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* RE: [ECOS] Redboot initialize database error
@ 2007-06-29  7:39 Paul Fine
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From: Paul Fine @ 2007-06-29  7:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Tales Toledo wrote:
> On 6/28/07, Gary Thomas <gary@mlbassoc.com> wrote:
> Tales Toledo wrote:
>> On 6/27/07, Gary Thomas <gary@mlbassoc.com> wrote:
> 
>>> Don't top post :-(
> 
>> Sorry!
> 
>>> What do you see when you run 'fis list'?
> 
>> RedBoot> fis list
>> Name              FLASH addr  Mem addr    Length      Entry point
>> RedBoot           0x40000000  0x40000000  0x00030000  0x00000000
>> FIS directory     0x407F0000  0x407F0000  0x0000F000  0x00000000
>> RedBoot config    0x407FF000  0x407FF000  0x00001000  0x00000000
> 
>>> Did you verify that it wrote anything to your FLASH?
> 
>> It seems Ok to me.
>> Before any fconfig command I did a RAM fill command with 0xffffffff
>> pattern. You can see the dump here.
> 
>> RedBoot> dump -b 0x01ff0000 -l 0xff -4
>> 01FF0000: FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF
>> 01FF0010: FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF
>> 01FF0020: FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF
>> 01FF0030: FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF
>> 01FF0040: FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF
>> 01FF0050: FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF
>> 01FF0060: FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF
>> 01FF0070: FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF
>> 01FF0080: FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF
>> 01FF0090: FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF
>> 01FF00A0: FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF
>> 01FF00B0: FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF
>> 01FF00C0: FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF
>> 01FF00D0: FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF
>> 01FF00E0: FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF
>> 01FF00F0: FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF
>> RedBoot> fconfig -i
>> Initialize non-volatile configuration - continue (y/n)? y
>> Run script at boot: false
>> Use BOOTP for network configuration: false
>> Gateway IP address: 0.0.0.0
>> Local IP address: 192.168.0.100
>> Local IP address mask: 255.255.255.0
>> Default server IP address: 192.168.0.1
>> DNS domain name: <Not a string: 0x1FE32F5>
>> DNS server IP address: 192.168.0.4
>> Network hardware address [MAC]: 0x7C:0x71:0x43:0xA6:0x7C:0x92
>> GDB connection port: 9000
>> Force console for special debug messages: false
>> Network debug at boot time: false
>> Update RedBoot non-volatile configuration - continue (y/n)? y
>> ... Erase from 0x407f0000-0x40800000: .
>> ... Program from 0x01ff0000-0x02000000 at 0x407f0000: .
>> RedBoot> dump -b 0x01ff0000 -l 0xff -4
>> 01FF0000: 52656442 6F6F7400 00000000 00000000
>> 01FF0010: 40000000 40000000 00030000 00000000
>> 01FF0020: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 01FF0030: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 01FF0040: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 01FF0050: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 01FF0060: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 01FF0070: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 01FF0080: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 01FF0090: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 01FF00A0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 01FF00B0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 01FF00C0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 01FF00D0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 01FF00E0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 01FF00F0: 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> RedBoot> dump -b 0x407f0000 -l 0xff -4
>> 407F0000: 52656442 6F6F7400 00000000 00000000
>> 407F0010: 40000000 40000000 00030000 00000000
>> 407F0020: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 407F0030: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 407F0040: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 407F0050: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 407F0060: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 407F0070: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 407F0080: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 407F0090: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 407F00A0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 407F00B0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 407F00C0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 407F00D0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 407F00E0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 407F00F0: 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> RedBoot> dump -b 0x1fff000 -l 0xff -4
>> 01FFF000: 00001000 0BADFACE 010C0100 626F6F74
>> 01FFF010: 5F736372 69707400 00000000 0411010C
>> 01FFF020: 626F6F74 5F736372 6970745F 64617461
>> 01FFF030: 00626F6F 745F7363 72697074 00000000
>> 01FFF040: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 01FFF050: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 01FFF060: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 01FFF070: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 01FFF080: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 01FFF090: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 01FFF0A0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 01FFF0B0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 01FFF0C0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 01FFF0D0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 01FFF0E0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 01FFF0F0: 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> RedBoot> dump -b 0x407ff000 -l 0xff -4
>> 407FF000: 00001000 0BADFACE 010C0100 626F6F74
>> 407FF010: 5F736372 69707400 00000000 0411010C
>> 407FF020: 626F6F74 5F736372 6970745F 64617461
>> 407FF030: 00626F6F 745F7363 72697074 00000000
>> 407FF040: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 407FF050: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 407FF060: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 407FF070: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 407FF080: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 407FF090: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 407FF0A0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 407FF0B0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 407FF0C0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 407FF0D0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 407FF0E0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 407FF0F0: 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> RedBoot>
> 
>> Any idea?
>> Seems it is writing something but I don't know if the dump results
> makes
>> sense.
> 
> After you run the 'fconfig -i' command (before running
> any other), try this:
>   RedBoot> mcmp -s 0x1FFF000 -d 0x407FF000 -l 0x1000
> There should be no differences.  If there are, it may
> point you to why this is failing.
> 
>> The result is the same. All configuration is copied to memory. I
check
>> it with memory dump at specific locations and the writing process is
>> Ok but after issue a reset command at Redboot> the previous
>> configuration is lost... seems that flash has no persistence ?!

