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Tutorial: Run Debian off NVMe - hive - 10-18-2020
Here are steps that worked for me, to get Debian to boot from NVMe on the PineBook Pro.
- Install NVMe adapter and NVMe drive
- Get the NVME device name --lsblk should list it, the actual device will be something like = /dev/nvme0n1
- Install Debian to the NVMe using this: https://github.com/daniel-thompson/pinebook-pro-debian-installer -- Note: The install failed with a hang (flashing amber-green) the first 2 times I tried it, and succeeded the 3rd time.
- Install an updated uboot that supports NVMe onto the SPI: https://github.com/pcm720/u-boot-build-scripts/releases/tag/v2020.07-1. (Note the boot order is microSD, eMMC, then NVMe, so if you want the PBP to boot from NVMe, you need to disable booting from the eMMC)
- Boot into manjaro on eMMC
- Disable booting from the eMMC (so the PBP will boot from the NVMe): Rename the /boot/extlinux folder on the eMMC e.g. sudo mv /boot/extlinux /boot/extlinux.dontboot (so the PBP will not boot off the eMMC)
- Reboot, and it should boot from NVMe
Note: if you want to go back to booting from eMMC, mount the 1st partition off eMMC--that is eMMC partition that would normally be mounted to /boot on Manjaro) and change the name from extlinux.dontboot (or whatever you used in step 6) back to extlinux and reboot
RE: Tutorial: Run Debian off NVMe - wdt - 10-18-2020
> so if you want the PBP to boot from NVMe, you need to disable booting from the eMMC
Actually, no
@localhost pcm-uboot]$ strings u-boot.img |grep _target
boot_targets=mmc1 nvme0 usb0 mmc0 pxe dhcp
RE: Tutorial: Run Debian off NVMe - hive - 10-19-2020
(10-18-2020, 08:27 PM)wdt Wrote: > so if you want the PBP to boot from NVMe, you need to disable booting from the eMMCHi @wdt would you mind please providing a bit more info--what file, on what media/partition would you edit to change the boot order?
Actually, no
@localhost pcm-uboot]$ strings u-boot.img |grep _target
boot_targets=mmc1 nvme0 usb0 mmc0 pxe dhcp
RE: Tutorial: Run Debian off NVMe - wdt - 10-19-2020
That is parameters that are set before uboot is compiled
strings u-boot.img OR uboot,img will show about 4-5 pages of things inside uboot
Usually, not all that useful
the grep is for boot_targets, which is uboot search order
To change, you will have to compile uboot yourself
(BTW,, mmc1=SD,,,mmc0=emmc)
I have been looking, maybe there is a trick to "chain" extlinux.conf's, so far no
Other than renaming,, ie extlinux.conf ->extlinux.conf.bak,, that works (or rather, doesn't, ie won't find this one)
Just what are you trying to do? Get a selector?
If so, the only one, so far, is samueldr's uboot, needs a patched kernel (until 5.9, patch will be mainline)
It does sort of work, 2-6 boot attempts needed, so can take a few minutes (this with unpatched kernel)
RE: Tutorial: Run Debian off NVMe - hive - 10-19-2020
(10-19-2020, 09:25 AM)wdt Wrote: That is parameters that are set before uboot is compiled@wdt ok, I understand. I was looking for a way to change the order without having to re-build and re-install uboot.
strings u-boot.img OR uboot,img will show about 4-5 pages of things inside uboot
Usually, not all that useful
the grep is for boot_targets, which is uboot search order
To change, you will have to compile uboot yourself
(BTW,, mmc1=SD,,,mmc0=emmc)
I have been looking, maybe there is a trick to "chain" extlinux.conf's, so far no
Other than renaming,, ie extlinux.conf ->extlinux.conf.bak,, that works (or rather, doesn't, ie won't find this one)
Just what are you trying to do? Get a selector?
If so, the only one, so far, is samueldr's uboot, needs a patched kernel (until 5.9, patch will be mainline)
It does sort of work, 2-6 boot attempts needed, so can take a few minutes (this with unpatched kernel)