Building Linux Kernel Building Linux Kernel Building Using LTIB Building Outside LTIB Downloading and installing GNU Toolchain and git Building Kernel from Freescale git repository Building Kernel Mainline About Linux Building Using LTIB Linux kernel can be easily built using Ltib. On Ltib menu, just select: [*] Configure the Kernel When you exit this menu, Ltib will show the Kernel Menuconfig as below: This is the Kernel Menuconfig, where it's possible to configure kernel options and drivers. After exit this menu, kernel will be built and stored at: <Ltib directory>/rootfs/boot Building Outside LTIB Downloading and installing GNU Toolchain and git When you install LTIB, a GNU toolchain is automatically installed on /opt/freescale/usr/local/ Kernel releases newer than 2.6.34 doesn't build on Toolchain 4.1.2, only on 4.4.1 or later Check on your host at /opt/freescale/usr/local/ the current installed Toolchain. Next step is to install GIT on host. For Ubuntu machines, use: sudo apt-get install git-core Building Kernel from Freescale git repository Freescale provides access to their own git kernel repository and can be viewed at: Freescale Public GIT To download the kernel source code, create a new folder and use the command: git clone git://git.freescale.com/imx/linux-2.6-imx.git OR git clone http://git.freescale.com/git/cgit.cgi/imx/linux-2.6-imx.git After some minutes, a folder called linux-2.6-imx will be created containing the Linux kernel Create a local git branch from a remote branch you want to use. Let's use branch origin/imx_3.0.15 as example: cd linux-2.6-imx git checkout -b localbranch origin/imx_3.0.15 To check all available remote branches, use: git branch -r Export the cross compiler, architecture and the toolchain path: export ARCH=arm export CROSS_COMPILE=arm-none-linux-gnueabi- If using Toolchain 4.1.2: export PATH="$PATH:/opt/freescale/usr/local/gcc-4.1.2-glibc-2.5-nptl-3/arm-none-linux-gnueabi/bin/" OR If using Toolchain 4.4.4: export PATH="$PATH:/opt/freescale/usr/local/gcc-4.4.4-glibc-2.11.1-multilib-1.0/arm-fsl-linux-gnueabi/bin/" Copy the config file for the wanted platform on linux folder as example: cp arch/arm/configs/imx6_defconfig .config All platform config files are located at <linux directory>/arch/arm/configs/ Call menuconfig and change configuration (if needed) make menuconfig Now it's ready to be built: make uImage The zImage and uImage will be located at /arch/arm/boot/ folder. Building Kernel Mainline Mainline Kernel can be viewed on this link: https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git To download the kernel source code, create a new folder and use the command: git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git OR git clone http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git OR git clone https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git After some minutes, a folder called linux will be created containing the Linux kernel Create a local git branch from a remote branch you want to use. Let's use branch origin/linux-3.8.y as example: cd linux git checkout -b localbranch origin/linux-3.8.y To check all available remote branches, use: git branch -r Export the cross compiler, architecture and the toolchain path: export ARCH=arm export CROSS_COMPILE=arm-none-linux-gnueabi- If using Toolchain 4.4.4: export PATH="$PATH:/opt/freescale/usr/local/gcc-4.4.4-glibc-2.11.1-multilib-1.0/arm-fsl-linux-gnueabi/bin/" Configure to the platform you want to build kernel. For i.MX family, use imx_v6_v7_defconfig: make imx_v6_v7_defconfig All platform config files are located at <linux directory>/arch/arm/configs/ Call menuconfig and change configuration (only if needed, this is an optional step!) make menuconfig Now it's ready to be built: make -j4 uImage LOADADDR=0x70008000 - Use -j4 option to speed up your build in case or PC has 4 cores. It's optional. - IMPORTANT: Use the correct address for each processor. You can check the correct address value at linux/arch/arm/mach-imx/Makefile.boot. After build the uImage, build the dtb file (device tree binary). For i.MX53 QSB use: make imx53-qsb.dtb The uImage will be located at: linux/arch/arm/boot/ folder and dtb binary will be located at: linux/arch/arm/boot/dts About Linux For general Linux information, see About Linux

