Which Pine64 OS distributions use the newer SPL (secondary program loader), and not just fall back on the older boot0 code?


I'm tracking the Fedora ARM team's efforts as they are nearing the point of releasing support for the Pine64+. They have had preliminary builds that I've wanted to test. However, these new builds require using a serial console (uart) to view the boot process, and access a login prompt. I can successfully watch many of the Pine64 distros boot over the serial console. But most of these distros use the legacy boot0 code. Fedora is using the newer ATF (ARM Trusted Firmware) / SPL/U-Boot code.
See here for details:
https://github.com/u-boot/u-boot/blob/ma...ME.sunxi64

When I try to boot the Fedora distribution, I see absolutely nothing on the serial console. I know the OS is booting, because I can later pull the microSD card from the Pine, and view the log files on another computer. In troubleshooting, I'm attempting to rule out all the variables I can. As I mentioned, I can view text on the serial console for distributions that use the legacy boot0 code. I'd like to locate other distributions that don't use boot0, so I can attempt to boot them and see if the serial console works for me on those.

Forgive me if I've used the wrong terms for some of this technology. School me if necessary! :-)

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my rock64 with ayufan's android 7.1.2 atv . 
I can't find any about install zip from sdcard when in recovery mode.

menu image for recovery mode  :
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Android Recovery
Android/rock64_atv/rk3328_box
7.1.2/NHG47K/86
userdebug/test-keys
Use volume up/down and power.
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Reboot system now 
reboot to bootloader 
apply update from adb
apply update from SD card
wipe data/factory reset 
wipe cache partition
mount /system
view recovery logs
run graphics test
power off
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is there  no "install zip from sdcard" option? who can help me ?

Anybody tried this? https://www.cloudmedia.com/?product=popc...kbox-basic

I have not found anything about it on this forum and it seems that it uses this Rock64 chipset.

When I using the uboot hdmi branch (https://github.com/ayufan-rock64/linux-u...nline-hdmi),
there no signal output.

I wonder if the image works in the pinebook

https://cdimage.parrotsec.org/parrot/iso/arm/pine64/

sorry for the bad English

I'm not sure what is going on here, but I cannot get to Opera.com from my Pinebook. It keeps redirecting to the mobile site and then looping. Different computer, same network, no problem. What is going on here? Just trying to download opera on my pinebook.

EDIT: Apparently this is only a problem in the stock Ubuntu Mate load. Both browsers, firefox and chromium, redirect on Opera's website.

I seem to be maxing out at about 14MBs and expected more.

Just thought I would ask how you are testing.

I created a 1Gb Ram disk mounted in tmp

Copied from a Windows SMB via 1Gb nic & switch.

As I say 14MBs max also my new Plugable USB 3.0 1gb adapter seems to be exactly the same.

Problem is did it via Mate desktop on the Rock so quite a lot going on but still seems pretty poor.

Anyone any ideas?

Here is the Yocto build linK:

http://opensource.rock-chips.com/wiki_Yocto#Images

Here is build command: MACHINE=evb-rk3328 DISTRO=rk-wayland . ./setup-environment -b build

Hopefully, we will get the Yocto and Wayland support on ROCK64 soon.

Hello , 
I am curious about whether the pine A64+ can be used to create industrial device for data monitoring using serial and TCP/IP modbus communication. Is there any such product in market implementing the Pine A64+ ? Thank you.