Odroid C2 no longer booting

nl.smart · 14 June 2021 11:46

Odroid C4 kde up to date.

[nlc4@c4 ~]$ pacman -V

 .--.                  Pacman v6.0.0 - libalpm v13.0.0
/ _.-' .-.  .-.  .-.   Copyright (C) 2006-2021 Pacman Development Team
\  '-. '-'  '-'  '-'   Copyright (C) 2002-2006 Judd Vinet
 '--'
                       This program may be freely redistributed under
                       the terms of the GNU General Public License.

[nlc4@c4 ~]$

I hope soon the Odroid C2 :-)
https://forum.manjaro.org/t/ideas-to-unify-arm-boot-sequences-and-kernel-namings/70061/30

Strit · 14 June 2021 11:59

Just a quick suggestion about that. Have you tried changing the kernel to linux-vim, which is based on Tobetters (froim hardkernel) source?

nl.smart · 14 June 2021 12:28

Thanks for our answer.
No I don’t, yesterday I built a stable image for the C2, it don’ t boot.

Where to find the linux-vim kernel?
How to install the linux-vim kernel on the emmc module? copy past as root ?

I have time this afternoon for some test.

some details during the image I did yesterday.

==> Proceeding....
  -> Getting package lists ready for oc2 kde-plasma edition...
==> Getting /dev/sdb ready with ext4 for oc2...

archlinux-appstream-data-20210423-1 
linux-firmware-20210511.7685cf4-1
util-linux-2.36.2-1
linux-5.12.8-1

Editing extlinux.conf...
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset: 'default'
  -> -k 5.12.8-1-MANJARO-ARM -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux.img

==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux.img
==> WARNING: errors were encountered during the build. The image may not be complete.
error: command failed to execute correctly
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
( 1/26) Creating system user accounts...

the extlinux.conf file is looking so

LABEL Manjaro ARM
KERNEL /Image
FDT /dtbs/amlogic/meson-gxbb-odroidc2.dtb
APPEND initrd=/initramfs-linux.img console=tty1 console=ttyAML0,115200n8 root=LABEL=ROOT rw rootwait quiet splash plymouth.ignore-serial-consoles

The boot is looking so on the emmc module

Strit · 14 June 2021 13:46

You can add it when you are building the image.

So before running buildarmimg, you can go to /usr/share/manjaro-arm-tools/arm-profiles. Find the devices/oc2 file and change linux to linux-vim. Save the file and then run your buildarmimg command.
This will build an image with the other kernel for you.

nl.smart · 14 June 2021 13:52

Thanks, I did
Now I build an image for the C2, see you later with my test report.

## Maintained by Strit ##

# Kernel and bootloader stuff
linux-vim
uboot-odroid-c2-mainline
plymouth
plymouth-theme-manjaro

# Video driver
xf86-video-fbturbo-git

# Other device specific packages
btrfs-progs
fbset
amlogic
oc2-post-install

nl.smart · 14 June 2021 14:29

Nice, the C2 boot right now, the blue led is blinking, on screen the manjaro logo with the rolling circle and then nothing happen.

now I build an image with the manjaro-arm-installer

nl.smart · 14 June 2021 15:18

The Odroid C2 device don’t boot with the manjaro arm installer image I built.

Strit · 14 June 2021 15:19

Because it’s using the normal profile. You need to build an image with the buildarmimg command, if you change something in the profile.

nl.smart · 14 June 2021 15:21

First I built an image like it

sudo buildarmimg -d oc2 -e kde-plasma -v 2021.06.14 -n

secondly
I build the last image with the manjaro-arm-installer

I don’t know how to buid the image with the buildarming
Yes, it’s what I did with the buildarming

Strit · 14 June 2021 15:49

And what happens when you press ESC, so you can see what happens behind that screen?

nl.smart · 14 June 2021 16:19

The image I build with
sudo buildarmimg -d oc2 -e kde-plasma -v 2021.06.14 -n

I made some test and nothing happen, the keyboard and the mouse are recognize
the blue led is blinking, on screen the manjaro logo with the rolling circle and then nothing happen.
However I don’t use tty…

nl.smart · 14 June 2021 16:47

Hi,

After the boot and then nothing

With the esc key

Strit · 15 June 2021 04:36

What is the content of your /boot/extlinux.conf file?

nl.smart · 15 June 2021 05:36

The /boot/extlinux.conf file is looking so

LABEL Manjaro ARM
KERNEL /Image
FDT /dtbs/amlogic/meson-gxbb-odroidc2.dtb
APPEND initrd=/initramfs-linux.img console=tty1 console=ttyAML0,115200n8 root=LABEL=ROOT rw rootwait quiet splash plymouth.ignore-serial-consoles

Strit · 15 June 2021 12:11

Is your root LABEL called ROOT or ROOT_MNJRO?

nl.smart · 15 June 2021 13:02

ROOT_MNJRO

If you look the partition is full…

Strit · 15 June 2021 13:04

Yes. In the extlinux.conf file, change it to ROOT_MNJRO instead and see if that makes it boot?

nl.smart · 15 June 2021 13:06

LABEL Manjaro ARM
KERNEL /Image
FDT /dtbs/amlogic/meson-gxbb-odroidc2.dtb
APPEND initrd=/initramfs-linux.img console=tty1 console=ttyAML0,115200n8 root=LABEL=ROOT_MNJRO rw rootwait quiet splash plymouth.ignore-serial-consoles

I did, I’m back with the test report in a few minutes.

nl.smart · 15 June 2021 13:13

ok, the Odroid C2 boot, I finish the manjaro arm install.

choose your keyboard layout and so on …

is it necessary to run with the linux-vim kernel ?

Strit · 15 June 2021 13:14

It seems it is,. Don’t know why though, so that’s something I will have to check out.