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## U-Boot 2018
Based on mainline U-Boot.
### Dependencies
- bison (YACC-compatible parser generator)
- flex (fast lexical analyzer generator)
- bc (GNU bc arbitrary precision calculator language)
- openssl/bn.h header (Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - development files)
- make (GNU Make)
- gcc (GNU C Compiler)
Under Debian / Ubuntu, the dependencies can be installed using
```bash
sudo apt-get -y install bison flex bc libssl-dev make gcc
```
### Cross compiler
Even though mainline U-Boot requires GCC minimum version 6, it would generate oversized SPL (Secondary Program Loader) image. Therefore it is recommended to use GCC version 7.
#### Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Install the toolchain.
```bash
sudo apt -y install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf
```
Setup environment for cross compiling.
```bash
export ARCH=arm
export CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf-
```
#### Other OS/ Distribution
Other OS / Distribution that does not have GCC version 7 such as Debian, should use Linaro arm-linux-gnueabihf toolchain.
Download and extract the toolchain.
```bash
cd ~
wget http://releases.linaro.org/components/toolchain/binaries/7.3-2018.05/arm-linux-gnueabihf/gcc-linaro-7.3.1-2018.05-x86_64_arm-linux-gnueabihf.tar.xz
tar Jxf gcc-linaro-7.3.1-2018.05-x86_64_arm-linux-gnueabihf.tar.xz
```
!!! note
Latest Linaro toolchain version 7 can be found [here](http://releases.linaro.org/components/toolchain/binaries/latest-7/arm-linux-gnueabihf/).
Setup environment for cross compiling.
```bash
export ARCH=arm
export CROSS_COMPILE=~/gcc-linaro-7.3.1-2018.05-x86_64_arm-linux-gnueabihf/bin/arm-linux-gnueabihf-
```
### Compile U-Boot
```bash
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git clone https://github.com/kobol-io/u-boot.git -b helios4
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cd u-boot
make mrproper
make helios4_defconfig
```
!!! note
To support Armbian boot script (/boot/boot.scr), please apply [this patch](/helios4/files/uboot/u-boot-mainline-armbian-boot-script-support.patch) to U-Boot source code before
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*make helios4_defconfig*
#### SD Card image
```bash
make -j$(nproc)
```
it would produced **u-boot-spl.kwb**
#### SPI NOR flash image
Since *helios4_defconfig* targeting SD card image, we need to modified the configuration to generate SPI NOR flash image before compiling.
```bash
mv -f .config .config_mmc
awk '{\
gsub(/CONFIG_MVEBU_SPL_BOOT_DEVICE_MMC=y/,"# CONFIG_MVEBU_SPL_BOOT_DEVICE_MMC is not set");\
gsub(/# CONFIG_MVEBU_SPL_BOOT_DEVICE_SPI is not set/,"CONFIG_MVEBU_SPL_BOOT_DEVICE_SPI=y");\
gsub(/CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MMC=y/,"# CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MMC is not set");\
gsub(/# CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_SPI_FLASH is not set/,"CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_SPI_FLASH=y");\
}1' .config_mmc >> .config
rm -f .config_mmc
make -j$(nproc)
```
it would produced **u-boot-spl.kwb**
### Customize U-Boot
U-Boot has configuration editor based on ncurses similar like Linux Kernel configuration editor.
Install ncurses development files. Under Debian/Ubuntu can be done using this command
```bash
sudo apt-get -y install libncurses5-dev
```
Launch configuration editor
```bash
make menuconfig
```
![menuconfig main](/helios4/img/u-boot/u-boot_menuconfig_main.png)
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After exiting the configuration editor and saving the configuration, build the image according to [SD Card image](#sd-card-image) or [SPI NOR flash image](#spi-nor-flash-image) instructions.
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## Marvell U-Boot 2013.01
Based on U-Boot 2013.01 Marvell version: 2015_T1.0p16
### Cross compiler
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Under Debian / Ubuntu you need first to install the necessary packages and tools for cross compiling for ARM.
