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2Imximage Boot Image generation using mkimage
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4
5This document describes how to set up a U-Boot image that can be booted
6by Freescale MX25, MX35, MX51, MX53 and MX6 processors via internal boot
7mode.
8
9These processors can boot directly from NAND, SPI flash and SD card flash
10using its internal boot ROM support. MX6 processors additionally support
11boot from NOR flash and SATA disks. All processors can boot from an internal
12UART, if booting from device media fails.
13Booting from NOR flash does not require to use this image type.
14
15For more details refer Chapter 2 - System Boot and section 2.14
16(flash header description) of the processor's manual.
17
18Command syntax:
19--------------
20./tools/mkimage -l <mx u-boot_file>
21		to list the imx image file details
22
23./tools/mkimage -T imximage \
24		-n <board specific configuration file> \
25		-e <execution address> -d <u-boot binary>  <output image file>
26
27For example, for the mx51evk board:
28./tools/mkimage -n ./board/freescale/mx51evk/imximage.cfg \
29		-T imximage -e 0x97800000  \
30		-d u-boot.bin u-boot.imx
31
32You can generate directly the image when you compile u-boot with:
33
34$ make u-boot.imx
35
36The output image can be flashed on the board SPI flash or on a SD card.
37In both cases, you have to copy the image at the offset required for the
38chosen media devices (0x400 for both SPI flash or SD card).
39
40Please check Freescale documentation for further details.
41
42Board specific configuration file specifications:
43-------------------------------------------------
441. This file must present in the $(BOARDDIR) and the name should be
45	imximage.cfg (since this is used in Makefile).
462. This file can have empty lines and lines starting with "#" as first
47	character to put comments.
483. This file can have configuration command lines as mentioned below,
49	any other information in this file is treated as invalid.
50
51Configuration command line syntax:
52---------------------------------
531. Each command line is must have two strings, first one command or address
54	and second one data string
552. Following are the valid command strings and associated data strings:-
56	Command string		data string
57	--------------		-----------
58	IMXIMAGE_VERSION        1/2
59				1 is for mx25/mx35/mx51 compatible,
60				2 is for mx53/mx6 compatible,
61				others is invalid and error is generated.
62				This command need appear the fist before
63				other valid commands in configuration file.
64
65	BOOT_OFFSET		value
66
67				This command is parallel to BOOT_FROM and
68				is preferred over BOOT_FROM.
69
70				value:  Offset of the image header, this
71					value shall be set to one of the
72					values found in the file:
73						arch/arm/include/asm/\
74						mach-imx/imximage.cfg
75				Example:
76				BOOT_OFFSET FLASH_OFFSET_STANDARD
77
78	BOOT_FROM		nand/spi/sd/onenand/nor/sata
79
80				This command is parallel to BOOT_OFFSET and
81				is to be deprecated in favor of BOOT_OFFSET.
82
83				Example:
84				BOOT_FROM spi
85
86	CSF			value
87
88				Total size of CSF (Command Sequence File)
89				used for Secure Boot/ High Assurance Boot
90				(HAB).
91
92				Using this command will populate the IVT
93				(Initial Vector Table) CSF pointer and adjust
94				the length fields only. The CSF itself needs
95				to be generated with Freescale tools and
96				'manually' appended to the u-boot.imx file.
97
98				The CSF is then simply concatenated
99				to the u-boot image, making a signed bootloader,
100				that the processor can verify
101				if the fuses for the keys are burned.
102
103				Further infos how to configure the SOC to verify
104				the bootloader can be found in the "High
105				Assurance Boot Version Application Programming
106				Interface Reference Manual" as part of the
107				Freescale Code Signing Tool, available on the
108				manufacturer's website.
109
110				Example:
111				CSF 0x2000
112
113	DATA			type address value
114
115				type: word=4, halfword=2, byte=1
116				address: physycal register address
117				value: value to be set in register
118				All values are in in hexadecimal.
119				Example (write to IOMUXC):
120				DATA 4 0x73FA88a0 0x200
121
122The processor support up to 60 register programming commands for IMXIMAGE_VERSION 1
123and 220 register programming commands for IMXIMAGE_VERSION 2.
124An error is generated if more commands are found in the configuration file.
125
1263. All commands are optional to program.
127
128Setup a SD Card for booting
129--------------------------------
130
131The following example prepare a SD card with u-boot and a FAT partition
132to be used to stored the kernel to be booted.
133I will set the SD in the most compatible mode, setting it with
134255 heads and 63 sectors, as suggested from several documentation and
135howto on line (I took as reference the preparation of a SD Card for the
136Beagleboard, running u-boot as bootloader).
137
138You should start clearing the partitions table on the SD card. Because
139the u-boot image must be stored at the offset 0x400, it must be assured
140that there is no partition at that address. A new SD card is already
141formatted with FAT filesystem and the partition starts from the first
142cylinder, so we need to change it.
143
144You can do all steps with fdisk. If the device for the SD card is
145/dev/mmcblk0, the following commands make the job:
146
1471. Start the fdisk utility (as superuser)
148	fdisk /dev/mmcblk0
149
1502. Clear the actual partition
151
152Command (m for help): o
153
1543. Print card info:
155
156Command (m for help): p
157Disk /dev/mmcblk0: 1981 MB, 1981284352 bytes
158
159In my case, I have a 2 GB card. I need the size to set later the correct value
160for the cylinders.
161
1624. Go to expert mode:
163
164Command (m for help): x
165
1665. Set card geometry
167
168Expert command (m for help): h
169Number of heads (1-256, default 4): 255
170
171Expert command (m for help): s
172Number of sectors (1-63, default 16): 63
173Warning: setting sector offset for DOS compatiblity
174
175We have set 255 heads, 63 sector. We have to set the cylinder.
176The value to be set can be calculated with:
177
178	cilynder = <total size> / <heads> / <sectors> / <blocksize>
179
180in this example,
181	1981284352 / 255 / 63 / 512 = 239.x = 239
182
183
184Expert command (m for help): c
185Number of cylinders (1-1048576, default 60032): 239
186
1876. Leave the expert mode
188Expert command (m for help): r
189
1907. Set up a partition
191
192Now set a partition table to store the kernel or whatever you want. Of course,
193you can set additional partitions to store rootfs, data, etc.
194In my example I want to set a single partition. I must take care
195to not overwrite the space where I will put u-boot.
196
197Command (m for help): n
198Command action
199   e   extended
200   p   primary partition (1-4)
201p
202Partition number (1-4): 1
203First cylinder (1-239, default 1): 3
204Last cylinder, +cylinders or +size{K,M,G} (3-239, default 239): +100M
205
206Command (m for help): p
207
208Disk /dev/mmcblk0: 1967 MB, 1967128576 bytes
209255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 239 cylinders
210Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
211Disk identifier: 0xb712a870
212
213	Device Boot	 Start	       End	Blocks	 Id  System
214/dev/mmcblk0p1		     3		16	112455	 83  Linux
215
216I have set 100MB, leaving the first 2 sectors free. I will copy u-boot
217there.
218
2198. Write the partition table and exit.
220
221Command (m for help): w
222The partition table has been altered!
223
224Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
225
2269. Copy u-boot.imx on the SD card
227
228I use dd:
229
230dd if=u-boot.imx of=/dev/mmcblk0 bs=512 seek=2
231
232This command copies the u-boot image at the address 0x400, as required
233by the processor.
234
235Now remove your card from the PC and go to the target. If evrything went right,
236the u-boot prompt should come after power on.
237
238------------------------------------------------
239Author: Stefano babic <sbabic@denx.de>
240