Bricked my Sheevaplug, Unbricked & upgraded at once -- HOWTO

[bigbear59]

After adding a bunch of junk to my new SheevaPlug, I decided to restore it back to factory default.
Easier said then done!!!
Following instructions on the Internet , I managed to Brick it.  Got the uboot with the garbage screen.

So bringing it back from the brick,  I used a VMware virtual Windows XP machine and VMware  Workstation to
make a video of how I got it back.  After I figured it out I decided, with some trial and error, to  upgrade
it to Kernel 2.6.36 & Ubuntu 9.0.4 at the same time.

The video is on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlgQAOExZS4

and here are the Instructions:


1.   Go to http://www.plugcomputer.org/plugwiki/index.php/SheevaPlug_Installer
     In the Alpha 6 section, click on "get tarball here"
      should send you to
      http://www.plugcomputer.org/index.php/us/resources/downloads?func=fileinfo&id=53
     Get the SheevaPlug Installer

2.  Go to http://www.plugcomputer.org/plugforum/index.php?topic=1134.30
    Get u-boot-rd88f6281Sheevaplug_400db_nand.bin-pingtoo-patch.01, it's a link about
     half way down the page:
     http://plugcomputer.org/plugforum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1134.0;attach=201

3.  Go to http://www.plugcomputer.org/plugwiki/index.php/Serial_terminal_program
     Click on link: SheevaPlug_Host_SWsupportPackageWindowsHost1.2.zip

4.  Go to http://sourceforge.net/projects/libusb-win32/files/
    Click on link: libusb-win32-bin-1.2.2.0.zip

5.  Go to http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
    Get PuTTY installer if you don't already use PuTTY

6.  Go to
      http://www.plugcomputer.org/plugwiki/index.php/Install_Prebuilt_Kernels_From_sheeva.with-linux.com
    Click on link: sheeva.with-linux.com, which takes you to:
     http://sheeva.with-linux.com/sheeva/
    Click on link 2.6.36
    Click on link: sheeva-2.6.36-Modules.tar.gz
    Click on link: sheeva-2.6.36-uImage
    Right click on sheeva-2.6.36-System.map and do  "save link as"

7.  Unzip libusb-win32-bin-1.2.2.0.zip, save to Sheevaplug directory.
    Unzip SheevaPlug_Host_SWsupportPackageWindowsHost1.2.zip, drill down to CDM 2.04.16_SHEEVA,
     save to Sheevaplug directory.
    Untar sheevaplug-installer-v1.0.tar.gz, drill down into sheevaplug-installer,
     save sheevaplug-installer-v1.0 to Sheevaplug directory

8.  Open sheevaplug-installer directory, open another explore window where all files were
      downloaded  Move  sheeva-2.6.36-Modules.tar.gz, sheeva-2.6.36-uImage,
      sheeva-2.6.36-System.maps & 
      u-boot-rd88f6281Sheevaplug_400db_nand.bin-pingtoo-patch.01
      to the Installer directory

9.  Delete modules.tar.gz, rename sheeva-2.6.36-Modules.tar.gz to modules.tar.gz

10. Delete uImage, rename sheeva-2.6.36-uImage to uImage

11. Right click on u-boot-rd88f6281Sheevaplug_400db_nand.bin-pingtoo-patch.01 and Cut
    Go to uboot directory, right click and Paste
    delete uboot.bin, rename u-boot-rd88f6281Sheevaplug_400db_nand.bin-pingtoo-patch.01
     to uboot.bin.

12. Install PuTTY

13. Edit the 3 text files in the uboot-env directory,
       change the ethaddr entry in each to the MAC address from the sticker on the
       bottom of the SheevaPlug

14. Insert USB Stick, copy the files in the installer directory: modules.tar.gz,
     initrd, rootfs.tar.gz, uImage, modules,tar.gz & sheeva-2.6.36-System.map
     to the USB Stick, Eject the USB Stick and put into the SheevaPlug.

