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armbian-install does not work on a self built image with armbian build framework

prash
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Hi, I’m new to the forum and just wanted to take a moment to appreciate the incredible work Armbian has done for the community.

I have been tinkering around with Radxa rock 5 ITX SBC and Armbian.

I flashed UEFI EDK2 for Radxa rock 5 ITX  v1.1 from EDK2 porting to RK3588 initiative.

While I can install ARM64 version of Ubuntu and Debian, none of them had support for H/W transcoding.

So I decided to build an Armbian which used vendor kernel and had `uefi-edk2-3588` extension. Full build report is linked in this Armbian paste 

./compile.sh \
BOARD=rock-5-itx \
RELEASE=trixie \
BRANCH=vendor \
BUILD_MINIMAL=yes \
BUILD_DESKTOP=no \
KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no \
NETWORKING_STACK=systemd-networkd \
EXPERT=yes \
CLEAN_LEVEL=extras \
ENABLE_EXTENSIONS=mesa-vpu,uefi-edk2-rk3588 \
KERNEL_BTF=yes \
SHARE_LOG=yes \
CONSOLE_AUTOLOGIN=no \
build

 

I flashed the resulting image to a usb stick and booted system off it. This is when I had encountered problems.

 

armbian-upgrade complained about a readonly system 

root@rock-5-itx:~# armbian-upgrade
Hit:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie InRelease
Hit:2 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie-updates InRelease
Hit:3 http://security.debian.org trixie-security InRelease          
Hit:4 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie-backports InRelease       
Hit:5 https://github.armbian.com/configng stable InRelease                       
Ign:6 http://mirror.twds.com.tw/armbian-apt trixie InRelease                     
Err:7 http://mirror.twds.com.tw/armbian-apt trixie Release
  Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/apt.armbian.com_dists_trixie_Release - open (30: Read-only file system) [IP: 103.147.22.36 80]
Warning: chown to _apt:root of directory /var/lib/apt/lists/partial failed - SetupAPTPartialDirectory (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: chmod 0700 of directory /var/lib/apt/lists/partial failed - SetupAPTPartialDirectory (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: chown to _apt:root of directory /var/lib/apt/lists/auxfiles failed - SetupAPTPartialDirectory (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: chmod 0755 of directory /var/lib/apt/lists/auxfiles failed - SetupAPTPartialDirectory (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Not using locking for read only lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/.apt-acquire-privs-test.foxhPQ - IsAccessibleBySandboxUser (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/.apt-acquire-privs-test.ZQLLDs - IsAccessibleBySandboxUser (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/.apt-acquire-privs-test.k64ifr - IsAccessibleBySandboxUser (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/.apt-acquire-privs-test.kWgd4F - IsAccessibleBySandboxUser (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/.apt-acquire-privs-test.pSkidL - IsAccessibleBySandboxUser (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/.apt-acquire-privs-test.PoF76X - IsAccessibleBySandboxUser (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie_InRelease - PrepareFiles (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: chown to _apt:root of file /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie_InRelease failed - Item::QueueURI (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: chmod 0600 of file /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie_InRelease failed - Item::QueueURI (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie-updates_InRelease - PrepareFiles (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: chown to root:root of file /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie_InRelease failed - 201::URIDone (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: chmod 0644 of file /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie_InRelease failed - 201::URIDone (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: chown to _apt:root of file /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie-updates_InRelease failed - Item::QueueURI (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: chmod 0600 of file /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie-updates_InRelease failed - Item::QueueURI (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/security.debian.org_dists_trixie-security_InRelease - PrepareFiles (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: chown to root:root of file /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie-updates_InRelease failed - 201::URIDone (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: chmod 0644 of file /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie-updates_InRelease failed - 201::URIDone (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: chown to _apt:root of file /var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_trixie-security_InRelease failed - Item::QueueURI (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: chmod 0600 of file /var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_trixie-security_InRelease failed - Item::QueueURI (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: chown to root:root of file /var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_trixie-security_InRelease failed - 201::URIDone (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: chmod 0644 of file /var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_trixie-security_InRelease failed - 201::URIDone (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie-backports_InRelease - PrepareFiles (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: chown to _apt:root of file /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie-backports_InRelease failed - Item::QueueURI (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: chmod 0600 of file /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie-backports_InRelease failed - Item::QueueURI (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/github.armbian.com_configng_dists_stable_InRelease - PrepareFiles (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: chown to root:root of file /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie-backports_InRelease failed - 201::URIDone (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: chmod 0644 of file /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie-backports_InRelease failed - 201::URIDone (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: chown to _apt:root of file /var/lib/apt/lists/github.armbian.com_configng_dists_stable_InRelease failed - Item::QueueURI (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: chmod 0600 of file /var/lib/apt/lists/github.armbian.com_configng_dists_stable_InRelease failed - Item::QueueURI (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: chown to root:root of file /var/lib/apt/lists/github.armbian.com_configng_dists_stable_InRelease failed - 201::URIDone (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: chmod 0644 of file /var/lib/apt/lists/github.armbian.com_configng_dists_stable_InRelease failed - 201::URIDone (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/apt.armbian.com_dists_trixie_InRelease - PrepareFiles (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/apt.armbian.com_dists_trixie_Release - PrepareFiles (30: Read-only file system)
Error: The repository 'http://apt.armbian.com trixie Release' no longer has a Release file.
Notice: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
Notice: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/github.armbian.com_configng_dists_stable_main_binary-all_Packages - TransItem::TransactionCommit (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie_main_binary-all_Packages - TransItem::TransactionCommit (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie_contrib_binary-all_Packages - TransItem::TransactionCommit (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie_non-free_binary-all_Packages - TransItem::TransactionCommit (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie_non-free-firmware_binary-all_Packages - TransItem::TransactionCommit (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie-updates_contrib_binary-arm64_Packages - TransItem::TransactionCommit (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie-updates_main_binary-all_Packages - TransItem::TransactionCommit (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie-updates_non-free-firmware_binary-all_Packages - TransItem::TransactionCommit (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie-updates_non-free_binary-all_Packages - TransItem::TransactionCommit (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie-updates_contrib_binary-all_Packages - TransItem::TransactionCommit (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie-updates_non-free_binary-arm64_Packages - TransItem::TransactionCommit (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie-updates_non-free-firmware_binary-arm64_Packages - TransItem::TransactionCommit (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie-backports_non-free_binary-arm64_Packages - TransItem::TransactionCommit (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie-backports_non-free-firmware_binary-all_Packages - TransItem::TransactionCommit (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie-backports_non-free_binary-all_Packages - TransItem::TransactionCommit (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie-backports_contrib_binary-all_Packages - TransItem::TransactionCommit (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_trixie-backports_main_binary-all_Packages - TransItem::TransactionCommit (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_trixie-security_non-free_binary-all_Packages - TransItem::TransactionCommit (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_trixie-security_main_binary-all_Packages - TransItem::TransactionCommit (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_trixie-security_non-free-firmware_binary-all_Packages - TransItem::TransactionCommit (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_trixie-security_contrib_binary-all_Packages - TransItem::TransactionCommit (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_trixie-security_non-free-firmware_binary-arm64_Packages - TransItem::TransactionCommit (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_trixie-security_non-free_binary-arm64_Packages - TransItem::TransactionCommit (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Problem unlinking the file /var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_trixie-security_contrib_binary-arm64_Packages - TransItem::TransactionCommit (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Not using locking for read only lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend
Warning: Not using locking for read only lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock
Error: Archives directory /var/cache/apt/archives/partial is missing. - Acquire (2: No such file or directory)
Warning: chown to _apt:root of directory /var/lib/apt/lists/partial failed - SetupAPTPartialDirectory (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: chmod 0700 of directory /var/lib/apt/lists/partial failed - SetupAPTPartialDirectory (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: chown to _apt:root of directory /var/lib/apt/lists/auxfiles failed - SetupAPTPartialDirectory (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: chmod 0755 of directory /var/lib/apt/lists/auxfiles failed - SetupAPTPartialDirectory (30: Read-only file system)
Warning: Not using locking for read only lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
Warning: Not using locking for read only lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend
Warning: Not using locking for read only lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock
Error: Archives directory /var/cache/apt/archives/partial is missing. - Acquire (2: No such file or directory)

 

armbian-install only shows /dev/ but lsblk and blkid can see all drives.

