Update and good news: I've been reminded that the firmware I have can boot the platform with either ACPI and Device Tree tables. I've been in ACPI mode and now, after flipping to DT, the platform boots fine and all 4 interfaces (one thing I haven't noticed that only one was completely missing previously) get detected and are functional. The wget kernel.org/big.tarball works fine now as well, so I think this proves that the CONFIG_MVPP2=m was all that was needed.
Thanks! ** Description changed: At least in Ubuntu 19.04, the arm64 kernel (linux-image-5.0.0) is not building CONFIG_MVPP2 (depends on CONFIG_ARCH_MVEBU) - a driver for network controllers(s) in Marvell SOCs, particularly Armada 8040 - - neither as a model or a built-in: + neither as a module or a built-in: $ uname -m aarch64 - $ grep MVPP2 /boot/config-5.0.0-20-generic + $ grep MVPP2 /boot/config-5.0.0-20-generic $ It makes very hard (and impossible for non-advanced users) to install and use Ubuntu on the Macchiatobin board (http://macchiatobin.net/) - a reasonably priced and performant server/mini-desktop platform. Could it be added, please, and the installer image re-generated. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1835054 Title: Missing NIC driver for Armada 8040 (Macchiatobin) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1835054/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
