By adding the following lines to the local.conf file,
MENDER_IMAGE_BOOTLOADER_BOOTSECTOR_OFFSET = "2"
MENDER_IMAGE_BOOTLOADER_FILE = "u-boot.imx"
I was able to get some text in the UART:
U-Boot 2019.04-lf-5.4.y_v2019.04+g228843cdf5 (Oct 23 2020 - 13:37:33 +0000)
CPU: Freescale i.MX6ULL rev1.1 900 MHz (running at 396 MHz)
CPU: Commercial temperature grade (0C to 95C) at 45C
Reset cause: POR
Model: Freescale i.MX6 ULL 14x14 EVK Board
Board: MX6ULL 14x14 EVK
DRAM: 512 MiB
MMC: FSL_SDHC: 0, FSL_SDHC: 1
Loading Environment from MMC... OK
Display: TFT43AB (480x272)
Video: 480x272x24
In: serial
Out: serial
Err: serial
switch to partitions #0, OK
mmc1 is current device
flash target is MMC:1
Net: eth1: ethernet@020b4000 [PRIME], eth0: ethernet@02188000
Fastboot: Normal
Normal Boot
Hit any key to stop autoboot: 3 2 1 0
MMC: no card present
MMC: no card present
MMC: no card present
MMC: no card present
Bad Linux ARM zImage magic!
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Looks like uboot is trying to work with MMC while I’m booting from sdcard.
The environment variables are as follows:
printenv
altbootcmd=run mender_altbootcmd; run bootcmd
baudrate=115200
board_name=EVK
board_rev=14X14
boot_fdt=try
bootargs=root=/dev/mmcblk0p2
bootcmd=run mender_setup; setenv bootargs root=${mender_kernel_root} ${bootargs}; if test "${fdt_addr_r}" != ""; then load ${mender_uboot_root} ${fdt_addr_r} /boot/${mender_dtb_name}; fi; load ${mender_uboot_root} ${kernel_addr_r} /boot/${mender_kernel_name}; ${mender_boot_kernel_type} ${kernel_addr_r} - ${fdt_addr_r}; run mender_try_to_recover
bootcmd_mfg=run mfgtool_args;if iminfo ${initrd_addr}; then if test ${tee} = yes; then bootm ${tee_addr} ${initrd_addr} ${fdt_addr}; else bootz ${loadaddr} ${initrd_addr} ${fdt_addr}; fi; else echo "Run fastboot ..."; fastboot 0; fi;
bootcount=1
bootdelay=3
bootlimit=1
bootscript=echo Running bootscript from mmc ...; source
console=ttymxc0
emmc_ack=1
emmc_dev=1
eth1addr=00:04:9f:05:ec:bc
ethact=ethernet@020b4000
ethaddr=00:04:9f:05:ec:bb
ethprime=eth1
fastboot_dev=mmc1
fdt_addr_r=0x83000000
fdt_file=undefined
fdt_high=0xffffffff
fdtcontroladdr=9ef21010
findfdt=if test $fdt_file = undefined; then if test $board_name = ULZ-EVK && test $board_rev = 14X14; then setenv fdt_file imx6ulz-14x14-evk.dtb; fi; if test $board_name = EVK && test $board_rev = 9X9; then setenv fdt_file imx6ull-9x9-evk.dtb; fi; if test $board_name = EVK && test $board_rev = 14X14; then setenv fdt_file imx6ull-14x14-evk.dtb; fi; if test $fdt_file = undefined; then echo WARNING: Could not determine dtb to use; fi; fi;
findtee=if test $tee_file = undefined; then if test $board_name = ULZ-EVK && test $board_rev = 14X14; then setenv tee_file uTee-6ulzevk; fi; if test $board_name = EVK && test $board_rev = 9X9; then setenv tee_file uTee-6ullevk; fi; if test $board_name = EVK && test $board_rev = 14X14; then setenv tee_file uTee-6ullevk; fi; if test $tee_file = undefined; then echo WARNING: Could not determine tee to use; fi; fi;
image=zImage
initrd_addr=0x86800000
initrd_high=0xffffffff
ip_dyn=yes
kboot=bootz
loadaddr=0x80800000
loadbootscript=fatload mmc ${mmcdev}:${mmcpart} ${loadaddr} ${script};
loadfdt=fatload mmc ${mmcdev}:${mmcpart} ${fdt_addr} ${fdt_file}
