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> si...@slackware.it [si...@slackware.it] wrote:
> > Speaking as a Cubieboard owner here ;-)
> > Would it be too much hassle to provide both images? (and a pony!)
> >
>
> It's fairly easy to take a miniroot image for a similar board, and
> adapt it to your board.
Thanks for the tutorial!
>
> Since both the Cubieboard and Cubieboard2 are Allwinner based,
> the miniroot's general structure does not change.
>
> 1. Install u-boot-2016.07p1 from ports/packages (packages if you don't
> want to wait all day)
>
> 2. Examine /usr/src/distrib/armv7/ramdisk/install.md and find
> a similar board (same or similar chipset).
>
> 3. Find the proper u-boot/dtb stuff in /usr/local/share/u-boot
>
> 4. Download the miniroot image for a board that has the same
> or similar chipset to your board
>
> 5. vnconfig vnd0 miniroot.fs
>
> 6. Install proper u-boot image to the miniroot image. The install.md
> file tells you how to copy the proper u-boot/dtb over. For instance,
> Cubieboard is Allwinner A10/A20, and my Lime is A20.
>
> install.md says:
>
> cubie)
> dd if=$_mdec/u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin of=${_disk}c \
> bs=1024 seek=8 >/dev/null 2>&1
>
> So, to get my Lime or Lime2 working, I do this:
>
> dd if=/usr/local/share/u-boot/A20-OLinuXino-Lime2/u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin
> of=/dev/rvnd0c bs=1024 seek=8
>
> (Note: Lime and lime2 bootloaders will appear to work on both boards,
> but if you don't use the right one, the Realtek ethernet PHY will
> not be properly initialized.)
>
> 7. vnconfig -u vnd0
>
> 8. Write miniroot.fs to your SD card
>
> You don't have to use vnd, but this is conceptually simpler
> and less error prone than trying to chop it up with dd.
>
> Chris
>
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Marco Bonetti
