Flash eMMC on LS1046ARDB

[Chanh]

Hi all,

I want to flash the eMMC on LS1046ARDB. I only found some guide on flashing using TFTP (need an ethernet connection, which is not suitable for me).

May I know any other method to flash eMMC without ethernet (e.g. using USB interface)?

Thanks.

[Chanh]

Thanks Yiping and Srini for your support, with another USB device it works now.

[srinivas_chilaka]

@Chanh 

I think the following thread will help you. Please check.

https://community.nxp.com/t5/Layerscape/EMMC-flash-method-for-ls1026a/m-p/1398078#M9818

[Chanh]

Hi Srinivasaraochi,

For the step:

"Write this image to QSPI Flash."

If I refer to the LSDK User guide section "4.1.5.3 Program LSDK composite firmware image", I can download either by TFTP server (which I am not able to do so due to ethernet), or download to mass storage, but how I could connect the emmc as a mass storage?

Thanks.

[yipingwang]

You could use the following command to load firmware image to memory.

=> ext2load usb 0:2 0xa0000000  firmware_ls1046ardb_emmcboot.img

[Chanh]

Hi Yiping,

For the command you mentioned, is it the method that I need to copy the firmware to an USB, then connect the USB to the board?

Thanks.

[yipingwang]

Yes, you need to copy the firmware to an USB partition.

[Chanh]

Hi Yiping,

I copy the image to an USB and connect it to the board, but when I use ls command to list the bin file, I cannot see any file there. before that, the usb info seems report error:

=> usb start
starting USB...
Bus usb@2f00000: Register 200017f NbrPorts 2
Starting the controller
USB XHCI 1.00
Bus usb@3000000: Register 200017f NbrPorts 2
Starting the controller
USB XHCI 1.00
Bus usb@3100000: Register 200017f NbrPorts 2
Starting the controller
USB XHCI 1.00
scanning bus usb@2f00000 for devices... Device not responding to set address.

USB device not accepting new address (error=80000000)
1 USB Device(s) found
scanning bus usb@3000000 for devices... 1 USB Device(s) found
scanning bus usb@3100000 for devices... 1 USB Device(s) found
scanning usb for storage devices... 0 Storage Device(s) found
=> usb info
1: Hub, USB Revision 3.0
- U-Boot XHCI Host Controller
- Class: Hub
- PacketSize: 512 Configurations: 1
- Vendor: 0x0000 Product 0x0000 Version 1.0
Configuration: 1
- Interfaces: 1 Self Powered 0mA
Interface: 0
- Alternate Setting 0, Endpoints: 1
- Class Hub
- Endpoint 1 In Interrupt MaxPacket 8 Interval 255ms

1: Hub, USB Revision 3.0
- U-Boot XHCI Host Controller
- Class: Hub
- PacketSize: 512 Configurations: 1
- Vendor: 0x0000 Product 0x0000 Version 1.0
Configuration: 1
- Interfaces: 1 Self Powered 0mA
Interface: 0
- Alternate Setting 0, Endpoints: 1
- Class Hub
- Endpoint 1 In Interrupt MaxPacket 8 Interval 255ms

1: Hub, USB Revision 3.0
- U-Boot XHCI Host Controller
- Class: Hub
- PacketSize: 512 Configurations: 1
- Vendor: 0x0000 Product 0x0000 Version 1.0
Configuration: 1
- Interfaces: 1 Self Powered 0mA
Interface: 0
- Alternate Setting 0, Endpoints: 1
- Class Hub
- Endpoint 1 In Interrupt MaxPacket 8 Interval 255ms

=> ls usb 0:1

May I know how to proceed? Thanks.

[yipingwang]

There is no Mass Storage USB mass storage device detected, this is abnormal.

Please try other USB mass storage device on the target board.

Please use u-boot from the formal released LSDK.

[srinivas_chilaka · Accepted solution]

@yipingwang 

I have visited the customer place and verified with other mass storage and its working fine.