August 9, 2020

U-Boot for Armbian on the Orange Pi PC 2

I was curious if it was possible to interrupt U-Boot by pounding on the keyboard. I have a serial console hooked up. The answer is, "Yes it is!". You pound on the space bar. Once I get the U-Boot prompt, I type:
=> ver
U-Boot 2020.04-armbian (Jun 03 2020 - 07:47:47 +0200) Allwinner Technology

aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc (GNU Toolchain for the A-profile Architecture 8.3-2019.03 (arm-rel-8.36)) 8.3.0
GNU ld (GNU Toolchain for the A-profile Architecture 8.3-2019.03 (arm-rel-8.36)) 2.32.0.20190321
=> env print
arch=arm
baudrate=115200
board=sunxi
board_name=sunxi
boot_a_script=load ${devtype} ${devnum}:${distro_bootpart} ${scriptaddr} ${prefix}${script}; source ${scriptaddr}
boot_efi_binary=if fdt addr ${fdt_addr_r}; then bootefi bootmgr ${fdt_addr_r};else bootefi bootmgr ${fdtcontroladdr};fi;load ${devtype} ${devnum}:${distro_bootpart} ${kernel_addr_r} efi/boot/bootaa64.efi; if fdt addr ${fdt_addr_r}; then bootefi ${kernel_addr_r} ${fdt_addr_r};else bootefi ${kernel_addr_r} ${fdtcontroladdr};fi
boot_extlinux=sysboot ${devtype} ${devnum}:${distro_bootpart} any ${scriptaddr} ${prefix}${boot_syslinux_conf}
boot_net_usb_start=usb start
boot_prefixes=/ /boot/
boot_script_dhcp=boot.scr.uimg
boot_scripts=boot.scr.uimg boot.scr
boot_syslinux_conf=extlinux/extlinux.conf
boot_targets=fel mmc0 usb0 pxe dhcp
bootcmd=run distro_bootcmd
bootcmd_dhcp=run boot_net_usb_start; if dhcp ${scriptaddr} ${boot_script_dhcp}; then source ${scriptaddr}; fi;setenv efi_fdtfile ${fdtfile}; setenv efi_old_vci ${bootp_vci};setenv efi_old_arch ${bootp_arch};setenv bootp_vci PXEClient:Arch:00011:UNDI:003000;setenv bootp_arch 0xb;if dhcp ${kernel_addr_r}; then tftpboot ${fdt_addr_r} dtb/${efi_fdtfile};if fdt addr ${fdt_addr_r}; then bootefi ${kernel_addr_r} ${fdt_addr_r}; else bootefi ${kernel_addr_r} ${fdtcontroladdr};fi;fi;setenv bootp_vci ${efi_old_vci};setenv bootp_arch ${efi_old_arch};setenv efi_fdtfile;setenv efi_old_arch;setenv efi_old_vci;
bootcmd_fel=if test -n ${fel_booted} && test -n ${fel_scriptaddr}; then echo '(FEL boot)'; source ${fel_scriptaddr}; fi
bootcmd_mmc0=devnum=0; run mmc_boot
bootcmd_pxe=run boot_net_usb_start; dhcp; if pxe get; then pxe boot; fi
bootcmd_usb0=devnum=0; run usb_boot
bootdelay=1
bootm_size=0xa000000
console=ttyS0,115200
cpu=armv8
dfu_alt_info_ram=kernel ram 0x40080000 0x1000000;fdt ram 0x4FA00000 0x100000;ramdisk ram 0x4FE00000 0x4000000
distro_bootcmd=for target in ${boot_targets}; do run bootcmd_${target}; done
