> Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 15:34:07 +0100 > From: Marcus MERIGHI <mcmer-open...@tor.at> > > Hello! > > Just got my Pinebook Pro. What a beauty! > And I am forced to stay at home because of SARS-COV-II/COVID-19. > > This lucky coincidence is dulled by my incapability to install OpenBSD > on the Pinebook Pro. > > I've tried everything I could find, from: > https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/arm64/INSTALL.arm64 > "Install on systems without a supported miniroot:" > > ... to various hints on forums.pine64.org, which mostly relate to the > pinebook (w/o "pro"). > > Initially OpenBSD -current install ran ok until the point where the > firmware for the bwfm(4) wifi was not found. > > I then used the upgrade script that comes with the original OS. > > Afterwards I only ever got to the boot> prompt where it never finds > anything to boot/install from. > > I have the output from serial saved, see below. > > Has anyone got a hint for me? > > Thanks, Marcus > > U-Boot 2017.09-04112-gb8e0774-dirty (Feb 07 2020 - 12:45:13 -0500)
Unfortunately that particular version of U-Boot has an annoying bug that makes it impossible for the OpenBSD bootloader to detect the device you booted from. Maybe I should look into implementing a workaround for this. But for now your only option is to use a different bootloader. Sometimes it helps to stick a usb stick into the device, so that may be worth a try. Unfortunately there is still no support for the pinebook pro in upstream U-Boot. Some OpenBSD developers have built a working firmware. Maybe patrick@ or otto@ will chime in to help you out here.
