Re: Can't boot NetBSD from eMMC storage on rock64?

[Steve Rikli <sr%genyosha.net@localhost>]

On Fri, Oct 16, 2026 at 04:52:34PM +0200, Matthias Geiger wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Oct 2026 02:10, Steve Rikli <sr%genyosha.net@localhost> wrote:
> > 
> > Is it (still?) necessary to install u-boot board-specific files into the
> > NetBSD image for Rock?  I.e. from these Installation section examples:
> > 
> >  https://wiki.netbsd.org/ports/evbarm/rockchip/#index3h1
> > 
> >  http://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-11.0/evbarm-aarch64/INSTALL.html#Installation%20for%20Armv7%20and%20AArch64%20devices%20with%20U-Boot
> > 
> > I don't have a PINE or Rock yet (just rpi4) but it seems like some of
> > these sbc gadgets want u-boot (or UEFI) files added to the NetBSD
> > sysdisk image at some point, and I don't know if it's included in the
> > modern downloadable NetBSD img files these days.
> 
> After fixing the ssh issue, the image from armbsd.org (which already has
> u-boot) just works for me.

Great, thanks for confirming the u-boot + image thing, I'd wondered about
that previously.

Maybe the wiki and INSTALL docs for evbarm (or just Rock?) need an update?

I like the little ARM boards, but it does seem like each one is a unique
gadget with its own special differences and setup procedures.

Cheers,
sr.