Re: Pinebook and NetBSD 8.99.39 [UPDATE]

To: Ron Georgia <netverbs%gmail.com@localhost>
Subject: Re: Pinebook and NetBSD 8.99.39 [UPDATE]
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej%me.com@localhost>
Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 09:53:56 -0700

> On May 14, 2019, at 9:33 AM, Ron Georgia <netverbs%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
> 
> If I understand correctly:
> 1. boot Pinebook from microSD loaded with Pinebook NetBSD ARM Bootable Images from https://www.invisible.ca/arm/
> 2. download arm64.img from ftp://nyftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/HEAD/201905140810Z/evbarm-aarch64/binary/gzimg/ to microSD card.

You can dd the invisible.ca imagine to the eMMC as well.  It's just a standard arm64.img with u-boot helpfully added by Jared; no need to download a second one (to which you would then need to add u-boot).

> 3. dd image to /dev/rld2c
> 4. Power down, remove SD card and reboot.
> 
> Correct?
> For YES, press 1
> For NO, press 2
> 
> On 5/14/19, 10:15 AM, "Jared McNeill" <jmcneill%invisible.ca@localhost> wrote:
> 
>    Easiest way is to download the image to the SD card, then dd it to the 
>    eMMC:
> 
>      # dd if=arm64.img of=/dev/rld2c bs=1m conv=sync
> 
>    You can't "wreck" your Pinebook this way as it will always try to boot 
>    from SD card first. So after writing the image to eMMC, shutdown the 
>    computer, remove the SD card, and power it back on. If something goes 
>    wrong, plug the SD card back in and it will boot from that device when you 
>    power it back on.
> 
> 
>    On Tue, 14 May 2019, Ron Georgia wrote:
> 
>> Instead of creating the image with dd, I followed the suggestion of building the image with "highly recommend" Etcher. I am now able to login as root! Not sure what happened. I am documenting every step of the way in order to make my journey, mistakes and all, available to other "not so savvy" Pinebook users.
>> 
>> How do I install NetBSD directly onto my Pinebook? Do I use sysinst (per https://wiki.netbsd.org/ports/evbarm/install_using_sysinst/)?
>> Before I "wreck" my Pinebook, do I select ld2 as the drive to partition and install?
>> 
>> =========== MISC DATA ===========
>> arm64# disklabel ld0
>> # /dev/rld0:
>> type: SCSI
>> disk: STORAGE DEVICE
>> label: fictitious
>> flags: removable
>> bytes/sector: 512
>> sectors/track: 32
>> tracks/cylinder: 64
>> sectors/cylinder: 2048
>> cylinders: 1641
>> total sectors: 31116288
>> rpm: 3600
>> interleave: 1
>> trackskew: 0
>> cylinderskew: 0
>> headswitch: 0           # microseconds
>> track-to-track seek: 0  # microseconds
>> drivedata: 0
>> 
>> 8 partitions:
>> #        size    offset     fstype [fsize bsize cpg/sgs]
>> a:  30657536    458752     4.2BSD      0     0     0  # (Cyl.    224 -  15193*)
>> b:    262144    196608       swap                     # (Cyl.     96 -    223)
>> c:  31116288         0     unused      0     0        # (Cyl.      0 -  15193*)
>> d:  31116288         0     unused      0     0        # (Cyl.      0 -  15193*)
>> e:    163840     32768      MSDOS                     # (Cyl.     16 -     95)
>> 
>> arm64# disklabel ld2
>> # /dev/rld2:
>> type: ld
>> disk: ld2
>> label: default label
>> flags:
>> bytes/sector: 512
>> sectors/track: 63
>> tracks/cylinder: 32
>> sectors/cylinder: 2016
>> cylinders: 1040
>> total sectors: 2097152
>> rpm: 3600
>> interleave: 1
>> trackskew: 0
>> cylinderskew: 0
>> headswitch: 0           # microseconds
>> track-to-track seek: 0  # microseconds
>> drivedata: 0
>> 
>> 3 partitions:
>> #        size    offset     fstype [fsize bsize cpg/sgs]
>> a:   2097152         0     4.2BSD      0     0     0  # (Cyl.      0 -   1040*)
>> c:   2097152         0     4.2BSD      0     0     0  # (Cyl.      0 -   1040*)
>> disklabel: boot block size 0
>> disklabel: super block size 0
>> disklabel: partitions a and c overlap
>> 
>> arm64# gpt show ld0
>> GPT not found, displaying data from MBR.
>> 
>>    start      size  index  contents
>>        0         1         MBR
>>        1     32767         Unused
>>    32768    163840      1  MBR part 12 (active)
>>   196608    262144         Unused
>>   458752  30657536      2  MBR part 169
>> 
>> arm64# gpt show ld2
>> gpt: /dev/rld2: map entry doesn't fit media: new start + new size < start + size
>> (1 + 1fffff < a000 + 1d50000)
>> 
>> arm64# dmesg | grep ld
>> [     1.000016] axpreg5 at axppmic0: eldo2
>> [     2.737735] sdmmc1: autoconfiguration error: couldn't enable card: 60
>> [     2.811871] ld2 at sdmmc2: <0x45:0x0100:DF4016:0x00:0xfe875b0b:0x000>
>> [     2.811871] ld2: 1024 MB, 1040 cyl, 32 head, 63 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 2097152 sectors
>> [     2.828746] ld0 at sdmmc0: <0x03:0x5344:SS16G:0x80:0x42ce3d51:0x122>
>> [     2.848748] ld0: 15193 MB, 7717 cyl, 64 head, 63 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 31116288 sectors
