OrangePi Plus 2e fails to boot - stuck at "loading ramdisk"

[Misha]

OrangePi Plus 2e. Used Etcher to write Armbian_5.38_Orangepiplus2e_Debian_stretch_next_4.14.14.img to an Evo+ 32GB. Connected via USB serial (putty).

 

Boot process hangs loading the ramdisk:

U-Boot SPL 2017.11-armbian (Jan 25 2018 - 07:57:17)
DRAM: 2048 MiB
Trying to boot from MMC1


U-Boot 2017.11-armbian (Jan 25 2018 - 07:57:17 +0100) Allwinner Technology

CPU:   Allwinner H3 (SUN8I 1680)
Model: Xunlong Orange Pi Plus 2E
DRAM:  2 GiB
MMC:   SUNXI SD/MMC: 0, SUNXI SD/MMC: 1
*** Warning - bad CRC, using default environment

In:    serial
Out:   serial
Err:   serial
Net:   phy interface7
eth0: ethernet@1c30000
starting USB...
USB0:   USB EHCI 1.00
USB1:   USB OHCI 1.0
USB2:   USB EHCI 1.00
USB3:   USB OHCI 1.0
USB4:   USB EHCI 1.00
USB5:   USB OHCI 1.0
scanning bus 0 for devices... 1 USB Device(s) found
scanning bus 2 for devices... 1 USB Device(s) found
scanning bus 4 for devices... 1 USB Device(s) found
       scanning usb for storage devices... 0 Storage Device(s) found
Autoboot in 1 seconds, press <Space> to stop
switch to partitions #0, OK
mmc0 is current device
Scanning mmc 0:1...
Found U-Boot script /boot/boot.scr
3708 bytes read in 210 ms (16.6 KiB/s)
## Executing script at 43100000
U-boot loaded from SD
Boot script loaded from mmc
152 bytes read in 169 ms (0 Bytes/s)
5070083 bytes read in 518 ms (9.3 MiB/s)
6968976 bytes read in 625 ms (10.6 MiB/s)
Found mainline kernel configuration
32985 bytes read in 1082 ms (29.3 KiB/s)
4179 bytes read in 1303 ms (2.9 KiB/s)
Applying kernel provided DT fixup script (sun8i-h3-fixup.scr)
## Executing script at 44000000
## Loading init Ramdisk from Legacy Image at 43300000 ...
   Image Name:   uInitrd
   Image Type:   ARM Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
   Data Size:    5070019 Bytes = 4.8 MiB
   Load Address: 00000000
   Entry Point:  00000000
   Verifying Checksum ... OK
## Flattened Device Tree blob at 43000000
   Booting using the fdt blob at 0x43000000
   Loading Ramdisk to 49b2a000, end 49fffcc3 ...

 

Also tried with a couple of legacy images: Armbian_5.38_Orangepiplus2e_Ubuntu_xenial_default_3.4.113_desktop.img, Armbian_5.30_Orangepiplus2e_Debian_jessie_default_3.4.113.

 

With legacy it also hangs - e.g. with 5.38 xenial 3.4.113 image:

U-Boot SPL 2017.11-armbian (Jan 25 2018 - 07:57:02)
DRAM: 2048 MiB
Trying to boot from MMC1


U-Boot 2017.11-armbian (Jan 25 2018 - 07:57:02 +0100) Allwinner Technology

CPU:   Allwinner H3 (SUN8I 1680)
Model: Xunlong Orange Pi Plus 2E
DRAM:  2 GiB
MMC:   SUNXI SD/MMC: 0, SUNXI SD/MMC: 1
*** Warning - bad CRC, using default environment

In:    serial
Out:   serial
Err:   serial
Net:   phy interface7
eth0: ethernet@1c30000
starting USB...
USB0:   USB EHCI 1.00
USB1:   USB OHCI 1.0
USB2:   USB EHCI 1.00
USB3:   USB OHCI 1.0
USB4:   USB EHCI 1.00
USB5:   USB OHCI 1.0
scanning bus 0 for devices... 1 USB Device(s) found
scanning bus 2 for devices... 1 USB Device(s) found
scanning bus 4 for devices... 1 USB Device(s) found
       scanning usb for storage devices... 0 Storage Device(s) found
Autoboot in 1 seconds, press <Space> to stop
switch to partitions #0, OK
mmc0 is current device
Scanning mmc 0:1...
Found U-Boot script /boot/boot.scr
3708 bytes read in 202 ms (17.6 KiB/s)
## Executing script at 43100000
U-boot loaded from SD
Boot script loaded from mmc
154 bytes read in 154 ms (1000 Bytes/s)
5179171 bytes read in 516 ms (9.6 MiB/s)
4752384 bytes read in 509 ms (8.9 MiB/s)
Found legacy kernel configuration
36808 bytes read in 544 ms (65.4 KiB/s)
## Loading init Ramdisk from Legacy Image at 43300000 ...
   Image Name:   uInitrd
   Image Type:   ARM Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
   Data Size:    5179107 Bytes = 4.9 MiB
   Load Address: 00000000
   Entry Point:  00000000
   Verifying Checksum ... OK

Starting kernel ...

