[meta-ti] OMAP5: Booting build output

[Maupin, Chase]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian M. Wisbon [mailto:ian.wisbon at timesys.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 11:28 AM
> To: Maupin, Chase
> Cc: meta-ti at yoctoproject.org
> Subject: Re: [meta-ti] OMAP5: Booting build output
> 
> Chase,
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> Does the SYSBOOT switch dictate whether the SD is used for
> booting? If
> so, what is the correct setting? I've previously attempted to
> boot
> using an SD card formatted as necessary for the OMAP4 Panda, but
> have
> been unsuccessful - I assumed a similar FAT format would be
> required
> for MLO/u-boot.img

My sysboot switch is off on off on and I'm booting from SD.

You can use the same SD format at omap4.  Just replace the kerel and bootloader, add the boot.scr and dtb file.

> 
> Also - thank you for the boot script, as I just now saw the
> commit
> changing the console from ttyO0 to ttyO2.
> 
> On Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:06:21 -0400
> "Maupin, Chase" <chase.maupin at ti.com> wrote:
> 
> > Ian,
> >
> > We are updating the base images to boot this more easily.
> Until then
> > you can boot from an SD card that has a FAT boot partition and
> the
> > rootfs in an EXT partition.
> >
> > You need to pass one of the device tree files from the deploy
> > directory as well.  If you use the attached boot.scr (It is
> called
> > boot.txt so please rename it) file in your FAT partition you
> can just
> > rename the omap5-panda.dtb file to omap5-evm.dtb in the FAT
> partition
> > and the boot should work on a uEVM.  These names are changing
> in the
> > next kernel to omap5-uevm.dtb by default.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Chase Maupin
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> --
> ---
> Ian Wisbon
> Support Manager
> Timesys Corporation