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Re: Re: NextThing C.H.I.P. v1.0 - Debian Stretch Installer from USB



Le mardi 26 mai 2020 à 12:20 +0200, Pablo Rath a écrit :
> I have made major progress yesterday and managed to install mainline
> U-Boot to CHIPs builtin NAND so all quirks concerning the boot process
> mentioned in this thread are no longer relevant. 

Great !

> > Does this mean I need an USB external storage ?
> 
> Yes, but any sufficiently sized USB flash drive will do. This is where
> we will install Debian Buster. Mainline U-Boot (via sunxi-fel or written
> to NAND) boots Debian on USB flash drive smooth with autoboot.  
> 
> Do you have a USB TTL Serial cable? This is absolutely necessary. 

Yes. I can see the boot process.

> Do you have experience compiling U-Boot for armhf?

I just have compiled u-boot for CHIP_defconfig, it's a PITA but I'm
there.

> > As far as I know sunxi-tools provided by debian package work. 
> > 
> > AFAIK it doesn't in its current version (1.4.2), but previous versions
> > work:
> > https://github.com/Thore-Krug/Flash-CHIP/issues/21#issuecomment-625323920
> 
> I have used 'sunxi-fel uboot' yesterday under Debian Stretch. Will check
> for Buster. 
> 
> You don't have to cc me. I'm subscribed to the list.

... but you do: I'm not.

Regards,

	Xav


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