[sun8i_fixup]: From boot, get meminfo:
        Start:  0x40000000
        Size:   2048MB
ion_carveout reserve: 160m@0 256m@0 130m@1 200m@1
ion_reserve_select: ion chipid  [0x2c00081!
ion_reserve_common: ion reserve: [0xb0000000, 0xc0000000]!

 

With an older 5.30 jessie 3.4.113 image (different uboot version) it also hangs at "io_reserve_common":

U-Boot SPL 2017.05-armbian (Jun 13 2017 - 15:36:38)
DRAM: 2048 MiB
Trying to boot from MMC1


U-Boot 2017.05-armbian (Jun 13 2017 - 15:36:38 +0200) Allwinner Technology

CPU:   Allwinner H3 (SUN8I 1680)
Model: Xunlong Orange Pi Plus 2E
I2C:   ready
DRAM:  2 GiB
MMC:   SUNXI SD/MMC: 0, SUNXI SD/MMC: 1
*** Warning - bad CRC, using default environment

In:    serial
Out:   serial
Err:   serial
Net:   phy interface7
eth0: ethernet@1c30000
Hit any key to stop autoboot:  0
38518 bytes read in 142 ms (264.6 KiB/s)
Unknown command 'bmp' - try 'help'
switch to partitions #0, OK
mmc0 is current device
Scanning mmc 0:1...
Found U-Boot script /boot/boot.scr
3565 bytes read in 192 ms (17.6 KiB/s)
## Executing script at 43100000
U-boot loaded from SD
Boot script loaded from mmc
115 bytes read in 152 ms (0 Bytes/s)
3795385 bytes read in 448 ms (8.1 MiB/s)
4750952 bytes read in 511 ms (8.9 MiB/s)
Found legacy kernel configuration
36808 bytes read in 483 ms (74.2 KiB/s)
## Loading init Ramdisk from Legacy Image at 43300000 ...
   Image Name:   uInitrd
   Image Type:   ARM Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
   Data Size:    3795321 Bytes = 3.6 MiB
   Load Address: 00000000
   Entry Point:  00000000
   Verifying Checksum ... OK

Starting kernel ...

[sun8i_fixup]: From boot, get meminfo:
        Start:  0x40000000
        Size:   2048MB
ion_carveout reserve: 160m@0 256m@0 130m@1 200m@1
ion_reserve_select: ion chipid  [0x2c00081!
ion_reserve_common: ion reserve: [0xb0000000, 0xc0000000]!

I have previously had this plus2e working (on an older legacy kernel image from 2016/7 - can't recall which one). I thought I might have done a nandinstall on that image, but booting with no SD card gives:

Quote

 

HELLO! BOOT0 is starting!
boot0 version : 4.2.0
boot0 commit : c8c201b51b7ea1baa94590a1887313124d9a5879

fel_flag = 0x00000000
rtc[0] value = 0x00000000
rtc[1] value = 0x00000000
rtc[2] value = 0x00000000
rtc[3] value = 0x00000000
rtc[4] value = 0x00000000
rtc[5] value = 0x00000000
rtc[6] value = 0x00000000
rtc[7] value = 0x00000000
DRAM DRIVE INFO: V1.4
the chip id is 0x00000081
the chip id is 0x00000081
the chip id is 0x00000081
the chip id is 0x00000081
the chip id is 0x00000081
NOT GATE MODE
READ DQS LCDL = 001f2020
DRAM Type = 3 (2:DDR2,3:DDR3,6:LPDDR2,7:LPDDR3)
DRAM CLK = 672 MHz
DRAM zq value: 003b3bfb
DRAM dram para1: 11040800
DRAM dram para2: 00000000
DRAM workmode1: 000009f4
DRAM SIZE =2048 M
odt delay
dram size =2048
card boot number = 2
card no is 2
sdcard 2 line count 8
[mmc]: mmc driver ver 2015-04-13 16:07:39
[mmc]: ***Try SD card 2***
[mmc]: mmc 2 cmd 8 err 00000100
[mmc]: mmc 2 cmd 8 err 00000100
[mmc]: mmc 2 send if cond failed
[mmc]: mmc 2 cmd 55 err 00000100
[mmc]: mmc 2 cmd 55 err 00000100
[mmc]: mmc 2 send app cmd failed
[mmc]: ***Try MMC card 2***
[mmc]: mmc re-update_phase
[mmc]: mmc re-update_phase
[mmc]: 8bit ddr!!!
[mmc]: mmc re-update_phase
[mmc]: MMC ver 5.0
[mmc]: SD/MMC Card: 8bit, capacity: 14910MB
[mmc]: vendor: Man 00150100 Snr 00e5cbc0
[mmc]: product: AWPD3
[mmc]: revision: 5.2
[mmc]: ***SD/MMC 2 init OK!!!***
sdcard 2 init ok
The size of uboot is 000e4000.
sum=fc107a6e
src_sum=fc107a6e
set_mmc_para,sdly 50M 0
set_mmc_para,sdly 25M 0
Succeed in loading uboot from sdmmc flash.
Ready to disable icache.
Jump to secend Boot.
SUNXI_NORMAL_MODE
[      0.277]e mode