```bash
sudo apt-get install gcc make gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi
```
Other option, use Linaro cross compiler 4.9.4 arm-gnueabi toolchain. Download [here](https://releases.linaro.org/components/toolchain/binaries/4.9-2017.01/arm-linux-gnueabi/).
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!!! Note
DO NOT use hard-float variant (arm-linux-gnueabihf).
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### Compile U-Boot
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```bash
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git clone https://github.com/kobol-io/u-boot-marvell.git
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cd u-boot-marvell
export ARCH=arm
export CROSS_COMPILE="/path/to/cross/compiler"
export CROSS_COMPILE_BH=${CROSS_COMPILE}
make mrproper
```
!!! note
To compile using Ubuntu 16.04 cross compiler, please apply [this patch](https://github.com/armbian/build/blob/master/patch/u-boot/u-boot-mvebu/tools-bin_hdr-compiler-fixes.patch) to U-Boot source code.
!!! note
To support Armbian boot script (/boot/boot.scr), please apply [this patch](/helios4/files/uboot/u-boot-armbian-boot-script-support.patch) to U-Boot source code.
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#### SD Card image
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```
./build.pl -f mmc -b armada_38x_helios4
```
it would produced *u-boot-a38x-**mm**-**d**-mmc.bin* whereas **mm** is month and **d** is day. For example, building u-boot on October 2nd would produced
*u-boot-a38x-10-2-mmc.bin*
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#### SPI NOR flash image
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```
./build.pl -f spi -b armada_38x_helios4
```
it would produced *u-boot-a38x-**mm**-**d**-spi.bin* whereas **mm** is month and **d** is day. For example, building u-boot on October 2nd would produced
*u-boot-a38x-10-2-spi.bin*
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## Write U-Boot to Boot Device
### MicroSD Card
!!! note
Replace **u-boot-spl.kwb** with **u-boot-a38x-*-mmc.bin** in command below if you are using Marvell U-Boot 2013.01
#### On Development PC
1) Put SD card to Memory Card Reader
2) Write U-Boot image (u-boot-spl.kwb) to Memory Card Reader (eg. /dev/sdc) and reboot
```
sudo dd if=u-boot-spl.kwb of=/dev/sdc bs=512 seek=1 status=noxfer
sudo sync
```
3) Remove the SD card and put it to Helios4.
#### Live System - Under Armbian
1) Upload the U-Boot SPI binary that you built on your PC to Helios4 and rename it as **u-boot.mmc**.
```
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scp u-boot-spl.kwb root@10.10.10.1:/usr/lib/linux-u-boot-next-helios4_*/u-boot.mmc
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```
2) SSH to Helios4
```
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ssh root@10.10.10.1
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```
3) Run **nand-sata-install** utility
```
sudo nand-sata-install
```
4) Select option **Install/Update the bootloader on SD/eMMC**
![armbian install bootloader menu](/helios4/img/u-boot/armbian_install_bootloader_sdcard_menu.png)
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5) Confirm the operation
![armbian bootloader write confirmation](/helios4/img/u-boot/armbian_install_bootloader_sdcard_write_confirmation.png)
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6) Reboot the system
#### Live System - Generic Linux
1) Transfer U-Boot image into home folder in Helios4 using scp
```
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scp u-boot-spl.kwb root@10.10.10.1:~/
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```
2) SSH to Helios4
```
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ssh root@10.10.10.1
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```
3) Write U-Boot image (u-boot-spl.kwb) to SD Card device (/dev/mmcblk0) and reboot
```
sudo dd if=u-boot-spl.kwb of=/dev/mmcblk0 bs=512 seek=1 status=noxfer
sudo reboot
```
### SPI NOR Flash
Please refer to instructions in [SPI (NOR flash) page](/helios4/spi/#write-u-boot-to-spi-nor-flash).