On Apr 22 22:27:47, les...@leslie.is wrote: > Jan Stary <h...@stare.cz> wrote: > > bios0: vendor coreboot version "4.0.7" date 02/28/2017 > This firmware is very old. https://pcengines.github.io/
On Apr 22 23:02:40, quand...@gmail.com wrote: > Try upgrading your bios https://pcengines.github.io/ either a 4.11.0.5 or a > 4.0.30 legacy version since you are running an old coreboot build 20170228, > USB Stick upgrade here https://www.pcengines.ch/tinycore.htm. That might > help as a first step. > > Later when OpenBSD is running fine, you could use flashrom to update bios in > single suer mode (pkg_add flashrom) I installed flashrom on the USB stick I originally installed from, and upgraded to 4.11.0.5 without problems: $ cu -rd -l /dev/cuaU0 -115200 Connected to /dev/cuaU0 (speed 115200) PC Engines apu2 coreboot build 20202903 BIOS version v4.11.0.5 2032 MB DRAM After the flash, I removed the USB stick and the APU booted from the SD card - only to panic later when the SD card "disappeared" - it was not even offered on the next boot, nor was it seen at the next USB boot to be reinstalled on. So I suspect the media: On Apr 23 06:55:16, we...@weirdnet.nl wrote: > On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 11:54:22PM +0200, Jan Stary wrote: > | Booting from Hard Disk... > | Using drive 0, partition 3. > | Loading > | ERR R > > These "ERR x" error codes are documented in biosboot(8)[1]. They're > brief because the biosboot program is quite space constrained. In > this particular case, "ERR R", the documentation says: > > > ERR R Read error. The BIOS returned an error indication when biosboot > > attempted to read a disk sector. This might be any media error, > > including bad sectors (common on floppy disks), and invalid > > sectors (can occur with bad geometry translations). Indeed, the SD card took three inserts on another machine to appear. I will try with another one and get back. At any rate, it runs fine from the USB stick, with the new upgraded firmware. Thanks to all. Jan