15. Install the FTDI drivers: 
       This step took longer to figure out, then all the other steps, so that I could
         use the CMD to  upgrade the uboot and connect to the Serial port,
         I mean it was like a day or two
     Open "Device Manager". Plug USB Serial cable from SheevaPlug to the computer.
     Hardware will be found.  Open the libusb-win32-bin-1.2.2.0\bin\ directory.
     Run INF-Wizard.  Choose the device with "interface 0" in the description.
     Install driver.  Right click on "SheevaPlug JTAGKey FT2332D B" in the Device Manager.
      Update driver, Point it to the CDM 2.04.16_SHEEVA directory.
     Right click on "USB Serial Port" in Device Manager, Update driver,
      Point it to the CDM 2.04.16_SHEEVA directory.

16.  Right click on "COM & LPT" in the Device Manager, Note the number of the new Com port.

17.  Open Putty, Click on Serial at the bottom of Left pane. Change number of COM to new Com
       port number change Speed to 115200, Flow control to None.   Click on Session, select
       Serial Option. change Serial line to new Com port, Put a name in the Saved Sessions,
       click Save, click open.

18. Open a CMD window and CD to the sheevaplug-installer\installer\ directory.
    Enter "runme nand", you should see the new uboot being installed.  after
     it's installed you should see the SheevaPlug being upgraded in the PuTTY window.

19. Login into the SheevaPlug, root password is the default "nosoup4u"
    mount the USB Stick,
    Enter: mkdir /boot; cp sheeva-2.6.36-System.map /boot/,;
     depmod -eF /boot/sheeva-2.6.36-System.map 2.6.36

20. Your SheevaPlug should be back from the Dead


My next project is to make a Linux VM, Yeah!! no licensing problems
and/or a Live CD with everything installed and ready to go.
Should just need to load the USB Stick and unbrick.

Hope this helps,
BigBear59
     
     

[bigbear59]

Has anybody tried these instructions?  Did it work for you?

Thanks,
BigBear59

[psycholand]

It worked for me the first time around.  I had been pulling my hair out trying to get openocd to correctly connect to my plug.  I had tried everything you had in this post except step 15.  This was the first time anyone said anything different than "download and install the drivers".

After I did step 15, everything just seemed to fall into place.

Now I just have to do it two more times (re-screwed up the plug I had been working on (bad uboot.bin) and I have another bricked plug).

After the initial "resurrection" I'm still occasionally getting:

Code:

Info : clock speed 2000 kHz
Info : JTAG tap: feroceon.cpu tap/device found: 0xfc0000e3 (mfg: 0x071, part: 0xc000, ver: 0xf)
Warn : JTAG tap: feroceon.cpu       UNEXPECTED: 0xfc0000e3 (mfg: 0x071, part: 0xc000, ver: 0xf)
Error: JTAG tap: feroceon.cpu  expected 1 of 1: 0x20a023d3 (mfg: 0x1e9, part: 0x0a02, ver: 0x2)
Warn : Unexpected idcode after end of chain: 32 0x00000007
Warn : Unexpected idcode after end of chain: 64 0x0000007f
Warn : Unexpected idcode after end of chain: 96 0x0000007f
Warn : Unexpected idcode after end of chain: 128 0x0000007f
Warn : Unexpected idcode after end of chain: 160 0x0000007f
Warn : Unexpected idcode after end of chain: 192 0x0000007f
Warn : Unexpected idcode after end of chain: 224 0x0000007f
Warn : Unexpected idcode after end of chain: 256 0x0000007f
Warn : Unexpected idcode after end of chain: 288 0x0000007f
Warn : Unexpected idcode after end of chain: 320 0x0000007f
Warn : Unexpected idcode after end of chain: 352 0x0000007f
Warn : Unexpected idcode after end of chain: 384 0x0000007f
Warn : Unexpected idcode after end of chain: 416 0x0000007f
Warn : Unexpected idcode after end of chain: 448 0x0000007f
Warn : Unexpected idcode after end of chain: 480 0x0000007f
Warn : Unexpected idcode after end of chain: 512 0x0000007f
Warn : Unexpected idcode after end of chain: 544 0x0000007f
Warn : Unexpected idcode after end of chain: 576 0x0000007f
Warn : Unexpected idcode after end of chain: 608 0x0000007f
Error: double-check your JTAG setup (interface, speed, missing TAPs, ...)
Error: Trying to use configured scan chain anyway...
Warn : Bypassing JTAG setup events due to errors
Info : Embedded ICE version 0
Info : feroceon.cpu: hardware has 1 breakpoint/watchpoint unit
Error: unexpected Feroceon EICE version signature

but I'm going to keep at it.  I got it once (with help from your post) and I'll get it again! 

