Boot from Esata ( fixed )

[peter a]

Hi, I have an Esata version from New IT, and trying now to boot off the Esata drive.
I`ve solved most parts of this, But I think I`m stuck on finding the right Uboot setting?.
I`ve downloaded and installed the Uboot_sata.bin from http://www.newit.co.uk/u-boot/
Complied a Esata Kernel which does work if booted from a usb drive .
But setting which boot the usb drive won`t the sata drive.

setenv mainlineLinux yes
setenv bootargs_console console=ttyS0,115200
setenv bootargs_root 'root=/dev/sda2 rootdelay=10'
setenv bootcmd_usb 'usb start; ext2load usb 0:1 0x0800000 /sheeva-2.6.32.8-uImage'
setenv bootcmd 'setenv bootargs $(bootargs_console) $(bootargs_root); run bootcmd_usb; bootm 0x0800000'
saveenv

is there a bootcmd_sata ?

[rooster]

I would add

ide reset

to the bootcmd.
Your root file system is on the SATA drive second partition?
Why not place the uImage on drive too?

setenv bootcmd 'ide reset; ext2load ide 0:1 0x0800000  /boot/uImage; setenv bootargs $(console) root=/dev/sda1 rw; bootm 0x0800000;'

should do the job

[peter a]

Yes

1/ boot
2/ root
3/ swap
4/ Data

as per http://www.cyrius.com/debian/kirkwood/sheevaplug/unpack.html

I`m new to linux , So if I`m doing it a strange way, it`s not down to method, just the lack of knowledge. 

So any advice on how it should be done will be gratefully taken.

So I think this is my args :-

setenv bootcmd_ide 'ide reset; ext2load ide 0:1 0x0800000 /test-uImage'
setenv bootcmd 'setenv bootargs $(bootargs_console) $(bootargs_root); run bootcmd_ide; bootm 0x0800000'


Thanks I`ll try that


USB 0: host mode
PEX 0: interface detected no Link.
Net:   egiga0 [PRIME], egiga1
Hit any key to stop autoboot:  0

Reset IDE:
Marvell Serial ATA Adapter
Integrated Sata device found
[0 1 0]: Enable DMA mode
  Device 1 @ 0 1:
Model: WDC WD3200AAJS-22B4A0                    Firm: 01.03A01 Ser#:      WD-WCAT15339683
            Type: Hard Disk
            Supports 48-bit addressing
            Capacity: 305245.3 MB = 298.0 GB (625142448 x 512)

** Bad partition 1 **
## Booting image at 00800000 ...
Bad Magic Number
Marvell>>         


Still missing a bit

[peter a]

I can`t get it to boot from Esata

I`ve tried :-


setenv mainlineLinux yes
setenv bootargs_console console=ttyS0,115200
setenv bootargs_root 'root=/dev/sda2 rootdelay=10'
setenv bootcmd_ide 'ide reset; ext2load ide 0:1 0x0800000 /test-uImage'
setenv bootcmd 'setenv bootargs $(bootargs_console) $(bootargs_root); run bootcmd_ide; bootm 0x0800000'
saveenv

But still get the :-

** Bad partition 1 **
## Booting image at 00800000 ...
Bad Magic Number

I know the drive is set up , because it works in a usb caddy .

With :-

setenv mainlineLinux yes
setenv bootargs_console console=ttyS0,115200
setenv bootargs_root 'root=/dev/sda2 rootdelay=10'
setenv bootcmd_usb 'usb start; ext2load usb 0:1 0x0800000 /test-uImage'
setenv bootcmd 'setenv bootargs $(bootargs_console) $(bootargs_root); run bootcmd_usb; bootm 0x0800000'
saveenv

I don`t think it`s a partition error , it`s a a can`t find the partition !!!!

[peter a]

NOW , a managed to get it to boot from Esata and cloned a usb 160 Gb into a esata 1.5 Tb drive .