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[[!meta title="NetBSD/evbarm on Allwinner Technology SoCs"]] |
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NetBSD 7.0 has support for A10, A20, and A31 SoCs. NetBSD -current adds support for A80 SoCs. |
NetBSD supports many boards based on Allwinner SoCs. Starting with NetBSD 8.0, FDT is used to configure devices. As a result, a large number of boards and configurations can be supported with a single kernel. |
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# Supported boards |
# Supported SoCs |
- [Banana Pi](http://www.bananapi.org/p/product.html) (BPI) |
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- Cubieboard 2 (CUBIEBOARD) |
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- [Cubieboard 4](http://cubieboard.org/model/cb4/) (ALLWINNER_A80) *NetBSD-current* |
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- Cubietruck (CUBIETRUCK) |
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- [Merrii Hummingbird A31](http://www.merrii.com/en/pla_d.asp?id=172) (HUMMINGBIRD_A31) |
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<th>SoC</th> |
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<th>NetBSD version</th> |
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<th>Example boards</th> |
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<th>Notes</th> |
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<tr><td>sun4i</td><td>A10</td><td>8.99.3 and later</td><td><a href="https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A10/A10-OLinuXino-LIME/open-source-hardware">Olimex A10-OLinuXino-LIME</a><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>sun5i</td><td>A10s</td><td>-</td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>sun5i</td><td>A13</td><td>8.99.2 and later</td><td><a href="https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A13/A13-OLinuXino/open-source-hardware">Olimex A13-OLinuXino</a>, <a href="https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A13/A13-OLinuXino-MICRO/open-source-hardware">Olimex A13-OLinuXino-MICRO</a></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>sun5i</td><td>GR8</td><td>8.99.5</td><td><a href="https://getchip.com/pages/chippro">C.H.I.P. Pro</a></td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>sun5i</td><td>R8</td><td>8.99.2 and later</td><td><a href="https://getchip.com/pages/chip">C.H.I.P.</a>, <a href="https://getchip.com/pages/pocketchip">Pocket C.H.I.P.</a></td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>sun6i</td><td>A31</td><td>7.0 and later</td><td><a href="http://linux-sunxi.org/Merrii_Hummingbird_A31">Merrii Hummingbird A31</a></td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>sun6i</td><td>A31s</td><td>-</td><td></td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>sun7i</td><td>A20</td><td>7.0 and later</td><td><a href="https://linux-sunxi.org/Cubietech_Cubieboard2">Cubietech Cubieboard 2</a>, <a href="https://linux-sunxi.org/Cubietruck">Cubietech Cubietruck</a>, <a href="http://linux-sunxi.org/LeMaker_Banana_Pi">LeMaker Banana Pi</a></td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>sun8i</td><td>A23</td><td>-</td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>sun8i</td><td>A33</td><td>-</td><td><a href="https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A33/A33-OLinuXino/open-source-hardware">Olimex A33-OLinuXino</a></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>sun8i</td><td>R40</td><td>-</td><td><a href="http://www.banana-pi.org/m2u.html">Sinovoip Banana Pi BPI-M2U</a></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>sun8i</td><td>A83T</td><td>8.0 and later</td><td><a href="http://www.banana-pi.org/m3.html">Sinovoip Banana Pi BPI-M3</a></td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>sun8i</td><td>H2+</td><td>8.0 and later</td><td><a href="http://www.orangepi.org/orangepizero/">Xunlong Orange Pi Zero</a></td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>sun8i</td><td>H3</td><td>8.0 and later</td><td><a href="http://nanopi.io/nanopi-neo.html">FriendlyARM NanoPi NEO</a>, <a href="http://www.orangepi.org/orangepiplus2e/">Xunlong Orange Pi Plus 2E</a></td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>sun8i</td><td>V3s</td><td>-</td><td><a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/licheepi-zero-6-extensible-linux-module-on-finger-wifi-diy#/">Lichee Pi Zero</a></td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>sun9i</td><td>A80</td><td>8.0 and later</td><td><a href="http://linux-sunxi.org/Cubietech_Cubieboard4">Cubietech Cubieboard 4</a></td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>sun50i</td><td>A64</td><td>8.99.2 and later</td><td><a href="https://www.pine64.org/?page_id=1194">Pine64</a>, <a href="https://www.pine64.org/?page_id=3707">Pinebook</a></td><td>aarch32 mode</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>sun50i</td><td>H5</td><td>8.99.4 and later</td><td><a href="http://www.friendlyarm.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=69&product_id=180">FriendlyARM NanoPi NEO2, <a href="http://www.friendlyarm.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=69&product_id=196">FriendlyARM NanoPi NEO Plus2</a></td><td>aarch32 mode</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>sun50i</td><td>H6</td><td>-</td><td><a href="http://www.orangepi.org/OrangePiOneplus/">Orange Pi One Plus</a>, <a href="https://www.pine64.org/?product_cat=pine-h64-boards">Pine H64</a></td></tr> |
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# Supported hardware |
# Supported hardware |
- SoCs |
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- Cortex-A7: A20 (2-core), A31 (4-core), A80 |
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- Cortex-A7/A15: A80 (4-core A7 + 4-core A15) |
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- SD/MMC controller (DMA) |
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- DMA controller |
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- GPIO |
