[Avila] GW2348-4 with corrupt Flash, cannot erase

[Brian Prodoehl]

"fis init -f" hangs near the end, as does "fis delete rootfs", and every
other command I can come up with.  It is just at that block in Flash, I can
erase before and after it.


On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 6:09 PM, Chris Lang <clang at gateworks.com> wrote:

>  Brian,
>
> Is this problem only when you are trying to erase this specific block, or
> is at other locations in the flash?
>
> I would be suprised if it had something to do with the expansion bus
> timings as these timing issues would typically show themselves upon
> reading/programming not erasing.
>
> Also, why are you trying to erase just a portion of the rootfs partition?
> What happens if you just execute "fis erase rootfs"?
> Where you ever able to execute "fis init -f"?
>
> --
> Chris Lang
> email: clang at gateworks.com
> Gateworks Corp.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Brian Prodoehl <bprodoehl at gmail.com>
> *To:* avila at lists.gateworks.com
> *Sent:* Sunday, March 16, 2008 1:57 PM
> *Subject:* [Avila] GW2348-4 with corrupt Flash, cannot erase
>
> I have a GW2348-4 that I've been using for development and testing for a
> couple weeks, and I am no longer able to entirely erase Flash.  It is
> running the original RedBoot 2.04 that came with it (never jtagged), and I
> just can't erase the block at 0x50d60000 without the call hanging (using fis
> delete, erase or init -f, and trying unlock beforehand).  Like I said, its
> only a couple weeks old, so I don't think there's any way I'm running into
> worn out blocks.  It seems like my best bet is to get my hands on a jtagger
> and try RedBoot 2.02, before Flash accesses were "optimized".  I'm just
> wondering if anyone else has seen this and has any suggestions.
>
> -Brian
>
>
> +No devices on IDE controller 0
>
> Trying NPE-B...success. Using NPE-B with PHY 0.
> Ethernet eth0: MAC address 00:d0:12:09:91:94
> IP: 192.168.2.1/255.255.255.0, Gateway: 0.0.0.0
> Default server: 192.168.2.7
>
> RedBoot(tm) bootstrap and debug environment [ROM]
> Gateworks certified release, version 2.04 - built 17:31:20, Jan 29 2008
>
> Platform: Gateworks Avila GW23XX (IXP4XX) BE
> Model Number: GW2348-4
> Manufacture Date: 02-12-2008
> Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 Gateworks Corporation
>
> RAM: 0x00000000-0x04000000, [0x00029f80-0x03fc1000] available
> FLASH: 0x50000000 - 0x51000000, 128 blocks of 0x00020000 bytes each.
> == Executing boot script in 1.000 seconds - enter ^C to abort
> RedBoot> fis unlock rootfs
> ... Unlock from 0x50280000-0x50fe0000:
> ......................................................................................................
> RedBoot> fis list
> Name              FLASH addr  Mem addr    Length      Entry point
> RedBoot           0x50000000  0x50000000  0x00080000  0x00000000
> rootfs            0x50280000  0x0002A000  0x00D60000  0x0002A000
> FIS directory     0x50FE0000  0x50FE0000  0x0001F000  0x00000000
> RedBoot config    0x50FFF000  0x50FFF000  0x00001000  0x00000000
> RedBoot> fis erase -f 0x50d00000 -l 0x100000
> ... Erase from 0x50d00000-0x50e00000: ... <hangs here>
>
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