My old thread got locked. I now enabled email updates when people reply.
Updating the kernel beyond linux-espressobin-5.0.9-1-aarch64 breaks the SATA.
While the issue states to update your U-boot, I'm already on U-Boot 2017.03-armada-17.10.1-gaee49fc.
follow-up of
viewtopic.php?f=15&t=14296&p=63138#p63138
viewtopic.php?f=15&t=13675
viewtopic.php?f=15&t=14870
I could go ahead and re-compile the bootloader, but it just seems like a recipe for misery for me. I would have to disassemble the entire device, move it to another location and then spend too much time over a serial connection to get it working.