guidol 119 Report post January 14 In the FriendlyARM threadhttp://www.friendlyarm.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=1427&p=5685#p5685 we did try to use A64 images from the Pine64 or the BananaPi M64 with the NanoPi A64. The last times we did that with less success - OK Sytem is running but Network/Sound has to added via USB. No suppport for the onboard devices But today a user did wrote that - with the actual stable Pine64-image ( Armbian_5.69_Pine64_Debian_stretch_next_4.19.13 ) WiFi is useable. So I flasded the Pine64-image to a MicroSDCard and did boot. Additiionally I did see with "aplay -l" the HDMI and the analog Sound-device. But ethernet isnt "connected" right via the .dtb armbian inside can see the ethernet-part of the SoC (set IP and see MAC) and the external RTL8122E Phy blinks the Link and Transfered-Packets via LED.... My first idea was to edit the Pine64 DTB to match the NanoPI A64 DTB in the ethernet-part - but with these Pins & PHandle's I did get stuck BUT my second idea did work much better, because in the armbian-build-system I also did see the sun50i-a64-nanopi-a64.dtb So I checked the board-config-file for the pine64.conf ( under ./build/config/boards/ ) - there is an entry for a defconfig file and the armbin-build-system has also a defonfig file for the nanopi-a64 ./build/cache/sources/u-boot/v2018.11/configs/nanopi_a64_defconfig while the NanoPi A64 isnt (official) supported by the Meneu-System of the armbian-build-system. So I copied ./build/config/boards/pine64.conf to ./build/config/boards/nanopia64.conf and did edit it like in the following way: # A64 quad core 512MB-2GB SoC GBE BOARD_NAME="NanoPiA64" BOARDFAMILY="sun50iw1" BOOTCONFIG_DEFAULT="sun50iw1p1_config" BOOTCONFIG="nanopi_a64_defconfig" # MODULES="sunxi_codec sunxi_i2s sunxi_sndcodec 8723bs" MODULES_NEXT="" # KERNEL_TARGET="default,next,dev" CLI_TARGET="bionic,stretch:next" DESKTOP_TARGET="xenial:default" # CLI_BETA_TARGET="" DESKTOP_BETA_TARGET="" and did compile for the NanoPi A64 with ./compile.sh EXPERT="yes" in ./build/ Now I could select the NanoPi A64 (falsely) as supported board and did select DEV (armbian 5.71 with Kernel 4.20) I did build the console and the Desktop-version. In the console-version I was happy to see eth0 & wlan0 working, but the HDMI and analog soundsystem is missing (which was visible in Pine64 next 4.19.13) So there was no need for a RTL8211E-driver (because its only a PHY) like I did read before at http://linux-sunxi.org/Ethernet#Realtek_RTL8211E Quote Realtek RTL8211E The Realtek RTL8211E is a RGMII 10/100/1000 Ethernet PHY, which is gigabit capable. It is commonly paired with GMAC for gigabit speeds. Generic PHY support is enough to make it work. In the Desktop-version the GUI did start without problems (not fast, but useable) - like on a older pinebook (a64) build Maybe DEV was "too much"? I will try the NEXT for my NanoPi A64 File Or maybe the nanopi A64 dtb isnt correct on the "sound-part"? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Igor 1363 Report post January 14 15 minutes ago, guidol said: Maybe DEV was "too much"? I will try the NEXT for my NanoPi A64 File Yes. DEV is probably too fragile atm - 4.19.y has good enough support for A64 in general and probably with the correct DTB everything should work. (but temperature sensor IIRC) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
guidol Topic author 119 Report post January 14 1 hour ago, Igor said: Yes. DEV is probably too fragile atm - 4.19.y has good enough support for A64 in general and probably with the correct DTB everything should work. (but temperature sensor IIRC) @Igor astonished - with Armbian_5.71_Nanopia64_Debian_stretch_dev_4.20.0 it does seem to work better.... I did compile Armbian_5.71_Nanopia64_Debian_stretch_next_4.19.13 Armbian_5.71_Nanopia64_Debian_stretch_next_4.19.13_desktop with my hijacked configuration but with 4.19.13 - there is no WiFi wlan0 - MicroSDcard read/write is much slower - black screen (No Signal) after starting kernel (while the system is running in the backgorund and accessable via SSH) - also no HDMI or analog soundcard With Armbian_5.71_Nanopia64_Debian_stretch_dev_4.20.0 Armbian_5.71_Nanopia64_Debian_stretch_dev_4.20.0_desktop+ got WiFi wlan0 + better read/write rates on the MicroSDcard + no black screen after starting kernel - can see boot-messages AND the Desktop-GUI is coming up + /sys/class/leds/nanopi-a64:blue:status/trigger is available as heartbeat-led + temperature sensor seems to give a correct output root@npi-a64(192.168.6.64):~# armbianmonitor -m Stop monitoring using [ctrl]-[c] Time CPU n/a load %cpu %sys %usr %nice %io %irq CPU 22:58:03: --- 2.07 7% 0% 2% 0% 3% 0% 42.9°C 22:58:08: --- 2.06 19% 0% 0% 0% 17% 0% 43.1°C 22:58:13: --- 1.98 21% 0% 0% 0% 19% 0% 42.2°C 22:58:18: --- 1.98 11% 0% 0% 0% 10% 0% 43.1°C - BUT also no soundcard (HDMI or analog) which seems to be available in the