>> [     2.848748] ld2: mbr partition exceeds disk size
>> [     2.848748] ld2: 8-bit width, 200.000 MHz
>> [     2.876482] ld0: 4-bit width, High-Speed/SDR25, 50.000 MHz
>> [     7.617842] ld2: mbr partition exceeds disk size
>> [     7.627841] boot device: ld0
>> [     7.627841] root on ld0a dumps on ld0b
>> [   424.699875] ld2: mbr partition exceeds disk size
>> [   424.709875] ld2: mbr partition exceeds disk size
>> [   431.049997] ld2: mbr partition exceeds disk size
>> [   431.059997] ld2: mbr partition exceeds disk size
>> [   431.059997] ld2: mbr partition exceeds disk size
>> [   431.149999] ld2: mbr partition exceeds disk size
>> [   442.320213] ld2: mbr partition exceeds disk size
>> [   746.325984] ld2: mbr partition exceeds disk size
>> [   746.335984] ld2: mbr partition exceeds disk size
>> [  1592.422047] ld2: mbr partition exceeds disk size
>> [  1592.422047] ld2: mbr partition exceeds disk size
>> [  1679.653695] ld2: mbr partition exceeds disk size
>> [  1679.673697] ld2: mbr partition exceeds disk size
>> [  1684.513788] ld2: mbr partition exceeds disk size
>> [  1684.513788] ld2: mbr partition exceeds disk size
>> [  1684.563793] ld2: mbr partition exceeds disk size
>> [  1684.583793] ld2: mbr partition exceeds disk size
>> [  1684.583793] ld2: mbr partition exceeds disk size
>> [  1761.785290] ld2: mbr partition exceeds disk size
>> [  1778.945617] ld2: mbr partition exceeds disk size
>> [  1993.819664] ld2: mbr partition exceeds disk size
>> 
>> arm64# mount
>> /dev/ld0a on / type ffs (noatime, local)
>> /dev/ld0e on /boot type msdos (local)
>> kernfs on /kern type kernfs (local)
>> ptyfs on /dev/pts type ptyfs (local)
>> procfs on /proc type procfs (local)
>> tmpfs on /var/shm type tmpfs (local)
>> 
>> # sysinst
>> ========================================
>> What kind of system do you have?
>> 
>> a: Raspberry PI
>>> b: Other
>> 
>> ========================================
>> NetBSD/evbarm 8.99.39
>> 
>> This menu-driven tool is designed to help you install NetBSD to a hard disk, or upgrade an existing
>> NetBSD system, with a minimum of work.
>> In the following menus type the reference letter (a, b, c, ...) to select an item, or type
>> CTRL+N/CTRL+P to select the next/previous item.
>> The arrow keys and Page-up/Page-down may also work.
>> Activate the current selection from the menu by typing the enter key.
>> 
>> If you booted from a floppy, you may now remove the disk.
>> Thank you for using NetBSD!
>> 
>> NetBSD-8.99.39 Install System
>> 
>>> a: Install NetBSD to hard disk
>> b: Upgrade NetBSD on a hard disk
>> c: Re-install sets or install additional sets
>> d: Reboot the computer
>> e: Utility menu
>> f: Config menu
>> x: Exit Install System
>> 
>> ========================================
>> On which disk do you want to install NetBSD?
>> 
>> ┌──────────────────────────┐
>> │ Available disks                              │
>> │                                                         │
>> │>a: ld2                                             │
>> │ b: Extended partitioning             │
>> │ x: Exit                                              │
>> └──────────────────────────┘
>> ========================================
>> 
>> I do not see ld0.
>> 
>> On 5/14/19, 8:59 AM, "Ron Georgia" <netverbs%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
>> 
>>   I just received my new 1080P 11inch (27.94 cm) Pinebook. It was pre-loaded with Ubuntu and KDE. While I like KDE, it seems a bit heavy. Ubuntu is ... ok, but I would rather have NetBSD and LXDE or Mate. I attempted to install NetBSD but ran into some problems. Most likely due to my incomplete understanding (see tag line below).
>> 
>>   1. I downloaded the Pinebook image (NetBSD-evbarm-aarch64-201905120950Z-pinebook.img) from https://www.invisible.ca/arm/
>>   2. dd the image to my microSD card.
>>   3. Inserted the micro SD into the SD slot of the Pinebook and booted.
>> 
>>   The first boot ended in a ==> prompt. Not sure what that was all about.
>>   Reboot produced the NetBSD "arm" boot processes; however, there was a problem. When presented with the login prompt I tried to type "root" but the right side of the keyboard acts like a number pad. Pressing "o" gives me the escape sequence for a "6" without the numlock engaged. Pressing shift "o" gets me a capital O while Fn + o gets me a "6."
>> 
>>   Questions:
>>   1. Is there a way to make the keyboard a standard keyboard?
>>   2. Once booted, now do I "reflash" the internal drive to boot NetBSD without having to boot from the micro SD card?
>> 
>> 
>>   Ron Georgia
>>   “90% of my problems are due to ignorance, the other 10% is because I just don’t know any better.”
>> 
>> 
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>> 
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> 
> 

-- thorpej
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