http://omappedia.org/wiki/SD_Configuration
SD
Configuration and Setup
There are 2 approaches to format the SD card. You could either
use the script available or follow the step by step instructions
below.
Note: All these instructions are common across all OMAP
platforms.
Preparation
Before you start, you need to know the device name for your
SD-Card.
Getting the device name for your SD-Card:
If you have no idea which device name is correct run the following
command.
$ sudo fdisk -ls
The device name you are looking for is the Disk which comes
close the size of your SD-Card (e.g. for a 8 GB SD-Card one line
might look like this: Disk /dev/sde: 8011 MByte, 8011120640
Byte. - so the device name for the SD-Card will be
/dev/sde).
Script to
partition/format SDCards
Attention: On 2010-07-29 the name of the second partition
has been changed from "rootfs" to
"Angstrom". So in order to use the script to create
your SD-Card and use it with some prebuild binaries (like e.g.
Pandroid) you have to change the name back to "rootfs"
as it otherwise won't work.
http://git.openembedded.org/openembedded/tree/contrib/angstrom/omap3-mkcard.sh
Note You have to open the link and copy the script to a
local file, otherwise it just downloads the HTML code.
The usage of the script is:
$ sudo ./omap3-mkcard.sh /dev/sd
You can also use this script which will refuse to use /dev/sda
as the device (that tends to be your primary HDD!):
#!/bin/bash
if [ ! "$1" = "/dev/sda" ] ; then
unset LANG
DRIVE=$1
if [ -b "$DRIVE" ] ; then
dd if=/dev/zero of=$DRIVE bs=1024 count=1024
SIZE=`fdisk -l $DRIVE | grep Disk | awk '{print $5}'`
echo DISK SIZE - $SIZE bytes
CYLINDERS=`echo $SIZE/255/63/512 | bc`
echo CYLINDERS - $CYLINDERS
{
echo ,9,0x0C,*
echo ,,,-
} | sfdisk -D -H 255 -S 63 -C $CYLINDERS $DRIVE
mkfs.vfat -F 32 -n "boot" ${DRIVE}1
mke2fs -j -L "rootfs" ${DRIVE}2
fi
fi
After running the script mount the SD card partitions on
host:
mkdir /tmp/mmc1
mkdir /tmp/mmc2
sudo mount /dev/sdx1 /tmp/mmc1
sudo mount /dev/sdx2 /tmp/mmc2
Verified to work on Ubuntu to boot boards such as beagle,
omapzoom2 etc. A big thanks to XorA!
Alternative
Script to format SD Cards for 3 partitions
Some times you may want 3 partitions. You may also want to
format only the boot and rootfs partitions, and leave the media
files in a separate partition for reuse with the new images.
When we format the boot partition we also need to change Android
BOOT binaries in order to work around some known limitations. But
every time we format the boot partition, we have to copy all the
media files once again (which is very annoying). So, it is more
convenient to place the video clips, jpegs and any other media
content in a separate FAT partition which need not be touched while
changing the boot binaries.
Here is a script which lets you either created 2 or 3 partitions
(the optional 'media drive' if you want to). It is more
generalized than the above script -- because it extends its
functionality. With this script you can also just format the first
two drives without touching the media drive (the third one):
FAT/boot partition
EXT3 partition
FAT partition for media files
Copy the below text into a file (say, mkcard.sh). Make the file
an executable file (chmod +x mkcard.sh). Then you can run it with
administrative privileges like $sudo ./mkcard.sh /dev/sdx.)
sdx is the name of your device on which the SD card is
mounted. (Warning: This is, of course, a dangerous process if wrong
arguments are given.)
For some reason the script may not work when running the first
time (at least with brand new SD). Getting errors such as "Can't
find rootfs partition in /dev". Then just run the script again and
it should work.
