Hi.
Goal
I am creating a new application for the nRF54l15 and want to follow the latest recommendations for project configuration. I need to do DFU over BLE, so I'm trying to add MCUBoot in the chain-of-trust regime, using sysbuild. To get there, I used the zephyr/samples/sysbuild/with_mcuboot as a starting point.
Problem
The sample in question does not explicitly support any of the nordic boards with secure/non-secure regime, and I haven't found any samples that combine all these criteria. So I have tried to build the zephyr/sysbuild/with_mcuboot sample for nrf54l15dk/nrf54l15/ns. After erase+flash to my nRF54l15-PDK, I get the following error:
*** Booting MCUboot v2.1.0-dev-2b69d93e75bc ***
*** Using nRF Connect SDK v3.1.0-6c6e5b32496e ***
*** Using Zephyr OS v4.1.99-1612683d4010 ***
E: Protect mcuboot flash failed, cancel startup.
How to recreate
Open zephyr/sysbuild/with_mcuboot and build for zephyr/sysbuild/with_mcuboot sample for nrf54l15dk/nrf54l15/ns. My first build failed, but after doing a pristine build it built successfully and I was able to flash (VSCode build output is attached). Finally, flash to the DK and it should produce the error message shown above.
My setup
Support information is attached. I'm using SDK and toolchain version 3.1.0 with VSCode for windows 10, and nRF54L15-PDK (0.8.1, 2024.38).
Solutions?
I don't have to be able to run this exact sample, but what is causing this error and how do I best resolve it?
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