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Date:      Wed, 13 Nov 2019 23:35:59 +0100
From:      Bernd Walter <ticso@cicely7.cicely.de>
To:        Klaus =?iso-8859-1?Q?K=FCchemann?= <maciphone2@googlemail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-arm@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Choose between Raspberry Pi 4B 4GB and ROCKPro64
Message-ID:  <20191113223559.GE43404@cicely7.cicely.de>
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On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 11:28:46PM +0100, Bernd Walter wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 03:19:17PM -0700, Klaus Küchemann via freebsd-arm wrote:
> > Bernd Walter-4 wrote
> > > On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 08:53:43AM +0100, Bernd Walter wrote:
> > >> On Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 02:52:51PM -0800, John-Mark Gurney wrote:
> > >> > Bernd Walter wrote this message on Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 23:16 +0100:
> > >> > > On Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 08:09:38AM -0700, Klaus Küchemann via
> > >> freebsd-arm wrote:
> > >> > > > <&lt;The u-boot has to go into the SPI-Flash or on the card? &gt;>
> > >> > > > 
> > >> > > > onto the uSD :
> > >> > > > https://www.freshports.org/sysutils/u-boot-rockpro64/
> > >> > > > Regards 
> > >> > > > Klaus
> > >> > > 
> > >> > > Thank you.
> > >> > > 
> > >> > > Do you know the bps rate used by u-boot and later components?
> > >> > > I do see some output at the usual 115200 bps, but it is messed up.
> > >> > > Also tried other typical bps rates, including 1.5Mbps as mentioned
> > >> > > on the RockPro Wiki, but none worked.
> > >> > > I wouldn't rule out that it is the USB uart failing at 1.5M though,
> > >> > > but I've tried a PL2303, CP2102 (which refused 1.5Mbps) and
> > >> > > a CH340.
> > >> > > Unfortunately I don't have an FTDI based TTL one at hands.
> > >> > > It also fails with reading the uartt output when booting an Armbian
> > >> > > image, which as such is booting fine according to the HDMI output.
> > >> > 
> > >> > It's 1.5Mbps, aka 1500000.  I'm using the CH340G that they sell:
> > >> > https://store.pine64.org/?product=padi-serial-console
> > >> > 
> > >> > And it works, but it will occasionally drop characters.
> > >> 
> > >> Sigh - IMO 1.5M is an insane idea for that and so needless.
> > >> 
> > >> > None of my other serial adapters could do the speed necessary.
> > >> 
> > >> I just retried with the CH340 - again no success, but noticed that the
> > >> chip on my adapter is unlabeled.
> > >> So probably it isn't a genuine.
> > >> I should have some others, but not at home, and I also have some
> > >> loose CH340G chips.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Grr - I was off by one pin.
> > > Ground on TX and signal on RX.
> > > On the analyzer it was obvious that it's is not propper uart signaling.
> > > With the wrong wiring it was inverted.
> > > 
> > > Now I get FreeBSD output:
> > > U-Boot TPL 2019.10 (Oct 25 2019 - 06:55:42)
> > > Trying to boot from BOOTROM
> > > Returning to boot ROM...
> > > 
> > > U-Boot SPL 2019.10 (Oct 25 2019 - 06:55:42 +0000)
> > > Trying to boot from MMC1
> > > ^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@
> > > ^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@
> > > 
> > > U-Boot 2019.10 (Oct 25 2019 - 06:55:42 +0000)
> > > 
> > > Model: Pine64 RockPro64
> > > DRAM:  2 GiB
> > > MMC:   dwmmc@fe320000: 1, sdhci@fe330000: 0
> > > Loading Environment from MMC... Card did not respond to voltage select!
> > > *** Warning - No block device, using default environment
> > > 
> > > In:    serial@ff1a0000
> > > Out:   serial@ff1a0000
> > > Err:   serial@ff1a0000
> > > Model: Pine64 RockPro64
> > > rockchip_dnl_key_pressed: adc_channel_single_shot fail!
> > > Net:   eth0: ethernet@fe300000
> > > Hit any key to stop autoboot:  0 
> > > Card did not respond to voltage select!
> > > switch to partitions #0, OK
> > > mmc1 is current device
> > > Scanning mmc 1:1...
> > > 73463 bytes read in 9 ms (7.8 MiB/s)
> > > Found EFI removable media binary efi/boot/bootaa64.efi
> > > ESC7ESC[rESC[999;999HESC[6nESC8Scanning disk 
> > 
> > > dwmmc@
> > 
> > > ...
> > > Card did not respond to voltage select!
> > > Scanning disk 
> > 
> > > sdhci@
> > 
> > > ...
> > > Disk 
> > 
> > > sdhci@
> > 
> > >  not ready
> > > Found 3 disks
> > > BootOrder not defined
> > > EFI boot manager: Cannot load any image
> > > 676216 bytes read in 34 ms (19 MiB/s)
> > > ESC[?25hESC[1;1HESC[0;37;40mCESC[0;37;40mESC[1;2HE
> > > ...
> > > I hate when console output includes that crap...
