2017-10-22 10:36 GMT+03:00 Matwey V. Kornilov <[email protected]>: > 2017-10-22 9:31 GMT+03:00 Rick Ashford <[email protected]>: >> There is a great thread on the Armbian forum about the EspressoBin, and it >> helped me get things up and running with Tumbleweed. >> >> One of the guys there has a public Dropbox link that includes their images >> for flashing the u-boot loader: >> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/kmgmo1uubhcczx5/AAAYEvTIFxpBr0dHG2QcapTza?dl=0 >> >> The thread: >> https://forum.armbian.com/index.php?/topic/4089-espressobin-support-development-efforts/&page=4 >> >> With their boot loader I was able to finally use BTRFS images as well as PXE >> boot. It also has an EFI load function in the help that I need to get around >> to trying. > > Well, If armian u-boot is able to boot our standard EFI-Grub JeOS, > then we can recommend to use it with openSUSE and don't reinvent the > wheel.
Well, I've just managed to build marvell u-boot 2017.03-armada-17.10.1-g440395a and run it from SATA drive. I also started EFI grub using this bootloader. Also, it appeared that placing loader to LBA0 is not necessary, the loader can be placed to separate partition with 0x4d type. Unfortunately, marvell u-boot config is only use tftp in bootcmd. So, I think the next step is to try upstream u-boot. > >> >> Rick Ashford >> Sales Engineering Manager - West >> SUSE Linux >> [email protected] >> Office: 512-782-4318 >> Mobile: 512-731-3035 >> >> On Oct 21, 2017, at 12:32 PM, Matwey V. Kornilov <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> 2017-10-21 19:47 GMT+03:00 Matwey V. Kornilov <[email protected]>: >> >> 2017-10-21 19:35 GMT+03:00 Matwey V. Kornilov <[email protected]>: >> >> 2017-10-20 18:02 GMT+03:00 Matwey V. Kornilov <[email protected]>: >> >> 2017-10-20 17:37 GMT+03:00 Alexander Graf <[email protected]>: >> >> >> >> On 20.10.17 16:21, Matwey V. Kornilov wrote: >> >> 20.10.2017 17:12, Alexander Graf пишет: >> >> >> >> On 20.10.17 13:57, Matwey V. Kornilov wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> >> I've just received EspressoBin 1G. Any success stories how to run openSUSE? >> >> >> >> I think you'll basically have to somehow flash a working U-Boot with >> >> distro boot onto it and then just dd the tumbleweed/42.3 iso onto a usb >> >> stick and cross your fingers that gets you to a point where you can >> >> install :) >> >> >> It has microsd card, I think it should be able to boot from sd, no? >> >> I also need to to find serial console pins on the board :) >> >> >> There seems to be a lengthy discussion on the mailing list. I guess you >> >> can select the boot device using DIP switches though? >> >> >> Yes, I can. I think it is preferred way. Need to find expected layout >> >> to place u-boot image. >> >> >> Well, at least while booting from SATA, they say that BootRom looks >> >> for code starting with zero offset, which implies that there can not >> >> be any GPT partition table. >> >> Probably, it is similar for SD. If so, we need to flash our EFI-aware >> >> u-boot instead of upstream one. >> >> >> >> Well, SATA flash image from here >> >> >> http://wiki.espressobin.net/tiki-index.php?page=Boot+ESPRESSObin+from+SATA+drive&highlight=sata >> >> >> suits for booting from microsd card, when it is flushed from zero >> >> offset and boot selection switchs are set to 7. >> >> >> At least, there is non-destructive way to check out u-boot image. >> >> >> Double checked. Seems that microsd boot doesn't work and is not >> supported. At least for my V5 board. >> It just falls back to SPINOR >> >> >> >> >> http://espressobin.net/forums/topic/how-to-flash-u-boot/ >> >> >> >> Alex >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> With best regards, >> >> Matwey V. Kornilov >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> With best regards, >> >> Matwey V. Kornilov >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> With best regards, >> >> Matwey V. Kornilov >> >> >> >> >> -- >> With best regards, >> Matwey V. Kornilov >> -- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> To contact the owner, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> > > > > -- > With best regards, > Matwey V. Kornilov -- With best regards, Matwey V. Kornilov -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] To contact the owner, e-mail: [email protected]
