NixOS on ARM/PINE A64-LTS - Revision history

SigmaSquadron: Dark mode support

2025-04-17T17:28:30Z

Dark mode support

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	! Ethernet		! Ethernet

Samueldr: Remove self, since I left the project...

2024-06-24T00:35:39Z

Remove self, since I left the project...

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	\|~~[[User:samueldr\|samueldr]]~~		\|
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imported>Samueldr: update

2021-04-19T21:35:34Z

update

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	It can boot from SD or from an eMMC.		It can boot from SD or from an eMMC.

	The [https://www.pine64.org/?page_id=1491 SOPINE board] from the same manufacturer, using the Baseboard "Model A" should be 100% compatible with the A64-LTS; the A64-LTS support is built using the device tree of the Baseboard "Model A". Though untested, this should mean that the Baseboard "Model A" will work with NixOS<sup>[testing needed]</sup>.

	== Status ==		== Status ==
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	Upstream NixOS AArch64 image boots on the PINE A64-LTS, using the proper upstream U-Boot.		Upstream NixOS AArch64 image boots on the PINE A64-LTS, using the proper upstream U-Boot.

	U-boot support [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/32553#issuecomment-373915787 has been added 2018-03-18]. The bootloader with SPL can be downloaded from ~~these~~ location:		U-boot support [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/32553#issuecomment-373915787 has been added 2018-03-18]. The bootloader with SPL can be downloaded from this location:

	* [http://cs.helsinki.fi/u/tmtynkky/sopine-u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin <code>sopine-u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin</code> built by Dezgeg.]		* [https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixpkgs/trunk/ubootPine64LTS.aarch64-linux Nixpkgs unstable builds on hydra.]
	* [https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixpkgs/trunk/~~ubootSopine~~.aarch64-linux ~~Trunk~~ builds on hydra.]

	== Installation instructions ==		== Installation instructions ==
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	{{ARM/installation allwinner\|variant=aarch64}}		{{ARM/installation allwinner\|variant=aarch64}}

	Flashing u-~~boot~~ to the SD card can be skipped if it is installed to the [[#SPI_NOR_flash\|SPI NOR flash]]		Flashing U-Boot to the SD card can be skipped if it is installed to the [[#SPI_NOR_flash\|SPI NOR flash]]

	These instructions can also be followed for installation on the eMMC module. A compatible eMMC writer may be required to flash the eMMC. If you do not have one available, it is possible to boot another operating system on the A64-LTS and from there <code>dd</code> to the eMMC.		These instructions can also be followed for installation on the eMMC module. A compatible eMMC writer may be required to flash the eMMC. If you do not have one available, it is possible to boot another operating system on the A64-LTS and from there <code>dd</code> to the eMMC.
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	=== Flashing from U-Boot ===		=== Flashing from U-Boot ===

			{{outdated\|Mainline U-Boot can now be used, since the <tt>sf</tt> command and support for the SPI NOR flash has been added}}

	It is possible, through using a U-Boot bootloader built from the u-boot-sunxi tree, to write to the SPI NOR flash. The [https://github.com/ayufan-pine64/bootloader-build ayufan-pine64/bootloader-build] has such a build. Using the released <code>.img</code> files, it is possible to write their custom build or erase their custom build. From their custom build, it is possible to write to the SPI NOR flash using the <code>sf</code> command<ref>https://github.com/ayufan-pine64/bootloader-build/blob/d7e891cbee8a559ea50cf25ee18aa9d7b4ea9d58/blobs/flash-spi.cmd#L11-L13</ref>.		It is possible, through using a U-Boot bootloader built from the u-boot-sunxi tree, to write to the SPI NOR flash. The [https://github.com/ayufan-pine64/bootloader-build ayufan-pine64/bootloader-build] has such a build. Using the released <code>.img</code> files, it is possible to write their custom build or erase their custom build. From their custom build, it is possible to write to the SPI NOR flash using the <code>sf</code> command<ref>https://github.com/ayufan-pine64/bootloader-build/blob/d7e891cbee8a559ea50cf25ee18aa9d7b4ea9d58/blobs/flash-spi.cmd#L11-L13</ref>.
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	* [https://www.pine64.org/?page_id=46823 Official product page]		* [https://www.pine64.org/?page_id=46823 Official product page]
	* [https://linux-sunxi.org/Xunlong_Orange_Pi_PC linux-sunxi wiki page]