Thanks

[bigbear59]

Remember all the advise on the Internet is free and some of it is worth less than that.   

Like I said getting the Serial port and the openocd to connect at the same time was a bear.
I would get it working but after trying a million things it took me forever to figure out which
one of the million fixed it.


From some post I read on slowing things down, So I messed around with:
#
# Marvel SheevaPlug Development Kit
#
# http://www.marvell.com/products/embedded_processors/developer/kirkwood/sheevaplug.jsp
#

interface ft2232
ft2232_layout sheevaplug
ft2232_vid_pid 0x9e88 0x9e8f
ft2232_device_desc "SheevaPlug JTAGKey FT2232D B"
jtag_khz 2000
in \sheevaplug-installer-v1.0\uboot\openocd\config\interface\sheevaplug.cfg

"jtag_khz represent the speed openocd communicate with your microcontroller" from
http://forum.sparkfun.com/viewtopic.php?p=57181&sid=782151095866e5215fed113b29de30ee

and
 
######################################
# Target:    Marvell Feroceon CPU core
######################################

if { [info exists CHIPNAME] } {   
   set  _CHIPNAME $CHIPNAME   
} else {   
   set  _CHIPNAME feroceon
}

if { [info exists ENDIAN] } {   
   set  _ENDIAN $ENDIAN   
} else {   
   set  _ENDIAN little
}

if { [info exists CPUTAPID ] } {
   set _CPUTAPID $CPUTAPID
} else {
   set _CPUTAPID 0x20a023d3
}

jtag newtap $_CHIPNAME cpu -irlen 4 -ircapture 0x1 -irmask 0xf -expected-id $_CPUTAPID
set _TARGETNAME [format "%s.cpu" $_CHIPNAME]
target create $_TARGETNAME feroceon -endian $_ENDIAN -chain-position $_TARGETNAME

reset_config trst_and_srst
jtag_nsrst_delay 1000
jtag_ntrst_delay  1000

in sheevaplug-installer-v1.0\uboot\openocd\config\target\feroceon.cfg

10.1 jtag_nsrst_delay <ms>

How long (in milliseconds) OpenOCD should wait after deasserting nSRST before starting new JTAG operations. from
http://www.amontec.com/openocd/doc/Reset-Configuration.html


Good Luck,
BigBear59

[LrdShaper]

Gonna try this out too. But the main problem is that I can't even connect to it via serial. I mean Windows XP, Ubuntu or Windows Vista doesn't even detect that I connected a USB device

[bigbear59]

ADDED step so OPENOCD will work with WINDOWS 7
and not get:
   Open On-Chip Debugger 0.2.0 (2009-07-27-16:41) Release
   $URL: http://svn.berlios.de/svnroot/repos/openocd/tags/openocd-0.2.0/src/openocd.c $
   For bug reports, read http://svn.berlios.de/svnroot/repos/openocd/trunk/BUGS
   2000 kHz
   jtag_nsrst_delay: 200
   jtag_ntrst_delay: 200
   dcc downloads are enabled
         2 [main] openocd 3404 _cygtls::handle_exceptions: Exception: STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION
      1560 [main] openocd 3404 open_stackdumpfile: Dumping stack trace to openocd.exe.stackdump
    ****   openocd FAILED
    ****   Is the mini USB cable connected?
    ****   Try powering down, then replugging the Sheevaplug



1.   Go to http://www.plugcomputer.org/plugwiki/index.php/SheevaPlug_Installer
     In the Alpha 6 section, click on "get tarball here"
      should send you to
      http://www.plugcomputer.org/index.php/us/resources/downloads?func=fileinfo&id=53
     Get the SheevaPlug Installer

