Bug#967963: installation failure: rockpro64
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: SD card
Image version: https://d-i.debian.org/daily-images/arm64/20200727-02:25/netboot/SD-card-images/firmware.rockpro64-rk3399.img.gz
Date: 2020-08-05
Machine: RockPro64
Processor: Rockchip rk3399
Memory: 4GB
Partitions: /dev/mmcblk1p1
Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn):
00:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Fuzhou Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd RK3399 PCI Express Root Port [1d87:0100]
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
01:00.0 SATA controller [0106]: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88SE9235 PCIe 2.0 x2 4-port SATA 6 Gb/s Controller [1b4b:9235] (rev 11)
Subsystem: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88SE9235 PCIe 2.0 x2 4-port SATA 6 Gb/s Control
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [O]
Detect network card: [O]
Configure network: [O]
Detect media: [O]
Load installer modules: [E]
Detect hard drives: [ ]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Clock/timezone setup: [ ]
User/password setup: [ ]
Install tasks: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Overall install: [E]
Comments/Problems:
I used the installer image from over a week ago, because d-i.debian.org has
no newer daily images.
Booting with my serial adapter set for 1500000 bps showed nothing but garbage.
Using 115200 bps instead showed several bootloader messages clearly, and then
nothing but garbage. Editing extlinux.conf to append console=ttyS2,115200n8
to the kernel command line and then setting my serial port to that speed made
kernel boot messages visible and allowed me operate the debian installer.
The installer stopped at the "Download installer components" step,
displaying this message:
"""
No kernel modules were found. This probably is due to a mismatch
between the kernel used by this version of the installer and the
kernel version available in the archive.
You should make sure that your installation image is up-to-date, or -
if that's the case - try a different mirror, preferably
deb.debian.org.
"""
Last lines in the "log" virtual screen:
"""
Jan 1 00:07:07 net-retriever: gpgv: key DC30D7C23CBBABEE was created 18000 days in the future (time warp or clock problem)
Jan 1 00:07:07 net-retriever: gpgv: key 648ACFD622F3D138 was created 18000 days in the future (time warp or clock problem)
Jan 1 00:07:07 net-retriever: gpgv: Good signature from "Debian Archive Automatic Signing Key (10/buster) <ftpmaster@debian.org>"
Jan 1 00:07:07 anna[1474]: 1970-01-01 00:07:07 URL:http://deb.debian.org/debian//dists/unstable/main/debian-installer/binary-arm64/Packages.xz [51000/51000] -> "/tmp/_fetch-url_net-retriever-1476-Packages.1509" [1]
Jan 1 00:07:08 anna[1474]: 1970-01-01 00:07:08 URL:http://deb.debian.org/debian//dists/unstable/contrib/debian-installer/binary-arm64/Packages.xz [32/32] -> "/tmp/_fetch-url_net-retriever-1476-Packages.1530" [1]
Jan 1 00:07:09 anna[1474]: 1970-01-01 00:07:09 URL:http://deb.debian.org/debian//dists/unstable/non-free/debian-installer/binary-arm64/Packages.xz [32/32] -> "/tmp/_fetch-url_net-retriever-1476-Packages.1551" [1]
Jan 1 00:07:09 anna[1474]: WARNING **: no packages matching running kernel 5.7.0-1-arm64 in archive
"""
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