-------- Original message -------- From: Peter Robinson <pbrobinson@gmail.com> Date: 9/19/17 2:11 AM (GMT-08:00) To: Stewart Samuels <searider74@gmail.com> Cc: arm_ml@rirasoft.de, arm@lists.fedoraproject.org, Dennis Gilmore <dennis@ausil.us> Subject: Re: [fedora-arm] Re: Summary of Fedora on Odroid XU4
On Thu, Aug 31, 2017 at 5:27 AM, Stewart Samuels <searider74@gmail.com> wrote: > Andreas & Dennis, > > I have filed an upstream bug report regarding the USB3 and Ethernet > situation described below. You can get to the bug report using the > following link: > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1487006
To note a bug in RHBZ is a Fedora bug not an upstream bug.
That being said I was browsing through the actual upstream arm-kernel mailing list and it looks like others are seeing this problem and have actually sent patches [1]. Once there's been some review and when I get time I'll try to pull it int a Fedora kernel.
> On 08/30/2017 08:06 PM, Stewart Samuels wrote: > > Hello Andreas, > > I can now confirm that the onboard Ethernet for the Odroid-XU4 indeed does > NOT work in F26. Looking at the Odroid hardware model, it looks to me like > the onboard gigabit Ethernet port is tied to the USB3 controller. If so, it > makes sense that because USB3 is failing, the gigabit Ethernet may also > fail. I will file an upstream bug report regarding both the USB3 and > onboard Ethernet situation. > > Regards, > Stewart > > On 08/30/2017 07:59 AM, Stewart Samuels wrote: > > Hello Andreas, > > Close. As I am not using the onboard ethernet, I did not test that so I > cannot validate yet whether or not it works. However, I can validate that > the USB3 ports do not work. If I get a chance today sometime, perhaps I > will check the onboard ethernet. As a result, see my adjustment to line > item 2. embedded below. > > Regards, > Stewart > > On 08/30/2017 01:16 AM, arm_ml@rirasoft.de wrote: > > Summary of Fedora on Odroid XU4 > > 1. with Kernel 4.6.5-300.fc24 system boots without failure, but update to > newer kernel fails due dracut didn't build suitable intramfs > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1482825 > 2. newer kernel works only with "cpuidle.off=1" inserted into the "append" > kernel line in the /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf file, but all USB3 Hosts > failed, no onboard ethernet > > 2. Fedora 26 released kernels work but the system fails to boot unless > "cpuidle.off=1" is inserted into the "append" kernel line in the > /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf file. Additionally, the onboard USB3 ports > fail. > > 2. Fedora 26 released kernels work but the system fails to boot > unless "cpuidle.off=1" is inserted into the "append" kernel line in the > /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf file. Additionally, the onboard USB3 ports > fail as does the onboard Ethernet port. > > > 3. To boot the system from the eMMC card: > A. The initramfs image file must be rebuilt. The simplest way is to: > a. Boot up using the MicroSD card; > b. Partition the eMMC card such that partition 1 begins on sector > 3072 > (Default starting sector from fdisk is 2048). There should be 4 > partitions created; > c. Mount the Fedora image desired to be installed on the eMMC card; > d. Copy all partition data from the mounted fedora image partitions > (there are 4 for Fedora 26 ARM images) to the appropriate eMMC partitions; > e. Update the UUID values on what will be the > /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf file and /etc/fstab files of the eMMC card; > f. Assuming the eMMC partitions are mounted as such -- > mount /dev/mmcblk1p4 /mnt > mount /dev/mmcblk1p2 /mnt/boot > then perform the following mounts -- > mount -o bind /proc /mnt/proc > mount -o bind /dev /mnt/dev > mount -o bind /sys /mnt/sys > B. Rebuild the eMMC card's initramfs by executing the following command: > chroot /mnt dracut --add-drivers='pwrseq_emmc mmc_block' > /boot/initramfs-4.11.8-300.fc26.armv7hl.img 4.11.8-300.fc26.armv7hl > C. Flash the boot information in the header of the eMMC card; > C. Shutdown the system, then remove the MicroSD card; > D. Boot up using the eMMC card. > > 4. If the system is to be updated using "dnf update", a new initramfs image > must again be generated. This can be done using steps 1f - B. above using > the new initramfs and kernel images provided by the "dnf update". > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > Note to the developers/maintainers of dracut: > The kernel modules "pwrseq_emmc" and "mmc_block" should be included in > dracut for the Odroid-XU3 and Odroid-XU4 such that the user need not have to > execute this procedure each time and update to the system is performed. > > > > Is this correct and complete ? > > Andreas > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > arm mailing list -- arm@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to arm-leave@lists.fedoraproject.org >