> > > Seriously, the typescript file is 792405 Bytes long.
> > > WTF is wrong with plain line output while booting?
> > > Somewhere hidden in between is the whole loader output.
> > > I can cat the file and see something of that, but the screen gets
> > > redrawn in between.
> > > ...
> > > ;37;40m ^[[0;37;40m^[[25;72H^[[0;37;40m ^[[0;37;40m^[[25;73H^[[0;37;40m
> > > ^[[0;37;40m^[[25;74H^[[0;37;40m ^[[0;37;40m^[[25;75H^[[0;37;40m
> > > ^[[0;37;40m^[[25;76H^[[0;37;40m ^[[0;37;40m^[[25;77H^[[0;37;40m
> > > ^[[0;37;40m^[[25;78H^[[0;37;40m ^[[0;37;40m^[[25;79H^[[0;37;40m
> > > ^[[0;37;40m^[[25;80H^
> > > [[?25h^[[25;1H---<
> > > <BOOT>
> > >>---^M
> > > KDB: debugger backends: ddb^M
> > > KDB: current backend: ddb^M
> > > Copyright (c) 1992-2019 The FreeBSD Project.^M
> > > Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994^M
> > >         The Regents of the University of California. All rights
> > > reserved.^M
> > > FreeBSD is a registered trademark of The FreeBSD Foundation.^M
> > > FreeBSD 13.0-CURRENT #0 r354423: Thu Nov  7 12:03:03 UTC 2019^M
> > >     
> > 
> > > root@.freebsd
> > 
> > > :/usr/obj/usr/src/arm64.aarch64/sys/GENERIC arm64^M
> > > FreeBSD clang version 9.0.0 (tags/RELEASE_900/final 372316) (based on LLVM
> > > 9.0.0)^M
> > > WARNING: WITNESS option enabled, expect reduced performance.^M
> > > VT: init without driver.^M
> > > module firmware already present!^M
> > > KLD file umodem.ko is missing dependencies^M
> > > Starting CPU 1 (1)^M
> > > Starting CPU 2 (2)^M
> > > Starting CPU 3 (3)^M
> > > Starting CPU 4 (100)^M
> > > Starting CPU 5 (101)^M
> > > FreeBSD/SMP: Multiprocessor System Detected: 6 CPUs^M
> > > arc4random: WARNING: initial seeding bypassed the cryptographic random
> > > device because it was not yet seeded and the knob 'bypass_before_seeding'
> > > was enabled.^M
> > > random: entropy device external interface^M
> > > MAP 7cf1a000 mode 2 pages 1^M
> > > MAP 7cf25000 mode 2 pages 1^M
> > > MAP 7ff40000 mode 2 pages 16^M
> > > kbd0 at kbdmux0^M
> > > ofwbus0: 
> > > <Open Firmware Device Tree>
> > > ^M
> > > clk_fixed0: 
> > > <Fixed clock>
> > >  on ofwbus0^M
> > > simplebus0: 
> > > <Flattened device tree simple bus>
> > >  on ofwbus0^M
> > > rk_grf0: 
> > > <RockChip General Register Files>
> > >  mem 0xff320000-0xff320fff on ofwbus0^M
> > > rk3399_pmucru0: 
> > > <Rockchip RK3399 PMU Clock and Reset Unit>
> > >  mem 0xff750000-0xff750fff on ofwbus0^M
> > > rk3399_cru0: 
> > > <Rockchip RK3399 Clock and Reset Unit>
> > >  mem 0xff760000-0xff760fff on ofwbus0^M
> > > 
> > > And it hangs at this point.
> > > Ok - I created the image in an oportunistic way and downloaded:
> > > FreeBSD-13.0-CURRENT-arm64-aarch64-PINE64-LTS-20191107-r354423.img
> > > Then wrote the rockpro64 u-boot onto the card.
> > > 
> > > This is what I have on my screen after a cat:
> > > Loading /boot/device.hints          n                        (                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
> > > e
> > > Loading /boot/loader.conf  ;                             0                     
> > > 7;40m1
> > > Loading /boot/loader.conf.local                                       0         
> > > Loading kbrnel...                                                4              
> > > /boot/kernel/kernel text=0x96c524 data=0x1898b0 data=0x +0x79a5e0
> > > syms=[0x8+0x14
> > > 16a8+0x8+0x12c6e9]               5                                              
> > > Loading conf4gured modules...                                                   
> > > /boot/kernel/umodem.kd text=0x2100 text=0x13a0 data=0x6e0+0x1 
> > > syms=[0x8+0xf48+0
> > > x8+0xb6e]           k                                       1                   
> > > can't find '/boot/e[tropy'0mn      t                                     0     
> > > b
> > >                                                        e      s                 
> > > Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key  or command prompt.           
