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Date:      Sun, 28 Mar 2021 22:02:39 +0200
From:      =?utf-8?Q?S=C3=B8ren_Schmidt?= <soren.schmidt@gmail.com>
To:        =?utf-8?Q?Klaus_K=C3=BCchemann?= <maciphone2@googlemail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-arm@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Any good alternative to Raspberry for Arm64?
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On 28 Mar 2021, at 21.48, Klaus K=C3=BCchemann =
<maciphone2@googlemail.com> wrote:
>>=20
>> Well, at least u-boot2021.01 has all the needed support to boot a =
rockpro64 or pinebookpro from nvme/sata/usb/sd/mmc/net.
>> If you put u-boot into the SPI-flash it will boot from any of the =
above media.
>>=20
>> --
>> S=C3=B8ren Schmidt
>> sos@deepcore.dk / sos@freebsd.org
>> "So much code to hack, so little time=E2=80=9C
>>=20
>=20
> yes, I used 2021.04-rcXX( master, self-compiled)=E2=80=A6 the strange =
thing on Rock960-board was that it needed some reboots=20
> until nvme was scanned correctly in u-boot-prompt.
> Thean it boots FreeBSD straight up and then hangs on mountroot> ( =
because there=E2=80=99s no /dev/nda0 or /dev/nvmeXX).
> I presume an electrical issue since it was once(only once) detected by =
adding nvme_load=3D=E2=80=9EYES=E2=80=9C& nvd_load=3D=E2=80=9EYES=E2=80=9C=
 in rc.conf.=20
> The u-boot patch related to nvme on that board also was based on a =
voltage-change .
> =E2=80=A6 I`ll post some debug-output the next hours=E2=80=A6 (`guess =
pcie has mem alloc issue from dmesg)=E2=80=A6
>=20
> Anyone successfully booting from nvme on any aarch64-board ??


Yes, both my rockpro64=E2=80=99s and my pinebookpro boots of NVMe just =
fine, there is one caveat though, for it to work it needs to be a NVMe =
device that uses as little power as possible (I use older Intel 660 IIRC =
uses only 3.5W max), otherwise the HW cant cope..


S=C3=B8ren Schmidt
sos@deepcore.dk / sos@freebsd.org
"So much code to hack, so little time"






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