2.  Go to  http://www.plugcomputer.org/plugforum/index.php?topic=1134.30
    Get u-boot-rd88f6281Sheevaplug_400db_nand.bin-pingtoo-patch.01, it's a link about
     half way down the page:
      http://plugcomputer.org/plugforum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1134.0;attach=201

3.  Go to  http://www.plugcomputer.org/plugwiki/index.php/Serial_terminal_program
     Click on link:  SheevaPlug_Host_SWsupportPackageWindowsHost1.2.zip

4.  Go to http://sourceforge.net/projects/libusb-win32/files/
    Click on link:  libusb-win32-bin-1.2.5.0.zip

5.  Go to http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
    Get PuTTY installer if you don't already use PuTTY

6.  Go to
      http://www.plugcomputer.org/plugwiki/index.php/Install_Prebuilt_Kernels_From_sheeva.with-linux.com
    Click on link: sheeva.with-linux.com, which takes you to:
     http://sheeva.with-linux.com/sheeva/
    Click on link 3.1.14
    Click on link: sheeva-3.1.14-Modules.tar.gz
    Click on link: sheeva-3.1.14-uImage
    Right click on sheeva-3.1.14-System.map and do  "save link as"

7.  Unzip libusb-win32-bin-1.2.5.0.zip, save to Sheevaplug directory.
    Unzip SheevaPlug_Host_SWsupportPackageWindowsHost1.2.zip, drill down to CDM 2.04.16_SHEEVA,
     save to Sheevaplug directory.
    Untar sheevaplug-installer-v1.0.tar.gz, drill down into sheevaplug-installer,
     save sheevaplug-installer-v1.0 to Sheevaplug directory

8.  Open sheevaplug-installer directory, open another explore window where all files were
      downloaded  Move  sheeva-3.1.14-Modules.tar.gz, sheeva-3.1.14-uImage,
      sheeva-3.1.14-System.maps &
      u-boot-rd88f6281Sheevaplug_400db_nand.bin-pingtoo-patch.01
      to the Installer directory

9.  Delete modules.tar.gz, rename sheeva-3.1.14-Modules.tar.gz to modules.tar.gz

10. Delete uImage, rename sheeva-3.1.14-uImage to uImage

11. Right click on u-boot-rd88f6281Sheevaplug_400db_nand.bin-pingtoo-patch.01 and right click and Cut
    Go to uboot directory, right click and Paste
    delete uboot.bin, rename u-boot-rd88f6281Sheevaplug_400db_nand.bin-pingtoo-patch.01
     to uboot.bin.

12. Install PuTTY

13. Edit the 3 text files in the uboot-env directory,
       change the ethaddr entry in each to the MAC address from the sticker on the
       bottom of the SheevaPlug

14. Insert USB Stick, copy the files in the installer directory: modules.tar.gz,
     initrd, rootfs.tar.gz, uImage & sheeva-3.1.14-System.map
     to the USB Stick, Eject the USB Stick and put into the SheevaPlug.

15. Install the FTDI drivers:
       This step took longer to figure out, then all the other steps, so that I could
         use the CMD to  upgrade the uboot and connect to the Serial port,
         I mean it was like a day or two 
     Open "Device Manager". Plug USB Serial cable from SheevaPlug to the computer.
     Hardware will be found.  Open the libusb-win32-bin-1.2.5.0\bin\ directory.
     Run INF-Wizard.  Choose the device with "interface 0" in the description.
     Install driver.  Right click on "SheevaPlug JTAGKey FT2332D B" in the Device Manager.
      Update driver, Point it to the CDM 2.04.16_SHEEVA directory.
     Right click on "USB Serial Port" in Device Manager, Update driver,
      Point it to the CDM 2.04.16_SHEEVA directory.

16.  Right click on "COM & LPT" in the Device Manager, Note the number of the new Com port.

17.  Open Putty, Click on Serial at the bottom of Left pane. Change number of COM to new Com
       port number change Speed to 115200, Flow control to None.   Click on Session, select
       Serial Option. change Serial line to new Com port, Put a name in the Saved Sessions,
       click Save, click open.

