> > Error: start address not on sector boundary
> > 
> > and Flash Organizations follow this code.
> > 
> > OrgDef OrgSST39VF3201[] =
> > {
> > 	{  1,16*1024 },	/*   1 *  16 kBytes sectors */
> > 	{  2,8*1024 },	/*   2 * 8 kBytes sectors */
> > 	{  1,32*1024 },	/*   1 * 32 kBytes sectors */
> > 	{ 63,64*1024 },	/*  31 * 64 kBytes sectors */
> > };
> > 
> > Why it show error.?


> 
> Because your flash driver was misconfigured.
> 
> > How to resolve this error.?
> 
> Fix your flash driver configuration.
> 
> [I cannot give any better help without even knowing which  board  you
> are talking about.]
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Wolfgang Denk
> 


Hi,

I am also getting the same error like below, but i dont know why it is coming!

i am using Versatile PB by ARM and i am using U-boot-1.1.3, and i am using the
flash of size 64M

Versatile # saveenv
Saving Environment to Flash...
Error: start address not on sector boundary

can any body give a hint to solve this problem,

Thanks in advance,
Saikrishna Gajula