imported>Hypnotize75 at 19:19, 16 August 2020

2020-08-16T19:19:27Z

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 == SPI NOR flash ==

imported>Samueldr at 02:22, 15 January 2020

2020-01-15T02:22:27Z

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	== Installation instructions ==		== Installation instructions ==

	{{ARM/installation allwinner\|variant=aarch64~~\|u-boot=sopine-u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin~~}}		{{ARM/installation allwinner\|variant=aarch64}}

	Flashing u-boot to the SD card can be skipped if it is installed to the [[#SPI_NOR_flash\|SPI NOR flash]]		Flashing u-boot to the SD card can be skipped if it is installed to the [[#SPI_NOR_flash\|SPI NOR flash]]

imported>Samueldr: update wording

2020-01-15T02:19:54Z

update wording

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	These instructions can also be followed for installation on the eMMC module. A compatible eMMC writer may be required to flash the eMMC. If you do not have one available, it is possible to boot another operating system on the A64-LTS and from there <code>dd</code> to the eMMC.		These instructions can also be followed for installation on the eMMC module. A compatible eMMC writer may be required to flash the eMMC. If you do not have one available, it is possible to boot another operating system on the A64-LTS and from there <code>dd</code> to the eMMC.

	Then, ~~install~~ using the [[NixOS_on_ARM#NixOS_installation_.26_configuration\|installation and configuration steps]].		Then, continue installation using the [[NixOS_on_ARM#NixOS_installation_.26_configuration\|installation and configuration steps]].

	== Serial console==		== Serial console==

imported>Samueldr: add note about u-boot

2020-01-15T00:00:07Z

add note about u-boot

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	{{ARM/installation allwinner\|variant=aarch64\|u-boot=sopine-u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin}}		{{ARM/installation allwinner\|variant=aarch64\|u-boot=sopine-u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin}}

			Flashing u-boot to the SD card can be skipped if it is installed to the [[#SPI_NOR_flash\|SPI NOR flash]]

	These instructions can also be followed for installation on the eMMC module. A compatible eMMC writer may be required to flash the eMMC. If you do not have one available, it is possible to boot another operating system on the A64-LTS and from there <code>dd</code> to the eMMC.		These instructions can also be followed for installation on the eMMC module. A compatible eMMC writer may be required to flash the eMMC. If you do not have one available, it is possible to boot another operating system on the A64-LTS and from there <code>dd</code> to the eMMC.

imported>Samueldr: Place the template in a well-known page

2020-01-14T23:56:12Z

Place the template in a well-known page

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	* [https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixpkgs/trunk/ubootSopine.aarch64-linux Trunk builds on hydra.]		* [https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixpkgs/trunk/ubootSopine.aarch64-linux Trunk builds on hydra.]

	== ~~Board-specific installation notes~~ ==		== Installation instructions ==

	~~First follow the [[NixOS_on_ARM#Installation~~\|~~generic installation steps]] to get the installer image on an SD card or the eMMC. A compatible eMMC to SD may be required to flash the eMMC. If you do not have one available, it is possible to~~ boot ~~another operating system on the A64~~-~~LTS and from there <code>dd</code> to the eMMC~~.		{{ARM/installation allwinner\|variant=aarch64\|u-boot=sopine-u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin}}

	~~U-Boot needs to~~ be ~~copied to specific sectors~~ on the ~~microSD card with <code>dd</code>~~. ~~Download U-Boot for~~ the ~~board (<code>sopine-u-boot-sunxi-with-spl~~.~~bin</code>)~~, ~~and copy~~ it to the ~~correct location with (again, replace~~ <code>~~/dev/sdX~~</code> ~~with the correct path~~ to the ~~SD card device):~~		These instructions can also be followed for installation on the eMMC module. A compatible eMMC writer may be required to flash the eMMC. If you do not have one available, it is possible to boot another operating system on the A64-LTS and from there <code>dd</code> to the eMMC.

