Talk:Serial Boot and Flash Loading Utility for OMAP-L138

Comments on Serial Boot and Flash Loading Utility for OMAP-L138

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Jheoaustin said ...

Can this be used to flash linux kernel instead of going through complex steps of setting up Linux host, shared file system, exporting part of PSPs, etc.?

--Jheoaustin 22:33, 28 March 2010 (CDT)

Hlding said ...

The C6x Compiler Tools can not be downloaded. The link is not right.

--Hlding 08:04, 6 November 2010 (CDT)

Colman Lai said ...

The C6x tools links has extra %27 at the end, just copy the link and paste to the browse and remove the %27 at the end will do.

--Colman Lai 03:16, 8 November 2010 (CST)

Bweyrauch said ...

It seems that sfh_OMAPL138 will have to be rebuilt for a non standard baud rate, since the UBL binary is encapsulated. I will be trying this to solve my issue with a different frequency crystal on my custom target board

--Bweyrauch 17:26, 13 January 2011 (CST)

Oldsong said ...

does the RPMs has the linux version?

--Oldsong 01:28, 16 February 2011 (CST)

Walter Snafu said ...

The current version of software differs in major respects from this wikipage. The software responds to a 'help' command with this:

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  TI Serial Flasher Host Program for OMAP-L138
  (C) 2009, Texas Instruments, Inc.
  Ver. 1.50

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Usage:

       sfh_ais_OMAP-L138 < -spierase > [<Options>]
               -spierase       Do a erase of the SPI flash.
       sfh_ais_OMAP-L138 < -spiflash [<Options>] <UBL binary image> <Application binary image>
               -spiflash       Restore the SPI memory with bootable UBL and application (typically U-Boot).
       sfh_ais_OMAP-L138 < -spiflash_noubl [<Options>] <Application binary image>
               -spiflash_noubl Restore the SPI memory with a bootable application (typically U-Boot).

       <Options> can be the following:
               -APPStartAddr <Application entry point address> Specify in hex, defaults to 0xC1080000.
               -APPLoadAddr <Application image load address>   Specify in hex, defaults to 0xC1080000.
               -UBLStartAddr <UBL entry point address>         Specify in hex, defaults to 0x0100 .
               -h                      Display this help screen. 
               -v                      Display more verbose output returned from the OMAP-L138.
               -p "<PortName>"         Use <PortName> as the serial port (e.g. COM2, /dev/ttyS1), defaults to COM1.

--Walter Snafu 14:08, 18 May 2011 (CDT)

Walter Snafu said ...

Notice the difference in the name of the software? Also, the wikipage does not adequately describe the Options, for example, how to specify a target of c6748.

It also fails to explain these issues: 1) Must the flash be erased before programming? 2) When must I flash the UBL plus my-software into the memory? Or can I merely use the option to flash my-software (without the UBL)? 3) I'm not getting the software to work, and I'm using the latest downloadable software, and a LogicPD EVM board.

--Walter Snafu 14:13, 18 May 2011 (CDT)

BradGriffis said ...

Please post technical questions in the OMAP forum as we have requested in the banner right above the "Categories". (There doesn't seem to be a way in Mediawiki to put that BELOW "Categories" where it would be more visible.

--BradGriffis 20:47, 18 May 2011 (CDT)

Angler84 said ...

On WinXP SP3 Serial Flasher application needs .NET 2.0 Framework in order to run correctly. Is the wiki page uncorrect or only incomplete?

--Angler84 05:08, 28 November 2012 (CST)