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Introduction
This guide walks through the process for manually building and installing the U-Boot images from source. It is derived from TI's Build U-Boot guide
Installing required packages
Install the required packages documented in the Build Yocto from source code guide.
Building U-boot requires Python 3.10 or newer, which is shipped with Ubuntu 22.04.
In addition to Python 3.10, the following python3 modules are required for binman:
$ pip3 install jsonschema pyelftools
Fetch source code and install dependencies
This section describes the one time process to install the toolchains and fetch the necessary source code for building U-Boot.
Install Toolchains to home directory
$ cd ~ $ wget https://developer.arm.com/-/media/Files/downloads/gnu/11.3.rel1/binrel/arm-gnu-toolchain-11.3.rel1-x86_64-arm-none-linux-gnueabihf.tar.xz && \ tar -Jxvf arm-gnu-toolchain-11.3.rel1-x86_64-arm-none-linux-gnueabihf.tar.xz -C $HOME && \ wget https://developer.arm.com/-/media/Files/downloads/gnu/11.3.rel1/binrel/arm-gnu-toolchain-11.3.rel1-x86_64-aarch64-none-linux-gnu.tar.xz && \ tar -Jxvf arm-gnu-toolchain-11.3.rel1-x86_64-aarch64-none-linux-gnu.tar.xz -C $HOME
Fetch Source Code
Setup a working directory
$ export WORKDIR=~/am62x-var-som-u-boot $ mkdir $WORKDIR
Fetch the U-Boot source:
$ cd $WORKDIR $ git clone https://github.com/varigit/ti-u-boot -b ti-u-boot-2023.04_var01 ti-u-boot
Fetch ti-linux-firmware:
$ cd $WORKDIR $ git clone https://git.ti.com/git/processor-firmware/ti-linux-firmware -b ti-linux-firmware ti-linux-firmware $ cd ti-linux-firmware && \ git checkout 9ee2fedb1fb4815f54310dd872d34faf9948c7c1 && \ cd ../
Fetch arm-trusted-firmware:
$ cd $WORKDIR $ git clone https://git.trustedfirmware.org/TF-A/trusted-firmware-a -b master trusted-firmware-a $ cd trusted-firmware-a && \ git checkout d7a7135d32a8c7da004c0c19b75bd4e2813f9759 && \ cd ../
Fetch optee-os:
$ cd $WORKDIR $ git clone https://github.com/OP-TEE/optee_os -b master optee_os $ cd optee_os && \ git checkout 2a5b1d1232f582056184367fb58a425ac7478ec6 && \ cd ../
Build U-Boot out of Yocto tree
After fetching the source code and installing dependencies, you may return to $WORKDIR anytime and follow these steps to build U-Boot:
Setup the environment
Export the working directory
$ export WORKDIR=~/am62x-var-som-u-boot
Export variables for building U-Boot
$ export PATH=$HOME/arm-gnu-toolchain-11.3.rel1-x86_64-arm-none-linux-gnueabihf/bin:$PATH && export PATH=$HOME/arm-gnu-toolchain-11.3.rel1-x86_64-aarch64-none-linux-gnu/bin:$PATH && export TI_LINUX_FW_DIR=$WORKDIR/ti-linux-firmware && export UBOOT_DIR=$WORKDIR/ti-u-boot && export TFA_DIR=$WORKDIR/trusted-firmware-a && export OPTEE_DIR=$WORKDIR/optee_os
Build Images
ATF
$ cd $TFA_DIR $ make -j$(nproc) ARCH=aarch64 CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-none-linux-gnu- PLAT=k3 TARGET_BOARD=lite SPD=opteed
OP-TEE
$ cd $OPTEE_DIR $ make -j$(nproc) CROSS_COMPILE64=aarch64-none-linux-gnu- CROSS_COMPILE32=arm-none-linux-gnueabihf- PLATFORM=k3-am62x CFG_ARM64_core=y
U-Boot R5 Images
Optional - Modify am62x_var_som_r5_defconfig:
$ cd $WORKDIR/ti-u-boot $ make -j$(nproc) ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-none-linux-gnueabihf- am62x_var_som_r5_defconfig O=$UBOOT_DIR/out/r5 $ make -j$(nproc) ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-none-linux-gnueabihf- O=$UBOOT_DIR/out/r5 menuconfig ... make and save some changes ... $ make -j$(nproc) ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-none-linux-gnueabihf- O=$UBOOT_DIR/out/r5 savedefconfig $ cp out/r5/defconfig configs/am62x_var_som_r5_defconfig
Build u-boot-spl.bin for tiboot3.bin. Saved in $UBOOT_DIR/out/r5:
$ cd $WORKDIR/ti-u-boot $ make -j$(nproc) ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-none-linux-gnueabihf- am62x_var_som_r5_defconfig O=$UBOOT_DIR/out/r5 $ make -j$(nproc) ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-none-linux-gnueabihf- O=$UBOOT_DIR/out/r5 BINMAN_INDIRS=$TI_LINUX_FW_DIR
The AM62 SOC has multiple variants (GP, HS-FS, HS-SE). For more information, see: Device types Early Variscite VAR-SOM-AM62 samples were shipped with the GP variant.
