(05-11-2020, 11:59 AM)ilovegentoo Wrote: Hi all,

I finally bit the bullet and ordered a Intel 660p 512GB NVME SSD for testing my RockPro64 on it.
I downloaded the latest Ayufan Debian Buster build from https://github.com/ayufan-rock64/linux-build/releases/download/0.10.12/buster-minimal-rockpro64-0.10.12-1184-arm64.img.xz

I originally installed it on an SD card, then decided to copy it over to an USB stick (supposedly faster).

After that I again copied it over to the NVME drive.

The script I used for the migration is:

Code:

#!/bin/bash

# Parameters
source="/dev/disk/by-id/usb-Samsung_Flash_Drive_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-0:0"
destination="/dev/disk/by-id/nvme-INTEL_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
partitions=(1 2 3 4 5 6 7)
backupFolder="./backup"
rootid=7 # Root ID partition number

# Generate timestamp
timestamp=$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M)

# Create folder if not exist
mkdir -p $backupFolder

# Save GPT disks
sgdisk --backup=$backupFolder/$(basename $source)_$timestamp.sgdisk $source
sgdisk --backup=$backupFolder/$(basename $destination)_$timestamp.sgdisk $destination

# Copy $source layout to $dest and regenerate GUIDs
sgdisk --replicate=$destination $source
sgdisk -G $destination

# Clone partitions
for partition in "${partitions[@]}"; do
   echo "Clone partition $source-part$partition -> $destination-part$partition"
   dd if=$source-part$partition of=$destination-part$partition bs=1M status=progress
   echo "Cloned partition finished!"
done

# Must be done manually for now ...
#yes "-1MiB" | parted $destination resizepart $rootid
#e2fsck $destination-part$rootid
#resize2fs $destination-part$rootid

I then included the following modules and regenerated the initramfs:

cat /etc/initramfs-tools/modules

Code:

# List of modules that you want to include in your initramfs.
# They will be loaded at boot time in the order below.
#
# Syntax:  module_name [args ...]
#
# You must run update-initramfs(8) to effect this change.
#
# Examples:
#
# raid1
# sd_mod
pcie_rockchip_host
phy_rockchip_pcie
nvme

update-initramfs -k all -u


I cannot book from NVME at the present moment. The onboard red LED stays lighted up.
If I put back the USB stick it boots normally.

Is there something I am forgetting ? Thank you

(05-11-2020, 01:08 PM)tophneal Wrote:

(05-11-2020, 11:59 AM)ilovegentoo Wrote: Hi all,

I finally bit the bullet and ordered a Intel 660p 512GB NVME SSD for testing my RockPro64 on it.
I downloaded the latest Ayufan Debian Buster build from https://github.com/ayufan-rock64/linux-build/releases/download/0.10.12/buster-minimal-rockpro64-0.10.12-1184-arm64.img.xz

I originally installed it on an SD card, then decided to copy it over to an USB stick (supposedly faster).

After that I again copied it over to the NVME drive.

The script I used for the migration is:

Code:

#!/bin/bash

# Parameters
source="/dev/disk/by-id/usb-Samsung_Flash_Drive_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-0:0"
destination="/dev/disk/by-id/nvme-INTEL_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
partitions=(1 2 3 4 5 6 7)
backupFolder="./backup"
rootid=7 # Root ID partition number

# Generate timestamp
timestamp=$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M)

# Create folder if not exist
mkdir -p $backupFolder

# Save GPT disks
sgdisk --backup=$backupFolder/$(basename $source)_$timestamp.sgdisk $source
sgdisk --backup=$backupFolder/$(basename $destination)_$timestamp.sgdisk $destination

# Copy $source layout to $dest and regenerate GUIDs
sgdisk --replicate=$destination $source
sgdisk -G $destination

# Clone partitions
for partition in "${partitions[@]}"; do
   echo "Clone partition $source-part$partition -> $destination-part$partition"
   dd if=$source-part$partition of=$destination-part$partition bs=1M status=progress
   echo "Cloned partition finished!"
done

# Must be done manually for now ...
#yes "-1MiB" | parted $destination resizepart $rootid
#e2fsck $destination-part$rootid
#resize2fs $destination-part$rootid

I then included the following modules and regenerated the initramfs:

cat /etc/initramfs-tools/modules

Code:

# List of modules that you want to include in your initramfs.
# They will be loaded at boot time in the order below.
#
# Syntax:  module_name [args ...]
#
# You must run update-initramfs(8) to effect this change.
#
# Examples:
#
# raid1
# sd_mod
pcie_rockchip_host
phy_rockchip_pcie
nvme

update-initramfs -k all -u


I cannot book from NVME at the present moment. The onboard red LED stays lighted up.
If I put back the USB stick it boots normally.

Is there something I am forgetting ? Thank you

Did you flash a bootloader to the SPI?

(05-11-2020, 01:08 PM)tophneal Wrote:

(05-11-2020, 11:59 AM)ilovegentoo Wrote: Hi all,

I finally bit the bullet and ordered a Intel 660p 512GB NVME SSD for testing my RockPro64 on it.
I downloaded the latest Ayufan Debian Buster build from https://github.com/ayufan-rock64/linux-build/releases/download/0.10.12/buster-minimal-rockpro64-0.10.12-1184-arm64.img.xz

I originally installed it on an SD card, then decided to copy it over to an USB stick (supposedly faster).

After that I again copied it over to the NVME drive.

