Do you have a way to boot a generic kernel as a test? What does ls /dev/sd* look like? How about a USB SD card reader? Reminds me of building a custom kernel and leaving something out by accident. Maybe a dependency of the SD card slot. Weird though. On Oct 20, 2019 8:30 AM, "Gene Heskett" <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote:
> On Saturday 19 October 2019 02:29:41 Michael Howard wrote: > > > Posted this to wrong list initially, sorry all! > > > > I've just re-installed debian (stretch) on the Gigabyte MP30-AR0 board > > using the installer netinst iso (any later install images fail) and > > the sdcard slot is not showing up. The kernel is > > vmlinuz-4.9.0-11-arm64 and I have also rebuilt it ensuring all the MMC > > options I should need are selected. > > > > I've not run into that, but it my understanding that an sd slot is an > entirely different critter from MMC. So you may want to go thru > your .config again with that in mind. > > > I'm now suspecting a devicetree issue. Checking the output from dtc, > > using 'dtc -I fs -O dts /sys/firmware/devicetree/base' there is no > > mention of mmc. However, an 'mmc' entry exists in the source code file > > 'apm-storm.dtsi', which is 'included' by 'apm-mustang.dts', which I'm > > assuming is the dts file used by the kernel build system, I used > > bindeb-pkg to build the debs. > > > > Previously, I've manually built the image, modules and dtb (last > > occasion using mainline 4.9.2) and the card slot was not a problem. > > > > Anybody any ideas as to what's happening? Can I ensure that > > 'bindeb-pkg' uses a specific dts? If so, how? > > > > This system dual boots with RedSleeve and that side is not a problem. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Mike. > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > -- > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) > If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. > - Louis D. Brandeis > Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> > >
