[RPI3] Kernel now updated to 4.14

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#1

Hi all.

The raspberry Pi kernel is now updated to 4.14, because the newly released Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ could not boot with our old 4.9 kernel.

I am also preparing a new minimal image release 18.04 with this new kernel, effectively supporting all Raspberry Pi 2 and 3 models.

There is a known issue with this kernel though, and that is the new firmware-raspberrypi package keeps spamming dmesg, which is present in the TTY at all times. I haven’t been able to find a way to suppress these images yet, other than uninstalling that package.
The package does contain some firmware for the Wifi and Bluetooth components and maybe others.

#2

On my Pi2 and on my XU4 with alarm and Kernel 4.14.31-1 no Problems.

Linu74

#3

I have problems with my raspberry 3 b.

I flashed my MicroSD wtih the latest minimal release and plugged it into my raspi and after 30 seconds I get spammed with something like: firmware-raspberrypi not supported 0x21332435 blablabla…

Every second this error message comes, even if I press ctrl+c or if a switch to another “session” with ctrl + alt + f2.

I don’t know exacly the message, because I currently have another OS on the system.

Maybe you have an idea what I can do, if not, then I will flash manjaro arm again and post a screenshot in the again.

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Benyoo

#4

Yeah, thats the issue I mentioned in the main post.
There is no fix yet, as far as I know.

#5

Replacing the firmware files in the boot partition with ones found here solved this problem for me.

#6

ok thank you very much, I will test it in the evening.

Update:
It worked, but out of 40 restarts. I get the most time: Kernal panics.

But that one time where I was able to login, was worth it. Maybe I find a solution for the kernel crash.

#7

Maybe you over wrote kernel.img and kernel7.img also?

I just replaced the bcm27xx…dtb files. these are the broadcom firmware. This has worked reliably form me.

Sorry. I should have been more specific.

#8

yeah I overwrote all :slight_smile: Tomorrow my new MicroSD card is coming, then I can play around with that. Thanks.

#9

I tried what you said, it didn’t stopped spamming the TTY, there was something else that you did?

#10

I copied the complete bootfolder incl. overlay folder to my mount and then flashed it. For me the spamming was gone and I am was able to login once to the manjaro arm os. But as I said, I had many cpu panics.

Currently I try only to copy the bcm27 files, the first try failed. I saw only the rainbow Screen the whole time.

(INFO I use a Raspberry PI 3 b, so that we know about which device we are talking :D)

Update#1:
Second try: Now I copied the firmwares only; without removing the other onces from the .img and I get the spamming error again. Next try :slight_smile:

Update#2:

ITS WORKING!

What I did:

First I downloaded a fresh .img from Manjaro ARM on main-site (http://manjaro-arm.org/downloads.php) and the complete firmware source (Master Brunch) from the official raspberryGithub (https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware/tree/master/boot).

Then I mounted the .img with and deleted the complete overlays folder. Then I copied the complete overlays folder from the brunch to the mounted img.

Files from the /boot folder I copied:

  • all .dtb files
  • the start_xxx files (4files, i think they were up-to-date, just in case copied them)
  • and the fixup_xxx files (4files as well) I think this are the important once!!!

If someone is new to linux and have questions how to mount the manjaro img with the offsets, feel free to ask me.

manjaroARM
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Update#3:

After running: sudo pacman -Syu and reboot, the system is still running \o/!

#11

Very nice. I will keep this in mind for our next release!

@GrayJack, you think you can do a package that does this?

#12

Yeah, no problem :smiley:

#13

@GrayJack, it’s working for you as well?

#14

Yeah, it wasn’t related to .dtb files, probably related to .dat or .elf files, we already updated the package that update these files: raspberrypi-bootloader