Difference between revisions of "iMX6 OpenRex Ultra Recovery"

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* Creating a new SD card containing filesystem (if needed)
 
* Creating a new SD card containing filesystem (if needed)
  
== Bootloader ==
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== Updating bootloader ==
=== Updating using Mfgtools ===
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=== Using Mfgtools ===
If the board is unable to boot (e.g. when bootloader was deleted or not transferred successfully), [[iMX6 OpenRex USB Booting|USB Booting]] option can be used to load the image file.
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If the board is unable to boot (e.g. when bootloader was deleted or not transferred successfully), [[iMX6 OpenRex USB Booting|USB Booting]] option should be used to load the image file.
  
=== Updating from TFTP server ===
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=== From TFTP server ===
 
Download the U-Boot image (on computer acting as TFTP server):
 
Download the U-Boot image (on computer acting as TFTP server):
 
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=== Updating from SD card ===
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=== From SD card ===
 
==== Creating SD card in Linux ====
 
==== Creating SD card in Linux ====
 
Create VFAT partition:
 
Create VFAT partition:
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Copy bootloader to SD card:
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Copy bootloader to the SD card:
 
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cd /media/user/61B3-D9BF  
 
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== Erasing bootloader environment ===
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== Erasing bootloader environment ==
 
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OpenRex U-Boot > env default -f -a
 
OpenRex U-Boot > env default -f -a

Revision as of 09:24, 27 March 2021

Description

Recovery procedure consist from following steps:

  • Loading bootloader binary over USB using Mfgtools feature
  • Flashing new bootloader over Ethernet using TFTP
  • Erasing bootloader environment
  • Reseting module
  • Creating a new SD card containing filesystem (if needed)

Updating bootloader

Using Mfgtools

If the board is unable to boot (e.g. when bootloader was deleted or not transferred successfully), USB Booting option should be used to load the image file.

From TFTP server

Download the U-Boot image (on computer acting as TFTP server):

cd /srv/tftp/imx6/
wget http://downloads.voipac.com/files/iMX6_OpenRex_SBC/software/uboot/binaries/u-boot-imx6-openrexultra-2.4.imx

Update the bootloader in U-Boot:

setenv ipaddr 192.168.0.150
setenv serverip 192.168.0.1

mw.b 0x10800000 0xFF 0x80000;if tftp 0x10800000 imx6/u-boot-imx6-openrexultra-2.4.imx; then if sf probe 2:2; then sf erase 0x0 0x80000;sf write 0x10800000 0x400 0x7fc00; fi; fi
reset

From SD card

Creating SD card in Linux

Create VFAT partition:

sudo fdisk /dev/sdX

Unplug/plug SD card and format the partition afterwards:

sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/sdX1

Copy bootloader to the SD card:

cd /media/user/61B3-D9BF 
wget http://downloads.voipac.com/files/iMX6_OpenRex_SBC/software/uboot/binaries/u-boot-imx6-openrexultra-2.4.imx

Update the bootloader in U-Boot:

mw.b 0x10800000 0xFF 0x80000;
if fatload mmc 0:1 0x10800000 u-boot-imx6-openrexultra-2.4.imx; then if sf probe 2:2; then sf erase 0x0 0x80000;sf write 0x10800000 0x400 0x7fc00; fi; fi
reset

Erasing bootloader environment

OpenRex U-Boot > env default -f -a
## Resetting to default environment
OpenRex U-Boot > saveenv
Saving Environment to SPI Flash...
SF: Detected SST26VF032B with page size 256 Bytes, erase size 4 KiB, total 4 MiB
Erasing SPI flash...Writing to SPI flash...done

Creating bootable SD card

Follow these steps to prepare the SD card