i.MX8M nano U-Boot image error occurs

[shinji_tonoshit]

Hi All,

When running imx-mkimage, an error occurs.
"Error: Bad parameters for FIT image type"
The following command was executed.
I have attached the executed script and logs.
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cd imx-mkimage
cp ../uboot-imx/spl/u-boot-spl.bin iMX8M
cp ../uboot-imx/u-boot-nodtb.bin iMX8M
cp ../uboot-imx/arch/arm/dts/imx8mn-evk.dtb iMX8M
cp ../imx-atf/build/imx8mn/release/bl31.bin iMX8M
cp ../firmware-imx/firmware-imx-8.20/firmware/ddr/synopsys/lpddr4_pmu_train_* iMX8M
cp ../uboot-imx/tools/mkimage iMX8M/mkimage_uboot

make SOC=iMX8MN DEV=flexspi flash_evk
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Best Regards,
Shinji

[AldoG]

Hello,

please try by using the following make command instead:
make SOC=iMX8MN flash_evk_flexspi

Best regards/Saludos,
Aldo.

[shinji_tonoshit]

Dear Aldo,

Thank you for your reply.
I built using `make SOC=iMX8MN flash_evk_flexspi`, but the issue persists.
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Use ‘-T list’ to see a list of available image types
Long options are available; read the man page for details
make[1]: *** [soc.mak:163: u-boot.itb] Error 1
make: *** [Makefile:26: flash_evk_flexspi] Error 2
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I have attached the shell script and build log.
Please advise on a solution.

Best Regards,
Shinji.

[AldoG]

Hello,

Please see below the steps I follow for creating an image, I think the error you are seeing are due to the version mismatch.

EDIT: fixed the typo

### Clone imx-mkimage it is better to download the same version of the sw we are working with ###
git clone https://github.com/nxp-imx/imx-mkimage -b lf-6.1.22_2.0.0

### Decompress the GNU toolchain into a path in local disk, in this test would be /opt/ ###
sudo tar -xvJf arm-gnu-toolchain-12.3.rel1-x86_64-aarch64-none-linux-gnu.tar.xz -C /opt

### Clone and build Uboot ###
cd ..
git clone https://github.com/nxp-imx/uboot-imx -b lf-6.1.22-2.0.0
cd uboot-imx
make -j $(nproc --all) clean
make -j$(nproc --all) ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/arm-gnu-toolchain-12.3.rel1-x86_64-aarch64-none-linux-gnu/bin/aarch64-none-linux-gnu- imx8mn_evk_defconfig
make -j $(nproc --all) ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/arm-gnu-toolchain-12.3.rel1-x86_64-aarch64-none-linux-gnu/bin/aarch64-none-linux-gnu-

wget https://www.nxp.com/lgfiles/NMG/MAD/YOCTO/firmware-imx-8.20.bin
chmod +x firmware-imx-8.20.bin
./firmware-imx-8.20.bin --auto-accept

### Clone and build ATF ###
git clone https://github.com/nxp-imx/imx-atf -b lf-6.1.22-2.0.0
cd imx-atf
make -j $(nproc --all) PLAT=imx8mn bl31 CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/arm-gnu-toolchain-12.3.rel1-x86_64-aarch64-none-linux-gnu/bin/aarch64-none-linux-gnu-

### Copy the resulting binaries to imx-mkimage ###
cp ~/uboot-imx/spl/u-boot-spl.bin ~/imx-mkimage/iMX8M
cp ~/uboot-imx/u-boot-nodtb.bin ~/imx-mkimage/iMX8M
cp ~/uboot-imx/arch/arm/dts/imx8mn-evk.dtb ~/imx-mkimage/iMX8M
cp ~/imx-atf/build/imx8mn/release/bl31.bin ~/imx-mkimage/iMX8M
cp ~/uboot-imx/tools/mkimage ~/imx-mkimage/iMX8M/mkimage_uboot

### Copy i.MX firmware ###
cp ./firmware-imx-8.20/firmware/ddr/synopsys/lpddr4_*.bin ~/imx-mkimage/iMX8M

### Build the flash.bin using mkimage ###
cd imx-mkimage
make SOC=iMX8MN flash_evk_flexspi

Best regards/Saludos,
Aldo.

[shinji_tonoshit]

Dear Aldo,

Thank you for your reply.
I followed the steps you provided to build, but an error occurs when executing the following command.
Please advise on how to resolve this.
1)git clone https://github.com/nxp-imx/uboot-imx -b lf-6.1.22_2.0.0
Cloning into ‘uboot-imx’...
fatal: Remote branch lf-6.1.22_2.0.0 not found in upstream origin
2)git clone https://github.com/nxp-imx/imx-atf -b lf-6.1.22_2.0.0
Cloning into ‘imx-atf’...
fatal: Remote branch lf-6.1.22_2.0.0 not found in upstream origin

Best Regards,
Shinji.

