Re: Installing on VisionFive 2 with M.2 SSD
Hej,
My first post on this list.
Also received my VisionFive 2 and got it to boot the provided image after the mandatory update of the bootloader.
My goals would be in the end
- run a vanilla Debian on it
- run it from NVMe only
This is not possible yet from what i understood as it still requires a custom kernel and NVMe boot will require an not yet released bootloader.
In the meantime the best doc i found is https://jamesachambers.com/starfive-visionfive-2-debian-ssd-boot-guide/ which still requires an SD card to bootstrap the boot. This will be the next thing i'll try.
For aarch64 i found the following resource: https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-arm64/current/images/netboot/SD-card-images/ to generate Debian bootable installer images for various SBCs. It would be great to have something similar for RiscV boards.
Will post an update if i succeed with an NVMe.
Best regards,
/Martin
> Hi, I am wondering what the best way is to install Debian on the
> VisionFive 2, using the M.2 slot at the bottom of the board.
>
> The very good (if slightly cumbersome, but it is an expermental
> arch after all) install instructions at
>
> https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/StarFive/VisionFiveV1
>
> do not mention a M.2 disk at all. I assume a boot partition on
> an SD card will still be necessary, and therefore the DTBs will
> have to be kept in sync as described with seperate /boot partition?
>
> Is it better to install to SD and copy over to M.2 or is installing
> to M.2 directly the preferred strategy?
>
> BTW I absolutely love the VisionFive2 so far, running it on
> armbian works flawlessly, even HDMI mostly worked for me (purple
> tint though, maybe the armbian boot logo messed something up), board
> feels like an older Raspberry Pi if used interactively.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Ralph
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