Pine64-image when started on NanoPi A64 root@pine64:~# uname -a Linux pine64 4.19.13-sunxi64 #5.69 SMP Wed Jan 9 18:10:00 CET 2019 aarch64 GNU/Linux root@pine64:~# aplay -l **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: sun50ia64audio [sun50i-a64-audio], device 0: 1c22c00.dai-sun8i sun8i-0 [] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 1: allwinnerhdmi [allwinner,hdmi], device 0: 1c22800.i2s-i2s-hifi i2s-hifi-0 [] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 console boot-/system-information for Armbian_5.71_Nanopia64_Debian_stretch_dev_4.20.0 root@npi-a64(192.168.6.64):~# armbianmonitor -uSystem diagnosis information will now be uploaded to http://ix.io/1ylE 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yam1 11 Report post January 14 25 minutes ago, guidol said: +- BUT also no soundcard (HDMI or analog) which seems to be available in the Pine64-image when started on NanoPi A64 That's right analog sound seems available (as shown by /proc/asound/cards) when using a pine64 5.70 next image with nanopi a64 but no sound ever comes out of the connection, wifi does work. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
@lex 112 Report post January 23 Here is what i found so far, there are three patches floating around about audio on A64. for dai compatible string: "allwinner,sun50i-a64-codec-i2s", "allwinner,sun50i-a64-acodec-i2s", "allwinner,sun50i-a64-i2s", I tried to match the code with the compatible string, but i still have issues, no one claims the sun50i-a64-audio and i get this errors: Spoiler [ 3.359115] sun4i-i2s 1c22000.i2s: Could not register PCM [ 3.370971] sun4i-i2s 1c22400.i2s: Could not register PCM [ 3.378280] sun4i-i2s 1c22000.i2s: Could not register PCM [ 3.385779] sun4i-i2s 1c22c00.dai: Could not register PCM [ 3.401731] sun4i-i2s 1c22000.i2s: Could not register PCM [ 3.413992] sun4i-i2s 1c22400.i2s: Could not register PCM [ 3.434398] sun4i-i2s 1c22c00.dai: Could not register PCM [ 3.486167] sun4i-i2s 1c22000.i2s: Could not register PCM [ 3.495499] sun4i-i2s 1c22400.i2s: Could not register PCM [ 3.508288] sun4i-i2s 1c22c00.dai: Could not register PCM [ 3.594785] sun4i-i2s 1c22000.i2s: Could not register PCM [ 3.604127] sun4i-i2s 1c22400.i2s: Could not register PCM [ 3.613145] sun4i-i2s 1c22c00.dai: Could not register PCM [ 4.135455] sun4i-i2s 1c22000.i2s: Could not register PCM [ 4.136740] sun4i-i2s 1c22400.i2s: Could not register PCM [ 4.138001] sun4i-i2s 1c22c00.dai: Could not register PCM [ 4.173378] sun4i-i2s 1c22000.i2s: Could not register PCM [ 4.174195] sun4i-i2s 1c22400.i2s: Could not register PCM [ 4.174859] sun4i-i2s 1c22c00.dai: Could not register PCM [ 4.184634] sun4i-i2s 1c22000.i2s: Could not register PCM [ 4.185563] sun4i-i2s 1c22400.i2s: Could not register PCM [ 4.186316] sun4i-i2s 1c22c00.dai: Could not register PCM 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
@lex 112 Report post January 27 My last update on this issue in case someone is working to get sound on A64 (>= 4.20). I tried every patch out there, triple checked the code , same situation, no sound. I must have missed something or overlooked something. I finally tried Vasily's kernel and for my surprise no sound. Last hope, i tried Vasily ARCH img, no luck, no sound even on Pine64. Maybe it works on Pinebook,.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martinayotte 305 Report post January 27 26 minutes ago, @lex said: Maybe it works on Pinebook,.... Doesn't seems to work on Pinebook with Armbian 4.20.y. I will probably check with an Ayufan image later ... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
@lex 112 Report post January 27 17 minutes ago, martinayotte said: I will probably check with an Ayufan image later ... I hope you mean "mainline kernel"... Please, try that on Pine64+ too. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martinayotte 305 Report post January 28 14 hours ago, @lex said: I hope you mean "mainline kernel"... Always ! 14 hours ago, @lex said: Please, try that on Pine64+ too. Already did, and audio no working there too ... Looking quickly at Vasily and Wens patches, and comparing with Armbian, it seems that there are some missing power regulator. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolacinio 0 Report post February 4 (edited) Hello. I compiled armbian 5.73 with kernel 4.20(bionic dev) and with my patch. I have only sound on output HDMI work perfect. Audio jack not work. aplay -l show me only one device: card 0: allwinnerhdmi [allwinner,hdmi], device 0: 1c22800.i2s-i2s-hifi i2s-hifi-0 [] +/- I see sometimes that WiFi have problem with signal quality. Maybe it is only problem with signal. I didn't found in dtb (kernel megous) and other patches armbian support for i2s2 and sound_hdmi. My patch. I'm a beginner and i don't know linux kernel well. I wan't to only help us. Edited February 4 by wolacinio explanation 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
