Re: Star64 boot log with errors

[Nick Hudson <nick.hudson%gmx.co.uk@localhost>]

On 16/01/2026 22:27, Benny Siegert wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Jan 2026, Lucius wrote:
>
> > It was indeed a u-boot issue, thanks for pointing that out, it now 
> > boots :D
> >
> > I followed this guide for anyone in the future with the same issue 
> > https://docs.u-boot.org/en/latest/board/starfive/pine64_star64.html
>
> So you got the Star64 working? I have been meaning to get a machine to 
> play with NetBSD on riscv. The Star64 sounds like a decent enough board 
> that can actually be purchased -- so maybe I should buy one.
>
> Or is there some other board that people would recommend instead?

As others have said the Star64 and VisionFive 2 use thee same JH7110 SOC 
so *should* be equally well supported.

There is a knarly bug wrt to timer interrupts and them being missed 
which causes HEARTBEAT to trigger - I think it can be mostly ignored if 
HEARTBEAT is disabled.

Nick