[Fwd: Re: status for Marvell Orion support]

[Donald T Hayford <don%donhayford.com@localhost>]

See earlier message.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject:        Re: status for Marvell Orion support
Date:   Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:57:43 -0400
From:   Donald T Hayford <don%donhayford.com@localhost>
To:     Havard Eidnes <he%NetBSD.org@localhost>
CC:     kiyohara%kk.iij4u.or.jp@localhost, current-users%netbsd.org@localhost
References: 	<20081109.173642.26361273.kiyohara%kk.iij4u.or.jp@localhost> 
<20090305.011311.117150384.he%uninett.no@localhost> 
<20090305.154201.71570811.kiyohara%kk.iij4u.or.jp@localhost> 
<20090310.111559.95460806.he%uninett.no@localhost>



Havard Eidnes wrote:
> > hmm...
> > I don't use gzimg. [...]
> >     
>
> Hmm...  That probably means that there's no kernel with an
> embedded file system with the install tools?  How, then, do I
> install the required bits?  Pre-install a disk image on another
> host before installing the disk in the KUROBOX-PRO?  That's
> cheating! :)  It would be best if installation could be done in a
> more self-sufficient manner...
>
>   
In the next issue of BSD Magazine (due out in April) is an article on 
installing NetBSD on the Kurobox Pro. Excerpts from that will be on the 
NetBSD wiki in a few weeks. If you're impatient (like me), see below for 
a brief synopsis. This was done with a version of -current from 
20081107, but should be very similar for a more recent -current.

~/kuronet/src $ cd sys/arch/arm/marvell/
~/kuronet/src/sys/arch/arm/marvell $ nano if_oriongbe.c
...change the line:
#include "rnd.h"
...to:
//#include "rnd.h"
...save the file
~/kuronet/src $ cd ../../evbarm/conf
~/kuronet/src/sys/arch/evbarm/conf $ echo 'include 
“arch/evbarm/conf/KUROBOX_PRO”' \
> KUROBOX_PRO_INSTALL
~/kuronet/src/sys/arch/evbarm/conf $ echo 'no pseudo-device md' >> 
KUROBOX_PRO_INSTALL
~/kuronet/src/sys/arch/evbarm/conf $ echo 'include 
“arch/evbarm/conf/INSTALL”' \
> > KUROBOX_PRO_INSTALL
~/kuronet/src/sys/arch/evbarm/conf $ cd 
../../../../distrib/evbarm/instkernel/instkernel
~/kuronet/src/distrib/evbarm/instkernel/instkernel $ nano Makefile
...add the line
KUROBOX_PRO_INSTALL ${RAMDISK} - \
...after the line
IQ80321_INSTALL ${RAMDISK} - \
...save the file
~/kuronet/src $ cd ../../../../etc/etc.evbarm
~/kuronet/src/etc/etc.evbarm $ nano Makefile.inc
...change the line:
IQ80310 IQ80321 SMDK2410 SMDK2800 \
...to:
IQ80310 IQ80321 KUROBOX_PRO SMDK2410 SMDK2800 \
...save the file
~/kuronet/src $ ./build.sh -O ../obj -T ../tools -m evbarm-el tools
~/kuronet/src $ ./build.sh -O ../obj -T ../tools -U -u -m evbarm-el 
distribution
~/kuronet/src $ ./build.sh -O ../obj -T ../tools -U -u -m evbarm-el -V 
KERNEL_SETS=KUROBOX_PRO release

In ~/kuronet/obj/releasedir/evbarm/installation/instkernel, you'll find 
a gzipped binary installation image that you can tftp to the kurobox pro 
and use to install NetBSD to either your SATA drive or to a USB drive:

*Orion1 CPU = Low
=== KURO U-Boot. ===
** LOADER **
<...snip...>
hit any key to switch tftp boot.
Hit any key to stop autoboot: 2 1 0
<<system_bootend>>
Hit any key to stop autoboot: 3 0
Marvell>> setenv serverip 192.168.1.101
Marvell>> setenv ipaddr 192.168.1.178
Marvell>> tftp 0x8000 netbsd-KUROBOX_PRO_INSTALL.bin
Using egiga0 device
TFTP from server 192.168.1.101; our IP address is 192.168.1.178
Filename 'netbsd-KUROBOX_PRO_INSTALL.bin'.
Load address: 0x8000
Loading: #################################################################
<...snip...>
done
Bytes transferred = 8210384 (7d47d0 hex)
Marvell>> g 0x8000

*You'll have to set up a ftp or nfs server so the installer will have 
someplace to get the world files from, which you'll find at 
~/kuronet/obj/releasedir/evbarm/binary/sets. Finally, you can tftp over 
the kernel from the same directory to boot up NetBSD.

Hope this helps.

Regards, Don