U-Boot 2011.09-rc1-00024-gdbed064 (Nov 30 2015 - 20:18:20) Allwinner Technology

[      0.286]version: 1.1.0
[      0.289]uboot commit : dbed064f3b1a936e4e374a6284944f4e4e30e9ae

not using multi config
normal mode
[      0.302]pmbus:   ready
not set main pmu id
axp_probe error
[board_vendor] vid_used not used
[      0.320]PMU: pll1 1008 Mhz,PLL6=600 Mhz
AXI=336 Mhz,AHB=200 Mhz, APB1=100 Mhz
sid read already
fel key new mode
run key detect
no key found
no key input
dram_para_set start
dram_para_set end
normal mode
[      0.351]DRAM:  2 GiB
relocation Offset is: 75af1000
[box standby] read rtc = 0x0
[box_start_os] mag be start_type no use
user_gpio config
user_gpio ok
gic: normal or no secure os mode
workmode = 0
MMC:     2
[      0.429][mmc]: mmc driver ver 2015-06-1 20:01:00
[      0.434][mmc]: get sdc_phy_wipe fail.
[      0.438][mmc]: get sdc0 sdc_erase fail.
[      0.442][mmc]: get sdc_2xmode ok, val = 1
[      0.446][mmc]: get sdc_ddrmode ok, val = 1
[      0.450][mmc]: get sdc_f_max fail,use default  50000000Hz
[      0.456][mmc]: get card_line ok, card_line = 8
[      0.460][mmc]: get sdc_ex_dly_used fail,use default
[      0.465][mmc]: SUNXI SD/MMC: 2
[      0.479][mmc]: *Try SD card 2*
[      0.482][mmc]: mmc 2 cmd 8 err 100
[      0.488][mmc]: mmc send if cond failed
[      0.492][mmc]: mmc 2 cmd 55 err 100
[      0.497][mmc]: send app cmd failed
[      0.500][mmc]: *Try MMC card 2*
[      0.542][mmc]: mmc re-update_phase
[      0.547][mmc]: mmc re-update_phase
[      0.552][mmc]: mmc re-update_phase
[      0.557][mmc]: ddr8
[      0.559][mmc]: mmc re-update_phase
[      0.574][mmc]: CID 0x15010041 0x57504433 0x5200e5cb 0xc0f78369
[      0.579][mmc]: MMC ver 5.0
[      0.582][mmc]: mmc clk 50000000
[      0.585][mmc]: SD/MMC Card: 8bit, capacity: 14910MB
[      0.591][mmc]: boot0 capacity: 4000KB,boot1 capacity: 4000KB
[      0.596][mmc]: ***SD/MMC 2 init OK!!!***
[      0.601][mmc]: erase_grp_size:0x400WrBlk * 0x200 = 0x80000 Byte
[      0.607][mmc]: secure_feature 0x55
[      0.611][mmc]: secure_removal_type  0x9
[      0.615]sunxi flash init ok
script config pll_de to 864 Mhz
Not Found clk pll_video1 in script
script config pll_video to 297 Mhz
script config pll_periph0 to 600 Mhz
[boot]disp_init_tv
[DISP_TV] disp_init_tv enter g_tv_used
screen 0 do not support TV TYPE!
[BOOOT_DISP_TV] disp tv device_registered
unable to find regulator vcc-hdmi-18 from [pmu1_regu] or [pmu2_regu]
enable power vcc-hdmi-18, ret=-1
DRV_DISP_Init end
read byte = 11
read byte = 10
[get_display_resolution] = 404
read byte = 10
[get_display_resolution] = 20b
boot_disp.auto_hpd=1
auto hpd check has 50 times!
attched ok, mgr1<-->device1, type=2, mode=11----
ready to set mode
disp_tv_enable
[      1.464]finally, output_type=0x2, output_mode=0xb, screen_id=0x1, disp_para=0x20b0000
In:    serial
Out:   serial
Err:   serial
--------fastboot partitions--------
-total partitions:14-
-name-        -start-       -size-
bootloader  : 1000000       1000000
env         : 2000000       1000000
boot        : 3000000       1000000
system      : 4000000       30000000
misc        : 34000000      1000000
recovery    : 35000000      2000000
sysrecovery : 37000000      30000000
private     : 67000000      1000000
Reserve0    : 68000000      1000000
klog        : 69000000      1000000
Reserve1    : 6a000000      2000000
Reserve2    : 6c000000      1000000
cache       : 6d000000      28000000
UDISK       : 95000000      0
-----------------------------------
base bootcmd=run setargs_nand boot_normal
bootcmd set setargs_mmc
key 0
cant find rcvy value
cant find fstbt value
misc partition found
to be run cmd=run setargs_mmc boot_normal
read item0 copy0
Item0 (Map) magic is bad
the secure storage item0 copy0 is bad
read item0 copy1
Item0 (Map) magic is bad
the secure storage item0 copy0 == copy1, the data is good
Item0 (Map) magic is bad
the secure storage map is empty
no item name mac in the map
sunxi storage read fail
no item name wifi_mac in the map
sunxi storage read fail
no item name bt_mac in the map
sunxi storage read fail
no item name specialstr in the map
sunxi storage read fail
no item name serialno in the map
sunxi storage read fail
check user data form private
the user data'magic is bad
WORK_MODE_BOOT
adver not need show
sunxi_bmp_logo_display
f_read btr over hd12896