loadimage=fatload mmc ${mmcdev}:${mmcpart} ${loadaddr} ${image}
loadtee=fatload mmc ${mmcdev}:${mmcpart} ${tee_addr} ${tee_file}
mender_altbootcmd=if test ${mender_boot_part} = 2; then setenv mender_boot_part 3; setenv mender_boot_part_hex 3; else setenv mender_boot_part 2; setenv mender_boot_part_hex 2; fi; setenv upgrade_available 0; saveenv; run mender_setup
mender_boot_kernel_type=bootz
mender_boot_part=2
mender_boot_part_hex=2
mender_boot_part_name=/dev/mmcblk0p2
mender_check_saveenv_canary=1
mender_dtb_name=imx6ull-14x14-evk-gpmi-weim.dtb
mender_kernel_name=zImage
mender_kernel_root=/dev/mmcblk0p2
mender_kernel_root_name=/dev/mmcblk0p2
mender_saveenv_canary=1
mender_setup=if test "${mender_saveenv_canary}" != "1"; then setenv mender_saveenv_canary 1; saveenv; fi; if test "${mender_pre_setup_commands}" != ""; then run mender_pre_setup_commands; fi; if test "${mender_systemd_machine_id}" != ""; then setenv bootargs "systemd.machine_id=${mender_systemd_machine_id} ${bootargs}"; fi; setenv mender_kernel_root /dev/mmcblk0p${mender_boot_part}; if test ${mender_boot_part} = 2; then setenv mender_boot_part_name /dev/mmcblk0p2; else setenv mender_boot_part_name /dev/mmcblk0p3; fi; setenv mender_kernel_root_name ${mender_boot_part_name}; setenv mender_uboot_root mmc 0:${mender_boot_part_hex}; setenv mender_uboot_root_name ${mender_boot_part_name}; setenv expand_bootargs "setenv bootargs \\"${bootargs}\\""; run expand_bootargs; setenv expand_bootargs; if test "${mender_post_setup_commands}" != ""; then run mender_post_setup_commands; fi
mender_try_to_recover=if test ${upgrade_available} = 1; then reset; fi
mender_uboot_boot=mmc 0:1
mender_uboot_dev=0
mender_uboot_if=mmc
mender_uboot_root=mmc 0:2
mender_uboot_root_name=/dev/mmcblk0p2
mfgtool_args=setenv bootargs console=${console},${baudrate} rdinit=/linuxrc clk_ignore_unused
mmcargs=setenv bootargs console=${console},${baudrate}
mmcautodetect=yes
mmcboot=echo Booting from mmc ...; run mmcargs; if test ${tee} = yes; then run loadfdt; run loadtee; bootm ${tee_addr} - ${fdt_addr}; else if test ${boot_fdt} = yes || test ${boot_fdt} = try; then if run loadfdt; then bootz ${loadaddr} - ${fdt_addr}; else if test ${boot_fdt} = try; then bootz; else echo WARN: Cannot load the DT; fi; fi; else bootz; fi; fi;
mmcdev=1
mmcpart=1
mmcroot=/dev/mmcblk1p2 rootwait rw
netargs=setenv bootargs console=${console},${baudrate} ip=dhcp nfsroot=${serverip}:${nfsroot},v3,tcp
netboot=echo Booting from net ...; ${usb_net_cmd}; run netargs; if test ${ip_dyn} = yes; then setenv get_cmd dhcp; else setenv get_cmd tftp; fi; ${get_cmd} ${image}; if test ${tee} = yes; then ${get_cmd} ${tee_addr} ${tee_file}; ${get_cmd} ${fdt_addr} ${fdt_file}; bootm ${tee_addr} - ${fdt_addr}; else if test ${boot_fdt} = yes || test ${boot_fdt} = try; then if ${get_cmd} ${fdt_addr} ${fdt_file}; then bootz ${loadaddr} - ${fdt_addr}; else if test ${boot_fdt} = try; then bootz; else echo WARN: Cannot load the DT; fi; fi; else bootz; fi; fi;
panel=TFT43AB
script=boot.scr
sd_dev=1
serial#=334159d26044b748
tee=yes
tee_addr=0x84000000
tee_file=undefined
upgrade_available=0
Environment size: 5254/131067 bytes
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A similar issue was discussed here:
but unfortunately was not resolved.