#! /bin/bash
# mkcard.sh v0.5
# (c) Copyright 2009 Graeme Gregory
# Licensed under terms of GPLv2
#
# Parts of the procudure base on the work of Denys Dmytriyenko
# http://wiki.omap.com/index.php/MMC_Boot_Format
#
# Extended for 3 partitions by Prasad Golla in April 2011.
# The 'media' partition can be used for storing media clips which can
# be preserved even if the binaries in the other partitions are erased.
export LC_ALL=C
if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
echo "Usage: $0 "
exit 1;
fi
DRIVE=$1
SKIPMEDIA=0
function format_boot_drive (){
echo "Formatting boot drive"
if [ -b ${DRIVE}1 ]; then
umount ${DRIVE}1
mkfs.vfat -F 32 -n "boot" ${DRIVE}1
else
if [ -b ${DRIVE}p1 ]; then
umount ${DRIVE}p1
mkfs.vfat -F 32 -n "boot" ${DRIVE}p1
else
echo "Can't find boot partition in /dev"
fi
fi
}
function format_rootfs_drive (){
echo "Formatting rootfs drive"
if [ -b ${DRIVE}2 ]; then
umount ${DRIVE}2
mke2fs -j -L "rootfs" ${DRIVE}2
else
if [ -b ${DRIVE}p2 ]; then
umount ${DRIVE}p2
mke2fs -j -L "rootfs" ${DRIVE}p2
else
echo "Can't find rootfs partition in /dev"
fi
fi
}
function format_media_drive (){
echo "Formatting media mediadrive"
if [ -b ${DRIVE}3 ]; then
umount ${DRIVE}3
mkfs.vfat -F 32 -n "media" ${DRIVE}3
else
if [ -b ${DRIVE}p3 ]; then
umount ${DRIVE}p3
mkfs.vfat -F 32 -n "media" ${DRIVE}p3
else
echo "Can't find media partition in /dev"
fi
fi
}
function get_media_drive_size(){
echo "How big of a media drive do you want?"
echo "Enter 0 to NOT create the media drive."
echo "Enter 1 for 1GB."
echo "Enter 64 for 64MB."
echo "Enter 128 for 128MB."
echo "Enter 512 for 512MB."
echo "Enter 256 for 256MB."
echo -n "Enter size of media drive you want: "
read disksize
case "$disksize" in
0) SKIPMEDIA=1; return ;;
1) MEDIASIZEREQ=`echo "1024 * 1024 * 1024" | bc` ;;
512) MEDIASIZEREQ=`echo "1024 * 1024 * 1024 / 2" | bc` ;;
256) MEDIASIZEREQ=`echo "1024 * 1024 * 1024 / 4" | bc` ;;
128) MEDIASIZEREQ=`echo "1024 * 1024 * 1024 / 8" | bc` ;;
64) MEDIASIZEREQ=`echo "1024 * 1024 * 1024 / 16" | bc` ;;
*) echo "Not a valid option. Try again."; get_media_drive_size;;
esac
echo Media size in bytes - $MEDIASIZEREQ
MEDIACYLINDERS=`echo $MEDIASIZEREQ/255/63/512 | bc`
echo Media CYLINDERS - $MEDIACYLINDERS
}
function create_drives(){
dd if=/dev/zero of=$DRIVE bs=1024 count=1024
SIZE=`fdisk -l $DRIVE | grep Disk | grep bytes | awk '{print $5}'`
echo DISK SIZE - $SIZE bytes
CYLINDERS=`echo $SIZE/255/63/512 | bc`
echo CYLINDERS - $CYLINDERS
get_media_drive_size;
if [ $SKIPMEDIA == 1 ] ; then
{
echo ,9,0x0C,*
echo ,,,-
} | sfdisk -D -H 255 -S 63 -C $CYLINDERS $DRIVE
sleep 1
return;
fi
LASTCYLINDERLINUX=`echo $CYLINDERS - 9 - $MEDIACYLINDERS | bc`
{
echo ,9,0x0C,*
echo ,$LASTCYLINDERLINUX,,-
echo ,,0x0C,-
} | sfdisk -D -H 255 -S 63 -C $CYLINDERS $DRIVE
sleep 1
}
echo "To format the boot and rootfs only, enter 'f'."
echo "To create the boot, media and rootfs and format them, enter 'c'."
echo -n "Enter c or f:"
read answer
case "$answer" in
f) format_boot_drive; format_rootfs_drive; exit ;;
c) create_drives; format_boot_drive; format_rootfs_drive; format_media_drive; exit;;
*) echo "Not a valid option. Exiting"; exit ;;
esac
Step
by Step Instructions to format SD card
Since putting a Linux file system on a FAT32 partition is
problematic, it is recommended to also create a 2nd partition.
