Can't flash st image with stm32cubeprogrammer on stm32mp157f-dk2

[JPabl.1]

HI there STM team!

I want to build a embedded linux image where I can load my QT application. I'm installing the starter package following: https://wiki.st.com/stm32mpu/wiki/STM32MP15_Discovery_kits_-_Starter_Package#Checking_the_material but I'm having problems when executing this command:

STM32_Programmer_CLI -c port=usb1 -w flashlayout_st-image-weston/optee/FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp157c-dk2-optee.tsv

The download starts but then it says "reconnecting the device..." and it fails with:

Error: Unable to reconnect the target device: time out expired
Error: Start operation failed at partition 0x03
Error: TSV flashing service failed

Following other posts it seems there's a problem with the tsv file: https://community.st.com/t5/stm32-mpus-products/fail-the-image-flashing-on-stm32mpu157f-dk2/m-p/217050#M6509

I downloaded the file and rename it to: FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp157f-dk2-optee-trial.tsv

Now, when I run this command:

STM32_Programmer_CLI -c port=usb1 -w flashlayout_st-image-weston/optee/FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp157f-dk2-optee-trial.tsv

I get the following error:

      -------------------------------------------------------------------
                        STM32CubeProgrammer v2.17.0                  
      -------------------------------------------------------------------



USB speed   : High Speed (480MBit/s)
Manuf. ID   : STMicroelectronics
Product ID  : DFU in HS Mode @Device ID /0x500, @Revision ID /0x0000
SN          : 002000403132511831373339
DFU protocol: 1.1
Board       : --
Device ID   : 0x0500
Device name : STM32MP15xx
Device type : MPU
Revision ID : --  
Device CPU  : Cortex-A7

Start Embedded Flashing service

Error: File does not exist: /home/gomez/Documents/openstlinux/starter-package/en.FLASH-stm32mp1-openstlinux-6.1-yocto-mickledore-mpu-v24.06.26/stm32mp1-openstlinux-6.1-yocto-mickledore-mpu-v24.06.26/images/stm32mp1/flashlayout_st-image-weston/optee/fip/fip-stm32mp157c-dk2-optee.bin
Error: TSV flashing service failed

I downloaded the latest starter package version, so, my directory doesn't look like that path in the error, but I don't want to mess with the folder structure without knowledge...

Thanks a lot in advance!

[PatrickF · Accepted solution]

Hi @JPabl.1 

I think the issue you face is not the same than the link you looked (which fail in the middle of large partition flashing).

Are you using a Virtual Machine ?

Sometimes, the USB reconnect fail because the new USB gadget port is not assign to the VM.

See https://community.st.com/t5/stm32-mpus/faq-stm32mp1-stm32cubeprogrammer-usb-reconnect-error-at-stm32mp1/ta-p/49263. Although quite old, still overall valid.

Regards.

[JPabl.1]

Hi @PatrickF , thanks for the reply.

Indeed, it seems the problem is with the USB. I'm using virtual machine 7.1.2 with Ubuntu 22.04. I can confirm the device is recognized in DFU mode with lusb.

I tried the solution in the other post. Once the process enters into timeout, I jumped into my virtual box configuration and tried to add the "USB download gadget".

The problem is that my virtual box doesn't recognize any "USB download gadget "

The first time I had to add the "DFU in HS mode" inside my virtual box configuration because it wasn't added automatically, but this one doesn't even appear.

Any ideas?