[ABANDONED] GDB doesn't correctly flash mx29lv160db nor flash

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  • [ABANDONED] GDB doesn't correctly flash mx29lv160db nor flash

    Hi,

    I had a confusing failure. I am using Linux based command line jlink server for a at91m4800 arm7tdmi soc.

    Here is what the server says when staring up:

    Source Code

    1. SEGGER J-Link GDB Server V6.32 Command Line Version
    2. JLinkARM.dll V6.32 (DLL compiled Apr 20 2018 17:34:47)
    3. Command line: -device AT91M40800 -scriptfile /opt/SEGGER/JLink/Devices/ATMEL/AT91M40800.JLinkScript
    4. -----GDB Server start settings-----
    5. GDBInit file: none
    6. GDB Server Listening port: 2331
    7. SWO raw output listening port: 2332
    8. Terminal I/O port: 2333
    9. Accept remote connection: yes
    10. Generate logfile: off
    11. Verify download: off
    12. Init regs on start: off
    13. Silent mode: off
    14. Single run mode: off
    15. Target connection timeout: 0 ms
    16. ------J-Link related settings------
    17. J-Link Host interface: USB
    18. J-Link script: /opt/SEGGER/JLink/Devices/ATMEL/AT91M40800.JLinkScript
    19. J-Link settings file: none
    20. ------Target related settings------
    21. Target device: AT91M40800
    22. Target interface: JTAG
    23. Target interface speed: 4000kHz
    24. Target endian: little
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    And then I use command line gdb:

    Source Code

    1. GNU gdb (GNU Tools for Arm Embedded Processors 7-2018-q3-update) 8.1.0.20180315-git
    2. Copyright (C) 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

    The debugger works ok, but cannot flash the second 8k page in the nor flash. I use 2 bootstrap 8k sectors and then the main program starts at the first 64K segment.

    The failure is gdb cannot erase the page. If I use the windows jlink tool I can erase the device and then load the program. So it can write, but not erase. I am telling gdb that it is a cfi flash so it should know the layout of the flash.

    Here is my .gdbinit:

    Source Code

    1. set auto-load safe-path /
    2. # Connect to the GDB Server
    3. target extended-remote :2331
    4. file thumb/hlm_flash.elf
    5. monitor reset
    6. monitor halt
    7. monitor endian little
    8. monitor speed auto
    9. monitor flash device mx29lv320e
    10. #Cancel reset remapping
    11. set *((int *) 0xFFE00020) = 0x00000001
    12. #//enable A0..A21
    13. set *((int *) 0xFFE00024) = 0x00000005
    14. #CS0 @ 0x1000000
    15. set *((int *) 0xFFE00000) = 0x0100253D
    16. #RAM at 0x02000000
    17. set *((int *) 0xFFE00004) = 0x02002121
    18. #CAN at 0x03000000
    19. set *((int *) 0xFFE00008) = 0x0300252E
    20. #ispLSI at 0x04000000
    21. set *((int *) 0xFFE0000C) = 0x0400252E
    22. #disable all interrupts
    23. set *((int *) 0xFFFFF124) = 0xFFFFFFFF
    24. #Enable, EBI_MCR: ALE, DRP
    25. set *((int *) 0xFFE00024) = 0x00000006
    26. #Remap Command is this needed again?
    27. set *((int *) 0xFFE00020) = 0x00000001
    28. monitor flash breakpoints = 1
    29. monitor workram = 0x00000000-0x00001FFF
    30. monitor flash cfi 0x01000000-0x013FFFFF
    31. monitor reg pc = 0x1004448
    32. set $pc=0x1004448
    33. set input-radix 0x10
    34. set output-radix 0x10
    35. set disassemble-next-line on
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    I use the gdb "load" command to load a file into flash. It fails every time to erase the second page of flash in the bootstrap. Is this a known problem?
  • Hello,

    Thank you for your inquiry.
    Per supported devices list the AT91M40800 external Flash is only supported as parallel CFI compliant Flash.
    So you have to make sure that the target specific initialization for the Flash controller is executed correctly.
    A JLinkScript file can be used for such a task.

