On November 4, 2025 9:26:08 AM GMT-03:00, Nenhum_de_Nos <[email protected]> wrote: >November 4, 2025 at 6:56 AM, "Thomas" <[email protected] >mailto:[email protected]?to=%22Thomas%22%20%3Cexnihilo%40fastmail.org%3E >> wrote: > >> >> > >> > > >> > > what firmware are you using? I still use the old EDK2 on >external USB >> > > drive. That way I cannot boot OpenBSD, HDMI works but it won't >pass the >> > > root device: step. >> > > >> > I think that it was stalling around that step too. Then I booted >with >> > bwfm disab >> > led. I did not try this several times, so maybe it was just a >fluke, I >> > dont know. >> > I performed all my installs with miniroot78.img dded onto the SD >card >> > and with >> > out using other storage. >> > >> Actually this seems to have been coincidental. >> >> Today a boot also hung around mounting the root filesystem. My guess >is that it >> may be due to a soft reboot and the sd card (I use a RPI branded >card). >> >> Powering off with halt -p, removing the power cable and booting up >got me back >> in today. I also have issues with an Ethernet USB adapter from time >to time if >> I don't fully disconnect power. >> >> Another possible issue is the RX line floating on the UART headers. I >was >> booting with the probe attached and the boot was hanging. Plugging in >the USB >> cable (I had left the debug probe attached), the boot was stuck at >the U-boot >> prompt. Booting with the USB cable plugged in worked without issues. >This >> matches the behaviour described here: >> https://marc.info/?l=u-boot&m=173504859119377 >> >> setenv bootdelay -2 >> saveenv >> >> At the U-boot prompt does fix it for me and I can finally boot >un-tethered to >> my laptop. That command will mean that U-boot will never wait / abort >boot and >> reverting would need to mount the FAT partition and change uboot.env >> >> Hope this helps with 7.8 on RPI5. So in short my current (working) >setup: >> - disabled bwfm in the kernel config >> - bootdelay -2 for U-boot >> - when rebooting, powering off, unplug cable, then plug it back >> >> It's been running as a happy router since yesterday now. I just hit a >page >> fault under heavy network io: >> halt -ppanic: uvm_fault failed: ffffff80008aac4c esr >> >> But that did not occur again. >> >Last night I tried the "disabled bwfm in the kernel config" trick, but >just after issuing "boot -c" it hangs just as a normal boot on mounting >root. I guess I will have to wait for the serial cable :( > >Using EDK2 I can run it over HDMI so far, just won't boot :) > >Patience is the key now, I guess. > >Thanks, > >matheus > >------------ >"We will call you Cygnus, >The God of balance you shall be."
... Long delay... After the cable arrived, all worked fine. Second the information about official arm64 .img file unable to boot. Used the current img as told, Rpi5 up and running. Thanks, matheus --- "We will call you Cygnus, the God of balance you shall be."