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- Configuration using FEX scripts is supported |
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- UART |
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- I2C |
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- P2WI (A31) / RSB (A80) |
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- PMU |
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- AXP209 (A20) |
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- AXP221 (A31) |
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- AXP806 (A80) |
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- AXP809 (A80) |
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- Watchdog timer |
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- RTC |
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- A20/A31: integrated RTC, PCF8563 |
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- A80: AC100 |
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- Audio codec (A20/A31) |
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- USB host |
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- OHCI |
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- EHCI |
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- OTG (A20) |
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- SATA (A10/A20) |
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- Gigabit Ethernet (GMAC) |
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- HDMI |
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- DDC / EDID mode detection (A20/A31) |
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- Audio support (A20/A31) |
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- Framebuffer (A20/A31/A80) |
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- IR receiver (A20/A31/A80) |
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# TODO |
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- A10 |
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- Interrupt controller |
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- EMAC |
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- A31 |
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- OTG |
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- IR transmitter |
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- 3G module |
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- TV input |
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- A80 |
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- MP |
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- big.LITTLE support |
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- USB3 (OTG and XHCI) |
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- IR transmitter |
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- HDMI (DDC and mode setting; currently relies on U-Boot for setup) |
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- Audio codec |
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- All |
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- USB device mode |
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- SD/MMC UHS-I support (needs sdmmc(4) changes) |
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- SDIO (Bluetooth / WiFi) |
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- NAND |
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- VGA (Cubietruck, Hummingbird A31, Cubieboard4) |
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# Installation |
Please refer to the [SUNXI kernel config](https://nxr.netbsd.org/xref/src/sys/arch/evbarm/conf/SUNXI) for the most up-to-date list of supported hardware. |
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<th>Device</th> |
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<th>Notes</th> |
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<tr><td>Audio codec</td><td>Yes</td><td>Supported on sun4i, sun5i, sun6i, sun7i, sun8i-h2+, sun8i-h3</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>Crypto engine</td><td>-</td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>CSI</td><td>-</td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>DMA</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>Fast Ethernet (sun4i/sun7i)</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>Framebuffer</td><td>Yes</td><td>Uses simplefb configured by bootloader</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>Gigabit Ethernet (sun6i/sun7i/sun9i)</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>Gigabit Ethernet (sun8i/sun50i)</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>GPIO</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>GPU</td><td>-</td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>I2C</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>I2S/PCM</td><td>-</td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>IR transceiver</td><td>-</td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>NAND</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>P2WI/RSB</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>PWM</td><td>-</td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>RTC</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>SATA</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>SD/MMC</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>SMP</td><td>Yes</td><td>Uses PSCI support in firmware</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>SPDIF</td><td>-</td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>SPI</td><td>-</td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>Thermal sensors</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>Touch screen</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>UART</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>USB 2.0</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>USB OTG</td><td>Experimental</td><td></td></tr> |
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<tr><td>Watchdog timer</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr> |
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## A10 / A20 / A31 based boards |
