[Arm-dev] Gigabyte MP30-AR0

[Michael Howard]

On 12/03/2016 14:32, Gordan Bobic wrote:
> On 22/02/16 05:02, Phong Vo wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> The mp30ar0 U-boot has some special memory mapping to accommodate 32-bit
>> DMA.
>> Please download the tar ball again - I've updated the tianocore UHP for
>> this.
>>
>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20403943/mp30ar0_tianocore_binaries.ta 
>>
>> r.xz
>>
>> Updated instruction for U-boot chain loading:
>> MP30AR0# setenv num_cores 1
>> MP30AR0# setenv DDRBASE2G 1
>> MP30AR0# save; reset
>>
>> MP30AR0# setenv load_tianocore 'tftp 0x82000000
>> ${user_dir}/mp30ar0_tianocore_ubt.fd; tftp 0x1d000000
>> ${user_dir}/mp30ar0_tianocore_sec_ubt.fd'
>> MP30AR0# setenv run_tianocore 'go 0x1d000000'
>> MP30AR0# run load_tianocore run_tianocore
>
> OK, I got this far now, with some minor changes (loading Tianocore off 
> USB until I can complete the install  and put the files on the UEFI 
> FAT disk partition. My modified incantations are:
>
> MP30AR0# setenv num_cores 1
> MP30AR0# setenv DDRBASE2G 1
>
> MP30AR0# setenv load_tianocore '
> fatload usb 0:1 0x82000000 mp30ar0_tianocore_ubt.fd;
> fatload usb 0:1 0x1d000000 mp30ar0_tianocore_sec_ubt.fd;'
>
> MP30AR0# setenv run_tianocore 'go 0x1d000000'
> MP30AR0# save; reset
>
> then after it reboots:
>
> MP30AR0# usb reset
> MP30AR0# run load_tianocore run_tianocore
>
> reading mp30ar0_tianocore_ubt.fd
> 1835008 bytes read in 569 ms (3.1 MiB/s)
> reading mp30ar0_tianocore_sec_ubt.fd
> 262144 bytes read in 218 ms (1.1 MiB/s)
> ## Starting application at 0x1D000000 ...
>
>
> X-Gene Mp30ar0 Board
> Boot firmware (version 1.20.03-uhp built at 11:18:31 on Feb 22 2016)
> PROGRESS CODE: V3020003 I0
> PROGRESS CODE: V3020002 I0
> PROGRESS CODE: V3020003 I0
> PROGRESS CODE: V3020002 I0
> PROGRESS CODE: V3020003 I0
> PROGRESS CODE: V3020002 I0
> PROGRESS CODE: V3020003 I0
> PROGRESS CODE: V3021001 I0
>
> ***
> (Note: Boot stops there for long enough to be concerning. Give it a 
> minute and it will eventually get further.)
> ***
>
> Eventually that will get you to the bit blow as Phong mentioned 
> previously:
>
>> Welcome banner should show something similar to below
>>
>> TianoCore 1.20.03-uhp UEFI 2.4.0 Feb 22 2016 11:17:26  <===
>> CPU: APM ARM 64-bit Potenza Rev B0 2400MHz PCP 2400MHz
>>       32 KB ICACHE, 32 KB DCACHE
>>       SOC 2000MHz IOBAXI 400MHz AXI 250MHz AHB 200MHz GFC 125MHz
>> Board: X-Gene Mp30ar0 Board
>> Slimpro FW:
>>          Ver: 2.4 (build 01.20.04.00 2016/02/18)
>>          TPC: disable
>>          AVS: support
>>          SOC: 950 mV
>> The default boot selection will start in   5 seconds
> [1] Shell
> [2] Boot Manager
> [3] Reboot
> [4] Shutdown
>
> Make sure the install DVD is inserted, pick 1, and type in:
>
> FS1:\EFI\BOOT\BOOTAA64.EFI
>
> The installer will do the rest, with the exception of figuring out the 
> NIC MAC addresses. 3 NICs show up as having ethernet address of 
> ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff, even though they are set correctly in u-boot.
>
At the Shell prompt, set MAC0 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx & set MAC1 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx

but this was insufficient for the Centos installer to get an ip even 
after a reboot. What I did was change the kernel command line at the 
grub menu to include ip, netmask and to request vnc.

-- 
Mike Howard