MikeDK Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Hi! I have the problem that when I try to boot with any Kernel other than 4.4.x, U-boot gives me the "Bad ARM64 Image Magic" Error and stops booting. I can build my own 4.4 Kernels without any problem, those will boot fine. But If I try any newer kernel, for example a NEXT Kernel (package linux-image-next-rockchip), or a DEV Kernel (package linux-image-dev-rockchip), or even if I compile my own 5.3 Kernel, a boot attempt always results in the Bad Magic error. I also have this problem when I install a whole 5.3 Armbian Image (for example https://dl.armbian.com/rockpro64/Buster_current_desktop) I have three RK3399-based boards: 1.) NanoPi M4, 2.) RockPi 4B, and 3.) RockPro64 .... And the problem is with all of them ... Any Ideas? Do I need a newer U-Boot? And where to get that for RK3399 based boards? Even Ayufan packages use 2017.09 ... Regards, MikeDK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 2 hours ago, MikeDK said: even if I compile my own 5.3 Kernel, a boot attempt always results in the Bad Magic error. With our build tools? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeDK Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 26 minutes ago, Igor said: With our build tools? nope, just make menuconfig && make ... this works for a 4.4. kernel, but not 4.18 or 5.x ... I am not familiar with the armbian build tools - as far as I understood, I can only do a build of a complete armbian image and not being able to only compile kernel? Besides that, the fact I am not using the armbian build tools does not explain why I get the ARM64 image magic error when trying to use a 5.x kernel package from the armbian repo... Also, theoretically, a kernel build from ayufan should work too, isn't it? Regards, MikeDK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 23 minutes ago, MikeDK said: I am not familiar with the armbian build tools - as far as I understood, I can only do a build of a complete armbian image and not being able to only compile kernel? You can build any component you like. A kernel, u-boot, complete image in this and that flavour. You can even start your own distribution. If you want to build kernel that works, use our build tools. Support for this hardware is only in 4.4.y and some starting around 5+. Building any other version for this hardware is pure waste of time. 28 minutes ago, MikeDK said: does not explain why Why you get this error? I don't exactly remember. Since Armbian kernel doesn't throw this error means its solved with a patch or a script. I don't know without investigation. ARM boards needs some special touches sometimes and vanilla kernel building might not just work out of the box. Sometimes you need right compiler too. We are on the path to get there some day. 29 minutes ago, MikeDK said: Also, theoretically, a kernel build from ayufan should work too, isn't it? Yes, but not necessarily. A workaround could be implemented inside boot script, u-boot (environment), ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balbes150 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Show the file (.config), which you use when building kernel 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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