U-Boot versions

Revision as of 18:24, 21 September 2008

Bootloaders
Bootloader U-Boot_(OM_default) U-boot-gena2x_(alt.) Qi_(alt.) - U-Boot Commands U-Boot Environment U-Boot versions U-boot_doc - NetBSD Neo1973:GTA01:Kernel

TODO: Update or remove? (See: To-Do List)

Note : contents of this page are probably far too outdated.

Bootloader versions are a bit tricky. Here we have a collection of tested bootloaders and associated bugs.

The following command should tell you which version of a bootloader is contained in a particular image :

$ strings gta02v5_and_up-u-boot.bin  | grep U-Boot

The version is displayed on top of the booloader's menu.

Being connected to it, the version command can also be used.

U-Boot version	Comment	Hang on boot	ttyACM0 flowcontrol	Boot from SD
1.2.0-moko9_r0	2007.08 snapshot	no hangs	a bit buggy	crashes
1.2.0-moko9_r8	SH1-included	no hangs	a bit buggy	works
1.2.0-moko9_r13	"good-for-sd-boot"	hangs	?	works

Booting directly makes the kernel oops, but booting via the menu works.

In the USB u-boot console, fast input seems to work but fast output is buggy: for example, random parts of printenv go missing.

Booting from SD fails. mmcinit works but trying to access the filesystem causes a crash.

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 == Identifying version for a u-boot.bin image ==
-TBD
+The following command should tell you which version of a bootloader is contained in a particular image :
+ $ strings gta02v5_and_up-u-boot.bin  | grep U-Boot
 == Identifying current boot-loader version ==