From nobody Fri Aug 13 20:44:32 2021 X-Original-To: freebsd-riscv@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97AFE175FCF7 for ; Fri, 13 Aug 2021 20:44:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mhorne@freebsd.org) Received: from smtp.freebsd.org (smtp.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::24b:4]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.freebsd.org", Issuer "R3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4GmbCH4Rrsz4kf1; Fri, 13 Aug 2021 20:44:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mhorne@freebsd.org) Received: from mail-yb1-f171.google.com (mail-yb1-f171.google.com [209.85.219.171]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1O1" (verified OK)) (Authenticated sender: mhorne) by smtp.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 7C7152B4C; Fri, 13 Aug 2021 20:44:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mhorne@freebsd.org) Received: by mail-yb1-f171.google.com with SMTP id w17so21082049ybl.11; Fri, 13 Aug 2021 13:44:43 -0700 (PDT) X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533anFep+BsO+j9QX16MRLswFf77Rola6HNdebTDpyJrPuYwzUMB yGwyrPmUxEn4135Q0XCjAi9+43luCurm6VpvDFI= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwXxMF0H8UNufvNN40Qh9LnQBTAWbFQrG6iP8nrESagt4j+liQwoHDeeiaIcvG7giWrOUERuwCet/NnZ8CxE6Y= X-Received: by 2002:a25:4408:: with SMTP id r8mr5321777yba.13.1628887483139; Fri, 13 Aug 2021 13:44:43 -0700 (PDT) List-Id: FreeBSD on the RISC-V instruction set architecture List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-riscv List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-riscv@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-riscv@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <29bec316-d5b7-501a-1560-b56c97192f41@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: From: Mitchell Horne Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2021 17:44:32 -0300 X-Gmail-Original-Message-ID: Message-ID: Subject: Re: HiFive Unmatched support To: tuexen@freebsd.org Cc: Zaphod Beeblebrox , freebsd-riscv Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-ThisMailContainsUnwantedMimeParts: N On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 4:47 PM wrote: > > > On 8. Aug 2021, at 22:35, Mitchell Horne wrote: > > > > On Sun, Aug 8, 2021 at 5:13 PM wrote: > >> > >>> On 8. Aug 2021, at 21:59, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: > >>> > >>> I've made install images @ https://nextcloud.towernet.ca/s/2XJrwRSeZRojswY > >> Thanks a lot. > >> > >> Does this mean that the HiFive Unmatched can boot from USB, then install on the SSD and > >> then it boots from the SSD? I was assuming that you need something on the SD card (like > >> uboot) and configure it to boot from USB or SSD. > >> > > > > A copy of u-boot is still required, but you can just use the SD card > > shipped with the board for this. It has a boot preference of NVMe > > > USB > SD. So, you can copy the FreeBSD installer images to a USB, and > > go through the traditional installation to set up your SSD. Upon > > reboot you will be in the new system. > > > > Eventually we will gain the ability to write a new u-boot to the SPI > > flash, but there is still some work ahead for this. > > > > Since jrtc27's patches just landed, this coming Thursday's 14.0 > > snapshot should include everything needed, likely including the > > aforementioned superpage fix (D31460). > I just installed yesterdays snapshot and it works great. However, when > running 'shutdown -r now', the system powers down. Is this a known issue > and is there a workaround? > This is a known issue, unfortunately without any workaround yet. The problem is a lack of any reset mechanism in the firmware stack, so the SBI system reset interface just performs a poweroff. So it is not a FreeBSD issue, and we will have to wait for a solution upstream. I found a thread on the SiFive forums discussing this: https://forums.sifive.com/t/reboot-command/4721 > Best regards > Michael > > > > Cheers, > > Mitchell > > > > > >> Best regards > >> Michael > >>> > >>> These don't include the most recent bug I found in superpages which jrtc27 fixed --- but turn off superpages in loader.conf and you'll be good... > >>> > >>> vm.pmap.superpages_enabled=0 in loader.conf will fix this. > >>> > >>> On 2021-08-08 14:58, tuexen@freebsd.org wrote: > >>>> Dear all, > >>>> > >>>> according to https://wiki.freebsd.org/riscv/HiFiveUnmatched support for the > >>>> HiFive Unmatched is now support by FreeBSD. This is great! > >>>> > >>>> Are there any instructions available how to install FreeBSD on an SSD such > >>>> that it runs from that SSD? Any hints welcome. > >>>> > >>>> Best regards > >>>> Michael > >>>> > >> > >> >