 

so I'm guessing either I didn't complete the nand install, or its broken in some way!

 

Any ideas what is wrong and what I can do to diagnose/fix?

Edited August 19, 2018 by Misha
quoted long bootlog

[Igor]

 

7 minutes ago, Misha said:

HELLO! BOOT0 is starting! boot0 version : 4.2.0 boot0 commit : c8c201b51b7ea1baa94590a1887313124d9a5879

This is not an Armbian fingerprint. This is something that was preinstalled, Android probably and since it also doesn't work ... problem is elsewhere.  First, do some reading here:

https://forum.armbian.com/forum/31-sd-card-and-power-supply/

[Misha]

1 minute ago, Igor said:

This is not an Armbian fingerprint. This is something that was preinstalled, Android probably and since it also doesn't work ... problem is elsewhere.  First, do some reading here:

https://forum.armbian.com/forum/31-sd-card-and-power-supply/

 

Agreed - this is from the "no SD card installed" bootlog, so is probably the pre-installed Android on the emmc; I only included that because I thought it might provide some useful additional information - apologies for any confusion.

 

I'm not trying to fix the emmc nand-install -- just trying to get it booting with latest armbian from sdcard.  Once that is working I may do a nand install, but I need to get it booting first ;-) !

 

The first bootlog is the one with latest armbian mainline kernel image (Armbian_5.38_Orangepiplus2e_Debian_stretch_next_4.14.14.img), booting from the Evo+, which shows it hanging at the "loading ramdisk" stage. Is there anything there that indicates what might be going wrong?

[Misha]

31 minutes ago, Igor said:

 

This is not an Armbian fingerprint. This is something that was preinstalled, Android probably and since it also doesn't work ... problem is elsewhere.  First, do some reading here:

https://forum.armbian.com/forum/31-sd-card-and-power-supply/

 

 

Thanks for the pointers.

 

Does the fact that it fails to boot from the Android presinstalled image on emmc means that its not (just) an SD card issue? SD card was tested with h2testw. Image was burnt with etcher (on Win10), using a USB3 Transcend SD/MMC/CF adapter. I can try to get hold of another sdcard and try that too.

Power is from 3A PSU (bought with the plus2e), which has decently thick cable and barrel connector. Nothing connected to USB or video ports on plus2e. What's the best way to check whether I might have a power issue? I have a (digital) multimeter.

 

edit: 3A not 2A PSU (according to the printing on the case, at least!)

 

[Igor]

 

14 minutes ago, Misha said:

Does the fact that it fails to boot from the Android presinstalled image on emmc means that its not (just) an SD card issue?

Yes. Board can have hardware defects and in such case, there is nothing we can do.

 

Try some stock image and some of those https://dl.armbian.com/orangepiplus2e/nightly/

 

Remember to attach HDMI as well since I am not sure where is default console and wait long enough. Resizing of some big and slow cards can take some time.

