#!/usr/bin/env python """ Create firmware for 4/8MB Bifferboards, suitable for uploading using either bb_upload8.py or bb_eth_upload8.py """ import struct, sys # Increase the kmax value if the script gives errors about the kernel being # too large. You need to set the Biffboot kmax value to the same value you # use here. kmax = 0x10 # No need to change this for 4MB devices, it's only used to tell you if # the firmware is too large! flash_size = 0x800000 # This is always the same, for 1MB, 4MB and 8MB devices config_extent = 0x6000 kernel_extent = kmax * 0x10000 if __name__ == "__main__": if len(sys.argv) != 4: print "usage: mkimg_bifferboard.py " sys.exit(-1) bzimage = sys.argv[1] rootfs = sys.argv[2] target = sys.argv[3] # Kernel first fw = file(bzimage).read() if len(fw) > (kernel_extent - config_extent): raise IOError("Kernel too large") # Pad up to end of kernel partition while len(fw) < (kernel_extent - config_extent): fw += "\xff" fw += file(rootfs).read() # Check length of total if len(fw) > (flash_size - 0x10000 - config_extent): raise IOError("Rootfs too large") file(target,"wb").write(fw) print "Firmware written to '%s'" % target