Category Archives: ARM64

ARM64 – Odroid C2 – Boots with Latest ‘Linux-Next’..

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I tried the latest ‘Linux-Next’ version, from https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/log/?id=refs/tags/next-20160913 and the C2 booted OK, but the Ethernet problem still persists.. ……… eth0: device MAC address 00:1e:06:33:13:6e meson6-dwmac c9410000.ethernet eth0: Link is Up – 1Gbps/Full – flow control rx/tx Fedora 24 (Workstation Edition) Kernel 4.8.0-rc6-next-20160913 on an aarch64 (ttyAML0) ………………… # uname -a Linux rgc2 4.8.0-rc6-next-20160913 #2 SMP PREEMPT … Continue reading →

ARM64 – Odroid C2 – Boots with Patched 4.8-rc4 – Ethernet Issues..

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Decided to try the Odroid C2 with the latest Kernel, and recently-released patches for MMC support.. Used the (patched) version of 4.8-rc4 from here:  https://github.com/ioft/linux/tree/c2    Thanks to umiddelb for producing this, which incorporates the (e)MMC support patches, and also includes patches providing the latest version of the dwmac_meson8b Ethernet driver, and associated mods to the device tree … Continue reading →

ARM64 – Hikey to Kernel 4.7 – and Polkitd Fix..

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Managed to update the Hikey ARM64 SoC to the latest kernel – 4.7 Final. Fedora 24 (Twenty Four) Kernel 4.7.0 on an aarch64 (ttyAMA0) ………………………. # uname -a Linux rghikey 4.7.0 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Jul 24 19:53:54 EDT 2016 aarch64 aarch64 aarch64 GNU/Linux On boot, and when the network initialised, polkitd segfaulted again, the same as … Continue reading →

ARM64 – Dragonboard 410c – Fail with Linux-Next..

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After the – partial – success with the 96Boards Hikey, I tried the Qualcomm Dragonboard 410c, but the June 29 Linux-Next failed to boot successfully, with only one CPU initialising, and MMC errors, and eventual hang…. ……………………….. psci: failed to boot CPU1 (-95) CPU1: failed to boot: -95 CPU1: failed in unknown state : 0x0 psci: failed … Continue reading →

ARM64 – Hikey Success, with Linux-Next..

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After some time, I decided to test the latest ‘Linux-Next’ with the 96Boards HiSilicon Hikey, and – this time – it booted successfully (headless), with networking.. Fedora 24 (Twenty Four) Kernel 4.7.0-rc5-next-20160628 on an aarch64 (ttyAMA0) ………………….. # uname -a Linux rghikey 4.7.0-rc5-next-20160628 #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Jun 28 22:34:10 EDT 2016 aarch64 aarch64 aarch64 GNU/Linux Still … Continue reading →

ARM64 – Pi3 Still Very Unstable..

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I have tried the latest 4.7-next patched kernel, from https://github.com/anholt/linux/tree/bcm2837-64-next After some trials, I did manage to – just – get it to boot – after falling to an ’emergency console’, but the system is very unstable, with multiple recurring MMC errors.. ….. Give root password for maintenance (or press Control-D to continue): Error getting authority: Error … Continue reading →

ARM64 – Pine64 – Not Exactly ‘Compact’..

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I recently obtained one of the newly-released (- to the ‘public’..) Pine64 ARM64 systems…    My first reaction, was that it is a bit on the large side..  The board is over twice the size of the Odroid C2.. As usual, the ‘standard’ U-Boot was a heavily-customised old version, that only mounted Android-format Kernel ‘blob’s, but a hacked … Continue reading →

ARM64 – Odroid C2 U-Boot – More Progress..

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Thanks to an additional U-Boot patch from Carlo Caione, it is now possible to (partially) boot the mainline Kernel from U-Boot on an eMMC module, as well as from SDcard..    Patch details here:  https://www.mail-archive.com/u-boot@lists.denx.de/msg213468.html => mmc info Device: <NULL> Manufacturer ID: 15 OEM: 100 Name: BGND3 Tran Speed: 52000000 Rd Block Len: 512 MMC version 5.0 High … Continue reading →

ARM64 – Odroid C2 – U-Boot MMC Support..

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After the initial patches to provide basic U-Boot support for the C2, as mentioned in a previous article – there is now a further patch, to enable MMC support.    Details at https://www.mail-archive.com/u-boot@lists.denx.de/msg212503.html I have applied this additional patch, and for SDcard-based systems, it works: U-Boot 2016.05-rc3 (May 14 2016 – 21:06:28 -0700) odroid-c2 aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc (GCC) 5.3.1 20160212 … Continue reading →

ARM64 – Odroid C2 – U-Boot Boots..

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After some valuable info received from Brad (see comment on my earlier article, at http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=1723 ), I found the complete set of four patches for initial C2 U-Boot support, and applied these to the latest (May 9) GIT version of U-Boot..   Thanks are also due to Beniamino Galvani for producing these patches.. Detailed instruction on how to … Continue reading →