[Misha]

Remember to attach HDMI as well since I am not sure where is default console and wait long enough. Resizing of some big and slow cards can take some time.

 

HDMI attached now but no fb output visible during boot. Where in the bootlog sequence does the resizing occur?

 

With a different sdcard (generic 32GB, h2testw passed just now at 17MBps write 60Mbps read):

 

Armbian_5.52.180715_Orangepiplus2e_Ubuntu_bionic_dev_4.18.0-rc4.img:

U-Boot SPL 2018.05-armbian (Jul 15 2018 - 16:10:26 +0000)
DRAM: 2048 MiB
Trying to boot from MMC1


U-Boot 2018.05-armbian (Jul 15 2018 - 16:10:26 +0000) Allwinner Technology

CPU:   Allwinner H3 (SUN8I 1680)
Model: Xunlong Orange Pi Plus 2E
DRAM:  2 GiB
MMC:   SUNXI SD/MMC: 0, SUNXI SD/MMC: 1
Loading Environment from EXT4... ** File not found /boot/boot.env **

** Unable to read "/boot/boot.env" from mmc0:1 **
Failed (-5)

At this point it appears to stop; the HDMI output shows top ~80% of screen black and bottom ~20% solid white.

 

With the original Evo+ (just retested with h2testw - 21MBps write 76MBps read) and Armbian_5.59.180815_Orangepiplus2e_Ubuntu_bionic_next_4.17.14.img get basically the same:

U-Boot SPL 2018.05-armbian (Aug 15 2018 - 15:59:38 +0200)
DRAM: 2048 MiB
Trying to boot from MMC1


U-Boot 2018.05-armbian (Aug 15 2018 - 15:59:38 +0200) Allwinner Technology

CPU:   Allwinner H3 (SUN8I 1680)
Model: Xunlong Orange Pi Plus 2E
DRAM:  2 GiB
MMC:   SUNXI SD/MMC: 0, SUNXI SD/MMC: 1
Loading Environment from EXT4... ** File not found /boot/boot.env **

** Unable to read "/boot/boot.env" from mmc0:1 **
Failed (-5)

 

With the generic 32GB and stock ubuntu_server_plus2e.img (from http://www.orangepi.org/downloadresources/PiPlus2e/2017-05-11/piplus2e_f43bac3e68bf784eb78411c4cf4.html):

 

Quote

 

HELLO! BOOT0 is starting!
boot0 version : 4.0.0
fel_flag = 0x00000000
rtc[0] value = 0x00000000
rtc[1] value = 0x00000000
rtc[2] value = 0x00000000
rtc[3] value = 0x00000000
rtc[4] value = 0x00000000
rtc[5] value = 0x00000000
rtc[6] value = 0x00000000
rtc[7] value = 0x00000000
DRAM DRIVE INFO: V0.8
DRAM Type = 3 (2:DDR2,3:DDR3,6:LPDDR2,7:LPDDR3)
DRAM CLK = 672 MHz
DRAM zq value: 003b3bfb
READ DQS LCDL = 001f2020
DRAM SIZE =2048 M
odt delay
dram size =2048
card boot number = 0
card no is 0
sdcard 0 line count 4
[mmc]: mmc driver ver 2014-12-10 21:20:39
[mmc]: ***Try SD card 0***
[mmc]: SD/MMC Card: 4bit, capacity: 29983MB
[mmc]: vendor: Man 001b534d Snr 7bda76c8
[mmc]: product: 00000
[mmc]: revision: 1.0
[mmc]: ***SD/MMC 0 init OK!!!***
sdcard 0 init ok
The size of uboot is 000dc000.
sum=ede66ee7
src_sum=ede66ee7
Succeed in loading uboot from sdmmc flash.
Ready to disable icache.
Jump to secend Boot.
SUNXI_NORMAL_MODE
[      0.346]e mode

