Making Fenix images in Github

General Discussion
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can you link to the build ?
mine works perfectly fine

use this script:

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Hi @Electr1

Sure, here it is: Actions · manuel-arguelles/fenix · GitHub

It’s weird since when I pushed the changes to the config-template.conf file I get 3 actions: build firmware, test build ubuntu and test build debian. I canceled the debian and ubuntu ones and the firmware started working. Then I relaunch the ubuntu ones.

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@manuel-arguelles the script I gave executes under Build Firmware :slightly_smiling_face:

and accordingly there is an image build successfully:
Update config-template.conf · manuel-arguelles/fenix@74ad460 · GitHub

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Yes, now I see it, just curious about the other two jobs (test ubuntu and test debian) should I always cancel them?

By the way, what’s the correct way to get this into the emmc? should I follow the steps described by @ravelo:

As I understand, the install type for mainline should always be sd-usb and not emmc right? can I still get it into emmc with krescue?

Thanks!

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yup, you need to build mainline with SD-USB :slightly_smiling_face:

and if you need mainline emmc image, refer to one of @hyphop’s old posts, and add MAKE_RAW=True in the line that currently says COMPRESS_IMAGE=True make

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I added INSTALL_TYPE_RAW=yes as described here No EMMC support with Linux >= 5.9? - #5 by hyphop to main.yml but failed with:

Info: Simple raw image suitable for dd write -> VIM3_Ubuntu-minimal-focal_Linux-5.10-rc6_arm64_SD-USB_V1.0.2-210215.raw.img
dd: failed to open 'u-boot/fip/_tmp/u-boot.bin.sd.bin': No such file or directory
Cleanup...
make: *** [Makefile:5: all] Error 1
Error: Process completed with exit code 2.
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INSTALL_TYPE_RAW=yes only for vendor kernel 4.9 and uboot-2015.01 but i will add more tolerant behavior if this param was defined for mainline images

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Thanks @hyphop!

Could you please describe what’s the correct process to install an ubuntu image of mainline kernel and u-boot to the emmc?

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basic example for vim3

source env/setenv.sh

#VERSION: 1.0.2

#KHADAS_BOARD=VIM3
#VENDOR=Amlogic
#CHIP=A311D
#LINUX=mainline
#UBOOT=mainline
#DISTRIBUTION=Ubuntu
#DISTRIB_RELEASE=focal
#DISTRIB_TYPE=minimal
#DISTRIB_ARCH=arm64
#INSTALL_TYPE=SD-USB

COMPRESS_IMAGE=yes make

# next step write images to emmc 
# build/images/VIM3_Ubuntu-minimal-focal_Linux-5.10-rc6_arm64_SD-USB_V1.0.2-210216.img.xz
  • just start krescue from sd and write this image (u can put this image to sd 2nd partition or write directly to emmc by network without copying )
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its so darn confusing with mainline,
luckily @hyphop is here to help :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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Hi,

have you found a way to build a update mainline fenix image for emmc?

I have the feeling all all sdcard images flashed to emmc start Bootlooping once having done apt full-upgrade rebooted

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we will check it - very very soon
but plz write us ! which image was written + other details !

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I found the issue

After doing apt full-upgrade

I need to disable ubuntu watchdog… But i have no idea why or what is causing this

Only then the image won’t do a Bootloop after rebooting

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I checked latest build mainline image and perform full upgrade it also works, and the watchdog service is disabled by default.

khadas@Khadas:~$ systemctl status watchdog.service 
● watchdog.service - watchdog daemon
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/watchdog.service; disabled; vendor pre>
     Active: inactive (dead)
khadas@Khadas:~$ uname -a
Linux Khadas 5.10.0-rc6 #1.0.2 SMP Fri Feb 19 18:58:07 CST 2021 aarch64 aarch64 aarch64 GNU/Linux
khadas@Khadas:~$ 
khadas@Khadas:~$ cat /etc/fenix-release 
# PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
BOARD=VIM3
VENDOR=Amlogic
VERSION=1.0.2
ARCH=arm64
INITRD_ARCH=arm64
INSTALL_TYPE=SD-USB
IMAGE_RELEASE_VERSION=V1.0.2-210220
################ GIT VERSION ################
UBOOT_GIT_VERSION=khadas-vims-v1.0.2-release
LINUX_GIT_VERSION=khadas-vims-v1.0.2-release-dirty
FENIX_GIT_VERSION=v1.0.2-6-g347ebb9-dirty
#############################################
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And after full-upgrade i checked… Watchdog is causing error on EMMC install

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Install as compressed image and flashed via krescue to emmc

Also after installation of openhabian something gets overwritten so that the device will not boot up anymore… As if bootloader breaks…

The official ubuntu server image is stable but missing fenix-full-upgrade. . .

Basically its no more fun, I have flashed so many different image and always face new bugs.

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OK. I found you use the minimal image I checked above is server whith works well. And I checked the minimal image, yes, the same issue as yours. I need to check why watchdog auto enabled.

What’s the mean of missing fenix-full-upgrade ?

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I have fixed the watchdog issue. You can update the code and rebuild the image again. I checked on my side with minimal image, it works.

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I will not waist any more time to yet again rebuilt an image.

I’m as if now running the minimal khadas images with disabled watchdog.

Please apply the fix to the next full upgrade so that watchdog will NOT cause any further BOOTLOOPs

For all images my default procedure after first root login is

apt update
apt full-upgrade… Enter to keep default settings
passwd
passwd khadas
reboot

systemctl disable watchdog :frowning:

after this I install nginx + cerbot + unbound + pihole + openhabian

So all well tested apps that run flawless on a raspberry or rock from my experience, that never destroyed boot setup, making the device useless