Intermittent Boot Issues
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(06-04-2020, 12:56 AM)khanku Wrote:
(06-03-2020, 09:35 PM)charlespine Wrote:
(06-03-2020, 07:29 PM)MrRoosevelt Wrote: I  get denied when cloning or downloading the mrfixit repo.

[EDIT]: Nevermind, that was user error...

I'm trying to make sure that I write the images to the correct device. It looks like the script wants to do this (omitting long file path):

Code:
dd if=...updates_repo/pinebook/filesystem/idbloader.img of=/dev/mmcblk2 bs=32k seek=1 conv=fsync &>/dev/null
dd if=...updates_repo/pinebook/filesystem/uboot.img of=/dev/mmcblk2 bs=64k seek=128 conv=fsync &>/dev/null
dd if=...updates_repo/pinebook/filesystem/trust.img of=/dev/mmcblk2 bs=64k seek=192 conv=fsync &>/dev/null

It looks sane to me; but, I'm still looking for documentation on the wiki to confirm (I don't want to overwrite the wrong device).

Use lsblk to confirm your devices and then use sudo in front of dd if you're not root.

You'll want to remove "&> /dev/null" at the end too in order to see any potential error. I.e.:

Code:
lsblk # look for mount point or size to make sure mmcblk2 is the eMMC

sudo dd if=idbloader.img of=/dev/mmcblk2 bs=32k seek=1 conv=fsync
[size=small][font=Monaco, Consolas, Courier, monospace]sudo dd if=uboot.img of=/dev/mmcblk2 bs=64k seek=128 conv=fsync[/font][/size]
sudo dd if=trust.img  of=/dev/mmcblk2 bs=64k seek=192 conv=fsync

(06-04-2020, 07:20 AM)yurievitch Wrote:
(06-03-2020, 09:07 AM)Arwen Wrote: I too have had serious Manjaro boot problems. Miy PBP was from an earlier batch, so I had loaded Manjaro myself. Seemed to work a bit. Then it would not. Initially I could do the Control-Alt-Delete and then it would boot.

But in the end, I think I have to try something different. Since it appears to be a U-Boot issue, I'll give @khanku fix a try.

After a few days it seems to be settling down, but as I bought this for my granddaughter for school and play, Manjaro doesn't support for some of what she needs.
I've tried a Bionic live USB, but it doesn't supersede booting from the internal drive. Is there a key combination that lets me change the boot order?


Sorry to appear apprehensive; this is my first trip outside of x86 land in a very long time. I usually can get away from using dd as it is not a tool I take lightly.

But, I successfully flashed uboot and I was able to boot 4 or 5 times in a row with no issues. I noticed that the power LED behaves differently now. Its not a bug, I mention it because I find it interesting.

Thanks for everyone's input. I'm excited to play around with this for a bit.


Messages In This Thread
Intermittent Boot Issues - by MrRoosevelt - 06-02-2020, 12:46 AM
RE: Intermittent Boot Issues - by KiteX3 - 06-02-2020, 09:15 AM
RE: Intermittent Boot Issues - by jiyong - 06-02-2020, 12:54 PM
RE: Intermittent Boot Issues - by khanku - 06-03-2020, 02:55 AM
RE: Intermittent Boot Issues - by yurievitch - 06-03-2020, 12:01 PM
RE: Intermittent Boot Issues - by Arwen - 06-03-2020, 09:07 AM
RE: Intermittent Boot Issues - by yurievitch - 06-04-2020, 07:20 AM
RE: Intermittent Boot Issues - by MrRoosevelt - 06-04-2020, 10:35 AM
RE: Intermittent Boot Issues - by boggle - 06-11-2020, 09:15 PM
RE: Intermittent Boot Issues - by Twig - 06-03-2020, 09:08 AM
RE: Intermittent Boot Issues - by tophneal - 06-03-2020, 11:32 AM
RE: Intermittent Boot Issues - by Arwen - 06-03-2020, 12:05 PM
RE: Intermittent Boot Issues - by MrRoosevelt - 06-03-2020, 07:29 PM
RE: Intermittent Boot Issues - by charlespine - 06-03-2020, 09:35 PM
RE: Intermittent Boot Issues - by khanku - 06-04-2020, 12:56 AM
RE: Intermittent Boot Issues - by lot378 - 06-03-2020, 08:50 PM
RE: Intermittent Boot Issues - by MrRoosevelt - 06-03-2020, 09:16 PM
RE: Intermittent Boot Issues - by Arwen - 06-12-2020, 09:54 AM
RE: Intermittent Boot Issues - by KiteX3 - 06-12-2020, 11:57 AM
RE: Intermittent Boot Issues - by khanku - 06-21-2020, 06:45 AM

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