> > > Booting [/boot/kern l/kernel]...                                                
> > > Using DTB provided by EFI at 0x.0eb000.                                         
> > > Loading DTB tverlays: 'sun50i-a64-sid,sun50i-a64-ths,sun50i-a64-tim
> > > r,sun50i-a64
> > > -opp'                      0                                  4                
> > > 78Hx
> > > /boot/dtb/overlays sun50i-a64-sid.dtbo size=0x1fd                               
> > > /boot/dtb/overlays/sun50i-a643ths.dtbo size=0x3e80;37;40mi                      
> > > /boot/dtb/ov7rlays/sun50i-a64-thmer.dtbo size=0x175         ;                   
> > > /boot/dtb/overla[s/sun50i-a64-opp.dtbo size=0m74f    s                          
> > > DTB overlay '/boot/dtb/overlayspsun50i-a64-sid.dtbo' not compatible             
> > > DTB o/erlay '/boot/dtb/overlays/sun50i-a64-thmsdtbo' not compatible             
> > > DTB overlay '/boot/dtb/overlays/sun50i-a64-timer.dtbo' not compatible           
> > > DTB overlay '/boot/dtb/overlays/sun50i-a64-opp.dtbo' 'ot compatible              
> > > ---<
> > > <BOOT>
> > >>---     0                                   ;                       40m
> > > KDB: debugger backends: ddb
> > > KDB: current backend: ddb
> > > Copyright (c) 1992-2019 The FreeBSD Project.
> > > Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
> > >         The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
> > > FreeBSD is a registered trademark of The FreeBSD Foundation.
> > > FreeBSD 13.0-CURRENT #0 r354423: Thu Nov  7 12:03:03 UTC 2019
> > >     
> > 
> > > root@.freebsd
> > 
> > > :/usr/obj/usr/src/arm64.aarch64/sys/GENERIC arm64
> > > FreeBSD clang version 9.0.0 (tags/RELEASE_900/final 372316) (based on LLVM
> > > 9.0.0)
> > > WARNING: WITNESS option enabled, expect reduced performance.
> > > VT: init without driver.
> > > module firmware already present!
> > > KLD file umodem.ko is missing dependencies
> > > Starting CPU 1 (1)
> > > Starting CPU 2 (2)
> > > Starting CPU 3 (3)
> > > Starting CPU 4 (100)
> > > Starting CPU 5 (101)
> > > FreeBSD/SMP: Multiprocessor System Detected: 6 CPUs
> > > arc4random: WARNING: initial seeding bypassed the cryptographic random
> > > device because it was not yet seeded and the knob 'bypass_before_seeding'
> > > was enabled.
> > > random: entropy device external interface
> > > MAP 7cf1a000 mode 2 pages 1
> > > MAP 7cf25000 mode 2 pages 1
> > > MAP 7ff40000 mode 2 pages 16
> > > kbd0 at kbdmux0
> > > ofwbus0: 
> > > <Open Firmware Device Tree>
> > > clk_fixed0: 
> > > <Fixed clock>
> > >  on ofwbus0
> > > simplebus0: 
> > > <Flattened device tree simple bus>
> > >  on ofwbus0
> > > rk_grf0: 
> > > <RockChip General Register Files>
> > >  mem 0xff320000-0xff320fff on ofwbus0
> > > rk3399_pmucru0: 
> > > <Rockchip RK3399 PMU Clock and Reset Unit>
> > >  mem 0xff750000-0xff750fff on ofwbus0
> > > rk3399_cru0: 
> > > <Rockchip RK3399 Clock and Reset Unit>
> > >  mem 0xff760000-0xff760fff on ofwbus0
> > > 
> > > Looks like it didn't load the rk3399-rockpro64.dtb, which is on the
> > > filesystem
> > > and just tried A64 ones.
> > > The GENERIC kernel on the image seems to know the RK3399 at least.
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > B.Walter &lt;
> > 
> > > bernd@
> > 
> > > &gt; http://www.bwct.de
> > > Modbus/TCP Ethernet I/O Baugruppen, ARM basierte FreeBSD Rechner uvm.
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> > 
> > 
> > Bernd, did you notice ? :
> > --
> > U-Boot 2019.10 (Oct 25 2019 - 06:55:42 +0000)
> > 
> > Model: Pine64 RockPro64
> > DRAM:  2 GiB
> > --
> > wasn't it the 4GB-model you bought ?
> 
> No - didn't notice.
> Yes - I bought the 4G model and it says on the packaging.

Seems to be an u-boot issue:
https://freenode.irclog.whitequark.org/linux-rockchip/2019-10-20
My RAM has the same marking - looked up at another board, not the one
actually used, since the heatsink is in the way on that one.

> > --
> > <<Ok - I created the image in an oportunistic way and downloaded:
> > FreeBSD-13.0-CURRENT-arm64-aarch64-PINE64-LTS-20191107-r354423.img
> > Then wrote the rockpro64 u-boot onto the card.>>
> > 
> > O.K., when it boots it's O.K., but I'm surprised  why you use **Pine64**.img
> > (which is NOT RockPro64)
> 
> Because beside the bootcode those are generic images and I was too lazy to
> create an image from scratch.

-- 
B.Walter <bernd@bwct.de> http://www.bwct.de
Modbus/TCP Ethernet I/O Baugruppen, ARM basierte FreeBSD Rechner uvm.



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