It almost seems like there is a cache issue.  If the processor isn't
actually writing the info the FLASH, but actually has it in the data
cache, then a read back of the addresses in question would show no
difference as it was reading from cache, not from the actual address in
FLASH.

Of course it has been years since I looked at how the FLASH drivers are
actually writing to FLASH and how redboot is reading from it, so the
cache may actually be disabled during these operations.

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* [ECOS] Redboot initialize database error
@ 2007-06-27 22:43 Tales Toledo
  2007-06-27 22:45 ` Gary Thomas
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 10+ messages in thread
From: Tales Toledo @ 2007-06-27 22:43 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: ecos-discuss

Hi,

seems that fconfig commands doesn't write the configuration variables
to database (bootp false in particular). As you can see in the
following lines after reset the database comes to initial state (bootp
= true).

I check the list but I didn't find a similar case.

Does anybody have a similar problem?

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**Warning** FLASH configuration checksum error or invalid key
Use 'fconfig -i' to [re]initialize database
** FEC Info: PHY LINK already UP
... waiting for BOOTP information
Ethernet eth0: MAC address 7c:71:43:a6:7c:92
Can't get BOOTP info for device!

RedBoot(tm) bootstrap and debug environment [ROM]
Non-certified release, version UNKNOWN - built 17:03:31, Jun 22 2007

Platform: MPC880 (PowerPC 880)
Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Red Hat, Inc.
Copyright (C) 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 eCosCentric Limited

RAM: 0x00000000-0x02000000, [0x0001b040-0x01fe1000] available
FLASH: 0x40000000 - 0x40800000, 128 blocks of 0x00010000 bytes each.
RedBoot> fis init
About to initialize [format] FLASH image system - continue (y/n)? y
*** Initialize FLASH Image System
... Erase from 0x407f0000-0x40800000: .
... Program from 0x01ff0000-0x02000000 at 0x407f0000: .
RedBoot> fconfig -l -n
boot_script: false
bootp: true
bootp_server_ip: 0.0.0.0
dns_domain: <Not a string: 0x1FE32F5>
dns_ip: 0.0.0.0
fec_esa: 0x7C:0x71:0x43:0xA6:0x7C:0x92
gdb_port: 9000
info_console_force: false
net_debug: false
RedBoot> fconfig
Run script at boot: false
Use BOOTP for network configuration: false
Gateway IP address: 0.0.0.0
Local IP address: 192.168.0.100
Local IP address mask: 255.255.255.0
Default server IP address: 192.168.0.1
DNS domain name: <Not a string: 0x1FE32F5>
DNS server IP address: 192.168.0.4
Network hardware address [MAC]: 0x7C:0x71:0x43:0xA6:0x7C:0x92
GDB connection port: 9000
Force console for special debug messages: false
Network debug at boot time: false
Update RedBoot non-volatile configuration - continue (y/n)? y
... Erase from 0x407f0000-0x40800000: .
... Program from 0x01ff0000-0x02000000 at 0x407f0000: .
RedBoot> fconfig -l -n
boot_script: false
bootp: false
bootp_my_gateway_ip: 0.0.0.0
bootp_my_ip: 192.168.0.100
bootp_my_ip_mask: 255.255.255.0
bootp_server_ip: 192.168.0.1
dns_domain: <Not a string: 0x1FE32F5>
dns_ip: 192.168.0.4
fec_esa: 0x7C:0x71:0x43:0xA6:0x7C:0x92
gdb_port: 9000
info_console_force: false
net_debug: false
RedBoot> reset
**Warning** FLASH configuration checksum error or invalid key
Use 'fconfig -i' to [re]initialize database
** FEC Info: PHY LINK already UP
... waiting for BOOTP information
Ethernet eth0: MAC address 7c:71:43:a6:7c:92
Can't get BOOTP info for device!

RedBoot(tm) bootstrap and debug environment [ROM]
Non-certified release, version UNKNOWN - built 17:03:31, Jun 22 2007

Platform: MPC880 (PowerPC 880)
Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Red Hat, Inc.
Copyright (C) 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 eCosCentric Limited

RAM: 0x00000000-0x02000000, [0x0001b040-0x01fe1000] available
FLASH: 0x40000000 - 0x40800000, 128 blocks of 0x00010000 bytes each.
RedBoot>

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