Rock64 - not booting after Armbian update

[helpmerock]

I have Rock64 Ver.2 - 1gb model.
 
Was working fine with Armbian 24.5.0-trunk.211_Rock64_bookworm_current_6.6.21 - boot from micro SD card

On SSH, I updated to latest version Armbian_25.2.1_Rock64_bookworm_current_6.12.13. Now it does not boot from micro SD card.

I had another micro sd card. I flashed new Armbian_25.2.1_Rock64_bookworm_current_6.12.13 - does not boot.

I had another micro sd card. I flashed OLD Armbian 24.5.0-trunk.211_Rock64_bookworm_current_6.6.21 - it boots. Then updated to latest Armbian & does not boot anymore.

Looks like some " Flashing_u-boot_to_SPI_Flash " - problem.

Please help.

Thanks in advanced

[KC9UDX]

I'll never understand why Linux feels that it's appropriate to modify your firmware during an upgrade. Does x86 Linux reflash your BIOS when upgrading?

In any case; if you boot from the one which still boots, use it to erase your SPI ROM and try booting the newer one.

[helpmerock]

I flashed with newest uboot but same thing - no boot.
https://github.com/ayufan-rock64/linux-m...-g4e6f4563

[KC9UDX]

Did you flash it to the SPI ROM? If not, have you erased the SPI ROM?

[helpmerock]

First I flashed this to erase it :
u-boot-erase-spi-rock64.img.xz

then
I flashed with to write it:
u-boot-flash-spi-rock64.img.xz

after flashing - white led flashes continuously.

removed power. removed micro sd card & put newly burned Armbian_25.2.1 micro sd card - does not boot
Old Armbian boots as well as Dietpi boots

[KC9UDX]

Does U-Boot say anything different between working and not working?

I wonder if something in /boot changed in Armbian.

[wdt]

Ah ha, I think you have used wrong image, rock64 is
probably for rk3328, I might be wrong
And this is why, unless you are REALLY sure, it is not so good to flash SPI
There is a jumper connection to short SPI clock, so not such a big deal
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opps, I see that maybe you really have a rock64, for some reason I thought you had rockPro
anyway, I think the clock signal is on pin7 so jumper 7->9 for a few seconds when booting (40 pin connector)