efi_dtb_prefixes=/ /dtb/ /dtb/current/
eth1addr=de:ad:be:ef:00:01
ethaddr=02:01:05:d4:18:d4
fdt_addr_r=0x4FA00000
fdtcontroladdr=7bf1ce10
fdtfile=allwinner/sun50i-h5-orangepi-pc2.dtb
kernel_addr_r=0x40080000
load_efi_dtb=load ${devtype} ${devnum}:${distro_bootpart} ${fdt_addr_r} ${prefix}${efi_fdtfile}
loadsplash= for prefix in ${boot_prefixes}; do if test -e mmc 0 ${prefix}boot.bmp; then load mmc 0 ${splashimage} ${prefix}boot.bmp; bmp d ${splashimage}; fi; done
mmc_boot=if mmc dev ${devnum}; then devtype=mmc; run scan_dev_for_boot_part; fi
mmc_bootdev=0
partitions=name=loader1,start=8k,size=32k,uuid=${uuid_gpt_loader1};name=loader2,size=984k,uuid=${uuid_gpt_loader2};name=esp,size=128M,bootable,uuid=${uuid_gpt_esp};name=system,size=-,uuid=${uuid_gpt_system};
preboot=usb start
pxefile_addr_r=0x4FD00000
ramdisk_addr_r=0x4FE00000
scan_dev_for_boot=echo Scanning ${devtype} ${devnum}:${distro_bootpart}...; for prefix in ${boot_prefixes}; do run scan_dev_for_extlinux; run scan_dev_for_scripts; done;run scan_dev_for_efi;
scan_dev_for_boot_part=part list ${devtype} ${devnum} -bootable devplist; env exists devplist || setenv devplist 1; for distro_bootpart in ${devplist}; do if fstype ${devtype} ${devnum}:${distro_bootpart} bootfstype; then run scan_dev_for_boot; fi; done; setenv devplist
scan_dev_for_efi=setenv efi_fdtfile ${fdtfile}; for prefix in ${efi_dtb_prefixes}; do if test -e ${devtype} ${devnum}:${distro_bootpart} ${prefix}${efi_fdtfile}; then run load_efi_dtb; fi;done;if test -e ${devtype} ${devnum}:${distro_bootpart} efi/boot/bootaa64.efi; then echo Found EFI removable media binary efi/boot/bootaa64.efi; run boot_efi_binary; echo EFI LOAD FAILED: continuing...; fi; setenv efi_fdtfile
scan_dev_for_extlinux=if test -e ${devtype} ${devnum}:${distro_bootpart} ${prefix}${boot_syslinux_conf}; then echo Found ${prefix}${boot_syslinux_conf}; run boot_extlinux; echo SCRIPT FAILED: continuing...; fi
scan_dev_for_scripts=for script in ${boot_scripts}; do if test -e ${devtype} ${devnum}:${distro_bootpart} ${prefix}${script}; then echo Found U-Boot script ${prefix}${script}; run boot_a_script; echo SCRIPT FAILED: continuing...; fi; done
scriptaddr=0x4FC00000
serial#=8280000105d418d4
soc=sunxi
splashimage=66000000
splashpos=m,m
stderr=serial@1c28000
stdin=serial@1c28000
stdout=serial@1c28000
usb_boot=usb start; if usb dev ${devnum}; then devtype=usb; run scan_dev_for_boot_part; fi
usbnet_devaddr=de:ad:be:ef:00:01
uuid_gpt_esp=c12a7328-f81f-11d2-ba4b-00a0c93ec93b
uuid_gpt_system=b921b045-1df0-41c3-af44-4c6f280d3fae

