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 →
I discovered there was a later version (6) of the U-boot patch for the Odroid C2, and also – after more research – found the reason for the compile error… It turns out that the GIT version (May 5, 2016) of U-boot currently needs two patches.. The first one is to provide psci_system_reset for armv8, and details … Continue reading →
I decided to check the latest linux-next tree for signs of Odroid C2 code, and there is some there – apparently for basic functionality.. Compiled OK, but when I tried to boot it, the Hardkernel-supplied version of U-Boot crashed: odroidc2#ext4load mmc 0:1 ${loadaddr} /boot/uboot/Image 7748608 bytes read in 187 ms (39.5 MiB/s) odroidc2#ext4load mmc 0:1 ${dtb_loadaddr} /boot/uboot/meson-gxbb-odroidc2.dtb … Continue reading →