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OMAP3530 - How to write x-loader to NAND?

Remony
Expert 1560 points
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: OMAP3530

I am working with my OMAP3530 board. It don't support SD card.

I'd like to know that can I flash the x-loader and u-boot to the NAND.

I've written u-boot to flash on OMAP3 EVM using the DownloadUtility.exe.

Can I use this utility to write x-loader?

And Does OMAP3530 DVSDK support NANDEraser.out and NANDWriter.out as DM365?

Thanks.

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    TI__Intellectual 2820 points

    Hi Remony,

    We're looking into your issue.  We'll try to reply shortly with some suggestions.  Please allow us some time. 

    Regards,

    Lawrence

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    TI__Intellectual 1585 points

    You can use u-boot to flash the xloader.

     

    The following wiki page contains some instructions: http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/How_to_Flash_Linux_System_from_U-boot.

    Especially look at the section: Run the u-boot commands to flash the NAND.


    I don't know anything about NANDEraser.out and NANDWriter.out, sorry.

  • 0 in reply to Greg Guyotte
    Prodigy 40 points

    Greg,

    I do not know if this answers the original question by Remony, who said that his board does not support the SD card.

    The wiki link you pointed to, is very good, but it requires the use of the SD card with the system binaries (x-loader, u-boot, Linux kernel)

    I am in a similar situation as Remony, since my SD card interface is faulty and I need a way to flash my NAND by some other means.

    Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

     

    Bob from Atlanta

  • 0 in reply to Bob Nayar
    TI__Intellectual 1585 points

    Sorry, I missed the part about no SD card.

     

    In that case you need to download the latest Flash utility:  https://gforge.ti.com/gf/project/flash/frs/.  This is a Windows utility.  You can set your board into either UART or USB peripheral boot modes and program the NAND flash directly.  There is a target selection specifically for 35xx with supports OMAP 3530.  You may need to modify configuration files in order to get it to work with your custom hardware.  If you do run into problems, come back here for help.

    User's guide:  http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Flash_v1.0_User_Guide