From 1d2029d6322737d784411d68b5a488e8ee75e093 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Frieder Schrempf <frieder.schrempf@kontron.de> Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 17:41:16 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: 6.1.0.md: Document remedies for i.MX8MM U-Boot environment issues --- docs/src/release/6.1.0.md | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/src/release/6.1.0.md b/docs/src/release/6.1.0.md index 483e81f3..21616d75 100644 --- a/docs/src/release/6.1.0.md +++ b/docs/src/release/6.1.0.md @@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ #### Changes for i.MX8 Platform * Add support for OSM-S/BL i.MX8MP hardware +* Add a solution for `fw_getenv/setenv` to automatically use the environment + on the device that is used by the bootloader. +* Move the U-Boot environment on the eMMC hardware partition (`boot0`) to the + end of the partition. #### Changes for i.MX6 Platform @@ -57,15 +61,12 @@ * i.MX6: Default u-boot configuration changed from SOC `ul` variant to `ull` variant. So for `ul` variants the boot config has to be adapted manually in u-boot environment now! +* The location of the environment on the eMMC of i.MX8MM devices is moved to + the end of the `boot0` hardware partition. ### Known Issues * The onboard USB hub on the BL i.MX8MM doesn't work in U-Boot. -* The fw_getenv/setenv tools can't deal with the different possibilities for - the location of the U-Boot environment on i.MX8MM (SPI NOR, SD card, eMMC). -* If the U-Boot environment for i.MX8MM is placed in the eMMC hardware partition - (boot0) it is not aligned to the end of the partition, but uses the same - fixed offset as on SPI NOR and SD card. * Devices connected to the USB-C connector of the BL i.MX8MP before booting up the board are not detected and need to be reconnected after booting. -- GitLab