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@@ -11,7 +11,13 @@ $ make mrproper
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$ make pico-imx7d_defconfig
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$ make
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-This generates the U-Boot binary called u-boot.imx.
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+This generates the SPL and u-boot.img binaries.
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+1. Loading U-Boot via USB Serial Download Protocol
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+Note: This method is convenient for development purposes.
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+If the eMMC has already a U-Boot flashed with DFU support then
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+the user can go to step 2 below in order to update U-Boot.
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Put pico board in USB download mode (refer to the PICO-iMX7D Quick Start Guide
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page 3)
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@@ -22,11 +28,15 @@ Connect a USB cable between the OTG pico port and the host PC.
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Open a terminal program such as minicom.
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-Copy u-boot.imx to the imx_usb_loader folder.
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+Copy SPL and u-boot.img to the imx_usb_loader folder.
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+Load the SPL binary via USB:
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-Load u-boot.imx via USB:
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+$ sudo ./imx_usb SPL
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-$ sudo ./imx_usb u-boot.imx
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+Load the u-boot.img binary via USB:
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+$ sudo ./imx_usb u-boot.img
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Then U-Boot starts and its messages appear in the console program.
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@@ -35,16 +45,16 @@ Use the default environment variables:
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=> env default -f -a
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=> saveenv
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+2. Flashing U-Boot into the eMMC
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Run the DFU agent so we can flash the new images using dfu-util tool:
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=> dfu 0 mmc 0
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-Flash SPL into the eMMC:
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+Flash SPL and u-boot.img into the eMMC running the following commands on a PC:
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$ sudo dfu-util -D SPL -a spl
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-Flash u-boot.img into the eMMC:
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$ sudo dfu-util -D u-boot.img -a u-boot
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Remove power from the pico board.
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