U-Boot 2011.09-rc1 (Jun 21 2015 - 19:33:17) Allwinner Technology

[      0.354]version: 1.1.0
normal mode
[      0.361]pmbus:   ready
not set main pmu id
axp_probe error
[      0.376]PMU: pll1 1200 Mhz,PLL6=600 Mhz
AXI=400 Mhz,AHB=200 Mhz, APB1=100 Mhz
sid read already
fel key new mode
run key detect
no key found
no key input
dram_para_set start
dram_para_set end
normal mode
[      0.406]DRAM:  2 GiB
relocation Offset is: 75af9000
[box standby] read rtc = 0x0
[box_start_os] mag be start_type no use
user_gpio config
user_gpio ok
gic: normal or no secure os mode
workmode = 0
MMC:     0
[      0.480][mmc]: mmc driver ver 2014-12-10 9:23:00
[      0.485][mmc]: get sdc_phy_wipe fail.
[      0.489][mmc]: get sdc0 sdc_erase fail.
[      0.493][mmc]: get sdc_f_max fail,use default 50000000Hz
[      0.498][mmc]: get sdc_ex_dly_used fail,use default dly
[      0.504][mmc]: SUNXI SD/MMC: 0
[      0.517][mmc]: *Try SD card 0*
[      0.550][mmc]: CID 0x1b534d30 0x30303030 0x107bda76 0xc800d3d3
[      0.555][mmc]: mmc clk 50000000
[      0.559][mmc]: SD/MMC Card: 4bit, capacity: 29983MB
[      0.564][mmc]: boot0 capacity: 0KB,boot1 capacity: 0KB
[      0.569][mmc]: ***SD/MMC 0 init OK!!!***
[      0.573][mmc]: erase_grp_size:0x1WrBlk * 0x200 = 0x200 Byte
[      0.579][mmc]: secure_feature 0x0
[      0.582][mmc]: secure_removal_type  0x0
[      0.586]sunxi flash init ok
script config pll_de to 864 Mhz
Not Found clk pll_video1 in script
script config pll_video to 297 Mhz
[boot]disp_init_tv
[DISP_TV] disp_init_tv enter g_tv_used
screen 0 do not support TV TYPE!
[BOOOT_DISP_TV] disp tv device_registered
unable to find regulator vcc-hdmi-18 from [pmu1_regu] or [pmu2_regu]
enable power vcc-hdmi-18, ret=-1
DRV_DISP_Init end
boot_disp.auto_hpd=1
auto hpd check has 0 times!
[disk_read_fs] no the partition
error: open disp_rsl.fex, maybe it is not exist
not support this mode[4], use inline mode[4]
attched ok, mgr0<-->device0, type=4, mode=4----
ready to set mode
[      1.193]finally, output_type=0x4, output_mode=0x4, screen_id=0x0, disp_para=0x404
fail to find part named env
Using default environment

In:    serial
Out:   serial
Err:   serial
--------fastboot partitions--------
mbr not exist
base bootcmd=run setargs_mmc boot_normal
bootcmd set setargs_mmc
key 0
cant find rcvy value
cant find fstbt value
no misc partition is found
to be run cmd=run setargs_mmc boot_normal
[      1.231][mmc]: MMC Device 2 not found
[      1.234][mmc]: Can not find mmc dev
[      1.238][mmc]: read first backup failed in fun sdmmc_secure_storage_read line 1849
sunxi_secstorage_read fail
get secure storage map err
the private part isn't exist
WORK_MODE_BOOT
adver not need show
sunxi_bmp_logo_display
[disk_read_fs] no the partition
error: open bootlogo.bmp, maybe it is not exist
sunxi bmp info error : unable to open logo file bootlogo.bmp
[      1.271]Hit any key to stop autoboot:  0
[      4.530][mmc]: blkcnt should not be 0

 

However if I hit a key to stop autoboot I can get to a prompt:

sunxi#version

U-Boot 2011.09-rc1 (Jun 21 2015 - 19:33:17) Allwinner Technology
arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc (crosstool-NG linaro-1.13.1-2012.02-20120222 - Linaro GCC 2012.02) 4.6.3 20120201 (prerelease)
GNU ld (crosstool-NG linaro-1.13.1-2012.02-20120222 - Linaro GCC 2012.02) 2.22

Is there anything useful I can accomplish from there?

 

[Misha]

Evo+ with Raspbian_For_OrangePi_Plus2E_WIFI.img (from http://www.orangepi.org/downloadresources/PiPlus2e/2016-11-12/piplus2e_63e5abfb90c7293d2993b921e14.html):

 

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HELLO! BOOT0 is starting!
boot0 version : 4.0.0
fel_flag = 0x00000000
rtc[0] value = 0x00000000
rtc[1] value = 0x00000000
rtc[2] value = 0x00000000
rtc[3] value = 0x00000000
rtc[4] value = 0x00000000
rtc[5] value = 0x00000000
rtc[6] value = 0x00000000
rtc[7] value = 0x00000000
DRAM DRIVE INFO: V0.8
DRAM Type = 3 (2:DDR2,3:DDR3,6:LPDDR2,7:LPDDR3)
DRAM CLK = 672 MHz
DRAM zq value: 003b3bfb
READ DQS LCDL = 001f201f
DRAM SIZE =2048 M
odt delay
dram size =2048
card boot number = 0
card no is 0
sdcard 0 line count 4
[mmc]: mmc driver ver 2014-12-10 21:20:39
[mmc]: ***Try SD card 0***
[mmc]: SD/MMC Card: 4bit, capacity: 30528MB
[mmc]: vendor: Man 001b534d Snr 6045531e
[mmc]: product: 00000
[mmc]: revision: 1.0
[mmc]: ***SD/MMC 0 init OK!!!***
sdcard 0 init ok
The size of uboot is 000dc000.
sum=7d58026f
src_sum=7d58026f
Succeed in loading uboot from sdmmc flash.
Ready to disable icache.
Jump to secend Boot.
SUNXI_NORMAL_MODE
[      0.345]e mode