Insert your SD card into your Linux box
Do not mount it
The card shows up as /dev/sd*. To identify the card, you can
either do:
dmesg | grep sd[a-z]. You will see something like
[172407.246308] sdb: sdb1 sdb2 so drive is /dev/sdb
ls /dev/sd* before and after plugging SD card and find created
devices
For this example
we will assume the card shows up as /dev/sdc - substitute this
for the real device on your specific machine. Fdisk the drive and
print the partition information
sudo fdisk /dev/sdc
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/sdc: 1018 MB, 993001472 bytes
......
Look for the size in bytes of the device and calculate the
number of cylinders, dropping fractions, if we have 255 heads and
63 sectors (and 512 bytes per sector so 1 cylinder is 255 * 63 *
512 = 8225280 bytes).
new_cylinders = Size / 8225280 (for this example we will have
993001472 / 8225280 which equals 120.725 or 120 cylinders)
Delete existing
Partitions
Since we are changing the underlying geometry of the disk, we
must clear the partition table before doing it. So delete all
partitions using the fdisk 'd' command - yes, you will lose all
data on the card. Once that is done, we can set the new geometry in
expert mode. We will set the number of heads to 255, number of
sectors to 63, and number of cylinders to new_cylinders.
Command (m for help): d
Partition number (1-4): 1
Command (m for help): d
Partition number (1-4): 2
Configure SD Card
Command (m for help): x
Expert command (m for help): h
Number of heads (1-256, default 30): 255
Expert command (m for help): s
Number of sectors (1-63, default 29): 63
Warning: setting sector offset for DOS compatiblity
Expert command (m for help): c
Number of cylinders (1-1048576, default 2286):
Configure SD
Partitions
Now we return to the main menu and create 2 partitions as needed
- 1 boot partition of 64Meg and the rest a linux partition.
Note: +64M is used to set the boot partition to 64MB. If media
content is stored on the SD this parition size should be increased
to make room for media content (mp3, mp4, aac, etc...). Assuming a
2GB SD card is used a partition size of +1024MB should be enough to
handle 1GB of media content.
Expert command (m for help): r
Command (m for help): n
Command action
e extended
p primary partition (1-4)
p
Partition number (1-4): 1
First cylinder (1-123, default 1):
Using default value 1
Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (1-123, default 123): +64M (see note above)
Command (m for help): n
Command action
e extended
p primary partition (1-4)
p
Partition number (1-4): 2
First cylinder (10-123, default 10):
Using default value 10
Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (10-123, default 123):
Using default value 123
Fat32 Partition
Command (m for help): t
Partition number (1-4): 1
Hex code (type L to list codes): c
Changed system type of partition 1 to c (W95 FAT32 (LBA))
* You have to format 1st partitions with vfat32 filesystem.
Command (m for help): a
Partition number (1-4): 1
Check Partition
Table
The partition table should look something like the following.
Notice the heads, sectors, and cylinders. Make sure partition 1 is
active and FAT32. If it looks good - write the new partition
information out.
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/sdc: 993 MB, 993001472 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 120 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 * 1 9 72261 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/sdc2 10 120 891607+ 83 Linux
Command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered!
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
WARNING: If you have created or modified any DOS 6.x
partitions, please see the fdisk manual page for additional
information.
Syncing disks.
Formatting
Partitions
Format the filesystems on the partitions:
# sudo mkfs.vfat -F 32 -n boot /dev/sdc1
# sudo mkfs.ext3 -L rootfs /dev/sdc2
Creating a mount
point
mkdir /tmp/mmc1
mkdir /tmp/mmc2
sudo mount /dev/sdc1 /tmp/mmc1
sudo mount /dev/sdc2 /tmp/mmc2
Problem seen
with FDISK not erasing the first sector
The fdisk utility does not seem to erase the first few bytes of
the first sector in the card when the partition table is saved.
Use dd to erase the first sector.
sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/ bs=1024 count=1
Then use the procedure listed in section above to create new
partitions and format them accordingly