    Best regards,
    Nino
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  • I do start gdb with a jlink script. Maybe I am doing something wrong.

    I start the server with JLinkGDBServerCLExe -device AT91M40800 -scriptfile /opt/SEGGER/JLink/Devices/ATMEL/AT91M40800.JLinkScript Remember this is on Ubuntu and gdb generally works, just LOAD does not work on my flash setup.

    Here is my jlinkscript. Note lots of lines commented out.

    Source Code

    1. /*********************************************************************
    2. *
    3. * SEGGER J-Link ARM Setup File - Generated by J-Flash V6.18c
    4. *
    5. * Syntax:
    6. *
    7. * SetJTAGSpeed(Speed); : Sets the JTAG speed [kHz], (0 = Auto, 0xFFFF = Adaptive)
    8. * Delay(Delay); : Waits a given time [msec]
    9. * DisableMMU(RAMAddr); : Disables the MMU
    10. * DisableChecks(); : Disables mode check after read operations
    11. * EnableChecks(); : Enables mode check after read operations
    12. * Go(); : Starts the core
    13. * Halt(); : Halts the core
    14. *
    15. * Reset(Delay); : Resets the target (normal)
    16. * ResetWP(); : Resets the target (using watchpoint)
    17. * ResetDBGRQ(); : Resets the target (using DBGRQ)
    18. * ResetBP0(Delay); : Resets the target (using breakpoint @ addr 0)
    19. * ResetADI(); : Resets the target (using ADI software reset)
    20. *
    21. * Read8 (Addr); : Reads a 8/16/32 bit value,
    22. * Read16(Addr); : Addr = address to read (as hex value)
    23. * Read32(Addr); :
    24. *
    25. * Verify8 (Addr, Data); : Verifies a 8/16/32 bit value,
    26. * Verify16(Addr, Data); : Addr = address to verify (as hex value)
    27. * Verify32(Addr, Data); : Data = data to verify (as hex value)
    28. *
    29. * Write8 (Addr, Data); : Writes a 8/16/32 bit value,
    30. * Write16(Addr, Data); : Addr = address to write (as hex value)
    31. * Write32(Addr, Data); : Data = data to write (as hex value)
    32. *
    33. * WriteVerify8 (Addr, Data); : Writes and verifies a 8/16/32 bit value,
    34. * WriteVerify16(Addr, Data); : Addr = address to write (as hex value)
    35. * WriteVerify32(Addr, Data); : Data = data to write (as hex value)
    36. *
    37. * WriteRegister(Reg, Data); : Writes a register
    38. * WriteJTAG_IR(Cmd); : Writes the JTAG instruction register
    39. * WriteJTAG_DR(nBits, Data); : Writes the JTAG data register
    40. *
    41. * VarAND(Data); : VAR = VAR AND Data
    42. * VarOR (Data); : VAR = VAR OR Data
    43. * VarXOR(Data); : VAR = VAR XOR Data
    44. * VarBEQ(Index); : Execute branch
    45. *
    46. * VarWrite8 (Addr); : Writes the value of VAR as 8/16/32 bit value,
    47. * VarWrite16(Addr); : Addr = address to write (as hex value)
    48. * VarWrite32(Addr); :
    49. *
    50. **********************************************************************
    51. */
    52. void InitTarget(void) {
    53. Report("J-Link script: Steve's test J-Link script");
    54. JTAG_Reset();
    55. //SetJTAGSpeed(30);
    56. //Reset(0, 0);
    57. JLINK_MEM_WriteU32(0xFFE00020, 0x00000001); //Cancel reset remapping
    58. JLINK_MEM_WriteU32(0xFFE00024, 0x00000005); //enable A0..A21
    59. JLINK_MEM_WriteU32(0xFFE00000, 0x01002529); // CS0 @ 0x1000000
    60. JLINK_MEM_WriteU32(0xFFE00004, 0x02002121); //RAM at 0x02000000
    61. JLINK_MEM_WriteU32(0xFFE00008, 0x0300252E); //CAN at 0x03000000
    62. JLINK_MEM_WriteU32(0xFFE0000C, 0x0400252E); //ispLSI at 0x04000000
    63. JLINK_MEM_WriteU32(0xFFFFF124, 0xFFFFFFFF); //disable all interrupts
