How to use the Parallel NOR-Flash on iMX6-based Sabre AI Quad

[IcanReed]

Hello,

i am trying to use the parallel NOR-Flash on the iMX6-based "Sabre AI Quad" - Platform. The Schematic-plan says that there has to be a 32MB-Parallel-NOR-Flash "sized for bootloader and Kernel Image". So my goal is to store both of them on this flash-memory.

Unfortunately, i can´t find any hints or instructions how to use it, neither in any manual/reference guide, nor anywhere else (IMX Community, Google, ...)

What Tools/Drivers do I need to be able to flash the memory? Can anyone tell me how to use it?

Thank you very much in advance.

[ThomasG1z]

You need to use the MTD drivers, for CFI nor flashes. Both Linux and uBoot support that. Take a look at e.g. http://www.linux-mtd.infradead.org/index.html for some information. Do a search on the internet for how to configure and use. Some info is present here also (related to powerpc): http://www.freescale.com/infocenter/index.jsp?topic=%2FQORIQSDK%2F2151479.html. Don't remember all the details as it is at least 7 years since I was in contact with MTD, but it's not that difficult.

[Florentino]

Hi,
I'm also working on this board ,and I have the same request than you.
In the documentation ,i'have only find " How to Boot from WEIM(Parallel) NOR" but not "how to write in the Parallel NOR .."
I hope someone from Freescale ,could help us..
Thank you...

[midanipower]

Hello , where did you buy this SABRE Board ? I cannot find it on the Freescale web side ?
Are you engaged with an NDA with Freescale ?