How to create and flash the all in one image

[Henry.Lou]

Hi

• 1 BSP environment:
  TX2 jetpack 4.6 L4T R32.6.1 kernel 4.9 aarch64
  TX2 (p3310)
• 2 background:
  now we are preparing for the coming mass production of our project. So, we want to increase efficiency, and help manufacture update FW more easily.
• 3 issues:
  3.1 after we flashing a brand new tx2, when the device bring up at first time, we have to do system configuration, such as time zone, key board config, and account name and password, etc. We expect record all these information somewhere in the SDK, so that we can skip the system configuration, and all flashed devices are the same. We know that we can backup the system.img and flash to other devices, but this method cannot help our engineers to develop or release new FW, and it is complicated. So. we expect to modify and record the configurations to the SDK source code.
  3.2 now, we use the flash.sh script to flash brand new devices. the console log shows that lots of images are flashed to device, such as mbr.bin, dtb, system.img, etc. we expect to simplify by create a all in one image, so that we could flash only one imge to new device. the image include boot, apps, dtbs, etc.
  3.3 last but very inportant, how to flash several new devices at the same time?
  FYI

[  15.9138 ] tegrarcm_v2 --oem platformdetails storage storage_info.bin
[  15.9144 ] Applet is not running on device. Continue with Bootloader
[  16.3559 ] 
[  16.3578 ] tegradevflash_v2 --oem platformdetails storage storage_info.bin
[  16.3583 ] Bootloader version 01.00.0000
[  16.5796 ] Saved platform info in storage_info.bin
[  16.5837 ] 
[  16.5837 ] Flashing the device
[  16.5857 ] tegraparser_v2 --storageinfo storage_info.bin --generategpt --pt flash.xml.bin
[  16.5864 ] 
[  16.5881 ] tegradevflash_v2 --pt flash.xml.bin --create
[  16.5886 ] Bootloader version 01.00.0000
[  16.7951 ] Erasing sdmmc_boot: 3 ......... [Done]
[  16.8018 ] Writing partition secondary_gpt with gpt_secondary_0_3.bin
[  16.8028 ] [................................................] 100%

[  16.8525 ] Erasing sdmmc_user: 3 ......... [Done]
[  17.8238 ] Writing partition master_boot_record with mbr_1_3.bin
[  17.8247 ] [................................................] 100%
[  17.8287 ] Writing partition primary_gpt with gpt_primary_1_3.bin
[  17.8302 ] [................................................] 100%
[  17.8339 ] Writing partition secondary_gpt with gpt_secondary_1_3.bin
[  17.8422 ] [................................................] 100%