U-Boot 2011.09-rc1-00000-g21ef338-dirty (May 11 2016 - 11:24:04) Allwinner Technology

[      0.355]version: 1.1.0
normal mode
[      0.362]pmbus:   ready
not set main pmu id
axp_probe error
[      0.377]PMU: pll1 1008 Mhz,PLL6=600 Mhz
AXI=336 Mhz,AHB=200 Mhz, APB1=100 Mhz
sid read already
fel key new mode
run key detect
no key found
no key input
dram_para_set start
dram_para_set end
normal mode
[      0.407]DRAM:  2 GiB
relocation Offset is: 75af9000
[box standby] read rtc = 0x0
[box_start_os] mag be start_type no use
user_gpio config
user_gpio ok
gic: normal or no secure os mode
workmode = 0
MMC:     0
[      0.485][mmc]: mmc driver ver 2014-12-10 9:23:00
[      0.490][mmc]: get sdc_phy_wipe fail.
[      0.494][mmc]: get sdc0 sdc_erase fail.
[      0.498][mmc]: get sdc_f_max fail,use default 50000000Hz
[      0.503][mmc]: get sdc_ex_dly_used fail,use default dly
[      0.509][mmc]: SUNXI SD/MMC: 0
[      0.522][mmc]: *Try SD card 0*
[      0.555][mmc]: CID 0x1b534d30 0x30303030 0x10604553 0x1e010b3b
[      0.560][mmc]: mmc clk 50000000
[      0.564][mmc]: SD/MMC Card: 4bit, capacity: 30528MB
[      0.569][mmc]: boot0 capacity: 0KB,boot1 capacity: 0KB
[      0.574][mmc]: ***SD/MMC 0 init OK!!!***
[      0.578][mmc]: erase_grp_size:0x1WrBlk * 0x200 = 0x200 Byte
[      0.584][mmc]: secure_feature 0x0
[      0.587][mmc]: secure_removal_type  0x0
[      0.591]sunxi flash init ok
script config pll_de to 864 Mhz
Not Found clk pll_video1 in script
script config pll_video to 297 Mhz
[boot]disp_init_tv
[DISP_TV] disp_init_tv enter g_tv_used
screen 0 do not support TV TYPE!
[BOOOT_DISP_TV] disp tv device_registered
unable to find regulator vcc-hdmi-18 from [pmu1_regu] or [pmu2_regu]
enable power vcc-hdmi-18, ret=-1
DRV_DISP_Init end
boot_disp.auto_hpd=1
auto hpd check has 0 times!
[disk_read_fs] no the partition
error: open disp_rsl.fex, maybe it is not exist
not support this mode[4], use inline mode[4]
attched ok, mgr0<-->device0, type=4, mode=4----
ready to set mode
[      1.198]finally, output_type=0x4, output_mode=0x4, screen_id=0x0, disp_para=0x404
fail to find part named env
Using default environment

In:    serial
Out:   serial
Err:   serial
--------fastboot partitions--------
mbr not exist
base bootcmd=run setargs_mmc boot_normal
bootcmd set setargs_mmc
key 0
cant find rcvy value
cant find fstbt value
no misc partition is found
to be run cmd=run setargs_mmc boot_normal
[      1.236][mmc]: MMC Device 2 not found
[      1.239][mmc]: Can not find mmc dev
[      1.243][mmc]: read first backup failed in fun sdmmc_secure_storage_read line 1849
sunxi_secstorage_read fail
get secure storage map err
the private part isn't exist
WORK_MODE_BOOT
adver not need show
sunxi_bmp_logo_display
[disk_read_fs] no the partition
error: open bootlogo.bmp, maybe it is not exist
sunxi bmp info error : unable to open logo file bootlogo.bmp
[      1.276]Hit any key to stop autoboot:  0
## Booting kernel from Legacy Image at 40007800 ...
   Image Name:   Linux-3.4.39
   Image Type:   ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
   Data Size:    4502488 Bytes = 4.3 MiB
   Load Address: 40008000
   Entry Point:  40008000
   Verifying Checksum ... OK
   Loading Kernel Image ... OK
OK
[      4.826][mmc]: MMC Device 2 not found
[      4.830][mmc]:  mmc  not find,so not exit
[      4.834]
Starting kernel ...

