> It seems the allwinner provided u-boot doesn't set up the
> atags structure and uses it's own way of booting so you'll
> likely need to use a version based on the main u-boot repository.
>
> It should be possible to dd the miniroot-cubie-58.fs to an sd card
> then dd if=u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin of=/dev/rsd3c bs=1024 seek=8
> over the top assuming sd3 is the sd card to replace the version
> of u-boot included in the miniroot.
>
> An untested attempt to do this with a cubieboard2 u-boot 2015.07
> image can be found here:
> http://jsg.id.au/openbsd/miniroot-cubie2-58.fs
>
> cubieboard2 u-boot 2015.07 file
> http://jsg.id.au/openbsd/u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin
I should have mentioned in opening post that I have tried doing
just that using the latest u-boot and a few others, including the one
provided by the cubieboard website but the result was exactly
the same. I tried using miniroot-cubie2-58.fs that you provided
but still the result is the same.
> If you can manage to tftp boot bsd.rd.SUNXI.umg you'll avoid
> some of the madness.
I hoped to do this but have encountered another problem.
I wrote u-boot 2015.07 that you provided to the SD card
and fired up the cubie, this is the result:
U-Boot SPL 2015.07 (Jul 23 2015 - 19:37:54)
DRAM: 1024 MiB
CPU: 912000000Hz, AXI/AHB/APB: 3/2/2
U-Boot 2015.07 (Jul 23 2015 - 19:37:54 +1000) Allwinner Technology
CPU: Allwinner A20 (SUN7I)
I2C: ready
DRAM: 1 GiB
MMC: SUNXI SD/MMC: 0
*** Warning - bad CRC, using default environment
In: serial
Out: serial
Err: serial
SCSI: SUNXI SCSI INIT
SATA link 0 timeout.
AHCI 0001.0100 32 slots 1 ports 3 Gbps 0x1 impl SATA mode
flags: ncq stag pm led clo only pmp pio slum part ccc apst
Net: No ethernet found.
starting USB...
USB0: USB EHCI 1.00
USB1: USB OHCI 1.0
USB2: USB EHCI 1.00
USB3: USB OHCI 1.0
scanning bus 0 for devices... 1 USB Device(s) found
scanning bus 2 for devices... 1 USB Device(s) found
Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0
switch to partitions #0, OK
mmc0 is current device
Scanning mmc 0:1...
scanning bus for devices...
Found 0 device(s).
SCSI device 0:
Device 0: not available
USB device 0: unknown device
No ethernet found.
missing environment variable: pxeuuid
missing environment variable: bootfile
Retrieving file: pxelinux.cfg/00000000
No ethernet found.
missing environment variable: bootfile
Retrieving file: pxelinux.cfg/0000000
No ethernet found.
missing environment variable: bootfile
Retrieving file: pxelinux.cfg/000000
No ethernet found.
missing environment variable: bootfile
Retrieving file: pxelinux.cfg/00000
No ethernet found.
missing environment variable: bootfile
Retrieving file: pxelinux.cfg/0000
No ethernet found.
missing environment variable: bootfile
Retrieving file: pxelinux.cfg/000
No ethernet found.
missing environment variable: bootfile
Retrieving file: pxelinux.cfg/00
No ethernet found.
missing environment variable: bootfile
Retrieving file: pxelinux.cfg/0
No ethernet found.
missing environment variable: bootfile
Retrieving file: pxelinux.cfg/default-arm-sunxi
No ethernet found.
missing environment variable: bootfile
Retrieving file: pxelinux.cfg/default-arm
No ethernet found.
missing environment variable: bootfile
Retrieving file: pxelinux.cfg/default
No ethernet found.
Config file not found
No ethernet found.
sunxi#
As you can see, it seems that ethernet device is not working.
The cable is plugged in and the two LEDs bellow the LAN
connector are blinking.
Of course, the following does not work:
sunxi# setenv autoload no
sunxi# setenv ipaddr 192.168.1.x
sunxi# setenv serverip 192.168.1.x
sunxi# tftpboot
No ethernet found.
It seems there is no end to troubles :).
Thank you very much for your time!
Kind regards,
Viktor