Question: The following contradicting information regarding the UART clock tree has been seen in the Rev. 1.0  version of the reference manual: Page 813: PLL3_PFD1 -> divide by 6 -> adjustable post divider -> UART Page 839: PLL3 -> divide by 6 -> UART In the old Rev D I found: Page 803: PLL3 -> divide by 6  ... and something about 80MHz The assumption is that correct path would be: PLL3 -> divide by 6 -> post divider -> UART. Answer: The designer said that UART _CLK_ROOT comes from PLL3 (not PLL3:PFD1) and is divided by 6 to produce 80 MHz. I'm waiting for him to confirm that the divider he mentions is CSCDR1[UART_CLK_PODF].

目录 1 i.MX8X 板级开发包镜像结构 ...................................... 3 2 创建 i.MX8QXP Linux 4.19.35 板级开发包编译环境 ... 3 2.1 下载板级开发包 ....................................................... 3 2.2 创建yocto编译环境: ................................................. 4 2.3 独立编译 ............................................................... 10 3 i.MX8X SC firmware ................................................. 16 3.1 SC firmware 目录结构 ........................................... 16 3.2 SC firmware 启动流程 ........................................... 17 3.3 SC firmware定制 ................................................... 17 4 i.MX8X ATF .............................................................. 28 5 FSL Uboot 定制 ........................................................ 30 5.1 FDT支持 ............................................................... 31 5.2 DM(driver model)支持 ........................................... 36 5.3 Uboot目录 结构 ..................................................... 50 5.4 Uboot编译 ............................................................. 52 5.5 Uboot初始化流程 .................................................. 53 5.6 uboot 定制 ............................................................ 63 5.7 uboot debug信息 ................................................... 78

Quick notes on testing audio on the i.MX 8QuadMax MEK board with 4.19.35-1.1.0 BSP. Hardware:   - Connect the MCIMX8QM-CPU to the MCIMX8-8X-BB.  - Connect the IMX-AUD-IO to the Audio Slot 1 on the MCIMX8-8X-BB.  - Short 2 and 3 on J47 on the MCIMX8-8X-BB  - Connect an external powered speaker to RCA connectors Audio OUT FR and/or Audio OUT FL on the IMX-AUD-IO  - Optionally, connect a headphone on J15 on the MCIMX8QM-CPU   Test: Power on the board. aplay -l shows the audio interface available. root@imx8qmmek:~# aplay -l **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: cs42888audio [cs42888-audio], device 0: HiFi cs42888-0 [] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: cs42888audio [cs42888-audio], device 1: HiFi-ASRC-FE (*) [] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 1: wm8960audio [wm8960-audio], device 0: HiFi wm8960-hifi-0 [] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 2: imxaudmix [imx-audmix], device 0: HiFi-AUDMIX-FE (*) [] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 2: imxaudmix [imx-audmix], device 1: HiFi-AUDMIX-FE (*) [] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 Play file on powered speaker via cs42888: root@imx8qmmek:~# aplay -Dhw:0,0 test.wav Playing WAVE 'test.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Stereo Play file on headphone via wm8960: root@imx8qmmek:~# aplay -Dhw:1,0 test.wav

This tutorial teaches how to flash bootloader using ATK. ATK (Advanced Toolkit) ATK (Advanced Toolkit) is a Windows software for programming the flash memory of i.MX boards. Using ATK This section will describe the procedure to erase the flash memory and program the bootloader. 1 - Connect a serial cable between PC and i.MX board. 2 - Some hardware configurations (switches) must be done to flash the board.    Set S18 switch as below: Switch S18 -> 111100 3 - Run ATK by clicking Start -> Programs -> AdvancedToolKit -> AdvancedToolKit      Set the options:    Device memory -> DDR; Custom Initial File -> (keep it unmarked)    Communication Channel -> Serial Port (Usually COM1) 4 - Click Flash Tools to erase, program or dump the the flash memory and click GO Flash Programming The next step is to program the bootloader image into the board's Flash following the steps below. 1 - Select the parameters as shown in the figure below and press Program.    The bootloader binary image file can be found into your Board Support PackageSet Program, NOR Spansion, Bi Swap 2 - Add it on Image File field and press Program. 3 - Close ATK, turn off the board and set switch back as shown in the picture below. Installing ATK on Linux Download ATK: Download. Extract ATK: # unzip ATK_1_41_STD_installer.zip Execute the default install process: # wine SETUP.EXE Get mfc42.dll and msvcp60.dll from a Windows Machine (C:\Windows\System32) and copy to wine system32 (/root/.wine/drive_c/windows/system32) Run ATK: # wine ADSToolkit_std.exe

