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Just a note the download of latest release Armbian_25.8.1_Odroidxu4_noble_current_6.6.102.img works fine, so something in the build system.

@Igor @belegdol I was able to get it working, but maybe this can be fixed in the build? Fix: Odroid XU4 – Armbian-unofficial_25.11.0-trunk_Noble_6.6.108 fails to boot from SATA after nand-sata-install Problem After running nand-sata-install on an Odroid XU4 (kernel 6.6.108), the system copies to SATA correctly but fails to boot afterward, dropping into the initramfs shell. Checking the loaded modules shows only: usbhid meaning no USB or SCSI drivers are available to detect /dev/sda1. Inspecting the initramfs with: lsinitramfs /boot/initrd.img-6.6.108-current-odroidxu4 | grep usb reveals that usb-storage.ko, uas.ko, and other USB mass-storage modules are missing. Root Cause The file /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf already had: MODULES=most so the base configuration was fine. However, Armbian’s initramfs build process did not automatically include the USB/SCSI modules, because the system was booted from SD and those drivers were not "in use" during image generation. As a result, the cloned SATA system lacked the drivers needed to mount its root filesystem. Solution Fix the SD card initramfs before running nand-sata-install. This ensures the SATA copy inherits a working image with all required modules. 1️⃣ Boot from SD and verify Confirm you are booted from SD: df -h / You should see /dev/mmcblk0p* as /. 2️⃣ Verify initramfs configuration Open /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf and confirm it contains: MODULES=most 3️⃣ Add required USB and SCSI modules Create or edit /etc/initramfs-tools/modules: USB host + storage + SCSI stack for SATA boot usbcore usb-common ehci-hcd ehci-platform ehci-fsl fsl-mph-dr-of xhci-hcd xhci-pci xhci-plat-hcd scsi_mod sd_mod sg uas usb-storage 4️⃣ Rebuild the initramfs and regenerate uInitrd sudo update-initramfs -c -k $(uname -r) cd /boot sudo mkimage -A arm -O linux -T ramdisk -C none -n uInitrd -d initrd.img-$(uname -r) uInitrd sync 5️⃣ Verify the new initramfs lsinitramfs /boot/initrd.img-$(uname -r) | grep usb/storage Expected output (partial): .../usb-storage.ko .../uas.ko .../ums-*.ko 6️⃣ Reboot from SD to confirm it works sudo reboot If it boots normally, the rebuilt initramfs is valid. 7️⃣ Run nand-sata-install sudo nand-sata-install Select your SATA target. Because the SD image is now fixed, the SATA copy will contain a working initramfs. 8️⃣ Update boot.ini Edit /media/mmcboot/boot.ini and set: setenv rootdev "UUID=<your SATA UUID>" 9️⃣ Reboot and verify SATA root df -h / Expected result: /dev/sda1 → / /dev/mmcblk0p1 → /media/mmcboot Result ✅ SATA boots successfully ✅ Kernel loads usb-storage, uas, sd_mod, scsi_mod early ✅ / mounts from SATA cleanly — no initramfs prompt ✅ nand-sata-install works correctly on Odroid XU4 (Noble 6.6.108) Summary Even though MODULES=most was already set, the USB/SCSI stack was not automatically included in the initramfs when booting from SD. Manually listing the required modules in /etc/initramfs-tools/modules before rebuilding ensures the image contains usb-storage.ko, uas.ko, and related drivers. Once rebuilt, both SD and SATA boots work reliably.

ls /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/ arch block crypto drivers fs kernel lib mm net sound Not sure why @belegdol stuff is under usr/lib/modules?

@IgorI'm back from the brink. New job, new house build 3 hurricanes. I'm still working on my 1 acre lot to clean up the vines and stuff, but I'm starting to have more time for this kind of stuff. I need to get all my old boards up to date, hahaha

@belegdol This is from an image I built, but even the downloaded one wouldn't work with nand-sata-install. lsinitramfs /boot/initrd.img-6.6.108-current-odroidxu4 | grep usb usr/lib/modules/6.6.108-current-odroidxu4/kernel/drivers/hid/usbhid usr/lib/modules/6.6.108-current-odroidxu4/kernel/drivers/hid/usbhid/usbhid.ko usr/lib/modules/6.6.108-current-odroidxu4/kernel/drivers/usb usr/lib/modules/6.6.108-current-odroidxu4/kernel/drivers/usb/host usr/lib/modules/6.6.108-current-odroidxu4/kernel/drivers/usb/host/ehci-fsl.ko usr/lib/modules/6.6.108-current-odroidxu4/kernel/drivers/usb/host/fsl-mph-dr-of.ko usr/lib/systemd/network/73-usb-net-by-mac.link usr/lib/udev/rules.d/50-usb-realtek-net.rules

