INSTALLATION_LINUX : getting the BL616 flashing software

[sporniket]

The installation procedure points to the folder containing the various binaries, but only downloading the *cube-<platform> won't be enough, as I get the following logs when trying to flash the M0S Dock.

[19:50:38.663] - Program Start
[19:50:38.666] - ========= eflash loader cmd arguments =========
[19:50:38.666] - Config file not found
[19:50:38.666] - {"ErrorCode": "000B","ErrorMsg":"BFLB CONFIG FILE NOT FOUND"}
[19:50:38.667] - Burn Retry
[19:50:38.667] - Burn return with retry fail

Luckily, I use Ubuntu. And I succeeded to flash the firmware into the dock with the following procedure :

• from the sdk page, deploy the "Code" button to "download ZIP" (490 MBytes)
  
• explore the archive, and extract only the folder buffalo_sdk_<branch>/tools/bflb_tools/bouffalo_flash_cube (most likely <branch> will be master, i.e. buffalo_sdk_master/tools/bflb_tools/bouffalo_flash_cube
  
• Follow the procedure described in INSTALLATION_LINUX.md to flash the firmware into the M0S Dock, using BLFlashCube-ubuntu
  

Success : 

2024-03-21 20:09:09,508 - INFO - [20:09:09.508] - Program Start
2024-03-21 20:09:09,509 - INFO - [20:09:09.509] - ========= eflash loader cmd arguments =========
2024-03-21 20:09:09,513 - INFO - [20:09:09.513] - serial port is /dev/ttyACM0
2024-03-21 20:09:09,513 - INFO - [20:09:09.513] - chiptype: bl616
2024-03-21 20:09:09,514 - INFO - [20:09:09.514] - cpu_reset=False
2024-03-21 20:09:09,522 - INFO - [20:09:09.522] - com speed: 2000000
2024-03-21 20:09:09,523 - INFO - [20:09:09.522] - ========= Interface is uart =========
2024-03-21 20:09:09,523 - INFO - [20:09:09.523] - Bootrom load
2024-03-21 20:09:09,523 - INFO - [20:09:09.523] - ========= get_boot_info =========
2024-03-21 20:09:09,524 - INFO - [20:09:09.523] - ========= image get bootinfo =========
2024-03-21 20:09:09,784 - INFO - [20:09:09.784] - tx rx and power off, press the machine!
2024-03-21 20:09:09,785 - INFO - [20:09:09.785] - cutoff time is 0.05
2024-03-21 20:09:09,836 - INFO - [20:09:09.835] - power on tx and rx
2024-03-21 20:09:10,739 - INFO - [20:09:10.739] - reset cnt: 0, reset hold: 0.05, shake hand delay: 0.1
2024-03-21 20:09:10,740 - INFO - [20:09:10.740] - clean buf
2024-03-21 20:09:10,741 - INFO - [20:09:10.741] - send sync
2024-03-21 20:09:10,943 - INFO - [20:09:10.943] - ack is b'4f4b'
2024-03-21 20:09:10,944 - INFO - [20:09:10.943] - shake hand success
2024-03-21 20:09:11,446 - INFO - [20:09:11.445] - data read is b'010016060000010027928001596136cf0eb418000f758010'
2024-03-21 20:09:11,446 - INFO - [20:09:11.446] - ========= ChipID: b40ecf366159 =========
2024-03-21 20:09:11,447 - INFO - [20:09:11.446] - Get bootinfo time cost(ms): 1923.0126953125
2024-03-21 20:09:11,448 - INFO - [20:09:11.448] - change bdrate: 2000000
2024-03-21 20:09:11,449 - INFO - [20:09:11.449] - Clock PLL set
2024-03-21 20:09:11,450 - INFO - [20:09:11.450] - Set clock time cost(ms): 0.29638671875
2024-03-21 20:09:11,561 - INFO - [20:09:11.561] - Read mac addr
2024-03-21 20:09:11,563 - INFO - [20:09:11.563] - MACADDR: b40ecf366159
2024-03-21 20:09:11,563 - INFO - [20:09:11.563] - flash set para
2024-03-21 20:09:11,564 - INFO - [20:09:11.564] - get flash pin cfg from bootinfo: 0x02
2024-03-21 20:09:11,564 - INFO - [20:09:11.564] - set flash cfg: 14102
2024-03-21 20:09:11,564 - INFO - [20:09:11.564] - Set flash config
2024-03-21 20:09:11,568 - INFO - [20:09:11.568] - Set para time cost(ms): 1.522216796875
2024-03-21 20:09:11,569 - INFO - [20:09:11.569] - ========= flash read jedec ID =========
2024-03-21 20:09:11,569 - INFO - [20:09:11.569] - Read flash jedec ID
2024-03-21 20:09:11,569 - INFO - [20:09:11.569] - readdata:
2024-03-21 20:09:11,570 - INFO - [20:09:11.570] - b'c8601600'
2024-03-21 20:09:11,570 - INFO - [20:09:11.570] - Finished
2024-03-21 20:09:11,571 - INFO - [20:09:11.571] - flash config Not found,use default
2024-03-21 20:09:11,571 - INFO - [20:09:11.571] - jedec_id:c86016
2024-03-21 20:09:11,571 - INFO - [20:09:11.571] - capacity_id:22
2024-03-21 20:09:11,572 - INFO - [20:09:11.571] - capacity:4.0M
2024-03-21 20:09:11,572 - INFO - [20:09:11.572] - get flash size: 0x00400000
2024-03-21 20:09:11,573 - INFO - [20:09:11.572] - Program operation
2024-03-21 20:09:11,573 - INFO - [20:09:11.573] - Dealing Index 0
2024-03-21 20:09:11,573 - INFO - [20:09:11.573] - ========= programming /home/dsporn/Téléchargements/atari/MiSTeryNano/./misterynano_fw_bl616.bin to 0x000000
2024-03-21 20:09:11,574 - INFO - [20:09:11.574] - flash para file: /home/dsporn__files/Téléchargements/atari/MiSTeryNano/bouffalo_flash_cube/chips/bl616/efuse_bootheader/flash_para.bin
2024-03-21 20:09:11,575 - INFO - [20:09:11.575] - Set flash config
2024-03-21 20:09:11,576 - INFO - [20:09:11.576] - Set para time cost(ms): 1.60986328125
2024-03-21 20:09:11,577 - INFO - [20:09:11.577] - ========= flash load =========
2024-03-21 20:09:11,577 - INFO - [20:09:11.577] - ========= flash erase =========
2024-03-21 20:09:11,577 - INFO - [20:09:11.577] - Erase flash  from 0x0 to 0x2566f
2024-03-21 20:09:11,873 - INFO - [20:09:11.873] - Erase time cost(ms): 295.9453125
2024-03-21 20:09:11,907 - INFO - [20:09:11.906] - decompress flash load 90428
2024-03-21 20:09:11,932 - INFO - [20:09:11.932] - Load 2048/90428 {"progress":2}
2024-03-21 20:09:11,949 - INFO - [20:09:11.949] - Load 4096/90428 {"progress":4}
2024-03-21 20:09:11,958 - INFO - [20:09:11.958] - Load 6144/90428 {"progress":6}