U-Boot A53 Images
Optional - Modify am62x_var_som_a53_defconfig:
$ cd $WORKDIR/ti-u-boot $ make -j$(nproc) ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-none-linux-gnu- am62x_var_som_a53_defconfig O=$UBOOT_DIR/out/a53 $ make -j$(nproc) ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-none-linux-gnu- O=$UBOOT_DIR/out/a53 menuconfig ... make and save some changes ... $ make -j$(nproc) ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-none-linux-gnu- O=$UBOOT_DIR/out/a53 savedefconfig $ cp out/a53/defconfig configs/am62x_var_som_a53_defconfig
Build tispl.bin and u-boot.img. Saved in $UBOOT_DIR/out/a53. Requires bl31.bin, tee-pager_v2.bin, and ipc_echo_testb_mcu1_0_release_strip.xer5f.
$ cd $WORKDIR/ti-u-boot $ make -j$(nproc) ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-none-linux-gnu- am62x_var_som_a53_defconfig O=$UBOOT_DIR/out/a53 $ make -j$(nproc) ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-none-linux-gnu- \ BL31=$TFA_DIR/build/k3/lite/release/bl31.bin \ TEE=$OPTEE_DIR/out/arm-plat-k3/core/tee-pager_v2.bin \ O=$UBOOT_DIR/out/a53 BINMAN_INDIRS=$TI_LINUX_FW_DIR
Update U-Boot on running system
To update U-Boot on an existing system, the following SPL and U-Boot images need to be installed to the boot partition of the boot media (eMMC or SD):
$UBOOT_DIR/out/r5/tiboot3.bin $UBOOT_DIR/out/a53/tispl.bin $UBOOT_DIR/out/a53/u-boot.img
After updating the boot media, boot U-Boot and verify the commit ids of the R5 SPL, A53 SPL, and A53 U-Boot match the output of git rev-parse HEAD. For example:
$ cd $UBOOT_DIR && git rev-parse HEAD a526abbae21127ac1e79cfc74adb21db97759fdf
Verify this matches the versions printed by U-Boot:
U-Boot SPL 2023.04-ga526abbae2 (Mar 23 2023 - 22:04:15 +0000) <--- R5 U-Boot SPL 2023.04-ga526abbae2 (Mar 23 2023 - 22:04:15 +0000) <--- A53 U-Boot 2023.04-ga526abbae2 (Mar 24 2023 - 16:25:35 -0500) <--- A53
Update U-Boot on an SD Card
To update U-Boot on an SD Card, copy the files to the sd card.
- Mount the SD card boot partition on your host computer and verify the previous U-Boot files are installed:
$ mkdir ~/.sdcard $ sudo mount /dev/sdX ~/.sdcard $ ls ~/.sdcard tiboot3.bin tispl.bin u-boot.img uEnv.txt
- Copy the new files and umount the SD card:
$ sudo cp $UBOOT_DIR/out/r5/tiboot3.bin $UBOOT_DIR/out/a53/tispl.bin $UBOOT_DIR/out/a53/u-boot.img ~/.sdcard $ sudo umount ~/.sdcard && sync
- Boot the SD card and verify the R5 SPL, A53 SPL, and A53 U-Boot match the output of git rev-parse HEAD
Update U-Boot using UMS
U-Boot can be updated by using the USB Mass Storage gadget to mount the eMMC or SD card on your host computer.
- Connect the USB OTG port to host computer.
- Start the VAR-SOM-AM62 and interrupt U-Boot
- Start UMS on eMMC:
u-boot> ums 0 mmc 1
- Or...start UMS on SD card:
u-boot> ums 0 mmc 2
- Or...start UMS on the current boot device:
u-boot> ums 0 mmc $mmcdev
- Mount the SD card boot partition and verify the previous U-Boot files are installed:
$ mkdir ~/.sdcard $ sudo mount /dev/sdX ~/.sdcard $ ls ~/.sdcard tiboot3.bin tispl.bin u-boot.img uEnv.txt
- Copy the new files and umount the SD card:
$ sudo cp $UBOOT_DIR/out/r5/tiboot3.bin $UBOOT_DIR/out/a53/tispl.bin $UBOOT_DIR/out/a53/u-boot.img ~/.sdcard $ sudo umount ~/.sdcard && sync
- Boot the SD card and verify the R5 SPL, A53 SPL, and A53 U-Boot match the output of git rev-parse HEAD
Update U-Boot using Ethernet
U-Boot can be updated on a running system by using scp to transfer the files:
- Mount the eMMC boot partition and verify the previous U-Boot files are installed:
# mount /dev/mmcblk0p1 /mnt/ # ls /mnt tiboot3.bin tispl.bin u-boot.img uEnv.txt
- Transfer the new files:
$ scp $UBOOT_DIR/out/r5/tiboot3.bin $UBOOT_DIR/out/a53/tispl.bin $UBOOT_DIR/out/a53/u-boot.img root@<ip address>:/mnt/
- Reboot the VAR-SOM-AM62 and verify the R5 SPL, A53 SPL, and A53 U-Boot match the output of git rev-parse HEAD