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Fabio Estevam 00102ae520 pico-imx7d: README: Recommend the usage of a USB hub Since commit `9e3c0174da` ("pico-imx7d: Add LCD support") we started to notice some hangs in U-Boot. There is not an issue on such commit per se, but due to the LCD support the current drawn is increased and this may cause issues when powering pico-imx7d-pi from USB. Some computers may be a bit strict with USB current draw and will shut down their ports if the draw is too high. The solution for that is to use an externally powered USB hub between the board and the host computer. Add such recommendation to the README file. Signed-off-by: Fabio Estevam <festevam@gmail.com>		2019-03-31 20:19:19 +02:00
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Kconfig	pico-imx7d: Add initial support	2017-05-31 09:58:40 +02:00
MAINTAINERS	pico-imx7d: Add a new defconfig with PICO-Hobbit selected	2018-09-18 16:55:21 +02:00
Makefile	pico-imx7d: Add SPL support	2018-07-23 10:59:48 +02:00
pico-imx7d.c	pico-imx7d: Add LCD support	2019-01-28 12:53:48 +01:00
README	pico-imx7d: README: Recommend the usage of a USB hub	2019-03-31 20:19:19 +02:00
spl.c	pico-imx7d: Do not override addrmap5	2018-07-23 10:59:48 +02:00

README

How to update U-Boot on pico-imx7d board
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Required software on the host PC:

- imx_usb_loader: https://github.com/boundarydevices/imx_usb_loader

Build U-Boot for pico:

$ make mrproper
$ make pico-imx7d_defconfig
$ make

This generates the SPL and u-boot.img binaries.

1. Loading U-Boot via USB Serial Download Protocol

Note: This method is convenient for development purposes.
If the eMMC has already a U-Boot flashed with DFU support then
the user can go to step 2 below in order to update U-Boot.

Put pico board in USB download mode (refer to the PICO-iMX7D Quick Start Guide
page 3)

Connect a USB to serial adapter between the host PC and pico.

Connect a USB cable between the OTG pico port and the host PC.

Note: Some computers may be a bit strict with USB current draw and will
shut down their ports if the draw is too high. The solution for that is
to use an externally powered USB hub between the board and the host computer.

Open a terminal program such as minicom.

Copy SPL and u-boot.img to the imx_usb_loader folder.

Load the SPL binary via USB:

$ sudo ./imx_usb SPL

Load the u-boot.img binary via USB:

$ sudo ./imx_usb u-boot.img

Then U-Boot starts and its messages appear in the console program.

Use the default environment variables:

=> env default -f -a
=> saveenv

2. Flashing U-Boot into the eMMC

Run the DFU agent so we can flash the new images using dfu-util tool:

=> dfu 0 mmc 0

Flash SPL and u-boot.img into the eMMC running the following commands on a PC:

$ sudo dfu-util -D SPL -a spl

$ sudo dfu-util -D u-boot.img -a u-boot

Remove power from the pico board.

Put pico board into normal boot mode.

Power up the board and the new updated U-Boot should boot from eMMC.