Question: Two boards are used and practically identical - one using the i.MX6Solo, the other is using a Dual. The sw settings in both cases are identical (except IOMUX addresses). On the i.MX6Solo they do not see any packet loss, on the i.MX6Dual they do. I recommended modifying the MTU size, but this also did not help. So here my two questions: 1)      is there still some hw difference between the Ethernet block on the Solo and the Dual/Quad? 2)      They run the AHB at only 100MHz. Could that be a problem? If not, why do the two chips behave so differently? To increase the AHB clock to 133 MHz.appears to solve the packet corruption issue. Is the 100 MHz AHB clock really the root cause. Answer: The DualLite/Solo and SoloLite contain different ethernet controllers. The DL/S has a 1000M controller which requires the AHB bus to be greater than 125MHz, while the SL has a 100M controller. As the question was about the Solo and the Dual and both use the Gigabit Ethernet block I assume that both will require a minimum AHB clock of 125MHz.

U-boot expects uImage format for the kernel image. In order for LTIB to generate a uImage file: $ export SYSCFG_KTARG=uImage $ ./ltib -p kernel Setup in U-Boot the kernel bootargs: u-boot> setenv bootargs noinitrd console=ttymxc0,115200 init=/linuxrc root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=10.29.244.27:/tftpboot/rootfs ip=dhcp Change 10.29.244.27 to your host IP. The procedure above is needed when default bootloader used by ltib was redboot. In some ltib releases (before 2010) default bootloader is u-boot. In this case, ltib will create uImage by default

Audio transcoding # Transcode the input file into MP3 gst-launch filesrc location=media_file typefind=true ! beepdec ! mfw_mp3encoder ! matroskamux ! filesink location=output_audio_file.mk Audio transcoding + streaming # Transcode the input file into MP3 and stream it # On host, get the transcoded audio data gst-launch udpsrc port=8880 ! <CAPS_FROM_THE_TARGET> ! queue ! ffdec_mp3 ! alsasink # where <CAPS_FROM_THE_TARGET> can be something like 'audio/mpeg, mpegversion=(int)1, layer=(int)3, rate=(int)44100, channels=(int)2' # run the pipeline and check the caps gst-launch filesrc location=media_file typefind=true ! queue ! beepdec ! mfw_mp3encoder ! udpsink host=10.112.103.77 port=8880 -v Video Transcoding* # Transcode the input file into AVC (H-264) gst-launch filesrc location=media_file typefind=true ! aiurdemux name=demux ! queue ! vpudec ! vpuenc codec=avc ! matroskamux name=mux ! filesink location=output_media_file.mk Video Transcoding + scaling* # Transcode the input file into AVC (H264) and rescale video to 480p gst-launch filesrc location=media_file typefind=true ! aiurdemux name=demux ! queue ! vpudec ! mfw_ipucsc ! 'video/x-raw-yuv, width=(int)720, height=(int)480' ! vpuenc codec=avc ! matroskamux name=mux ! filesink location=output_media_file.mk Video transcoding + scaling + streaming* # NOTE: Run the pipelines in the presented order # On host, get the transcoded+scaled video data $ gst-launch udpsrc port=8888 ! <CAPS_FROM_THE_TARGET> ! queue ! ffdec_h264 ! xvimagesink # On target, run the pipeline and check the caps gst-launch filesrc location=media_file typefind=true ! aiurdemux name=demux ! queue ! vpudec ! mfw_ipucsc ! 'video/x-raw-yuv, width=(int)720, height=(int)480' ! vpuenc codec=avc ! udpsink host=$HOST_IP port=8888 -v * There is a limit for the number of pipelines which can be run simultaneously, for high resolution input files, at most two for 1080p and four for 720p.

