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DeIM
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 Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2020 1:33 pm Post subject: [SOLVED] Mainline U-Boot, Kernel on BananaPI M2-Ultra |
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I'm trying to reinstall gentoo to BananaPI M2-Ultra (sunxi-linux and u-boot works) with use of Mainline U-Boot and Kernel since there is a support.
https://linux-sunxi.org/Sinovoip_Banana_Pi_M2_Ultra
But it's not booting at all - only red led signalizing power is connected and blinking LAN leds if it's connected to network.
I used these steps:
| Code: | crossdev --g 9.3.0 --b 2.33.1-r1 --l 2.30-r8 --k 4.4 -S -P -v EXTRA_ECONF="-march=armv7-a -mfpu=neon-vfpv4 -ffast-math" -t armv7a-hardfloat-linux-gnueabi
git clone --branch v2019.10 --depth 1 git://git.denx.de/u-boot.git
make CROSS_COMPILE=armv7a-hardfloat-linux-gnueabi- Bananapi_M2_Ultra_defconfig
make CROSS_COMPILE=armv7a-hardfloat-linux-gnueabi-
dd if=u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin of=/dev/sdX bs=1024 seek=8 |
kernel (gentoo-sources 5.7.2):
| Code: | make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=armv7a-hardfloat-linux-gnueabi- sunxi_defconfig
make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=armv7a-hardfloat-linux-gnueabi- menuconfig
make -j20 ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=armv7a-hardfloat-linux-gnueabi- zImage
make -j20 ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=armv7a-hardfloat-linux-gnueabi- dtbs |
boot.cmd:
| Code: | setenv bootargs console=ttyS0,115200 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootwait rootfstype=f2fs panic=10
load mmc 0:1 0x43000000 sun8i-r40-bananapi-m2-ultra.dtb || load mmc 0:1 0x43000000 boot/sun8i-r40-bananapi-m2-ultra.dtb
load mmc 0:1 0x42000000 zImage || load mmc 0:1 0x42000000 boot/zImage
bootz 0x42000000 - 0x43000000 |
| Code: | | mkimage -C none -A arm -T script -d boot.cmd boot.scr |
SD card connected to PC:
| Code: | Disk /dev/sde: 7.43 GiB, 7969177600 bytes, 15564800 sectors
Disk model: SD Transcend
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0xc12e8fe1
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sde1 204800 409599 204800 100M b W95 FAT32
/dev/sde2 409600 10895359 10485760 5G 83 Linux
/dev/sde3 10895360 15564799 4669440 2.2G 82 Linux swap / Solaris
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sde2 is F2FS
fstab:
| Code: | /dev/mmcblk0p2 / f2fs noatime,nodiratime,discard 0 1
/dev/mmcblk0p3 none swap sw 0 0 |
boot partition:
| Code: | -rw-r--r-- 1 deim deim 311 Jun 20 14:55 boot.cmd
-rw-r--r-- 1 user user 295 Jun 19 09:50 boot.cmd~
-rw-r--r-- 1 user user 383 Jun 20 14:56 boot.scr
-rw-r--r-- 1 user user 20469 Jun 16 13:16 sun8i-r40-bananapi-m2-ultra.dtb
-rw-r--r-- 1 user user 3253864 Jun 16 13:17 zImage
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Thanks for any help 
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Etal
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| Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2020 1:47 am Post subject: Re: Mainline U-Boot, Kernel on BananaPI M2-Ultra |
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| DeIM wrote: | I'm trying to reinstall gentoo to BananaPI M2-Ultra (sunxi-linux and u-boot works) with use of Mainline U-Boot and Kernel since there is a support.
https://linux-sunxi.org/Sinovoip_Banana_Pi_M2_Ultra
But it's not booting at all - only red led signalizing power is connected and blinking LAN leds if it's connected to network. |
I don't own a Banana PI so I can't help you with it specificaly, but I would highly recommend getting a USB to TTL adapter. It will allow you to see what's what's happening during boot and access the u-boot command line.
It cost only a few bucks but it immensely helpful - not only when playing with SBC, but with many devices like routers and NASes which have UART pins that you can connect to to diagnose issues. |
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DeIM
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| Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Etal, many thanks for that. I've ordered one adapter and will give it a try. |
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DeIM
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2022 1:27 pm Post subject: |
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OK finally solved - connected USB to TTL adapter TX RX <=> RX TX
| Code: | | screen /dev/ttyUSB0 115200 |
And it printed boot process.
So nothing else than red led but it's OK.
So I compiled to kernel framebuffer support and initiated console to tty0 and HDMI connected display displays kernel boot process and login prompt.
It looked dead but it wasn't all the time it was OK but needed minimal changes in kernel and boot setup.
I hope everything I need is supported - time will show. Going to install and will see.
Thanks again for suggestion with adapter. |
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