Hello,

I am still having some troubles with my server Yunohost configured with an Orange Pi 2+

I have Frreze the kernel since few months. But I try to Defreeze the kernel, I have updated the kernel using

armbian-config

then 'Other Switch to others kernels' to update the last linux-image-next-sunxi=5.90 4.19.57.sunxi

but every time I reboot, I'm still booting with the kernel 4.14.18-sunxi

I don't understand how to make the boot loading the new kernel...

This is my u-boot environment:

 

verbosity=1

console=both

overlay_prefix=sun8i-h3

rootdev=UUID=173bb8f3-f2d3-4fce-9f51-e55dfd9605e5

rootfstype=ext4

usbstoragequirks=0x2537:0x1066:u,0x2537:0x1068:u

It is strange because I don't recognize the UUID with this:

 

$ sudo blkid

/dev/mmcblk0p1: UUID="cca8b465-859f-44b3-a832-e1de3f6766d2" TYPE="ext4" PARTUUID="d252feef-01"
/dev/mmcblk1p1: UUID="0bd18549-75f4-48a5-a29e-41d9c10701c4" TYPE="ext4" PARTUUID="c168bf4c-01"
/dev/sda1: UUID="53745c47-3b92-45ee-9f98-3e6297e40b97" TYPE="ext4" PARTUUID="000011cd-01"
/dev/sda2: UUID="b8261aeb-c028-4368-9def-a1296ff74a50" TYPE="swap" PARTUUID="000011cd-02"
/dev/mmcblk0: PTUUID="d252feef" PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/mmcblk1: PTUUID="c168bf4c" PTTYPE="dos"

 

I have this also compromised:

$ ls /boot/
armbianEnv.txt                  boot.scr                  overlay-user
armbianEnv.txte                 config-4.19.62-sunxi      script.bin
armbianEnv.txt.out              dtb                       System.map-4.19.62-sunxi
armbian_first_run.txt.template  dtb-4.17.4-sunxi          uInitrd
boot.bmp                        dtb-4.19.62-sunxi         uInitrd-4.19.62-sunxi
boot.cmd                        dtb.old                   vmlinuz-4.19.62-sunxi
boot-desktop.png                initrd.img-4.19.62-sunxi  zImage

and

$ dpkg --list | grep linux-image
rc  linux-image-dev-sunxi                 5.92                               armhf        Linux kernel, version 5.2.5-sunxi
ii  linux-image-next-sunxi                5.92                               armhf        Linux kernel, version 4.19.62-sunxi

I imagine I have to remove a kernel ? the 5.2.5-sunxi ?

Ok, I have purge an old configuration waiting for the the linux-image-dev-sunxi and now I only see the linux-image-next-kernel, but I still booting on a kernel 4.14.18-sunxi...

 

I think the matter is my u-boot environment I have to edit

I have try to edit like this:
 

verbosity=1 console=both

overlay_prefix=sun8i-h3

root=UUID=0bd18549-75f4-48a5-a29e-41d9c10701c4

rootfstype=ext4

usbstoragequirks=0x2537:0x1066:u,0x2537:0x1068:u

 

I also try root=/dev/sda1

This is my fstab

 

$ cat /etc/fstab
# <file system>                    <mount point>    <type>    <options>        <dump>    <pass>
# tmpfs                        /tmp        tmpfs    defaults,nosuid        00
UUID=cca8b465-859f-44b3-a832-e1de3f6766d2
# partition boot sur SD
UUID=0bd18549-75f4-48a5-a29e-41d9c10701c4    /media/mmcboot    ext4    defaults,noatime,nodiratime,commit=600,errors=remount-ro,x-gvfs-hide    0    1
/media/mmcboot/boot                             /boot        none    bind                    0       0
# partition / sur sda1
UUID=53745c47-3b92-45ee-9f98-3e6297e40b97    /        ext4    defaults,errors=remount-ro                                            0    1
# Partition swap
UUID=b8261aeb-c028-4368-9def-a1296ff74a50       swap            swap    sw                                                                      0       0

 

What's the matter ? how can I edit correctly u-boot and get to boot on the kernel 4.19.62-sunxi ?? help !!

 

Usually you should have one kernel image only installed on your SBC. armbian-config should handle this for you.

Some things looking strange indeed.

 

Any chance to start over with a fresh Armbian?

Hello,

I am trying few things to debug.

 

I am afraid to install all my server without trying just to resolve what's happening.

 

Now I have edit this file /boot/armbianEnv.txt:

 

$ cat /boot/armbianEnv.txt
verbosity=1
console=both
overlay_prefix=sun8i-h3
root_dev=/dev/sda1
root=/dev/sda1
rootfstype=ext4
usbstoragequirks=0x2537:0x1066:u,0x2537:0x1068:u

I have try to change the /etc/fstab also as the files of the directory /boot was inside /media/mmcboot/boot so I saw the files were in /media/mcboot/boot/boot

But now it is fine, I resolved it changing first the line:

/media/mmcboot/boot                        /boot        none    bind                                        0       0

with

/media/mmcboot/boot/boot                        /boot        none    bind                                        0       0

and now I write back again

/media/mmcboot/boot                        /boot        none    bind                                        0       0

 

I also try to make the command

sudo mkimage -C none -A arm -T script -d /boot/boot/boot.cmd /boot/boot/boot.scr

and now the goods new is this

 

$ ls /media/mmcboot/boot/
armbianEnv.txt                  boot              boot.scr              dtb-4.19.62-sunxi         script.bin                vmlinuz-4.19.62-sunxi
armbianEnv.txte                 boot.bmp          config-4.19.62-sunxi  dtb.old                   System.map-4.19.62-sunxi  zImage
armbianEnv.txt.out              boot.cmd          dtb                   initrd.img-4.19.62-sunxi  uInitrd
armbian_first_run.txt.template  boot-desktop.png  dtb-4.17.4-sunxi      overlay-user              uInitrd-4.19.62-sunxi

ls /boot/
armbianEnv.txt                  boot              boot.scr              dtb-4.19.62-sunxi         script.bin                vmlinuz-4.19.62-sunxi
armbianEnv.txte                 boot.bmp          config-4.19.62-sunxi  dtb.old                   System.map-4.19.62-sunxi  zImage
armbianEnv.txt.out              boot.cmd          dtb                   initrd.img-4.19.62-sunxi  uInitrd
armbian_first_run.txt.template  boot-desktop.png  dtb-4.17.4-sunxi      overlay-user              uInitrd-4.19.62-sunxi

But I am still booting on 4.14.18-sunxi kernel.

 

I try armbianmonitor -u logs, this is the link with the results: http://ix.io/1Txf

 

I come back to use the kernel 4.14.18-sunxi and Freeze the updates of armbian. Now I boot from the external HDD, I have commented before  the mount of the sdcard on my fstab

$ cat /etc/fstab
# <file system>                    <mount point>    <type>    <options>                            <dump>    <pass>
# tmpfs                        /tmp        tmpfs    defaults,nosuid                            0    0
UUID=cca8b465-859f-44b3-a832-e1de3f6766d2
# partition boot sur SD
UUID=0bd18549-75f4-48a5-a29e-41d9c10701c4    /media/mmcboot    ext4    defaults,noatime,nodiratime,commit=600,errors=remount-ro,x-gvfs-hide    0    1
#/media/mmcboot/boot                        /boot        none    bind                                        0       0
# partition / sur sda1
UUID=53745c47-3b92-45ee-9f98-3e6297e40b97    /        ext4    defaults,errors=remount-ro                                            0    1
# Partition swap
UUID=b8261aeb-c028-4368-9def-a1296ff74a50       swap            swap    sw

But I am not sure it is a good idea, because there is no more the files armbianEnv.txt on the directory boot

$ ls /boot/
config-4.14.18-sunxi  dtb-4.14.18-sunxi         System.map-4.14.18-sunxi  uInitrd-4.14.18-sunxi  zImage
dtb                   initrd.img-4.14.18-sunxi  uInitrd                   vmlinuz-4.14.18-sunxi

Can I stay like this or it is not recommended ??

You can probably copy the /boot from other media into this /boot, you will recover the armbianEnv.txt as well as the newest kernel.