Date: Tue, 02 May 2023 09:48:39 -0300 From: Matheus <lojas@arroway.org> To: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Nanopi R5S support and build guide Message-ID: <3ECD87D6-C4CB-4566-A251-4FEF8F8DF044@arroway.org> In-Reply-To: <CAGtf9xM6uFopHtp19TMd2eTp1NanCByPftbdOPWZxLiJJFBwqA@mail.gmail.com> References: <C7082C2C-CC9B-493B-ADEF-6606FE875A3A@arroway.org> <A428B299-872C-4FEA-AF12-56F25D9211A8@gmail.com> <CDC8B9E7-B32B-435F-B2CF-88052C360B08@arroway.org> <CAGtf9xM6uFopHtp19TMd2eTp1NanCByPftbdOPWZxLiJJFBwqA@mail.gmail.com>
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On May 2, 2023 7:54:28 AM GMT-03:00, Ganbold Tsagaankhuu <ganbold@gmail=2E= com> wrote: >On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 6:50=E2=80=AFPM Matheus <lojas@arroway=2Eorg> wrot= e: > >> >> >> On May 1, 2023 1:47:12 PM GMT-03:00, "S=C3=B8ren Schmidt" < >> soren=2Eschmidt@gmail=2Ecom> wrote: >> >> On 30 Apr 2023, at 23=2E44, Matheus <lojas@arroway=2Eorg> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> I am trying to have FreeBSD 14 running on this SBC=2E I could not >find >> >any guides in how to build images for it=2E I found the >> >people=2Efreebsd=2Eorg/~sos/ site that has some images, and one for it= , >but >> >that seldom boots my board, and when it did, there was no console >over >> >serial or vga=2E >> >> >> >> If anyone can give any hints=2E Unfortunately my dev skills are not >> >good=2E But I can test and help build once I figure out how :) >> > >> >Hi Matheus >> > >> >The image at >> > >> > >> >https://people=2Efreebsd=2Eorg/~sos/ARM64/current-RK356X-images/nano5-sdc= ard=2Eimg=2Egz >> > >> >for the Nanopi R5S does indeed boot with both HDMI output and serial >> >console (1500000baud)=2E >> > >> >The boot loader (EDK2 in FDT mode) is very picky on SD card quality >> >though from experience, I works for me with Sandisk Ultra / Extreme >> >cards but not with Samsung and cheap noname SD cards YMMV=2E >> >> Hi S=C3=B8ren, >> >> I had really issues on sd carda=2E I got it to boot once, but I was >printing >> characters on screen at one per second=2E So I rebooted and don't >remember >> why rewrote the card=2E I can't boot anymore=2E Tried different cards, >SanDisk >> ultra, no luck=2E >> >> I can boot an 13=2E2 image from the guy at personalbsd though=2E But >there I >> have just one ethernet=2E >> On 13=2E2 I cannot list the ethernets nics using pciconf -lv, including >the >> one that works=2E Is this expected? > > >Yes=2E Did you try >https://personalbsd=2Eorg/download/Business/FreeBSD-aarch64-14=2E0-CURREN= T-NanoPi-R5S-20230402=2Eimg=2Exz >? >This image should have support for pcie and all ethernet should work >IIRC=2E > >Ganbold Hi Ganbold,=20 Now you got me=2E I can't tell if this or the image S=C3=B8ren pointed got= me to boot and be super slow on the kernel load=2E I will try both later a= t home=2E=20 Thanks,=20 Matheus=20 >> >> I have little understanding of the arch, so my progress is much slow=2E >> I got some dmesg from OpenBSD people where the nics show in ifconfig=2E >But >> I couldn't get mine to behave this way=2E I can install though, using >USB >> nic=2E >> I will try to buy a new sd card from the good list you pointed=2E >> Another thing, I got the feeling that when I dd'ed the image using >the SD >> card slot on the notebook it worked and when was through usb adapter >did >> not=2E Does it make sense? Using Linux mint as host for this=2E >> Thanks so much for the answer and help, >> >> Matheus >> >> >> >You can build a stock ARM64 generic kernel and most things will be >> >usable, however as Ganbold wrote the DTS files is not in there yet >(and >> >not even in linux where our DTS files are fetched from)=2E >> >However the EDK2 boot loader provided (and used in above image) on >> > >> >>https://people=2Efreebsd=2Eorg/~sos/ARM64/EDK2-RK356X/NANOPI-R5S_EFI=2Ei= tb=EF=BF=BC >> >NANOPI-R5S_EFI >> >File =C2=B7 1,7 MB >> > >> >does hand over the =E2=80=9Cright=E2=80=9D DTB file if you want to exp= eriment=2E >> > >> >If you need the used DTS file and build guidance let me know in >private >> >mail=2E=2E=2E >> > >> >-- >> >S=C3=B8ren Schmidt >> >sos@deepcore=2Edk / sos@freebsd=2Eorg >> >"So much code to hack, so little time" >> >> --- >> "We will call you Cygnus, >> the God of balance you shall be=2E" >> >> --- "We will call you Cygnus, the God of balance you shall be=2E"
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