    64. JLINK_MEM_WriteU32(0xFFE00024, 0x00000005); //Enable, EBI_MCR: ALE, DRP
    65. //1 0 1 A20, A21 4M Bytes CS4, CS5 EBI_ALE_4M
    66. JLINK_MEM_WriteU32(0xFFE00020, 0x00000001); // Remap Command
    67. //SetJTAGSpeed(4000);
    68. //unlock flash
    69. //JLINK_MEM_WriteU16(0x01000000, 0x50); // clear status bits
    70. //JLINK_MEM_WriteU16(0x01000000, 0x60); // unlock cmd
    71. //JLINK_MEM_WriteU16(0x01000000, 0xd0); // set page addr unlock cmd
    72. //JLINK_MEM_WriteU16(0x01002000, 0x60); // unlock cmd
    73. //JLINK_MEM_WriteU16(0x01002000, 0xd0); // set page addr unlock cmd
    74. //JLINK_MEM_WriteU16(0x01004000, 0x60); // unlock cmd
    75. //JLINK_MEM_WriteU16(0x01004000, 0xd0); // set page addr unlock cmd
    76. //JLINK_MEM_WriteU16(0x01006000, 0x60); // unlock cmd
    77. //JLINK_MEM_WriteU16(0x01006000, 0xd0); // set page addr unlock cmd
    78. //JLINK_MEM_WriteU16(0x01008000, 0x60); // unlock cmd
    79. //JLINK_MEM_WriteU16(0x01008000, 0xd0); // set page addr unlock cmd
    80. //JLINK_MEM_WriteU16(0x0100a000, 0x60); // unlock cmd
    81. //JLINK_MEM_WriteU16(0x0100a000, 0xd0); // set page addr unlock cmd
    82. //JLINK_MEM_WriteU16(0x0100c000, 0x60); // unlock cmd
    83. //JLINK_MEM_WriteU16(0x0100c000, 0xd0); // set page addr unlock cmd
    84. //JLINK_MEM_WriteU16(0x01010000, 0x60); // unlock cmd
    85. //JLINK_MEM_WriteU16(0x01010000, 0xd0); // set page addr unlock cmd
    86. //JLINK_MEM_WriteU16(0x01020000, 0x60); // unlock cmd
    87. //JLINK_MEM_WriteU16(0x01020000, 0xd0); // set page addr unlock cmd
    88. }
    89. /*********************************************************************
    90. *
    91. * ConfigTargetSettings
    92. */
    93. int ConfigTargetSettings(void) {
    94. Report("J-Link script: Steve's ConfigTargetSettings");
    95. JLINK_ExecCommand("SetCFIFlash 0x01000000-0x013FFFFF");
    96. JLINK_ExecCommand("SetWorkRAM 0x00000000-0x00001FFF");
    97. return 0;
    98. }
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  • Hello,

    Please understand that CFi init is user responsibility and leaves our regular support scope so we can't offer assistance in this case.
    Generally the ConfigTargetSettings looks correct if the addresses are correct.
    For the target specific CFI init we suggest contacting Atmel/Microchip support.

    Best regards,
    Nino
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    Keep in mind, this is *not* a support forum.
    Our engineers will try to answer your questions between their projects if possible but this can be delayed by longer periods of time.
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    Or you can contact us via e-mail.
  • If by CFI init you mean the initialization done in Jlinkscript for the memory addresses, then I know it works because gdb can use it to look at memories and jflash can use it to flash the memories.

    Is there a gdbserver log somewhere to give some indication of what the problem is?

    If the server does a reset then the memory map changes and accessing the nor flash will be at different processor addresses (an at91xxx quirk). I have no way to know what the server does and assumes when it is doing the "load" gdb command. The terminal stuff printed by gdbserver does not show any problems.

    The problem is that the gdbserver is not using the correct flash page size of the nor flash (which is a bottom boot configured device). This information is available in the nor flash cfi data. I don't see how atmel can help a failure in the Segger gdbserver?

    Steve