[sun8i_fixup]: From boot, get meminfo:
        Start:  0x40000000
        Size:   2048MB
ion_carveout reserve: 160m@0 256m@0 130m@1 200m@1
ion_reserve_common: ion reserve: [0xb0000000, 0xc0000000]!

 

 

Again, if I hit a key to stop autoboot just before it starts the kernel I can get to a U-Boot prompt:

sunxi#version

U-Boot 2011.09-rc1-00000-g21ef338-dirty (May 11 2016 - 11:24:04) Allwinner Technology
arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc (crosstool-NG linaro-1.13.1-2012.02-20120222 - Linaro GCC 2012.02) 4.6.3 20120201 (prerelease)
GNU ld (crosstool-NG linaro-1.13.1-2012.02-20120222 - Linaro GCC 2012.02) 2.22
sunxi#

 

[Misha]

Retrying Armbian_5.38_Orangepiplus2e_Ubuntu_xenial_default_3.4.113_desktop.img with HDMI connected gives:

U-Boot SPL 2017.11-armbian (Jan 25 2018 - 07:57:02)
DRAM: 2048 MiB
Trying to boot from MMC1


U-Boot 2017.11-armbian (Jan 25 2018 - 07:57:02 +0100) Allwinner Technology

CPU:   Allwinner H3 (SUN8I 1680)
Model: Xunlong Orange Pi Plus 2E
DRAM:  2 GiB
MMC:   SUNXI SD/MMC: 0, SUNXI SD/MMC: 1
*** Warning - bad CRC, using default environment

with top 60% of HDMI output blank/black and bottom 40% white with multi-coloured pixel snow.

 

Beginning to think the board might be b0rked in some way :-(

 

Same image with no HDMI connected:

U-Boot SPL 2017.11-armbian (Jan 25 2018 - 07:57:02)
DRAM: 2048 MiB
Trying to boot from MMC1


U-Boot 2017.11-armbian (Jan 25 2018 - 07:57:02 +0100) Allwinner Technology

CPU:   Allwinner H3 (SUN8I 1680)
Model: Xunlong Orange Pi Plus 2E
DRAM:  2 GiB
MMC:   SUNXI SD/MMC: 0, SUNXI SD/MMC: 1
*** Warning - bad CRC, using default environment

In:    serial
Out:   serial
Err:   serial
Net:   phy interface7
eth0: ethernet@1c30000
starting USB...
USB0:   USB EHCI 1.00
USB1:   USB OHCI 1.0
USB2:   USB EHCI 1.00
USB3:   USB OHCI 1.0
USB4:   USB EHCI 1.00
USB5:   USB OHCI 1.0
scanning bus 0 for devices... 1 USB Device(s) found
scanning bus 2 for devices... 1 USB Device(s) found
scanning bus 4 for devices... 1 USB Device(s) found
       scanning usb for storage devices... 0 Storage Device(s) found
Autoboot in 1 seconds, press <Space> to stop
switch to partitions #0, OK
mmc0 is current device
Scanning mmc 0:1...
Found U-Boot script /boot/boot.scr
3708 bytes read in 198 ms (17.6 KiB/s)
## Executing script at 43100000
U-boot loaded from SD
Boot script loaded from mmc
154 bytes read in 150 ms (1000 Bytes/s)

Again, pressing space to interrupt autoboot again I can get to (more recent) U-Boot prompt:

=> version
U-Boot 2017.11-armbian (Jan 25 2018 - 07:57:02 +0100) Allwinner Technology

arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc (Linaro GCC 7.2-2017.11) 7.2.1 20171011
GNU ld (Linaro_Binutils-2017.11) 2.28.2.20170706
=>

Can I force it to boot with more logging on or anything?

[Misha]

On 8/19/2018 at 10:49 AM, Igor said:

 

This is not an Armbian fingerprint. This is something that was preinstalled, Android probably and since it also doesn't work ... problem is elsewhere.  First, do some reading here:

https://forum.armbian.com/forum/31-sd-card-and-power-supply/

 

Thanks Igor -- for the benefit of anyone finding this thread in the future:

 

I checked voltage on the PSU and all seemed fine. However, I got a replacement PSU "just in case" (a 5V 3A UK plug wall wart off ebay, instead of the EU plug one that came with the OPi; just had to solder a 4/1.7mm barrel connector onto the cable) and miraculously with the new PSU the board now comes up fine!

 

Lesson learned: PSU quality is make or break with these boards, even when using a decent barrel connector. And the symptoms of dodgy power supply can be pretty random.

 

Thanks again