PINE64 - 12.0-CURRENT r324563 - ntpd can't keep time

[Andreas Schwarz]

On 14.11.17, Mark Millard wrote:

Hi Mark,

> I'm not the one with the clock problem
> but I'll note that the -r325700 Pine64+
> 2GB with a production-style kernel (not
> debug) that I'm using has rather different
> dev.cpu.0 output from sysctl as far as
> "freq" goes (no such):

My pine is the same, a PINE A64+ 2GB version.

Using also a "non-debug" kernel config

root at pinelot:~ $ cat /sys/arm64/conf/PINE64-ASC

include         "GENERIC"

ident           PINE64-ASC

# remove predefined options from "GENERIC"
nomakeoptions   DEBUG
nomakeoptions   WITH_CTF
nooptions       KDB, KDB_TRACE, DDB
nooptions       INVARIANTS, INVARIANT_SUPPORT
nooptions       WITNESS, WITNESS_SKIPSPIN
nooptions       USB_DEBUG
nooptions       BUF_TRACKING
nooptions       DEADLKRES
nooptions       FULL_BUF_TRACKING

# add options we want
options         TMPFS           # Efficient memory filesystem



> # uname -apKU
> FreeBSD pine64 12.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 12.0-CURRENT  r325700M  arm64 aarch64 1200053 1200053

modified?

> # sysctl dev.cpu.0
> dev.cpu.0.%parent: cpulist0
> dev.cpu.0.%pnpinfo: name=cpu at 0 compat=arm,cortex-a53
> dev.cpu.0.%location: 
> dev.cpu.0.%driver: cpu
> dev.cpu.0.%desc: Open Firmware CPU
>
> Looking, /usr/ports -r447122 moved
> sysutils/u-boot-pine64 over to be
> us-boot-master based back on 2017-Aug-2.
> May be we have differing:
>
> u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin
>
> vintages dd'd to seek=8 on the
> sdcards? Some other difference
> someplace else?

Latest u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin was not working for me, I'm using an older 
one. Maybe a dtb processing problem, mine is up to date (created from the 
dts).

-asc