Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of catalina/firmware

Timestamp:

06/30/2026 04:47:24 PM (15 hours ago)

Author:

Tim Harvey

Comment:

update for new boot firmware FIT image

catalina/firmware

@@ -132 +132 @@
 
 The latest pre-built boot-firmware image for Catalina are available for download here: 
-[https://dev.gateworks.com/catalina/boot_firmware/flash.bin]
+[https://dev.gateworks.com/catalina/images/firmware-catalina.bin]
+
+This is a FIT image containing multiple boot firmware images, one for each DRAM configuration.
 
 
@@ -144 +146 @@
 # set the path on the server (default is 'catalina/')
 setenv path catalina/
-# specify the file name (default is 'flash.bin')
-setenv firmware flash.bin
+# specify the file name (default is 'firmware-catalina.bin')
+setenv firmware firmware-catalina.bin
 # update
 run update_firmware
-# update
-run update_firmware
-}}}
- * Alternatively you can load the image from removable storage
+}}}
+ * Alternatively you can load the image from removable storage by replacing the commands in the 'update_firmware' script such that they load the firmware file from your source
 
 
 ==== Boot firmware update via Linux
-Updating the boot firmware via Linux requires you to manually specify the correct device, hardware partition and offset.
+Updating the boot firmware via Linux requires you to manually specify the correct file, device, hardware partition and offset.
+
+There are different boot firmware images for the various DRAM configurations supported on Catalina including:
+ - flash-16GB_2Gbx8_2R.bin - for i.MX95 Catalina 16GB DRAM boards
+ - flash-8GB_1Gbx16_2R.bin - for i.MX95 Catalina 8GB DRAM boards
+ - flash-4GB_1Gbx16_1R.bin - for i.MX95 Catalina 4GB DRAM boards
 
 To update boot firmware on the default eMMC boot0 hardware partition:
@@ -164 +169 @@
 dd if=flash.bin of=/dev/mmcblk2boot0
 }}}
-
+ - ensure you use the file matching the DRAM on your board
 
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