ADDITION FOR WINDOWS 7
       Go to sheevaplug-installer directory, cd to \uboot\openocd\
       Download  http://nil.rpc1.org/files/sheeva/OpenOCD-Win64.zip
       drill down into the zip file to \0.3.0-dev\bin\ replace OPENOCD in the installer directory with the 64BIT version from this zip archive


18. Open a CMD window and CD to the sheevaplug-installer\ directory.
    Enter "runme nand", you should see the new uboot being installed.  after
     it's installed you should see the SheevaPlug being upgraded in the PuTTY window.

19. Login into the SheevaPlug, root password is the default "nosoup4u"
    mount the USB Stick,
    Enter: mkdir /boot; cp sheeva-3.1.14-System.map /boot/
     depmod -eF /boot/sheeva-3.1.14-System.map 3.1.14

20. Your SheevaPlug should be back from the Dead

[bigbear59]

I see that this message is still being refereed to & looked at, I've been busy with my Dream & D2.  Today, I pulled out an old Sheevaplug that use to boot off of a SD card that must have been re-purposed for something else.
So I came back here to get it up and running, but I found a lot of the links are dead, so  I have updated with LIVE links.
 
1.    Go to http://www.plugcomputer.org/downloads/plug-basic/
       In the Tools / Drivers section, click on "Sheeva Plug Installer" to get the SheevaPlug Installer
            http://www.plugcomputer.org/405/us/plug-basic/tools/sheevaplug-installer-v1.0.tar.gz
     
2.   Go to  http://www.plugcomputer.org/plugforum/index.php?topic=1134.30
      Get u-boot-rd88f6281Sheevaplug_400db_nand.bin-pingtoo-patch.01, it's a link about
      half way down the page:
            http://plugcomputer.org/plugforum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1134.0;attach=201

3.    Go to http://www.plugcomputer.org/downloads/plug-basic/
       In the Plug Computer Software & Design Info v1.2 section,
       click on "Plug SW Support Package Windows Host" to get
           Plug_Host_SWsupportPackageWindowsHost1.2.zip

4.   Go to http://sourceforge.net/projects/libusb-win32/files/
      Click on link:  Download libusb-win32-bin-1.2.6.0.zip (913.2 kB)

5.   Go to http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
      Get PuTTY installer if you don't already use PuTTY

6.   Go to
      http://www.xilka.com/sheeva/
      Click on links: 3/ --> 3.6/ --> 3.6.10/ --> release/ --> 1/, which takes you to:
      http://www.xilka.com/sheeva/kernel/3/3.6/3.6.10/release/1/
      Click on link: sheeva-3.6.10-Modules.tar.gz
      Click on link: sheeva-3.6.10-uImage
      Right click on sheeva-3.6.10-System.map and do  "save link as"

7.   Unzip libusb-win32-bin-1.2.6.0.zip, save to Sheevaplug directory.
      Unzip SheevaPlug_Host_SWsupportPackageWindowsHost1.2.zip, drill down to CDM 2.04.16_SHEEVA,
      save to Sheevaplug directory.
      Untar sheevaplug-installer-v1.0.tar.gz, drill down into sheevaplug-installer,
      save sheevaplug-installer-v1.0 to Sheevaplug directory

8.   Open sheevaplug-installer directory, open another explore window where all files were
      downloaded  Move  sheeva-3.6.10-Modules.tar.gz, sheeva-3.6.10-uImage,
      sheeva-3.6.10-System.maps &
      u-boot-rd88f6281Sheevaplug_400db_nand.bin-pingtoo-patch.01
      to the Installer directory

9.   Delete modules.tar.gz, rename sheeva-3.6.10-Modules.tar.gz to modules.tar.gz

10.  Delete uImage, rename sheeva-3.6.10-uImage to uImage

11.  Right click on u-boot-rd88f6281Sheevaplug_400db_nand.bin-pingtoo-patch.01 and right click and Cut
       Go 1 directory up and into the uboot directory, right click and Paste
       delete uboot.bin, rename u-boot-rd88f6281Sheevaplug_400db_nand.bin-pingtoo-patch.01
       to uboot.bin.

