Category: Software
Product Number: Sidekiq Z2 / ADALM PLUTO
Software Version: 2019.1
Hello everyone,
I'm working with a Sidekiq Z2 (similar architecture as the Pluto) and I'm having some troubles with the following error message: "Bad FIT Image Format".
I wanted to ask for some guidelines on how to solve this error, which looks like from the serial console when booting:
Booting from QSPI Booting silently SF: Detected N25Q1024A with page size 256 Bytes, erase size 4 KiB, total 128 MiB device 0 offset 0x200000, size 0x900000 SF: 9437184 bytes @ 0x200000 Read: OK ## Checking Image at 02080000 ... FIT image found Bad FIT image format! device 0 offset 0x200000, size 0x1e00000 SF: 31457280 bytes @ 0x200000 Read: OK libfdt fdt_path_offset() returned FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE ## Loading kernel from FIT Image at 02080000 ... Bad FIT kernel image format! ERROR: can't get kernel image! BOOT failed entering DFU mode ... gpio: pin 15 (gpio 15) value is 1 Entering DFU SF mode ...
I think the problem might be that I'm adding too many kernel modules, which results in a >30MB 'firmware.dfu' file.
I tried to change the size of the "qspi-linux" partition from its original 30MB to a larger size, as the Sidekiq Z2 comes with a 120MB QSPI flash memory, but the manual states: "Note: to take advantage of the size change the user will need to create their own file system".
I modified the " zynq-pluto-sdr.dtsi" value from "0x1E00000" to
partition@qspi-linux {
label = "qspi-linux";
reg = <0x200000 0x3C00000>; /* 60M */
};
and I did the same thing for the "/u-boot-xlnx/arch/arm/dts/zynq-sidekiqz2.dts"
I also replaced the value (1E00000) with (3C00000) in the /u-boot-xlnx/include/configs/zynq-common.h file. When I build the firmware the u-boot.cfg updates properly.
and run make clean and built the firmware as always.
In the boot message keep getting the above mentioned error message.
Which is weird, is that if I delete some kernel modules, resulting in a >30MB firmware.frm file, I can boot correctly, and the message still is:
device 0 offset 0x200000, size 0x1e00000
SF: 31457280 bytes @ 0x200000 Read: OK
Which boggles me is that when I run 'mtdinfo -a' or 'cat /proc/mtd' I do see the 60MB QSPI partition.
The main trouble that I'm having is that I don't know why or how the 'size' at boot-time keeps being 0x1E0000 and why the function is returning "turned FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTU" when trying to boot (I know that is due to a allegedly incorrect dts but I didn't make any changes besides the size).
Could anyone give me some kind guidance in order to find out what I'm missing?
Thanks in advance!
Lautaro.
Correction of typo.
[edited by: zoqueton99 at 3:03 PM (GMT -4) on 6 Oct 2023]