Hi all, I would like to boot my nanopim4 v2 from a nvme ssd disk if possible - I tried using armbian-install as mentioned on a thread on here and received the error "partition too small" the disk is a 1Tb and has one partition - any ideas ?

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Here is the output from fdisk

Disk /dev/nvme0n1p1: 931.51 GiB, 1000203837440 bytes, 1953523120 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

 

and from cat /etc/os-release

PRETTY_NAME="Armbian 24.5.1 jammy"
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION_ID="22.04"
VERSION="22.04.4 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)"
VERSION_CODENAME=jammy
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.armbian.com"
SUPPORT_URL="https://forum.armbian.com"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://www.armbian.com/bugs"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.armbian.com"
UBUNTU_CODENAME=jammy
ARMBIAN_PRETTY_NAME="Armbian 24.5.1 jammy"

 

 

 

Edited June 26, 20242 yr by pkfox
grammar

Try this: delete partition on NVBME and leave the installer to make it for you.

Thanks @Igor I'll try that, sorry for the late response

 

 

 

Hi @Igor I deleted the partition as you suggested and ran armbian-install, it looked promising to start with - I saw a message that said copying files please wait... - then I was prompted to press a button to reboot. The device starts flashing a red LED as is normal  but that's as far as it gets, it wont boot - any ideas as to what I need to do ?

Edited June 29, 20242 yr by pkfox

1 hour ago, pkfox said:

any ideas as to what I need to do ?

 

https://debug.armbian.de

@Werner the problem I have, is, the nvme adapter which houses the ssd drive https://www.friendlyelec.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=262 covers the uart connection - is is possible to do uart via the gpio ?

Edited July 1, 20242 yr by pkfox

Hi @Werner I found a way to connect my USBTTL to my board with the USB end plugged into my Linux Intel NUC

From a terminal on my NUC I entered

picocom -b 1500000 -r -l /dev/ttyUSB0

and received this

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picocom v3.1

port is        : /dev/ttyUSB0
flowcontrol    : none
baudrate is    : 1500000
parity is      : none
databits are   : 8
stopbits are   : 1
escape is      : C-a
local echo is  : no
noinit is      : no
noreset is     : yes
hangup is      : no
nolock is      : yes
send_cmd is    : sz -vv
receive_cmd is : rz -vv -E
imap is        :
omap is        :
emap is        : crcrlf,delbs,
logfile is     : none
initstring     : none
exit_after is  : not set
exit is        : no

Type [C-a] [C-h] to see available commands
Terminal ready

 

But I can't enter text , it just sits there - what am I doing wrong ? It's been years since I did this sort of stuff

This output isn't related to uboot. So I assume you don't get any output whatsoever which means broken/missing boot loader.

I'd try to boot from fresh sdcard and then start investigating.

Thanks @Werner I am booting from a fresh sdcard and it boots perfectly I just dont get anything back using picocom - should I connect the uart stuff before I power on the board ?

Well the other variant of course is that it might be connected wrongly . Tried to flip RX and TX lines? common mistake having these mixed up.

If it boots from sdcard there MUST be ouput to the debug serial.

I have one of these which has a moulded connector onto the pins

https://www.friendlyelec.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=178

Hm as for me I only have standard jumper wires for debugging my stuff. last but not least because it does not connect 5 volts which isn't necessary anyways for serial interaction and reduces the risk of frying a board by connecting this wrongly.

So I appear to have run out of ideas 😞 thanks for trying to help me

 

Edited July 2, 20242 yr by pkfox

@NicoD do you still have your m4v2 and may verify uart connection and working debug console? thx in advance

@Werner I have uart working now - on my uart adapter there's a switch which turns 5v off or on - I turned it off and got the boot output - still don't know why it won't boot from nvme though

Edited July 5, 20242 yr by pkfox