On April 17, 2023 5:26:00 AM GMT-03:00, David Gwynne <da...@gwynne.id.au> wrote:
>On Mon, Apr 17, 2023 at 10:01:46AM +0200, Matheus wrote:
>>
>>
>> On April 17, 2023 8:26:29 AM GMT+02:00, David Gwynne
><da...@gwynne.id.au> wrote:
>> >On Sat, Apr 15, 2023 at 08:14:10AM -0600, Andrew Klaus wrote:
>> >> I'm trying to figure out as well.
>> >>
>> >> I built u-boot from the official R5S build guide:
>> >>
>>
>>http://wiki.friendlyelec.com/wiki/index.php/NanoPi_R5S#Build_u-boot_only
>> >>
>> >> I placed the resulting rk3568-nanopi5.dtb file into the vendor/
>> >folder,
>> >> after writing the miniroot73.img to the disk. This wasn't enough
>to
>> >boot
>> >> alone, so I followed the other part of the INSTALL.arm64 guide by
>> >writing
>> >> idbloader.img and uboot.itb to the SD card. I still can't get to
>the
>> >OpenBSD
>> >> bootloader.
>> >>
>> >> I used a UART connection and saw that it does some initialization
>> >(see
>> >> below), but doesn't get to u-boot.
>> >
>> >The rockchip and vendor u-boots do not provide EFI support, and
>OpenBSD
>> >relies on an EFI capable boot environment for the BOOTAA64.EFI
>loader
>> >to
>> >function. Another (simplistic) way to look at it is that u-boot
>> >does not support OpenBSD disklabels and filesystems, so it can't
>> >read and load the kernel. The openbsd boot loader does understand
>> >openbsd disks, and uses EFI services to read and load the kernel.
>> >
>> >mainline u-boot has almost got enough rk3568 support that it can
>> >be used on these systems. You could say the same about
>> >https://github.com/jaredmcneill/quartz64_uefi. In both cases they
>need
>> >config added to support the nanopi r5s specifically.
>> >
>> >Once you do have a working boot environment, you'll need to prepare
>> >media to install with. That's still very DIY, especially compared to
>> >systems where OpenBSD support is more mature. OpenBSD itself is
>> >still rough on these devices. It might work fine, but I also
>wouldn't
>> >be surprised if you have trouble.
>> >
>> >If you want some dmesg pr0n, this is the best I can do. My nanopi
>> >isn't plugged in at the moment, so this is from a while ago.
>> >
>> > OpenBSD 7.3-current (GENERIC.MP) #169: Wed Mar 29 16:35:40 AEST
>2023
>>
>>d...@o1000.eait.uq.edu.au:/home/dlg/src/sys/arch/arm64/compile/GENERIC.MP
>> >real mem = 2143797248 (2044MB)
>> >avail mem = 2043351040 (1948MB)
>> >random: good seed from bootblocks
>> >mainbus0 at root: FriendlyElec NanoPi R5S
>>
>> Hi David,
>>
>> I see here the R5S name.
>>
>> >rge0 at pci1 dev 0 function 0 "Realtek RTL8125" rev 0x05: msi,
>address
>> >00:00:00:00:00:00
>> >pci2 at dwpcie1
>> >ppb1 at pci2 dev 0 function 0 "Rockchip RK3566" rev 0x00
>> >pci3 at ppb1 bus 1
>> >rge1 at pci3 dev 0 function 0 "Realtek RTL8125" rev 0x05: msi,
>address
>> >00:00:00:00:00:00
>> >dwpcie2: can't initialize hardware
>> >scsibus0 at sdmmc0: 2 targets, initiator 0
>> >sd0 at scsibus0 targ 1 lun 0: <SD/MMC, SC16G, 0080> removable
>> >sd0: 15193MB, 512 bytes/sector, 31116288 sectors
>> >ure0 at uhub1 port 2 configuration 1 interface 0 "Realtek USB
>> >10/100/1G/2.5G LAN" rev 3.20/31.00 addr 2
>> >ure0: RTL8156B (0x7410), address a0:ce:c8:f7:94:72
>> >uhub4: device problem, disabling port 1
>> >vscsi0 at root
>> >scsibus1 at vscsi0: 256 targets
>> >softraid0 at root
>> >scsibus2 at softraid0: 256 targets
>> >root on sd0a (cfa631a8cbbccf24.a) swap on sd0b dump on sd0b
>> >rkdrm0: no display interface ports configured
>>
>> And the ethernet devices show as two as gigabit and one as 2.5Gbps.
>Is this R5S a regular one?
>
>it's normal.
>
>these are 2.5g:
>
>rge0 at pci1 dev 0 function 0 "Realtek RTL8125" rev 0x05: msi, address
>00:00:00:00:00:00
>rge1 at pci3 dev 0 function 0 "Realtek RTL8125" rev 0x05: msi, address
>00:00:00:00:00:00
>
>this is the 1g interface:
>
>dwqe0 at mainbus0: rev 0x00, address 12:11:aa:97:5b:e2
>rgephy0 at dwqe0 phy 1: RTL8169S/8110S/8211 PHY, rev. 6
>
>the ure0 is a usb nic i was using to hack on the board before the
>onboard ethernet interfaces were working.
Hi David,
Do you have any hints or sites to point me to on this installation?
I can get it working here, but not one ethernet works for me. I see acpi
messages on the dmesg, I copied the dtb file on the USB install drive, but
after reboot all was the same.
Thanks,
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