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Can we dualboot eMMC and SSD - Madiator2011 - 09-15-2020
Hi guys.
Recently I got my Pinebook Pro and M.2 adapter.
And here is my question is it possible to dual/triple boot?
Like Manjaro installed on eMMC, Kail Linux installed on SSD and SD Card for Elementry OS (or other distros for testing) .
As far I know Pinebook not have BIOS and bootorder is SD Card > eMMC > SSD
Would be happy to have something like GRUB so I could switch OS on power up
Thank you
RE: Can we dualboot eMMC and SSD - Arwen - 09-15-2020
Over time it will likely be possible to multi-boot different OSes, even on the same storage device.
There is an experimental U-Boot with 2 separate menus. One for device selection, like eMMC or SD card. The other for kernel or partition. It's not quite as easy to use as Grub. And their are limitations. Here is the thread discussing it;
https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=10694
I have it on one of my Pinebook Pros, seems nice. Can even be written to SPI.
RE: Can we dualboot eMMC and SSD - Madiator2011 - 09-15-2020
(09-15-2020, 04:52 AM)Arwen Wrote: Over time it will likely be possible to multi-boot different OSes, even on the same storage device.
There is an experimental U-Boot with 2 separate menus. One for device selection, like eMMC or SD card. The other for kernel or partition. It's not quite as easy to use as Grub. And their are limitations. Here is the thread discussing it;
https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=10694
I have it on one of my Pinebook Pros, seems nice. Can even be written to SPI.
Is there any guide for setup U-Boot? I'm not scared of terminal
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RE: Can we dualboot eMMC and SSD - Arwen - 09-16-2020
@Madiator2011, As for a guide setting up U-Boot, I don't think so.
Most, (if not all?), SPI flash versions of U-Boot are a single binary file that gets flashed to the SPI device. But, for eMMC and SD card, their are 3 separate pieces of U-Boot;
Code:
Offset End Size Type
64 16383 16320 idbloader.img
16384 24575 8192 u-boot.img
24576 32767 8192 trust.img