[  17.8546 ] Writing partition mb1 with mb1_prod.bin.encrypt
[  17.8549 ] [................................................] 100%
[  17.8615 ] Writing partition mb1_b with mb1_prod.bin.encrypt
[  17.8838 ] [................................................] 100%
[  17.8913 ] Writing partition spe-fw with spe_sigheader.bin.encrypt
[  17.9152 ] [................................................] 100%
[  17.9231 ] Writing partition spe-fw_b with spe_sigheader.bin.encrypt
[  17.9578 ] [................................................] 100%
[  17.9648 ] Writing partition mb2 with nvtboot_sigheader.bin.encrypt
[  17.9973 ] [................................................] 100%
[  18.0061 ] Writing partition mb2_b with nvtboot_sigheader.bin.encrypt
[  18.0468 ] [................................................] 100%
[  18.0556 ] Writing partition mts-preboot with preboot_d15_prod_cr_sigheader.bin.encrypt
[  18.1010 ] [................................................] 100%
[  18.1063 ] Writing partition mts-preboot_b with preboot_d15_prod_cr_sigheader.bin.encrypt
[  18.1587 ] [................................................] 100%
[  18.1652 ] Writing partition SMD with slot_metadata.bin
[  18.2222 ] [................................................] 100%
[  18.2514 ] Writing partition SMD_b with slot_metadata.bin
[  18.2571 ] [................................................] 100%
[  18.2616 ] Writing partition VER_b with emmc_bootblob_ver.txt
[  18.2638 ] [................................................] 100%
[  18.2815 ] Writing partition VER with emmc_bootblob_ver.txt
[  18.3301 ] [................................................] 100%
[  18.3348 ] Writing partition master_boot_record with mbr_1_3.bin
[  18.3381 ] [................................................] 100%
[  18.3419 ] Writing partition APP with system.img
[  18.3431 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 333.4695 ] Writing partition mts-bootpack with mce_mts_d15_prod_cr_sigheader.bin.encrypt
[ 333.5218 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 333.6643 ] Writing partition mts-bootpack_b with mce_mts_d15_prod_cr_sigheader.bin.encrypt
[ 333.6695 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 333.7729 ] Writing partition cpu-bootloader with cboot_sigheader.bin.encrypt
[ 333.7777 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 333.7918 ] Writing partition cpu-bootloader_b with cboot_sigheader.bin.encrypt
[ 333.7975 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 333.8122 ] Writing partition bootloader-dtb with tegra186-quill-p3310-1000-c03-00-base_sigheader.dtb.encrypt
[ 333.8196 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 333.8447 ] Writing partition bootloader-dtb_b with tegra186-quill-p3310-1000-c03-00-base_sigheader.dtb.encrypt
[ 333.8497 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 333.8633 ] Writing partition secure-os with tos-trusty_sigheader.img.encrypt
[ 333.8723 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 333.8986 ] Writing partition secure-os_b with tos-trusty_sigheader.img.encrypt
[ 333.9059 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 333.9219 ] Writing partition eks with eks_sigheader.img.encrypt
[ 333.9299 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 333.9443 ] Writing partition adsp-fw with adsp-fw_sigheader.bin.encrypt
[ 333.9463 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 333.9690 ] Writing partition adsp-fw_b with adsp-fw_sigheader.bin.encrypt
[ 333.9728 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 333.9802 ] Writing partition bpmp-fw with bpmp_sigheader.bin.encrypt
[ 333.9839 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 334.0199 ] Writing partition bpmp-fw_b with bpmp_sigheader.bin.encrypt
[ 334.0304 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 334.0492 ] Writing partition bpmp-fw-dtb with tegra186-a02-bpmp-quill-p3310-1000-c04-00-te770d-ucm2_sigheader.dtb.encrypt
[ 334.0628 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 334.1004 ] Writing partition bpmp-fw-dtb_b with tegra186-a02-bpmp-quill-p3310-1000-c04-00-te770d-ucm2_sigheader.dtb.encrypt
[ 334.1120 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 334.1334 ] Writing partition sce-fw with camera-rtcpu-sce_sigheader.img.encrypt
[ 334.1433 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 334.1573 ] Writing partition sce-fw_b with camera-rtcpu-sce_sigheader.img.encrypt
[ 334.1610 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 334.1687 ] Writing partition sc7 with warmboot_wbheader.bin.encrypt
[ 334.1729 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 334.1780 ] Writing partition sc7_b with warmboot_wbheader.bin.encrypt
[ 334.1804 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 334.1860 ] Writing partition BMP with bmp.blob
[ 334.1986 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 334.2122 ] Writing partition BMP_b with bmp.blob
[ 334.2163 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 334.2255 ] Writing partition recovery with recovery_sigheader.img.encrypt
[ 334.2292 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 336.8690 ] Writing partition recovery-dtb with tegra186-quill-p3310-1000-c03-00-base.dtb_sigheader.rec.encrypt
[ 336.8731 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 336.8900 ] Writing partition kernel-bootctrl with kernel_bootctrl.bin
[ 336.9044 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 336.9255 ] Writing partition kernel-bootctrl_b with kernel_bootctrl.bin
[ 336.9273 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 336.9313 ] Writing partition kernel with boot_sigheader.img.encrypt
[ 336.9329 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 336.9824 ] Writing partition kernel_b with boot_sigheader.img.encrypt
[ 336.9925 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 337.0156 ] Writing partition kernel-dtb with kernel_tegra186-quill-p3310-1000-c03-00-base_sigheader.dtb.encrypt
[ 337.0276 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 337.0513 ] Writing partition kernel-dtb_b with kernel_tegra186-quill-p3310-1000-c03-00-base_sigheader.dtb.encrypt
[ 337.0593 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 337.0781 ] 
[ 337.0963 ] tegradevflash_v2 --write BCT br_bct_BR.bct
[ 337.0993 ] Bootloader version 01.00.0000
[ 337.3032 ] Writing partition BCT with br_bct_BR.bct
[ 337.3039 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 337.3743 ] 
[ 337.3986 ] tegradevflash_v2 --write MB1_BCT mb1_cold_boot_bct_MB1_sigheader.bct.encrypt
[ 337.4039 ] Bootloader version 01.00.0000
[ 337.6117 ] Writing partition MB1_BCT with mb1_cold_boot_bct_MB1_sigheader.bct.encrypt
[ 337.6122 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 337.6898 ] 
[ 337.6943 ] tegradevflash_v2 --write MB1_BCT_b mb1_cold_boot_bct_MB1_sigheader.bct.encrypt
[ 337.6969 ] Bootloader version 01.00.0000
[ 337.9040 ] Writing partition MB1_BCT_b with mb1_cold_boot_bct_MB1_sigheader.bct.encrypt
[ 337.9044 ] [................................................] 100%
[ 337.9627 ] 
[ 337.9627 ] Flashing completed