# Installation |
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* Start with an ARMv7 image from *evbarm-earmv7hf/binary/gzimg/* such as *beagleboard.img* |
- Download or build **armv7.img** from NetBSD -current |
* Download a U-Boot build for your board |
- Write the image to disk: **dd if=armv7.img of=/dev/rld0d bs=1m conv=sync** |
* Download the correct build from the linux-sunxi web site <http://dl.linux-sunxi.org/nightly/u-boot-sunxi/u-boot-sunxi-mainline/u-boot-sunxi-mainline-latest/>. |
- Install a board-specific U-Boot (2017.07 or later) from pkgsrc to the SD card: **dd if=/usr/pkg/share/u-boot/<boardname>/u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin of=/dev/rld0d bs=1k seek=8 conv=sync** |
* Write the *u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin* loader to the empty space at the start of the base image: |
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[[!template id=programlisting text=""" |
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# dd if=u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin of=beagleboard.img bs=1k seek=8 conv=notrunc |
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* Write the image to an SD card. |
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* Copy the kernel (netbsd.ub) for your board to the root of the MS-DOS partition on the SD card. |
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* Create or edit uEnv.txt on the MS-DOS partition: |
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[[!template id=programlisting text=""" |
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bootargs=root=ld0a |
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uenvcmd=mmc dev 0; mmc rescan; fatload mmc 0:1 82000000 netbsd.ub; bootm 82000000 |
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## A80 based boards |
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* Cubieboard 4 U-Boot for SD card: <http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/jmcneill/allwinner/a80/cubieboard4-uboot.tgz> |
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# dd if=u-boot-spl.bin of=/dev/sdd bs=1k seek=8 |
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# dd if=u-boot-sun9iw1p1.bin of=/dev/sdd bs=1k seek=19096 |
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* First partition needs to be at +20MB offset. Format it as MSDOS, copy 'netbsd.ub' to it as 'uImage'. |
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# Big (endian) fun |
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You can run this boards with a little endian (this is the default and implied by above install instructions) |
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or with a big endian kernel and userland. However, kernel and userland endianness needs to match. |
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To build a big endian release (or sets) use |
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where -eb means endianness big, hf is hardware floating point support, and earm is the modern "extended" ABI for ARM CPUs, and finally v7 is version 7 of the supported instruction set. |
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# FEX scripts |
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Board configuration scripts can be found here: <https://github.com/linux-sunxi/sunxi-boards/blob/master/sys_config>. You can compile them with the "fex2bin" tool found here: <https://github.com/linux-sunxi/sunxi-tools>. |
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To use, copy the compiled FEX to your MS-DOS partition, load it with U-Boot, and then tell the kernel where to find it with the "sysconfig=" boot option. For example, uEnv.txt on a Cubieboard2 might look like this: |
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uenvcmd=mmc dev 0; mmc rescan; fatload mmc 0:1 43000000 cubieboard2.bin; fatload mmc 0:1 82000000 netbsd.ub; bootm 82000000 |
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Some pre-compiled .bin files can be found here: <http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/jmcneill/allwinner/fex/> |
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# Framebuffer console |
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To use HDMI for the console device, add *console=fb* to bootargs in uEnv.txt. |
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If the connected display does not let you disable overscan, you can add a margin to the framebuffer by with the *fb.margin* bootargs option. For example, to set a 25-pixel margin around the screen, add *fb.margin=25* to uEnv.txt |
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# HDMI audio |
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The default audio device is the analog audio codec. To change the default device, use the *audiocfg* command: |
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a31# audiocfg list |
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0: [*] audio0 @ awinac0: Allwinner CODEC A31, 2 playback channels |
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1: [ ] audio1 @ awinhdmiaudio0: Allwinner HDMI 1.4, 2 playback channels |
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a31# audiocfg default 1 |
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setting default audio device to audio1 |
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a31# audiocfg list |
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0: [ ] audio0 @ awinac0: Allwinner CODEC A31, 2 playback channels |
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1: [*] audio1 @ awinhdmiaudio0: Allwinner HDMI 1.4, 2 playback channels |
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# MAC address |
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On boards where the ethernet MAC address cannot be determmined, a random MAC address will be generated every boot. You can override this behaviour by specifying a MAC address in *uEnv.txt*: |
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