'AssertionError: Couldn't find the SPL file' when writing origen image

[Paul Larson]

linaro-image-tools:
  Installed: 2011.08-0ubuntu1~linaro2
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$ sudo linaro-media-create --hwpack hwpack_linaro-lt-origen_20110907-0_armel_supported.tar.gz --binary nano-n-tar-20110907-0.tar.gz --image_file origen.img --dev origen
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Installing (linaro-hwpack-install) hwpack_linaro-lt-origen_20110907-0_armel_supported.tar.gz in target rootfs.
Unpacking hardware pack ...Done
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The following NEW packages will be installed:
  devio flash-kernel hwpack-linaro-lt-origen linux-image-3.0.0-1000-origen linux-image-linaro-lt-origen u-boot-linaro-origen
  wireless-crda
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After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
  wireless-crda linux-image-3.0.0-1000-origen devio flash-kernel u-boot-linaro-origen linux-image-linaro-lt-origen
  hwpack-linaro-lt-origen
Install these packages without verification [y/N]? y
Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
Selecting previously deselected package wireless-crda.
(Reading database ... 8852 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking wireless-crda (from .../wireless-crda_1.13_armel.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-3.0.0-1000-origen.
Unpacking linux-image-3.0.0-1000-origen (from .../linux-image-3.0.0-1000-origen_3.0.0-1000.0samsung5_armel.deb) ...
Done.
Selecting previously deselected package devio.
Unpacking devio (from .../devio_1.2-1build1_armel.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package flash-kernel.
Unpacking flash-kernel (from .../flash-kernel_2.28ubuntu19linaro2_armel.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package u-boot-linaro-origen.
Unpacking u-boot-linaro-origen (from .../u-boot-linaro-origen_2011.06-samsung5_armel.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-linaro-lt-origen.
Unpacking linux-image-linaro-lt-origen (from .../linux-image-linaro-lt-origen_3.0.0.1000.4_armel.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package hwpack-linaro-lt-origen.
Unpacking hwpack-linaro-lt-origen (from .../hwpack-linaro-lt-origen_20110907-0_armel.deb) ...
Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
Setting up wireless-crda (1.13) ...
Setting up linux-image-3.0.0-1000-origen (3.0.0-1000.0samsung5) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-1000-origen
/bin/df: Warning: cannot read table of mounted file systems: No such file or directory
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.0.0-1000-origen /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-1000-origen
Setting up devio (1.2-1build1) ...
Setting up flash-kernel (2.28ubuntu19linaro2) ...
Setting up u-boot-linaro-origen (2011.06-samsung5) ...
Setting up linux-image-linaro-lt-origen (3.0.0.1000.4) ...
Setting up hwpack-linaro-lt-origen (20110907-0) ...
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
devio set to automatically installed.
flash-kernel set to automatically installed.
linux-image-linaro-lt-origen set to automatically installed.
u-boot-linaro-origen set to automatically installed.
linux-image-3.0.0-1000-origen set to automatically installed.
wireless-crda set to automatically installed.
Done
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proc umounted
Warning: origen.img is not a block device
Disk origen.img: cannot get geometry

sfdisk: ERROR: sector 0 does not have an msdos signature
 origen.img: unrecognized partition table type
No partitions found
BLKRRPART: Inappropriate ioctl for device
If you created or changed a DOS partition, /dev/foo7, say, then use dd(1)
to zero the first 512 bytes: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/foo7 bs=512 count=1
(See fdisk(8).)

Formating boot partition

mkfs.vfat 3.0.9 (31 Jan 2010)
Loop device does not match a floppy size, using default hd params

Formating root partition

mke2fs 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
Filesystem label=rootfs
OS type: Linux
Block size=4096 (log=2)
Fragment size=4096 (log=2)
Stride=0 blocks, Stripe width=0 blocks
193152 inodes, 772096 blocks
38604 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user
First data block=0
Maximum filesystem blocks=792723456
24 block groups
32768 blocks per group, 32768 fragments per group
8048 inodes per group
Superblock backups stored on blocks:
 32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912

Writing inode tables: done
Creating journal (16384 blocks): done
Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done

This filesystem will be automatically checked every 22 mounts or
180 days, whichever comes first. Use tune2fs -c or -i to override.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/linaro-media-create", line 161, in <module>
    args.is_live, args.is_lowmem, args.consoles)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/linaro_image_tools/media_create/boards.py", line 488, in populate_boot
    rootfs_uuid, boot_disk, boot_device_or_file)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/linaro_image_tools/media_create/boards.py", line 447, in make_boot_files
    boot_device_or_file, k_img_data, i_img_data, d_img_data)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/linaro_image_tools/media_create/boards.py", line 1011, in _make_boot_files
    cls.install_samsung_boot_loader(chroot_dir, boot_device_or_file)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/linaro_image_tools/media_create/boards.py", line 1065, in install_samsung_boot_loader
    spl_file = cls._get_samsung_spl(chroot_dir)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/linaro_image_tools/media_create/boards.py", line 1039, in _get_samsung_spl
    % (old_spl_path, new_spl_path))
AssertionError: Couldn't find the SPL file, tried /tmp/tmpP26yIw/binary/usr/lib/u-boot/origen/v310_mmc_spl.bin and /tmp/tmpP26yIw/binary/usr/lib/u-boot/origen/u-boot-mmc-spl.bin

[James Westby (james-w)]

Likely http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~linaro-image-tools/linaro-image-tools/trunk/revision/430

  [ This wouldn't have been an issue under hwpacks v2 (assuming that the hwpack maintainer adjusted
the config appropriately) ]

Thanks,

James