You can power on/off i.MX31 PDK LEDs using U-Boot: u-boot> mw.b B6020000 FF Where B6020000 is the CPLD LED address and FF is the 8 bits hexadecimal value which will be displayed on LEDs.

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The attached is the document and sample code for iMX5 system 80 interface LCD driver based on IPUV3. It is based on iMX51 2.6.31_09.12 BSP (SDK 1.7), tested on iMX53 3-Stack board. 1. Description This is Smartlcd driver for Freescale MX51 SDK1.7 release. (Kernel: 2.6.31_09.12.00/01)  2. File List -- Smartlcd_giantplus_4_IMX51_Linux_2.6.31_09.12.01.patch: SmartLCD panel support patch, and unit test code. -- Sample.config: the config file for reference. -- readme.txt: this file, please refer to it before use the package. -- SmartLCD Structure.pptx: the basic structure for smartlcd on IPUv3. 3. Requirement - MX51_3DS Green board(TO2.0) - No hardware rework needed, only need plug the giantplus GMA722A0 to J10. - MX51 SDK1.7 release package - L2.6.31_09.12.00_SDK_source.tar.gz                                - redboot_200952.zip 4. How to use 4.1 How to use demo -- Program default redboot.bin to board via ATKtools -- Copy attached zImage to tftp folder (assume /tftpboot) -- extract default rootfs to NFS folder (assume /nfsroot) -- COPY attached imx51_fb_test to ~/unit_test folder. -- Power on the board -- After redboot is boot up, use following command to boot up linux kernel    load -r -b 0x100000 zImage    exec -c "noinitrd console=ttymxc0 root=/dev/nfsroot rootfstype=nfsroot nfsroot=10.192.225.221:/nfsroot/rootfs rw ip=dhcp" -- Once the linux kernel launched, run following commands to test smartlcd panel.    cd /unit_tests    ./imx51_fb_test 4.2 How to use source code -- Current release code is based on L2.6.31_09.12.00_SDK_source.tar.gz. Extract the file to your working folder. -- Entering the working folder and type "./install", select a folder to install ltib. (such as .../ltib) -- Entering ltib folder and type "./ltib" to build Linux platform.  If you are not familiar with this setp, please refer to doc "i.MX_3Stack_SDK_UserGuide.pdf" for detail. -- Entering folder ".../ltib/rpm/BUILD/linux", copy "Smartlcd_giantplus_4_IMX51_Linux_2.6.31_09.12.01.patch" from release package to current folder    Run command "patch -p1 < Smartlcd_giantplus_4_IMX51_Linux_2.6.31_09.12.01.patch" -- When complete, run command "make ARCH=arm menuconfig", and you can refer to attached sample.config for detail.    * enable    Device Drivers ----> Graphics support ----> [*]   Asynchronous Panels                                            ----> [*] GiantPlus 240x320 Panel                                             * disable    Device Drivers ----> Graphics support ----> [ ]   Synchronous Panel Framebuffer                                         ----> Multimedia support    ----> [ ]   Video For Linux                                             -- Run command "make ARCH=arm" to build kernel.  4.3 How to do SMARTLCD driver test -- After Smartlcd_giantplus_4_IMX51_Linux_2.6.31_09.12.01.patch applied, there will be an folder "IMX51_TEST" under linux. -- Go to that folder, and run "make ARCH=arm", imx51_fb_test will be created. -- Copy imx51_fb_test to rootfs/unit_test. and run. 5. History N/A 6. Known Issue -- V4L2 not working yet.