[ 337.9628 ] Coldbooting the device
[ 337.9660 ] tegradevflash_v2 --reboot coldboot
[ 337.9678 ] Bootloader version 01.00.0000
[ 338.1763 ] 
*** The target t186ref has been flashed successfully. ***
Reset the board to boot from internal eMMC.

[KevinFFF]

Hi Henry Lou,

@Henry.Lou

We expect record all these information somewhere in the SDK, so that we can skip the system configuration, and all flashed devices are the same.

System configuration at first boot is also called oem-config. You could achieve this with the following instruction. Just do once l4t_create_default_user.sh for rootfs which is going to be flashed.
Flashing and Booting the Target Device - Skipping oem-config| NVIDIA Docs

@Henry.Lou

we expect to simplify by create a all in one image, so that we could flash only one imge to new device. the image include boot, apps, dtbs, etc.

If you want flash all in an image, it might take lots of time. Flash script includes partitioning your memory. You may try using command like dd to clone the disk.

@Henry.Lou

how to flash several new devices at the same time?

You could refer to this. The README_Massflash.txt is included in Linux_for_Tegra/.

[Henry.Lou]

Hi

@KevinFFF

If you want flash all in an image, it might take lots of time. Flash script includes partitioning your memory. You may try using command like dd to clone the disk.

could you explain it, what take lots of time? do you mean flashing all in one image is time-consuming? or you mean there is no support for this, and new feature development is time-consuming? or you mean there is a support, but creating the all in one image is time-consuming. we are not sure.

is there some previous examples?

[KevinFFF]

For my experience, dd command is time-consuming when writing large size data into the memory.

For our products, we don’t support flashing with a single image because it consists of bootloader, kernel, rootfs… and so on.

Please use flash script to flash the boards.
All flash instructions could be found here.

[Henry.Lou]

Hi

@KevinFFF

You could refer to this. The README_Massflash.txt is included in Linux_for_Tegra/.

we read this README_Massflash.txt, and find the following table.

                                      BOARDID  BOARDSKU  FAB  BOARDREV
     --------------------------------+--------+---------+----+---------
     jetson-agx-xavier-industrial     2888     0008      600  A.0
     jetson-xavier-nx-devkit-tx2-nx   3636     0001      100  B.0
     jetson-xavier-nx-devkit-emmc     3668     0001      100  N/A
     jetson-nano-devkit-emmc          3448     0002      400  N/A
     jetson-agx-xavier-devkit (16GB)  2888     0001      400  H.0
     jetson-agx-xavier-devkit (32GB)  2888     0004      400  K.0
     jetson-tx2-devkit                3310     1000      B02  N/A
     jetson-tx2-devkit-tx2i           3489     0000      300  A.0
     jetson-tx2-devkit-4gb            3489     0888      300  F.0
     jetson-tx1-devkit                2180     0000      400  N/A
     --------------------------------+--------+---------+----+---------

what is BOARDID, BOARDSKU, FAB, BOARDREV. And what is the difference?
For example, does p3310 refer to TX2 processor or refer to the whole hardware develop kit? sould OEM create our own ids?

and when we do mass flash, what is the hw topology, should all tx2 devices be connected to the flash host by usb hubs? could you give us more details and examples?

[KevinFFF]

@Henry.Lou

what is BOARDID, BOARDSKU, FAB, BOARDREV. And what is the difference?
For example, does p3310 refer to TX2 processor or refer to the whole hardware develop kit? sould OEM create our own ids?

They are the parameters for different Jetson Model, has been written to EEPROM of the module during production. You don’t need to create the new one. You could refer the following link for details.
Hardware Setup - Jetson Module EEPROM Layout
Jetson Module Adaptation and Bring-Up - Flashing the Build Image

@Henry.Lou

and when we do mass flash, what is the hw topology, should all tx2 devices be connected to the flash host by usb hubs? could you give us more details and examples?

Please file another topic to discuss hw topology, let this thread focused on flashing in one image issue.

[Mt.Hiker]

to flash multiple TX2 modules at a time,
I made very rough but cheap and effective workbench as follow: