Hi, there,
I am trying to make my Cubieboard A10 / 1Ghz boot from the SDcard.
I followed the installation instructions and some other posts around, but regardless my efforts the box loads only into Android, directly.
Partition structure:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'M')odel: Generic Storage Device (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 15.7GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 95.4MB 94.4MB primary fat16 lba
2 95.4MB 15.7GB 15.6GB primary ext4
Cubieboard A10 boots into Android only
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Cubieboard A10 boots into Android only
by salmonix » Sun Apr 27, 2014 1:56 pm
I fabricated the following script to format and install:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '#!/bin/bash
sdcard=/dev/sdb
if [[ ! -e cubieboard-bootloader.tar.gz ]]; then
wget http://archlinuxarm.org/os/sunxi/cubieboard-bootloader.tar.gz
tar xzf cubieboard-bootloader.tar.gz
fi
if [[ `mount | grep /tmp/boot` ]]; then
umount /tmp/boot
umount /tmp/arch
fi
if [[ 1 ]]; then
echo "writing full ZEROS"
sfdisk -R ${sdcard}
dd if=/dev/zero of=${sdcard} bs=1M count=1 # this deletes the partition, so we need a repartitioning
sfdisk --in-order -uM ${sdcard} << EOF
1,90,b
,,L
EOF
fi
echo "Writing bootloader"
dd if=cubieboard/sunxi-spl.bin of=${sdcard}1 bs=1024 seek=8
dd if=cubieboard/u-boot.bin of=${sdcard}1 bs=1024 seek=32
echo "writing filesystem"
mkfs.vfat -F 32 ${sdcard}1
mkfs.ext4 ${sdcard}2
if [[ ! -d /tmp/boot ]]; then
mkdir /tmp/boot
mkdir /tmp/arch
fi
mount ${sdcard}1 /tmp/boot
mount ${sdcard}2 /tmp/arch
echo " ----> Placing all to place"
tar -zxf ArchLinuxARM-sun4i-latest.tar.gz -C /tmp/arch
cp /tmp/arch/boot/uImage /tmp/boot/uImage
# Copy the compiled FEX and uEnv.txt to /boot
cp cubieboard/cubieboard*.bin /tmp/boot/
cp cubieboard/uEnv.txt /tmp/boot/uEnv.txt
# Unmount the drive, insert into the cubieboard, and power it on.
sync
echo "FINISHED."
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Thanx for looking at it!
Last edited by salmonix on Thu May 01, 2014 6:47 am, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: Cubieboard A10 boots into Android only
by WarheadsSE » Sun Apr 27, 2014 4:08 pm
Your sync is on the commented line.
Also, some SD cards just don't "spin up" in time to get recognized as the boot device.
Also, some SD cards just don't "spin up" in time to get recognized as the boot device.
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Re: Cubieboard A10 boots into Android only
by salmonix » Sun Apr 27, 2014 7:55 pm
Thanx for the check.
I have corrected the typos and keep on trying.
I have corrected the typos and keep on trying.
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Re: Cubieboard A10 boots into Android only
by salmonix » Wed Apr 30, 2014 5:22 pm
I have run the script above on a 2Gb card, too, but the only thing that changed is that after Android started to run, I get a notification that the sdcard is mounted.
The filesystem is fat16 lba - does it matter?
Other problem: exactly as described here: http://www.cubieforums.com/index.php?to ... 718#msg718
The filesystem is fat16 lba - does it matter?
Other problem: exactly as described here: http://www.cubieforums.com/index.php?to ... 718#msg718
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Re: Cubieboard A10 boots into Android only
by salmonix » Thu May 01, 2014 8:18 am
unfortunately no effect. ( I have changed the script to use fat 32, see above ).
Also, I can not make ethernet working even from Android ( dhcp does not work, nor the static ip )
I ask for replacement from the supplier.
Thanx a lot.
Also, I can not make ethernet working even from Android ( dhcp does not work, nor the static ip )
I ask for replacement from the supplier.
Thanx a lot.
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Re: Cubieboard A10 boots into Android only
by whatshisname » Fri Jun 20, 2014 5:17 pm
Has anyone successfully installed Arch on the Cubie A10? I'm a seasoned Arch and Raspberry Pi user but I've never gotten Arch to install on my Cubie 1, 1 gig. Yes. I've followed all the instructions to a "T" revised and otherwise. I've been successful with the Lxde version of Debian and Tiny Core. But never, never Arch. Just wondering if it's even possible.
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Re: Cubieboard A10 boots into Android only
by PLyttle » Fri Jun 20, 2014 8:30 pm
@ salmonix
You are writng the bootloader in the first partition, it should be the disk
echo "Writing bootloader"
dd if=cubieboard/sunxi-spl.bin of=${sdcard}1 bs=1024 seek=8
dd if=cubieboard/u-boot.bin of=${sdcard}1 bs=1024 seek=32
replace ${sdcard}1 with ${sdcard}
should work a lot better
LP
You are writng the bootloader in the first partition, it should be the disk
echo "Writing bootloader"
dd if=cubieboard/sunxi-spl.bin of=${sdcard}1 bs=1024 seek=8
dd if=cubieboard/u-boot.bin of=${sdcard}1 bs=1024 seek=32
replace ${sdcard}1 with ${sdcard}
should work a lot better
LP
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