	~~<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">sudo dd if=sopine-u-boot-sunxi-with-spl~~.~~bin of=/dev/sdX bs=1024 seek=8</syntaxhighlight>~~

	Then, install using the [[NixOS_on_ARM#NixOS_installation_.26_configuration\|installation and configuration steps]].		Then, install using the [[NixOS_on_ARM#NixOS_installation_.26_configuration\|installation and configuration steps]].

imported>Samueldr: Fixes level heading /* Flashing from U-Boot */

2018-12-14T19:55:28Z

Fixes level heading Flashing from U-Boot

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	{{note\|Once a valid bootloader is on the SPI NOR flash, FEL mode will not be entered automatically. [http://linux-sunxi.org/FEL Follow instructions of the FEL page of the linux-sunxi wiki] for alternative ways to enter FEL mode.}}		{{note\|Once a valid bootloader is on the SPI NOR flash, FEL mode will not be entered automatically. [http://linux-sunxi.org/FEL Follow instructions of the FEL page of the linux-sunxi wiki] for alternative ways to enter FEL mode.}}

	== Flashing from U-Boot ==		=== Flashing from U-Boot ===

	It is possible, through using a U-Boot bootloader built from the u-boot-sunxi tree, to write to the SPI NOR flash. The [https://github.com/ayufan-pine64/bootloader-build ayufan-pine64/bootloader-build] has such a build. Using the released <code>.img</code> files, it is possible to write their custom build or erase their custom build. From their custom build, it is possible to write to the SPI NOR flash using the <code>sf</code> command<ref>https://github.com/ayufan-pine64/bootloader-build/blob/d7e891cbee8a559ea50cf25ee18aa9d7b4ea9d58/blobs/flash-spi.cmd#L11-L13</ref>.		It is possible, through using a U-Boot bootloader built from the u-boot-sunxi tree, to write to the SPI NOR flash. The [https://github.com/ayufan-pine64/bootloader-build ayufan-pine64/bootloader-build] has such a build. Using the released <code>.img</code> files, it is possible to write their custom build or erase their custom build. From their custom build, it is possible to write to the SPI NOR flash using the <code>sf</code> command<ref>https://github.com/ayufan-pine64/bootloader-build/blob/d7e891cbee8a559ea50cf25ee18aa9d7b4ea9d58/blobs/flash-spi.cmd#L11-L13</ref>.

imported>Samueldr: Tries again something to refresh the image /* Serial console */

2018-12-04T13:54:49Z

Tries again something to refresh the image Serial console

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	Follows a simplified drawing of the edge of the Pine A64-LTS, with two locations to tap for serial.<ref>http://wiki.pine64.org/index.php/PINE_A64-LTS/SOPine_Main_Page#PINE_A64-LTS_Board_Features</ref><ref>http://files.pine64.org/doc/Pine%20A64%20Schematic/Pine%20A64%20Pin%20Assignment%20160119.pdf</ref>		Follows a simplified drawing of the edge of the Pine A64-LTS, with two locations to tap for serial.<ref>http://wiki.pine64.org/index.php/PINE_A64-LTS/SOPine_Main_Page#PINE_A64-LTS_Board_Features</ref><ref>http://files.pine64.org/doc/Pine%20A64%20Schematic/Pine%20A64%20Pin%20Assignment%20160119.pdf</ref>

	[[File:Pine-A64-LTS_partial-pinout.png]]		[[File:Pine-A64-LTS_partial-pinout.png\|frameless\|860px]]

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