Loading bin files from SD card to flash

DavidVescovi

A8_01_01 BSP. One of the advertised features is the ability to load the needed xldr,eboot and nk.bin files from the SD card to the flash for subsequent booting from flash alone.

I know you can download these files (ebootnand.bin, xldrnand.bin and nk.bin) from platform builder or use the pserial tool. But to load them from the sd card (for those without PB) is a handy feature. This almost works except for the fact the "ebootnand.bin" is not in an 8.3 file format and the SD eboot will not take it.

Sure you can rename it before you put it on the card but it would be much better if the BSP generated "ebootnd.bin" instead of "ebootnand.bin".

over 14 years ago

0 Madhvi over 14 years ago

TI__Expert 5320 points

Thanks for the suggestion. It is being tracked as

https://cqweb.ext.ti.com/cqweb/main?command=GenerateMainFrame&service=CQ&schemaSDO-Web&contextid=SDOWP&entityID=SDOCM00080200&entityDefName=IncidentReport&username=readonly&password=readonly

0 Luan Le over 14 years ago in reply to Madhvi

Expert 2280 points

Hi David and Madhvi,

Would you please show me how to download xldrnand.bin from a SD card? I know how to flash nk.bin but not any other bin files.

Thanks,

Luan

0 Madhvi over 14 years ago in reply to Luan Le

TI__Expert 5320 points

See wiki FAQ here:

http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/WinCE-TIBSP_FAQ#Q:_How_to_download_WinCE_XLDRNAND.BIN.2FEBOOTNAND.BIN.2FNK.bin_into_NAND_FLASH_via_SD_card.3F

0 Luan Le over 14 years ago in reply to Madhvi

Expert 2280 points

Hi Madhvi,

Is it possible to include logo.bmp as part of XLDRNAND.bin and then combine XLDRNAND.BIN and EBOOTNAND.BIN into one bin file and flash it to NAND in one step via SD card?

Thanks,

Luan

0 DavidVescovi over 14 years ago in reply to Luan Le

Genius 5470 points

Actually i did this but it took some rework. I think it had to do with the reserved size in of EBOOT in Flash and a couple of other things I don't recall.

0 Luan Le over 14 years ago in reply to DavidVescovi

Expert 2280 points

Hi David,

Would you please share what you did with me?

Madhvi,

This is a very desirable feature. Would you please request it for future release?

I appreciate the help from both of you.

Luan

0 Madhvi over 14 years ago in reply to Luan Le

TI__Expert 5320 points

I can open an enhancement bug in our tracking database. If you guys dont mind sharing the changes that work for you, that would be help us close this issue quickly.

-Madhvi

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Loading bin files from SD card to flash