[AldoG]

Hello,

Please accept my apologize this was a typo from my side when writing down the steps I'll edit the previous answer so you may try again.

Best regards/Saludos,
Aldo.

[shinji_tonoshit]

Dear Aldo,

Thank you for your reply.
The build has completed successfully, but an error occurs with mkimage.
Please advise on how to resolve this.
I have attached the command shell script and build log.
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Compiling mkimage_imx8

PLAT=imx8mn HDMI=no
Compiling mkimage_imx8
cc -O2 -Wall -std=c99 -static ../iMX8M/mkimage_imx8.c -o mkimage_imx8 -lz
../iMX8M/mkimage_imx8.c: In function 'copy_file.constprop':
../iMX8M/mkimage_imx8.c:345:21: warning: 'write' reading 5 bytes from a region of size 4 [-Wstringop-overread]
345 | if (write(ifd, (char *)&zero, 4-tail) != 4-tail) {
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
../iMX8M/mkimage_imx8.c:303:13: note: source object 'zero' of size 4
303 | int zero = 0;
| ^~~~
In file included from ../iMX8M/mkimage_imx8.c:24:
/usr/include/unistd.h:378:16: note: in a call to function 'write' declared with attribute 'access (read_only, 2, 3)'
378 | extern ssize_t write (int __fd, const void *__buf, size_t __n) __wur
| ^~~~~
31096+1 records in
31097+0 records out
124388 bytes (124 kB, 121 KiB) copied, 0.0113173 s, 11.0 MB/s
./../scripts/dtb_check.sh imx8mn-evk.dtb evk.dtb
Use u-boot DTB: imx8mn-evk.dtb
./../scripts/pad_image.sh tee.bin
ERROR: ./../scripts/pad_image.sh: Could not find file tee.bin. Exiting.
./../scripts/pad_image.sh bl31.bin
./../scripts/pad_image.sh u-boot-nodtb.bin evk.dtb
BL32=tee.bin DEK_BLOB_LOAD_ADDR=0x40400000 TEE_LOAD_ADDR=0x56000000 ATF_LOAD_ADDR=0x00960000 ../iMX8M/mkimage_fit_atf.sh evk.dtb > u-boot.its
bl31.bin size:
43200
u-boot-nodtb.bin size:
1082192
evk.dtb size:
51248
./mkimage_uboot -E -p 0x3000 -f u-boot.its u-boot.itb
sh: 1: dtc: not found
./mkimage_uboot: Can't open u-boot.itb.tmp: No such file or directory
Error: Bad parameters for FIT image type
Usage: ./mkimage_uboot [-T type] -l image
-l ==> list image header information
-T ==> parse image file as 'type'
-q ==> quiet
./mkimage_uboot [-x] -A arch -O os -T type -C comp -a addr -e ep -n name -d data_file[:data_file...] image
-A ==> set architecture to 'arch'
-O ==> set operating system to 'os'
-T ==> set image type to 'type'
-C ==> set compression type 'comp'
-a ==> set load address to 'addr' (hex)
-e ==> set entry point to 'ep' (hex)
-n ==> set image name to 'name'
-R ==> set second image name to 'name'
-d ==> use image data from 'datafile'
-x ==> set XIP (execute in place)
-s ==> create an image with no data
-v ==> verbose
./mkimage_uboot [-D dtc_options] [-f fit-image.its|-f auto|-f auto-conf|-F] [-b <dtb> [-b <dtb>]] [-E] [-B size] [-i <ramdisk.cpio.gz>] fit-image
<dtb> file is used with -f auto, it may occur multiple times.
-D => set all options for device tree compiler
-f => input filename for FIT source
-i => input filename for ramdisk file
-E => place data outside of the FIT structure
-B => align size in hex for FIT structure and header
-b => append the device tree binary to the FIT
-t => update the timestamp in the FIT
Signing / verified boot options: [-k keydir] [-K dtb] [ -c <comment>] [-p addr] [-r] [-N engine]
-k => set directory containing private keys
-K => write public keys to this .dtb file
-g => set key name hint
-G => use this signing key (in lieu of -k)
-c => add comment in signature node
-F => re-sign existing FIT image
-p => place external data at a static position
-r => mark keys used as 'required' in dtb
-N => openssl engine to use for signing
-o => algorithm to use for signing
./mkimage_uboot -V ==> print version information and exit
Use '-T list' to see a list of available image types
Long options are available; read the man page for details
make[1]: *** [soc.mak:158: u-boot.itb] Error 1
make: *** [Makefile:23: flash_evk_flexspi] Error 2
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Best Regards,
Shinji.

[AldoG]

Hello,

I tried on my side and did create the flash.bin correctly, I'm not using your bash script but I do not think this could be the issue but could you try using one by one the commands?

Also, please double check that all the files are correctly copied.

Best regards/Saludos,
Aldo.