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: Jared McNeill <jmcneill%invisible.ca@localhost>
Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 16:38:33 -0300

You have to write the image to the “entire disk” partition (rld2c), which will overwrite the disk label anyway.

> On May 14, 2019, at 4:27 PM, Ron Georgia <netverbs%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
> 
> Question: if I disklabel -eI ld2 and remove partition e, then dd the image again to /dev/rld2e, will that work or will I have a Pinebrick?
> 
> On 5/14/19, 1:54 PM, "Ron Georgia" <netverbs%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
> 
>    Well... I did both 
> 
>    arm64# dd if=arm64.img of=/dev/rld2c bs=1m conv=sync
>    dd: /dev/rld2c: Input/output error
>    30+0 records in
>    29+0 records out
>    30408704 bytes transferred in 9.927 secs (3063231 bytes/sec)
> 
>    And
> 
>    arm64# dd if=NetBSD-evbarm-aarch64-201905120950Z-pinebook.img of=/dev/rld2c bs=1m conv=sync
>    dd: /dev/rld2c: Input/output error
>    30+0 records in
>    29+0 records out
>    30408704 bytes transferred in 11.143 secs (2728951 bytes/sec)
> 
>    Both commands generated a ton of "ld2c: error writing fsbn..." errors. When I reboot I get a blank screen. ( Any thoughts on what I can do?
> 
>    Disklabel looks like this:
>    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
> 
>    5 partitions:
>    #        size    offset     fstype [fsize bsize cpg/sgs]
>     c:   2097152         0     4.2BSD      0     0     0  # (Cyl.      0 -   1040*)
>     e:    163840     32768      MSDOS                     # (Cyl.     16*-     97*)
>    disklabel: boot block size 0
>    disklabel: super block size 0
>    disklabel: partitions c and e overlap
> 
>    I will surmise that overlapping partitions are not good?
> 
>    On 5/14/19, 12:53 PM, "Jason Thorpe" <thorpej%me.com@localhost> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> 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.”
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
>        -- thorpej
> 
> 
> 
> 
>

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