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Mini2440

Mini2440

Install u-boot

MINI: *set switch to NOR
MINI: q
MINI: load flash 0 242332 u
PC: sudo ./s3c2410_boot_usb ../u-boot-256M.bin
MINI: go 0x30000000
MINI: nand createbbt
MINI: dynpart
MINI: dynenv set u-boot_env
MINI: saveenv
MINI: mtdparts
MINI: set ipaddr 192.168.1.213
MINI: set serverip 192.168.1.60
MINI: tftp 0x32000000 u-boot-v132.bin
MINI: mtdparts
MINI: nand write 0x32000000 0x00000000 0x00040000
MINI: saveenv
MINI: *poweroff
MINI: *set switch to NAND
MINI: *poweron

Flash kernel

PC: *copy uImage in tftpd root folder
MINI: tftp 0x32000000 uImage
MINI: nand erase 0x00060000 0x00500000
MINI: nand write 0x32000000 0x00060000 0x00500000

Compile kernel

PC: CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabi- ARCH=arm make mini2440_defconfig
PC: CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabi- ARCH=arm make menuconfig
PC: CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabi- ARCH=arm make
PC: mkimage -A arm -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0x30008000 -e 0x30008000 -d arch/arm/boot/zImage /tftpboot/uImage
PC: sudo make CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabi- ARCH=arm INSTALL_MOD_PATH=/your/arm_root_fs/mount_point modules_install

Compile MINI2440git kernel

PC: mkdir kernel ; cd kernel
PC: git clone git://repo.or.cz/linux-2.6/mini2440.git
PC: cd mini2440
PC: mkdir -p ../kernel-bin

Generate .config from mini2440 template

PC: CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabi- ARCH=arm make O=../kernel-bin/ mini2440_defconfig

(optional) if you want to modify kernel modules use this command afterwards

PC: cd ../kernel-bin
PC: make ARCH=arm menuconfig
PC: cd ../mini2440

Compile kernel and modules

PC: CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabi- ARCH=arm make O=../kernel-bin/

Generate "uImage" with the "mkimage" tool

PC: mkimage -A arm -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0x30008000 -e 0x30008000 -d ../kernel-bin/arch/arm/boot/zImage /tftpboot/uImage

Boot kernel

MINI: setenv bootargs noinitrd rootdelay=4 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 console=ttySAC0,115200
MINI: nboot kernel; bootm

From SD

MINI: mmcinit
MINI: fatload mmc 0:1 0x32000000 uImage
MINI: setenv bootargs noinitrd rootdelay=4 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 console=ttySAC0,115200
MINI: bootm

Store boot options

MINI: setenv bootcmd mmcinit \; fatload mmc 0:1 0x31000000 uImage \; bootm 0x31000000
MINI: saveenv
MINI: setenv bootargs noinitrd rootdelay=4 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 console=ttySAC0,115200
MINI: saveenv

Links

http://linuxsoftware.co.nz/wiki/Mini2440 - uboot howto
http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Mini2440 - mini2440 with LinuxMCE
http://code.google.com/p/mini2440-wonderland/wiki/CompilareilKernel - compile kernel (italian)
http://code.google.com/p/mini2440-wonderland/wiki/CompilareUBoot - compile uboot (italian)
1, 2 - install emdebian
http://code.google.com/p/mini2440-wonderland/wiki/InstallazioneUBootKernel - install uboot+kernel (italian)