Changing Freescale's BSP U-boot using LTIB This quick recipe demonstrates how to compile U-boot using Freescale BSP. 0. After installing i.MX51 BSP: 1. Extract u-boot source: ./ltib -m prep -p u-boot 2. (optional) If you wish to apply changes to the code, the source is located at: <ltib path>/rpm/BUILD/u-boot-2009.08 3. Compile u-boot for the i.MX51 EVK ./ltib -m scbuilb -p u-boot 4. Copy the compiled file to a SD card on your host machine, insert the SD card and: $ sudo dd if=rpm/BUILD/u-boot-2009.08/u-boot.bin of=/dev/mmcblk0 bs=512 /dev/mmcblk0 should replaced according to your host, use "dmesg" after inserting the SD to find out where is the SD on your host. Unmount it before issuing the dd command.   5. Insert the SD on the i.MX 51 EVK, set the switches for SD Card boot and power on the board.

Q: To minimize i.MX6DL power consumption at stop mode, but needs i.MX6DL to wake-up by USB resume signal from Host PC. Can LDO_2P5(VDDHIGH_CAP) be powered off at stop mode in order to resume i.MX6DL by a USB resume signal that Host PC sends to i.MX6DL USBOTG(us as device mode only)? In other words, can USB OTG detect resume signal from Host PC and generate wakeup interrupt during stop mode with following LDO condition? -          LDO_USB is enabled and powered by USB_OTG_VBUS. -          LDO_2P5 is disabled during stop mode. -          LDO_1P1 is enabled during stop mode. The system uses LPDDR2, hence LDO_2P5 can be powered off at stop mode(I know this is not allowed for DDR3 as DDR IO need 2P5 as pre-driver). Actually tested on SDP, the system can not be resumed without LDO_2P5 as DDR IO need 2P5 for DDR3. A: Please note that disabling the LDO_2P5 supply, you are also disabling the DRAM, as the DRAM pre-drivers are powered by this supply(!). SDCKE is pulled down on the board, and it ensures that the DRAM is in proper state during DSM without LDO_2P5 power. we recommend to keep LDO_2P5 on at any mode(include DSM mode). ldo_2p5 is also one of power for USB phy.   4.3.2.2 LDO_2P5 The LDO_2P5 module implements a programmable linear-regulator function from VDD_HIGH_IN. The LDO_2P5 supplies the SATA Phy, USB Phy, LVDS Phy,   Actually I have tested on SDP, but we cannot resume the system without LDO_2P5 as DDR IO need 2P5 for DDR3.

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ro.hwui.disable_scissor_opt For Vivante GPU, the scissor should be enabled. The default value is enabled, So, keep the default value. ro.hwui.texture_cache_size ro.hwui.layer_cache_size ro.hwui.r_buffer_cache_size ro.hwui.path_cache_size ro.hwui.drop_shadow_cache_size These parameters depend on display resolution. The default value is calculated according to 720P resolution which near 1024x768 resolution on our platform. ro.hwui.text_small_cache_width ro.hwui.text_small_cache_height ro.hwui.text_large_cache_width ro.hwui.text_large_cache_height These variables depends on screen resolution, density(similar to ppi) and language used. On a larger resolution screen, there might be more characters painted on it. Better to have larger font cache size. On a larger density config, it tends to use larger fonts. If the language has more different characters (symbols), it may need larger texture size to cache the fonts. For example, English may only have 52 characters, but Chinese have more than 10K and each will occupy more memory cache than English character. If cache size is too small, performance may drop because the font renderer will flush existed cache and upload new ones. If cache size is too large, it just wastes memory. It's OK to flush existed cache sometimes. But it's better to have only one (or no) flush for rendering a single screen. The default value is optimum on out platform with 1024x768 display resolution. BTW, texture size limitation on current Vivante GPU are 8192 x 8192.

This is a HW design checklist for customer's reference. Please read and fill it in carefully before requesting a schematic review.

TFTP     TFTP service will be used to transfer the kernel image from host to target every time the system reboots. Select the Linux distribution: All Boards TFTP Fedora All Boards TFTP on OpenSuse All Boards TFTP on Ubuntu

This document describes the i.MX 8MM EVK mini-SAS connectors features on Linux and Android use cases, covering the supported daughter cards, the process to change Device Tree (DTS) files or Boot images, and enable these different display options on the board.

The i.MX21ADS board needs a flash programmer software called iMX21ADS_TOOLKIT or just HAB. This programmer evolved to current ATK. You can download iMX21ADS_TOOLKIT here.