Espressobin wont boot.

[StarSurfer]

Hello everyone,

i build a own Image for the EspressoBin and it wont boot.

In the u-boot log shows boot.scr but on the Image himself is just a boot.scr.uimg.

 

What is the problem ?

Greetings 

StarSurfer

 

Model: Marvell Armada 3720 Community Board ESPRESSOBin
Net:   eth0: neta@30000
Hit any key to stop autoboot:  0
starting USB...
USB0:   Register 2000104 NbrPorts 2
Starting the controller
USB XHCI 1.00
USB1:   USB EHCI 1.00
scanning bus 0 for devices... 2 USB Device(s) found
scanning bus 1 for devices... 1 USB Device(s) found
       scanning usb for storage devices... 1 Storage Device(s) found
/
** File not found /boot.scr **
## Executing script at 06d00000
Wrong image format for "source" command
/boot/
** File not found /boot/boot.scr **
## Executing script at 06d00000
Wrong image format for "source" command
scanning bus for devices...

Device 0: unknown device
/
** Bad device scsi 0 **
## Executing script at 06d00000
Wrong image format for "source" command
/boot/
** Bad device scsi 0 **
## Executing script at 06d00000
Wrong image format for "source" command
/
** Bad device mmc 1 **
## Executing script at 06d00000
Wrong image format for "source" command
/boot/
** Bad device mmc 1 **
## Executing script at 06d00000
Wrong image format for "source" command
/
Card did not respond to voltage select!
** Bad device mmc 0 **
## Executing script at 06d00000
Wrong image format for "source" command
/boot/
Card did not respond to voltage select!
** Bad device mmc 0 **
## Executing script at 06d00000
Wrong image format for "source" command
Marvell>>

 

[ManoftheSea]

Hello, @StarSurfer,

This is my fault, and something I'll need to repair for release.  I believe the fastest solution for you would be to mount your image and rename the file boot.scr.uimg to boot.scr .   This won't work because the boot.cmd was changed to use the newer u-boot default parameters.  Follow the directions below.

 

Alternately, if you flash the latest u-boot (2022.04) and wipe the environment variables according to instructions I haven't posted to the espressobin page yet, the u-boot 2022.04 default boot looks for the boot.scr.uimg file.

An initial pass of those instructions looks like, from the u-boot serial console:

- env default -a

- setenv ethaddr <YOUR_ADDR_HERE>

- saveenv

[StarSurfer]

Hello ManoftheSea Thank you for your feedback.
I could flash an old image without any problems, but unfortunately that doesn't do me any good, since the kernel modules for the DVB Media Adapter PCI are not included in the images by default. That's why I always build the OS completely and check the kernel modules DVB for PCI.

 

Updated u-boot (2022.04) needs new default boot environment and new boot script (TODO with 2022.05 release)

U-boot Script 404 Not Found

[ManoftheSea]

If you built the OS yourself, you should have built u-boot as well.  In cache/sources/u-boot/v2022.04/ you should be able to find "flash-image...bin" files. 

 

As I mentioned above, I'm still working on getting all the necessary files in place.  But run the commands I gave you:

env default -a
saveenv

the armbianEnv.txt boot environment should be fine matching the build you did, and the boot script is part of the default u-boot env.

[StarSurfer]

Hello manofthesea, I have now managed to boot my self-built images.  But unfortunately I found out that he doesn't compile the ddbridge for pcie.

 

What I also don't understand is, Why aren't there any DVB Devices modules compiled in the Armbian kernel?

 

[ManoftheSea]

Since we build our own kernel instead of using Debian's upstream, sometimes the kernels are tuned to the device, and sometimes the kernels are detuned through mistake or optimization.  For instance, my own kernel builds have turned off a LOT of device drivers, it's the difference between a 180 minute build and a 25 minute build.

If you would like the Armbian builder to build modules that you use, please submit a PR against https://github.com/armbian/build/blob/master/config/kernel/linux-mvebu64-current.config or linux-mvebu64-edge.config.

[StarSurfer]

Now I managed to compile the DDBridge, but now no Ethernet works anymore.  New image and he finds only log no WAN or otherwise.
 

[ManoftheSea]

Ethernet is handled by module "phy_mvebu_a3700_comphy", and the switch by "mv88e6xxx".  I have no idea how you might have lost these, but... do you have them?

List of modules related to ethernet:

Spoiler

tag_dsa                16384  1
mv88e6xxx             151552  0
dsa_core               94208  2 tag_dsa,mv88e6xxx
hsr                    40960  1 dsa_core
bridge                262144  2 mv88e6xxx,dsa_core
stp                    20480  1 bridge
llc                    20480  2 bridge,stp
phy_mvebu_a3700_comphy    16384  3

 

[StarSurfer]

now its working.

i guess the standard .config for kernel building didnt checked the networkcard for the espressobin.

I checked the ddbridge and other marvell network cards and now its runnnig.

 

Greetings

StarSurfer