595
submitted 2 months ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

It was also actually pretty fun!

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] undefined@links.hackliberty.org 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I’ve been killing myself in my free time to get a NanoPi R6S to boot from an SD card; wish I had this expertise.

Edit: I didn’t say this very clearly, I’ve been killing myself to build and compile U-Boot, the Linux kernel then building an image to write to an SD card that’ll actually boot.

[-] cm0002@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Heh, this expertise is built on hundreds of "Why tf won't X boot from Y!!" and solid research skills lol you'll get there

[-] undefined@links.hackliberty.org 1 points 2 months ago

Oops, I realize now that my comment made it seem like I can’t figure out how to write an image to external media and boot it properly. It was actually more intense than that, so I’ve updated it.

[-] PlexSheep@infosec.pub 2 points 2 months ago

Not sure about your hardware, but try to look up if it requires a special kernel, like the RPi 5 (which only runs on raspbian because they ship that kernel)

[-] undefined@links.hackliberty.org 1 points 2 months ago

The manufacturer ships several tools but a lot of the necessary files are shared from Google Drive, and each time I try to download one it says “download limit exceeded.” My goal is to build something more vanilla — I can see that the hardware is supported in the mainline kernel so I’m doing this with tons of trial and error (which I don’t mind).

I’m doing everything in a Dockerfile so once I’m there the goal is to clean it up and push it to GitHub.

this post was submitted on 02 Aug 2024
595 points (98.4% liked)

linuxmemes

21009 readers
1104 users here now

Hint: :q!


Sister communities:


Community rules (click to expand)

1. Follow the site-wide rules

2. Be civil
  • Understand the difference between a joke and an insult.
  • Do not harrass or attack members of the community for any reason.
  • Leave remarks of "peasantry" to the PCMR community. If you dislike an OS/service/application, attack the thing you dislike, not the individuals who use it. Some people may not have a choice.
  • Bigotry will not be tolerated.
  • These rules are somewhat loosened when the subject is a public figure. Still, do not attack their person or incite harrassment.
  • 3. Post Linux-related content
  • Including Unix and BSD.
  • Non-Linux content is acceptable as long as it makes a reference to Linux. For example, the poorly made mockery of sudo in Windows.
  • No porn. Even if you watch it on a Linux machine.
  • 4. No recent reposts
  • Everybody uses Arch btw, can't quit Vim, and wants to interject for a moment. You can stop now.

  • Please report posts and comments that break these rules!

    founded 1 year ago
    MODERATORS