12.  Install PuTTY

13.  Edit the 3 text files in the uboot-env directory,
       change the ethaddr entry in each to the MAC address from the sticker on the
       bottom of the SheevaPlug

14.  Insert USB Stick, copy the files in the installer directory: modules.tar.gz,
       initrd, rootfs.tar.gz, uImage & sheeva-3.6.10-System.map
       to the USB Stick, Eject the USB Stick and put into the SheevaPlug.

15.  Install the FTDI drivers:
        This step took longer to figure out, then all the other steps, so that I could
        use the CMD to  upgrade the uboot and connect to the Serial port,
        I mean it was like a day or two
      Open "Device Manager". Plug USB Serial cable from SheevaPlug to the computer.
      Hardware will be found.  Open the libusb-win32-bin-1.2.6.0\bin\ directory.
      Run INF-Wizard.  Choose the device with "interface 0" in the description.
      Install driver.  Right click on "SheevaPlug JTAGKey FT2332D B" in the Device Manager.
      Update driver, Point it to the CDM 2.04.16_SHEEVA directory.
      Right click on "USB Serial Port" in Device Manager, Update driver,
      Point it to the CDM 2.04.16_SHEEVA directory.

16.  Right click on "COM & LPT" in the Device Manager, Note the number of the new Com port.

17.  Open Putty, Click on Serial at the bottom of Left pane. Change number of COM to new Com
       port number change Speed to 115200, Flow control to None.   Click on Session, select
       Serial Option. change Serial line to new Com port, Put a name in the Saved Sessions,
       click Save, click open.

ADDITION FOR WINDOWS 7
       Go to sheevaplug-installer directory, cd to \uboot\openocd\
       Download  http://nil.rpc1.org/files/sheeva/OpenOCD-Win64.zip drill down into the
       zip file to \0.3.0-dev\bin\ replace OPENOCD in the installer directory with the 64BIT version
       from this zip archive

18.  Open a CMD window and CD to the sheevaplug-installer\ directory.
       Enter "runme nand", you should see the new uboot being installed.  after
       it's installed you should see the SheevaPlug being upgraded in the PuTTY window.

In case you your uboot isn't hosed but not set to boot off this USB, cut and paste the following then reset
  setenv bootargs_root 'ubi.mtd=1 root=ubi0:rootfs rootfstype=ubifs'
  setenv mtdpartitions 'mtdparts=orion_nand:0x400000@0x100000(uImage),0x1fb00000@0x500000(rootfs)'
  setenv ethaddr 00:50:43:02:b2:ce
  setenv real_bootcmd 'setenv bootargs $(bootargs_console) $(mtdpartitions) $(bootargs_root); nand read.e 0x00800000 0x00100000 0x00400000; bootm 0x00800000'
  setenv bootargs_console 'console=ttyS0,115200'
  setenv bootcmd 'run recover1'
  setenv recover1 'setenv mainlineLinux yes; setenv arcNumber 2097; setenv bootcmd run recover2a; saveenv; reset'
  setenv recover2a 'run recover3; setenv bootcmd $(real_bootcmd); saveenv; run recover2b'
  setenv recover2b 'setenv bootargs $(bootargs_console) $(mtdpartitions) root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk=0x01100000,8M install_type=nand; bootm 0x00800000 0x01100000'
  setenv recover3 'run recover4; nand erase clean 0x00100000 0x00400000; nand write.e 0x00800000 0x00100000 0x00400000'
  setenv recover4 'usb start; fatload usb 0 0x00800000 uImage; fatload usb 0 0x01100000 initrd'
  savenv

19.  Login into the SheevaPlug, root password is the default "nosoup4u"
       mount the USB Stick,
       Enter: mkdir /boot; cp sheeva-3.6.10-System.map /boot/
                  depmod -eF /boot/sheeva-3.6.10-System.map 3.6.10


20. Your SheevaPlug should be back from the Dead 


Good Luck,
BigBear59