The script I used for the migration is:

Code:

#!/bin/bash

# Parameters
source="/dev/disk/by-id/usb-Samsung_Flash_Drive_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-0:0"
destination="/dev/disk/by-id/nvme-INTEL_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
partitions=(1 2 3 4 5 6 7)
backupFolder="./backup"
rootid=7 # Root ID partition number

# Generate timestamp
timestamp=$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M)

# Create folder if not exist
mkdir -p $backupFolder

# Save GPT disks
sgdisk --backup=$backupFolder/$(basename $source)_$timestamp.sgdisk $source
sgdisk --backup=$backupFolder/$(basename $destination)_$timestamp.sgdisk $destination

# Copy $source layout to $dest and regenerate GUIDs
sgdisk --replicate=$destination $source
sgdisk -G $destination

# Clone partitions
for partition in "${partitions[@]}"; do
   echo "Clone partition $source-part$partition -> $destination-part$partition"
   dd if=$source-part$partition of=$destination-part$partition bs=1M status=progress
   echo "Cloned partition finished!"
done

# Must be done manually for now ...
#yes "-1MiB" | parted $destination resizepart $rootid
#e2fsck $destination-part$rootid
#resize2fs $destination-part$rootid

I then included the following modules and regenerated the initramfs:

cat /etc/initramfs-tools/modules

Code:

# List of modules that you want to include in your initramfs.
# They will be loaded at boot time in the order below.
#
# Syntax:  module_name [args ...]
#
# You must run update-initramfs(8) to effect this change.
#
# Examples:
#
# raid1
# sd_mod
pcie_rockchip_host
phy_rockchip_pcie
nvme

update-initramfs -k all -u


I cannot book from NVME at the present moment. The onboard red LED stays lighted up.
If I put back the USB stick it boots normally.

Is there something I am forgetting ? Thank you

Did you flash a bootloader to the SPI?

(05-12-2020, 07:30 AM)khaosgrille Wrote:

(05-11-2020, 01:08 PM)tophneal Wrote:

(05-11-2020, 11:59 AM)ilovegentoo Wrote: Hi all,

I finally bit the bullet and ordered a Intel 660p 512GB NVME SSD for testing my RockPro64 on it.
I downloaded the latest Ayufan Debian Buster build from https://github.com/ayufan-rock64/linux-build/releases/download/0.10.12/buster-minimal-rockpro64-0.10.12-1184-arm64.img.xz

I originally installed it on an SD card, then decided to copy it over to an USB stick (supposedly faster).

After that I again copied it over to the NVME drive.

The script I used for the migration is:

Code:

#!/bin/bash

# Parameters
source="/dev/disk/by-id/usb-Samsung_Flash_Drive_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-0:0"
destination="/dev/disk/by-id/nvme-INTEL_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
partitions=(1 2 3 4 5 6 7)
backupFolder="./backup"
rootid=7 # Root ID partition number

# Generate timestamp
timestamp=$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M)

# Create folder if not exist
mkdir -p $backupFolder

# Save GPT disks
sgdisk --backup=$backupFolder/$(basename $source)_$timestamp.sgdisk $source
sgdisk --backup=$backupFolder/$(basename $destination)_$timestamp.sgdisk $destination

# Copy $source layout to $dest and regenerate GUIDs
sgdisk --replicate=$destination $source
sgdisk -G $destination

# Clone partitions
for partition in "${partitions[@]}"; do
   echo "Clone partition $source-part$partition -> $destination-part$partition"
   dd if=$source-part$partition of=$destination-part$partition bs=1M status=progress
   echo "Cloned partition finished!"
done

# Must be done manually for now ...
#yes "-1MiB" | parted $destination resizepart $rootid
#e2fsck $destination-part$rootid
#resize2fs $destination-part$rootid

I then included the following modules and regenerated the initramfs:

cat /etc/initramfs-tools/modules

Code:

# List of modules that you want to include in your initramfs.
# They will be loaded at boot time in the order below.
#
# Syntax:  module_name [args ...]
#
# You must run update-initramfs(8) to effect this change.
#
# Examples:
#
# raid1
# sd_mod
pcie_rockchip_host
phy_rockchip_pcie
nvme

update-initramfs -k all -u


I cannot book from NVME at the present moment. The onboard red LED stays lighted up.
If I put back the USB stick it boots normally.

Is there something I am forgetting ? Thank you

Did you flash a bootloader to the SPI?

i had some problems with nvme ssd too. i can confirm lenovo ssds are not working while samsung ssds are working fine with the same setup. can u get an error from the boot process with the graphical uboot/serial port

(05-13-2020, 05:18 AM)ilovegentoo Wrote: Thank you for your message, @khaosgrille. What do you mean exactly? For some weird reason HDMI doesn't output anything .... Is that what you mean by "graphical uboot"? And what about the serial port?

Usually the only thing I (can) do is watch the DHCP server for seeing the leased IP address and then trying to ping and connect over SSH. Not very practical though .

(05-13-2020, 06:29 AM)tophneal Wrote:

(05-13-2020, 05:18 AM)ilovegentoo Wrote: Thank you for your message, @khaosgrille. What do you mean exactly? For some weird reason HDMI doesn't output anything .... Is that what you mean by "graphical uboot"? And what about the serial port?

Usually the only thing I (can) do is watch the DHCP server for seeing the leased IP address and then trying to ping and connect over SSH. Not very practical though .

I think what they mean is using the UART cable, you can view u-boot's menu when booting the RP64. It won't appear over HDMi, bc u-boot lacks those drivers.

(05-19-2020, 02:25 AM)Bullet64 Wrote: This u-boot frpm ayifan will have output on HDMI.

https://github.com/ayufan-rock64/linux-mainline-u-boot/releases