Ncs1.2.0 cannot be upgraded to ncs1.6.0

[pengfeilaw]

I need to upgrade NCS1.2.0 to NCS1.6.0, the application firmware is downloaded successfully, but after restarting the IC, it still runs the previous application.I think there should be an error in bootloader.

Here is boot's log:

*** Booting Zephyr OS build v2.1.99-ncs1 ***
[00:00:00.003,021] [0m<inf> mcuboot: Starting bootloader[0m
[00:00:00.009,185] [0m<inf> mcuboot: Primary image: magic=bad, swap_type=0x1, copy_done=0x2, image_ok=0x2[0m
[00:00:00.019,042] [0m<inf> mcuboot: Boot source: none[0m
[00:00:00.024,505] [0m<inf> mcuboot: Swap type: test[0m
[00:00:10.972,961] [1;31m<err> mcuboot: Image in the secondary slot is not valid![0m
[00:00:11.204,101] [0m<inf> mcuboot: Bootloader chainload address offset: 0xc000[0m
[00:00:11.211,730] [0m<inf> mcuboot: Jumping to the first image slot[0m

How can this issue be solved?

Thanks.

[Didrik Rokhaug]

Hi,

This is probably because the new version has a different flash partitoning scheme than the old version.

In, NCS, the partitioning scheme is decided dynamically for each build by the Partition Manager.

in the build folder for your old version, there should be a pm.yml file.

If you copy it to your new project folder, and rename it to pm_static.yml, it should apply the old flash partitioning scheme to your new project.

You can read more in the Partition Manager documentation.

Best regards,

Didrik

[pengfeilaw]

I have done the tests. I copied pm.yml from nCS1.2.0\ bootloader\ McUboot \boot\zephyr\ to nCS1.6.0\ bootloader\ McUboot \boot\zephyr\ and renamed it pm_static.yml,In CmakeLists. TXT added 

set(PM_STATIC_YML_FILE
${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/configuration/${BOARD}/pm_static_${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}.yml
)

Unfortunately, it doesn't work.

It still says: "Image in the secondary slot is not valid!" ,then " Jumping to the first image slot "

Did I do something wrong?

[Didrik Rokhaug]

You should copy <your 1.2.0 build directory>/partitions.yml (sorry for writing the wrong name previously) to <your 1.6.0 project directory> (where you have your CMakeLists.txt and prj.conf files), and rename it to pm_static.yml.

You do not need to add anything to your CMakeLists.txt file if you rename it to pm_static.yml.

[pengfeilaw]

I have done as you suggested.but it does not work.I provide two "partitions.yml" files from ncs1.2.0 and 1.6.0

Could you help me see how to do it?

 from 1.6.0

app:
address: 0x18200
end_address: 0x7e000
region: flash_primary
size: 0x65e00
mcuboot:
address: 0x0
end_address: 0xc000
placement:
before:
- mcuboot_primary
region: flash_primary
size: 0xc000
mcuboot_pad:
address: 0xc000
end_address: 0xc200
placement:
align:
start: 0x1000
before:
- mcuboot_primary_app
region: flash_primary
size: 0x200
mcuboot_primary:
address: 0xc000
end_address: 0x86000
orig_span: &id001
- spm
- mcuboot_pad
- app
region: flash_primary
sharers: 0x1
size: 0x7a000
span: *id001
mcuboot_primary_app:
address: 0xc200
end_address: 0x86000
orig_span: &id002
- app
- spm
region: flash_primary
size: 0x79e00
span: *id002
mcuboot_secondary:
address: 0x86000
end_address: 0x100000
placement:
after:
- mcuboot_primary
align:
start: 0x1000
region: flash_primary
share_size:
- mcuboot_primary
size: 0x7a000
nrf_modem_lib_ctrl:
address: 0x20010000
end_address: 0x200104e8
inside:
- sram_nonsecure
placement:
after:
- spm_sram
- start
region: sram_primary
size: 0x4e8
nrf_modem_lib_rx:
address: 0x200124e8
end_address: 0x200144e8
inside:
- sram_nonsecure
placement:
after:
- nrf_modem_lib_tx
region: sram_primary
size: 0x2000
nrf_modem_lib_sram:
address: 0x20010000
end_address: 0x200144e8
orig_span: &id003
- nrf_modem_lib_ctrl
- nrf_modem_lib_tx
- nrf_modem_lib_rx
region: sram_primary
size: 0x44e8
span: *id003
nrf_modem_lib_tx:
address: 0x200104e8
end_address: 0x200124e8
inside:
- sram_nonsecure
placement:
after:
- nrf_modem_lib_ctrl
region: sram_primary
size: 0x2000
nvs_storage:
address: 0x7e000
end_address: 0x84000
placement:
before:
- settings_storage
region: flash_primary
size: 0x6000
otp:
address: 0xff8108
end_address: 0xff83fc
region: otp
size: 0x2f4
settings_storage:
address: 0x84000
end_address: 0x86000
placement:
before:
- end
region: flash_primary
size: 0x2000
spm:
address: 0xc200
end_address: 0x18200
inside:
- mcuboot_primary_app
placement:
before:
- app
region: flash_primary
size: 0xc000
spm_sram:
address: 0x20000000
end_address: 0x20010000
inside:
- sram_secure
placement:
after:
- start
region: sram_primary
size: 0x10000
sram_nonsecure:
address: 0x20010000
end_address: 0x20040000
orig_span: &id004
- sram_primary
- nrf_modem_lib_ctrl
- nrf_modem_lib_tx
- nrf_modem_lib_rx
region: sram_primary
size: 0x30000
span: *id004
sram_primary:
address: 0x200144e8
end_address: 0x20040000
region: sram_primary
size: 0x2bb18
sram_secure:
address: 0x20000000
end_address: 0x20010000
orig_span: &id005
- spm_sram
region: sram_primary
size: 0x10000
span: *id005

from 1.2.0

app:
address: 0x18200
size: 0x6de00
mcuboot:
address: 0x0
placement:
before:
- mcuboot_primary
size: 0xc000
mcuboot_pad:
address: 0xc000
placement:
align:
start: 0x1000
before:
- mcuboot_primary_app
size: 0x200
mcuboot_primary:
address: 0xc000
orig_span: &id001
- spm
- app
- mcuboot_pad
sharers: 0x1
size: 0x7a000
span: *id001
mcuboot_primary_app:
address: 0xc200
orig_span: &id002
- app
- spm
size: 0x79e00
span: *id002
mcuboot_secondary:
address: 0x86000
placement:
after:
- mcuboot_primary
align:
start: 0x1000
share_size:
- mcuboot_primary
size: 0x7a000
spm:
address: 0xc200
inside:
- mcuboot_primary_app
placement:
before:
- app
size: 0xc000

[Didrik Rokhaug]

The two .yml files looks compatible, so it might not be the flash partitioning scheme that is the problem.

What file are you using when you try to upgrade the firmware?