STE Snowball boot loader upgrade procedures listed on Linaro Android build page are incorrect.

[Botao]

The boot loader upgrade procedures currently listed on Linaro STE Snowball Android Jelly Bean build page are incorrect. I followed 2 methods it mentioned and both cause boot failure on the board. Please refer to attachment to get full boot log.

I also summarized the correct procedures based on Linux Linaro ubuntu build and share them here (Tested):

$ git clone http://git.linaro.org/git-ro/hwpack/snowball.git
$ mkdir temp
$ cd temp
$ cp ../snowball/hwpacks/linaro-snowball .
$ vi linaro-snowball

Replace mmc_id: '1:1' to mmc_id: '0:2', then save and exit vi.

$ bzr branch lp:linaro-image-tools
$ ./linaro-image-tools/linaro-hwpack-create linaro-snowball 1
$ wget http://snapshots.linaro.org/quantal/images/developer/280/linaro-quantal-developer-20130219-280.tar.gz
$ sudo ./linaro-image-tools/linaro-media-creat --image-file snowball_emmc.img --dev snowball_emmc --hwpack Your_Hardware_Pack_File.tar.gz --binary linaro-quantal-developer-20130219-280.tar.gz

If you don't have riff in your system:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:igloocommunity-maintainers/snowball-tools
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install riff

Ensure there is no Micro SD card plugged in your Snowball board, then:
$ sudo riff -m erase

Plug Snowball board with the USB port which is in the middle of power and audio out. After erase completed, plug USB cable out.
$ sudo riff -m flash -f snowball_emmc.img

Flash your Micro SD card with Linux Linaro ubuntu Quantal or Linaro Android image, then plug in and boot it. The latest u-boot version currently is "U-Boot 2013.01.-rc1".

[Soumya Basak (soumya-basak)]

I've tried the above procedures with Linaro android jellybean builds

https://android-build.linaro.org/builds/~linaro-android-member-ste/snowball-linaro-jb-13.02-release/

the boot-test is failed after boot loader update, serial log is here:

https://pastebin.linaro.org/1905/

lp bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linaro-android/+bug/1151625

@ Botao, would you please check your side for the same issue is reproduce or not .

[Soumya Basak (soumya-basak)]

I've tried two method for Android build
booting from the eMMC from our build page and
& using hwpack , in both the cases it boot test failed,

but according to our android build page, using riff to flash the image & boot from SD-card it will boot fine.

[Botao (botao-sun)]

This bug has not been "Fix Released" yet. The current status is Linaro Android image for STE Snowball can't boot successfully with boot loader "U-Boot 2013.01.-rc1". With the same boot loader version, Linux Linaro ubuntu image works well.

[Soumya Basak (soumya-basak)]

STE Snowball booting failed with Linaro Android image and boot loader "U-Boot 2013.01.-rc1". Please refer to attachment to get the full boot log.

Build: http://snapshots.linaro.org/android/~linaro-android-member-ste/snowball-linaro-jb/258/

[Soumya Basak (soumya-basak)]

Hi Axel, can you please update our linaro-android snowball builds pages with procedures and steps. It will help for our QA testing for weekly and montly release test. : )