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authorRoland Hieber <rhi@pengutronix.de>2018-12-10 16:55:09 +0100
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Documentation: i.MX: improve wording, add markup and missing articles
Signed-off-by: Roland Hieber <rhi@pengutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
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@@ -43,40 +43,50 @@ SD card:
The above will overwrite the MBR (and consequently the partition table)
on the destination SD card. To preserve the MBR while writing the rest
-of the image to the card, use::
+of the image to the card, use:
+
+.. code-block:: sh
dd if=images/barebox-freescale-imx51-babbage.img of=/dev/sdd bs=1024 skip=1 seek=1
-NOTE: MaskROM on i.MX8 expects image to start at +33KiB mark, so the
+Note that MaskROM on i.MX8 expects the image to start at the +33KiB mark, so the
following command has to be used instead:
+.. code-block:: sh
+
dd if=images/barebox-nxp-imx8mq-evk.img of=/dev/sdd bs=1024 skip=33 seek=33
Or, in case of NAND:
+.. code-block:: sh
+
dd if=images/barebox-nxp-imx8mq-evk.img of=/dev/nand bs=1024 skip=33 seek=1
-The images can also always be started second stage::
+The images can also always be started as second stage on the target:
+
+.. code-block:: console
- bootm /mnt/tftp/barebox-freescale-imx51-babbage.img
+ barebox@Board Name:/ bootm /mnt/tftp/barebox-freescale-imx51-babbage.img
Using GPT on i.MX
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-For i.MX SoCs that place vendor specific header at +1KiB mark of a
-boot medium, special care needs to be taken when parition that medium
-with GPT. In order to make room for i.MX boot header GPT Partition
+For i.MX SoCs that place a vendor specific header at the +1KiB mark of a
+boot medium, special care needs to be taken when partitioning that medium
+with GPT. In order to make room for the i.MX boot header, the GPT Partition
Entry Array needs to be moved from its typical location, LBA 2, to an
offset past vendor specific information. One way to do this would be
-to use ``-j`` or ``--adjust-main-table`` option of ``sgdisk``. For
-example, the following sequence:
+to use the ``-j`` or ``--adjust-main-table`` option of ``sgdisk``. For
+example, the following sequence
+
+.. code-block:: sh
sgdisk -Z <block device>
sgdisk -o -j 2048 -n 1:8192:+100M <block device>
will create a single GPT partition starting at LBA 8192 and would
-place Partition Entry Array starting at LBA 2048 which should leave
-enough room for Barebox/i.MX boot header. Once that is done ``dd``
+place the Partition Entry Array starting at LBA 2048, which should leave
+enough room for the Barebox/i.MX boot header. Once that is done, the ``dd``
command above can be used to place Barebox on the same medium.
Information about the ``imx-image`` tool
@@ -89,46 +99,48 @@ options in this file are:
Header:
-+----------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
-| soc <soctype> |soctype can be one of imx35, imx51, imx53, imx6, imx7, vf610, |
-| | imx8mq |
-+----------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
-| loadaddr <adr> | The address the binary is uploaded to |
-+----------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
-| dcdofs <ofs> | The offset of the image header in the image. This should be: |
-| | * ``0x400``: MMC/SD, NAND, serial ROM, PATA, SATA |
-| | * ``0x1000``: NOR Flash |
-| | * ``0x100``: OneNAND |
-+----------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
++--------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
+| ``soc <soctype>`` | soctype can be one of imx35, imx51, imx53, imx6, imx7, vf610,|
+| | imx8mq |
++--------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
+| ``loadaddr <adr>`` | The address the binary is uploaded to |
++--------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
+| ``dcdofs <ofs>`` | The offset of the image header in the image. This should be: |
+| | |
+| | * ``0x400``: MMC/SD, NAND, serial ROM, PATA, SATA |
+| | * ``0x1000``: NOR Flash |
+| | * ``0x100``: OneNAND |
++--------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
Memory manipulation:
-+------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
-| wm 8 <addr> <value> | write <value> into byte <addr> |
-+------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
-| wm 16 <addr> <value> | write <value> into short <addr> |
-+------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
-| wm 32 <addr> <value> | write <value> into word <addr> |
-+------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
-| set_bits <width> <addr> <value> | set set bits in <value> in <addr> |
-+------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
-| clear_bits <width> <addr> <value> | clear set bits in <value> in <addr> |
-+------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
-| nop | do nothing (just waste time) |
-+------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
-
-<width> can be of 8, 16 or 32.
++----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
+| ``wm 8 <addr> <value>`` | write ``<value>`` into byte ``<addr>`` |
++----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
+| ``wm 16 <addr> <value>`` | write ``<value>`` into short ``<addr>`` |
++----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
+| ``wm 32 <addr> <value>`` | write ``<value>`` into word ``<addr>`` |
++----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
+| ``set_bits <width> <addr> <value>`` | set set bits in ``<value>`` in ``<addr>`` |
++----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
+| ``clear_bits <width> <addr> <value>`` | clear set bits in ``<value>`` in ``<addr>`` |
++----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
+| ``nop`` | do nothing (just waste time) |
++----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
+
+``<width>`` can be one of 8, 16 or 32.
Checking conditions:
-+------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
-| check <width> <cond> <addr> <mask> | Poll until condition becomes true. |
-| | with <cond> being one of: |
-| | * ``until_all_bits_clear`` |
-| | * ``until_all_bits_set`` |
-| | * ``until_any_bit_clear`` |
-| | * ``until_any_bit_set`` |
-+------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
++----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
+| ``check <width> <cond> <addr> <mask>`` | Poll until condition becomes true. |
+| | with ``<cond>`` being one of: |
+| | |
+| | * ``until_all_bits_clear`` |
+| | * ``until_all_bits_set`` |
+| | * ``until_any_bit_clear`` |
+| | * ``until_any_bit_set`` |
++----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
Some notes about the mentioned *conditions*.