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I am sorry for the long post.

 

Edited by Prashant Sinha

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    Following is the output of "mount|grep ro"

      

    root@rock-5-itx:~# mount|grep ro
proc on /proc type proc (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime)
/dev/sda2 on / type ext4 (ro,relatime)
cgroup2 on /sys/fs/cgroup type cgroup2 (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,nsdelegate,memory_recursiveprot)
systemd-1 on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type autofs (rw,relatime,fd=37,pgrp=1,timeout=0,minproto=5,maxproto=5,direct,pipe_ino=19056)
ramfs on /run/credentials/systemd-resolved.service type ramfs (ro,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,nosymfollow,mode=700)
ramfs on /run/credentials/systemd-networkd.service type ramfs (ro,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,nosymfollow,mode=700)
/dev/sda1 on /boot/efi type vfat (rw,relatime,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro)
binfmt_misc on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime)
ramfs on /run/credentials/systemd-journald.service type ramfs (ro,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,nosymfollow,mode=700)
ramfs on /run/credentials/getty@tty1.service type ramfs (ro,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,nosymfollow,mode=700)
ramfs on /run/credentials/serial-getty@ttyFIQ0.service type ramfs (ro,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,nosymfollow,mode=700)

     

    Following is the output of "lsblk" 

    root@rock-5-itx:~# lsblk
NAME         MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
sda            8:0    1   7.5G  0 disk 
├─sda1         8:1    1   256M  0 part /boot/efi
├─sda2         8:2    1   7.2G  0 part /
└─sda3         8:3    1     8M  0 part 
sdb            8:16   0 465.8G  0 disk 
├─sdb1         8:17   0     1M  0 part 
├─sdb2         8:18   0   512M  0 part 
├─sdb3         8:19   0    16G  0 part 
└─sdb4         8:20   0 449.3G  0 part 
mtdblock0     31:0    0    16M  0 disk 
mmcblk0      179:0    0  29.1G  0 disk 
mmcblk0boot0 179:32   0     4M  1 disk 
mmcblk0boot1 179:64   0     4M  1 disk 
zram0        253:0    0  11.6G  0 disk [SWAP]
zram1        253:1    0    50M  0 disk 
zram2        253:2    0     0B  0 disk 
nvme0n1      259:0    0   1.9T  0 disk 
├─nvme0n1p1  259:1    0     1G  0 part 
└─nvme0n1p2  259:2    0   1.9T  0 part

     

    Edited by prash

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    I flashed same image to a SD card and tried to boot from it.

    Following is the result of `grep mmcblk1p2 /var/log/syslog`

      

    2025-09-17T09:52:44.015489+00:00 rock-5-itx armbian-resize-filesystem[947]: ### [resize2fs] Trying to resize ext4 filesystem on /dev/mmcblk1p2:
2025-09-17T09:52:44.015493+00:00 rock-5-itx armbian-resize-filesystem[947]: Running 'resize2fs /dev/mmcblk1p2' now...
2025-09-17T09:52:44.015508+00:00 rock-5-itx armbian-resize-filesystem[947]: Filesystem at /dev/mmcblk1p2 is mounted on /; on-line resizing required
2025-09-17T09:52:44.021891+00:00 rock-5-itx kernel: EXT4-fs (mmcblk1p2): mounted filesystem with writeback data mode. Quota mode: none.
2025-09-17T09:52:44.021891+00:00 rock-5-itx kernel: EXT4-fs (mmcblk1p2): unmounting filesystem.
2025-09-17T09:52:44.021893+00:00 rock-5-itx kernel: EXT4-fs (mmcblk1p2): mounted filesystem with writeback data mode. Quota mode: none.

     

    I will try booting from a different medium and running  `fsck mmcblk1p2` too.

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