OK, good thing I don't give up easily. I found the cause, but now I need to figure out a fix. Using Armbian_23.11.1_Odroidxu4_jammy_current_6.1.63.img I changed the setenv rootdev to a bad UUID. I get the same error as latest image, but cat /proc/modules shows what's happening. Armbian_23.11.1_Odroidxu4_jammy_current_6.1.63.img initramfs loads: Module Function ------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------- scsi_mod Core SCSI subsystem. (Crucial) sd_mod SCSI disk driver (used for all block devices like SD, USB, SATA). (Crucial) t10_pi T10 Protection Information (disk data integrity). crc64_rocksoft_generic CRC algorithm. crc64_rocksoft CRC algorithm. sg SCSI Generic (raw access to SCSI devices). uas USB Attached SCSI (Driver for USB-to-SATA adapter). (Crucial) usb_storage Generic USB Mass Storage driver. (Crucial) scsi_common Common SCSI routines. zram Compressed RAM block device. zsmalloc ZRAM memory allocator. sch_fq_codel Network queue scheduler. Armbian-unofficial_25.11.0-trunk_Odroidxu4_noble_current_6.6.108.img initramfs only loads usbhid. Not sure how nand-sata-install works, but I'm assuming the something is hosed in initrd.img. Maybe @Igor knows where to look. I'm going to see if I can get the SD initrd.img on the SSD.

I know this is older, but you need fping6 as well. See inside my install script for Zabbix server https://github.com/sgjava/install-zabbix/blob/589abd9527b1dbd505776a4c80afe8e515aef878/scripts/install.sh#L210

OK, tried build my own full server image and the same error. It cannot find SSD, but nand-sata-install had no problem copying the file system over from the SD. The fstabs and boot.ini looks fine. I guess no one has tested this for a while. I'm just going to use Jammy version for now since it still works.

Using Armbian_25.8.1_Odroidxu4_noble_current_6.6.102.img I can boot off SD. Then when I run nand-sata-install it sharts and comes up with initramfs prompt. I'll try to fix it there next time, but I'm just using a 3.5" SATA laptop disk with USB controller. .oading, please wait.. .tarting systemd-udevd version 255.4-1ubuntu0.11 .begin: Loading essential drivers ... done. .begin: Running /scripts/init-premount ... done. .begin: Mounting root file system ... Begin: Running /scripts/local-top ... done. .begin: Running /scripts/local-premount ... done. .begin: Waiting for root file system ... Begin: Running /scripts/local-block ... done. done. Save up waiting for root file system device. Common problems: - Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline) - Check rootdelay=(did the system wait long enough?) - Missing modules (cat /proc/modules; ls /dev) ALERT! UUID=546a0798-29c9-4f3c-beea-1563d848abd0 does not exist. Dropping to a shell! BusyBox v1.36.1 (Ubuntu 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu3.1) built-in shell (ash) Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands. (initramfs) _ I had old image Armbian_23.11.1_Odroidxu4_jammy_current_6.1.63.img and it works fine.

I'll try that first, then I'll try building it myself. Thank you.

Tried installing Armbian_23.11.1_Nanopineoplus2_jammy_current_6.1.63.img and it is super slow during first boot process regardless of SD type. Localization craps out with "Failed to set time zone: Transport endpoint is not connected". I boot with wired Ethernet and when I get to a prompt I can ping outside locations. apt update produces "Hash Sum mismatch" Anyways, doing my part testing legacy boards, hahahaha

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I switched to a laptop mechanical drive and performance is better than SSD. Also, it works with UAS.

armbianEnv.txt doesn't exist on Armbian_23.11.1_Odroidxu4_jammy_current_6.1.63.img or Armbian_23.11.1_Odroidxu4_bookworm_current_6.1.63.img. I built image from dev branch and same deal. Stable branch (23.11) dies and doesn't build. Oh crap I just read on the download page That creates the armbianEnv.txt file. I don't remember having to do that before. It's been a while since I've installed on XU4. OK that was it: sudo hdparm -Tt /dev/sda /dev/sda: Timing cached reads: 2042 MB in 2.00 seconds = 1022.35 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 136 MB in 4.29 seconds = 31.68 MB/sec