Environment size: 4499/131068 bytes

=> help
?         - alias for 'help'
base      - print or set address offset
bdinfo    - print Board Info structure
blkcache  - block cache diagnostics and control
boot      - boot default, i.e., run 'bootcmd'
bootd     - boot default, i.e., run 'bootcmd'
bootefi   - Boots an EFI payload from memory
bootelf   - Boot from an ELF image in memory
booti     - boot Linux kernel 'Image' format from memory
bootm     - boot application image from memory
bootp     - boot image via network using BOOTP/TFTP protocol
bootvx    - Boot vxWorks from an ELF image
cmp       - memory compare
coninfo   - print console devices and information
cp        - memory copy
crc32     - checksum calculation
dhcp      - boot image via network using DHCP/TFTP protocol
dm        - Driver model low level access
echo      - echo args to console
editenv   - edit environment variable
env       - environment handling commands
exit      - exit script
ext2load  - load binary file from a Ext2 filesystem
ext2ls    - list files in a directory (default /)
ext4load  - load binary file from a Ext4 filesystem
ext4ls    - list files in a directory (default /)
ext4size  - determine a file's size
false     - do nothing, unsuccessfully
fastboot  - run as a fastboot usb or udp device
fatinfo   - print information about filesystem
fatload   - load binary file from a dos filesystem
fatls     - list files in a directory (default /)
fatmkdir  - create a directory
fatrm     - delete a file
fatsize   - determine a file's size
fatwrite  - write file into a dos filesystem
fdt       - flattened device tree utility commands
fstype    - Look up a filesystem type
go        - start application at address 'addr'
gpio      - query and control gpio pins
gpt       - GUID Partition Table
gzwrite   - unzip and write memory to block device
help      - print command description/usage
iminfo    - print header information for application image
imxtract  - extract a part of a multi-image
itest     - return true/false on integer compare
ln        - Create a symbolic link
load      - load binary file from a filesystem
loadb     - load binary file over serial line (kermit mode)
loads     - load S-Record file over serial line
loadx     - load binary file over serial line (xmodem mode)
loady     - load binary file over serial line (ymodem mode)
loop      - infinite loop on address range
ls        - list files in a directory (default /)
lzmadec   - lzma uncompress a memory region
md        - memory display
mdio      - MDIO utility commands
mii       - MII utility commands
mm        - memory modify (auto-incrementing address)
mmc       - MMC sub system
mmcinfo   - display MMC info
mw        - memory write (fill)
nfs       - boot image via network using NFS protocol
nm        - memory modify (constant address)
part      - disk partition related commands
ping      - send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network host
printenv  - print environment variables
pxe       - commands to get and boot from pxe files
random    - fill memory with random pattern
reset     - Perform RESET of the CPU
run       - run commands in an environment variable
save      - save file to a filesystem
saveenv   - save environment variables to persistent storage
setenv    - set environment variables
setexpr   - set environment variable as the result of eval expression
showvar   - print local hushshell variables
size      - determine a file's size
sleep     - delay execution for some time
source    - run script from memory
sysboot   - command to get and boot from syslinux files
test      - minimal test like /bin/sh
tftpboot  - boot image via network using TFTP protocol
true      - do nothing, successfully
unzip     - unzip a memory region
usb       - USB sub-system
usbboot   - boot from USB device
version   - print monitor, compiler and linker version

This is certainly the most up to date U-Boot I have worked with (not having worked with U-Boot since 2016 or so). I'll also note that all of the network booting commands are there. I could try this version of U-Boot to see if it solves any of my problems with the PC 2 and my Kyu operating system.

After looking around a bit, I type "boot" and it continue, booting Armbian.

switch to partitions #0, OK
mmc0 is current device
Scanning mmc 0:1...
Found U-Boot script /boot/boot.scr
3033 bytes read in 2 ms (1.4 MiB/s)
## Executing script at 4fc00000
U-boot loaded from SD
Boot script loaded from mmc
165 bytes read in 3 ms (53.7 KiB/s)
29743 bytes read in 6 ms (4.7 MiB/s)
4191 bytes read in 5 ms (818.4 KiB/s)
Applying kernel provided DT fixup script (sun50i-h5-fixup.scr)
## Executing script at 44000000
11889178 bytes read in 568 ms (20 MiB/s)
17162752 bytes read in 820 ms (20 MiB/s)
## Loading init Ramdisk from Legacy Image at 4fe00000 ...
   Image Name:   uInitrd
   Image Type:   AArch64 Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
   Data Size:    11889114 Bytes = 11.3 MiB
   Load Address: 00000000
   Entry Point:  00000000
   Verifying Checksum ... OK
## Flattened Device Tree blob at 4fa00000
   Booting using the fdt blob at 0x4fa00000
   Loading Ramdisk to 494a9000, end 49fff9da ... OK
   Loading Device Tree to 0000000049439000, end 00000000494a8fff ... OK

Starting kernel ...
Armbian 20.05.2 Buster ttyS0


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