...and so on...

2024-03-21 20:09:12,537 - INFO - [20:09:12.537] - Load 86016/90428 {"progress":95}
2024-03-21 20:09:12,553 - INFO - [20:09:12.553] - Load 88064/90428 {"progress":97}
2024-03-21 20:09:12,569 - INFO - [20:09:12.569] - Load 90112/90428 {"progress":99}
2024-03-21 20:09:12,574 - INFO - [20:09:12.574] - Load 90428/90428 {"progress":100}
2024-03-21 20:09:12,576 - INFO - [20:09:12.575] - Load 90428/90428 {"progress":100}
2024-03-21 20:09:12,577 - INFO - [20:09:12.577] - Write check
2024-03-21 20:09:12,578 - INFO - [20:09:12.578] - Flash load time cost(ms): 703.97705078125
2024-03-21 20:09:12,578 - INFO - [20:09:12.578] - Finished
2024-03-21 20:09:12,580 - INFO - [20:09:12.580] - Sha caled by host: fae8cf261399868541f59aa87832732168e6094172fc3b4094354d4da07833d3
2024-03-21 20:09:12,580 - INFO - [20:09:12.580] - xip mode Verify
2024-03-21 20:09:12,708 - INFO - [20:09:12.708] - Read Sha256/153200
2024-03-21 20:09:12,709 - INFO - [20:09:12.709] - Flash xip readsha time cost(ms): 127.607666015625
2024-03-21 20:09:12,709 - INFO - [20:09:12.709] - Finished
2024-03-21 20:09:12,712 - INFO - [20:09:12.712] - Sha caled by dev: fae8cf261399868541f59aa87832732168e6094172fc3b4094354d4da07833d3
2024-03-21 20:09:12,713 - INFO - [20:09:12.712] - Verify success
2024-03-21 20:09:12,713 - INFO - [20:09:12.713] - Program Finished
2024-03-21 20:09:12,713 - INFO - [20:09:12.713] - All time cost(ms): 3205.51904296875
2024-03-21 20:09:12,815 - INFO - [20:09:12.815] - close interface
2024-03-21 20:09:12,817 - INFO - [20:09:12.816] - [All Success]
2024-03-21 20:09:19,728 - INFO - [20:09:19.727] - Save config success