Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2021 17:44:32 -0300 From: Mitchell Horne <mhorne@freebsd.org> To: tuexen@freebsd.org Cc: Zaphod Beeblebrox <zbeeble@gmail.com>, freebsd-riscv <freebsd-riscv@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: HiFive Unmatched support Message-ID: <CADeAsy3ZXS_3K5OjZ9wGc=tjhM83aMJ1X9eGY6jdCpmvmQv4hA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <D2DE30D9-4730-456D-B803-75D9E4C577B7@freebsd.org> References: <B20A1CB3-98F3-4697-B06C-073A075DAC1D@freebsd.org> <29bec316-d5b7-501a-1560-b56c97192f41@gmail.com> <E2A20089-0FD1-4D78-B040-B89D4345A61E@freebsd.org> <CADeAsy3GxOyayp=FRu_57X3a3DNyjqCT6Ph3eV-47iY48jSryQ@mail.gmail.com> <D2DE30D9-4730-456D-B803-75D9E4C577B7@freebsd.org>
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On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 4:47 PM <tuexen@freebsd.org> wrote: > > > On 8. Aug 2021, at 22:35, Mitchell Horne <mhorne@FreeBSD.org> wrote: > > > > On Sun, Aug 8, 2021 at 5:13 PM <tuexen@freebsd.org> wrote: > >> > >>> On 8. Aug 2021, at 21:59, Zaphod Beeblebrox <zbeeble@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> I've made install images @ https://nextcloud.towernet.ca/s/2XJrwRSeZRojswY > >> Thanks a lot. > >> > >> Does this mean that the HiFive Unmatched can boot from USB, then install on the SSD and > >> then it boots from the SSD? I was assuming that you need something on the SD card (like > >> uboot) and configure it to boot from USB or SSD. > >> > > > > A copy of u-boot is still required, but you can just use the SD card > > shipped with the board for this. It has a boot preference of NVMe > > > USB > SD. So, you can copy the FreeBSD installer images to a USB, and > > go through the traditional installation to set up your SSD. Upon > > reboot you will be in the new system. > > > > Eventually we will gain the ability to write a new u-boot to the SPI > > flash, but there is still some work ahead for this. > > > > Since jrtc27's patches just landed, this coming Thursday's 14.0 > > snapshot should include everything needed, likely including the > > aforementioned superpage fix (D31460). > I just installed yesterdays snapshot and it works great. However, when > running 'shutdown -r now', the system powers down. Is this a known issue > and is there a workaround? > This is a known issue, unfortunately without any workaround yet. The problem is a lack of any reset mechanism in the firmware stack, so the SBI system reset interface just performs a poweroff. So it is not a FreeBSD issue, and we will have to wait for a solution upstream. I found a thread on the SiFive forums discussing this: https://forums.sifive.com/t/reboot-command/4721 > Best regards > Michael > > > > Cheers, > > Mitchell > > > > > >> Best regards > >> Michael > >>> > >>> These don't include the most recent bug I found in superpages which jrtc27 fixed --- but turn off superpages in loader.conf and you'll be good... > >>> > >>> vm.pmap.superpages_enabled=0 in loader.conf will fix this. > >>> > >>> On 2021-08-08 14:58, tuexen@freebsd.org wrote: > >>>> Dear all, > >>>> > >>>> according to https://wiki.freebsd.org/riscv/HiFiveUnmatched support for the > >>>> HiFive Unmatched is now support by FreeBSD. This is great! > >>>> > >>>> Are there any instructions available how to install FreeBSD on an SSD such > >>>> that it runs from that SSD? Any hints welcome. > >>>> > >>>> Best regards > >>>> Michael > >>>> > >> > >> >
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