+- PINE64 (https://forum.pine64.org)
+-- Forum: ROCKPRO64 (https://forum.pine64.org/forumdisplay.php?fid=98)
+--- Forum: BSD on RockPro64 (https://forum.pine64.org/forumdisplay.php?fid=109)
+--- Thread: OpenBSD install on eMMC without serial (/showthread.php?tid=19176)
OpenBSD install on eMMC without serial - dcnetfan - 04-10-2024
Good day everyone,
I just purchased a new RockPro64 + official aluminium case + 128GB eMMC flash + rtc battery holder but the mistake I made is that I did not know in advance to order an usb serial console or an usb adapter for eMMC.
Now the big challange is to install OpenBSD into eMMC flash without these.
I connected the device to my computer(windows 10) USB port using usb A to RockPro64 USB c OTG port and after installing windows driver assistant I can successfully see it successfully detected with AndroidTool_Release_v2.38 in Maskrom mode.
I am thinking that this might help to flash OpenBSD required files and install it to eMMC card without having a physical serial console.
I downloaded already from OpenBSD official link(https://cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/7.5/packages/aarch64/) the required files:
the bootloader binaries named: u-boot-aarch64 and and dtb binary packages
from u-boot-aarch64-2021.10p10.tgz:
- idbloader.img
- u-boot.itb
- u-boot-rockchip.bin
and from dtb-6.5.tgz
- rk3399-rockpro64-v2.dtb
And of course I downloaded OpenBSD img file.
Your help would be really appreciated if you can provide me some tips on how should I flash these without serial, only using AndroidTool_Release_v2.38 downloaded from https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/ROCKPro64_Software_Releases , Miscellaneous tools section.
RE: OpenBSD install on eMMC without serial - KC9UDX - 04-12-2024
You shouldn't need a serial connection. You can prepare a bootable micro-sd card. Boot from that first.
Have you seen this? https://github.com/jasperla/openbsd-rockpro64
I run NetBSD and I don't have any experience with OpenBSD. But I think installation would be similar. I made a bootable micro-sd and then copied the first part of that to eMMC and then installed NetBSD.
I used NetBSD for the micro-SD (and you could too, since the pre-built images are so easy to use). But you could use Linux or anything else, too. Then install OpenBSD to the eMMC.